IBPS Clerk 2016: Exam dates, Syllabus and Pattern
“Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control”- Richard Kline. What do you feel is the most important criteria for success in any field?“Strong will power” or “Effective preparation”? Well, the answer to this question is – both strong will power and effective preparation strategy.The IBPS Clerk 2016 examination is round the corner and we anticipate that you are well equipped to ace the examination.
The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has released latest notifications for the examination of IBPS Clerk 2016. The online registration for the examination will commence from August 22, 2016. The preliminary examination for IBPS Clerk 2016 is scheduled to be held on November and December (i.e. November 26 and 27, December 3 and 4 if required). On 18th November 2016, the candidates will be able to download their call letter for IBPS Clerk mains examination will be held on 31st December 2016 and 1st January 2016.The call letter of the Mains examination will be available in the month of December 2016 and the provisional allotment of candidates will be done in the month of April 2017.
IBPS Clerk 2016: Note- worthy details:
- Examination – IBPS Clerk 2016 (CWE Clerks -6)
- Known as – IBPS Clerk Exam
- Conducting Authority – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, Mumbai
- Exam mode – Online/ Computer based
- Exam type – All India level
- Exam level – Graduate
- Posts offered – Clerical cadre
- Total No. of vacancies: 19243
IBPS Clerk 2016: Important dates:
S.No. |
Events |
Important Dates |
1. |
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
22.08.2016 to 12.09.2016 |
2. |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) |
22.08.2016 to 12.09.2016 |
3. |
Download of Pre-Training Call Letter |
25.10.2016 to 07.11.2016 |
4. |
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training |
07.11.2016 to 12.11.2016 |
5. |
Download of Call Letter for online Preliminary Exam |
18.11.2016 onwards |
6 |
Online Examination – Preliminary |
26 & 27.11.2016 03.12.2016 & 04.12.2016 (if required) |
7 |
Result of Online exam – Preliminary |
December 2016 |
8 |
Download of Call Letter for Main Examination |
December 2016 |
9 |
Online Examination – Main |
31.12.2016 & 01.01.2017 |
10 |
Declaration of Result – Main |
January 2017 |
11 |
Provisional Allotment |
April 2017 |
IBPS Clerk 2016 : Syllabus
Sections/Subjects |
Topics |
General Awareness & Current Affairs |
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English Language |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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Reasoning |
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Computer Awareness |
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IBPS Clerk 2016 : Exam Pattern
The recruitment exam for clerical post in IBPS exam is divided into two written sections: Preliminary and Mains.
(a) Pattern for IBPS Clerk 2016 Preliminary Examination:
S.NO. |
Subjects |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration
|
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
1 hour |
2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
(b) Pattern for IBPS Clerk 2016 Mains Examination:
S.NO. |
Subjects |
No. Of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 Minutes |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
30 Minutes |
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
40 |
50 |
30 Minutes |
4 |
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking) |
40 |
40 |
25 Minutes |
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
40 |
20 |
20 Minutes |
Total |
200 |
200 |
135 Minutes |
Negative Marking : For every wrong answer ,0.25 marks will be deducted.
For unmarked answers, no deduction is applicable. Final scores will be normalized.
Difficulty level : The questions will be of basic to moderate difficulty level in IBPS Clerk Prelims exam while difficulty level will be moderate to high in the Mains exam.
Candidates can apply online for the IBPS Clerk exam 2016 before last date 12 September.
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