Career
Guidance Cell informs that IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) is conducting
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. The Recruitment
Notification for IBPS Clerk 2020 exam was released on 1st September 2020 but
the online application window has been re-opened from 23rd October to 06th
November, 2020.
IBPS is conducting Clerk exam for
the 10th year now and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP X. The IBPS Clerk
CRP 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 about the exam notification, application process, salary, syllabus,
exam pattern, vacancy, eligibility criteria, selection process and other
details of the exam.
IBPS Clerk 2020 Notification
IBPS has released the Official
Notification for IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam on the 1st day of September 2020
to recruit 2557+ vacancies of clerical posts in 11 public sector banks. The
Exam dates have also been released by IBPS with its official notification for
the year 2020-21. IBPS Clerk 2020 Recruitment Process has begun with the
release of the official notification of CRP CLERKS-X. IBPS Clerk 2020 is
going to be an opportunity for those who have not been able to get through SBI
and other Bank Recruitment Exams.
IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam Dates
IBPS Clerk 2020 exam dates has
been released by IBPS on 1st September 2020 along with the IBPS Clerk 2020-21
Notification. As per the notification, IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims exam is
scheduled to be held on 5th, 12th & 19th December 2020 and
mains exam will be conducted on 24th January 2021. You must note
down important dates related to IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam
and make sure that you complete the process correctly on time. The schedule of
the exam is provided below:
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IBPS Clerk 2020-21: Important
Dates |
|
|
Events |
Dates |
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IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 |
September 1, 2020 |
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Online Registration Process |
September 2, 2020 |
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Online Application Re-Opened |
October 23 to November 6, 2020 |
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Online Application Ends On |
November 06, 2020 |
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call letters for Pre- Exam Training |
November 17, 2020 |
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IBPS Clerk Online Pre-Exam Training |
November 23 to 28, 2020 |
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Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary |
5th, 12th & 13th December 2020 |
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Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam |
December 31, 2021 |
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Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main |
January 12, 2021 |
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Conduct of Online Examination – Main |
January 24, 2021 |
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Declaration of Final Result |
1st April 2021 |
IBPS Clerk 2020 Online Application
Re-Opened
IBPS has released a supplementary notice to re-open the online registeration window for IBPS Clerk 2020-21 Recruitment for applicants who attained eligibility in terms of educational qualifications by 6th November 2020 and who could not register successfully from 2nd September to 23rd September 2020 previously. All Candidates are required to click on the link mentioned below to apply for IBPS Clerk 2020-21 Exam.
• 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 document required for online transaction
The IBPS Clerk 2020 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.
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2020: Exam
Summary
|
Organisation |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
|
IBPS Official Website |
ibps.in |
|
Post |
Clerk |
|
Vacancy |
2557 |
|
Participating Banks |
11 |
|
Application Mode |
Online |
|
Exam Mode |
Online |
|
Start Date of Online Application |
September 2, 2020 |
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Last Date of Online Application |
November 06, 2020 |
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Recruitment Process |
Prelims + Main Exams |
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Education Qualification |
Graduate on or before 06.11.2020 |
|
Age Limit |
20 years to 28 years (As on 01.09.2020) |
|
Application Fee |
SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 |
|
Online Examination – Preliminary |
05.12.2020, 12.12.2020 and 13.12.2020 |
|
Online Examination – Mains |
24.01.2021 |
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 it
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 Vacancy 2020
The total number vacancies for
IBPS Clerk 2020 exam has been released along with its official notification.
This year, IBPS introduced 2557 vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2020-21
Recruitment. Last Year, it was 12,075 vacancies.
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21:
2557
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20:
12,075
IBPS Clerk 2020 Vacancy: State-wise
The state wise vacancy for IBPS
Clerk 2020 exam has also been released along with notification. All candidate
have to check state wise vacancy before applying for IBPS Clerk CRP X exam.
This year, Maharashtra has the maximum number of vacancies i.e. 334.
|
State Name |
Total Vacancies |
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
1 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
85 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
01 |
|
Assam |
24 |
|
Bihar |
95 |
|
Chandigarh |
8 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
18 |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu |
4 |
|
Delhi |
93 |
|
Goa |
25 |
|
Gujarat |
139 |
|
Haryana |
72 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
45 |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
7 |
|
Jharkhand |
67 |
|
Karnataka |
221 |
|
Kerala |
120 |
|
Ladakh |
0 |
|
Lakshadweep |
3 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
104 |
|
Maharashtra |
371 |
|
Manipur |
3 |
|
Meghalaya |
1 |
|
Mizoram |
1 |
|
Nagaland |
5 |
|
Odisha |
66 |
|
Puducherry |
4 |
|
Punjab |
162 |
|
Rajasthan |
68 |
|
Sikkim |
1 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
229 |
|
Telangana |
62 |
|
Tripura |
12 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
259 |
|
Uttarakhand |
30 |
|
West Bengal |
151 |
|
Total |
2557 |
Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk
2020 Exam
The total number participating
banks in IBPS Clerk 2020 recruitment has been reduced this year. The following
is the list of banks participating in IBPS Clerk 2020 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 Salary
The basic salary of IBPS clerk is
Rs 11,765- Rs 42,020 per month. Rs 11,765 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 19,461 for those who join initially.
