IBPS Clerk Exam 2024

Clerk Exam

What is IBPS Clerk Exam?

IBPS Clerk is a Common Written Exam (CWE), conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment to nationalized banks in India to fill vacancies for clerical level jobs. CWE is a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in Public Sector Banks. Candidates who are selected for clerical cadre have to be on probation for 6 months. After the completion of the period, they are required to appear for the assessment test/performance review in order to confirm as permanent employees. IBPS Clerk exam is conducted by IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) Every Year for the Recruitment of Clerical post in 11 Public Sector Banks all over the country. All the Public sector banks use CRP as a base to fill the vacancies for this post.

Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has released the IBPS Clerk Exam dates 2024. The Preliminary test for IBPS Clerks will take place on August 24, 25 and 31, 2024. The date of the major exam is 13 October, 2024. In July 2024, the IBPS Clerk 2024 Notification will be made available. Following the publication of the notification, the application form will be made available and August 2024 is when the IBPS Clerk 2024 Preliminary Test will take place. The Mains test will be held in October, 2024. The examination authority has set a deadline for interested candidates to finish the registration process. The purpose of the IBPS Clerk test is to choose applicants for the clerk positions in the participating banks. Eleven participating banks in total hire applicants via the IBPS Clerk Test.

IBPS Announced the CRP for the Recruitment of Clerks in Participating Banks for the Vacancies of 2024-25

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, commonly abbreviated as IBPS, has announced the online Preliminary and Main Examination for the upcoming Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for the selection of employees for Clerical cadre vacancies in participating banks.

The eligible and interested candidates are supposed to keep an eye on the official website; ibps.in. For further detailed information and updates, candidates are supposed to keep track of the website.Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting the Clerk Exam for the year 2024-25 and named as IBPS Clerk CRP XIV. The IBPS Clerk Exam is conducted on two levels - Preliminary and Main Exams.

Who Is A Clerk?

The clerical post is an entry-level cadre for anyone who wishes to become a banker. They mainly participate in the day to day activities of banking and also have the responsibility to address the queries and guidance of the customers. 

IBPS Clerk Exam Details 

Exam name  IBPS Clerk 
Organising body  Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Frequency  Once in a year 
Exam level National
Participating banks  11
Number of vacancies  4045
Application mode  Online 
Selection process Preliminary & Main Examination  
Medium of Exam English, Hindi & 13 Regional Languages
Types of questions Objective 
Admit card type  Online 
Official website  www.ibps.in 
Helpline numbers  1800 222 366 & 1800 103 4566

IBPS Clerk 2024

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection - IBPS will release the official notification for IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam in the month of June, 2024. The Online registration for IBPS Clerk 2024 will start from 01 July, 2024 and till 21 July, 2024 (Tentatively).

IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims exam is scheduled 24, 25 & 31 August, 2024 and the Main Exam will be held on 13th October, 2024.

IBPS Clerk Tentative Dates 2024

Activity Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates. 01.07.2024 to 21.07.2024
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 01.07.2024 to 21.07.2024
Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training August, 2024
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training August, 2024
Download of call letters for Online Examination - Preliminary August, 2024
Online Examination - Preliminary September, 2024
Result of Online Exam - Preliminary September/October, 2024
Download of Call Letter for Online Exam - Main September/October, 2024
Online Examination - Main October 2024
Provisional allotment  April 2025

IBPS Clerk Notification 2024

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will release the IBPS Clerk 2024 in the month of June, 2024.

The IBPS will release the Clerk Notification available in PDF Format. Important exam-related information is included in the announcement, including crucial dates, the structure of the test, requirements, opening and the temporary allotment procedure. Before registering for the IBPS Clerk 2024 test, candidates need to review the notification carefully. Candidates who are aiming for the recruitment should access the IBPS Clerk 2024 Notification PDF to explore all the ecam details starting the number of vacancies to exam dates.

 

IBPS Clerk Application Form 2024

The application for IBPS Clerk 2024 will be available in the month of July. For General and OBC Applicants, the exam application cost is INR 850, for SC / ST / PwD Candidates, it is INR 175. The IBPS Clerk application process consists of multiple phases. including registraton, uploading a scanned copy of your ID and Signature, filling out the full form, previewing the application, the paying the application fee. The following are the processes to complete the IBPS Clerk Application Form 2024.

Step to Register for IBPS Clerk 2024?

Step 1 : Go the official website - ibps.in.

Step 2 : Register for the IBPS Clerk 2024 by clicking the "IBPS Clerk Apply Online Link".

