IBPS Clerk 2022 Notification will be released online on the official website. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous body, which is set up to recruit eligible candidates in all Public Sector Banks, the State Bank of India and its associate banks, NABARD, SIDBI, Reserve Bank of India etc. The organization is an exam conducting authority in India. The aspirants who are preparing for the IBPS Clerk exam should go through the official advertisement in detail. Understand the application process, eligibility criteria, syllabus and examination pattern. Eligible candidates should submit the application form within the specified time schedule. The application form can be submitted via online mode. It is expected that the IBPS Clerk 2022 official notification will be available in the month of August 2022. Here, you can find the guidelines and preparation tips in respect of the IBPS Clerk Exam.
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Exam Name | IBPS Clerk 2022 |
Regulating Authority | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Level of Exam | National Level |
Vacancies Details | Will Update later |
Academic Qualification | Graduation |
Age Criteria | 20 Years to 30 Years |
Mode of Application | Online |
The registration process will commence from | August 2022 |
Last date of registration | September 2022 |
Test Mode | Online Mode i.e. Computer Based Test |
Date of Exam | Will update later |
Exam Duration | Prelims- 1 Hour, Mains-2.15 Hours |
Negative Marking | Applicable |
The examination schedule for IBPS Clerk 2022 is mentioned below. The dates provided here, are tentative in nature and subject to change according to official notification.
Exam Events | Dates (Tentative) |
Official notification will be released | August 2022 |
The online application form will be available | August 2022 |
Last date for online registration | August 2022 |
E-admit Card for preliminary exam | September 2022 |
Date of Preliminary Exam | September 2022 |
Declaration of the result (Pre-Exam) | October 2022 |
E-admit card for Main Exam | November 2022 |
Date of Main Exam | November 2022 |
Declaration of the result (Main Exam) | December 2022 |
Aspirants, who are planning to appear in the IBPS Clerk 2022 examination, must fulfil the eligibility criteria prescribed by IBPS. The basic minimum eligibility criteria specified by the IBPS are:
Nationality/Citizenship
Age Limit
Candidate’s Category | Age Relaxation |
SC/ST (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe) | 5 Years |
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
Person with Disabilities | 10 Years |
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | The actual period of service rendered in the defence organization + 3 years (8 Years for SC/ST Disabled Ex-Servicemen) is subject to the maximum age limit of 50 Years. |
Widows, Divorced women and women who legally separated from their husbands and not remarried again | 9 Years |
Persons domiciled in the J&K state during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 Years |
Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 Years |
A regular employee of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (applicable to MP state only) | 5 Years |
Educational qualification
Candidates, who are preparing to appear in the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2022, should fill out the online application form at the prescribed time. They must ensure their eligibility in respect of the eligibility criteria cited above. The guidelines for filling online application form are as under:
Note: All the eligible candidates are recommended to submit the application form well in advance before the last date to avoid the last hour rush.
The IBPS Clerk 2022 exam will be held in two phases i.e. Preliminary Exam and Main Exam. The candidates who will qualify the preliminary exam will be called for appearing in IBPS Main Exam. All the questions in the exam will be bilingual except for the English section. Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of performance in the written exam. The details regarding the number of questions, maximum marks, subjects, and duration of the exam are detailed in the following charts:
IBPS Preliminary Examination
S. No. | Subject | Number of Questions | Max Marks | Duration of Exam |
1. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 1.00 hours |
2. | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | |
3. | English Language | 30 | 30 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
IBPS Main Examination
S. No. | Subject | Number of Questions | Max Marks | Duration of Exam |
1. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 2.15 hours |
2. | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | |
3. | General Awareness (with Banking reference) | 40 | 40 | |
4. | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Note: There will be a penalty for wrong answers in both the Preliminary and Main exams. 1/4th of marks will be deducted for each wrong response.
All the applicants who are going to appear in the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2022 exam must collect information about IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2022. The information about the IBPS Clerk syllabus will help you to prepare for the exam. The syllabus will consist of General Knowledge, Numerical Ability, Reasoning, and English. Questions will be also from computer knowledge and General Awareness. Candidates need to go through the complete syllabus for preparation for the exam. Check the following information with regard to the IBPS Clerk syllabus:
Numerical Ability
Data Interpretation, Averages, Number Series, Time & Work, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Percentage, Simplification, Ratio, Quadratic Equations, Data Sufficiency, and Fractions.
Reasoning Ability
Coding-Decoding, Inequality, Logical Sequence, Puzzle and Arrangements, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Order and Ranking, Seating Arrangement, Direction Sense
English Language
Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Active Voice Passive Voice Antonyms, Jumbled Sentences, Synonyms, Error Spotting, One Word Substitution
General Awareness
Static Awareness, Banking and Insurance Awareness, Govt. Schemes and Policies, Financial Awareness, Sports, Current Affairs, Political News & Updates, History, World News, Indian Constitution, Famous Personalities, Economics
Computer knowledge
History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organization, Computer Languages, Operating System, Basics of DBMS, Internet, Computer Hardware and Input-Output Devices, Computer Software, Computer Memory, Computer Network & Security, MS Office, and Shortcut Keys.
The candidates are recommended to make a preparation plan as per the prescribed syllabus and examination pattern. It is very tough to crack the exam without having a proper preparation strategy. Check here some of the suggestions which will be helpful for the preparation of the exam:
The admit card for IBPS Clerk 2022 will be available for the eligible candidate at the official website of the IBPS. The candidate can get the admit card from the official website. Information regarding the exam date and exam centre will be mentioned on admit card. Candidates are recommended to check all information given on the admit card. It is necessary to bring admit card while appearing in the examination.
The result will be available on the official website for both the IBPS Preliminary Exam and IBPS Main exam. Those who will qualify for the Preliminary Exam will be further called for appearing in Main Exam. Accordingly, the result will be declared at the appropriate time. Candidates need to check the result on the official website from time to time.
The candidates are required to obtain a minimum score in each of the sections in the IBPS Main Exam. Cut-off marks will be fixed on the number of vacancies in State/UT wise and candidates will be considered accordingly for provisional allotment. It is important to know that marks scored in IBPS Main Exam will only be considered for making the final merit list. In order to secure the name in the merit list of IBPS, the candidate should score adequately high in IBPS Main Examination.
The candidates should be aware of the selection process for the IBPS Clerk exam. The selection process is as under:
Official Website: https://www.ibps.in/
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