IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2016 was scheduled today. You can also check the details of other phases of the exam by looking up IBPS clerk Selection process. IBPS Clerk Mains was conducted in a single slot. Here is the analysis of IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2016.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern -
S. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted for each section |
1. | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
4. | General Awareness (with special reference to Banking) | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | 20 minutes |
Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
From this year onward, sectional time was allotted in IBPS Clerk Mains Exam. The overall level of the exam was Moderate to Difficult. The reviews have been shared by our readers who appeared in the IBPS clerk mains. They might give you an idea on how to crack IBPS clerk exam. In the case of any anomaly, let us know in the comments, we will update it.
Reasoning Ability
Number of Questions - 40
Level of the Section - Difficult
This was the IBPS clerk mains question division-
- Puzzles / Seating Arrangement - 5 sets (25 questions)
(a) One arrangement was combined with blood relation
(b) Another was weight-based - Data Sufficiency - 5 Questions
- Verbal/ Logical Reasoning - 5 Questions
- Coding Decoding - 5 Questions
English Language
Number of Questions - 40
Level of the Section - Moderate
The following number of questions appeared in the IBPS clerk mains-
- Reading Comprehension - 2 sets (20 Questions)
(a) Passages were based on Economy.
(b) Synonym/ Antonym questions were asked - Apart from this, questions were also asked from -
(a) Fill in the blanks
(b) Sentence Correction/ Improvement
Don't forget to check out IBPS clerk cut off for previous year.
Quantitative Aptitude
Number of Questions - 40
Level of the Section - Difficult
The exam pattern of IBPS clerk mains included the following questions-
- Number Series - 5 Questions
(a) 15, 20, 28, 45, 69, ?
(b) 256, 176, 216, ?, 206, 201, 203.5 - Data Interpretation - 2 sets (10 Questions)
(a) DI were calculative. One line and other tabular graph were asked.
(b) One DI was based on the percentage of males and females for a different savings bank account. - Data Sufficiency - 5 questions
- Quadratic Equations - 5 Questions
- Miscellaneous - 15 Questions (Age, Mixture Allegation, Partnership, Pipes and Cisterns, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, Probability etc.)
General Awareness
Number of Questions - 40
Level of the Section - Easy to Moderate
The General Awareness section of IBPS clerk mains had following details-
- 40 questions were asked from this section.
- Most of the questions asked were from Banking Awareness.
- The overall level of this section was Easy if well prepared.
Computer Knowledge
Number of Questions - 40
Level of the Section - Easy to Moderate
These are the details of the computer knowledge section of IBPS clerk mains-
- 40 Questions were asked in this section.
- The overall level of the questions in this section was tricky.
You should check out the IBPS clerk eligibility criteria to know if you can sit for the next exam or not.
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