Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exams

Establishment of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a standard Recruitment Process (CRP) consistently to decide on the possibility for the executive framework posts in 11 open area banks. Applicants who wish to affix any of them taking interest associations are needed to enroll for the CRP. Possibility for IBPS Clerk enlistment is chosen captivated with their presence within the online assessments held in two stages: primer and mains.

 

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Highlights

For more details on IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment, refer to the table below.

Parameters

Details

Exam Name

IBPS Clerk 

Conducting Body

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

Exam Level

National

Exam Frequency

Annually

Number of applicants 

7.41 lakh (As per 2020-21 data)

Number of appeared candidates

5.08 lakh (As per 2020-21 data)

Exam Mode

Online 

No. of participating banks

11

Vacancies

7858

Stages of recruitment 

Prelims and Mains 

Eligibility Criteria

Educational qualification: Graduation

Age limit: 20 to 28 years

Exam Duration

Prelims: 60 minutes 

Mains: 160 minutes

Language

English and Hindi

Exam Purpose

To select candidates for the clerical cadre post

Exam Dates

Prelims: December 12, 18, and 19, 2021

Mains: January/February 2022

Exam Fees

INR 850 for General and OBC candidates and INR 175 for SC/ST/PWD candidates

Exam Helpdesk No.

1800 222 366, 1800 103 4566

Official Website

https://www.ibps.in/

 

IBPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria 

Parameters

Eligibility Criteria

Age limit 

  • Candidates between 20 and 28 years are eligible for the exam
  • Relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to candidates belonging to reserved categories as per government rule

Educational qualification 

  • Candidates who have completed Graduation from any discipline can apply
  • Final year candidates are not allowed to appear for the exam

Computer proficiency

Candidates must have an operating and working knowledge of computers. They must have either a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language or have studied Computer/Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute

Local Language Proficiency

Candidates must have proficiency in the official language of the state/UT for which they wish to apply

 

 Exam Pattern

Prelims Exam

Sections

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English Language

30

30

20 minutes

Numerical Ability

35

35

20 minutes

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 minutes

Total

100

100

One hour

 

Mains Exam

Name of Tests

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 minutes

English Language

40

40

35 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

45 minutes

General/ Financial Awareness

50

50

35 minutes

Total

190

200

160 minutes

 

IBPS Clerk Participating Banks 

Bank Name

Bank Name

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

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IBPS Clerk Syllabus for Prelims and Mains Exam

 English Language

English Language 

Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading Comprehension

  1. Homonyms
  2. Antonyms
  3. Synonyms
  4. Word Formation
  5. Spelling
  1. Spotting Errors
  2. Phrases and idioms
  3. Direct and Indirect speech
  4. Active/ Passive voice
  1. Theme Detection
  2. Passage completion
  3. Topic rearrangement of passage
  4. Deriving Conclusion

 

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Reasoning

Reasoning Ability

 

Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning

  1. Analogy
  2. Classification
  3. Word formation
  4. Statement and conclusions Syllogism
  5. Statement and assumptions
  6. Statement and arguments
  7. Coding-Decoding
  8. Blood Relations
  9. Passage and conclusions
  10. Alphabet test
  11. Series Test
  12. Number, Ranking and time sequence
  13. Direction sense Test
  14. Decision-making test
  15. Figure series
  16. Input/output
  17. Assertion and reasoning
  18. Sitting Arrangement
  1. Series test
  2. Odd figure Out
  3. Analogy
  4. Miscellaneous Test

 

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. Ratio and proportion
  2. Averages
  3. Time and work
  4. Speed
  5. Distance and time
  6. Mixture and allegation
  7. Stocks and shares
  8. Percentages
  9. Partnership
  10. Clocks
  11. Volume and surface Area
  12. Bar & Graphs
  13. Line charts
  14. Tables
  15. Height and Distances
  16. Logarithms
  17. Permutation and combinations
  18. Simple and compound interest
  19. Equations, Probability
  20. Trigonometry
  21. Profit
  22. Loss and Discount
  23. Mensuration
  24. Elements of Algebra
  25. Data Interpretation
  26. Pie charts

 

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: Computer Knowledge

Computers

  1. Basics of Hardware and software
  2. Windows operating system basics
  3. Internet terms and services
  4. Basic Functionalities of MS-Office( MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint)
  5. History of computers
  6. Networking and communication
  7. Database basics
  8. Basics of Hacking
  9. Security Tools
  10. Viruses

 

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: General Awareness

General Awareness

      Current Affairs

          Banking 

  1. Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months,
  2. Overview of Indian Financial System,
  3. History of the Indian banking system
  4. Recent credit and monetary policies
  1. Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc and of International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc,
  2. Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
  3. Banking Terms,
  4. Important Government Schemes on capital & money market

 

IBPS Clerk 2021 Cutoff

State Name

Cut Off

Andhra Pradesh

78

Bihar

71.25

Delhi

77

Gujarat

72

Kerala

77.25

Madhya Pradesh

77.75

Maharshtra

69.75

Punjab

75.25

Rajasthan

78.25

Karnataka

65.75

Telangana

74.25

Uttar Pradesh

73.5

West Bengal

61.50

 

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