IBPS Clerk Exam 2024: Latest News, Eligibility, Salary & Vacancies

The IBPS Clerk announcement for 2024 is anticipated to be released in June by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The notification, including crucial exam-related information, will be available in PDF format. The IBPS Clerk application form will be made available one day after the announcement is published. Based on the Selection Process established by the official exam-conducting organization, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Recruitment exam is the national-level exam for candidates for recruitment in the country’s Public Sector Banks. Different banks hire candidates based on the IBPS Recruitment exam results.

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2024 is a computer-based test that is administered online. Additionally, the candidates will have one hour to complete the preliminary exam. The question will be multiple choice, with a negative marking of 0.25.

Latest Updates from IBPS Clerk

IBPS has released the 2024 IBPS Clerk test dates. The preliminary IBPS Clerk examination will be held on 24th, 25th, and 31st of August 2024. On 13th October 2024, the mains exam will take place.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Highlights

Particulars	Elaboration
Exam Name	IBPS Clerk Recruitment exam
Organizer	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Position	Clerk
Job Category	Central Government Job
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Purpose	To choose candidates for the position of Clerical cadre
Application Mode	Online
Application Fees	General/ OBC  – INR 850 SC/ST/PWD/Ex-Servicemen – INR 175
Exam Mode	Online (CBT)
Exam Duration	Preliminary exam – 60 minutes Main exam – 160 minutes
Exam Levels	Prelims Exam (For Graduate) Mains Exam (For Prelims Exam Qualified Candidates)
Total Marks and Papers	Prelims: Three (100 marks) Mains: Four (200 marks)
Negative Marking	0.25 marks are deducted.
Total Questions	Prelims: 100 Mains: 190
Language	English, Hindi, and 13 Regional Languages
Test Cities	Prelims: Around 200 cities Mains: Around 80 cities
Exam Helpdesk	91-22-2854 2073 and 1800 222 366/ 1800 103 4566
Official Website	https://ibps.in/

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Notification

The public sector banks will hire individuals for the position of clerks through the IBPS Clerk 2024 notice. Candidates who plan to apply for the IBPS Clerk examination should carefully read the announcement. Understanding the IBPS Clerk announcement PDF is crucial because it contains all the crucial information about the exam. Candidates can check the previous year’s notification below.

IBPS-CLERK-NOTIFICATION

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Important Dates

The tentative dates or anticipated periods in which the announcement may arrive are listed in the table below.

Events	Tentative Dates
Release of Official Notification	June/ July 2024
The online Application Process Starts	To be notified
Last Date for Applying Online	To be notified
Admit Card Release for Prelims	One week before the exam
Preliminary Exam Date	24th, 25th, 31st August 2024
Preliminary Result	To be notified
Admit Card Release for Mains	To be notified
Mains Exam Date	13th October 2024
Mains Result	To be notified
Provisions Allotment	To be notified

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Vacancies

IBPS has not yet released the total number of openings for IBPS Clerk 2024

IBPS Clerk Openings (Year wise)	Vacancies
2023	4545
2022	6035
2021	785
2020	2557

IBPS Clerk 2023 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise
State Name	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	General	Total Vacancies
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR	0	0	0	0	01	01
ANDHRA PRADESH	11	04	20	07	35	77
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	0	02	0	0	05	07
ASSAM	05	09	20	08	37	79
BIHAR	32	01	56	21	100	210
CHANDIGARH	0	0	02	01	03	06
CHHATTISGARH	08	26	03	08	46	91
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU	0	0	01	0	07	08
DELHI (NCR)	35	17	67	23	108	250
GOA	0	03	06	03	30	42
GUJARAT	15	36	65	23	108	247
HARYANA	33	0	49	16	89	187
HIMACHAL PRADESH	19	03	16	08	36	82
JAMMU & KASHMIR	0	0	03	0	12	15
JHARKHAND	05	12	05	04	26	52
KARNATAKA	38	16	66	23	110	253
KERALA	04	0	13	05	30	52
LADAKH	0	0	0	0	0	00
LAKSHADWEEP	0	0	0	0	01	01
MADHYA PRADESH	59	80	59	39	173	410
MAHARASHTRA	51	46	141	51	241	530
MANIPUR	0	02	0	0	08	10
MEGHALAYA	0	0	0	0	01	01
MIZORAM	0	0	0	0	01	01
NAGALAND	0	01	0	0	02	03
ODISHA	08	12	06	06	35	67
PUDUCHERRY	0	0	0	0	01	01
PUNJAB	98	0	68	31	134	331
RAJASTHAN	29	21	34	16	76	176
SIKKIM	0	0	0	0	01	01
TAMIL NADU	53	02	76	28	132	291
TELANGANA	03	01	06	02	15	27
TRIPURA	01	04	0	01	09	15
UTTAR PRADESH	158	05	201	72	316	752
UTTRAKHAND	03	0	02	02	21	28
WEST BENGAL	53	10	51	23	104	241
Total	721	313	1036	421	2054	4545

