IBPS CLERK

Introduction

The Institute of Banking Personnel selection (IBPS) is an autonomous body set up for conducting assessment & selection of personnel for all Public sector banks. IBPS conducts a common recruitment process at regular intervals for the recruitment of clerical cadre in multiple banks across the country. All public sector banks use CRP result in order to fill the vacancies for this post.

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2022: Exam Summary

IBPS has recently announced 6035 Clerical Cadre posts to be recruited for FY 2023-24. The detailed advertisement for the above vacancies has been published by IBPS on its official website on June 30, 2022. For more details about IBPS Clerk 2022, go through the below summary table.

Organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post	Clerk
Vacancy	6035
Participating Banks	11
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims + Main Exams
Education Qualification	Graduate on or before 01.08.2022
Age Limit	20 years to 28 years(As on 01.07.2022)
Application Fee	SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850
Online Exam – Preliminary	August 28, September 03rd & 04th, 2022
Online Exam – Mains	8th October 2022

 

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates who are intending to apply for IBPS Clerk 2022 exam must ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria as specified by IBPS in their advertisement. Anyone failing to fulfil the requisite conditions will not be eligible to appear for the selection process of IBPS Clerk.

1. Age Limit

The candidate applying for IBPS Clerk-XI exam must be in between 20 Years to 28 Years of age.

Relaxation in Age limit

As per constitution, there is some relaxation of upper age limit for special category candidates whose details are tabulated below:

Sr.No.	Category	Age relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
3	Persons with Disabilities	10 years
4	Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
5	Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	9 years
6	Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years
7	Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only)	5 years

2. Educational Qualifications

Candidates applying for IBPS Clerk must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Candidates should also possess certificates of proof of passing the qualifying examination. The candidate must have valid Mark-sheets / Degree Certificate which testifies that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Computer Literacy: The Candidates applying for IBPS Clerk must also have operating and working knowledge in computer systems i.e. candidates should possess Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ & should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.

Note: Candidates should be Proficient enough in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for whose vacancy the candidate wishes to apply.

3. Nationality / Citizenship:

The candidate applying for IBPS Clerk exam must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2022

In this article, we will discuss in detail the subject wise pattern of IBPS Clerk exam 2022. The IBPS Clerk exam will be conducted in two stages namely: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers shall be conducted in online mode. The structure of the exam is explained below:

Tier-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination 2022

Sr.No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

 

Tier-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Pattern 2022

Sr. No.	Subject/Topic	No. of Questions	Total marks	Total Duration
1	General English	40	40	35 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability & Computer	50	60	45 minutes
4	General Awareness	50	50	35 minutes
	Total	190	200	160 minutes

Syllabus

IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2022

The IBPS Clerk syllabus 2022 for Preliminary examination is tabulated below. It consists of 3 sections namely English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.

Section/Topic	IBPS Clerk Pre Syllabus
English Language	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Sentence Completion, Phrase Replacement, Error Detection, Fill in the blanks, Inference, Connectors, Vocabulary, Word Usage, etc
Numerical Ability	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart), Inequalities/ Quadratic Equations, Number Series, Simplification and Approximation, Percentages, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Problem on Ages, Data Sufficiency, Speed, Distance and Time, Work, Time and Wages, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns.
Reasoning Ability	Advance Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Distance and Direction, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alphabet and Number Series and Chinese coding

IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus 2022

The IBPS Clerk Mains exam consists of sections viz., English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, General Awareness & financial awareness. However do keep in mind that the difficulty level is much more in this phase of examination as compared to Pre.

 

Section/Topic	IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus
English Language	Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary,Idioms and Phrases, Tenses and rules, substitution with one word, sentence improvement, paraphrase, cloze test, jumbling of paragraphs, formation, and reconstruction, fill in the blanks, matchups.
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation, pie charts, line graphs,bar graphs, tables, mixtures and allegations, profit loss, discounts,percentages, partnership, ratio and proportion, average, simple and compound interest, equations, time work and speed, distance and time, clocks, volume and surfaces, permutation, combination, probability, basic trigonometry,basic mensuration.
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	Analogy, assumptions and statements, syllogism,coding and decoding, blood relations, passages and conclusions, statements and conclusions, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, direction and distance,alphanumeric series, direction and distance, Computer aptitude: Operating system, basics of hardware and software, Internet and related topics,networking, history of computing, hacking, security and tools, database,viruses, MS office, processing software.
General Awareness /Financial Awareness	Static GK, Current affairs, international and national affairs, Banking awareness, financial awareness, Budget, and Monetary plans by the government, National Institutions, Basic banking, GDP,Repo Rate, Economic and financial sector, Financial institutes such as RBI,SEBI, IRDA, World Bank and IMF, headquarters, locations, acronyms,abbreviations, terminologies, Government schemes, and policies.

