IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation Strategy

IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation Strategy: The IBPS clerk exam would have been possibly over by now but due to the Finance Ministry’s intervention regarding the non-inclusion of reginal languages for writing exams has led to a long delay. But now that the fresh notification is expected it’s better to get on track with the preparation for prelims phase.  

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration (in minutes)
English Language	30	30	20
Numerical Ability	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
Total	100	100	60

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021

English Language	Reasoning Ability	Numerical Ability
Reading Comprehension Tenses Rules Cloze Test (Fill in the Blanks) Jumbled Paragraphs Idioms and Phrases Multiple Meaning Error Spotting Correction Reading Comprehension Preposition Rules	Logical Reasoning Alphanumeric Series Alphabetic Series Ranking Data Sufficiency Tests Coded Inequalities Direction Test Seating Arrangements Puzzles Tabulation Syllogism Input/Output Coding and Decoding Blood Relations	Profit, Loss and Discounts Quadratic Equations Approximation and Simplification Mixtures and Alligations Simple and Compound Interest Surds and Indices Work and Time & Speed, Time and Distance Mensuration: Cone, Sphere, Cylinder Data Interpretation Ratio, Proportion and Percentage Number Systems Sequences and Series Permutation, Combination and Probability

Now, if you look closely at the syllabus and exam pattern it tells you that it’s a conventional banking exam structure for clerk exams. The good thing is most of you have experienced the SBI clerk prelims, RRB clerk prelims already this year. Some have even appeared for IDBI exams. Such an exposure must have kept you in touch with the syllabus and with the mindset of rigorous preparation.  

IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation Strategy

This strategy plain is based on the assumption that you have already appeared for clerk exams which happened in the last 2-3 months.  

Try to fill the gaps present in the syllabus based on your prep for recent exams

Many of you appeared recently for the same examination but the only difference is the examiner. You are well aware than anybody how well you must have performed in these recent exams. Now, that another is coming you should eb ready with your preparation strategy. You know which areas are to be focused on and the ones you are comfortable with. The ball is in your court, all you have to do is to pull the trigger of your preparation.  

Focus more on Mock Test Series if you are somebody who has already covered the syllabus well

It’s wise to jump onto mock test series if you are someone who is confident about the preparation. You can keep referring to the notes, and books, or classes. But become a cricketer who is habitual to playing shots in the nets. You can always talk to the coach for tips and tricks but keep giving your best shots at the mocks.  

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Cover the problematic topics which you weren’t able to master during SBI Clerk or RRB PO, Clerk

Now, is not the time to procrastinate on the topics which have made you struggle in the past months. If you don’t how to play a short ball then you will have to first get hit on shoulders, and on helmet till the moment you know how to adjust yourself for playing the necessary shot. It’s time you start facing these topics and it’s okay when you feel demoralised while learning the concepts or solving questions. But gradually you will get confident about them and you will see the positive change in your attitude towards these topics.  

Focus on Challenging Questions

Don’t skip questions which challenge you because these are questions which eventually turn out to be as deciders on the final day.  

IBPS Clerk 2021 Books for Preparation

Subject	Preferred Books by toppers
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal  Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma  Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	A Modern Approach to Verbal and non-verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal.  New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali  Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
English Language	High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin  Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
General Banking Awareness	Manorama Year BookLucent General Knowledge

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