Basic Introduction

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or the IBPS conducts the CRP Clerical Examination for the recruitment of suitable candidates for the post of Clerk in various participating Banks. The post of the Clerk is one of the lower ranks in the management ladder but the first point of contact for the customer.

The clerk is responsible for all customer dealings from account handling to loans to cash handling or data entry. The clerical post is an important one from the viewpoint of the customer. Once recruited the candidate would be responsible for carrying out all of the above tasks and more.

The IBPS Clerk examination is conducted annually, over a period of seven months. The candidate must undergo the following stages to be recruited provisionally as a Clerk in one of the participating banks:

• Preliminary Examination
• Mains Examination
• Provisional Allotment

A candidate has to clear the examinations with high merit to be shortlisted for Provisional Allotment as a Clerk in the Participating Banks.

Notification Update: The official notification for IBPS Clerk 2019 is expected to be released in the first week of September 2019. Watch this space for regular updates!!

Important dates for the IBPS Clerk Examination

Participating Banks

There were 19 Participating Banks as per the official notification of IBPS Clerk 2018. The list of Banks is as follows:

IBPS Clerk Vacancy:

As per the official notification of 2018, there were 7275 vacancies for the post of Clerk in the participating banks. The State-wise bifurcation of the same has been provided below:

Application Form:

The online application process usually begins within 2-3 days of the release of the official notification and continues for about 20-25 days as decided by IBPS.

The application can only be filled online through the IBPS website; there are no other means to apply for the IBPS Clerk Examination.

The basic steps to apply for the IBPS Clerk Exam are:

1. Visit the IBPS website.
2. Locate the link for the Registration Portal.
3. Enter the Basic Information and click on “Save and Next”.
4. Note down the Provisional Registration Number and Password generated.
5. Enter details as required on the other tab screens and upload the required documents in the prescribed format.
6. Verify all details before clicking on the “final submit” button.
7. Make Online payment for the application fee.
8. Print the e-receipt and the application form for further reference.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates willing to apply for the IBPS Clerk Examination should meet the below basic Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nationality
2. Age (as on 01^st September 2018): The age of the candidate for all posts should be between 20 years to 28 years, i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02^nd September 1990 and not later than 01^st September 1998, with both dates inclusive.
3. A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a Government recognised University or an equivalent qualification as recognised by the Central Government of India.
4. Expertise, i.e., reading and writing skills, in the official language of the State or the Union Territory is preferable.

For a detailed description of the Eligibility Criteria, Click here!

Admit Card

The Admit Card for the IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam and the IBPS Clerk Main Exam are issued separately 10-15 days before the date of the examination. The candidate can download and print this important piece of paper through the Admit Card portal accessible through the IBPS website.

Steps to download the Admit Card are:

1. Visit the IBPS website.
2. Click on the link to Download Call Letter/ Admit Card.
3. Enter the login credentials and the captcha image.
4. Click on the Login button to view and download the Admit Card.

Candidates should check the details as displayed on the Admit Card for any discrepancy, and contact the concerned authorities if any is found.

An original photo ID proof along with one photocopy, should be kept handy, to be taken along with the Admit Card to the Examination Hall.

The candidates are requested to keep visiting this space for regular updates on the release of Admit Card at each stage.

Result

The result for each stage is declared separately after the exam is conducted. The result is declared either in the downloadable PDF format or made available online.

If the result is declared in the PDF format, Registration/Roll numbers of the candidates who have qualified for the next stage are mentioned. Candidates can search for their Registration/Roll number in the list.

The result if declared online would contain the details of the candidate, the marks scored and the rank in the merit list (if mentioned).

Cut-off

The cut-off knowledge at each stage is important for the candidate to know where s/he stands in terms of merit and how much more hard work has to go into the next stage.

There is a State-wise as well as Category-wise Cut-off for both IBPS Clerk Prelims and IBPS Clerk Mains. The candidate is required to clear both the cut-offs in order to qualify for the next stage.

IBPS Clerk 2018 Prelims Cut-off Category-wise

IBPS Clerk 2018 Mains Cut-off Category-wise

Exam Pattern

Both the Prelims and the Main Examinations of IBPS Clerk are Online Examinations with Multiple Choice Questions.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION PATTERN

The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims is as follows:

• Each section has a specific time duration. The candidates can time themselves to be able to solve maximum questions in the time allotted.
• Each correctly answered question fetches one mark, and every incorrect answer reduces the overall by 0.25 each.
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities using a Scribe are eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

MAINS EXAMINATION PATTERN:

The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Mains is as follows:

• There are 190 questions in the paper that need to be solved in the allotted time span.
• Each correctly answered question fetches one mark and every incorrect answer reduces the overall by 0.25 each.
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities using a Scribe are eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT:

On successfully clearing the IBPS Clerk Mains examination, the candidate is provisionally allotted to ONE of the participating Banks on the basis of merit-cum-preference.

IBPS Clerk Selection Procedure:

The release of the official notification of IBPS Clerk examination signals the beginning of the Examination process, which starts with the candidate registering for the examination. Once the candidate is successfully registered, s/he becomes eligible to appear for the Preliminary Examination. The candidate should clear both the sectional as well as the overall state cut-off in order to qualify for the Main Examination. Further, the same procedure is followed after the Main Examination to shortlist candidates for Provisional Allotment.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Detailed Syllabus

Previous Year Paper

The previous year's papers enable a candidate to understand the type and level of questions asked in the Examination. It also helps in practicing and preparing each section as per the exam pattern as specified by IBPS.

Going through the previous year's papers enables a candidate to know their weak areas and how much hard work has to go into which section.

Previous year memory based papers can be downloaded here.

IBPS Clerk Job Profile and Salary

The post of the Clerk in the bank is one of the most important posts as it is the first point of contact for the customer. A Clerk or a person in a similar post is required to handle various banking tasks and act as a Single Window Operator.

Some of the duties of a Clerk entail:

• Teller duties: receiving cash, assisting customers to withdraw cash, cheque/cash payments, etc.
• Bank Office Work: Ledger maintenance, receipts collection, data entry, validate customer details, etc.
• Explain banking features to the customers.

The basic salary of an IBPS Clerk is Rs.11765/- to which certain perks and allowances such as Dearness Allowance, Special Allowance, Transport Allowance, etc. are added. The gross salary of an IBPS Clerk comes out to be between Rs.20000/- to 21000/-