IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 Out: IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts a common recruitment process (CRP) every year to the recruitment of clerical cadre in multiple banks all over the country. All public sector banks use CRP as a base to fill the vacancies for this post.
IBPS will be going to conduct the Clerk exam for the 11th year now and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP XI. The IBPS Clerk exam is conducted on two levels- preliminary exam and mains. Students qualifying in both these exams are thus selected for the post. Here, we are discussing the exam notification, application process, syllabus, exam pattern, vacancy, eligibility criteria, selection process, salary and other details of the exam.
IBPS has released detailed notification for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam with the new dates on ibps.in. The online application process for IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021 will begin from 7th October 2021.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification
The detailed IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 PDF has been released by the IBPS on 6th October 2021 announcing the revised dates to recruit 7855 vacancies of clerical posts in different 11 public sector banks. IBPS Clerk 2021 Recruitment Process has begun to post the release of the fresh official notification of CRP CLERKS-XI. IBPS Clerk 2021 is going to be an opportunity for those who have not been able to get through SBI and other Bank Recruitment Exams. You can download the new notification of the IBPS Clerk 2021 exam for more details.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Official Notification [Download New PDF]
IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2021
The new exam date for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has been released by IBPS through an official notification on 06th October 2021. You must note down important dates related to IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam and make sure that you complete the process correctly on time. The online examination for IBPC Clerk 2021 prelims exam The schedule of the exam is provided below:
| IBPS Clerk 2021: Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 | 06th October 2021 |
| Online Registration Process | 07th October 2021 |
| Online Application Ends On | 27th October 2021 |
| Call Letter for IBPS Clerk PET | November 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training | November 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Call Letter | November/December 2021 |
| Conduct of Online Examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
| Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam | December 2021/January 2022 |
| Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main | December 2021/January 2022 |
| Conduct of Online Examination – Main | January/February 2022 |
| Declaration of Final (Mains) Result | April 2022 |
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Summary
IBPS has announced the details for Clerical Cadre posts to be recruited for FY 2021-22. The detailed advertisement for the vacancies has been published by the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection on its official website. For more details about IBPS Clerk 2021, go through the below summary table.
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Clerk |
| Vacancy | 7855 |
| Participating Banks | 11 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | 07th to 27th October 2021 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims + Main Exams |
| Education Qualification | Graduate on or before 01.08.2021 |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years (As on 01.07.2021) |
| Application Fee | SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
| Online Examination – Mains | January/February 2022 |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Application
The online application process for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has begun again from 07th October 2021 on the official website @ibps.in. The last date for online application has been notified as 27th October 2021. All Candidates are required to click on the link mentioned below to apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.
Note- The candidates who have applied from 12th to 14th July 2021 need not apply again.
The application for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 has to be done online. To avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS Clerk 2021 Application form is one of the following:
• Internet Explorer 8 and above
• Mozilla FireFox 3.0 and above
• Google Chrome 3.0 and above
Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:
• A valid Email Id
• Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size
• Application Fee must be paid online so all documents required for online transaction
The IBPS Clerk 2021 application form can only be filled on the official website.
Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Online Application.
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IBPS Clerk Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for IBPS Clerk online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Application.
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy
The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 has already been announced by IBPS. In the new IBPS Clerk Notification 2021, the vacancies have been revised to 7855 Clerical Cadre Posts, previously the vacancies were 5830.
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021-22: 7855
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21: 2557
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20: 12,075
IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021
The state-wise & & category-wise vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam were also been released along with the notification. All candidates have to check state-wise vacancies before applying for IBPS Clerk CRP XI exam. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of vacancies i.e. 1039.
| IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
| State Name | General | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total Vacancies |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 05 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 247 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 387 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 07 | 0 | 05 | 01 | 0 | 13 |
| ASSAM | 84 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 17 | 191 |
| BIHAR | 129 | 48 | 03 | 92 | 28 | 300 |
| CHANDIGARH | 18 | 03 | 0 | 11 | 01 | 33 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 62 | 08 | 29 | 03 | 09 | 111 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 |
| DELHI (NCR) | 147 | 24 | 28 | 85 | 34 | 318 |
| GOA | 32 | 01 | 17 | 04 | 05 | 59 |
| GUJARAT | 161 | 23 | 63 | 104 | 44 | 395 |
| HARYANA | 89 | 08 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 133 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 48 | 25 | 06 | 23 | 11 | 113 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 15 | 04 | 02 | 04 | 01 | 26 |
| JHARKHAND | 45 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 09 | 111 |
| KARNATAKA | 228 | 36 | 38 | 94 | 58 | 454 |
| KERALA | 118 | 16 | 01 | 41 | 18 | 194 |
| LADAKH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 03 | 0 | 02 | 0 | 0 | 05 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 152 | 63 | 83 | 57 | 34 | 389 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 441 | 80 | 107 | 152 | 102 | 882 |
| MANIPUR | 03 | 01 | 02 | 0 | 0 | 06 |
| MEGHALAYA | 05 | 0 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 09 |
| MIZORAM | 03 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 04 |
| NAGALAND | 04 | 0 | 08 | 0 | 01 | 13 |
| ODISHA | 132 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 302 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 17 | 04 | 0 | 07 | 02 | 30 |
| PUNJAB | 168 | 108 | 0 | 81 | 45 | 402 |
| RAJASTHAN | 51 | 29 | 08 | 40 | 14 | 142 |
| SIKKIM | 12 | 02 | 05 | 07 | 02 | 28 |
| TAMIL NADU | 428 | 133 | 08 | 185 | 89 | 843 |
| TELANGANA | 207 | 20 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 333 |
| TRIPURA | 04 | 01 | 02 | 0 | 01 | 08 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 431 | 209 | 13 | 263 | 123 | 1039 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 33 | 06 | 03 | 11 | 05 | 58 |
| WEST BENGAL | 193 | 132 | 24 | 114 | 53 | 516 |
| Total | 3724 | 1091 | 596 | 1569 | 875 | 7855 |
Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam
the total number of participating banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment has been reduced this year. The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.
| 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 Exam Language
IBPS Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam will now onwards be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi. The aim to conduct a clerical exam for recruitment into 12 public sector banks including SBI is to promote uniform opportunities to the local youth for employment opportunities and can directly connect to the customers through local/regional languages. The state-wise medium of language has been tabulated below.
| IBPS Clerk 2021 Medium of Examination | |
| State Name | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
| Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkin, | English and Hindi |
| Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
| Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani |
| Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| Kerala, Lakshadweep | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| Tripura, West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Salary Structure
The basic salary of an IBPS Clerk is Rs 19,900- Rs 47920 per month. Rs.19,900 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.29453 for those who join initially.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Selection Process
The recruitment process of IBPS Clerk CRP XI occurs in two phases:
1. Preliminary Examination
2. Mains Examination
Students are required to qualify for both these exams to get selected for the post of clerical cadre in most of the premier Public Sector Banks. The main thing to note here is that there is no interview process required for the selection of candidates after the mains exam. 100% weightage is given to the result of the mains exam result.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow the online method of conducting the written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow:
Phase-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination
The preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk CRP XI is an online exam testing a candidate on the basis of their aptitude, intellect and English. There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.
Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Phase-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Examination
No changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now constitute of 190 questions that need to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes.
Previously, Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability Section used to be conducted separately. But, in the recent update by IBPS, both these sections are amalgamated together and will constitute 50 questions that need to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English and in Hindi. Let’s have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk CRP-X.
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
Click Here to View Detailed Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2021
Penalty for Wrong Answers: There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in both preliminary examination as well as mains examination. A wrong answer to an objective question will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the total mark assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for the question left blank or unanswered.
Final Score Calculation for IBPS Clerk Exam:
The final score for the IBPS Clerk exam is calculated keeping the following points in mind:
• Marks obtained in the Preliminary Exam (Phase-1) will not be considered for final selection.
