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Bank Clerical Exam Information and Pattern:
Information on examination pattern, eligibility, age, salary for banking clerical exam 2015.
It is an examination with duration of 2.5 hours, which consists of 250 questions. Different topic areas of the question paper is stated below- Name of Tests(objective) No. of questions marks Test of Reasoning-questions 50 marks 50 Test of English Language-questions 3 marks 50 Test of Numerical Ability-questions 50 marks 50 Test of General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry- questions 50 marks 50 Test of Computer Knowledge- questions 50 marks 50 negative marking penalty of negative marking is there in case of wrong answers if any marked in the objective tests.
If a wrong answer has been given by the candidate for a question, one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
Validity of Score Card:
The Score Card will be issued by IBPS, which will remain valid for one year from the date of issue of the Score Card.
Candidates appearing in the subsequent examinations to increase their scores if they want to:
Cut-off the candidates will have to score a minimum pre-decided marks in every tests, in order to qualify the written examination and to be considered for vacancies in the IBPS recognized banks.
The cut-off points will be based on the average (Average-1/4 Standard Deviation for general category candidates and Average-3/4 Standard Deviation for Reserved Category candidates).
The final selection will be done based on the performance of candidates in the written test as well as in an interview, which would be taken further.
Phase-I: Written Examination the written test of objective type questions will include the particulars stated below-
General Awareness, General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Marketing Aptitude or Computer Knowledge, Negative Marking for the wrong answers will be there in the objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted as penalty for every wrong answer. The candidates need to pass in each of the objective tests.
Phase-II: Group Discussion & Interview the candidates need to get passed in the written examinations and then they will be called for group discussion and interview, based upon the vacancies in each and every category i.e. maximum of 3 times of the vacancies.
Syllabus for Bank Clerical: Reasoning Questions are asked mainly from the following categories. part of speech, spelling, punctuation, verb, adverb, subject, verb agreement, error correction, tenses, narration, syntax, sentence rearrangement, one word substitutions, fill in the blains with modals, articles etc.
Comprehension – homonyms, answering questions based on Unseen passages, Vocabulary test, Synonyms, Antonyms.
Syllabus for Bank Clerical: General Awareness:
This section designed to check candidates general awareness & questions are asked mainly from the following categories: Indian History -Indian Polity –Indian Economy –Indian Geography –World Geography –current Affairs (National and International) –Major Financial/Economic News –Budget and Five Year Plans –who is who sports events –Books and Authors –Awards and Honors –Science –Inventions and Discoveries –Abbreviations –Important Days and Weeks –International and National Organizations.
Syllabus for Bank Clerical: Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Question on Quantitative Aptitude are asked from following section: Number System –Number Series –HCF, LCM –Square roots and cube roots –simplification –Decimal Fractions –Surd and indices –Compound Proportion, Pipe & Cistern, Time & distance, Boat and stream, area allegation problem on trains, Ratio and Proportions, Unitary Method, Percentage, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Average Banker’s Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Probability, Mensuration (2d and 3d), Races, Geometry, Algebra, Data Interpretation (Tabulation, Pie Chart, Line Chart, Line Graph and Bar Graph).
Syllabus for Bank Clerical: Reasoning Verbal Topics
Analogy Test, Alphabet Series, Test of Directions, Sense Coding –Decoding Test, Number Series, Puzzle Problem on age calculation, Blood Relations, Calendar Decision Making, Number Series, Matrix, Mathematical Reasoning, Statement and Assumption, Statement and Arguments, Dice, Clock, Inserting the mission character, clerical aptitude, sitting arrangement, word formation, Venn Diagram.
Non-Verbal Topics:
Paper folding/paper cutting, Mirror Images, Cubes and Dice, Grouping Identical Figures, Embedded Figures, Non Verbal Series, Formation of figure classification.