IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 Revised: Check Paper Pattern for Prelims & Mains

There is not much difference in the difficulty level of SBI Clerk and IBPS Clerk exams. The exam pattern and syllabus of IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk are more or less the same. IBPS Clerk exam pattern comprises prelims and Mains exams. The prelims exam comprises three sections English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The Mains exam comprises General/ Financial Awareness, General English Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. SBI Clerk exam pattern comprises prelims exam, Mains exam and language proficiency test. The prelims exam comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to prelims exam are 100. The Mains exam comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the test are 200.

IBPS Clerk exam is conducted in 13 regional languages. Earlier, the question papers are framed in English and Hindi only. 

The prelims exam of IBPS Clerk is divided into three sections. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. The exam structure of IBPS Clerk prelims exam is given below.

Yes, there are sectional timings in IBPS Clerk exam. In prelims exam, candidates will get 20 minutes to answer each section. In the Mains exam, 35 minutes each will be given to answer questions from General/Financial Awareness, General English and 45 minutes each will be given to attempt Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude questions. The section-wise exam timings for prelims and mains exam are given below.

Prelims Exam

Mains Exam

Candidates can check below few important points related to IBPS Clerk exam pattern:

• IBPS Clerk Mains exam pattern comprises current affairs and computer knowledge
• Only three sections will be asked in the prelims exam
• The score of the preliminary exam will not be taken into consideration for the final selection. The score of the Mains exam will be taken into consideration for the final allotment
• There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the objective tests

For correct answer, one mark is awarded. For incorrect answers, 0.25 marks are deducted The score is calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers. 

Check tips below:

• English Language: Focus on improving Vocab and comprehension
• Reasoning Ability: Practice previous papers
• Numerical Ability: Learn Shortcuts

The important topics for are below:

• Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, etc.
• Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, etc.
• Puzzle and Arrangements, Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction sense and Order and Ranking, etc. 
• History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organisation, etc.
• Banking and Insurance Awareness, Financial Awareness, Current Affairs government. Schemes and Policies, Static Awareness, etc.

IBPS RRB exam is conducted to select candidates for the post of Officers Scale 1, 2 and 3, 2024. The interview is conducted for the post of Officers Scale 1, 2 and 3. The selection of candidates for the interview is done based on the performance in the mains. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted to select candidates for the interview. 

The best books for IBPS Clerk exam are given below: English Language High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin Objective General English by Arihant Publications Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis Quantitative Aptitude Quantitative Aptitude by R S Agarwal Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma Objective Mathematics for Competitive Exams by Tarun Goal Fast Track Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma Reasoning Ability Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali General and Financial Awareness India Year Book Manorama Yearbook Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications Lucent's GK book Computer Aptitude Banking & Computer Aptitude for IBPS Bank Clerk/PO Exams Paperback Computer Knowledge by Odisha Publication Computer Awareness by Arihant Publication Objective Computer Knowledge and Literacy by Kiran Publication.