IBPS Exam Recruitment 2018
The IBPS exam is a recruitment exam for almost all public sector banks in India. It is usually held from the months of September-December. So do look out for actual notifications. There are three types of exams held by IBPS.
- PO and SO exam (Oct 2018)
- Clerical Exam (Dec 2018)
- RRB (Sept 2018)
PO (Probationary Officers) and SO (Specialist Officers) Exam:
The exam for the PO and SO which is held in October is an online exam and is conducted at 3 levels of preliminary and mains.
Preliminary
In the preliminary, there are 3 papers. Candidates qualifying for the preliminary can only appear for the mains. Numeric ability, reasoning and English language are the papers for preliminary. These are multiple choice questions and also have a negative marking system. For each wrong answer you lose 0.25 marks. The total duration of the exam is for 1 hour in which you have to give all 3 papers.
Mains
In the mains there are 4 Papers which include Numerical Ability, Reasoning, English Language and General Affairs. These contain multiple choice questions and also have a negative marking system. For example, each wrong answer a candidate loses 0.25 marks. The total duration of the exam is for 2 hours in which candidates must give all 4 papers. One can notice that both mains and prelims exams appear to be similar. However, mains exam is more difficult than preliminary.
Difference between SBI PO and IBPS PO
Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Mains examination will be called for an Interview. The interview consists of general questions and does not need any subject preparation.
Clerical Exam
For the Clerical exam held by IBPS the pattern is the same as for the PO exams. The only difference is that there is no Interview for the Clerical Exam. You are selected on the basis of your mains marks. However, these are separate exams usually held around December and therefore have a different set of question papers. One can expect an easier set of papers for the clerical grade exam.
Regional Rural Bank (RRB)
For the RRB exam there is no preliminary examination. It contains only mains exam and interview. Candidates are selected on the basis of combined marks of both the mains and interview. 80% weightage is given to the mains marks and 20% of the interview score.
Mains Examination
There are 5 Papers namely Numerical Ability, Reasoning, English Language, General Affairs and Computer. These are once again multiple choice questions and also have a negative marking system. For each wrong answer candidate loses 0.25 marks. The total duration of the exam is for 2.5 hours in which candidate has to give all 5 papers.
Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Mains examination will be called for an Interview.
IBPS Notifications
Here is great news for all those candidates waiting for next IBPS Exam in 2017 - 18; IBPS has released the exam notification dates (calendar) for the current year. The candidate can now start planning and preparing for the upcoming exams.
Further detail:https://www.ibpsexam.org
