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IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification Out, Online Form Is On Hold Till Further Notice.


The common recruitment process (CRP) is conducted every year by IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) to recruitment of clerical cadre in multiple public sector banks all over the country.

IBPS is conducting Clerk exam for the 11th year now and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP XI. The IBPS Clerk exam will be conducted on two levels- preliminary exam and mains exam. Students qualifying in both these written exams are thus selected for the interview.

Table of Contents

IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification

IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Form On-hold

IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2021

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Summary

IBPS Clerk Application Fee

IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy

Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam

IBPS Clerk Salary

IBPS Clerk Selection Process

BPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk 2021 Syllabus

IBPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria


IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification

The Official Notification for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam has been released by the IBPS on July 11, 2021 to recruit on 5830 vacancies of clerical posts in different public sector banks. The official notification of CRP CLERKS-XI has released. IBPS Clerk 2021 is going to be an opportunity for all those aspirants who are looking for jobs in banking sectors.

IBPS Clerk 2021 notification PDF link is given below

IBPS Clerk 2020-21 Official Notification [Download PDF]


IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Form On-hold

IBPS Clerk 2021 (CRP XI) Application process has been temporarily put on hold in lieu of conducting the clerical cadre exam in regional languages. Stay updated with us, we will notify you once the IBPS Clerk Apply Online link is activated again (expected in August)


Update-1: Now the official notification of IBPS Clerk 2021 has been removed from the website. Do not panic, the revised advertisement will be released after the decision is released by Finance Ministry on the same.


IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2021

IBPS Clerk exam date 2021 has been released by IBPS along with the IBPS Clerk notification 2021 on July 11, 2021. As per the notification PDF, IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims exam is scheduled to be held on August 28, 29 and September 4, 2021 and mains exam will be conducted on October 31, 2021






IBPS Clerk 2021: Important Dates

Events

Dates

IBPS Clerk Notification 2021

July 11, 2021

Online Registration Process

Temporarily Closed

Online Application Ends On

Temporarily Closed

Call Letter for IBPS Clerk PET

August 2021

IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training

August 16, 2021 onwards

IBPS Clerk Prelims Call Letter

August 2021

Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary

August 28, 29 and September 4, 2021

Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam

September 2021

Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main

October 2021

Conduct of Online Examination – Main

October 31, 2021

Declaration of Final (Mains) Result

April 1, 2022



IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Summary

IBPS has announced 5830 Clerical Cadre posts to be recruited for FY 2021-22. The detailed advertisement for the vacancies has been published by 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)

IBPS Official Website

ibps.in

Post

Clerk

Vacancy

5830

Participating Banks

11

Application Mode

Online

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

August 28, 29 and September 4, 2021

Online Examination – Mains

October 31, 2021

Notification Link

Click Here

Online Application Link

Click Here


IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Application

The online application process for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam was started from July 12, 2021 but it has been temporarily closed till further notice


Apply Online Link for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam


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 document 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.



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 2021 Vacancy

The total number vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 has been announced along with its official notification on July 11, 2021. This year, IBPS has introduced 5830 vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam. Last year, it was 2557 posts..

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021-22: 5830

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21: 2557

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20: 12,075

IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021

The state wise & & category wise vacancy for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has also been released along with notification. All candidate have to check state wise vacancy before applying for IBPS Clerk CRP XI exam. This year, Maharashtra has the maximum number of vacancies i.e. 799.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise

State Name

General

OBC

EWS

ST

SC

Total Vacancies

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

2

1

0

0

0

3

ANDHRA PRADESH

195

2

51

14

1

263

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

5

0

1

5

0

11

ASSAM

67

42

14

18

15

156

BIHAR

104

80

24

3

41

252

CHANDIGARH

13

10

1

0

3

27

CHHATTISGARH

49

2

8

23

7

89

DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU

2

0

0

0

0

2

DELHI (NCT)

121

29

68

24

6

248

GOA

31

4

5

17

1

58

GUJARAT

144

97

42

52

22

357

HARYANA

72

14

13

0

4

103

HIMACHAL PRADESH

41

21

7

6

23

102

JAMMU & KASHMIR

14

4

1

2

4

25

JHARKHAND

29

7

6

18

18

78

KARNATAKA

208

84

55

30

30

407

KERALA

88

28

13

1

11

141

LADAKH

0

0

0

0

0

0

LAKSHADWEEP

3

0

0

2

0

5

MADHYA PRADESH

124

48

28

70

54

324

MAHARASHTRA

401

132

95

98

73

799

MANIPUR

3

0

0

2

1

6

MEGHALAYA

5

1

1

2

0

9

MIZORAM

2

0

0

1

0

3

NAGALAND

4

0

1

4

0

9

ODISHA

98

27

31

34

39

229

PUDUCHERRY

2

1

0

0

0

3

PUNJAB

147

71

40

0

94

352

RAJASTHAN

38

35

12

6

26

117

SIKKIM

11

7

2

5

2

27

TAMIL NADU

177

31

32

3

25

268

TELANGANA

176

19

46

12

10

263

TRIPURA

4

0

1

2

1

8

UTTAR PRADESH

271

87

162

10

131

661

UTTRAKHAND

26

9

5

3

6

49

WEST BENGAL

132

81

38

17

98

366

Total

2809

 974

803 

 484

 746

5830

Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam

the total number participating banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment has been reduced this year. The following is the list of banks participating in 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 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.

Click Here to Check IBPS Clerk Salary, Promotion, Perks & Allowances

IBPS Clerk 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 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 2021 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 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

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 2021 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



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


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IBPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must fulfill 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 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. 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 2021 Syllabus

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