IBPS Clerk Exam Date (Out), Admit Card (Mains Out), Syllabus & More
Updated On : 08 Jul, 2022
UPDATE
The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Banks is tentatively scheduled in September 2022 & October 2022.
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS Clerk exam, which is considered one of the most demanding competitive exams in India and offers an opportunity to work as a clerk in a variety of centralised banks. IBPS organises an online exam every year to recruit candidates for clerical jobs in the banking sector.
Table of Contents |
1. Age Limit |
2. Educational Qualification |
3. Nationality |
IBPS Clerk Application Form |
1. Fill Application Form |
2. Application Fees |
IBPS Clerk Admit Card |
1. Download Admit Card |
IBPS Clerk Exam Centres |
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern |
1. Prelims |
2. Mains |
IBPS Clerk Syllabus |
1. Prelims |
2. Mains |
IBPS Clerk Result |
1 Download Result |
IBPS Clerk Selection Process |
IBPS Clerk Salary & Benefits |
IBPS Clerk FAQs |
The IBPS Clerk exam is considered the initial step into the banking industry for newly graduated students. The IBPS Clerk exam is one of the most difficult exams to crack due to the large number of candidates who apply for the exam each year.
The official notification for IBPS Clerk 2023-24 is published. Candidates must verify the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.
WHAT IS IBPS CLERK?
The Banking Personnel Selection Institute (IBPS) carries out the IBPS Clerk test every year. It is an authorized body responsible for the recruitment of candidates in the public sector banks of India. The Banking Personnel Selection Institute (IBPS) carries out a Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for Administrative Staff Positions in 11 Public Sector Banks each year. Candidates for IBPS Clerk recruitment are selected based on their performance in their online exam which includes two phases: preliminary and mains.
IBPS CLERK HIGHLIGHTS
Here are the key points of the IBPS Clerk Cadre (XII) exam :
Particulars | Details |
Exam Name | IBPS Clerk Cadre (XII) |
Post Name | Bank Clerk |
Job Type | Clerical Work |
Exam Conducting Body | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Posting Department / Organisation | Various PSU Banks |
Number of Exam Stages | 2 (Prelims & Mains) |
Exam Mode | Online Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Prelims Exam Duration | 60 Minutes |
Mains Exam Duration | 160 Minutes |
IBPS Website | https://ibps.in/ |
IBPS CLERK NOTICE
The official notification for the IBPS Clerk 2023-24 has been released. The further processes of examination will be followed accordingly. through this recruitment drive, 6035 seats are going to be filled.
IBPS CLERK EXAM DATES
Check the IBPS Clerk exam event dates below in the table:
Event | IBPS Clerk Upcoming Exam Dates |
Application Process Starts | 01.07.2022 |
Last Date of Application Form Filling | 21.07.2022 |
Issue of Admit Card | August 2022 |
Prelims Exam Date | September 2022 |
Mains Exam Date | October 2022 |
Final Provisional Allotment | April 2023 |
IBPS CLERK VACANCY
| State | Vacancy |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 04 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 209 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 14 |
| ASSAM | 157 |
| BIHAR | 281 |
| CHANDIGARH | 12 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 104 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU | 01 |
| DELHI | 295 |
| GOA | 71 |
| GUJARAT | 304 |
| HARYANA | 138 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 91 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 35 |
| JHARKHAND | 69 |
| KARNATAKA | 358 |
| KERALA | 70 |
| LADAKH | 0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 05 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 309 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 775 |
| MANIPUR | 04 |
| MEGHALAYA | 06 |
| MIZORAM | 04 |
| NAGALAND | 04 |
| ODISHA | 16 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 02 |
| PUNJAB | 407 |
| RAJASTHAN | 129 |
| SIKKIM | 11 |
| TAMIL NADU | 288 |
| TELANGANA | 99 |
| TRIPURA | 17 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 1089 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 19 |
| WEST BENGAL | 528 |
| Total | 6035 |
IBPS CLERK ELIGIBILITY
The admission criteria for IBPS Clerk are divided into three parameters: age limit, educational qualification and nationality. The eligibility criteria for IBPS clerical staff are given below:
Age limit:
The candidates who belong to the age group of 20-28 years can apply for the IBPS Clerk.
The candidates from the reserved categories are offered an age relaxation for the exam. Age relief for various candidates is tabulated below:
Category | Age Relaxation |
SC/ST | 5 Years |
OBC | 3 Years |
Ex-servicemen | 8 years |
Persons with Disabilities | 10 Years |
Widows, Divorced women and Women legally away from husband and Unmarried | 9 Years |
Regular employees of Union Carbide Factory | 5 Years |
Educational Qualifications:
Candidates must complete their degree in any major from an accredited university/institution.
Nationality:
To apply for the IBPS Clerk, the candidate must meet the nationality requirements. He/she must be a citizen of India to become eligible for this post.
HOW TO COMPLETE THE IBPS CLERK APPLICATION FORM?
Below are the steps to complete the IBPS Clerk Application Form:
Step 1: Visit the IBPS official website.
Step 2: Go to the homepage, find the link “IBPS Clerk Exam Application” and click on it.
Step 3: Click on the "New registration for " link.
