Almost all the IBPS Clerk aspirants must have read or heard by now the news of the cancellation of the IBPS Clerk 2021 exam yesterday, in an utter disappointment. The exam was put on hold by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on the directions of the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, till a final view is taken on conducting the exams in regional languages. The Committee has been formed to take a final view on it which will give its recommendations within 15 days. Until then, the examination will be kept on hold.
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Earlier, a total of 5830 vacancies had been released by the IBPS for 2021. As per the earlier official notification, IBPS Clerk prelims were scheduled to be held on August 28th & 29th, and September 4th, 2021 respectively, and the mains examination was scheduled to be held on 31st October 2021.
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However, many aspirants, who had still not covered the entire IBPS Clerk syllabus would want to leverage this hold-on time. If you are one of them, you can follow a 30-day study plan we are providing to speed up your preparation.
Here is a 30-day plan that will guide you to cover all the important topics of the exam in just 30 days’ time:
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
Before going through the preparation plan you must dive in and take a proper overview of the Exam pattern:
- The IBPS Clerk Prelims exam will be of 100 marks
- The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam will have three sections with 1 hour-duration
- Candidates will have to qualify each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks
| Sr. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted for Each Test |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
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IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
- The IBPS Clerk mains exam 2021 will be of 200 marks, with a total of 190 questions and 160 minutes duration
- The IBPS Clerk mains exam 2021 will have 4 sections:
- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
- Quantitative Aptitude
- General/Financial Awareness
- English Language
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| Name of Test | No. of Question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
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30-Day preparation plan for IBPS Clerk 2021
Given below is a study plan that can help you to speed up your IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam preparation. By it, you will be able to cover all the important topics that are asked in the exam within 30 days. This study plan will help you in the maximum utilization of your time and efficiency.
| Days | Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
| Day 1 | -Coding-Decoding -Approximation and Simplification | -Sentence Improvement – Average, Ratio and Proportion |
| Day 2 | -Revise Day 1 Topics | -Revise Day 1 Topics |
| Day 3 | –Take IBPS Clerk Free Mock Test | Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 4 | -Puzzles -Sentence Errors | -Machine Input-Output Inappropriate Usage |
| Day 5 | Revise Day 4 Topics | -Revise Day 4 Topics |
| Day 6 | -Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | -Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 7 | -Data Interpretation -Direction Sense | -Speed Distance and Time -Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series |
| Day 8 | -Revise Day 7 Topics | -Revise Day 7 Topics |
| Day 9 | Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | -Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 10 | -Cloze Tests Vocabulary based questions | -Para-jumbles Idioms & Phrases |
| Day 11 | -Revise Day 10 Topics | -Revise Day 10 Topics |
| Day 12 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 13 | -Seating Arrangements Vocabulary based questions SI & CI | -Inequalities Mixture and Alligation |
| Day 14 | -Revise Day 13 Topics | -Revise Day 13 Topics |
| Day 15 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 16 | -Data Interpretation Data Sufficiency | -Speed Distance and Time -Partnership |
| Day 17 | -Revise Day 16 Topics | -Revise Day 16 Topics |
| Day 18 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze the Results of Your Mock Test |
| Day 19 | -Inequalities -HCF and LCM | -Probability, Permutation and Combination -Problems on Boats and Streams |
| Day 20 | -Revise Day 19 Topics | -Revise Day 19 Topics |
| Day 21 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 22 | -Direction Sense Profit and Loss | -Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series Problems on Trains |
| Day 23 | -Revise Day 22 Topics | -Revise Day 22 Topics |
| Day 24 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 25 | -Fill in the blanks Syllogisms | -Paragraph Based Questions Number System and Conversions |
| Day 26 | -Revise Day 25 Topics | -Revise Day 25 Topics |
| Day 27 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | -Analyze Your Mock Test |
| Day 28 | -Number Series Blood Relations | -Mensuration Data Sufficiency |
| Day 29 | -Problem on Ages Order and Ranking Revise Day 28 Topics | -Pipes and Cisterns Logical Reasoning/ Input-Output Revise Day 28 Topics |
| Day 30 | –Take IBPS Clerk Mock Test | –Analyze Your Mock Test |
Along with the above study plan, there are some important points to be taken
Do Take IBPS Mock Tests!
If you can just follow the table given above laboriously in 30 days’ time, coupled with taking regular attempts on Mock Tests you will secure your chances of clearing the RRB Clerk Exam 2021 Exam. During preparation, you must take at least one Mock Test every day and analyze your strengths and weaknesses to keep perfect track of your progress. Practice various tricks to improve your speed and accuracy with Mock Test.
Stick to your timetable and study schedule to avoid the stress arising due to the pressure of 30 days. Don’t get demotivated by the burden. It is just a plan to ensure your quick progress. It doesn’t mean you have to completely abide by this deadline. You can take another 5-6 days or even 10 days to finish it. You just have you assume that the Exam date can be released anytime within 1-2 months for a quick preparation! This assumption will keep on motivating you to equip yourself for the coming competitive onslaught.
Stay motivated, positive, and cool and you will be able to finish the curriculum in just 30 days!
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