Vacancies in 2022:

State Name	General	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total State-wise
Andaman & Nicobar	04	0	0	0	0	04
Andhra Pradesh	140	11	7	32	19	209
Arunachal Pradesh	7	0	6	0	1	14
Assam	72	11	17	42	15	157
Bihar	136	43	3	73	26	281
Chandigarh	9	0	0	3	0	12
Chhattisgarh	51	10	29	5	9	104
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu	1	0	0	0	0	01
Delhi (NCR)	119	45	17	87	27	295
Goa	43	1	12	11	4	71
Gujarat	129	15	35	100	25	304
Haryana	69	21	0	38	10	138
Himachal Pradesh	43	22	2	17	7	91
Jammu & Kashmir	23	1	1	9	1	35
Jharkhand	35	6	17	6	5	69
Karnataka	165	50	22	89	32	358
Kerala	48	5	0	11	6	70
Ladakh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lakshadweep	3	0	2	0	0	5
Madhya Pradesh	126	46	71	38	28	309
Maharashtra	334	81	72	215	73	775
Manipur	4	0	0	0	0	4
Meghalaya	3	0	2	0	1	6
Mizoram	4	0	0	0	0	4
Nagaland	3	0	1	00	0	4
Odisha	56	23	26	11	10	126
Puducherry	2	0	0	0	0	2
Punjab	163	122	0	83	39	407
Rajasthan	63	24	13	20	9	129
Sikkim	7	0	2	2	0	11
Tamil Nadu	150	56	3	53	26	288
Telangana	76	17	0	0	6	99
Tripura	7	3	5	0	2	17
Uttar Pradesh	439	218	11	315	106	1089
Uttarakhand	13	3	1	1	1	19
West Bengal	220	117	23	118	50	528
Total Vacancies	2767	951	400	1379	538	6035

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Eligibility

IBPS sets the eligibility requirements for the position of Clerk. In the official IBPS Clerk announcement, the institute details the various eligibility requirements. Here is a summary of the requirements for IBPS Clerk exam candidates.

• There are two stages to the exam:
  • The Prelims
  • The Mains.

• IBPS Clerk applications must only be submitted online at ibps.in., the organization’s official website.

• Candidates must hold a graduate degree in any field from an institution accredited by the Indian government.

• Candidates must be able to read, write, and speak the language of the state in which they are applying.

• IBPS Clerk applicants must be at least 20 years old and a maximum of 28 years old.

Age Limit

• Another element that influences a candidate’s eligibility is age.

• Candidates must be at least 20 years old and may not be older than 28 years old to apply for the IBPS Clerk Exam.

• Although there are age restrictions outlined in the IBPS Clerk announcement, some groups are given exceptions.

Age Relaxation

The upper age limit for candidates in the special category has been somewhat lowered. The specifics are provided below:

Category	Age relaxation
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Those who had their primary residence in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1989.	5 years
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal were laid off (applicable only to the state of Madhya Pradesh).	5 years
Persons affected by the 1984 riots	5 years
A widow who has obtained a divorce or who is legally separated from their husbands but has not remarried.	9 years
Persons With Disability	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual time spent serving in the Defence Forces plus 3 years (8 years for disabled ex-servicemen who are SC/ST members), up to a maximum age of 50.

Educational Qualification

• IBPS Clerk Degree Eligibility: As of January 2024, a candidate must hold a degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a college/ institution recognized by the Government of India or with any equivalent degree recognized by the Central Government may also apply.

• Computer literacy is a requirement, among other things. Candidates must be familiar with operating and using the computer system. For this, applicants must have the following: a. A degree, diploma, certificate, or other credential in computer operations or language. Should have taken a course in computer or information technology in high school, college, or an institute.

• Local Language Proficiency: Applicants should also be fluent in the language of the state they are applying to. This means that the applicants must be fluent in the state’s or union territory’s official language in reading, writing, and speaking.

• When a college or university offers a CGPA or OGPA, candidates must convert it to a percentage, up to two decimal places, and fill out the application as necessary.

• The chosen candidates must also present a certificate that is certified by the authorized official and includes the university’s standards for converting grades to percentages as well as the student’s percentage of marks.

