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HOW TO CRACK IBPS CLERK EXAM: EXPERTS’ ADVICE
Contents
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Introduction
T
his E-book brings to you preparation strategy for IBPS Clerk re-
cruitment exam, based on exam tips and inputs provided by domain
experts from leading coaching institutes. The preparation guide
includes complete exam pattern, overall preparation plan, last-week prepara-
tion tips and exam-taking strategy, along with the basic aspects of the IBPS
Clerk exam recruitment process.
Also read this E-book to know important topics from the syllabus to under-
stand importance of different sections and their key elements. Hope you find
this E-book helpful to crack the IBPS Clerk recruitment examination.
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Preparation strategy to
crack IBPS Clerk Exam
T
he IBPS bank clerical exam is one of the most competitive exams in
India. Though lakhs of candidates appear in the exam every year, only
a few thousands are selected for this entry level job in IBPS.
So, what does it take to outsmart your competitors? How should you pre-
pare to score high in the written exam? What can bring you competitive edge
in this banking exam?
Though experts say that cracking the clerical level exam for banks are not
much difficult, they suggest candidates to have a planned and consistent ap-
proach towards preparation strategy.
Careers360 here brings section-wise and overall exam preparation tips from
coaching experts to help candidates accentuate their IBPS exam preparation.
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While each correct answer carries 1 mark, every wrong answer invites a
penalty of 0.25 marks.
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“The written exam for the banks consists of sections on Quantitative Apti-
tude, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness, English & Basic Computers and
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candidate has to qualify in each of the sections individually. So, if you are
weak in any of the above sections, you should immediately start working on
the same,” Mr. Anil Nagar, director of Career Power Institute.
Group exercise for General Awareness: Nothing is more effective for en-
hancing General Awareness than discussing various topics with others and
allowing a two way communication to understand viewpoints of other. Even
with a small group of 5 students, you can do this daily exercise, where every
student comes up with 10-20 questions for discussion. After a group discus-
sion of an hour or so, you will be able to learn at least 50-100 GS questions a
day which will remain in your memory for longer.
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Solve test papers: The candidate appearing for this exam should possess
commendable speed and accuracy level for solving questions. You can con-
tinue with solving previous test papers to polish your skills at every level.
Get involved in recreational activities: This is the time when exam is ap-
proaching and stress is obvious. The candidates need to be involved in some
recreational activities in order to bust exam stress. Play your favorite sport,
watch your favorite movie and listen your favorite song. You can also opt to
visit an amazing destination around the town.
Don’t forget it’s a digital age: In this age of digital revolution, when the
banking job exams are coming up in their newest online avatar, regular prac-
tice and time management are the key to crack any competition exam. Can-
didates, pursuing a bank job, cannot skip computer awareness and marketing
knowledge. You can be more concerned with these parts in the last week.
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“Many candidates may face problem due to lack of fluency in online test
format. Computer awareness and marketing knowledge are compulsory parts
of the recruitment process, so, the candidate should be well-versed with basic
operating knowledge of computers and basics of marketing and technology to
keep up with the competition,” says Ms. Neetu Singh, founder and director of
Paramount Coaching Centre.
Read question paper: The first thing you can do with your question paper
is to read it carefully, calmly and patiently.
Divide time: You should divide your 2 hour and 15 minute time according
to your section-wise strengths and weaknesses. Now, make sure what to at-
tempt first and what to leave for the last.
Speed: Time management part has to be totally taken care. You cannot
come out of the examination hall, leaving your paper half-done only because
the time allotted was not enough for you.
Revise: Make sure some time has been left with you after completion of all
the answers to revise them.
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Interview:
Javed R Siddique,
director, BSC Academy
W
hy Banking sector is being seen as a lucrative career option by
not only simple graduates but also candidates with diverse pro-
fessional backgrounds ranging from Engineering to Manage-
ment? What are the factors behind the Banking jobs becoming one of the first
most sought after job choices?
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Interview Excerpts:
Careers360: What is the scope of seeking a career in Banking sector
in the current job scenario?
