IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam

IBPS Clerk 2024 Notification

Every year Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS Clerk exam for the recruitment of clerical posts in 11 public sector banks all over the country. IBPS Clerks or Bank clerks, in general, are the professionals we meet as customers, whenever we enter the Banks and do inquiries or ask for guidance. As an IBPS Clerk, your primary job will be to interact with customers, and update passbooks. In other words, it will be a front desk job. Those who want to pursue a career as Bank Clerk can go for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 and follow the latest notification to meet all the demands required by the exam body. 

The IBPS Clerk notification consists of all the important exam-related details like the dates, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, etc. Candidates should carefully follow all the latest information given in it and start their preparation accordingly. To make that easy, we are sharing with you all the important dates that matter the most to an IBPS Clerk exam aspirant.

The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Banks will be out soon once the actual exam notification comes. 

IBPS Clerk Notification 2024 Exam Highlights

IBPS Clerk 2024 notification will be released soon and we will update the details for this year accordingly. 

The detailed advertisement for the vacancies has been published by the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection on its official website. 

IBPS Clerk Exam Dates 2024

As per the official IBPS calendar for 2024, IBPS has issued the tentative exam schedule for the forthcoming clerical cadre recruitment.

Steps to Fill IBPS Clerk 2024 Application Form:

The Application Form for IBPS Clerk 2024 is to be filled in 2 parts: Registration And Login.

Follow the steps mentioned below to fill in the online application form for IBPS Clerk 2024:

Step 1: Visit the official page at www.ibps.in or directly click on the mentioned link.

Step 2: Click on the notification that reads "Online Registration for IBPS Clerk 2024"

Step 3: Fill in all your basic information like Phone number, and email ID, and click on the Save and Next button at the bottom of the page

Step 4: You will receive a registration ID and Password

Step 5: Log in with your registration ID and Password

Step 6: Verify using Captcha.

Step 7: Click on the login button and fill in the details and complete the application form

Step 8: All payments for the application fee are done online. Candidates can pay the fee through online mode like Debit card/ Credit Card or Net Banking etc.

Step 9: Click on the Submit. Your application will be successfully submitted. Take a printout for future reference. 

Application fee for IBPS Clerk 2024

The Application fee for IBPS Clerk 2024 is as follows:

Guidelines for Uploading Documents for Registering IBPS Clerk 2024

Photograph

• The photograph must be recent in color, preferably against a white background
• The size should be 200 x 230 pixels
• File size should be between 20KB to 50KB

Signature

• Must be signed in black ink
• Size must be 140 x 60 pixels
• File size should be between 10KB and 20KB

Left thumb impression

• Must be in blue and black ink
• Size must be 240 x 240 pixels at 200 dpi
• File size should be between 20KB and 50KB
• The file type should be jpg or jpeg

Handwritten declaration

• Must be written in black ink in English
• Size must be 800 x 400 pixels at 200 dpi
• File size should be between 50 KB and 100 KB
• The file type should be jpg or jpeg

IBPS Clerk 2024 Pre-Exam Training Zone

Pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centers will be arranged by IBPS. The list of centers for Pre-exam training is as follows:

North Zone Centers: 

• Agra 
• Amritsar 
• Allahabad
• Bareilly 
• Chandigarh 
• Dehradun 
• Gorakhpur 
• Jammu 
• Lucknow 
• Ludhiana 
• Rohtak 
• Shimla 
• Kanpur 
• Karnal 
• New Delhi 
• Patiala 
• Varanasi

South Zone Centers: 

• Bengaluru 
• Coimbatore 
• Chennai 
• Gulbarga 
• Hyderabad 
• Kochi
• Kavaratti 
• Mangalore 
• Madurai 
• Mysore 
• Puducherry 
• Port Blair 
• Tiruchirapalli 
• Thiruvananthapuram 
• Vijayawada 
• Visakhapatnam

East Zone Centers: 

• Agartala
• Behrampur (Ganjam) 
• Balasore 
• Bhubaneshwar 
• Dhanbad 
• Guwahati 
• Hubli 
• Kolkata 
• Muzaffarpur
• Patna
• Ranchi
• Sambalpur 
• Siliguri 
• Shillong
• Tirupati

West Zone Centers: 

• Aurangabad
• Ahmedabad 
• Bhopal 
• Indore
• Jabalpur 
• Jodhpur 
• Jaipur
• Mumbai 
• Nagpur 
• Pune 
• Panaji (Goa) 
• Rajkot 
• Raipur
• Vadodara

Candidates who opt for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password.

Eligibility Criteria of IBPS Clerk 2024

There are some mandatory fulfilments as criteria that the aspirants should meet if they want to appear in the IBPS Clerk Exam 2023 exam. The candidates become qualified to apply for IBPS Clerk Exam 2023 if he/she fulfills the set minimum-academic qualification, age limit, and computer literacy.

