Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR RECRUITMENT OF CLERKS IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS (CWE CLERKS-VI)

The online examination(Preliminary and Main)for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in November/ December2017& January 2018.

Qualification Details:

A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Age:

Minimum: 20years

Maximum: 28years

Note:

For SC /ST – 5 years

For other backward Classes – 3 years

Mode of the Examination: Online only

The above tests except the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Info Graph

Exam Pattern

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1

English Language

30

30

Composite time of 1 hour

2

Numerical Ability

35

35

3

Reasoning Ability

35

35

Total

100

100

Quantitative Aptitude (35 Marks)

Number Series – 5

Simplification – 10

Data Interpretation – 5 

Algebra – 5

Rest Miscellaneous Questions – 10-15

Logical Reasoning (35 Marks)

Mathematical Operations – 5

Syllogism – 5

Coding Decoding – 5

Direction Test & Blood Relation – 5

Seating/Puzzle Test – 5-10

General English (30 Marks)

Comprehension – 10

Cloze Test – 5

Spotting Errors – 5

Sentence Rearrangement – 5

Sentence Improvement – 5

Expected Cutoff for Prelims: 35-45

IBPS Clerk Mains

Exam Pattern

Sr. No.

Name of Tests

(NOT BY SEQUENCE)

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)

1

Reasoning

40

50

30 minutes

2

English Language

40

40

30 minutes

3

Quantitative Aptitude

40

50

30 minutes

4

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)

40

40

25 minutes

5

Computer Knowledge

40

20

20 minutes

Total

200

200

135 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude (40 Marks)

Simplification & Approximation – 10-15

Data Interpretation – 5 – 10

Number Series – 5

Algebra – 0-5

Logical Reasoning (40 Marks)

Seating/ Puzzle Test – 10-15

Coding – 5

Mathematical Operations – 5

Syllogism – 5

Blood Relation & Direction Test -5

Alphanumeric Symbol Series – 0-5

Sequential Output Tracing – 0-5

Data sufficiency – 0-5

General English (40 Marks)

Comprehension – 10

Cloze Test – 10

Spotting Errors – 5

Sentence Rearrangement – 5

Sentence Improvement – 5

Double Fillers – 5

Computer Awareness (20 Marks)

Computer Hardware

Software

Internet

Networking

Operating System

Memory

Binary Code

MS Office

DBMS

General Awareness (40 Marks)

Banking Awareness (10-20 marks)

History and Evolution of Banking

Banking Terminologies

Abbreviations

Committees

Banking Operation

Banking Services

RBI Monetary Policies

Static GK (5-10 Marks)

Currencies and Capitals

Important Days

International Organizations and Headquarters

Banks, Headquarters & Taglines

Important dances, Festivals of Indian States

Census 2011 report

Boundary Lines between Countries

Awards and its Related Fields

Important Power Plants, Nuclear Dams, National Parks & Airports

Current Affairs (10-20 Marks) – Last 3 Months is enough for the Exams

Expected Cutoff for Mains: 155-160

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