Cut offs:

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Cut Off 2020

State	Prelims Cut-Off Marks (General)
Andhra Pradesh	78
Bihar	71.25
Delhi	77
Goa	53.75
Gujarat	72
Himachal Pradesh	72
Jharkhand	75.75
Kerala	77.25
Madhya Pradesh	77.75
Maharashtra	69.75
Odisha	75
Punjab	75.25
Rajasthan	78.25
Tamil Nadu	71
Telangana	74.25
Uttar Pradesh	73.50
Uttarakhand	78.50
West Bengal	61.50

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2020

 

State	Cut off
Andhra Pradesh	44.13
Arunachal Pradesh	21.88
Assam	37.75
Bihar	44
Chandigarh	34.50
Chattisgarh	41.38
Daman and Diu	37.88
Delhi	44
Goa	30.50
Gujrat	39.38
Haryana	44.75
Himachal Pradesh	44.75
Jammu and Kashmir	45.38
Jharkhand	39.25
Karnataka	37.63
Kerala	42.13
Madhya Pradesh	36.38
Maharashtra	38
Odisha	43.25
Punjab	45.75
Rajasthan	41.50
Sikkim	33.38
Tamil Nadu	44
Telangana	41.13
Tripura	36.75
Uttar Pradesh	42
Uttrakhand	46.13
West Bengal	39.13

 

 

 

   

Exam Dates

Activity	Tentative Dates
IBPS Clerk Notification 2022	June 30, 2022
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	July 01, 2022 to July 21, 2022
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	July 01, 2022 to July 21, 2022
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	August 2022
Online Examination – Preliminary	August 28, September 03rd & 04th, 2022
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	September/October 2022
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Mains	September/October 2022
Online Examination – Mains	8th October 2022
Provisional Allotment	April 2023

How To Apply

Before applying online, candidates should—

• Scan: – photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) – signature – left thumb impression.
• Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted for upload.
• The left thumb impression should be properly scanned.
• The text for the hand written declaration is as follows – “I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
• The above handwritten declaration must be in the candidate’s handwriting and in English only and should NOT BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If it is written by anybody else or in any other language, the application will be deemed as invalid.
• Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges
• have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CRP. IBPS may send intimation to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID.

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Applicable GST will be borne by IBPS) Application Fees/ Intimation Charges shall be as follows

Sr.No.	Category	Total
1.	SC/ST/PwD/ExS	175/- (Intimation Charges only)
2.	General and OBC	850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

Procedure for IBPS CLERK apply online

• Candidates need to go to the IBPS’s authorised website ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP PO/MT” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- Clerks” to open the On-Line Application Form.
• Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form.
• Candidates are required to upload their scanned Photograph, Signature, Left thumb impression, & a handwritten declaration.
• Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained after clicking on FINAL SUBMIT Button.

Mode of Payment

Candidates should make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only:

• Candidates must carefully fill in the details in the Online Application very carefully and click on the “FINAL SUBMIT” button at the end of the Online Application format. Once the application is filled in completely, candidate should submit the data.
• The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
• The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.
• After Final Submit, an additional page of the application form is displayed wherein candidates may follow the instructions and fill in the requisite details.
• If the online transaction has not been successfully completed, then candidates are advised to login again with their provisional registration number and password and pay the Application Fees/ Intimation Charges online.
• On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated.
• Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form containing fee payment details. Please note that if the same cannot be generated then online transaction may not have been successful.

Guidelines for Uploading Photograph for IBPS Clerk:

• Your Photograph should be a recent passport size colour photograph.
• You must make sure that the photograph must be coloured, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.
• You must look straight at the camera lens with a relaxed face.
• If you wear glasses, either you may remove them or make sure that there are no reflections, and your eyes can be clearly seen in the photograph.
• Use of Caps, hats and dark glasses while taking the photograph are not acceptable. Religious headwear could be allowed but it must not cover your face.
• Dimensions of the photograph should be 200 x 230 pixels and the preferred size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
• If the picture is taken on a bright sunny day, then make sure that the sun is behind you, or you should place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows.