Step 3 : Complete the IBPS Clerk application form after registering.

Step 4 : Upload the handwritten declaration from the IBPS Clerk, the signature, the left thumb impression, and the photo.

Step 5 : Make sure to pay the application cost according to the category.

Step 6 : Take the application form printed.

IBPS Clerk 2024 Eligibility

The Eligibility requirements for IBPS Clerks in terms of age, nationality and educational background.

Category Age Relaxation (In years)
SC/ST 5
Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3
PwD 10
Ex-Servicemen The 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)
Widows, Divorced Women and Women legally separated from their husbands 9
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period of 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 5
Persons affected by 1984 riots 5
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh Only) 5

IBPS Clerk Age Limit

Candidates must be of the required age to be eligible for the exam.

The IBPS Clerk test has an age restriction of 20 to 28 years old. Candidates that fit into distinct categories are eligible for an age limit relaxation. Below is the age relaxation.

IBPS Clerk Educational Qualification

Candidates must be a Graduate in any field is the minimum educational requirement for the test. Applicants in their last year of graduating are not permitted to apply to take the test.

Candidates must be proficient in using and maintaining a computer. Accordingly, they ought to possess a high school certificate, diploma or degree in computer operations, language or information technology studies.

Candidates must be fluent in the State or UT's Official Language in order to apply. It is required to candidates to be literate in the State's or UT's Official Language.

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Preliminary Exam 2024

IBPS Clerk 2024 CRP XIV Preliminary Exam is an online exam testing a candidate based on their English, Aptitude and Intellect. IBPS Clerk 2024 has three sections in total and the candidates must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the main exam.

The IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam will be conducted online of one hour (20 minutes of each section) to complete the Preliminary Exam.

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam 2024

Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Durations
English Language 30 30 20
Numerical Ability 35 35 20
Reasoning Ability 35 35 20
Total 100 100 60 Minutes

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2024

Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Durations
General / Financial Awareness 50 50 35
General English 40 40 35
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45
Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45
Total 190 200 180

IBPS Clerk Cut Off

The cut-off for IBPS Clerk of the preliminary and main exams is announced separately.

The cut-off is placed on section-wise grades and overall scores. Obtaining the necessary cut off marks is a prerequisite for exam qualification.

IBPS Clerk Salary

The pay scale of an IBPS Clerk is INR 19900-1000/1-29000-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. An IBPS Clerk makes between INR 28,000 and 30,000a month in cash pay. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a number of benefits and allowances.

IBPS Participating Banks

Bank of Baroda Canara Bank Indian Overseas Bank UCO Bank
Bank of India Central Bank of India Punjab National Bank Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra Indian Bank Punjab & Sind Bank  

IBPS Clerk Vacancies 2024

Every year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases the IBPS Clerk notification for over 12,000 vacancies. This year, the Institute has released IBPS clerk recruitment notification for a total of 4545 vacancies. It is always encouraged to verify the IBPS Clerk vacancies bank-wise and state-wise before kick-starting the registration process. If IBPS Clerk 2024 state-wise vacancies are less in a particular state, he/she can aim for the other state, provided meeting the eligibility requirements. 

IBPS Clerk 2024 State-wise Vacancies

State Vacancies State Vacancies State Vacancies
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 01 Himachal Pradesh 82 Nagaland  03
Andhra Pradesh  77 Jammu & Kashmir 15 Odisha  67
Arunachal Pradesh 07 Jharkhand 52 Puducherry  01
Assam 79 Karnataka 253 Punjab  331
Bihar 210 Kerala 52 Rajasthan  176
Chandigarh 06 Ladakh 00 Sikkim  01
Chhattisgarh  91 Lakshadweep  01 Tamil Nadu  291
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 08 Madhya Pradesh  410 Telangana  27
Delhi 250 Maharashtra  530 Tripura  15
Goa 42 Manipur 10 Uttar Pradesh 752
Gujarat 247 Meghalaya 01 Uttarakhand 28
Haryana 187 Mizoram 01 West Bengal 241

IBPS Clerk Application Fee 2024

Candidates have to pay the application fees/intimation charges to complete IBPS Clerk online application process.

IBPS Clerk application fee should be paid between 01 July, 2024 to 27 July, 2024 (Tentatively) inclusive of both dates. Candidates should bear the bank transaction charges for online payment.  

