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IBPS Clerk Overview, Syllabus & Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Exam 2023

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection sets the syllabus for Prelims and Mains. Every year, the Institute of Banking Staff Selection conducts the IBPS Clerk exam for the recruitment of Clerks in Public Sector banks. All candidates have to fill out the IBPS Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023 carefully to know what will be included in the exam and what to prepare for. A candidate must refer to the syllabus, some tips, and online test series to know the weightage of the sub-topics asked in each section of both the preliminary and main examinations. The latest IBPS Clerk syllabus & exam details for 2023 are given below in a detailed manner so that candidates can plan their preparation accordingly.

IBPS Clerk Exam Overview 2023

We are providing the most important details about IBPS Clerk 2023 and more details about the exam summary for IBPS Clerk so that you can prepare well and crack the exam.

Organisation Name	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Exam	IBPS Clerk
Post Name	Clerk
In Hand Salary	Approx 29,000
Education Qualification	Graduate
Application Mode	Online
Age Limit	20 to 28 Years
Total vacancies	Will be Updated
Selection Process	Prelims ExamMains Exam
Official Website	www.ibps.in
Application Fee	SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2023

This article is very useful for those who are preparing for IBPS Clerk. You can prepare for all the subjects from here, as we have also provided the syllabus along with the exam pattern. Which will help you score good marks. So you can prepare for the exam by reading this so that you can score good marks. Since the exam dates have not been released, this information is being updated on the basis of previous year.

IBPS Clerk 2023 Exam Pattern for Preliminary Exam

This section will be of a qualifying nature.
There are 100 questions in all sections of the IBPS Prelims. English Language 30 questions, Numerical Ability 35 questions, and Reasoning Ability 35 questions
It has three subjects: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability.

Name of Subjects	No.of Question	No.of marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 Mins
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 Mins
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20Mins
Total	100	100	60 Mins

IBPS Clerk 2023 Exam Pattern for Mains Exam

There are 4 topics in the main section General/Financial Awareness General English Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude Quantitative Aptitude in which the time and number of questions of all the topics are also different which we have given in the table

Name of Subjects	No.of Question	No.of marks	Duration
General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35 Mins
General English	40	40	35 Mins
Reasoning Ability &Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 Mins
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 Mins
Total	190	200	160 Mins

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2023

Let us now see the section-wise (subject-wise) syllabus for the IBPS Clerk 2023 exam. This will help you understand the exam completely. The syllabus is provided for all the subjects, and it depends on whether the candidate is appearing for the preliminary or mains exam. Given below is the IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2023 for Prelims and Mains Exams:

IBPS Clerk 2023 Syllabus For Prelims & Mains Exam

IBPS Clerk Syllabus For English Language

Topic	Sub-Topics
Vocabulary	Homonyms, Antonyms, Synonyms, Word Formation, Spelling
Grammar	Spotting Errors, Phrases and idioms, Direct and Indirect speech, Active/ Passive voice
Reading Comprehension	Theme Detection, Passage completion, Topic rearrangement of passage, Deriving Conclusion

IBPS Clerk Syllabus For Reasoning Ability

Topics	Sub-Topics
Non-Verbal Reasoning	Analogy, Series test, Odd figure Out, Miscellaneous Test
Verbal Reasoning	Analogy, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Passage and conclusions, Alphabet test, Series Test, Direction sense Test, Decision-making test, Figure series, Input/output, Assertion and reasoning, Sitting Arrangement, Classification, Word formation, Statement and conclusions Syllogism, Statement and assumptions, Statement and arguments, Number, Ranking and time sequence

IBPS Clerk Syllabus For Numerical Ability

Ratio and proportion
Averages
Time and work
Speed
Distance and time
Mixture and alligation
Stocks and shares
Percentages
Partnership
Clocks
Volume and surface Area
Bar & Graphs
Line charts
Tables
Height and Distances
Logarithms
Permutation and combinations
Simple and compound interest
Equations, Probability
Trigonometry
Profit Loss and Discount
Mensuration
Elements of Algebra
Data Interpretation
Pie charts

IBPS Clerk Syllabus for General/ Financial Awareness

Topics	Sub-Topics
Banking	Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc,Abbreviations and Economic terminologies, Banking Terms, Important Government Schemes on capital & money market
Current Affairs	Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months,Overview of Indian Financial System, History of the Indian banking system, Recent credit and monetary policies

It is essential for all the candidates who have applied for the IBPS Clerk 2023 exam to go through the syllabus carefully as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk 2023 notification released by IBPS in order to prepare judiciously for this exam.

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