• Candidates from schools or universities where a web certificate is issued or the results are published online must present a pertinent document that is original, signed by the proper authority, and clearly states the candidate’s passing date.

• In the online application, the candidate must state their graduation rate, calculated to the nearest two decimals. Any CGPA or OGPA awards should be converted to a percentage and stated in the online application. The candidate will need to present a certificate from the authorized authority that, among other things, attests to the University’s rules for converting grades into percentages of marks earned following those rules.

• Ex-servicemen who do not meet the requirements listed above for the civil examination shall be matriculated. Ex-service members who, as of January 2024, have served for a minimum of 15 years in the Union’s armed forces and have earned the Army Special Certificate of Education or a certificate equivalent in the Navy or Air Force. The dates on these certificates must be earlier than January 2024.

Nationality/Citizenship

An applicant must either be:

• An Indian citizen or
• A Nepalese citizen
• A Bhutanese citizen or
• A Tibetan Refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, to live there permanently.

• A person of Indian descent who has migrated to India intending to reside there permanently from nations such as Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (previously Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.

IBPS Clerk Application Form 2024

In June 2024, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is anticipated to issue the online IBPS Clerk application form. The examination authority sets the deadline when interested candidates submit their application forms. The official website’s IBPS Clerk application link will go live. However, this page will provide a direct link to the application form. INR 850 for general and OBC applicants and INR 175 for SC/ST/PWD candidates are the application fees for IBPS Clerk 2024. Candidates may also use their smartphones to complete their IBPS Clerk application forms.

Documents Required

Before submitting their IBPS Clerk application, candidates need to have a few pieces of information on hand. The following criteria apply:

• Present email address.
• Valid Mobile Number.
• A passport-sized photo of the candidate.
• Candidate’s signature from a scanned photograph.
• Left thumb impression of the candidate.
• A Declaration Handwritten.
• Class X, XII, and Graduate Marksheets.
• Category certificate scan, if applicable.
• Banking details for payment of Application fees.

Application Steps

Registration, form completion, uploading of scanned papers, and application payment are all steps in the BPS Clerk application process. Below is a quick explanation of each stage.

Step 1: Registration:

• Visit the IBPS website at ibps.in.

• Click the link “Click here to apply online for the common recruitment process for clerks – IX” to get started.

• Click “Click here for New Registration” in the yellow tab of the next window that will pop up.

• Your name, birthdate, email address, mobile number, and other information must be entered before submitting.

• Your registered email address and mobile number will receive a registration number and password.

Step 2: Documents Updating:

Candidates must provide the following four items in the format specified below a photograph, their signature, their left thumb impression, and a handwritten statement.

Documents	Pixels	Size
Candidate’s Signature	140 X 60	10 Kbs – 20 Kbs
Candidate’s Photograph	200 X 230	20 Kbs – 50 Kbs
Left Thumb Impression of the Candidate	240 X 240	20 Kbs – 50 Kbs
Hand Written Declaration	800 X 400	50 Kbs – 100 Kbs

Note: Uploading the IBPS Clerk’s handwritten declaration in the required format, as described above, is required. The applicants must write the following declaration on their own, scanned, and upload it with the IBPS Clerk online application.

“I, (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”

Step 3: Filling Application Form:

• Candidates will need to input their contact, educational, and personal information.

• Additionally, they must specify their preferred category, state, bank, and exam center.

Step 4: Review Application Form:

• Candidates are recommended to properly fill out all of the details.

• Make sure all the information entered is accurate before submitting the form.

• A maximum of three edits per candidate are permitted on the form.

Step 5: Payment of Application Fee

• IBPS Clerk application fees may only be paid online by applicants.

• Payment methods include debit/credit cards, mobile wallets, net banking, IMPS, and cash cards.

• Enter your banking information after selecting any of the payment choices.

• Do not refresh the page; this process could take some time.

• If the transaction is unsuccessful, the candidate will be responsible for paying back the fees, which will then be reimbursed within 15 business days.

Application Fee

Registration fees for IBPS Clerks according to Candidate’s Category:

Category	Registration Fees (INR)
General/ EWS/ OBC	850
SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-Servicemen	175

Note: It is recommended that applicants save a copy of their completed application form and electronic receipt for their application fee as a backup.

IBPS Clerk Admit Card

Preliminary and Main IBPS Clerk admission cards are made available separately. A few days before the test, candidates will be able to download it. The admit card for the IBPS Clerk exam must be brought with you on test day.

• Along with their IBPS Clerk admit card, they must bring an original photo ID proof and a duplicate of it to the center.

