IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan

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IBPS conducts various examination to recruit candidates in various Public Sector Bank at various positions. IBPS has already conducted IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam on 7th and 8th December 2019. This year IBPS is all set to recruit 12000+ candidates for the post of clerk in Public Sector Banks. This is a huge opportunity for the aspirants who want to pursue their career in Banking Sector.

All those aspirants who have attempted IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam must check IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis. Aspirant who have safely marked 65-70 good attempts in the prelims stage must not wait for the result and should kick-start their preparation for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains is to be held on 19th January 2020. Only a month is left for the Mains Exam and IBPS Clerk Mains Exam has a distinct Exam Pattern than the Prelims Exam. So, it is important for an aspirant to understand the nature of IBPS Clerk Mains Exam and work accodingly to emerge in flying colors. We have come up with a IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan accompanied with exam pattern, syllabus and preparation tips that will act as a comprehensive guide to emerge in flying colors.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

Before you start your preparation for the IBPS Clerk Mains stage, It is important for you to understand the Exam Pattern so that your preparation can be startegized properly. You must be aware of the fact that IBPS Clerk has two stage: Prelims and Mains. The Prelims Exam is qualifying in nature so its marks are not added in the final list. However, score of Mains Exam is included in the merit list. Also, it is the final stage of the examination so it needs a proper focus so that you don’t have to face failures. Here is the IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern:

Sr. No	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Sectional Timing
1	General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	English & Hindi	35 minutes
2	English Language	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: There is sectional timing and Cut-Off in IBPS Clerk Mains Exam. There is also penalty of 1/4th for every wrong attempt.

IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus

After Exam pattern, the thing which is important for cracking the exam is the topics that are asled in the examination. Going through the IBPS Clerk Syllabus is equally important to know from where the challenges will be thrown in the examination

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IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam demands a different approach unlike the prelims stage. A well-planned strategy is all that you need to make a brighter future. The syllabus is vast and in case you don’t find a suitable way to plan, we have a plan for you that will cover all the topics with proper revision. This is a plan that will help the beginner as well as old players. We will update quiz shortly to help you in acing through the exam.

