IBPS Clerk 2020 Notification
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020
IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam date
IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria
About Exam
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
IBPS Clerk Syllabus
IBPS Clerk Pre - Exam Training
IBPS Clerk Salary
How to Apply
IBPS Clerk Application Fees
Admit Card & Other Info
IBPS Clerk Result
How to Prepare IBPS Clerk
Previous Year Exam Analysis
Previous Year Exam Cut-off's
IBPS Clerk Preparation Tips
IBPS Clerk Exam FAQ's
Exam FAQ's
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a common written exam(CWE) every year for the recruitment of clerical cadre in multiple banks all over the country. All public sector banks use CWE as a base to fill the vacancies for this post. IBPS Clerk 2020 Official Notification has been released by IBPS on 1st Sep 2020 for the recruitment of 2557 Clerical Cadre posts. The Online registration for IBPS Clerk Will begin from 2 Sep 2020.
IBPS CLERK Admit Card has been released by IBPS for preliminary examination on November 20, 2020. Applicants need to visit the official website to download their hall tickets before December 12, 2020 or can visit the direct link provided below to download your call letter using id and password generated at the time of application.
Direct link to Download IBPS Clerk 2020 Admit Card
New- IBPS has released the new dates for IBPS Clerk 2020 Mains Examination on its Official website. The IBPS Clerk 2020 mains exam will be held on 28 Feb 2021 instead of 24 Jan 2021.
Click here to check the Official Notification
Online Application Link Reactivated: The Online Application Link for IBPS Clerk 2020 has been reactivated. Now Candidats would be able to apply online from 23 Oct 2020 to 6 Nov 2020.
The Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the exam calendar for this year. The candidates were also eagerly waiting for the same. Now they can check all the exam dates in this newly released IBPS exam calendar 2020-21.
IBPS introduced 2557 vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2020 Recruitment.
Click here to see Bank-wise & State-wise Vacancies Details
The important dates for IBPS Clerk are as follows:
Activity | Tentative Dates |
---|---|
Starting date for On-line registration | 2 September 2020 |
Last date to Register | 23 September 2020 |
Registration link Reactivated | 23 Oct 2020 to 6 Nov 2020 |
Preliminary Exam Date |
05, 12, 13 December 2020
|
Mains Exam Date (Revised) | 28 Feb 2021 |
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training
|
17.11.2020 onwards
|
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training
|
23.11.2020 to 28.11.2020
|
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary
|
18.11.2020
|
Result of Online exam – Preliminary
|
2nd January 2021 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main
|
12.01.2021
|
Provisional Allotment
|
01.04.2021
|
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The eligibility Criterion of IBPS Clear 2020 common written exam is the same divided into three divisions age limit, educational qualification and nationality.
IBPS Clerk Age Eligibility: (As on 01.09.2020):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
Persons With Disability | 10 years |
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in the Defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
Widows Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years |
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 | 5 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) | 5 years |
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Candidates should also be proficient in the language of the state from which they are applying. This means that the candidates should know how to read, write and speak the official language of the state of union territory from which they are applying.
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:
Date of Exam | Preliminary - 05, 12, 13 December 2020 Mains - 24 January 2021 |
Conducting Body | IBPS |
Mode of Exam | Online |
Paper Type | Objective |
Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
Duration of Exam |
Preliminary - 60 minutes
Mains - 120 Minutes |
S.No. | Section | No. of Questions |
1 | English Language | 30 |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 |
Total | 100 |
Phase-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Exam
IBPS Clerk 2020 Mains exam will also be an online exam. The question paper will contain 190 MCQs of 200 marks each. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. The total time duration for this section will be 160 Minutes and each section has a separate timing. Exam Paper will be divided into five sections
S.No. | Section | No. of Questions | Duration |
1 | Reasoning\Computer Knowledge | 50 | 45 minutes |
2 | English Language | 40 | 35 minutes |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 45 minutes |
4 | General Awareness(with special reference to Banking Industry) | 50 | 35 minutes |
Total | 190 | 160minutes |
Document Verification:
After finding your name in the shortlisting candidates of mains examination, you will be called for the final process, that is, document verification round. Your every document (which is mentioned below) will be checked and will be matched to the details which you had entered at the time of application form filling. I am providing the list of documents which the authorities ask you to bring for verification.
The syllabus for this Prelims Exam includes three subjects- English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. The prelims have sectional cutoff which implies that candidates must obtain the minimum qualifying marks in each section to clear the exam. Candidates must also meet the cutoff to qualify for Mains and theinterview round.