• The IBPS Clerk Admit Card will list all the pertinent candidates and test information, including the date, time, and location of the IBPS Clerk test Centre.

• Candidates must contact IBPS to fix any errors on the admit card.

Steps to Download Admit Card

The IBPS official website is where registered candidates may electronically download their IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2024. Candidates must adhere to the instructions provided to access the admit card:

• Step 1: Visit the IBPS’s official website.
• Step 2: The “IBPS Clerk Call Letter” can be downloaded by clicking the link.
• Step 3: The screen that follows will appear.
• Step 4: Enter your date of birth and registration number.
• Step 5: After entering the captcha pin, select “Submit.”
• Step 6: On the screen, your IBPS Clerk call letter will appear.
• Step 7: Download it and print it out.

Details Available in the Admit Card

It is advised that candidates double-check all the information on their admit card after downloading it. It ought to reflect what you wrote on the application form. It is important to review the information and make sure it is error-free because any discrepancy could be problematic for you on the day of the exam. Below are the details listed on the admissions card:

• The candidate’s name
• A picture of the candidate. 
• Candidate’s Signature
• Category
• Exam’s name
• Exam date/day
• Time for the examination
• Address of the exam center
• General exam Guidelines

How to Rectify the Errors in the 2024 IBPS Clerk Admit Card?

Candidates are recommended to thoroughly review the details after downloading the IBPS Clerk admit card. They should notify the exam authorities right away if they discover any errors in the details so that they can be fixed.

Documents to carry to the Exam Centre

To the exam locations, candidates must bring several documents in addition to their IBPS Clerk call letters. A copy of the applicant’s photo ID must also be brought; as the applicant’s original ID will be checked at the exam center entrance. You must always have one of the following photo IDs on you:

• PAN Card.
• Passport.
• Permanent Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook.
• A Gazetted Officer must issue a Photo ID proof of identification.
• Representative of the People, along with a picture.
• Authenticated college or University-issued Identification card.
• Employee ID, Aadhar, and E-Aadhar cards featuring photos.

Note: Candidates should be aware that legitimate ID proof other than a driver’s license or ration card is not accepted.

IBPS Clerk Pattern

The 2024 IBPS Clerk Exam consists of two stages: Preliminary and Main, both conducted online. The Prelims include sections on English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability, while the Main exam covers Quantitative Aptitude, General/Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability, and Computer Aptitude. Prelims and Mains feature 100 and 190 MCQs respectively, with question papers available in Hindi and English (excluding the English section). Negative marking of 0.25 marks applies for wrong answers, with unique sectional timings and cut-offs for each test.

• IBPS Clerk 2024 will include multiple-choice questions and be computer-based.

• Candidates must select the best response from a list of five possibilities for a single question.

• Candidates must complete each portion within the allotted time. Each section will have a time limit.

• The preliminary and main exams for IBPS Clerk 2024 are held in two rounds. IBPS primarily assesses candidates’ aptitude, problem-solving abilities, analytical skills, and language proficiency.

• To pass the exam, candidates must achieve both the overall and sectional cut-offs.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

There will be 100 multiple-choice questions for 100 points in the IBPS Clerk 2024 Preliminary Exam, which will last an hour. Following are descriptions of sectional time, marks, and question distribution:

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20
Numerical Ability	35	35	20
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20
Total	100 Questions	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Note: To sit for the Main exam, candidates must pass the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk The main test will last 160 minutes and include 190 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks. The exam will consist of 4 portions, each with a different weighting and time limit as listed below:

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35
General English	40	40	35
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45
Total	190 Questions	200 Marks	160 Minutes

Marking Scheme

• For the preliminaries and main tests, the IBPS Clerk has a different marking system. However, in both tests, 0.25 of the total marks will be deducted as a penalty.

• There will be 100 questions on the IBPS Clerk preliminary exam.

• Each question will be worth one mark, while the incorrect response will be worth 0.25 less of a mark.

• Clerk IBPS There will be a 200-mark main exam.

• The General/Financial Awareness, General English, and Quantitative Aptitude sections each have three questions that are worth one mark each. If you respond incorrectly, you lose 0.25 marks.

• Each question in the section on reasoning ability and computer aptitude will be worth 1.20 marks, and there will be a 0.30 mark deduction for each incorrect response.

• Candidates must meet both the preliminary and final exams’ overall and sectional cut-offs.

Note: The merit list of candidates for final selection will be based only on marks earned in the Main Exam.

