The IBPS Clerk exam is conducted by The Institute for Banking Personnel Selection every year. The IBPS is the authoritative body for assessing recruiting candidates in public sector banks in India.
Latest Update: IBPS Clerk Notification 2020-21 released on September 1, 2020. 1500+ vacancies have been released to appoint candidates in the various participating Public Sector Banks under the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Interested candidates can apply for the post between September 2 to September 23, 2020.
For further information regarding the distribution of vacancies, important dates, salary, etc., aspirants can visit the IBPS Clerk notification page.
To get the direct link to apply online for the IBPS clerical cadre exam, candidates can visit the IBPS Clerk Apply page.
In this article, we shall discuss the clerical cadre exam conducted by IBPS at length along with all the important aspects of the IBPS Clerk 2020 exam.
IBPS Clerk Recruitment
A total of 1509 vacancies have been released this year. The total number of vacancies as per the notification released for clerical cadre exam in 2019 was around 12075. And the total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk Exam in 2018-19 was around 7200.
IBPS Clerk Salary
The IBPS Clerk salary structure is as follows:
- The basic IBPS clerk salary is Rs 11,765- Rs 42,020 per month.
- Rs 11,765 is the basic pay in the IBPS clerk salary, and the remaining pay includes dearness allowance, house rent allowance, medical allowance and transport allowance.
- The cash in hand concerning the IBPS Clerk salary is Rs 19,461 for those who join initially.
- Increments are based on performance and length of service.
IBPS Clerk Exam Dates
IBPS has released the IBPS calendar 2020. Given below are the important dates regarding the IBPS Clerk exam 2020:
| IBPS Clerk 2020 – Exam Dates | |
| Events | Important Exam Dates (Tentative) |
| IBPS Clerk Notification | September 1, 2020 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims | December 5, 12 & 13, 2020 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains | January 24, 2021 |
IBPS Clerk Eligibility
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection sets the IBPS Clerk Eligibility criteria.
The IBPS Clerk Eligibility criteria are given below:
- IBPS Clerk Age Limit
Age limit as per the IBPS Clerk notification is given below:
| IBPS Clerk Age Limit | In years |
| Minimum Age | 20 years |
| Maximum Age | 28 years |
This age limit is for people belonging to unreserved/general category.
Candidates belonging to other categories have certain age limit relaxation.
- Citizenship:
The candidates applying for the exam should fulfil the following criteria:
- Citizenship of India
- Subjects of Nepal or Bhutan
- Tibetan Refugee who arrived before January 1, 1962
- A person of Indian origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma(Myanmar), Vietnam or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire or Ethiopia to permanently settle in India
All candidates who are not Indian citizens have to produce a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India before their appointment.
- IBPS Clerk Eligibility- Educational Qualification
Candidates must have at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
The IBPS has recently revised the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern. For a better understanding of IBPS Clerk exam pattern, candidates must go through the previous year question papers and analyse them thoroughly and prepare themselves accordingly.
The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for the Prelims Exam is given below:
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern- Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
Candidates have to secure sectional cut off marks as well as an overall IBPS clerk cut off to be able to move to the next stage.
The IBPS Clerk Exam pattern for Mains is given below:
| IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern- Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 min |
Both the IBPS Clerk exams are conducted in English and Hindi except for the parts which test the English language ability of the candidate.
There is negative marking for incorrect answers. Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of ¼ of the marks allotted to that question.
The IBPS Clerk Syllabus for the Prelims Exam is given below:
| Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Miscellaneous |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
| Input-Output | Sequence & Series | |
| Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
The IBPS Clerk syllabus for Mains is given below:
| English Language | Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness | Computer Aptitude |
| Vocabulary | Analogy | Ratio and Proportion | Current Affairs/Static GK | Basic of Hardware and Software |
| Grammar | Statements and Assumption | Time, distance and speed | Indian Financial System | Windows Operating System |
| Reading Comprehension | Syllogism | Time and work | Indian Banking System | Internet Terms |
| Coding and Decoding | Mixture and Allegations | Monetary Plans | Microsoft –Office | |
| Blood Relations | Averages | Introduction to National Institutions | History of Computers | |
| Direction Sense Test | Stocks and Shares | Banking Terms | Networking and Communication | |
| Series Test | Ratio and Proportion | Database Basics | ||
| Miscellaneous Test | Percentage | Basics of Hacking, Security Tools and Viruses | ||
| Clocks | ||||
| Volume and Surface Area | ||||
| Logarithms | ||||
| Permutation and Combination | ||||
| Partnerships | ||||
| Height and Distances | ||||
| Probability | ||||
| Simple Interest and Compound Interest | ||||
| Profit and Loss | ||||
| Trigonometry | ||||
| Algebra | ||||
| Data Interpretation | ||||
| Charts, Bar and Graphs |
IBPS Clerk Online Apply
The IBPS Clerk Online application process details will be released shortly.
Candidates can register for the exam from the official website.
The IBPS Clerk Online Application Fee details are given below:
| IBPS Clerk Online Application- Category | Fees |
| Unreserved | Rs. 850 |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs. 175 |
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