Is it very difficult to clear the IBPS Clerk Exam?

Countless candidates are again making up their minds to compete for IBPS Clerk exam in 2022.  IBPS will release the notification soon in 2-3 months’ time. As the number of candidates appearing in the IBPS Clerk Exam is increasing every year, the competition is getting tough. But there are also those who clear it in first attempt. But then there are also many candidates who attempt the exam many times but still fail.

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Difficulty Level of IBPS Clerk Exam

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam can be from easy to moderate levels. For fresher candidates, the knowledge related to the previous years’ Exams is a must. For instance, some of the questions they need to keep in mind while researching the related data and information should revolve around questions like these:

  • What was the Exam pattern like?
  • Were there any specific questions asked from trends?
  • What was the previous year’s average score?
  • Which section was tougher than the others?
  • Which questions were of easy level and which were of moderate level?

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IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Prelims Exam

IBPS Clerk 2022 Preliminary exam will entertain a total of 100 multiple choice questions of 100 marks with a time duration of 1 hour. Sectional distribution of a number of question, marks, and sectional timing are described below:

SectionsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksSectional Duration
English Language303020 minutes
Numerical Ability353520 minutes
Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total100 Questions100 Marks60 minutes

Note: Candidates have to qualify IBPS Clerk Prelims exam in order to appear for the Main exam

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Main Exam

IBPS Clerk 2022 Main exam will test your skills with 190 multiple choice questions of 200 marks with a time constraint of 160 minutes. The exam will be divided into 4 sections with different weightage and duration as mentioned below:

SectionsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksSectional Duration
General/ Financial Awareness505035 minutes
General English404035 minutes
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude506045 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude505045 minutes
Total190 Questions200 Marks160 minutes

What is work of IBPS clerk?

An IBPS Clerk has to fulfill various responsibilities. He is responsible for bank cash, take care of various important documents, keys, etc. He is also responsible for sanctioning of withdrawals by the customers. He also maintains the various documents of the bank, balance sheets, ledger, etc. In addition, he Resolves the various issues of the customers related to their Bank accounts and money transactions.

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IBPS Clerk 2022 Marking Scheme

  • IBPS Clerk 2022 Preliminary question exam will be of 100 marks and each question will carry 1 mark.
  • 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer attempted.
  • IBPS Clerk 2022 Main question paper will be of 200 marks.
  • IBPS Clerk has a different marking scheme for prelims and main exams.
  • A negative marking of 0.25 of the allotted marks is applicable in both the exams.
  • Each question from the General/ Financial Awareness, General English, and Quantitative Aptitude sections will carry 1 mark, whereas an incorrect answer will cost you 0.25 marks.
  • Each question from the Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude section will be of 1.20 marks and 0.30 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in this section.
  • Candidates will have to clear the overall cutoff and sectional cutoff separately in both prelims and main exams.

Note: Only marks obtained in the Main exam will determine the merit list of candidates for final selection.

Quick & Easy preparation via IBPS Clerk 2022 Mock Tests

IBPS Clerk Mock Tests are the most Convenient Testing Medium. Many candidates preparing for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2022 are job goers or professionals. Hence, they can take the exam and know about their strengths and weaknesses without taking offline tests in traditional classes which they can’t join for many reasons. The aspirants also get the idea of how this online exam is and what will take to beat it, or for further improvement.

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