Step 4: Fill out the form with basic details like name, father's name, date of birth (DOB), etc.
Step 5: After entering the essential information, double-check it and click the "Save and Next" button.
Step 6: Upload the digitally scanned required documents and click Next.
Step 7: On the following page, fill in your educational and professional information and then click on the Next button.
Step 8: Proceed with fee payments. Use online net banking, credit card or debit card to pay the online application fee.
Step 9: Download the copy of the application form and save it along with the fee payment receipt for future reference.
IBPS Clerk Application Fees
Applicants must pay the application fee online through multiple payment options. The application fees for the candidates of the different categories for IBPS Clerk are tabulated below:
Category | Fees | Mode |
General/EWS/OBC | INR 850 | Online |
SC/ST/PwD | INR 175 | Online |
IBPS CLERK ADMISSION CARD
Applicants can download their admit cards from the official website of IBPS. The IBPS Clerk Admit Card will not be posted to any candidate. The admit card will be issued in 2 phases: Online Prelims Exam and Online Mains Exam. The candidate must carry the IBPS Clerk admit card with valid ID to the exam centre.
How do I download the IBPS Clerk admission card?
The steps to download the IBPS Clerk Admit Card are:
Step 1: Visit the IBPS official website.
Step 2: Click on “Clerk CRP” on the left side of the home page.
Step 3: Now click on “Download Admit Card for IBPS Clerk Exam”.
Step 4: Enter User ID and Password.
Step 5: Download and print the entrance ticket.
Applicants must review the details on the admit card for any corrections prior to the IBPS Clerk exam.
IBPS Clerk Exam Centres
The IBPS Clerk exam will be conducted in various parts of the country. The list of exams IBPS Clerk exam centres is tabulated below:
Name of the State | Exam Centre |
Andaman And Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Dadra And Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar |
Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Jammu And Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Ladakh | Leh |
Lakshadweep | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Barding/ Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IBPS CLERK EXAM PATTERN
The IBPS Clerk exam is administered online in the form of a computer-based test. The IBPS Clerk exam is divided into two phases:
Pre-examination
Mains examination
The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for the Prelims and Mains exam is discussed in detail below.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam pattern
The IBPS Prelims exam is divided into three sections - English Language, Numerical Skills and Reasoning Skills - and is administered online. A total of 100 multiple choice questions with a duration of 1 hour(i.e. 60minute) are asked.
Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Sectional Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM PATTERN
The IBPS Mains exam for Clerk is divided into four sections: General English, General/Financial Awareness, Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. A total of 190 multiple choice questions with a duration of 2 hours and 40 minutes are asked.
Name Of the Section | Num of Question | Max Marks | Sectional Duration |
General/ financial awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
IBPS CLERK SYLLABUS
The candidate must be familiar with the IBPS Clerk Exam Syllabus in order to prepare well for the exam. IBPS has published a separate syllabus for the Prelims and Mains exams. The IBPS Clerk exam syllabus is being discussed in detail below.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus
Section | Important Topics |
Reasoning |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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English Language |
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IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM SYLLABUS
Section | Important Topics |
Quantitative Aptitude |
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General Awareness |
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Reasoning And Computer Aptitude |
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English Language |
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RESULTS OF THE IBPS CLERK
The results for the IBPS Clerk will be published on the official website after the administration of the IBPS Clerk exam. The candidate can check the IBPS Clerk Result using their login credentials like Role No, ID, Password etc.
How to download IBPS Clerk results?
Steps to download the IBPS Clerk results are:
Step 1: Visit the IBPS official website.
Step 2: On the home page, click on "CRP Office" on the left.
Step 3: Now click on “IBPS Clerk Results”.
Step 4: Enter your credentials.
Step 5: The IBPS Clerk result will appear on the screen.
Candidates must download the results for further reference as the results are not available later. Candidates may contact IBPS in the event of any errors or discrepancies in the information on the scorecard.
Selection
Selection process for IBPS Clerk
The selection process for the IBPS Clerk begins with the announcement of the exam and ends with the assignment of the banks. Candidates are selected on the basis of an online exam divided into two phases:
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam
IBPS Clerk Mains exam
Candidates who clear both stages of the IBPS Clerk Exam will then be required to appear for document verification.
IBPS Clerk Salary and Benefits
The candidates who are recruited under the IBPS Clerk recruitment process are subjected to the basic salary along with various other allowances and benefits. The IBPS Clerk Salary is tabulated below:
Basic salary | Amount (INR) | Increment (INR) |
Initial Pay | INR 11,765 | INR 655 |
After 3 years | INR 13,730 | INR 815 |
After the next 3 years | INR 16,175 | INR 980 |
After the next 4 years | INR 20,095 | INR 1,145 |
After the next 7 years | INR 28,110 | INR 2,120 |
After the next 1 year | INR 30,230 | INR 1,310 |
Maximum Pay Scale | INR 31,540 | - |
In addition to the base salary, candidates are offered various allowances such as:
Subsidy for rent
Travel allowance
Medical Allowance
The IBPS Clerk exam is one of the toughest exams in India but offers an excellent opportunity for candidates pursuing a career in banking. One must visit the IBPS official website for the latest updates and announcements on the vacancies, exam patterns, curriculum and selection procedures.