Date	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	English	General Awareness
December 18	Simplification, Quadratic Inequalities, Missing series	Circular puzzle, input-output, logical	Miscellaneous Quiz
December 19	Misc. DI, Approximation, Wrong Series	square puzzle, coding-decoding, direction	Cloze test(Phrase replacement), Error detection (Jumbled)	Current Affairs (July) with Quiz
December 20	Caselet, profit & Loss, Number System	floor puzzle, blood relation, data sufficiency	Error detection(sentence based), Reading Comprehension
December 21	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Current Affairs (August) with Quiz
December 22	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set
December 23	Partnership, Average, Ages, Simplification	circular puzzle, direction, miscellaneous	Word Usage, Paragraph completion	Current Affairs (September)
December 24	Mixture & Allegation, SI & CI, Approximation	month based puzzle, input-output, coding-decoding	Starters, Cloze test (New pattern)
December 25	Time & Work, Pipes & Cistern, Wrong Series	Floor based puzzle, Input-output, logical	Cloze test(phrase filler), Anto-Syno(Statements)	Current Affairs (October)
December 26	Boat & Stream, Trains, Caselet	linear puzzle, blood relation, short puzzle	Double Sentence-Single Filler, Sentence Improvement	Current Affairs (October) with Quiz
December 27	Mensuration, Missing Series, Misc. DI	designation based puzzle, Syllogism, Miscellaneous	Reading Comprehension, Word Swap+Replacement	Quiz of September & October
December 28	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	RBI & Its Policy
December 29	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Nationalisation of Banks
December 30	Probability, Permutation & Combination, Approximation	floor puzzle, data sufficiency, coding-decoding	Connectors, Cloze test (two words each option )
December 31	Speed Time Distance, Quantity Based, Quadratic Inequalities	linear puzzle, input-output, direction	Idiom Fillers, Error Detection (Column Based)	RBI’s Monetary policy
January 1	Data Sufficiency, Misc. DI, Simplification	Mix puzzle, Syllogism, logical	Column Based Double Filler, Cloze test	HQs & Chairman of PSBs
January 2	Partnership, Time & Work, Wrong Series	circular puzzle, inequality, Blood relation	Column Based(word replacement), Phrase replacement (multiple)
January 3	Mixture & Allegation, Caselet, Missing Series	month based puzzle, coding-decoding, syllogism	Coherent Paragraph, Sentence Rearrangement	Quiz
January 4	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	International Financial Organisations
January 5	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Negotiable Instruments
January 6	Average, Ages, Profit & Loss, Wrong Series	box puzzle, alphanumeric series, direction	Double Filler, Error Detection	Current Affairs (December)
January 7	SI & CI, Pipes & Cistern, Simplification	Square puzzle, blood relation, short puzzle	Reading Comprehension, Idiom(Correct usage)	Indian States Capital/CM/Governor
January 8	Mensuration, Missing Series, Caselet	linear puzzle, input-output, coding-decoding	Misspelt, Para Jumble(One sentence Fixed)	Quiz of November and December
January 9	Probability, Permutation & Combination, Quantity Based, Quadratic Inequalities	Circular puzzle, data sufficiency, logical	Cloze Test(four highlighted words), Error (Fixed one part)	Revision of July & August Current Affairs
January 10	Data Sufficiency, Approximation, Misc. DI	month based puzzle, miscellaneous, short puzzle	Starters, Phrase Replacement(Column Based)	Foreign Countries Capital/Currency/PM/President
January 11	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Revision of September & October Current Affairs
January 12	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Revision of November & December Current Affairs
January 13	Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Speed Time Distance	floor puzzle, input output, logical, miscellaneous	Phrasal verb filler, Cloze test (one word replacement)	Revision of Static Banking
January 14	Misc. DI, Caselet, Wrong Series	mix puzzle, data sufficiency, coding decoding	Phrasal Verb (Meaning), Error (old pattern)	Quiz of July, August, September, October, November, December
January 15	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set
January 16	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set
January 17	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set
January 18	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set	Practice set

IBPS Clerk Mains Preparation Tips

IBPS Clerk Exam demands focus and consistency. Here are some tips that will help you in sailing through the examination:

Go through the syllabus and pattern: When you are going to plan a strategy or even thinking about attempting banking examinations, the first and foremost thing you can do is understanding the syllabus and pattern of the bank exam. This will make you analyze the topics and the type of question targeted by specific bank exam. Click here to know all about IBPS Clerk 2019.

Practice mocks and previous year’s paper: Practice is the key to success especially when it is about banking examination. Solve as many mock test as possible. Go through all the previous year paper and solve them religiously. Focus on your weak as well as strong areas. Try to solve question paper mains in 160 minutes. Sticking to the time is very important aspect for cracking bank examination. Assess yourself from time to time to get the best results. Bankersadda has comprehensive test series for enhancing your practice skills and acing the examination.

Time table: Planning a strategy directs you to make a study time table. Fix time for every subject. Read general awareness and dedicate more time to the important topics. Quants and reasoning has more weightage in prelims and mains so focus on polishing it as much as you can. Here is a rough plan you can use to make a time table:

Make a sheet of daily schedule.
Set two type of task: short term plan and long term plan
Short term will include setting task for a week and long term will include completing major syllabus.
Look for the topics which are carrying more marks and focus on them.
Decide time for every subjects and read them daily.
Solve a mock test daily with keeping time in mind. When exams are just 10-15 days away, try to solve 2-3 mock test and revise them thorougly.
Stick to the plan as consistency will help you in succeeding easily.

Keep yourself updated: Keep visiting the official website of IBPS to check for the details and changes made by the conducting agency. Read newspaper and general economics related information as they are helpful in mains. Also, keep on visiting our website bankersadda.com.

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