IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation Strategy: The IBPS clerk exam would have been possibly over by now but due to the Finance Ministry’s intervention regarding the non-inclusion of reginal languages for writing exams has led to a long delay. But now that the fresh notification is expected it’s better to get on track with the preparation for prelims phase.
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 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 |
Now, if you look closely at the syllabus and exam pattern it tells you that it’s a conventional banking exam structure for clerk exams. The good thing is most of you have experienced the SBI clerk prelims, RRB clerk prelims already this year. Some have even appeared for IDBI exams. Such an exposure must have kept you in touch with the syllabus and with the mindset of rigorous preparation.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation Strategy
This strategy plain is based on the assumption that you have already appeared for clerk exams which happened in the last 2-3 months.
Try to fill the gaps present in the syllabus based on your prep for recent exams
Many of you appeared recently for the same examination but the only difference is the examiner. You are well aware than anybody how well you must have performed in these recent exams. Now, that another is coming you should eb ready with your preparation strategy. You know which areas are to be focused on and the ones you are comfortable with. The ball is in your court, all you have to do is to pull the trigger of your preparation.
Focus more on Mock Test Series if you are somebody who has already covered the syllabus well
It’s wise to jump onto mock test series if you are someone who is confident about the preparation. You can keep referring to the notes, and books, or classes. But become a cricketer who is habitual to playing shots in the nets. You can always talk to the coach for tips and tricks but keep giving your best shots at the mocks.
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Cover the problematic topics which you weren’t able to master during SBI Clerk or RRB PO, Clerk
Now, is not the time to procrastinate on the topics which have made you struggle in the past months. If you don’t how to play a short ball then you will have to first get hit on shoulders, and on helmet till the moment you know how to adjust yourself for playing the necessary shot. It’s time you start facing these topics and it’s okay when you feel demoralised while learning the concepts or solving questions. But gradually you will get confident about them and you will see the positive change in your attitude towards these topics.
Focus on Challenging Questions
Don’t skip questions which challenge you because these are questions which eventually turn out to be as deciders on the final day.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Books for Preparation
Subject | Preferred Books by toppers |
Quantitative Aptitude | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Agarwal Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | A Modern Approach to Verbal and non-verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal. New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey |
English Language | High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis |
General Banking Awareness | Manorama Year BookLucent General Knowledge |
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