IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021
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IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 has been released recently featuring 5,830 vacancies. The IBPS Clerk Prelims exam is scheduled for 28th August, 2021 thereby leaving not much time for the exam preparation. Have you started preparing well for the IBPS Clerk prelims 2021 examination? Those who have already started with it have made a good step, however those who haven’t done it yet must start preparing for the same without delaying any further. Taking a free mock test of IBPS Clerk Prelims would be first step to start with your preparation as it will give you a bird’s eye view of your initial exam preparation level. In order to stay ahead of the crowd one must master all the concepts, topics and he or she must practice a lot. Candidates are advised to create a study plan so that they don’t miss out on any important topic. We have created a comprehensive IBPS Clerk prelims study plan that can be incorporated in your exam preparation. It can be tweaked according to your own preparation.

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Let us take a closer look at the IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

S. No.Name of TestsNo. of QuestionsMax MarksTime allotted for each test (separately timed)
1English Language303020 mins
2Numerical Ability353520 mins
3Reasoning Ability353520 mins
 Total10010060 mins

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NOTE:

  • Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
  • Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main examination.
  • There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is  marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Considering the fact that you need to deal with 100 questions in 60 minutes, it will obviously be a challenge maintaining accuracy and speed. But there is a solution. With practice, you can attain the desired speed along with maintaining a decent accuracy. 

Coming to the previous year exam analysis, this will surely help you to gain some insights as what kinds of questions have been asked previously so that you can prepare those well at least as you never know if any of those gets repeated this time. We always say that its good to practice previous year question papers and its time for the aspirants to have a look at those and solve it. So, here we are with the previous year section-wise exam analysis of the IBPS Clerk Prelims examination. Last year the examination was held on Dec 7 & Dec 8, 2020.Check out the exam analysis below:

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Dec 7, 2019 Section Wise Analysis

Shift 1 Exam Analysis

English Language Shift 1 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Tiger Reserves & Population)10
Error Detection5
Single Fillers3
Spelling Errors3
Sentence Rearrangement (Sentence based)5
Cloze Test4
Total30

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Numerical Ability Shift 1 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph)5
Simplification10
Wrong No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems10
Total35

Reasoning Ability Shift 1 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
-Double Row Seating Arrangement
-Puzzle of Uncertain no. of People
-Month Based puzzle
-Square based puzzle
20
Alphanumerical Series5
Syllogism5
Blood Relation3
Miscellaneous2
Total35

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Shift 2 Exam Analysis

English Language Shift 2 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Travelling)10
Sentence Improvement5
Error Detection (Error in words)5
Single Fillers5
Sentence Rearrangement5
Total30

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Numerical Ability Shift 2 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation
-Bar Graph
5
Simplification10
Wrong No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Caselet5
Word Problems (Boats & Streams, P & L, Age-based)5
Total35

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Reasoning Ability Shift 2 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
-Square-based puzzle
-Double Row Seating Arrangement
-Floor-based puzzle
-Day-based puzzle (to manage 7 days)
-Order-based puzzle
23
Alphanumerical Series5
Syllogism5
Miscellaneous2
Total35

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Shift 3 Exam Analysis

English Language Shift 3 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Renewal Energy)10
Sentence Improvement5
Word Swap5
Single Fillers5
Sentence Rearrangement5
Total30

Numerical Ability Shift 3 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation
-Tabular based
5
Simplification10
Missing No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems10
Total35

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Reasoning Ability Shift 3 Analysis

This section was easy-moderate. Coding-decoding appeared for the first time since the morning.