• Candidates must qualify Phase-2 to be eligible for final merit.
• The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with top merit rank in each category are finally selected.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Syllabus
The major three sections of the preliminary examination are Reasoning, English Language and Numerical Ability. Each of these sections has multiple subheadings to focus on when preparing for IBPS Clerk CRP. The syllabus overview for IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims and mains exams is given below.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Syllabus (Pre+Mains)
| English Language | Numerical Ability | Reasoning Ability | Computer | General Awareness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Number Series | Puzzle and Arrangements | History and Generation of Computers | Banking and Insurance Awareness |
| Cloze Test | Simplification/ Approximation | Inequality | Introduction to Computer Organisation | Financial Awareness |
| Fillers | Quadratic Equations | Syllogism | Computer Hardware and I/O Devices | Govt. Schemes and Policies |
| Spotting Errors | Data Interpretation | Coding-Decoding | Computer Languages, Basics of DBMS | Current Affairs |
| Sentence Improvement | Data Sufficiency | Blood Relations | Operating System, Internet | Static Awareness |
| Fill in the Blanks | Miscellaneous | Direction sense | Computer Network & Security | |
| Order and Ranking | MS Office Suit and Short cut keys | |||
| Computer Memory, Computer Software | ||||
| Number System and Conversions |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must fulfil the following three criteria to be eligible for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2021:
Age Limit (As on 01.07.2021)
• The candidate must be 20 Years to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1993 and not later than 01.07.2001 (both dates inclusive).
Relaxation of Upper age limit
There is some relaxation of the upper age limit for special category candidates. The details on it are given 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 ExServicemen 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 |
Educational Qualification: (As on 01.08.2021)
• A candidate 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. The candidate should possess a certificate as proof of passing the qualifying examination.
The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate 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: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
Proficiency 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 which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.
Nationality / Citizenship
A candidate 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.
IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training
The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations may arrange pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail the training at their own cost by indicating the same against the relevant column while applying online. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Balasore, Bareilly, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kavaratti, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Mysore, Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Puducherry, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, Sambalpur, Shimla, Shillong, Siliguri, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam.
The Bank may add additional centres or may remove some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent by post.
IBPS Clerk Exam Centre
While filling the online application form you are given the option to choose the centre of your preference. However, IBPS can allot you a centre other than the choice made by you if there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues. No complaints will be entertained by IBPS in regards to change in the exam centre.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Admit Card & Call Letter
Candidates must download the IBPS Clerk 2021 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the IBPS Clerk Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on to the official website, the candidates will require the following:
• Registration No/Roll No
• Date of Birth/ Password
The admit card will be made available 10 to 15 days before the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS Clerk 2021 will be issued in 2 phases:
• Online Preliminary Examination
• Online Mains Examination
The link to download the admit card will be provided on this page. Candidates are advised to check the details on the admit card before downloading.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Result
IBPS will declare the results after the completion of each phase of the examination. The final state-wise merit list and category wise merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by candidates in their online mains examination. Candidates who fall in the prescribed merit list will then be considered for appointment for the post of clerk in Banks.
IBPS Clerk Preparation
The preparation of the IBPS Clerk CRP exam must be done judiciously keeping in mind the latest pattern and the syllabus of the exam. Since the syllabus covers a large number of topics, it is necessary for the candidates to choose the right set of books to prepare for their examination.
Candidates must also go through previous years’ IBPS Clerk question papers in order to acclimatize to the change in the pattern of the exam and to know the sections from which the questions are majorly asked in the exam. Follow bankersadda.com to get all study materials in the new pattern. Apart from test series, you can also join any Coaching or online test series for self-assessment and better exam preparation.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Coaching
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IBPS Clerk 2021 Cut-Off
IBPS releases the IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-Off & Score Card post the declaration of its result. Candidates can check the cut-off by clicking on the link mentioned below. The Prelims Cut-Off and Score Card will help candidates analyze their score and compare with the score of other candidates.