The IBPS Clerk Mains exam is scheduled to be held on 20th of January 2018. With Mains exam just around the corner, it becomes imperative to start thinking about the right strategy to get sure shot success.
This is the time when you should forget everything else and approach the exam with single goal of clearing it. Today, we bring to you a 2-week study plan for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam in line with Cracker Plus course by Oliveboard. Let’s glance through the exam pattern first.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Ques. | Max. Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1. | General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | English/Hindi | 35 Minutes |
| 2. | General English | 40 | 40 | English | 35 Minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | English/Hindi | 45 Minutes |
| 4. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English/Hindi | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 Minutes |
IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan 2018
Since you have already covered Quant, Reasoning and English during Prelims Preparation, for Mains you need to practice high level questions for the same and focus your attention on General/Financial Awareness and Computer Aptitude too as they are very scoring and less time-consuming.
IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan | |||
| Day | Tasks | Day | Tasks |
| Day 1 3-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Free Mains Mock Test 1 | Analyze Your Performance | Get Expert Feedback | Day 9 11-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 3 | Analyze Your Performance | Get Expert Feedback |
| Solve Reasoning Puzzles | Critical Reasoning LIVE Practice Session | ||
| Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Reading Comprehension & Parajumbles LIVE Class | Simple Interest & Compound Interest Test Level 2 and 3 | ||
| Numerical Ability- Revise Concepts, Tips n Tricks | Cloze Test LIVE Practice Session | ||
| Day 2 4-Jan-19
| Seating Arrangement/ Puzzles LIVE Classes | Day 10 12-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 4 |
| Quant Sectional Practice | Analytical Reasoning Test Level 2 | ||
| Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Number System Test Level 2 | Simplification & Approximation Test Level 2 or 3 | ||
| Correct Usage Test Level 2 | Phrase Replacement & New Pattern English LIVE Session | ||
| Day 3 5-Jan-19 | Blood Relation Test Level 3 | Day 11 13-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 5 |
| Reasoning Sectional Practice | Seating Arrangement Linear | ||
| Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Time & Work/Pipes LIVE Session | Number Series Test Level 3 | ||
| Correct Usage Test Level 3 | Parajumbles Test Level 2 & 3 | ||
| Day 4 6-Jan-19 | Coding Decoding Test Level 2 and 3 | Day 12 14-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 6 |
| English Sectional Practice | Seating Arrangement Parallel and Circular | ||
| Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Quadratic Equation Revision + Practice | Data Interpretation and Quantity Comparison LIVE Session | ||
| Sentence Joining Test Level 2 | Vocabulary Test Level 2 | ||
| Day 5 7-Jan-19 | Inequalities Test Level 2 & 3 | Day 13 15-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 7 |
| Computer Aptitude | Seating Arrangement Mixed | ||
| General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude LIVE Class | ||
| Time, Speed and Distance/ Trains/Boats and Stream LIVE Practice Session | Data Interpretation- Tables & Caselets, Charts & Graphs Test Level 2 and 3 | ||
| Sentence Joining Test Level 3 | Vocabulary & Fillers Test Level 3 | ||
| Day 6 8-Jan-19 | Direction Sense Test Level 3 | Day 14 16-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 8 |
| Computer Aptitude | Time & Work Level 3 | ||
| General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Average & Alligation Test Level 2 and 3 | Probability and Mensuration LIVE Class | ||
| Vocabulary and Fillers LIVE Session | Puzzles Mixed Type | ||
| Day 7 9-Jan-19 | Input Output/ Direction Sense/Puzzle LIVE Practice Session | Day 15 17-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 9 |
| Computer Aptitude | Data Sufficiency Test Level 2 & 3 | ||
| General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Ration & Proportion Test Level 3 | Quantitative Comparison Test Level 2 & 3 | ||
| Cloze Test Level 2 & 3 | High Level Reasoning Test | ||
| Day 8 10-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 2 | Day 16 18-Jan-19 | IBPS Clerk Mains Mock Test 10 |
| Grouping and Ordering Test Level 2 | English All Question Types LIVE Practice | ||
| Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | Computer Aptitude & General/Financial Awareness | ||
| Percentage, Profit & Loss Test Level 2 | Quant Strategy LIVE Session | ||
| Reading Comprehension Test Level 2 and 3 | Reasoning Strategy LIVE Session | ||
The topics to be covered for General Awareness are as follows:
| Important Topics for General/Financial Awareness |
| Current Affairs: National and International news | Daily Current Affairs Static GK: History of Banking, RBI- Structure & Function, Finance, Insurance, Banking Awareness, Budget, Sports, Polity, Economics, Indian Constitution, Science & Technology, Inventions & Discoveries, Awards, Books & Authors, New Appointments and Joining |
The topics to be covered for Computer Aptitude are as follows:
| Important Topics under Computer Aptitude for IBPS Clerk Mains |
| DBMS, Full form of Technical Terms, Networking and Protocols, Flowchart, Logic gates, Basic terms of Hardware and Software, Computer Programmes, Commands, Basic logical questions on routine operation of computers, computer languages, Basic Conversion, etc. |
That’s all in this blog of IBPS Clerk Mains Study Plan.
All the Best!