IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 (Prelims & Mains).As we all know Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Clerk. This year IBPS Clerk Recruitment Notification 2021 drive is taking place to fill Clerk vacancies.The online registrations for IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021 start from 07th October to 27th October 2021.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has introduced a new exam pattern for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 in its Official Notification. The introduction of the sectional time limit in the prelims exam of IBPS Clerk 2021 surprised many students. In this post, we have shared the new exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam 2021.You can also check the section-wise weightage of the different topics as well as the details of marks distribution in the IBPS Clerk Exam below.
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Before appearing in any competition exam all you need to know the complete detailed syllabus for Exam. It is also important to know the latest exam pattern and syllabus for the particular exam. The questions will be asked in IBPS Clerk Exam will be based on official IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 (Prelims & Mains).In this post, we are providing you the detailed Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk Exam 2021.
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021: Important Dates
| Exam Events | Dates |
| Commencement of IBPS Clerk Online Registration | 07th October 2021 |
| Last Date for IBPS Clerk Online Application | 27th October 2021 |
| Download IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2021 | November/December 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Exam Date (Prelims) | December 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Result Date | December 2021/January 2022 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2021 Date | January/February 2022 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains Result 2021 | April 2022 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Selection Process
As per the IBPS Clerk 2021 official notification released by IBPS for recruitment of Clerk, the recruitment will take place with the help of online examination.
- Online Preliminary Examination (Objective Test).
- Online Mains Examination (Objective Test).
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) are not added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) are considered for the preparation of the final merit list. Final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the main examination.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam will comprise of 3 sections, with a total of 100 marks and total time of 60 minutes has been allotted for this exam.This year IBPS has introduced sectional time limit in the Prelims exam. You can go through the exam pattern and sectional time division of IBPS Clerk Prelims exam from the table below:-
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2021
| S. No. | Name of Test | No. of questions | Total Marks | Time Duration |
| 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 | |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2021
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Ques. | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time Allotted for Each Test |
| 1. | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 35 Minutes |
| 2. | General English | 40 | 40 | English | 35 Minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 Minutes |
| 4. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 Minutes |
Note:-
- The above tests except for the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
- For each wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.
- The exam will be conducted online and it will carry objective type questions.
IBPS Clerk 2021 – Important Links
| IBPS Clerk 2021 Official Notification – Click Here |
| IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus 2021 (Prelims & Mains) – Click Here |
| IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2021 (Prelims & Mains) – Click Here |
| IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off Marks (2015-2020) – Click Here |
| IBPS Clerk Previous Year Questions Paper PDF (2020-2016)- Click Here |
| Best Books for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 – Click Here |
