IBPS Clerical Exam Pattern, Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous body conducting multiple examinations on behalf of various nationalized banks. They are IBPS PO Exam, IBPS Clerical Exam, and IBPS Specialist Officer to name a few. Every year it invites applications to recruit candidates for clerical posts. The recruitment exam is conducted for different organizations like Public Sector Banks, Co-operative Banks, Private Banks, Central/ Financial institutions and other Financial Institutions.

This year, the Common Written Exam (CWE) organized by IBPS for Clerk Recruitment is scheduled in the month of December-January. The preliminary exam will be held on 12^th, 13^th, and 19^th December 2020 and the main exam will be conducted on 24^th January 2021. In order to qualify the exam, applicants should know the latest exam pattern and prepare an apt study plan.

IBPS Clerical Paper Pattern 2020

The paper follows a two-tier pattern:

Preliminary Examination- 100 Marks
Main Examination- 200 Marks

Both the exams are in online mode i.e. computer based and are objective in nature.

IBPS Clerical: Preliminary Examination

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	1 hour
Numerical Ability	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total	100	100

There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer. Each section is alloted a time limit of 20 minutes.
Preliminary Examination can be taken both in Hindi and English medium.

IBPS Clerical: Main Examination

Sections(not in sequence)	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
General English	40	40	35 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
General & Financial Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
Total	190	200	160 minutes

The total duration of the main exam is 160 minutes i.e. 2 hour 40 minutes.
There is a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
Main Examination can be taken both in English and Hindi medium.

The IBPS Clerical selection process entirely depends on the marks obtained in the Main Exam. There is no group exercise or personal interview in the recruitment process. Moreover, the marks obtained in prelims will not be added in the selection procedure of the candidate. For more details, visit the Official Website of IBPS: ibps.in

Work hard, stay focused, keep yourself updated and practice consistently to get your dream job.

Good Luck!

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