Guidelines for Uploading Signature for IBPS Clerk:

• The candidates need to sign on a white paper with Black Ink pen.
• The signature, left thumb impression and the handwritten declaration should be of the applicant and not by any other person.
• Dimensions of the scanned Image of Signature should be around 140 x 60 pixels and the size of this file should be between 10kb – 20kb
• If the Candidate’s signature on the answer script at the time of the examination does not match with the signature done on the Call Letter then the applicant will be disqualified from the examination process.
• The applicant needs to write the declaration in “English” language clearly on a white paper with black ink and the file type should be jpg / jpeg format.

Note: The Signature / Hand – written declaration shall not be accepted in case if it is written in capital letters.

Vacancies

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2022

The latest vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2022 have been released on IBPS Official website.

Last year, IBPS Clerk Vacancy for 2021 was 7855. However, IBPS Clerk Vacancy for the year 2020 was 2557.

You may check the state wise vacancy for IBPS Clerk 2023-24 exam.

State Name	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	General	Total Vacancies
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR	0	0	0	0	04	04
ANDHRA PRADESH	11	7	32	19	140	209
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	0	6	0	1	7	14
ASSAM	11	17	42	15	72	157
BIHAR	43	3	73	26	136	281
CHANDIGARH	0	0	3	0	9	12
CHHATTISGARH	10	29	5	9	51	104
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU	0	0	0	0	1	01
DELHI (NCR)	45	17	87	27	119	295
GOA	1	12	11	4	43	71
GUJARAT	15	35	100	25	129	304
HARYANA	21	0	38	10	69	138
HIMACHAL PRADESH	22	2	17	7	43	91
JAMMU & KASHMIR	1	1	9	1	23	35
JHARKHAND	6	17	6	5	35	69
KARNATAKA	50	22	89	32	165	358
KERALA	5	0	11	6	48	70
LADAKH	0	0	0	0	0	0
LAKSHADWEEP	0	2	0	0	3	5
MADHYA PRADESH	46	71	38	28	126	309
MAHARASHTRA	81	72	215	73	334	775
MANIPUR	0	0	0	0	4	4
MEGHALAYA	0	2	0	1	3	6
MIZORAM	0	0	0	0	4	4
NAGALAND	0	1	00	0	3	4
ODISHA	23	26	11	10	56	126
PUDUCHERRY	0	0	0	0	2	2
PUNJAB	122	0	83	39	163	407
RAJASTHAN	24	13	20	9	63	129
SIKKIM	0	2	2	0	7	11
TAMIL NADU	56	3	53	26	150	288
TELANGANA	17	0	0	6	76	99
TRIPURA	3	5	0	2	7	17
UTTAR PRADESH	218	11	315	106	439	1089
UTTRAKHAND	3	1	1	1	13	19
WEST BENGAL	117	23	118	50	220	528
Total	951	400	1379	538	2767	6035

 

Salary

Every year lakhs of Candidates are attracted towards the Clerical Cadre post released by various banks due to the salary package offered with the job profile.

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure

Every year lakhs of Candidates are attracted towards the Clerical Cadre post released by various banks due to the salary package offered with the job profile.

As per the 7th pay commission, the Annual Salary of IBPS Clerk ranges approximately in between INR 2,50,000/- to INR 2,60,000/-. However, the in-hand salary of a bank clerk is Rs.18000 to Rs.21000 during the training period which is the starting salary of an IBPS Clerk. After completion of training period, other benefits are also added in the salary which varies from bank to bank. The Basic Salary Component of Bank Clerk may vary in the range of Rs 11,500 – Rs 13,000.

Facilities/Salary	Amount
Basic Pay	13075
Special Allowance	1561
Travel allowance	425
Dearness Allowance	7073
CCA	NA
HRA	980
Total	23115
Gross Salary	23115

IBPS Clerk Perks and Additional Benefits

The IBPS Clerk employees will receive extra perks and allowances as per the rules of the IBPS. The details are as mentioned below.

Special Allowance	It is 7.5% of Basic Pay which is approx. INR 1,561/-
Dearness Allowance (DA)	It is approx. 60-70% percent of the basic pay of IBPS Clerk which is a nearly INR 7,073/- (revised on quarterly basis) It depends upon postings in different locations.
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	It depends as per postings in different locations.The HRA lies between 6.5% to 8.5% depending upon the location of your posting.
Travel Allowance	Expenses incurred in all official tours/travels shall be reimbursed by the bank.
Medical Allowance	It is paid once in a year & is fixed at INR 2,000/- annually.