IBPS Clerk 2021: Exam Dates, Notification, Syllabus, Pattern and Preparation

IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification

IBPS released the notification for the IBPS Clerk exam on 11th July 2021. The IBPS Clerk 2021 notification released on the official website @ibps.in. The exam for IBPS Clerk will be held in online mode only.
Every year the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds the IBPS clerical cadre in multiple Public Sector Banks. IBPS started the Common Written Examination (CWE) in the year 2011 to recruit officers and clerks in Public Sector Banks. It accepts online applications through its official website for registration of the examination. It is held at various locations throughout India. The mode of examination will be online. Candidates can also download the official notification of IBPS Clerk from the link given below:

Click here to download the Official Notification of IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Dates

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the notification for the post of clerk on 11th July 2021. The important dates for IBPS Clerk 2021 are as follows:

IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancies

The vacancies for the IBPS Clerk 2021 released with the official notification on 11th July 2021. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released 5830 vacancies for the IBPS Clerk exam this year the list of vacancies is tabulated below:

IBPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibilty criteria for the IBPS Clerk exam follows the two requisites:

1) Educational Qualification

2) Age Limit

Educational Qualification:

Graduation Degree from a University recognized by the Government of India.

Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree: Certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam. The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at the time of registration for the IBPS Bank-Clerk examination.

Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as the IBPS Clerk exam is conducted online.

Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language

Age Limit:

Minimum: 20 years

Maximum: 28 years

Age Relaxation

IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Application

The registration for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 will be done online. In order 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.

Candidates can apply online from the link given below:

Click here to apply online(link temporarily closed)

IBPS Clerk 2021 Application Fee

The category-wise application fees for the IBPS Clerk exam are 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. To know more please check the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Application.

IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training

The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may organize pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the strategy issued by the Government of India. This is a kind of training session where candidates are acquainted with the type of questions, common mistakes, tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and approaches by experts from training organizations. The purpose is to give a level playing field to students from weaker sections that can’t afford coaching and make them aware of the general facet and recruitment procedure of the exam.

Candidates belonging to the above-mentioned categories can undergo training by signifying the same against a relevant column, at the time of applying online.

The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging expenses are incurred by the candidate. Generally, it is conducted five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:

The list of Centres for IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Training:

IBPS will have some additional centers or remove some depending on the requirement. The Candidates who opt for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website. Pre-Exam training call letter will not be sent by post.

IBPS Clerk Exam Centre

The IBPS Clerk exam (CWE) is held online at various centres all over India and the candidates can mention their options at the time of filling in the online application. Though there is non-availability of seats at preferred venues yet IBPS allots an exam centre other than the choices made by a candidate.

IBPS is the only authority to add or remove an exam centre. The candidates can’t make any requests for the change in the exam centre. Any indecent behaviour at the examination centre can lead to the cancellation of the application.

We hope that the exam analysis of IBPS Clerk 2021 will help candidates to prepare for the upcoming exams for IBPS Clerk.

Salary of IBPS Clerk

The initial Basic Pay for IBPS Clerk is Rs 11,765. The IBPS Clerk pay scale is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230/1310-1-31540.

Previous Year Exam Analysis IBPS Clerk

In this section, you can get information about the previous year exam analysis of IBPS Clerk. Exam Analysis is for different shifts.

IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis 2020

IBPS Clerk 2020 Pre Exam Analysis 5 Dec Shift-1

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam had been conducted on 5th Dec 2020. Many aspirants have appeared for the Exam. The detailed analysis of the exam is given below, which will help aspirants to get an idea about the difficulty level of the exam. In this way, they can prepare in a better way for the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2021 exam.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020: Good Attempts

The preliminary exam for IBPS Clerk was conducted online and had 100 questions for 60 minutes. Candidates have to manage those 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section) themselves while dealing with three sections- Reasoning (35 Ques), Quantitative Aptitude (35 Ques), and English (30 Ques).

IBPS Clerk Exam 2020: Section-wise Analysis

Quantitative Aptitude

This section had 35 questions. The level of the Quantitative Aptitude section was Easy. The questions based on calculations were very less and comparatively very easy. One can easily attempt questions if they have practiced well. DI questions based on Line Graph and the arithmetic questions on Simple Interest, Profit and Loss, Boat and Stream, Age, Train, Mensuration.

English Language

This section had 30 questions and the overall level of difficulty was Easy. The passage of the RC was based on an article related to Obesity.

Reasoning

The level of reasoning was of Easy. 3 Puzzles and Seating Arrangement questions were asked in the exam.

Following were the types of Puzzles & Seating Arrangement asked in the exam:

1. Floor Based Puzzle- 8 Floor

2. Month Based Puzzle- 2 Dates, 4 months

3. Year Based Puzzle- 6 members

4. Seating Arrangement- 8 Persons

IBPS Clerk 2020 Pre Exam Analysis 12 Dec Shift-1

IBPS Clerk 2021 Admit Card & Call Letter

The admit card for IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam will be released 10 days before the exam date. The admit card for IBPS Clerk is released separately for the Prelims and the Mains Exam. The updates regarding the Admit card will be provided too.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2021

IBPS Clerk 2021 Preliminary exam admit card will be released by IBPS for all candidates who have successfully submitted the online application for the same. IBPS will be organizing IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims exam for the post of Clerical Cadre on August 28, August 29, September 4, September 5, 2021.

Aspirants qualifying mains are eligible for a final selection and they will be shortlisted according to the rank achieved and guidelines set for the selection policy.

Steps to download Admit Card:

Step 1: Go to the Official Website of IBPS i.e ibps.in/

Step 2: Click on Call Letters Link.

Step 3: In the new window, enter your Registration Number/Roll Number and D.O.B./Password. Also, fill the Captcha Box.

Step 4: Click on the "SUBMIT" button.

Step 5: IBPS Clerk Admit Card will be displayed on the screen. You can save the Admit Card in Pdf format or print the same as per your choice.

Note: In case there is a delay in accessing the admit card download the reason could be any such as internet speed or any network glitch. It also happens when a large number of candidates are downloading the admit card at the same time. In that event, you can retry after 5-10 minutes when the network is free or the site is having less traffic.

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Cut Off for IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off

IBPS Clerk 2020 Cut Off

IBPS released the IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Cut-Off. Candidates who have appeared in the exam can check the cut-off by clicking on the relevant link. The link will be given below as soon as it will be released by IBPS.

Click here to check IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Expected Cut Off

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

The final cut-off of IBPS Clerk 2017-18 prelims has been declared by IBPS. The candidates looking for the result can check the final cut off from the table given below:

IBPS Clerk Cut Off – 2017

IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Cut off 2016-17. IBPS Clerk Exam cut-off varies from state to state.

The cut off for IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam 2016-17 is shown below for reference:

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Maharashtra