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Best books for IBPS Clerk 2021

IBPS Clerk Exams 2021: The IBPS clerk exam is held every year for clerical positions. It is one of the most appreciated banking jobs in India, especially for people who live in rural and regional areas.  

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 Mains Exam Pattern

S.No. Name of Tests Duration
1 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 45 minutes
2 English Language 35 minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 45 minutes
4 General/ Financial Awareness 35 minutes

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

List of Best Books for IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk Books for the English Language

Books Authors/Publishers
High School English Grammar and Composition Wren and Martin
Objective General English Arihant Publications
Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis
English NCERT books of Class IX and Class X NCERT

Reasoning Ability Books for IBPS Clerk

Books Authors/Publishers
Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning R.S Agarwal
Analytical Reasoning M.K. Pandey
A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal and Non-Verbal B.S.Sijwali and Indu Sijwali

IBPS Clerk Preparation Books for Quantitative Aptitude

Books Authors/Publishers
Quantitative Aptitude R.S Agarwal
Data Interpretation Arun Sharma
Objective Mathematics for Competitive Exams Tarun Goyal

Participating Banks of India for IBPS Clerk Hirings

Allahabad Bank Canara Bank Indian Overseas bank Syndicate Bank
Andhra Bank Central Bank of India Oriental Bank of Commerce UCO Bank
Bank of Baroda Corporation Bank Punjab National Bank Union Bank of India
Bank Of India Indian Bank Punjab and Sind Bank United Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra

Rankings of the participating banks – Top 10

  1. Punjab National Bank
  2. Bank Of Baroda
  3. Canara Bank
  4. Bank of India
  5. Union Bank
  6. Syndicate Bank
  7. Central Bank
  8. Indian Bank
  9. Oriental Bank of Commerce
  10. Allahabad Bank

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2020-21

State Name Cut-Off (General)
Bihar 71.25
Delhi 77
Gujarat 72
Maharashtra 69.75
Andhra Pradesh 78
Tripura 59.25 (OBC)
Himachal Pradesh 72
Jharkhand 75.75
Kerala 77.25
Punjab 75.25
Rajasthan 78.25
Uttar Pradesh 73.5
West Bengal 61.50
Goa 53.75
J&K 77.5
Madhya Pradesh 77.75
Odisha 75
Karnataka 65.75
Telangana 74.25
Tamil Nadu 71 (OBC)
Uttarakhand 78.50

IBPS Clerk Final Cut Off 2020-21

IBPS Cut-Off for Clerk 2021 mains exam was released on 01st April 2021.   

State/ UT SC ST OBC EWS UR
Andaman & Nicobar NA NA NA NA 23.25
Andhra Pradesh 32 27 41.63 40.88 44.13
Arunachal Pradesh NA 16.63 NA NA 21.88
Assam 30.75 23.38 28.63 28.13 37.75
Bihar 27.38 33.38 39.13 40.83 44
Chandigarh 29.25 NA 31.63 34.50 34.50
Chattisgarh 29.50 16.50 39.50 30.25 41.38
Dadar & Nagar Haweli NA 31.50 NA NA 37.88
Daman & Diu NA 31.50 NA NA 37.88
Delhi 33.75 26.88 36.38 36.50 44
Goa NA 16.50 32.25 29.63 30.50
Gujarat 29.88 25.63 33.63 34 39.38
Haryana 30.38 NA 40.38 42.88 44.75
Himachal Pradesh 34.13 36.63 37.75 40 44.75
Jammu & Kashmir 42.63 31.63 37.25 42.25 45.38
Jharkhand 17.50 20.63 37.75 34.25 39.25
Karnataka 29 26.13 37.63 36.13 37.63
Kerala 26.50 NA 39.88 27.75 42.13
Ladakh NA 31.88 NA NA 24.38
Lakshadweep NA 12.38 NA NA 35.25
Madhya Pradesh 16 17.50 17.88 24.50 36.38
Maharashtra 32.88 22.88 33.88 22.88 38
Manipur 34.13 33.63 38 28.50 34.38
Meghalaya NA 26 NA NA 29.88
Mizoram NA 24.13 NA NA 27
Nagaland NA 28.75 NA NA 29.50
Odisha 26.25 22.13 40.50 34.63 43.25
Puducherry 36.13 NA NA NA 41.50
Punjab 28.88 NA 35.38 39.88 45.75
Rajasthan 25.38 17.50 36.88 29.13 41.50
Sikkim NA NA 39.38 NA 33.38
Tamil Nadu 33.75 28 44 32.63 44
Telangana 32.88 35.75 40.63 39.88 41.13
Tripura 27.88 16.50 NA 26.75 36.75
Uttar Pradesh 28.75 19.25 35.38 37.63 42
Uttarakhand 34.38 NA 32.88 39.88 46.13
West Bengal 27.25 22.25 29.13 21.50 39.13

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