Points to Remember

IBPS has established the following guidelines that applicants must adhere to on the day of the exam:

• In all cases, the IBPS decision is final.

• Candidates must carry both the original and a photocopy of their photo ID proof and their IBPS Clerk admit card.

• After the exam, no candidate will be permitted to enter the testing location or hall.

• The applicant must sign the attendance form in the invigilator’s presence and include the admit card number after the invigilator has authenticated his IBPS Clerk 2024 admit card.

• The candidate must abide by the directions given by the examiners in the exam room.

• Candidates are not permitted to argue with the invigilators or any person performing exam-related duties at the testing facility.

• During the test, the candidates are not allowed to converse or discuss anything.

• The contestant should keep perfect silence throughout the examination and refrain from disturbing the other candidates.

• No electronic equipment, including a mobile phone, Bluetooth device, pager, watch, test series, book, or model paper, is allowed in the examination room.

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IBPS Clerk Syllabus

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection publishes the IBPS Clerk Syllabus for both the preliminary and main examinations. For the Prelims, the areas covered are English language, numerical ability, and reasoning ability. There are four sections in the Mains exam: Computer Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning, Financial Awareness, and General English.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus

Because the exam formats for the preliminary and main stages are varied, the IBPS Clerk syllabus varies accordingly. The number of sections, questions, maximum marks, and sectional length varies depending on the exam format. The IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Syllabus is detailed below:

English

The questions in this section are of moderate difficulty. Candidates should carefully prepare for this section and answer the questions slowly. See the English curriculum for IBPS Clerk prelims below.

Topics	Questions Type	Total Questions
Reading Comprehension	Antonyms Synonyms Easy to moderate level	7
Error Detection/ Sentence Correction	Spotting errors Easy to moderate level	5
Error Correction	Detecting and correcting errors Easy to moderate level	5
Para Jumbles	Rearranging the sentences Easy to moderate level	5
Cloze Test	Supply the missing words	5
Fill in the Blanks	Double filler formEasy to moderate	3

Reasoning

The purpose of the IBPS Clerk Reasoning syllabus is to evaluate applicants’ critical thinking and mental aptitude. The most significant subject in this paragraph is seating arrangements. See the reasoning prelims syllabus and weightage for IBPS Clerk exams below:

Topics	Questions Type	Total Questions
Inequality	Coded Inequality Direct inequality	5
Seating Arrangement	Circular Arrangement Linear Arrangement Row-based and floor-based puzzles with 2-3 parameters.	Circular-5 and Linear-5
Alphanumeric Series	A series of alphabets are combined with numbers.	5
Syllogism	In the preliminary test, 4-5 direct questions are to be expected. In the Mains phase, questions based on Reverse Syllogism may be asked.	5
Coding-Decoding	Simple word coding Sentence coding and New pattern-based coding questions.	5
Data Sufficiency	These questions should be of a moderate difficulty level.	3
Miscellaneous	Blood relation Direction sense Order Ranking	2

Numerical Ability

Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification/Approximation, Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Average, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Work, Time, and Energy, Time and Distance, Probability, Relations, Simple and Compound Interest, Permutation, and Combination are among the topics covered in the IBPS Clerk prelims syllabus for Numerical Ability. The syllabus for numerical ability is available to candidates below:

• Number Series
• Simplification/ Approximation  
• Quadratic Equation
• Data Sufficiency             
• Mensuration
• Average             
• Profit and Loss
• Ratio and Proportion    
• Work, Time, and Energy
• Time and Distance         
• Probability
• Relations           
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Permutation and Combination
• Data Interpretation

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus

Candidates must get ready for the Mains exam after passing the preliminary exam. The four areas of the IBPS Clerk mains test syllabus 2024 are English Language, General/Financial Awareness, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. The Mains Exam is relatively challenging in terms of difficulty. Below is the IBPS Clerk Mains 2024 Syllabus for candidates’ reference.

General/ Financial Awareness

• Introduction to National Institutions
• Indian Banking System
• Banking Terms
• Monetary Plans
• Indian Financial System
• Current Affairs

English

The subjects that must be covered for the IBPS Clerk English Language section, along with their weights, are listed below:

Topics	Weightage
Reading Comprehension	10 Questions (1 Passage)
Vocabulary (Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement)	10 Questions
Grammar (Error Spotting, Phrase Replacement, Fill in the Blanks)	5 Questions
Verbal Ability (Para Jumbles)	5 Questions

Quantitative Aptitude

The topics covered in the Numerical Ability part of the IBPS Clerk prelims syllabus make up the Quantitative Aptitude syllabus. Candidates for the mains exam should also study the following subjects.