IBPS Clerk 2024 Application Fee Details

S.No. Category Application Fee
1. SC/ST/PWD Rs. 175/- (Intimation Chareges Only)
2. General & Others Rs. 850/- (App. Fee Including intimation charges)

IBPS Clerk Job Profile 

It is always encouraged to know about IBPS Clerk job profile before kick-starting the application or registration process. Candidates should know IBPS Clerk job description which helps to understand the regular tasks performed after getting selected. IBPS Clerk roles and responsibilities are almost similar in participating banks. 

A clerk is an important post in each & every bank. The role of a clerk is to handle many values works related to the customer's accounts and resolving their complaints and issues.

The clerical post is an entry level cadre for anyone who wishes to become a banker. They mainly participate in the day to day activities of banking and also have the responsibility to address the queries and guidance of the customers.

The clerk is basically in charge of the withdrawal and deposit counters such as accepting payments, sanction withdrawals, verify cheques, issue demand draft and other banking related services to customers.

Clerks also have to manage the daily records of the bank and back office work, which includes the collection of receipts, updating and maintaining ledger balance, balance tally and other transactions.

Besides this, they have to market the bank products. For eg: Loans, deposits and schemes. Clerks are also called as window operators or cashiers.

IBPS Clerk Career Growth

Bank clerk has the opportunity to get promoted as officers. They are usually promoted once in 2 years. Promotion of an employee is based on their performance in the banks.

IBPS Clerk Salary

Many aspirants often confuse between IBPS Clerk salary and IBPS PO salary. To make it more simple, we have decided to provide a detailed analysis of the IBPS Clerk salary in hand. We have listed the detailed IBPS Clerk salary after the 7th Pay Commission. The IBPS Clerk Basic Pay is Rs 19,900. The IBPS Clerk pay scale is INR. 19900-1000/1-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. Along with salary, candidates will also get other benefits such as dearness allowance, house rent allowance, travel allowance and medical allowance.

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure 2024
Basic Pay INR 19,900/-
Special Allowance INR 4118/-
DA (Dearness Allowance) INR 5209.82/-
CCA (City Compensatory Allowance) Not Available
TA (Transport Allowance) INR 757.08/-
HRA (House Rent Allowance) INR 2039.75/-
Gross Pay INR 32,024.65/-
Deduction (NPS Funds, Union Fee) INR 2570.98/-
Gross with HRA INR 29453.67/-

Note: Above mentioned table pay scale is approximate salary. Actual salary may vary depending upon various circumstances.

Latest Updates

IBPS Clerk Mains 2022 Admit Card Released

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the admit card for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam.

Candidates who have qualified the Prelims can check and download the admit card from the official website - ibps.in. IBPS conducted the Prelims exam in the month of September and IBPS Result was declared on 21 September, 2022.

29 September 2022
IBPS CRp Clerk XII Prelims Result declared

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has opened the window for candidates to check their result status for the online preliminary examination for the post of Clerk.

Candidates who are Interested can check their result status of Clerk Preliminary exam on the official website - ibps.in.

22 September 2022
IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2022 has been released

IBPS - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the prelims admit card for recruitment to the post of Clerk in Participating Banks (CRp Clerk XII).

IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2022 download link is available on the official website. Candidates who have applied successfully for Common Recruitment Process for Clerks in Participating Banks (CRP Clerks XII) can download their admit card through the official website - ibps.in

18 August 2022
IBPS Clerk Online Application 2022 - Last Date to Apply

IBPS Clerk Apply Online 2022 : IBPS is accepting to apply online applications from eligible candidates for 6035 Clerical Cadre Clerk XII Vacancies. Today on 21 July, 2022 is the last date to submit applications your IBPS Clerk Application Form. The interested banking candidates who are eligible for IBPS Clerk XII vacancies must apply online - ibps.in.

This is a golden chance for the banking candidates who were waiting for clerk posts as the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection has announced 6035 Clerical Cadre vacancies in 11 public sector banks. IBPS Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam will now onwards be conducted in 13 regional languages including English & Hindi.

 

21 July 2022
IBPS Clerk Application Form 2021 Link Activated

IBPS has activated the online application link for IBPS Clerk 2021 on the official website - ibps.in. Interested candidates can fill the IBPS Clerk 2021 application form till October 27, 2021.

One should pay the prescribed application fee to complete the IBPS Clerk 2021 application form. Candidates from general category need to pay Rs. 850 whereas the application fees for reserved category candidates is Rs. 175.

7 October 2021
IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification Released
IBPS Clerk Final Result 2021 Released
IBPS Clerk Prelims Scorecard 2020-21 Released
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Dates Announced
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 To Be Begin Soon

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