S.No | Quantitative aptitude | Reasoning | English |
1 | Series completion | Coding-decoding | Reading comprehension |
2 | Percentage | Distance and direction | Close test (Fill in the blanks) |
3 | Simplification | Ranking and number | Error locations |
4 | Ratio and proportion | Blood relation | Rearrangements |
5 | Average | Mathematical operation | Sentence improvement |
6 | Problems on ages | Sitting arrangements | Synonyms/Antonyms |
7 | Profit and loss | Puzzle test | Fillers |
8 | Time and distance & Trains | Syllogism | Alphabet test |
9 | Boat and streams | ||
10 | Time and work | ||
11 | Quadratic equations | ||
12 | Permutation & combination and probability | ||
13 | Data Interpretation |
The Syllabus for IBPS Clerk Main Exam includes 4 subjects- Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General Economy and Banking Awareness.
S.No | Data Analysis & Interpretation | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | English | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
1 | Number system | Series completion | Error locations | Current affairs |
2 | HCF & LCM | Analogy | Synonyms | International economy |
3 | Decimal fraction | Classification | Antonyms | UNO |
4 | Square root & cube Root | Coding-decoding | Phrasal | Marketing |
5 | Percentage | Distance and direction | Verbs | Award & honors |
6 | Ratio and proportion | Ranking and number | Preposition | Sports |
7 | Average | Blood relation | Passage completion | Finance |
8 | Simplification | Mathematical operation | Fill in the blanks | Agriculture |
9 | Quadratic equations | Sitting arrangements | Reading comprehensive | History of banking |
10 | Problems on ages | Puzzle test | Re arrangements | Country currency capital |
11 | Partnership | Venn diagram | Sentence improvement | Books & authors |
12 | Profit and loss | Data sufficiency | - | Banking terms |
13 | Simple and compound interest | Input and output | - | Dams/Rivers/Temples |
14 | Allegation and mixture | Eligibility test | - | Nuclear/thermal power plant |
15 | Time and distance | Statement conclusion | - | Banking Instruments |
16 | Trains | Statement course of action | - | - |
17 | Boat and streams | Statement assumptions | - | - |
18 | Pipe and cistern | Basic computer knowledge | - | - |
19 | Mensuration 2D & 3D | Number system | - | - |
20 | Permutation & combination | Logic gates | - | - |
21 | Probability | Network & DBMS | - | - |
Bank may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect against relevant column while applying on-line.
North India | South India | East India | West India |
Agra | Bangalore | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
Allahabad | Chennai | Aizwal | Akola |
Bareilly | Coimbatore | Asansol | Aurangabad |
Chandigarh | Ernakulam | Bhubaneswar | Indore |
Dehradun | Gulbarga | Berhampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
Gorakhpur | Hubli | Dibrugarh | Jabalpur |
Jaipur | Hyderabad | Gangtok | Mumbai |
Kanpur | Madurai | Guwahati | Nagpur |
Lucknow | Mysore | Imphal | Panaji (Goa) |
Meerut | Port Blair | Itanagar | Pune |
NewDelhi | Tirupati | Kohima | Raipur |
Srinagar | Vishakhapatnam | Kolkata | Vadodara |
Varanasi | Vijayawada | Patna | |
Purnea | |||
Ranchi | |||
Sambalpur | |||
Silchar | |||
Siliguri | |||
Shillong |
minimum Basic Pay for IBPS Clerk is | Rs 11,765 while the |
maximum is | Rs 31540 |
Initial Basic Pay – increment of Rs 655 for three years |
Rs 11765 with a yearly |
Basic Pay after 3 years – increment of Rs 815 for the next three years |
Rs 13730 and yearly |
Basic Pay after the next 3 years – increment of Rs 980 for the next four years |
Rs 16175 and yearly |
Basic Pay after the next 4 years – increment of Rs 1145 for the next 7 years |
Rs 20095 and yearly |
Basic Pay after next 7 years – increment of Rs 2120 for next one year |
Rs 28110 and yearly |
Basic Pay after next 1 year – increment of Rs 1310 for next one year |
Rs 30230 and yearly |
Basic Pay after next year |
Rs 31540 |
The different allowances are tabulated below:
Special Allowance | Initially, the Special Allowance is 7.5 percent of the Basic Pay. After completing one year of service. SpecialAllowance will be increased by Rs 400 to Rs 500 |
Dearness Allowance (DA) | This component is 4 percent of the IBPS Clerk Basic Pay. DA depends on the CPI and is revised quarterly, i.e. after every three months. |
House Rent Allowance (HRA) | The HRA depends on the location of the posting. It will be 8.5 percent of the Basic Pay for Metro Cities, 7.5 percent of the Basic Pay for cities having a population of more than 5 lakhs, and 6.5 percent of the Basic Pay for other cities. |
Travel Allowance | Expenses on official tours and travels will be reimbursed by the bank. |
Medical Allowance | This is paid once a year. For IBPS Clerks, the amount is fixed at Rs 2000. |
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 2020 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 2020 Prelims exam for the post of Clerical Cadre on 05.12.2020 & 12.12.2020. The admit card link for IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims exam has been published on 20th November 2020 at the official website IBPS.
