The long awaited official notification for the post of Clerk has been released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on their official website i.e. www.ibps.in. The Notification was for the recruitment to the clerical post in banks participating with the IBPS. Having about 7,880 vacant posts, the aspirants can apply for the exam as soon as the registration opens.
The exam will consist of two phases: The first phase being the preliminary exam and the shortlisted candidates move on to the second phase, which is the Mains exams. The candidates who have cleared the second phase of the recruitment procedure will be provisionally allotted to any of the participating banks.
The tentative schedule of the events is mentioned below:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| Online Registration of Application | 12 September 2017 to 03 October 2017 |
| Payment of Application Fees | 12 September 2017 to 03 October 2017 |
| Download of Call Letter For Pre-Exam Training | November 2017 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 13 November 2017 to 18 November 2017 |
| Download of Call Letter for Prelims Exam | November 2017 |
| Online Exam – Prelims | 02 December 2017, 03 December 2017, 09 December 2017, 10 December 2017 |
| Result of Online Exam- Prelims | December 2017 |
| Download of Call Letter for Mains Exams | January 2018 |
| Online Exam – Mains | 21 January 2018 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2018 |
Exam Pattern:
The structures of both the online exams are given below:
| PRELIMINARY EXAM | ||||
| S.No | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 hour |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | ||
| MAINS EXAM | |||
| Name of Test | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Time allotted |
| General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
Note: All the test except the section of English Language will be available bilingually.
Participating Banks with the IBPS: Â Â
| Allahabad Bank | Canara Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Andhra Banks | Central Bank of India | Oriental Bank of Commerce | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Baroda | Corporation Bank | Punjab National Bank | United Bank of India |
| Bank of India | Dena Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | Vijaya Bank |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | Syndicate Bank |
Stay tuned with Byju’s to get a detailed syllabus for IBPS Clerk, PO and RRB.
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