Syllabus 

IBPS has provided a golden opportunity for all the job aspirants by announcing the recruitment for various positions, two of which are of Research Associate & Hindi Officer. An important aspect of exam preparation is knowing the syllabus. Before you start with your preparation, it will be extremely beneficial for you to take note of the IBPS Research Associate syllabus 2021 & IBPS Hindi Officer exam syllabus. The first level of the selection process will contain questions from various topics. Thus, you should first know what all you actually need to cover with respect to each of the subjects. Have a look at the detailed syllabus below:

SectionTopics
English Language Anonyms, Homonyms, Antonyms, Spelling, Word formation, Idioms and phrases, Fill in the suitable words, Grammar, Spotting errors, Sentence correction, Active/ passive voice, Phrases and idioms, Direct and indirect speech, Reading Comprehension, Passage completion, Theme detection, Deriving conclusion, Rearrangement of passage
Quantitative Aptitude Simplification and approximation, Number Series, Quadratic Equation, Number System / HCF & LCM, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Partnership, Ages, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Time, Speed & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boat and Stream, Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns, Simple and Compound Interest, Mixture & Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation (DI), Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency
Reasoning Ability Puzzles, Seating Arrangement- Circular, Square & Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine input and output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Scheduling, Distance and Direction, Ranking
General Awareness

History, Current events, Economic Scene, Sports and Games, General Politics, Geography Indian Constitution Awards and Honors Culture

Hindi Language

भाषा, लिपि, बोली और व्याकरण

वर्ण विचार

  • हिन्दी वर्णमाला
  • स्वर
  • व्यंजन
  • संयुक्त व्यंजन

शब्द विचार \ शब्द भंडार

  • सार्थक , निरर्थक शब्द
  • एकार्थी शब्द
  • अनेकार्थी शब्द
  • पर्यायवाची शब्द / समानार्थी शब्द
  • विलोम शब्द
  • वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
  • समूहवाची शब्द
  • बहु अर्थिय शब्द 

काल

  • वर्तमान काल
  • भूत काल
  • भविष्य काल
  • क्रियाओं का उचित काल

संज्ञा

सर्वनाम

विशेषण

क्रिया

वाक्य के भेद

  • निषेधात्मक वाक्य ,
  • प्रश्न वाचक
  • विस्मयादिबोधक ,
  • आज्ञा वाचक 

पुरुष

वचन

लिंग

अव्यय

  • समुच्चयबोधक
  • क्रियाविशेषण
  • संबंध बोधक

मुहावरे/लोकोक्तियां

  • अर्थ एवं प्रयोग

वाक्य शोधन

  • शुद्ध /अशुद्ध वर्तनी
  • वाक्यों की अशुद्धियाँ
  • शब्दों की अशुद्धियाँ 
  • मात्राओं की अशुद्धियाँ

अपठित गदयांश

वाक्य क्रमबद्धता

अनुच्छेद क्रमबद्धता

रिक्त स्थानो की पूर्ति

परीक्षा मे विशेष रूप से पूछे गए प्रश्न -

  • गद्यांश
  • रिक्त स्थान पूर्ति
  • अनुच्छेद क्रमबद्धता
  • गद्यांश रिक्त स्थान पूर्ति
  • त्रुटि खोजना
  • मुहावरे/लोकोक्तियां (अर्थ /रिक्त स्थान)
  • पर्यायवाची/समनार्थी
  • विलोम
  • बहुअर्थीय शब्द
  • वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
  • शुद्ध /अशुद्ध वर्तनी

Books 

To ensure success in any exam, you need to get hold of the best books that are available as they are the most important aspect of an exam preparation. It is always important to make sure that you have the best study material in the form of notes and books to prepare. We have listed down a few best books for preparation of IBPS Research Associate & Hindi Officer exam

SubjectsUseful BooksExam Book’s Author
Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Sarvesh Kumar Verma
Data Interpretation for CAT Arun Sharma
Magical book on Quicker Maths M Tyra
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic Rajesh Verma
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams RS Aggarwal
Reasoning Ability A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
Analytical Reasoning MK Pandey (For the chapters required for analytical reasoning)
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning R.S. Aggarwal
English Language Objective General English SP Bakshi
Descriptive General English SP Bakshi and Richa Sharma
High School English Grammar and Composition Wren and Martin
Word Power Made Easy Normal Lewis
General/Awareness Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information N.S.Toor
Banking Awareness Arihant Publication
Static GK General Knowledge Arihant
Lucent General Knowledge -
Pratiyogita Darpan SQ Sachdeva Mahendra Jain
Current Affairs BeePedia