Mr. Javed R Siddique: Banking sector is one of the fastest growing sec-
tors of Indian economy. For a growing economy like India, which is based on
the concept of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG), need for
sturdy banking system becomes paramount. So, our banks are coming up with
lots of new services – Internet Banking and Mobile Money Transfer, etc. – to
cope up with the growing need. Secondly, government’s financial inclusion
policy mandate to make banking accessible to every village in the country is
giving further push for expansion in the sector.
The best part of this expansion story is that with corporatization of banks,
public sector undertaking banks cannot leg behind in offering the best fa-
cilities to their employees. So, there are enormous opportunities for young
graduates in banking sector jobs.
This sector offers you some of the best facilities – job security, social status
and career growth – which you cannot find collectively in many other sectors.
Along with the scheduled promotions, banks also offer follow merit based
promotion system.
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Careers360: What are the key testing areas for banking job exams?
Mr. Javed R Siddique: Apart from written exams, rigorous interviews
are conducted for different kind of profiles. Now a day, banks examine can-
didates in different test areas including Computer Knowledge and Marketing
Aptitude. Questions are also asked from General Awareness, Current Affairs
apart from high level Reasoning, Mathematical Aptitude and even Data Inter-
pretation questions.
There are two types of problems candidates may face – conceptual and
time management. They will understand that what they have to learn and
where they have to practice more. They will also ascertain what to attempt
first and what to attempt last. For example, they will know where they lack in
Mathematics – basic calculation or concept. What is minus point in Reason-
ing – analytical reasoning or common sense reasoning. What is weak point
in English – grammar or comprehension. They will know where they stand in
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Careers360: What are the challenges that a student might face while
entering this competitive space of Banking job seekers?
Mr. Javed R Siddique: There are many challenges. Candidates have to
change with the technology and be tech-savvy as they have to take online
papers. Every year we see some changes in paper pattern. If concept is clear, a
candidate will easily adapt the changes. But if concept is not clear, he/she will
not be able to crack the exam even in many attempts. In fact, clear concept is
the key to success in any banking job exam.
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Interview:
Hanumant Sabherwal,
director, Smart Prep
W
ith lakhs of candidates applying for Special Officer (SO), Proba-
tionary Officer (PO) and clerical cadres of various public sector
banks every year, competition in this space is getting extremely
stiff. Experts suggest that availability of wide range of job profiles, job secu-
rity in PSU banks and nature of bank jobs continue to attract huge number of
aspirants every year, making the competition tougher.
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Interview Excerpts:
Careers360: What is the scope of seeking a career in Banking sector
in the current job scenario? How is the sector as compared to other sec-
tors in terms of job opportunity?
Hanumant Sabherwal: Banking as a career has always been seen with
a lot of respect. Today, amid stiff competition in the job world, banking comes
as a very good career option, which not only gives you job security, especially
in PSU banks, but also ensures job enrichment and good growth opportuni-
ties.
With a paradigm shift in the fashion banking is done these days, the sector
holds good opportunities for people from all type of streams and it is no more
restricted to people with knowledge of accounts and finance. As compared to
other sectors, banking gives a steady, secure and growth oriented career path.
Again, when it comes to variety in the job profile, banking has a lot to offer
right from investment banking to treasury, retail, loans, foreign exchange and
many more options.
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very high and supply of candidates is quite higher than the demand in the
sector. At any level, whether Probationary Officer or Clerk, with lakhs of aspir-
ants applying for few hundred/thousand jobs it becomes extremely tough for
aspirants to crack exams at one go. Many of the candidates try on an average
two to three times to get the coveted job.
Careers360: What are the challenges that a student might face while
entering this competitive space of Banking job seekers?
Hanumant Sabherwal: Right focus is very important in order to qual-
ify a bank job exam in this tough competition. Once a candidate has made up
his/her mind to be a part of this sector, they should start immediately with
setting up their goals. There are a number of entry-level challenges which
have to be dealt with. Candidates have to find out answers of many certain
questions before starting preparation for a bank job. They should try to know
what the recruitment process is. When to apply? How to apply? What is the
exam pattern? What was the cut-off last time? Which are their weak areas and
where to focus more? In the nutshell, there is a need to have a proper strategy
around the preparation for cracking the exam.
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