IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: 10 Day Study Plan and Preparation Tips

The IBPS Clerk Mains is ahead and students are busy with their preparation for the ‘BIG SHOW’. The IBPS Clerk Mains examination is scheduled on 31^st December 2016 and 1^st January 2016. The primary concern at this time is how to prepare for the exam in this short span of time. Gone are the days of worries as we are here to help you out. We will provide you a comprehensive 10- day study plan on how to crack IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 exam.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Exam Pattern

Before going to the study plan, let us look at the IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 pattern:

Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	50	30 minutes
English Language	40	40	30 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	40	50	30 minutes
General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)	40	40	25 minutes
Computer Knowledge	40	20	20 minutes
Total	200	200	135 minutes

Note: The number of questions from each section would be 40 and the total number of questions would be 200 questions. For every wrong answer, a negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Syllabus and Important Topics

What is the syllabus and important topics of IBPS Clerk Mains 2016? Let us look at it in the table given below:

Sections	Syllabus/ Important Topics
General Awareness & Current Affairs	Commissions and Policies Appointments and Resignations Sports Personalities and news around them Politics Science And Technological Advancements Economics Awards & Honours National And International Events Computer Knowledge Banking Affairs
English Language	Reading Comprehension Completion of sentences Vocabulary Grammar Antonyms and Synonyms
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation Data Sufficiency Time And Work Percentage Partnership Simple and Compound Interest Time And Distance Permutations & Combination Decimals Fractions Whole Numbers Numbers and Relationship Ratio & Proportion HCF & LCM Simplification Profit & Loss Number Series Probability Approximation
Reasoning	Analytical functions Arithmetical reasoning Concepts of Relationships Space visualization Problem­ solving skills Discrimination Number series (Arithmetical) Visual Memory Observations and Assumptions Symbols and their relationships Arithmetical computation Decision making Verbal and figure classification Verbal and non-verbal Differences Analysis Similarities and Analogy
Computer Awareness	DOS and Operations Computer and History of Computers Computer Devices PC and Security Aspects PC and System Software Technology Advancements Computer Fundamental MS Office Computer and its uses Web Programming Computer Network Computer of Future E world Windows

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: 10-Day Study Plan/ 10- Day Study Strategy

How to crack IBPS Clerk Mains in 10 days? Go according to this plan and you can cover up all the sections. Here we go:

Day 1- Plan:

• Pick up any four topics of Quantitative Aptitude and practice questions from those topics.
• Select any four topics of Reasoning and practice questions from those topics.
• Pick up two topics from English Language and practice questions from those topics.
• Devote 2 hours duration to any two topics of computer knowledge and practice any two topics.
• Prepare any three topics of General Awareness and practice questions from those topics.

Day 2 - Plan:

• Please select any four topics of ‘Quantitative Aptitude’ and practice them.
• After Quant, pick up any three topics of reasoning and practice questions from those.
• Please pick any two topics from English Language and practice questions from them.
• Devote 2 hours to any two topics of ‘Computer Knowledge’.

Day 3- Plan:

• Select any three topics from Quant and prepare for these topics.
• Select any three topics from ‘Reasoning Ability’ and prepare for these topics.
• Pick up and prepare two topics from English Language.
• Allot a duration of 2 hours to any two topics of ‘General Knowledge’.

Day 4- Plan:

• Pick any three topics from Quant and prepare for these topics.
• Pick any three topics from ‘Reasoning Ability’ and prepare for these topics.
• Select two topics from English Language and get started.
• Allot a duration of 2 hours to any two topics of ‘General Knowledge.’

Day 5- Plan

• Choose and prepare any three topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Choose and prepare any three topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Select two topics from General Knowledge and go through different questions from various sources.
• Allot 2 hours to any two topics of ‘Computer Knowledge’.

Day 6- Plan

• Select and prepare any three topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Select and prepare any three topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Select two topics from English Language and practice rigorously.
• Allot 2 hours to any two topics of ‘Computer Knowledge’.

Day 7 - Plan

• Select and prepare any two topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Select and prepare any two topics from Quantitative Aptitude.
• Select any two topics from General Knowledge and practice them.
• Allot 3 hours to any three topics of ‘English Language’.

Plans for Day 8, Day 9 and Day 10: In the last three days, go through different mock tests and sample papers. In the 11^th hour, don’t panic and go revise by going through whatever you have practised.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016: Do’s and Don’ts for exam

• Please attempt all the easy questions first. You can solve the tough questions later.
• Don’t spend too much time on any question which doesn’t seem easy. You will end up wasting your time.
• Don’t prepare too much at the 11^th hour. Try to revise as much as you can at this point of time.
• Be confident about yourself. Confidence is what can make you win all your battles.

Stay tuned for more updates. We wish you good luck for all the exams!