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Byjus Bank Exam Syllabus
Bank syllabus is one of the most important aspects for a candidate to be aware of if preparing for bank exams. In India, the banking sector is one of the highest recruitment providing sectors and every year lakhs of candidates fill in applications to get recruited in the banking sector.
The three main bank exams conducted in the country are by State Bank of India, The Reserve Bank of India and the exams conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Given below are the links where candidates can find the detailed bank syllabus for the exams conducted.
** RBI Syllabus
** SBI Syllabus
** IBPS Syllabus
In this article, candidates will get to know the detailed bank exam syllabus for the bank exams scheduled to be conducted in the year 2020.
The recruitment of candidates in the banking sector is done through different online and offline examinations. The latest exam pattern and exam syllabus are mentioned each year with the official notification for the recruitment of the bank exams.
The bank exams are also conducted for different posts and the bank syllabus and exam pattern differs for each post. Candidates preparing for other government exams can visit the linked article.
Bank PO Syllabus
The Bank PO exam is conducted for the post of Probationary Officer in State Bank of India and other banks participating in the IBPS PO recruitment. Over the years lakhs of candidates have got drawn towards the banking sector and especially the Officer’s category. The reason for this is that it is a permanent job and the salary given is high. Also, along with a high salary, the perks provided act as an added advantage.
The table given below mentions the exam pattern and bank PO syllabus in brief for the banks that conduct examination for this post:
| Bank Exam Syllabus | ||
| Bank PO Syllabus | Level of Exam | Subjects |
| SBI PO Syllabus | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language General Awareness |
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| Interview | — | |
| IBPS PO Syllabus | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language General Awareness |
|
| Interview | — | |
| IBPS RRB PO | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English/Hindi Language Computer Knowledge General Awareness |
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| Interview | — | |
The section-wise Bank PO syllabus has been given below for the candidate’s reference and the preparation for the bank exams scheduled to be conducted in 2020 can be started by the aspirants.
| Bank PO Syllabus (Section-wise) | ||||
| Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | Computer Knowledge | English Language | General Awareness |
| Coding & DecodingPuzzles
Seating Arrangement Logical reasoning Ranking and Order Alphanumeric series Data sufficiency Syllogism Input and output statement, argument & assumption Reasoning Analogy Reasoning Inequality |
Simplification and ApproximationProfit & loss
Number Series Quadratic equations Problems on Ages Boat and Stream Data Interpretation speed, time & distance percentage ratio & proportion number system simple & compound interest probability mensuration mixture & allegations Time and Work Pipes and Cistern Boat and Stream Problems on Trains |
Memoryinput & output devices
Computer Fundamentals internet shortcut keys computer-related terms computer abbreviations computer hardware and software operating system basic computer networking |
Reading comprehensioncloze test
fill in the blanks tenses rules Sentence Rearrangement/ jumbled sentences error detection preposition rules paragraph completion idioms & phrases Essay & Letter Writing for Descriptive Exam |
Banking AwarenessFinancial knowledge status
current events across the world financial institutions and their headquarters static general knowledge |
Aspirants can get the maths tricks and shortcuts to solve questions from the Quantitative Aptitude section in lesser time and more efficiently at the linked article.
Bank Clerk Syllabus
The bank clerk exam is conducted for clerical posts and is a sought after job profile for candidates in India. The exam is conducted annually and the exam pattern for the bank clerk exam is similar to the one for Bank PO exam. The bank clerk syllabus is also quite similar to the one followed in other bank exams.
The table below gives brief details about the bank clerk syllabus and exam pattern:
| Bank Clerk Exam | ||
| Bank Clerk Syllabus | Level of Exam | Subjects |
| SBI Clerk Syllabus | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning Ability & Computer KnowledgeQuantitative Aptitude
English Language General Awareness |
|
| IBPS Clerk Syllabus | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
English Language |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning Ability & Computer KnowledgeQuantitative Aptitude
English Language General Awareness |
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| Interview | — | |
| IBPS RRB Clerk | Preliminary Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude |
| Mains Exam | Reasoning AbilityQuantitative Aptitude
Financial Awareness Computer Knowledge English/Hindi Language |
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Candidates must go through the official notification released by the conducting body for the exact exam pattern and syllabus as this is subject to change and the conducting body reserves the right to change the pattern at any point of time.
Solving previous year clerk question papers will also enable candidates to know the level of exam and pay equal attention to each section of the exam. SBI Clerk question papers and IBPS clerk question papers will be useful for the candidates preparing for the bank clerk 2020 exam.
For candidates preparing for the upcoming bank exams, the bank syllabus given below for the clerk examination will help candidates prepare themselves well for the exam.
| Bank Clerk Syllabus (Section-wise) | ||||
| English Language | Reading comprehension, cloze test, fill in the blanks, match the columns, phase replacement, error detection, jumbled sentences, rearrangement | |||
| Quantitative Aptitude | Profit and loss, permutation and combination, percentage, mixtures and allegations, probability, mensuration, data interpretation, upstream and downstream, quadratic equations, approximation, simplification, age problems, number system, speed, distance and time | |||
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles, seating arrangement, alphanumeric series, data sufficiency, coding and decoding, blood relations, logical reasoning, directions and displacement, order and ranking | |||
| Computer Knowledge | Internet, memory, software and hardware, input and output devices, computer fundamentals, computer abbreviations and terms, basic computer networking, shortcut keys | |||
| General Awareness | Static GK, current events across the world, International and National organisations and their headquarters | |||
| Financial Awareness | Financial knowledge, economic terms, financial institutions, financial news, economic growth and development | |||
Candidates can get the Shortcut Tricks to find Square and cube of a number at the linked article.