Topics	Weightage
Data Interpretation	5 Questions
Series	5 Questions
Simplification	15 Questions
Arithmetic and Geometry	15 Questions

Computer Aptitude and Reasoning

The topics that applicants must master for the Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude section, along with the weight assigned to each, are listed below.

Topics	Weightage
MS Office	6 Questions
Computer Hardware	6 Questions
Linear Seating Arrangement	5 Questions
Circular Seating Arrangement	5 Questions
Number series	5 Questions
Coding and Decoding	5 Questions
Math Inequalities	5 Questions
Syllogism	5 Questions
Arrangement & Pattern	5 Questions
Computer Software	5 Questions
Computer Memory	5 Questions
Internet	5 Questions
Networking	3 Questions
Data Sufficiency	3 Questions
Direction Sense	2 Questions

Note: Candidates who want to know how much weight each subtopic carries in each section of the prelims and mains test could consult IBPS Clerk question papers from prior years.

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IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2024

The candidates will be able to verify the right answers and determine a rough score with the aid of the IBPS Clerk answer key. The IBPS Clerk answer key pdf is available for download from the official website.

Steps to Download Answer Key

The procedure for downloading the IBPS Clerk answer key is described below:

• Step 1: Visit the IBPS website at ibps.in to do so.
• Step 2: The most recent news can be seen on the Home page for aspirants.
• Step 3: Here, applicants must go for the PDF link to the IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2024.
• Step 4: Tap on the link after choosing it.
• Step 5: For both the Prelims and Mains, consult the IBPS Clerk answer key.
• Step 6: For evaluation, print out a copy of the IBPS Clerk answer key.

IBPS Clerk Result

For the preliminaries and mains tests, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) publishes IBPS Clerk results online separately. On the IBPS’s official website, the link will be activated. We will, however, provide a direct link for you to view the 2024 IBPS Clerk results. Candidates must provide their registration number, roll number, date of birth, or password to view their IBPS Clerk results. After the results are announced, the IBPS Clerk scorecard is made public. The IBPS Clerk result shows whether a candidate qualifies for the following phase of the hiring procedure. For more information about the IBPS Clerk result in 2024, including the download process, crucial dates, scoring methodology, and normalization procedures, see the sections below.

Steps to Check the Result

Only the official website will have access to the online version of the IBPS Clerk Result. By using the processes listed below, candidates who took the exam can view the IBPS Clerk results.

• Step 1: Visit the IBPS website.
• Step 2: Select the ‘IBPS Clerk Result’ link.
• Step 3: The login page for IBPS Clerk Result will show up on the screen.
• Step 4: Enter your date of birth and IBPS Clerk registration number.
• Step 5: Fill out the captcha, then press the submit button.
• Step 6: The screen will show the IBPS Clerk Result.
• Step 7: For additional reference, download and print the IBPS Clerk Result Scorecard.

Details Available in the Scorecard

Scorecards for the IBPS Clerk Preliminary and Main exams are published online. Exam takers must download and keep it because it will be needed when the documents are verified before provisional allotment. The information presented on the IBPS Clerk Scorecard is as follows:

• Name of the Candidate
• Roll Number/ Registration Number
• Category
• Marks Scored in each section
• Marks Scored (Overall)
• Cut-off Marks for each section
• Cut-off Score (Overall)

What is the Score’s Normalization?

• The technique of normalizing the scores involves comparing the results based on how challenging the questions were to answer.

• The exam is divided into several parts, and each session contains a distinct set of questions.

• As a result, it is impossible to keep the level of difficulty constant during each shift.

• IBPS normalizes scores by comparing the candidates’ scores to account for variations in the difficulty level.

• Final scores are rounded up to two decimal places following normalization.

• Clerk IBPS The main exam has 200 points, while 100 are used to determine the final scores.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2024 Cut-Off

Candidates who took the IBPS Clerk test can view the category-wise cut-off by going to the website. Following the release of the Mains results, IBPS will publish the cut-off and merit list. Only the marks earned in the Mains will be used to create the final merit list. The equi-percentile method of score normalization will be used to equitably calculate the scores for each shift.

Steps to Check Cut-off

The following are the procedures to check the IBPS clerk cut-off marks:

• Step 1: Candidates must go to the IBPS official website.
• Step 2: Visit the home page’s CRP Clerical tab.
• Step 3: Click the link for the IBPS Clerk cut-off.
• Step 4: The screen shows the cut-off for the IBPS Clerk exam.
• Step 5: Look over the cut-off points and get the PDF.

