What is the minimum educational qualification required to apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 Examination?

The minimum qualification required to apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 will be a 'graduate' degree in any discipline from a recognized university.

Can we choose Hindi as the exam language in IBPS Clerk 2021?

Yes. IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam will be bilingual. You can choose Hindi or English except in the test of English Language.

Is the IBPS Clerk 2021 examination ONLINE or OFFLINE?

The IBPS Clerk 2021 exam will be in ONLINE mode.

What is the age limit for the IBPS Clerk 2021 post?

The minimum age limit for IBPS Clerk will be 20 years and the maximum age limit will be 28 years.

Will there be any sectional timings in IBPS Clerk 2021 exam?

Yes. There will separate timings allotted to each section in the IBPS Clerk Prelims as well as Mains examination.

How many sections will be assessed in IBPS Clerk examination?

There will be three sections in IBPS Clerk Prelims (Numerical Ability, English Language & Reasoning) and four sections in IBPS Clerk Mains (Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning Ability & Computer Knowledge English Language General / Financial Awareness).

Is there any online course available for IBPS Clerk preparation?

Yes. You can enrol yourself in the IBPS Clerk Exclusive Course available on ixamBee. The course has been prepared by our expert faculty and caters to all your requirements.

Are there any other sources available where I can find information and preparation tips related to the IBPS Clerk exam?

Yes, there are a number of blogs available on the ixamBee website where you can find all the relevant information along with some useful tips on preparation for both Pre & Mains.

IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021

IBPS conducts online examinations every year to recruit eligible candidates for various posts. IBPS Clerk is among the important examinations conducted by IBPS every year. Before you start your preparation for the IBPS Clerk exam 2021 you should get hold of the complete syllabus of IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains. You will not be able to start your preparation without knowing the IBPS Clerk syllabus 2021. Find the complete syllabus of the IBPS Clerk exam 2021 in the table below.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2021

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 is expected to consist of two phases and without qualifying Prelims, you will not be able to appear in IBPS Clerk Mains. Therefore you need to be well aware of the IBPS Clerk syllabus for Prelims. Given below is the IBPS Clerk syllabus in detail.

Section	Topics
Numerical Ability	Approximation, Simplification, Series, Number Systems, Average, Problems based on age, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time & Distance/Pipe and Cistern, Trains, Mixtures & Alligations, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Partnership, Permutation, Combination & Probability, Mensuration, Data Interpretation
English Language	Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Vocabulary, Paragraph Completion, Sentence Completion, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements, Sentence Improvement, Double Fillers (Sentence Completion), Phrase Replacement
Reasoning	Alphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, Dictionary Based Question, Seating Arrangement/Puzzle, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Coded Inequalities, Syllogism, Input Output, Common-sense Reasoning, Directions and Distances, Data Sufficiency

IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus

IBPS Clerk Mains is the next important step towards your final selection as a Clerk in one of the best banking organizations. Your selection will be based on this second and final step. Therefore you will have to ensure that you work very hard to reach your goal. You should start off by noting down the IBPS Clerk syllabus topic wise for Mains in detail.

Section	Topics
Quantitative Aptitude	Approximation, Simplification, Series, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average, Profit & Loss, Problems based on age, Mixtures & Alligations, Time & Work/ Pipe and Cistern, Time & Distance/ Trains, Permutation, Combination & Probability, Mensuration, Partnership, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Caselet and Missing DI, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation
Reasoning Ability & Computer Knowledge	Alphanumeric Series, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement/Puzzle, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Coded Inequalities, Commonsense Reasoning, Input Output, Logical Reasoning, Directions and Distances, Ordering and Ranking, Course of Action, Critical Reasoning, Analytical and Decision Making Computer Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computer, Devices, Viruses and Hacking, MS Office, Networking
English Language	Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Vocabulary, Paragraph Completion, Sentence Completion, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles/ Sentence rearrangements, Sentence Improvement, Double Fillers (Sentence Completion), Phrase Replacement
General / Financial Awareness	Financial Awareness, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Static Awareness, Government Scheme, Banking Awareness, Banking Terminologies Knowledge

IBPS Clerk Books 2021

There are numerous competitive exams conducted in a year and IBPS Clerk is one of those important exams which is awaited by many job aspirants who are willing to work in the banking sector. The competition being high, you need to do smart work and not just hard work. But before you start making your smart preparation plan, one basic thing that remains the same in all cases is good quality study material which includes high-quality books that will assist you in your preparation. It needs to be seen that the IBPS Clerk exam books you pick is helpful enough and you don't waste your time in just trial and error. You can refer to some good books for the IBPS Clerk exam from the table below:

Subject	Name of Book	Author/Publisher
Quantitative Aptitude	Practice Book on Quicker Maths, 2nd Edition	M.Tyra, K.Kundan / Magical Book Series
	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations 17th Edition	R.S Aggarwal / S.Chand Publisher
	Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Rajesh Varma / Arihant Publishers
Computer Awareness	Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams	Arihant Publishers
Computer Awareness	Computer Fundamentals	P.K Sinha
General/Financial Awareness	Manorama Year Book 2021	-
	Pratiyogita Darpan	-
	Lucent’s General Knowledge	-
	Financial & Insurance Awareness with Current Affairs for Insurance & Bank Exams	Disha Experts
English Language	Objective English 4th Edition	Edgar Thorpe / Pearson
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis / Penguin
	Objective General English 2nd Edition	S.P Bakshi / Arihant

Online Course

If you have been waiting for the IBPS Clerk recruitment process to commence and have been preparing for the same, your wait is finally over. The notification has been released and the exam dates have been announced. What lies ahead is the path to your success, but only if you have all the sections of the syllabus covered well before time. If you are feeling a bit puzzled or have a slightest doubt on how you will be able to complete everything in time and feel it is too much to take in at the moment, ixamBee’s IBPS Clerk Exclusive Online Course is the right stop for you. This can be one stop shop for all that you need to know, learn and imbibe. The course has been designed by our experienced faculty members- Arunima Sinha (Ex-Grade B Officer SIDBI, Ex-Bank PO), Chandra Prakash Joshi (Ex-RBI Grade B Officer, promoted to AGM, Ex- Senior VP with YES Bank holding a degree in B.Sc.Agri (Hons) and Ph.D. MBA (Finance) from ISB Hyderabad), Karan Sardana (B.Tech., Expert faculty for Quantitative Aptitude (Maths) and Reasoning for Banking and SSC exams for the last 10 years) & Shweta Singh (earlier worked with ICICI Bank in training and development for about 7 years. All of them have extensive knowledge in their respective fields.

The key features of the course are:

375 + Videos covering the entire syllabus of the Prelims and Mains Exam for IBPS Clerk exams
100+ videos prepared exclusively for Mains examination explaining the correct approach to solve difficult and time taking questions along with the concepts and shortcuts
The study notes in PDF format specially for the General and Financial Awareness Section, and wherever required for easy learning and quick revision
125 + Difficulty Based Chapter Tests comprising 7000+ Questions divided into Easy, Moderate, and High Levels for each chapter for all the subjects to help you prepare systematically
23 full-length mock test

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