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hello
i want to prepare for ibps clerk exam.....
i want to know the question types comes in this exam
and also refer some books for this exam....
please reply as soon as possible

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hello
i want to prepare for ibps clerk exam.....
i want to know the question types comes in this exam
and also refer some books for this exam....
please reply as soon as possible

Below are the attachments of IBPS clerk question papers of past few years. Please download them.

Apart from that some of the recommended books for IBPS clerk exam where you can get more years solved papers are,

Study Package for IBPS Clerk Grade Exam
by
Sanjeev Joon
Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing (2012)


Study Guide To I .B. P. S Cwe: For Recruitment In Clerical Cadre
by
G. K
Publisher: G.k Publication (2011)


Bank Clerical Cadre (Common Written Examination conducted by IBPS)
by
Ashok Mehta,Manish Arora,S L Gulati
Publisher: New Light Publications (2012)


IBPS/CWE Bank Clerk 2011 Practice Set
by
Arihant Experts
Publisher: Arihant (2011)

IBPS Clerk examination exam pattern:

TEST NO of Questions Max Marks
Reasoning 40 40
English 40 40
Numerical Ability 40 40
General Awareness 40 40
Computer Knowledge 40 40

So there will be of total 200 questions of total 200 marks and time give will be 120 minutes.
Reasoning part may be some difficult questions but by practice you can easily crack those questions.

And rest topics are easy but more practice will be required.
To prepare for IBPS clerical you need to refer 2-3 books only.

> IBPS CWE Clerk Guide is one of the best book.
> To qualify the IBPS entrance exam i recommend you to solve previous year papers after reading the above book.
> To solve more questions Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal should be prefered.
> To solve computer knowledge questions(as it is most easiest part) if you have time go and read Computer Fundamentals by P.K.Sinha.

All these books are easily available in market and online stores and best for the preparation for IBPS Clerk Exam.

Questions asked in IBPS Clerk Recruitment are of the following types,

1. Testing your knowledge in English.
2. Testing your Logical Reasoning.
3. Testing your Aptitude Capability.
4. Testing your Computer Knowledge.
5. Testing your General Knowledge skills.

Examination Pattern:

• Reasoning - 50 marks (50 questions)
• English language - 50 marks (50 questions)
• Numerical ability - 50 marks (50 questions)
• General awareness - 50 marks (50 questions)
• computer knowledge - 50 marks(50 questions)

Syllabus:

Numerical Ability:

• Numbers
• Fractions
• Hcf & lcm
• Simple interest
• Compound interest
• Percentage
• Profit and loss
• Average
• Work and time
• Ratio and proportion
• Time and distance
• Area

Logical Reasoning:

• Non verbal
• Series
• Problem with numbers
• Coding decoding
• Symbol substitution
• Blood relation
• Direction sense
• Drawing conclusion
• Syllogism
• Sitting arrangement

English:

• Grammar
• Passage
• Antonyms & synonyms
• Phrases and idioms

Computer Awareness:

• Fundamental
• Word
• Excel
• Internet
• Networking

General Awareness:

• Current affairs(within 6 months)
• Banking terms
• Economic terms

For more details, visit the website of IBPS http://www.ibps.in/

Reference Books:

• Bank Clerical Exam Solved Papers by Ramesh
• Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
• Reasoning & Aptitude books (Verbal & Non-verbal) by R.S.Agarwal
• Work-guides by Kiran publications
• English Language by R.S Agarwal, Wren & Martin
• Mathematics by O.P. Tandon, O.P. Agarwal , R.S.Agarwal, N.C.E.R.T.Books [From Class 6 to Class 10]

Mainly in IBPS Clerk exams you will face objective type questions related to following sections.

1. Quantitative Aptitude
2. English Comprehension and Grammar
3. Computer Aptitude
4. General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Awareness
5. Reasoning Aptitude

You need to pass in each every section and also you have to clear the overall cut off marks to become eligible for interview. There will be negative marking for each and every wrong answer.

Some of the books you can refer for IBPS Clerk are listed below.

1. A Modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

2. Objective General English by RS Aggarwal

3. Quantitative Aptitude Made Easy by Ramandeep Singh

4. MCQs Multiple Choice Questions on Computer Fundamental by Alok Kumar

5. Banking Awareness: The Complete Book for IBPS Bank PO and CLERK Examination by Arihant Publishers