IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 Study Plan

IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment notification has been released and this time the total vacancies are 7855 vacancies. The online registration has already been started on 7^th Oct 2021 and by now the candidates must have started their exam preparation. Those who have not started till now must take a free mock test of IBPS Clerk Prelims and know their weak and strong areas well. In this article we are here to guide the aspirants with the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 study plan. This IBPS Clerk 2021 study plan will help you guide in a better way as what your preparation strategy should be.

Before moving ahead let’s first catch a glimpse of the IBPS Clerk important dates and the IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Tentative Schedule

Activity	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	07.10.2021 to 27.10.2021
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	07.10.2021 to 27.10.2021
The download of call letters for Pre- Exam Trainingl	November 2021
Conduct of Pre-Exam Trainingl	November 2021
The download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	November/ December 2021
Online Examination – Preliminary	December 2021
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	December 2021/ January 2022
The download of Call letter for Online exam – Main	December 2021/ January 2022
Online Examination – Main	January/February 2022
Provisional Allotment	April 2022

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 free mock test

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr. No.	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum marks	Time allotted for each test
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

As candidates must be knowing that the IBPS Clerk Prelims examination will be held sometime in December 2021. The Dates are not out yet, but we will update the aspirants once the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 exam dates will be released. For now candidates can check out the IBPS Clerk Prelims study plan.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Study Plan

Days	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3
1	IBPS Clerk Prelims free mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Single Fillers	Data Interpretation
2	Coding Decoding	Arithmetic Series	Cloze Test
3	English Prelims 01 Sectional Test	Inequalities	Simplification
4	Phrase rearrangement, Idioms & Phrases	Quadratic Equation	Syllogism
5	Puzzles & Seating Arrangement	Sentence Improvement	Missing Series
6	Quant Prelims 01 Sectional Test	Filler, Word Usage	Direction Sense
7	Reading Comprehension	Reasoning (Prelims) 01 Sectional Test	Approximation
8	Blood Relation	Column based	IBPS Clerk Prelims 01 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
9	Arithmetic	Order Ranking & Alphabet/Number based questions	Reading Comprehension
10	IBPS Clerk Prelims 02 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	coding-decoding	error correction
11	Reasoning (Prelims) 02 Sectional Test	Quant Prelims 02 Sectional Test	Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
12	Speed Distance and Time	Machine Input-Output	Data Interpretation
13	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series	Inequalities	IBPS Clerk Prelims 03 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
14	English Prelims 02 Sectional Test	Fill in the blanks	Paragraph Based Questions
15	Vocabulary based questions	Partnership	Data Sufficiency
16	Problems on Boats and Streams & HCF and LCM	IBPS Clerk Prelims 04 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Syllogism
17	Pipes and Cisterns	Logical Reasoning/ Input-Output	Quant Prelims 03 Sectional Test
18	English Prelims 03 Sectional Test	Quant Prelims 03 Sectional Test	Reasoning (Prelims) 03 Sectional Test
19	Cloze Test	Mathematical Inequalities	Mensuration
20	Fill in the Blanks	Para Jumbles	Percentage
21	IBPS Clerk Prelims 05 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Algebra	Order & Ranking
22	Linear Seating Arrangement	Verbal Ability	Time, Speed & Distance
23	Permutation & Combination	Synonyms & Antonyms	Classification
24	English Prelims 04 Sectional Test	Quant Prelims 04 Sectional Test	Reasoning (Prelims) 04 Sectional Test
25	Mixture Problems	Data Interpretation	IBPS Clerk Prelims 06 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
26	Revise Day 2Topics	Revise Day 2 Topics	Revise Day 2 Topics
27	Inequalities	Seating Arrangements	Revise Day 3 Topics
28	English Prelims 05 Sectional Test	Quant Prelims 05 Sectional Test	Reasoning (Prelims) 05 Sectional Test
29	Probability, Permutation and Combination	Fill in the blanks	Paragraph Based Questions
30	Revise Day 4 Topics	Revise Day 5 Topics	IBPS Clerk Prelims 07 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
31	IBPS Clerk Prelims 08 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Practice Reasoning Sectional Tests	Practice Quant Sectional Tests
32	Blood Relations	Simplification	Direction & Distance
33	Practice English Sectional Tests	Cloze Test	Revise Day 10 topics
34	Alpha-Numeric Symbol Series	Paragraph Based Questions	Fill in the blanks
35	Mensuration	Number Series	IBPS Clerk Prelims 09 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
36	IBPS Clerk Prelims 10 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Revise Day 15 topics	Revise Day 15 topics
37	Reading Comprehension	Sentence Errors	Inappropriate Usage
38	Idioms & Phrases	Partnership	Data Sufficiency
39	Revise Day 20 topics	IBPS Clerk Prelims 11 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Problems on Boats and Streams
40	Practice Reasoning Sectional Tests	Practice English Sectional Tests	IBPS Clerk Prelims 12 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
41	Revise Day 22 topics	SI & CI	Mixture and Alligation
42	IBPS Clerk Prelims 13 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Order and Ranking	Logical Reasoning/ Input-Output
43	Practice English Sectional Tests	Practice Quant Sectional Tests	IBPS Clerk Prelims 14 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
44	Inequalities	Seating Arrangements	Revise Day 29 Topics
45	Pipes and Cisterns	Logical Reasoning/ Input-Output	IBPS Clerk Prelims 15 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
46	IBPS Clerk Prelims 16 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Problem on Ages	Pipes & Cisterns
47	Coding-Decoding	Sentence Improvement	Revise Day 37 Topics
48	Practice Reasoning Sectional Tests	Practice Quant Sectional Tests	IBPS Clerk Prelims 17 mock test + Mock Test Analysis
49	Cloze Test	Revise Day 41 Topics	Practice Sectional Tests
50	IBPS Clerk Prelims 18 mock test + Mock Test Analysis	Practice Quant Sectional Tests	Practice English Sectional Tests
51	Revise Quant Topics	Revise English Topics	IBPS Clerk Prelims 19 mock test + Mock Test Analysis

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IBPS Clerk 2021 FAQs

Can I surely clear ibps clerk with the help of this study plan?
This is a comprehensive study plan that our experts have created keeping all subjects and concepts in mind. As far as clearing the IBPS Clerk examination is concerned it all depends upon your hard work, perseverance and concept clarity. We have given you an idea as this is how you can draft your exam preparation strategy and if you will follow this study plan, you will have an absolute concept clarity & you may attain success as well. However, please be informed that you can make changes in this study plan as per your strengths & weaknesses. A continuous focus on weak areas will surely help you get the best out of yourself.
Should I start studying GA right now only?
Yes, we would suggest the aspirants to start preparing for the GA section right away because GA is something that cannot be mastered in few days, however it needs consistent effort and practice. So, the early you start the better it will be.
How many hours should I study on a daily basis?
There is no set rule or no fixed hours that you should study for while preparing for IBPS Clerk Prelims exam. However, we would suggest you to take a free mock and check your AIR against your competitors; if your percentile is below 60-70, you need to put a lot of efforts. You should put 7-8 hours of study.
The bottom line is that you should start seeing yourself in top 10 percentile.

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