Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has released the notification for various vacancies under IBPS Clerk. It is an annual exam conducted by the commission for recruiting various candidates under different posts. The candidate selected will be posted in different national banks under the Government of India. The notification released on 01 September 2020 and the last date to fill the form filling is 23 September 2020. In this article, we will do an in-depth analysis of Clerical recruitment.
Update: IBPS Clerk Reapplication Window
The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection will re-activate the IBPS Clerk 2020 link. There are a lot of students who have not appeared or applied for the examination. According to the latest notification, the students can apply who could not have applied or attended the exam can reapply for the same from 23 October 2020 to 06 November 2020. The agency has also increased the eligibility limit and now the eligibility cut-off date has been increased to 06 November 2020.
Highlights of IBPS Clerk 2020
The basic highlights of IBPS Clerk are present in the table given below, refer to the table find the basic details:
| Information | Details |
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection |
| Post | IBPS Clerk |
| Total vacancies | 1557 vacancies in Clerk |
| Qualification | Completed Graduation in any stream |
| Application date | December 2020 |
| Application Process | Online |
| Selection process | Phase 1 preliminary exam
Phase 2 Mains exam LPT |
| Phase 1 Exam date | 05 December 2020, 12 December 2020, 13 December 2020 |
| Phase 2 Exam date | 28 February 2021 |
| Admit Card | Available soon |
| Result | Available soon |
| Official Website | www.ibps.in |
Date Sheet Of Bank IBPS Clerk 2020
Although the organization has earlier given a calendar that had all the dates related to the IBPS Clerk exam, yet, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the whole examination process has to deferred. The commission has released the updated date sheet of the IBPS exams. Refer to the below table to find the dates of all the exams:
| Events | Date |
| Registration starts | 02 September 2020 |
| Last date to fill the form | 23 September 2020 |
| Pre-exam training call letter | 17 November 2020 |
| Preliminary exam training | 23-11-2020 to 28-11-2020 |
| The download of pre admit card | 18 November 2020 |
| Online preliminary exam | 05 December 2020, 12 December 2020, 13 December 2020 |
| Result of the preliminary exam | 31st December 2020 |
| Mains Admit Card | January 2020 |
| Online main exam | 28 February 2021 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2021 |
IBPS Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of the IBPS Clerk, as notified by the organization, is given below. The candidates can check the below points before applying for the various posts:
- The candidates should be a citizen of India.
- The age of the candidate must fall between 18-27 years.
- The candidate must have completed his graduation from a recognized school and board.
How To Apply IBPS Recruitment
The application form of the IBPS Clerk is available on the official website of the IBPS, the candidates need to follow the steps to fill the form:
- Visit the official website,
- Open the application form of IBPS Clerk
- Fill in all your important details like Name, Address, Qualification,
- Note down the Registration and Password generated
- Attach your photo in the Jpeg format
- Upload your scanned signature
- Pay fees of Rs 850 valid for Unreserved and OBC male through Credit or debit card.
- The candidates of SC/ST/PWD have to pay Rs 175 as the application form
- Download the application form for future use
IPBS Exam Pattern
The IBPS clerk exam pattern Clerk is divided into two parts viz Tier 1 and Tier 2. I have discussed both the parts in detail in the space given below.
IBPS Clerk Tier 1 Exam Pattern
This is a computer-based test, each correct answer gets 1 marks while 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
| Sections | No of question | Maximum marks | Duration of exam |
| Reasoning ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Also read – IBPS Clerk 2020 – 1557 Vacancies, Cut Off, Eligibility, And Exam Pattern
IBPS Clerk Tier 2 Exam Pattern
Tier 2 will be the final stage of the selection process and students who clear this tier will be selected for the job.
| Sections | No of question | Maximum marks | Duration of exam |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| English language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning ability | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
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IBPS Exam syllabus
The prescribed syllabus of the IBPS Clerk is given below the candidates should go through it before the exam:
| Subjects | Syllabus |
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| Reasoning |
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| Maths |
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| General English |
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IBPS Clerk Admit Card
The authority expects to release the IBPS Clerk admit card for the remaining candidates in July 2020. The entrance exam is postponed amidst the nationwide lockdown, and the candidate can obtain the Clerk Admit Card from the official website. The commission will upload the hall ticket for all the students soon. The students have to enter their roll number, and course name for downloading the admit card.
The admit card contains the exam schedule, the exam center, and all the exam information. The students have to download the admit card and then take its print out for the exam. The students who wish to appear for the remaining exam have to wait for some-time now.
IBPS Clerk Result
The candidates can check their IBPS Clerk result in two ways by checking the website or by checking our post. The candidates can keep their roll numbers handy to check the result once the authorities release it. The authority will release the answer key for the clerk. Candidates can check the answer key and calculate their tentative marks. The final result will be available in the month of April 2021 along with the cut-off.
Total Vacancy announced
The total number of vacancies is decided based on the retirement and resigning of different employees during the time period. The candidates should check the website regularly for the latest update regarding the Sub-Inspector vacancies. The total vacancies announced for the post of IBPS Clerk are as follows:
| States | Total |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND | 0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 10 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1 |
| ASSAM | 16 |
| BIHAR | 76 |
| CHANDIGARH | 6 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 7 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 4 |
| DAMAN & DIU | 2 |
| DELHI | 67 |
| GOA | 17 |
| GUJARAT | 119 |
| HARYANA | 35 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 40 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 5 |
| JHARKHAND | 55 |
| KARNATAKA | 29 |
| KERALA | 32 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 75 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 334 |
| MANIPUR | 2 |
| MEGHALAYA | 1 |
| MIZORAM | 1 |
| NAGALAND | 5 |
| ODISHA | 43 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 3 |
| PUNJAB | 136 |
| RAJASTHAN | 48 |
| SIKKIM | 1 |
| TAMIL NADU | 77 |
| TELANGANA | 20 |
| TRIPURA | 11 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 136 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 18 |
| WEST BENGAL | 125 |