IBPS Clerk Educational Qualifications

• An aspirant must possess a Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a university recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
• He/she must possess a valid Mark-sheet/Degree Certificate that he/she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and mention the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while applying online for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2023.

IBPS Clerk Age Limit

Minimum age limit: 20 years

• Maximum age limit: 28 years

Age Relaxation for IBPS Clerk 2024

IBPS also gives age relaxations for various categories of people & professionals. Check out the table given below to know the upper age relaxation for various categories:

IBPS Clerk 2024 Selection Process

The Candidates who will qualify for Prelims Exam and be shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination. There is no interview round in the IBPS Clerk exam. All weightage is given to the result of the mains exam result while selecting the clerks. The results of the mains exam are given 100% weightage. The IBPS Clerk exam comprises two steps:

• Online Prelims Examination
• Online Mains Examination

There is no Interview process for IBPS Clerk.

IBPS Clerk 2024 Vacancies

The IBPS Clerk 2024 vacancies for this year on the official website. The below-mentioned vacancies are as per the previous year's notification. As per the official notification by IBPS 2022, the vacancies have been decreased to 6035 previously the vacancies were 7858.

IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2022

The state-wise & category-wise vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2022 exam were also 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. 1089.

IBPS Clerk 2022 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise

IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021

The state-wise & category-wise vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam were also 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.

State Wise List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for IBPS Clerk 2023:

1 Andaman & Nicobar - English and Hindi 

2 Andhra Pradesh- English, Hindi, and Telugu

3 Arunachal Pradesh - English and Hindi 

4 Assam - English, Hindi, and Assamese

5 Bihar - English and Hindi

6 Chandigarh - English & Hindi

7 Chhattisgarh - English and Hindi

8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu- English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and Konkani

9 Delhi (NCT) - English and Hindi

10 Goa - English, Hindi and Konkani

11 Gujarat - English, Hindi and Gujarati

12 Haryana - English and Hindi

13 Himachal Pradesh - English and Hindi

14 Jammu & Kashmir -  English, Hindi and Urdu

15 Jharkhand - English and Hindi

16 Karnataka - English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani

17 Kerala - English, Hindi and Malayalam

18 Ladakh -  English and Hindi

19 Lakshadweep -  English, Hindi and Malayalam

20 Madhya Pradesh - English and Hindi

21 Maharashtra -  English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani

22 Manipur -  English, Hindi and Manipuri

23 Meghalaya -  English and Hindi

24 Mizoram - English and Hindi

25 Nagaland - English and Hindi

26 Odisha - English, Hindi and Odia

27 Puducherry - English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam

28 Punjab - English, Hindi and Punjabi

29 Rajasthan - English and Hindi

30 Sikkim E- nglish and Hindi

31 Tamil Nadu - English, Hindi and Tamil

32 Telangana - English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu

33 Tripura - English, Hindi and Bengali

34 Uttar Pradesh - English, Hindi and Urdu

35 Uttarakhand - English and Hindi

36 West Bengal - English, Hindi and Bengali

There are about 11 Banks that are participating in IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment that have been reduced this year. Here is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam:

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Bank of India
3. Bank of Maharashtra
4. Canara Bank
5. Central Bank of India
6. Indian Bank
7. Indian Overseas Bank
8. Punjab National Bank
9. Punjab & Sind Bank
10. UCO Bank
11. Union Bank of India

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2024

Candidates must know the exam pattern and complete the syllabus before setting out to prepare for the IBPS Clerk 2023 Exam.

Here are all the details of the IBPS Clerk exam pattern and the syllabus:

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024 Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk CRP XI preliminary exam is an online exam that tests a candidate's ability to reason, calculate and use the English language. It consists of three sections, wherein the candidate has to clear the cut-off of each section to reach the Mains exam phase or round. IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Syllabus comprises three sections: Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude. 

Candidates are required to answer each section in 20 minutes' time, or a total of 60 minutes for all the sections. The total marks allotted for the paper is 100 Marks and the passing marks are decided by IBPS. The passing Marks keep changing every year on the basis of the difficulty of the exam.

IBpS Clerk Prelims 2024 Exam Patterns are as follows:

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.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2024 Exam Pattern

No changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of the IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now consist of 190 questions that need to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes. IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Syllabus comprises three sections: Reasoning, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude & General / Financial Awareness.

Previously, the Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability Sections 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 us have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk CRP-X.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2024 Exam Pattern is as follows:

Penalty for the wrong answer in IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam

There is negative marking for wrong or incorrect answers in both IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam Preliminary and Mains exams. Every wrong answer to an objective question deducts one-fourth of the total Mark assigned for 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 on the basis of the following points:

• Marks obtained in the IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam (Phase-1) will not be considered for final selection.

• Candidates must qualify for Phase-2 to be eligible for final merit.

• IBPS Clerk aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category.

Thus, the Candidates with top merit rank in each category are finally selected by IBPS.

