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IBPS CLERK 2016 Syllabus
IBPS CLERK 2016 Syllabus
IBPS is ready to conduct clerk level exam to successfully place candidates in various banks and other related institutions. With the release of IBPS Clerk 2016 Exam notification, aspiring candidates have doubled their preparation pace and have also started looking for good suggestion and tips that can strengthen their strategy and help them in qualifying this year’s IBPS Clerk examination.
In this article, we are going to apprise you with very crisp information about IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 and along with it we will tell you how to prepare yourself according to its set exam pattern.
IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 pattern
IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 shall be conducted into two important examinations - preliminary and main. These examinations are strictly online and will be objective type. Each question shall have four options in the answer sheet and candidate is supposed to mark the right answer out of them.
It is very important for you to qualify in both the examinations- preliminary and Main exams to finally make it to the personal interview round. In simple words, candidates who will qualify IBPS Clerk Preliminary exam 2016 shall be called for the IBPS Clerk Main exam 2016 and those who qualify the Main exam shall be called for the interview round.
You must prepare both the examinations accordingly as IBPS Clerk preliminary exam is a little easier than IBPS Clerk Main Exam. Main exam is supposed to hold medium to difficult level questions while on the other hand, preliminary exam tests just the basic concepts and logics.
The above stated IBPS Clerk PO Exam 2016 pattern makes this examination a little hard for candidates but once you qualify, it is worth your efforts.
How IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 is going to be?
IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 is one of the important examinations that can change career life of many especially for those who are aiming for the Clerk position in a very reputed bank.
The complete detailed tables emphasizes on the essential features and major sections that shall be asked in IBPS Clerk preliminary and Main examinations.
The first step is to qualify IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam 2016; here are the highlights on this exam.
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SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam 2016 |
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Exam Type |
Objective Type |
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Exam Mode |
Online |
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Exam Time |
60 minutes (1 hour) |
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Total number of sections |
3 |
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No. of total questions asked |
100 |
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No of sections in the exam |
English Test Reasoning Numerical Ability |
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No. of questions in each section |
English Test : 30 questions shall be asked Reasoning : 35 questions shall be asked Numerical Ability : 35 questions shall be asked |
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Marking Scheme |
Negative marking is applicable. For every right answer, 1 mark shall be awarded to candidates and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks shall be deducted. In case candidate has not provided any answer, then there shall be no negative marking. |
The second necessary step is to qualify IBPS Clerk Main Exam 2016; here are the highlights on this exam.
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SBI Clerk Main Exam 2016 |
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Exam Type |
Objective Type |
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Exam Mode |
Online |
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Exam Time |
2 hours and 40 minutes |
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Total number of sections |
5 |
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No. of total questions asked |
200 |
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No of sections in the exam |
General English Reasoning Computer Aptitude Quantitative Aptitude General Awareness with banking domain knowledge |
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No. of questions in each section |
General English : 40 questions shall be asked Reasoning : 40 questions shall be asked Computer aptitude : 40 questions are asked Quantitative Aptitude : 40 questions are asked General Awareness with banking domain knowledge : 40 questions are asked |
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Marking Scheme |
Negative marking is applicable. For every right answer, 1 mark shall be awarded to candidates and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks shall be deducted. In case candidate has not provided any answer, then there shall be no negative marking. |
The syllabus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 is very vast that leave candidates very muddled and frazzled and due to it, they often ask and search for the major topics covered under IBPS Clerk Exam sections so that they can focus only on the chief topics to save their time and can also properly revise during the crucial last months before the examination.
Here are the important topics that you must focus to prepare IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 strikingly.
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IBPS Clerk Exam General English Section This section will test your command over English language which means how you write, read, analyze and answer. What this section need? Grammar concepts and rules must be on your tips. Comprehensions must be one of your strong points in a way that you just go through it and grasp answers in seconds. Your Vocabulary must be firm. Reading and grasping must be consistent, quick and correct. How this section can be prepared? Work on your English basic skills by practicing through various English series and mock papers practicing especially topics such as cloze tests, paragraph writing and grammar based questions. Every day pick 3-5 new words from good sources such as magazine, websites, books, newspapers and journals. Search meaning, synonym and antonym of these words and write them in a notebook; you can call this notebook as “English practice book” Read paragraphs and try to find answers out of it as quick as possible. Topics to focus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016: Comprehensions Unseen passages Giving summary for the given Comprehension/passage Theme detection Synonyms and Antonyms Word formation Sentence completion Deriving conclusions Passage completion Error detection Passage correction Sentence correction Spelling, Problems on English Grammar Idioms Phrases Words and Meanings; this includes foreign Language words |
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IBPS Clerk Reasoning Ability Exam Section This section tests your ability to identify patterns and logical links hidden in the questions. What this section need? Verbal and non-verbal and logical reasoning concepts must be pertinent; you cannot just loose time in figuring out what is asked in the question. Keep all your shortcuts/techniques/tricks handy; write them down on the side of the paper. Basic reasoning concepts need brilliancy so in a single scan of questions you know what you have to do and what you need to avoid. How this section can be prepared? Practice through online mock tests is the best key to this unlock this section. Go through IBPS CLERK exam previous year question papers so that you know which topics need your attention more. Fix time period for this section and make sure you follow the time plan. Separate topics that you have mastered already and those which need more practice and concentration. Work on weak topics each day and prepare a weekly chart accordingly. Topics to focus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016: Analogy Coding & Decoding Blood relations Sitting arrangements Series completion Syllogisms Decision making Statement reasoning Analogy, Series completion Classification Directions Statement and Argument Judgment Formation Number Puzzles Odd one out |
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IBPS Clerk Exam Quantitative Aptitude Section This section tests your elementary level mathematics i.e. from class 8th to class 10th class in the preliminary examination and higher level mathematical concepts in the Main Examination. What this section needs? Strong hold on basics of mathematical topics and chapters. Formulas, techniques, method, theorems and procedure for specific topics must be well practiced to save time in this section. Section demands heavy calculations so do not try to do complete calculations; rely on the approximate calculations. Make it a habit of going through the answers given as options so that while solving you can relate that whether you are on the right track or not. How this section can be prepared? Devise your own shortcuts. Practice from online tests, sample papers, mobile applications and various websites. You must go through 8th to 10th CBSE mathematics books to clarify your weak topics/points especially basics. Just round decimals up to two or three places and match with the nearest option available in the answer set given. For advance topics such as trigonometry, calculus, graphs, equations and tabulation need consistent hard work and practice session. Take full fledged online mathematical section test on Sundays so that you can spot your weak areas and work accordingly. Topics to focus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016: Number system Simplifications Roots & Averages Surds & Indices Percentages Profit & Loss Ratio & Proportion Partnership Chain Rule Time & Work Pipes & Cisterns Time & Distances Problems on Trains Boats & Streams Allegation & Mixtures Simple Interest Compound Interest Stocks & Shares Clocks & Algorithms Mensuration Volume & Surface Area Permutations & Combinations Heights & Distances Data Integration Line Graphs Bar Graphs Pie Charts Tabulation Trigonometry |
We hope that this article will help you in preparing well for your IBPS Clerk Exam 2016 goal.
All the very best!
