How to Prepare for IBPS Clerk Examination?

Introduction –

IBPS exam has become nowadays tough nut to crack as the competition level of the exam has increased much from past years. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is the conducting body of the examination that conducts this competitive exam every year to select the most eligible & most suitable aspirants/candidates to select them for various posts in the government sector of banking. The upcoming examination of IBPS is not going to be an easy thing nowadays to crack as the competition has become tougher because the number of aspirants who have applied for the post is more and has risen from past few years.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Board publishes the official notification every year for the selection and filling up of IBPS Clerk vacancies. Aspirants must have a deeper understanding of the Syllabus, Exam pattern, Time limit, Time management proper & appropriate strategies, Mocks, and last minute tips to crack the examination. IBPS Clerk Previous Year Question Papers are also helpful. This examination is one of the most sought examinations in the country & also for the aspirants, to crack this exam candidates must be well - prepared to score better rank in the IBPS examination.

Preparation Strategy for IBPS Clerk Exam

The IBPS clerk exam is not going to be an easy thing as it’s becoming tougher every year because the competition has increased for all those who are dedicated aspirants. Candidates who wish to get a better rank in the exam must have a proper study plan, study material & a suitable strategy for the preparation. Aspirants who are preparing can use these strategies for the preparation of IBPS clerk prelims section and IBPS clerk mains exam section. Below are some of the suitable strategies to cover the English section properly for the exam.

• Candidates preparing for the exam already have good command over basic knowledge in grammar and it is very important also.
• Aspirants should have a good fluency & proficiency in the English language.
• The Basic English grammar questions should be properly studied & revised.
• The aspirants & candidates should read the newspapers and magazines on a regular basis.
• The aspirants must have their own handwritten notes and short notes on the important topics.
• Candidates should try to solve maximum English grammar questions on a  daily basis
• Read a minimum of 15 - 20 new words & note them down their meaning etc.
• Must study the basic grammar rules of English and basic understanding of stanza’s & essay’s.

Strategy for IBPS Numerical Section

Numerical section of IBPS exam is considered as the most difficult section of the IBPS clerk exam. Aspirants must spend their extra time and extra effort on this specially to crack this section.

• Aspirants must be thorough with the formulas of all the topics and must be ready to revise & recall them at any point of time.
• Give mock exams because they are helpful and try to solve the IBPS Clerk Previous Year Question Papers.
• Learning the application method of formulas is also important.
• Candidates must learn to polish their problem-solving skills.
• Do not go for the shortcuts as they are not helpful in the long run.
• Study & Practice on a regular basis.
• Candidates must try to solve the difficult & tricky questions of the section as they help the candidate to prepare them properly.

Strategy for IBPS Reasoning Section

Aspiring Candidates must prepare themselves to understand the trickiness of this section and must understand logic behind every section & question in this topic, so that aspirants can solve this section with understanding and ease. This section is not very hard if it is studied properly & practiced properly.

• Aspirants must practice more and more questions of this section.
• The aspiring candidates must be well studied with every topic and logic behind it.
• Understanding of theory section is also important in this section as well.
  

Strategy for IBPS General Awareness/GS Section

This section is specifically related to current GK, current affairs and recent events. Aspirants must have a good knowledge of this section.

• Aspirants must cover the current events magazines of previous six months or a year.
• Aspirants must read the newspaper daily of their choice (The Hindu, Times of India etc.)
• Aspiring Candidates must write down notes on important & relevant topics from exam point of view so that they can be revised easily & effectively.
  

Strategy for IBPS Computer Aptitude Section

This section primarily related to check the candidates basic knowledge of computer software and hardware.

• Basic knowledge for every aspirant about the internet is unavoidable.
• Aspirants must practice daily about an hour on computer section
• Aspirants must learn the processing of each & every part as it is also important.
• Aspiring Candidates should practice the past year’s question paper.
• Candidates should first solve non-descriptive questions as they take less time.
• Practice different types of puzzles and questions to enhance accuracy in the exam.

IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus Coverage

The aspirants must beware of the fact that the IBPS exam’s syllabus cover many things and it is vast. The aspirants must be crystal clear here to decide which aspects of the syllabus must be covered. The aspiring candidates must know about time management strategy and manage their time efficiently for attempting every question.