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2024

To prepare well for the IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam, it is mandatory to know the Latest IBPS Clerk Syllabus. The major three sections of the preliminary examination are Reasoning, English Language and Numerical Ability. Take a look at the syllabus overview for IBPS Clerk 2024 Prelims and mains exams:

IBPS Clerk 2024 Exam Syllabus (Prelims + Mains)

IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2024

IBPS releases IBPS Clerk Cut-Off for Prelims, Mains exam after it conducts the examination. Previous year's cut-off gives an idea to the candidates as to how much effort they need to invest to clear the cut-off lists. Let's check out the State Wise IBPS Clerk Cut-Off from 2016 to 2021-22:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2022

The cut-off marks for IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Exam was released by IBPS (along with its scorecard and marks) on 27th September 2022. IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2022 was conducted on 28 Aug, 3, 4 Sep 2022

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut-Off 2022

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2020-21

The cut-off marks for IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Exam was released by IBPS (along with its scorecard and marks) on 10th February 2021. IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam was conducted from 5th & 12th December 2020.

Here is the state-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off for the year 2020-21:

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut-Off 2020-21

The cut-off marks for IBPS Clerk 2020-21 Mains Exam was released by IBPS on 1st April 2021. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam was conducted on 28th February 2021. Here is the category-wise IBPS Clerk Mains (Final) Cut Off for the year 2020-21:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2019

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut-Off 

The state wise Mains (Final) Cut-Off table and cut-off comparison with previous year are given below:

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut-Off for General Category

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut-Off for OBC Category

IBPS Clerk 2018-19 Prelims Cut Off

The IBPS Clerk 2018-19 Prelims Cut-Off for General category is mentioned below:

IBPS Clerk Main (Final) Cut-Off 2018-19

IBPS Clerk 2017 Prelims Cut Off

Following is the Sectional Cut Off of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 Exam:

Reasoning- 14.5

Quantitative Aptitude- 13.5

English- 9.5

Following is the State Wise IBPS Clerk 2017 Prelims Cut-off:

IBPS Clerk 2017-18 Final (Mains) Cut Off

Candidates are requested to visit the page regularly in order to know IBPS Clerk Cut-Off every year.

IBPS Clerk Salary 2024

The banking aspirants who are planning to apply for IBPS Clerk 2024 and are curious to know the IBPS Clerk salary structure and career growth, go through the details mentioned in the article. IBPS Clerk job profile has a lot of prestige. Apart from the salary of IBPS Clerk, the employees also get other perks and benefits. Along with the basic pay, the employees are given various allowances such as  House Rent Allowance, Dearness, Travel Allowance, and Special and Medical Allowances.

As per the IBPS, the pay scale of a Clerk in IBPS is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230/1310-1-31540.

This translates into

• Initial Basic Pay – Rs 11765 with a yearly increment of Rs 655 for three years.
• After 3 years – Rs 13730 with a yearly increment of Rs 815 for the next three years.
• Next 3 years – Rs 16175 with a yearly increment of Rs 980 for the next four years.
• Next 4 years – Rs 20095 with a yearly increment of Rs 1145 for the next 7 years.
• Next 7 years – Rs 28110 with a yearly increment of Rs 2120 for the next one year.
• Next 1 year – Rs 30230 with a yearly increment of Rs 1310 for the next one year.
• Maximum – Rs 31540

The minimum basic pay of an IBPS clerk starts at Rs. 11765/- and the maximum goes till Rs. 31540.

IBPS Clerk Pay Scale 2024

As per the IBPS, the pay scale of a Clerk in IBPS is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230/1310-1-31540.

IBPS Clerk Salary 2024 Other Allowances

IBPS clerk gets other allowances other than the allowances besides basic pay. These are

IBPS Clerk Promotion

Promotion is conducted every 2 years, and a clerk gets an opportunity to participate in it and officers are eligible for the promotion. There are two processes for promotion from clerk to officer:

1. General procedure
2. Merit basis process

These two processes are applied to individual candidates on the basis of their performance and experience in banking services.

(1) Under normal procedure the employee (Bank Clerk) has to pass a written test and can be selected as an officer on the basis of his experience and seniority in the services of the bank. No JAIIB & CAIIB Diploma is mandatory in this process. After clearing this exam you will become a Trainee Officer (TO). Trainee officers can later become Probationary Officers (PO).

(2) Merit-based Process: Graduate/Post Graduate degree with two years service (minimum) as Clerk with JAIIB and CAIIB Diploma conducted by Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).

After becoming a Probationary Officer (PO), there are seven scales in the officer cadre:

Scale 1 - Officer/Assistant Manager

Scale 2 - Manager

Scale 3 - Senior Manager

Scale 4 - Chief Manager

Scale 5 - Asst. general manager

Scale 6 - Deputy General Manager

Scale 7 - General Manager.

Persistent efforts can help the candidates to get promoted at a faster pace on this career scale. We hope that our post on IBPS Clerk Salary was informative and helped you have a better overview of IBPS Clerk Salary, Job Profile, and Career Growth.