IBPS Clerk Mains Admit Card 2020 will be released in the month of February 2021 as the exam is tentatively scheduled on 28th February 2021. The admit card link for the download of IBPS CLERK 2020 Mains exam will be published at least 10 days before the exam date i.e. on 18th February 2021 at the official website of IBPS.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Board (IBPS) have declared the result of IBPS CLERK 2020 on 2nd January 2021.
All candidates can check IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Result at official website.
IBPS Clerk 2020 Pre Exam has been conducted on 5th, 12th & 13th Dec 2020. This year, IBPS Clerk Pre Exam was of Easy to Moderate level. The detailed exam analysis for the same is provided below.
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis : 05th December (1st Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis : 12th December (1st Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis : 12th December (2nd Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis : 12th December (3rd Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis, Review 2019 : 07th December (1st Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis, Review 2019 : 07th December (2nd Shift)
IBPS Clerk Pre Exam Analysis, Review 2019 : 07th December (3rd Shift)
IBPS is going to notify the IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Cut-Off and Score Card. Aspirant who have taken the exam can check the cut-off by clicking on the appropriate link. The link will be given below as soon as it will be updated at the official website of IBPS.
States | Total Number of Vacancies |
UR | OBC |
Andaman & Nicobar | 02 | NA | NA |
Andhra Pradesh | 759 | 50.98 | 48.1 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 18 | 40.03 | NA |
Assam | 111 | 49.83 | 44.2 |
Bihar | 351 | 51.78 | 49.1 |
Chhattisgarh | 202 | 49.88 | 48.05 |
Dadara & Nagar Haveli | 05 | 44.25 | NA |
Daman & Diu | 06 | 37.93 | 37.8 |
Delhi | 418 | 55.83 | 50.6 |
Goa | 44 | 48.93 | 48.1 |
Gujarat | 1235 | 48.45 | 42.3 |
Haryana | 167 | 56.43 | 50.03 |
Himachal Pradesh | 188 | 53.05 | 45.15 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 94 | 54.93 | 44 |
Jharkhand | 352 | 50.63 | 46.03 |
Karnataka | 967 | 51.95 | 49.8 |
Kerala | 439 | 53.58 | 51.5 |
Lakshadweep | 01 | 46.45 | NA |
Madhya Pradesh | 745 | 51.18 | 47.05 |
Maharashtra | 1480 | 50.08 | 48.2 |
Manipur | 11 | 49.05 | NA |
Meghalaya | 17 | 39.7 | NA |
Mizoram | 06 | 54.73 | NA |
Nagaland | 06 | 45.45 | NA |
Odisha | 471 | 51.28 | 49.78 |
Puducherry | 30 | 51.25 | 51.25 |
Punjab | 550 | 56.58 | 48.45 |
Rajasthan | 376 | 53.18 | 51.23 |
Sikkim | 14 | 45.78 | 45.78 |
Tamil Nadu | 1314 | 52.43 | 52.35 |
Telangana | 582 | 51.75 | 49.5 |
Tripura | 25 | 50.33 | NA |
Uttar Pradesh | 2270 | 51.45 | 44.88 |
Uttarakhand | 185 | 52.5 | 44.55 |
West Bengal | 724 | 53.28 | 44.2 |
Overall Vacancies | 14206 |
The IBPS Clerk 2018-19 Prelims Cut-Off for General category is mentioned below
State Name | Cut Off |
Uttar Pradesh | 74.00 |
Madhya Pradesh | 71.25 |
Delhi | 71.75 |
Gujarat | 67.75 |
Bihar | 73.50 |
Tamil Nadu | 57.75 |
Odisha | 72.75 |
Rajasthan | 73.00 |
Haryana | 73.00 |
Andhra Pradesh | 75.75 |
Telangana | 58.25 |
Karnataka | 66.25 |
Himachal Pradesh | 73.00 |
Jharkhand | 74.00 |
Maharashtra | 63.25 |
Assam | 67.25 |
West Bengal | 73.50 |
Punjab | 73.25 |
Chandigarh | 66.75 |
IBPS Clerk 2017-18 Final (Mains) Cut Off
IBPS has released IBPS Clerk 2017-18 final Cut-Off and result. The category wise IBPS Clerk 2017-18 Final Cut-Offs are mentioned below:
State/ UT
|
SC
|
ST
|
OBC
|
UR
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
40.27
|
31.84
|
48.31
|
50.78
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
NA
|
41.49
|
NA
|
46.43
|
Assam
|
40.79
|
36.16
|
43.43
|
47.17
|
Bihar
|
38.86
|
37.27
|
50.95
|
53.43
|
Chandigarh
|
46.39
|
NA
|
47.95
|
54.07
|
Chattisgarh
|
39.46
|
24.49
|
50.34
|
50.43
|
Dadar & Nagar Haweli
