IBPS Clerk Exam 2019 - 2020

The IBPC Clerk exam is conducted by The Institute for Banking Personnel Selection every year. The IBPS is the authoritative body for assessing recruiting candidates in public sector banks in India. The 2019 exam, also known as Common Written Examination(CWE) Clerk 2019 has been renamed as the Common Recruitment Process(CRP) 2019.

For details on other bank exams, refer to the linked article.

In this article, we provide all the details related to the IBPS Clerk Exam.

IBPS has released the IBPS Clerk Prelims Result 2019-20 on January 1st 2020. All the candidates who appeared for IBPS Clerk Exam which was scheduled on December 7th, 8th, 14th and 21st can now check IBPS Clerk Preliminary result 2019-20. For detailed information on IBPS Clerk Result 2019 Preliminary Exam, check IBPS Clerk Result page.

IBPS Clerk Mains Admit Card released by IBPS on January 7, 2020. Candidates can download the IBPS Clerk admit card at the linked article. IBPS Clerk mains 2019-20 is scheduled to be conducted on January 19, 2020.

For detailed information on upcoming bank exams, refer to the linked article.

Table of Contents:

1. IBPS Clerk Notification
2. IBPS Clerk Exam dates
3. IBPS Clerk Eligibility
4. IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
5. IBPS Clerk Syllabus
6. IBPS Clerk Online Apply
7. IBPS Clerk Admit Card
8. IBPS Clerk Exam Result

The IBPS Clerk Notification for the year 2019 – 2020 is released on September 12th, 2019 to recruit 12075 candidates in clerical cadre of IBPS. as per the official notification of IBPS Clerk 2020 exam, the Online registration for IBPS Clerk Exam 2019-20 has started from September 17th, 2019.

The IBPS has also released the Exam Calendar for the 2019-20 exam. Candidates can download the IBPS Clerk Notification from the official website of IBPS.

Candidates can download the official notification of IBPS Clerk 2019-20 from the link given below:

IBPS Clerk Notification 2019-20:- Download PDF Here

The 2018 Official IBPS Clerk Notification is attached for reference.

IBPS Clerk Notification 2018:- Download PDF Here

IBPS Clerk Recruitment

The IBPS Clerk Recruitment gives an idea about the number of vacancies for different posts and for different categories of candidates.

The total number of vacancies as per the notification released for IBPS Clerk Exam 2019-2020 is around 12075. The IBPS Clerk Recruitment for 2019-20 exam gave the details of the number of vacancies across different posts and categories. The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk Exam in 2018-19  was around 7200.

IBPS Clerk Salary

The IBPS Clerk salary structure is as follows:

• The basic IBPS clerk salary 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 with regard to the IBPS Clerk salary is Rs 19,461 for those who join initially.
• Increments are based on performance and length of service.

For more details on bank salary range, refer to the linked article.

The official IBPS Clerk Exam Calendar has been released for the 2019-20 exam. Link to download the IBPS Clerk Exam calendar for the year 2019- 2020 is given above.

The IBPS Clerk Exam dates for 2019- 2020 exam are as follows:

The IBPS Clerk Eligibility criteria are set by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

The IBPS Clerk Eligibility criteria are given below:

• IBPS Clerk Age Limit

The IBPS Clerk Age Limit is given below:

This age limit is for people belonging to unreserved/general category.

Candidates belonging to other categories have certain age limit relaxation.

The IBPS Clerk Age Limit relaxation is given below:

• Citizenship:

The candidates applying for the exam should fulfil the following criteria:

1. Citizenship of India
2. Subjects of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Tibetan Refugee who arrived prior to 1 January 1962
4. A person of Indian origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma(Myanmar), Vietnam or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire or Ethiopia to permanently settle in India

All candidates who are not Indian citizens have to produce a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India before their appointment.

• IBPS Clerk Eligibility- Educational Qualification

Candidates must have at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university.

For more details on IBPS Clerk Eligibility, refer to the linked article.

IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training

Pre-Examination Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations to a limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minority Communities/ Ex-Servicemen/ Persons With Benchmark Disabilities at certain centres viz.

These centres are Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Balasore, Bareilly, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, etc.

All eligible candidates who want to avail the Pre-Examination Training facility should fill in the relevant column in the IBPS Clerk Online Application.

While training will be imparted free of cost, all other expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the candidate for attending the pre-examination training programme at the designated Centres.

The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern has been recently revised by the IBPS. For a better understanding of IBPS Clerk exam pattern, candidates must go through IBPS Clerk Previous Year Papers provided in the given link.

The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern for the Prelims Exam is given below:

Candidates have to secure sectional cut off marks as well as an overall IBPS clerk cut off to be able to move to the next stage.

The IBPS Clerk EXam pattern for Mains is given below:

Both the IBPS Clerk exams are conducted in English and Hindi except for the parts which test the English language ability of the candidate.

There is negative marking for incorrect answers. Each wrong answer attracts a penalty of ¼ of the marks allotted to that question.

For more details on the IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern, refer to the linked article.

IBPS Clerk Mock Test

The institute makes the IBPS Clerk mock tests available on its website for candidates to familiarise themselves with the exam.

It also conducts pre-exam training for candidates from weaker sections of society and ex-servicemen to enable them to compete effectively.

The IBPS Clerk syllabus is not specific to a particular topic.

The IBPS Clerk syllabus is very vast with a wide range of topics falling under each category of the Prelims/Mains Paper. Candidates preparing for IBPS Clerk Exam can test their preparation level by taking free online quizzes.

The IBPS Clerk syllabus has separate topics divided into Prelims and Mains. The following is the breakup of the syllabus for each stage:

The IBPS Clerk Syllabus for the Prelims Exam is given below:

The IBPS Clerk syllabus for Mains is given below:

For more details on the IBPS Clerk syllabus, refer to the linked article.

The IBPS Clerk Online application process details will be released shortly.

Candidates can register for the exam from the official website.

The IBPS Clerk Online Application Fee details are given below:

For details on IBPS Clerk Online Application, refer to the linked article.

The IBPS Clerk admit card is issued to candidates who fulfil all the eligibility criteria and have paid the fees online. The IBPS Clerk Admit Card has all the essential details relevant to the particular IBPS Clerk Exam- Prelims/Mains.

The IBPS Clerk Admit Cards for 2019 – 2020 exam were made available to download from November 2019. The IBPS Clerk Admit Card contains the following details:

1. Name of the candidate
2. Registration number/ Roll number
3. Exam date
4. Exam Centre
5. Photograph of the candidate
6. General guidelines for the IBPS Clerk exam.

For more details on other aspects of the IBPS Clerk Admit Card, refer to the linked article.

The IBPS Clerk Result is declared in the month of January every year.

As the IBPS Clerk exam allot banks based on the State or Union territory for which the candidate has applied, the Provisional Allotment of banks is announced on different dates.

Candidates are required to submit the necessary documents to their allotted banks for background verification once the results are declared.

After successfully clearing background verification, the candidates are appointed as a clerk in the respective Public Sector Banks(PSB).

The IBPS Clerk Results for the 2018 exam have been announced on April 2019.

IBPS Clerk Preparation

IBPS Clerk Exam is one of the most competitive examinations in India with a very low ratio of applicants clearing the exam.

Due to this, the preparation for the IBPS Clerk Exam should be comprehensive.

The Institute conducts IBPS Clerk mock tests to enable aspirants to get an idea of the examination. They also conduct limited pre-examination training for candidates from weaker sections of society.

Candidates can learn in-depth about the various topics asked in the exam from the IBPS Clerk books.

For more details on IBPS Clerk Preparation, refer to the linked article.

IBPS Clerk Exam Centres

The IBPS Clerk Exam Centres are given below:

For the detailed section-wise bank exam syllabus candidates can visit the linked article.