Prelims Cut-off

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2022 and IBPS Clerk Prelims Score Card 2022 were both issued on September 27, 2022. For the IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2022, we have listed the state- and category-specific cut-off scores as they appeared on applicants’ result cards.

State/UT	General	EWS/SC/OBC/ST
Andhra Pradesh	76.5	EWS- 76.5 OBC- 76.5
Assam	80.75	EWS-80.75 ST- 75.75
Bihar	87.75	OBC- 82.50 SC- 71.75
Chhattisgarh	81.25
Chandigarh
Delhi	84.50	EWS- 84.25
Gujarat	81	OBC- 81 SC- 81
Goa
Himachal Pradesh	86.50
Haryana	85.5
J & K
Jharkhand	84.75
Kerala	85.5	OBC- 85.5
Madhya Pradesh	85	OBC- 85
Maharashtra	75.5	SC- 75.50
Manipur		SC- 70
Odisha	87.50
Punjab	83.25	OBC- 80.25
Rajasthan	86.25
Karnataka	74.75
Telangana		OBC- 68.25
Uttar Pradesh	84	OBC- 81.5 SC- 74.25
Uttarakhand	89.50
West Bengal	86	SC- 78.25 EWS- 82.50 ST- 70.50
Tamil Nadu	78	OBC- 78
Sikkim
Lakshadweep		ST- 43.5

Mains Cut-off

On this website, you can get the 2022 IBPS Clerk mains/final cut-off. The candidates who achieved the IBPS Clerk cut-off marks in the main test were chosen for the allocation. The IBPS Cut Off for the Main Exam is the highest and lowest score out of a possible 100.

States/UTs	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Andaman & Nicobar	NA	NA	32.88	NA	30.75
Andhra Pradesh	29.38	21.38	35.38	31.13	35.63
Arunachal Pradesh	NA	17.63	NA	26.25	30.75
Assam	26.88	23.13	26.13	28.38	32
Bihar	22.38	27.38	33.88	36.68	37.63
Chandigarh	28.25	NA	32.50	35.63	38.63
Chattisgarh	23	16.25	33.63	29	33.50
Dadar & Nagar Haweli	NA	NA	NA	NA	30
Delhi	27.63	24.38	31.88	35.50	38.88
Daman & Diu	NA	NA	NA	NA	30
Goa	NA	20.13	31.25	30.38	32.13
Gujarat	26.63	19.50	29.38	31.75	35
Haryana	28.50	NA	31.38	35.75	39
Himachal Pradesh	27.50	30.13	30.25	37.63	40
Jammu & Kashmir	27.50	14	22.63	23.13	32
Jharkhand	20.38	18.13	32.38	30.88	35.88
Karnataka	27.88	20.88	32.88	30	33.50
Kerala	24.13	19.88	35.25	28.88	37.50
Ladakh	NA	29.88	NA	NA	24.50
Lakshadweep	NA	11	NA	NA	23.50
Madhya Pradesh	23.13	19.75	29.75	29.63	35.63
Maharashtra	31.13	20.25	33.13	31.50	34.38
Manipur	31.63	32.38	NA	NA	35.25
Meghalaya	NA	27.25	31.25	32	30.38
Mizoram	NA	23.13	NA	NA	19.50
Nagaland	NA	25.63	NA	24.13	29.38
Odisha	21.25	14.63	34.13	33.13	36.88
Puducherry	19.50	NA	30.88	23	30.75
Punjab	25	NA	30.25	34.13	38.50
Rajasthan	26.50	24.88	36.88	35.25	40
Sikkim	19.50	16.75	25.38	22.88	31
Tamil Nadu	25.13	14.38	36	19.88	36
Telangana	30.38	28.25	34.88	29.75	34.88
Tripura	26.13	14.75	NA	26.13	32.38
Uttar Pradesh	23.38	24.75	30.38	33.25	36.63
Uttarakhand	29.25	26.88	34.50	36.63	39.25
West Bengal	27	23.13	29.13	29.88	37.75

IBPS Clerk Salary 2024

IBPS clerks must make a minimum of Rs 11,765. However, the IBPS clerk’s maximum basic salary is Rs 31540 after years of advancement.

