IBPS Clerk / CSA Syllabus

IBPS Clerk / CSA Syllabus

Preliminary Examination

• English Language: reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, error detection, cloze tests and related objective English skills.
• Numerical Ability: arithmetic fundamentals, simplification, approximation, number-based questions, percentage, ratio, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time-distance, data interpretation and related quantitative topics.
• Reasoning Ability: logical reasoning, inequalities, syllogism, coding-decoding, alphanumeric series, blood relations, direction sense, seating arrangements, puzzles and other reasoning topics relevant to clerical-level aptitude testing.

Main Examination

• General and Financial Awareness: current affairs, banking and financial awareness, economic and financial terminology, important national and international developments and related awareness areas.
• General English: comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, sentence usage, cloze tests, para-based questions and related English-language skills.
• Reasoning Ability: advanced logical reasoning, puzzles, seating arrangements, inequalities, syllogism, coding-decoding and related analytical reasoning.
• Quantitative Aptitude: arithmetic, data interpretation, approximation, number operations, percentages, ratios, averages, profit and loss, interest, time-work, time-distance and other quantitative aptitude topics.

The exact scope and emphasis should be read together with the applicable cycle notification and examination instructions.