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
-Circular Seating Arrangement
-Single Row Seating Arrangement of 8 members
-Box-based puzzle of 8 boxes
15
Inequalities3
Direction sense3
Numbers Arrangement5
Coding-decoding5
Syllogism3
Odd one out1
Total35

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Shift 4 Exam Analysis

English Language Shift 4 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Gross Domestic Product) 2 Vocab-based questions10
Error Correction5
Single Fillers5
Phrase Replacement5
Word Swap5
Total30

Numerical Ability Shift 4 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation
-Tabular based
5
Simplification10
Missing No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems5
Total35

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Reasoning Ability Shift 4 Analysis

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating Arrangement & Puzzles
-Parallel Seating Arrangement
-Month-based Puzzle
-Circular Seating Arrangement
-Box-based Puzzle
20
Direction sense2
Alphanumeric Series3
Coding-decoding4
Inequalities + Syllogism (Only & Few)6
Total35

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Dec 8, 2019 Section Wise Analysis

Shift 1 Analysis

English Analysis


No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Coffee Production)
2 to 3 questions from Vocab
10
Error correction5
Single Fillers5
Spelling Errors (Multiple options)5
Sentence Rearrangement5
Total30

Numerical Ability

This section was Easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Table Form)
Ratio
5
Simplification15
Missing No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Arithmetic
(1 question on Age, 2 questions SI & CI)
5
Total35

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Reasoning Ability

This section was Easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating arrangements & Puzzles
Square based Arrangement
Linear Seating Arrangement North facing 8 persons
Month and Day based puzzle
15
Alphabetical Series1
Coding Decoding5
Inequality5
Alphanumeric series5
Blood Relation (set based)3
Miscellaneous1
Total35

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Shift 2 Analysis

English Language

This section was Easy

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Topic: Work Pressure and Stress)
Vocab 2 questions, 1 Filler
7
Error Detection (old pattern)6
Single Fillers7
Phrase replacement5
Sentence Rearrangement (Set based)5
Total30

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Numerical Ability

This section was Easy to Moderate.

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Table DI)5
Simplification10
Missing No. Series
Multiplication & Difference
5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problem10
Total35

Reasoning Ability

This section was Easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating arrangements & Puzzles
Circular Table (6 people, outside facing)
Month & Date based puzzle
Parallel Line (6 person facing north, 6 person facing South)
15
Alphabetical Pair2
Inequalities5
Syllogs (Only a few)5
Alphanumeric series3
Blood Relations (Set based)3
Miscellaneous2
Total35

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Shift 3 Analysis

English Language

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Employee and Employer relationship..Example: Mc Donalds)
2 to 3 vocab questions, Synonym (Gain) word
1 filler question
7
Spelling Errors5
Parajumbles (Water Conservation)5
Phrase replacement5
Word Rearrangement4
Error Detection (Identifying the correct sentence out of 5)4
Total30

Numerical Ability

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Table based DI)
Month & 4 Companies Consumers data given
5
Simplification (One Liner)10
Missing No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems10
Total35

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Reasoning Ability

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating arrangements & Puzzles
Floor based (8 floors & 8 persons)
Square seating arrangement
Grid Matrix Puzzle (8 Bags 8 people)
Linear arrangement (uncertain number)
20
Syllogisms5
Numeric Series5
Direction Sense Test3
Miscellaneous2
Total35

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Shift 4 Analysis

English Language

This section was easy to moderate.

TopicNo. of Questions
Reading Comprehension (Pros & Cons of Gadgets)
2 questions on vocab
8
Parajumbles (Set based)4
Cloze Test (Digital based)8
Sentence Correction5
Error Detection5
Total30

Numerical Ability

This section was Easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Tabular DI)5
Simplification10
Wrong No. Series5
Quadratic Equation5
Word Problems10
Total35

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Reasoning Ability

This section was easy.

TopicNo. of Questions
Seating arrangements & Puzzles
Month based puzzle (2 dates given, 6 person to be arranged)
Parallel row puzzle (5 people in one line)
Circular arrangement (8 person, inside facing)
15
Coding Decoding5
Syllogism5
Alphanumeric series5
Blood relations3
Miscellaneous (alphabet based)2
Total35

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This brings us to the end of the article. This previous year’s exam analysis of IBPS Clerk Prelims will surely help the candidates to prepare better for this year’s IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 examination.

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