IBPS Clerk Selection Process
The recruitment process of IBPS
Clerk CRP X occurs in two phases:
1. Preliminary Examination
2. Mains Examination
Students are required to qualify
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 candidate after the
mains exam. 100% weightage is given to the result of mains exam result.
IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two
stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow online method of conducting
written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow:
Phase-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary
Examination
The preliminary exam of IBPS
Clerk CRP 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 |
Composite time of 1 Hour |
|
Candidates have to qualify in
each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by
IBPS. 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 2020 Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will
now constitute of 190 questions that needs 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 of 50 questions that
needs to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both
Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted bilingually, i.e. both in
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 |
|
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 2020 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 for Numerical
Ability / Quantitative Aptitude and English Language is same for mains and
preliminary exam. In addition to these two the other subjects are General /
Financial Awareness and Reasoning & Computer Knowledge. The General
Awareness is based on the Banking Sector awareness.
IBPS Clerk 2020 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 |
|
|
Sentence Improvement |
Data Sufficiency |
Blood Relations |
Operating System, Internet |
Static Awareness |
|
Fill in the Blanks |
Miscellaneous |
Direction sense |
Computer Network & Security |
|
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Order and Ranking |
MS Office Suit and Short cut keys |
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Computer Memory, Computer Software |
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Number System and Conversions |
IBPS Clerk 2020 Eligibility
Criteria
The candidate must fulfill the
following three criteria to be eligible for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2020:
Age Limit (As on 01.09.2020)
• The candidate must be 20 Years
to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.09.1992 and
not later than 01.09.2000 (both dates inclusive).
Relaxation of Upper age limit
There is some relaxation of 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
06.11.2020)
• 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. Candidate should possess certificate in proof of passing the
qualifying examination.
The candidate must possess 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 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
Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories can avail the
training at their own cost by indicating the same against relevant column while
applying on-line. 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
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 2020 Admit Card &
Call Letter
Candidates must download the IBPS
Clerk 2020 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 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 2020 Exam. The admit card or call
letter for IBPS Clerk 2020 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 2020 Result
IBPS will declare the results
after completion of each phase of 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 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 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 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 2020 Cut-Off
IBPS has released IBPS Clerk
Prelims Cut-Off & Score Card. 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.
Let's have a look at the cut-off
for IBPS Clerk 2019 Prelims Exam: General Category
|
State Name |
Cut-Off Marks |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
66.25 |
|
Assam |
63 |
|
Bihar |
65 |
|
Chandigarh |
71.5 |
|
Delhi |
71.75 |
|
Goa |
67 |
|
Gujarat |
27 |
|
Haryana |
68.5 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
62.25 |
|
Jharkhand |
73 |
|
Karnataka |
53.25 (ews) |
|
Kerala |
73.5 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
70 |
|
Maharashtra |
61.50 |
|
Odisha |
71.50 |
|
Punjab |
66.25 |
|
Rajasthan |
71.25 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
57.75 |
|
Telangana |
61 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
68.25 |
|
Uttarakhand |
76 |
|
West Bengal |
70.75 |
IBPS Clerk 2020- FAQs
Q. When will the IBPS Clerk 2020
exam be conducted?
Answer: IBPS Clerk 2020-21
Prelims Exam will be conducted on 5.12.2020, 12.12.2020 & 13.12.2020 while
the mains exam is scheduled on 24th January 2021.
Q. When will the Official
Notification of IBPS Clerk 2020-21 Exam be released?
Answer: The Official Notification
for IBPS Clerk 2020-21 exam has been released on 1st September 2020 at the
official website of IBPS i.e. https://ibps.in.
Q. How many vacancies are there
in IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam?
Answer: There are 2557 vacancies
of Clerks in IBPS Clerk CRP-X exam.
Q. How many bank are
participating in this recruitment?
Answer: This year, only 11 bank
are participating in IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2020.
Q. Which bank has the maximum
number of vacancies?
Answer: Maharashtra has the
maximum number of vacancies with the count 334.
Q. Is the IBPS Clerk 2020 exam
Bilingual?
Answer: All tests are bilingual,
i.e. available in both English and Hindi.
Q. Is there Any Negative Marking
in IBPS Clerk Exam?
Answer: Yes, there is a negative
marking for wrong answers in both preliminary test and mains exam. One-fourth
of the total marks will be deducted for the question marked wrong by the
candidate.
Q. Are there fixed timings for
different sections?
Answer: Yes, Both in Prelims and
Mains Exams.
Q. What is the full form of CRP?
Answer: The full form of CRP is
Common Recruitment Process.
