IBPS Clerk Exam 2024: Pattern, Eligibility, Dates, Centres, Tips

What is the IBPS Clerk Exam?

The IBPS Clerk Exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

It is conducted for the recruitment of Clerical positions in various public sector banks across India. The exam is held annually and successful candidates are appointed to participating banks.

Purpose of the IBPS Clerk Exam?

The purpose of the IBPS Clerk Exams is to select candidates for the role of Clerks in various banks. These exams are held to identify the right candidate with the right skills & knowledge. These exams serve as a fair and competitive process to recruit qualified candidates in the banking sector.

Highlights & Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerical Exam 2024

Name of the Exam	IBPS Clerk Exam
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Exam Level	National Level
Exam Frequency	Annual
Mode of Exam	Online (Computer-Based Test)
Sections	Prelims: English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability Main: General/Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude
Number of Questions	Prelims: 100 Main: 190
Marks	Prelims: 100 Main: 200
Duration	Prelims: 60 Minutes Main: 160 Minutes
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marking Basis	1 Mark for each correct answer -0.25 for each incorrect answer
Medium of Exam	English, Hindi and Regional Language

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Prelims

Section	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Time Allotted
English Language	30	30	20 min
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 min
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 min

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam consists of 1 objective-type paper with 3 sections. The total duration of the exam is 1 hour. There are no interviews for Clerk exams.

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for Mains

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

The timing for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes. The qualified candidates are directly allotted to banks based on their preferences and position in the IBPS Clerk merit list.

Eligibility

Criteria	Details
IBPS Clerk Age Limit	Maximum age – 28 years
	Minimum age – 20 years
Nationality	Indian
	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
Educational Qualification	You should have a graduation degree from a university recognised by the Govt. of India
	or any equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Exam Date Information

Name of the Exam	Exam Dates	Notification Date
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Dates	24, 25 and 31 August 2024	July 2024
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Dates	13 October 2024	–

Registration Process

You need to register through online mode for both the Preliminary and Main exams, if applicable, following the below-mentioned steps:

• Register at the online application portal for IBPS Clerk Exam.
• Upload all the necessary documents.
• Fill out the detailed application form.
• Pay the application fee.

Document Upload

You have to upload these documents according to the instructions in the notification:

1. You have to upload a photograph of yourself (20 kb to 50 kb in jpeg format).
2. Your signature photo (10 kb to 20 kb in jpeg format).
3. Your thumb impression (20 kb to 50 kb in jpeg format).
4. A scanned copy of a handwritten declaration, following the provided format in the notification (50 kb to 100 kb in jpeg format).
5. Certificate as mentioned in Clause J (viii) – (if applicable) in the prescribed format.

You can follow these mentioned steps to complete your registration for the exams.

Application Fee

Category	Fees (inclusive of GST)
SC/ST/PwBD/EXSM candidates	Rs. 175
All Others	Rs. 850

Note:

• You can pay the fee online only.
• Bank transaction charges for online payment must be borne by the candidate.

IBPS Exam Centres for 2024

State	Centres for Prelims	Centres for Mains
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram	Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur	Guwahati, Silchar
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea	Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh/Mohali	Chandigarh/Mohali
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur	Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Surat, Jamnagar	Surat
Delhi	Delhi / New Delhi / Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad	Delhi / New Delhi / Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad
Goa	Panaji	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad- Gandhinagar, Anand, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara	Ahmedabad- Gandhinagar, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra	Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Solan	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar	Jammu, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi	Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi	Bengaluru, HubliDharwad, Mangalore
Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur	Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
Ladakh	Leh	Leh
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior
Maharashtra	Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Pune
Manipur	Imphal	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima	Kohima
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur	Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry	Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala	Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Sikkim	Bardang/ Gangtok	Bardang/ Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar	Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal	Hyderabad, Karimnagar
Tripura	Agartala	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi	Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee	Dehradun
West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri	Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri

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

Cut-off Score for Online Main Examination

• Cut-off scores will be determined based on the number of vacancies in each State/UT.
• Candidates who meet the cut-offs will be considered for provisional allotment.
• The scores of the main exam will not be disclosed until the provisional allotment process is completed.
• The decision of IBPS in shortlisting and provisional allotment is final.
• The final merit list will be based on marks obtained in the Online Main Examination.

MUST READ General Instructions

• Document Verification:

  You are suggested to carry all the necessary documents like a valid call letter and a photocopy of a photo-identity proof, during online examinations (Preliminary & Main). Candidates are suggested not to send the documents directly to IBPS before or after the online examinations.

• Call Letter and ID Proof Handling:

  During the online preliminary examination, the call letter and copy of Photo ID proof will not be collected. These will be authenticated at the examination venue and will be returned to candidates. You are required to bring the authenticated call letter and photo ID proof to the Main examination.

• Additional Photograph Requirement:

  You need to bring one additional photograph (same as pasted on the call letter) along with other requisite documents for both Preliminary and Main examinations.

• Provisional Admission:

  Admission to Preliminary and Main examinations is provisional. The issuance of a call letter or provisional allotment does not guarantee final clearance by IBPS/Participating Bank.

• Decision Authority:

  Decisions made by Nodal Banks, Participating Banks, and IBPS about eligibility, examination stages, qualifications, and other matters are final and must be followed.

• Scribe Arrangement:

  The scribe should not be a candidate for CRP Clerks-XIII. If this rule is not followed then it will lead to cancellation of candidature for both the candidate and the scribe.

• Application Submission:

  Only one application per candidate is allowed. Multiple applications result in forfeiture of fees for additional registrations.

Preparations Tips

• Analyse previous years’ papers:

  You can go through the papers to understand the type of questions that are asked in the exam. This will help you focus on your preparation.

• Take mock tests:

  If you take mock test regularly, you will get to know about your strengths and weaknesses. This will improve your time management skills.

• Do not panic during the exam:

  If you are stuck on any particular question then leave it and move to the next question. You can come back to it later if you have time.

• Stay calm and focused:

  You need to stay calm and focused during the exam. Take deep breaths and do not get stressed.

By following these tips and putting in the hard work, you can increase your chances of success in the IBPS Clerk Exam.

Good luck!