IBPS CLERK STRATEGY TO CRACK IN 1ST ATTEMPT
                     IBPS Clerk 2021 
How to Crack This 
Exam in 1st Attempt? 
Complete Strategy
Selection Procedure
Phase-II:: Prelliimiinary  Examiinatition Phase-IIII:: Maiin  Examiinatition
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
Serial No. of 
No. Section Question Total Marks Duration
1 English 30 30 20 minutes
Language
2 Numerical 35 35 20 minutes
Ability
3 Reasoning 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes
IBPS Clerk Main Expected Exam Pattern
Serial Section No. of Total Marks Duration
Number Question
1. General English 40 40 35 minutes
2. Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
3. Reasoning Ability and 50 60 45 minutes
Computer Aptitude
4. General/Financial 50 50 35 minutes
Awareness
Total 190 200 2 hours 40 
minutes
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
First, Understand the Syllabus
• READING COMPREHENSION
• Para Jumble
• Error Detection
English 
• Sentence Improvement or Sentence 
Language Rearrangement
• Fillers (Single/double)
• Sentence Connector
• Odd one out
• Cloze test
 
• Puzzles and Seating Arrangement
• Syllogism
• Inequality
• Coding-Decoding
Reasoning • Input-Output
• Series-based Questions
Ability (Alphanumeric and Numeric)
• Miscellaneous Questions
(Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order and 
Ranking etc)
• Data Sufficiency
First, Understand the Syllabus
•Quantitative Aptitude
• Number Series
• Simplification/ Approximation
• Quadratic Equations
• Data Interpretation
• Arithmetic Questions
• Data Sufficiency
• Quantity Based Questions
Its always better to be prepared and wait for the 
opportunity than just wait and then prepare when the 
opportunity comes…
Decision is on you… 
Don’t wait for 
the notification…
Start your prep! 
How to Prepare 
for IBPS Clerk 
2021?
3 IMPORTANT PILLARS OF PREPARATION
Practice Analyse Assessment
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QUANTITATIV in the IBPS Clerk Exam. 
Cover basic topics like 
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quadratic equation, 
Average, percentage 
and ratio-proportion 
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average in this section 
then make a habit of 
practicing this section 
on a regular basis.  
Just plan your schedule 
to cover all the 
important topics.
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General Awareness
•Current Affairs of last 6-7 months
•National/International Appointment
•Obituaries
•Award Functions
•New government schemes
•Resignations
•States in news
•Prominent institutes in news
•The rank of India in various Index
Static Awareness
•Names of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks
•Names of Stadiums
•Names of Stadiums
•Names of Countries, Currencies and their Capitals
•Names of Governors and Chief Ministers
•Learn the places of major events to be held
•Important Days and their themes
•Recently visited places by our Prime Minister or President
•Regulatory Bodies of India
•Formation of new small finance bank and payment 
bank
Banking & •New policies introduced by the government
Economy •Capital market
•Money market
•Details of ATM's
•Initiatives taken for marginal sector and women, etc.
Focus Prepare 
more on banking Read 
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Current GK based 
Affairs Watch on current Make Magazine 
section News affairs notes of Daily.
Channel to the 
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Attempt yourself Take news, 
Daily Quiz updated. Sectional event, etc.
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