IBPS Clerk Exam Guide 2026
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📊 Overview
- Category
- Syllabus & Exam Pattern
- Exam Name
- IBPS Clerk 2026
- Maximum Marks
- Prelims – 100 Mains – 200
- Negative Marking
- 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
- No. of Questions
- Prelims – 100 Mains – 155
- Official Website
- www.ibps.in
- Selection Process
- Preliminary Exam & Main Exam
- Exam Conducting Body
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
- IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2026
- Prelims – 10th and 11th October, 2026 Mains – 27th December, 2026
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Test | Medium | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | * | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | * | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| - | - | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Test | Medium | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General/Financial Awareness | * | 40 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | * | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | * | 35 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| - | - | 155 | 200 | 120 Minutes |
📊 IBPS Clerk English Syllabus
| Idioms and Phrases | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| Multiple Meaning | Antonyms |
| Error Spotting | Active & Passive Voice |
| Preposition Rules | Direct & Indirect Speech |
| Reading Comprehension | Spellings |
| Tenses Rules | Phrases |
| Cloze Test (Fill in the Blanks) | Noun, Pronoun |
| Jumbled Paragraphs | Adjective, Adverb |
📊 IBPS Clerk Reasoning Syllabus
| Logical Reasoning | Alphanumeric Series |
|---|---|
| Alphabetic Series | Tabulation |
| Order and Ranking | Time & Distance |
| Data Sufficiency | Clocks & Calendars |
| Coded Inequalities | Blood Relations |
| Direction Sense Test | Analogy |
| Seating Arrangements | Puzzles |
| Syllogism | Coding & Decoding |
📊 IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Numerical Ability
| Data Interpretation | Mensuration - Cone, Sphere, Cylinder |
|---|---|
| Ratio and Proportion | Number Systems |
| Percentage | HCF & LCM |
| Sequences and Series | Surds and Indices |
| Permutation and Combination | Problem on Ages |
| Probability | Fractions |
| Profit and Loss | Geometry |
| Quadratic Equations | Trigonometry |
| Approximation and Simplification | Linear Equations |
| Mixtures and Alligations | Simple Interest & Compound Interest |
📊 IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus: General & Banking Awareness
| Science – Inventions & Discoveries | Common Abbreviations (Computers, Organisations, Schemes, etc) |
|---|---|
| Current Important Events | GDP & Economic Indices |
| Current Affairs – National & International | SEBI & its functions |
| Awards and Honours | Banking Terminology & Banking Abbreviations |
| Economic News | Basics of Computers & Internet |
| Banking News | Banking Instruments |
| Indian Constitution | History of banking in India |
| Books and Authors | Types of banks (Public, Private, RRBs, Payment Banks, Small Finance Banks) |
| Important Days | NBFCs – meaning and types |
| History | Banking Products & Services: Types of accounts, Loans & advances, Priority Sector Lending (PSL), Retail banking, Wholesale banking, Digital banking |
| Geography | Payment Systems: NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, UPI, BHIM, AEPS, Digital wallets, Payment gateways |
| Countries and Currencies | Government Schemes Related to Banking: PMJDY, PMMY (Mudra), Stand-Up India, PM SVANidhi, PMJJBY, PMSBY, Atal Pension Yojana |
| Insurance & Pension: IRDAI roles, Types of insurance, LIC basics, NPS and PFRDA | Important Financial & Government Reports |
| Types of financial instruments: Shares, Bonds, Debentures, Mutual Funds | International Banking: Bretton Woods institutions – IMF, World Bank, SWIFT, LIBOR, Basel–I, II, III |
📊 IBPS Clerk Computer Aptitude Syllabus
| Microsoft Office | Computer Abbreviations |
|---|---|
| Computer Network | Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Input and Output Devices | |
| Components of Computer | Social Media advantages & disadvantages |
| Computer Storage Devices | MS Word basics |
| Internet | MS Excel basics |
| OSI Model | MS PowerPoint basics |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.What is the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2026?
The pattern has two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both are online with objective questions on English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. Mains adds Financial Awareness.
Q2.Has the IBPS Clerk Mains Pattern changed in 2026?
Yes. The new Mains has 155 questions for 200 marks, to finish in 120 minutes.
Q3.What topics are included in the IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2026?
The IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2026 includes Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language for Prelims. The Mains syllabus expands to include General/Financial Awareness.
Q4.Is the syllabus for IBPS Clerk and PO same?
The syllabus for IBPS PO is slightly different from the syllabus of IBPS Clerk.
Q5.What are the important topics for IBPS Clerk English syllabus?
The English language syllabus for IBPS Clerk exam includes the following topics: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Sentence Correction/Improvement, Para Jumbles, Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, etc.), Phrasal Verbs, Idioms and Phrases, One-word Substitution, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Completion.
Q6.What are the important topics for IBPS Clerk Reasoning syllabus?
The IBPS Clerk reasoning syllabus includes topics such as verbal reasoning (analogy, classification, coding-decoding, etc.) and non-verbal reasoning (series, analogy, mirror images, etc.). Other topics include blood relations, direction sense test, logical Venn diagrams, alphabet test, sitting arrangement, and ranking and time sequence test.
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