Try to Understand the structure of the syllabus: It is basic and common for every candidate to understand that every exam has a syllabus from which questions are being asked so it is important to look after every topic and concepts that are demanded in the syllabus. Without having knowledge about the syllabus it’s not possible to have an effective study or preparation plan. It is very crucial to understand the need of the syllabus, so that we can analyze our stronger and weaker sections properly.

Analyze your strength and weakness and correct them: Every Candidate has his own strength and weaknesses from their childhood. If a student is weaker in English than another is stronger, what matters is that everyone should identify their own strength and weakness so that they can work upon it. Similarly in government exam preparation the candidates have to identify their weaker sections and work upon it and also they should strengthen their stronger sections to score good marks in the exam.

Understand the concepts clearly: The aspiring candidates must be thorough with the basics of every subject because understanding the roots of the subjects helps in covering the syllabus easily. Fundamental understanding of subjects like mathematics and scientific formulas help to clear the concepts easily.

Learn the scientific formulas and concept: Mathematics section require lot of formulas that is most needed to memorize by the aspiring candidates. Every candidate should know that “Practice makes you perfect” specially in sections like arithmetic and quantitative terms it help in learning the formulas by practicing them again and again to different types of questions. This technique helps the aspiring candidates for getting a good score in the exam and helps them to get technical posts.

Understand how to solve the questions in a scoring manner: It is very important for all the aspiring candidates to solve the questions in a scoring manner by preparing for them very well and giving mock tests in an exam-like situation. Only practicing again and again can help to solve the questions properly and effectively, it also helps the aspirants to manage the time as well. Make sure to solve the IBPS Clerk Previous Year Question Papers to know the type of questions. All  the aspirants must know these tips and tricks to ace the examination with grace.

Improve Reading Speed: Candidates must prepare themselves for the General Awareness section as it requires extensive reading and it includes a lot of facts and topics to learn & remember. An improved reading speed may help to speed up the things and it is also important to note down the important facts and topics and also the topics that are repeated in previous year’s exams. Aspirants whose reading speed is good may also get help in reading the newspaper fast so that candidates may get extra time for their revision. Aspiring candidates are advised to read newspapers in the language which will be chosen in their exam medium.

Develop Note making habit: Note making helps the aspirants to be prepared for the topics as notes come handy at the time of revision candidates are not require to read the book again & again. Candidates are advised to create notes that are relevant, to the point and easy to understand. Notes are very much helpful at the time of revision.

Try to Solve Questions for practice: Once candidates are thorough with the topic and learned them properly, it becomes important to analyze your quality of learning by solving practice questions. Aspiring candidates must identify their gaps, mistakes, and try to correct them and improve their problem solving skills. Aspirants should also try to solve the previous year’s question papers because this will help them to analyze what the exam demands from the candidates.

Take Mock Tests: When the candidates finishes the syllabus of IBPS clerk exam they should go for giving mock tests as much as they can because mocks give us the real overview of where we stand or where we are going to stand in the actual examination. It helps in evaluating the potential of the aspiring candidate. One of the best sites for giving Mock Tests is available at urExam.

IBPS Clerk Examination: Exam Pattern

IBPS clerk exam is based on the two examinations. It include:

• Prelims examination
• Mains examination

Prelims and mains both examinations of IBPS clerk will be Computer Based online Tests. This is a MCQ (Multiple choice questions) based examination. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for latest updates. The pattern of IBPS clerk prelims examination is given below:

The pattern of IBPS clerk mains examination is given below:

Aspirants must understand the pattern structure of the exam.

Syllabus for IBPS Clerk Examination

Aspirants must be thorough with the syllabus of prelims and mains for IBPS clerk examination as it is the first and foremost step every aspiring candidate should do.

IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Prelims:

• Reasoning Ability
• English Language
• Numerical Ability

Aspiring candidates must be thorough with the syllabus given below:

IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Mains:

Now, it’s time for the aspirants to know about the syllabus of the main examination. The main examination includes the following topics:

• Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude
• General English
• General/Financial Awareness
• Quantitative Aptitude