» How to Prepare for Bank Clerk Exam

Every year almost every bank carry out exams for the clerical cadre. And people in large number give these exams in order to get a good job with good progress. This is a wise decision of those who opt for the banking industry as their career.

The age criteria in clerical jobs are very similar to age limit in bank PO jobs which is mostly between 21 – 30 years of age with slight variation depending on the bank to bank. Almost every bank has a similar kind of exam pattern for the clerical exam. The selection pattern is mostly on the basis of written exam & interview. The bank conducts PO exam & Clerical cadre exam at basic levels. For higher grades, there are other exams also.
If anybody is interested in bank PO exam, then they can go through how to prepare for bank PO exam & bank probationary officer ( PO ) Exam Syllabus

The candidates opting for bank clerk exam should make sure that they are eligible for this post i.e. they must fulfill some eligibility criteria like-

• should be an Indian
• should have at least 60 % aggregate marks in matriculation or equivalent
• should have at least 50 % aggregate marks in Higher Secondary Exam of 10 + 2 + 3 pattern

The written exam will have 4 sections in which questions will be on the basis of the following fields :

1. Reasoning ability – In this reasoning capability of the candidate is asked. The questions will be of types like no. series, alphabet series, blood relations, age calculation problems, etc.
2. Quantitative aptitude – In this maths of class X is asked. So the applicant must thorough with all this. Topics like algebra, profit loss, percentage, time & distance, ratio & proportions, etc.
3. General awareness – The outside world is equally important for you to prepare for bank exam. For this, you must go through a newspaper, magazines, etc daily. Also, you must have knowledge of current affairs.
4. English – This subject is also equally important. Grammar is the main target. The books are available easily in the market. You must go through them.

The written test is of 2 – 2.5 hrs. So you must try previous years papers. This will help you to manage time properly & also you will get an idea of the pattern of written exam.

I hope this will help you.

All the best.