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Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Limited (HPSCBL) has started the recruitment process for Junior Clerk in HPSCBL. All those candidates who want to crack HPSCBL Junior Clerk Recruitment 2024 must have complete knowledge of HPSCBL Junior Clerk Syllabus 2024. This post serves as a guide for the preparation of candidates for HPSCBL Junior Clerk 2024, as this post contains a detailed syllabus and exam pattern.
HPSCBL Junior Clerk Exam 2024 is divided into two stages i.e. Prelims and Mains exam. The Prelims stage consists of three sections: Numerical Ability, Reasoning and English, whereas, the Mains exam also includes a General Awareness section.
HPSCB Junior Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
HPSCB Junior Clerk 2024 Prelims exam is divided into three sections i.e. Reasoning, English and Numerical Ability. The exam is objective type multiple choice questions. Candidates will have to solve 100 questions in a total time of 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section).
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Preliminary Examination 2024 | |||
| Subjects | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| english language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Note: There will be a negative marking of one-fourth for each answer marked wrong.
HPSCB Junior Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2024
As per the notification, separate mains examinations will be conducted for Direct Recruitment and Society (PACS/OCS) quota. But the only difference is in the General Awareness section (other sections are the same). For Direct Recruitment, the General Awareness section of the Mains exam will include questions about Himachal Pradesh and, for PACS/OCS quota, the General Awareness section of the Mains exam will include 25 questions from Banking including Co-operative Banking and General Awareness and from Himachal Pradesh. 25 related questions will be included.
HPSCB Junior Clerk Mains Examination 2024 (Direct Recruitment)
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Mains Examination 2024 (Direct Recruitment) | |||
| Subjects | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| General Awareness* | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| english language | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| total | 200 | 100 | 120 minutes |
, Direct Recruitment-General Awareness section contains questions about Himachal Pradesh
HPSCB Junior Clerk Mains Examination 2024 (Society Quota)
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Mains Examination 2024 (Society Quota) | |||
| Subjects | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| General Awareness^ | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| english language | 50 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| total | 200 | 100 | 120 minutes |
^ Society (PACS/OCS) Quota– 25 questions from Banking Awareness (including Co-operative Banking) and General Awareness and other 25 questions including questions from Himachal Pradesh
HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for Numerical Ability (Prelims)
In Numerical Ability section Approximation & Simplification, Data Interpretation, Arithmetic, Data Sufficiency Major topics like etc. are included. This section focuses on the numerical problem-solving ability of the candidate. The complete list of topics of Quantitative Aptitude section is given in the table below.
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for Numerical Ability | |
| Topics | Sub Topics |
| Simplification | BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage etc. |
| Approximation | |
| Number Series | Missing Number Series, Wrong Number Series. |
| Inequality | Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison |
| Arithmetics | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Number System, Partnership, Age, Mixture & Alligation, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Pipe & Cistern, Time Speed & Distance, Boat & Stream, etc. |
| Data Interpretation | Table DI, Missing Table DI, Single Pie chart DI and Multiple pie chart DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet |
| Data Sufficiency | Two Statements |
| Miscellaneous | Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability and Permutation & Combination etc. |
HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for Reasoning (Prelims)
Reasoning section is an important section of the exam, it tests the logical and analytical skills of the candidates. Topics covered in this section are Puzzles & Sitting Arrangements, Coding-Decoding, Syllogism, etc. A tentative list of topics is given below.
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for Reasoning | |
| Topics | Sub Topics |
| puzzles | Box-based puzzle, Designation based puzzle, Category based puzzle, Floor/Flat-floor based puzzle, Day/Month/Year based puzzle |
| Seat Arrangements | Circular Sitting Arrangement (Uncertain), Square/Rectangle/Triangular seating Arrangement, Linear seating arrangement, Single row, Double row, Uncertain |
| Miscellaneous | Inequality (Direct and Indirect Statement); Distance and Direction (Normal); Coding-Decoding (General); Blood Relation (Normal); Syllogism (2/3 statement + 2 conclusion); Series(Alpha-numeric-symbol based, Alpha-numeric based, Word-based, Number based, Digit based series, Letter based series); Order – Ranking (Comparison); Word Pair / Number Pair; Word formation (Meaningful word); Odd one out; Word/Number based (Multiple operations) |
HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for English (Prelims)
This section evaluates the candidate's proficiency in English Language. Questions will be formed around grammar usage, Error Detection, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, etc.
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for English Language | |
| Topics | Sub Topics |
| Reading Comprehension | |
| fillers | Single, Double, Double Sentence |
| Sentence Based Error | Sentence Correct, Sentence Incorrect |
| Vocabulary | Misspelt, Synonyms, Antonyms |
| close test | Blank, Replacement |
| Error Detection | Identify the Correct Part/Identify the Incorrect Part |
| Sentence Improvement | Single/Multiple Option |
| Word Swap | 3/4 words |
| Word Rearrangements | 3/4 words |
| Sentence Rearrangements | |
| For Jumbles | |
| Idioms & Phrases | as Fillers/Usage/Replacement |
| word usage | Single, Multiple |
HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus 2024 for Mains Exam
As we mentioned earlier, HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus 2024 for Mains exam is similar to Prelims syllabus, but the level of difficulty will increase in it. Also, in addition to the three sections (Reasoning, Numerical Ability and English) in the Mains exam level, a General Awareness section has been added.
| HPSCB Junior Clerk Syllabus for General Awareness (Mains) | |
| Topics | Sub-Topics |
| General Awareness | |
| Financial Awareness | Including Cooperative Banking |
| Himachal Pradesh | |
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