IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan and Safe Attempts

IBPS, which stands for Institute of Banking Personnel, is all set for the IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 exam for recruiting candidates for “Clerk” posts. The IBPS Clerk Mains is one of the most promising and crucial exams among all other bank exams. The IBPS Clerk Mains exam will be held on 31^st of December 2016 and 1^st January 2016.

We suggest you to sum up all the efforts and prepare for IBPS Clerk Mains with an effective preparation strategy. But as the exam is nearby, we would suggest you to go by a planned ‘revision strategy’. We, in this article, bring you a perfect revision plan for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016.

 

 

 

But before moving on to the revision plan, let us look at the IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 exam pattern:

Section Name	Marks	Time Duration
English Language	40	30
Quantitative Aptitude	50	30
Reasoning Ability	50	30
General Awareness (with special  reference to Banking)	40	25
Computer Knowledge	20	20
Total	200	135

 

Note: The total number of questions asked from every section will be 40. The total number of questions asked including all sections will be 200.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan

At the last minute, we suggest you not to go through any new topic and go through the important topics asked in the IBPS Clerk exams. Please go through question papers of last 5 years to get an idea of topics asked in IBPS Clerk exams.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan- Reasoning Ability

• For reasoning, focus on the topics as given below:

1. Sitting Arrangements
2. Puzzles
3. Input and Output questions
4. Inequalities
5. Coding and Decoding

• Revise the basic concepts from all the important topics. Make a list of important formulae and revise in regular intervals.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan- Quantitative Aptitude

• For quantitative aptitude, focus on the topics listed below:

1. Data Interpretation (DI)
2. Quadratic Equations
3. Number Series
4. Miscellaneous

• Focus on DI questions as they occupy a major part of the entire paper.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan- English Language

• For English Language, focus on the topics listed below:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze Test
3. Sentence Correction
4. Para Jumbles

• Focus on vocabulary section and go through ‘Wren and Martin’ grammar book.
• Practice Reading Comprehension questions as they prove to be a crucial part of ‘English Language’.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan- General Awareness

• For English Language, focus on the topics listed below:

1. Polity
2. Sports
3. Awards and Honours
4. Books and Authors
5. Current Affairs

• Focus on GK questions with reference to banking domain rather than focusing on static GK portion.
• Try to prepare in a systematic manner as this is one of the most unpredictable sections of all.
• Go through the current affairs of last 1 month and keep a track of them.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Revision plan- Computer Knowledge

• Go through the basic concepts related to computer knowledge.
• Follow books of class 11^th and 12^th. Those text books will give you a knowledge of basic concepts related to ‘Computer Knowledge’.
• Attempt mock tests to get an idea of what type of questions are asked from this section.

 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Expected Safe Attempts

What are the expected safe attempts in IBPS Clerk Mains 2016? Let us take a look at the expected safe attempts of IBPS Clerk Mains 2016. The criteria which decides the safe attempts is based on two different factors: Previous year’s cut- off and Difficulty level.

Name of the Section	No. of Questions	Expected Safest Attempts
Reasoning	50	32-36
English Language	40	25- 28
Quantitative Aptitude	50	31- 35
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)	40	26-30
Computer Knowledge	20	15-18

Based on the table, we have an expected overall safe attempt of 135- 145.

 

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