Also read, IBPS Clerk Salary 2024: Salary, Allowances & Career Growth

Along with their base salary, employees also receive a variety of benefits, including house rent, travel, special, and medical benefits. Which information is provided in the table below:

Salary Head	Amount (Population More Than 45 lakhs)	Amount (Population Less Than 45 lakhs)
Basic Pay	INR 11765	INR 11765
DA	INR 5311	INR 5311
HRA	INR 1176	INR 1058
Travel Allowance	INR 425	INR 425
Special Allowance	INR 911	INR 911
Total Salary	INR 19588	INR 19470

Several Perks and Additional Benefits

The favorable rewards, bonuses, and allowances of the IBPS Clerk make it one of the most sought-after jobs for applicants interested in a career in banking. The information is provided in the table below:

Particulars	Details
Dearness Allowance (DA)	DA depends on CPI and is paid 4% of IBPS Clerk Basic Pay. Starting amount of DA is INR 7073
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	HRA differs from location to location HRA is paid between 6.5% to 8.5%
Medical Allowance	DA depends on CPI and is paid 4% of IBPS Clerk Basic Pay. The starting amount of DA is INR 7073
Travel Allowance	Expenses incurred on official trips are reimbursed by the bank.
Special Allowance	Fixed at INR 1561

IBPS Clerk Job Profile

Candidates are hired at the entry level through the IBPS Clerk test. Clerical employment in the bank is extensive and varied. The information is provided below for candidates who are curious to learn more about the kinds of jobs they will carry out after being chosen:

• Inquiry, receipts, and withdrawal management.
• Create new accounts, take cash, send out bank statements, handle emails, and handle deliveries.
• Check the documentation and evidence.
• Customer passbooks should be updated.
• Send draughts of requests.
• Sanction account holders’ withdrawals of money.
• Maintain bank records, including balance sheets, ledgers, etc.
• Help consumers with their banking needs and address their problems and grievances.
• Take care of treasury tasks.

IBPS Clerk Career Growth

The IBPS Clerk test enables the chosen candidates to begin at the clerk level and then gradually advance with time and lucrative promotions to General Manager, the top executive level role, in the chosen Public Sector Banks.

• Clerk
• Senior Officer
• Officer
• Manager
• General Manager
• Deputy General Manager
• Assistant General Manager
• Chief Manager
• Senior Manager
• Assistant Manager

IBPS Clerk 2024 Selection Process

The selection process for the IBPS Clerk 2024 examination will most likely follow a similar pattern to prior years. Here’s an outline of the normal selection process.

• Preliminary Examination: This is typically an objective multiple-choice question paper covering topics such as reasoning, English language, quantitative aptitude, and general awareness.
• Main Examination: Candidates who pass the Preliminary Examination are eligible for the Main Examination, which usually includes of objective and descriptive-type papers on topics such as Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and Computer Knowledge.
• Document Verification: Candidates who pass the Main Examination must go through document verification, which verifies their educational qualifications, employment experience, and other facts.

Books Recommendation for IBPS Clerk 2024

IBPS Clerk books are an excellent study resource for the exam. The finest books for IBPS Clerk preparation help applicants create an effective exam plan. The best available books for the IBPS Clerk exam are listed below.

Reasoning Ability

• Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Agarwal
• Analytical Reasoning by M.K.Pandey
• A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal and Non-Verbal by B.S.Sijwali and Indu Sijwali

English Language

• High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
• Objective General English by Arihant Publications
• Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Quantitative Aptitude

• Quantitative Aptitude by R.S Agarwal
• Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
• Objective Mathematics for Competitive Exams by Tarun Goyal

Computer Aptitude

• Banking & Computer Aptitude for IBPS Bank Clerk/PO Exams Paperback
• Computer Knowledge by Disha Publication
• Computer Awareness by Arihant Publication
• Objective Computer Knowledge and Literacy by Kiran Publication

General Awareness

• India Yearbook
• Manorama Yearbook
• Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications
• Lucent’s GK book

Preparation Tips for IBPS Clerk 2024

• Understand the exam format: To prepare effectively, familiarize yourself with the test format, syllabus, and weightage of various sections.
• Create a study plan: Divide the curriculum into smaller chunks and devote attention to each subject based on its importance and your strengths/weaknesses.
• Focus on concepts: The IBPS Clerk exam assesses analytical and problem-solving skills, therefore focus on understanding things rather than memorizing them.
• Practice extensively: Solve as many practice problems, mock tests, and previous year’s papers as you can to enhance your speed and accuracy.
• Time Management: Practice efficient time management tactics with mock tests and previous year’s papers.
• Stay updated: Stay up to current on the newest exam trends, curriculum changes, and other essential IBPS information.
• Revision and Mock Tests: Review the ideas you’ve studied on a regular basis and take full-length simulated tests to determine your degree of preparedness.
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing: Maintain a healthy lifestyle, get enough sleep, and apply stress management techniques to keep focused and motivated during your preparation.

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