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
39.02
|
Daman & Diu
|
NA
|
NA
|
36.91
|
45.92
|
Delhi
|
42.58
|
38.03
|
47.81
|
53.82
|
Goa
|
NA
|
24.43
|
44.07
|
44.70
|
Gujarat
|
39.95
|
23.68
|
44.04
|
47.53
|
Haryana
|
39.21
|
NA
|
46.81
|
52.72
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
43.91
|
40.74
|
43.17
|
52.88
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
NA
|
35.74
|
42.71
|
52.31
|
Jharkhand
|
34.24
|
31.02
|
46.21
|
47.29
|
Karnataka
|
36.77
|
31.41
|
43.67
|
44.56
|
Kerala
|
40.68
|
30.85
|
50.52
|
52.32
|
Lakshadweep
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
36.43
|
26.63
|
45.03
|
48.89
|
Maharashtra
|
42.91
|
26.32
|
43.93
|
45.95
|
Manipur
|
45.77
|
41.74
|
62.36
|
44.21
|
Meghalaya
|
NA
|
38.31
|
37.82
|
39.09
|
Mizoram
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
40.79
|
Nagaland
|
NA
|
39.74
|
NA
|
40.45
|
Odisha
|
37.07
|
31.32
|
50.64
|
51.22
|
Puducherry
|
41.27
|
NA
|
47.47
|
48.06
|
Punjab
|
37.88
|
NA
|
45.22
|
53.16
|
Rajasthan
|
38.28
|
34.70
|
48.17
|
52.93
|
Sikkim
|
NA
|
NA
|
47.21
|
49.67
|
Tamil Nadu
|
39.39
|
35.29
|
48.27
|
48.49
|
Telangana
|
40.18
|
34.17
|
38.72
|
49.97
|
Tripura
|
45.68
|
28.50
|
NA
|
48.86
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
37.20
|
33.53
|
44.24
|
51.13
|
Uttarakhand
|
40.16
|
38.11
|
47.11
|
53.16
|
West Bengal
|
42.14
|
35.95
|
45.06
|
54.47
|
IBPS Clerk Reasoning Tips:-
Reasoning part is very important aspect of this exam. This part is useful because of the pattern of questions ask in this exam.
1. This section is very scoring so candidates needs to focus more on this part.
2. Most of questions in this sections are comprehensive type reasoning or we can say Puzzles. A paragraph is given to puzzled you & 4 to 5 questions asked related to that paragraph.
3. First do all simple Questions like coding decoding, inequality, syllogism etc then go for Puzzles.
4. So This part is very useful, by solving Puzzles you can answer 5/ 6 questions within no time. so candidates needs to practice more questions of Comprehension type reasoning or Puzzled. This part take less time if you solve paragraph puzzles with full concentration.
5. There is drawback of Puzzles if you solve puzzle wrong, your all answers will be wrong. so candidates solve passage with Intelligence & Concentration.
6. This part play a crucial role in deciding merit of candidates. Marks of candidates also depends on this section. So IBPS Aspirants ! Make Reasoning your main weapon in the exam for crack upcoming IBPS clerk exam.
Topics to focus :- Seating Arrangements, Input-Output, Coding and de-coding, Problem Solving, Statement & Conclusion type questions, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Inequalities, Puzzles (Floor Based, Row & Order Based), Data Sufficiency, Decision Making.
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1. How many vacancies are announced for IBPS clerk in 2020?
There are total of 2557 vacancies announced by IBPS for the requirement of clerk 2020.
Allahabad Bank | Canara bank | Indian overseas bank | UCO bank |
Andhra bank | Central Bank of India | Oriental Bank of Commerce | United Bank of India |
Bank of Baroda | Corporation Bank | Punjab National Bank | Union Bank of India |
Bank of India | Dena Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | Vijaya Bank |
Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | Syndicate bank | - |
Sr. No | Category | Age Relaxation |
1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
2 | Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
3 | Persons With Disability | 10 years |
4 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of | 15 years |
5 | Widows Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years |
6 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 | 5 years |
7 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
8 |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) |
5 years |