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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