IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification Out for 7855 Posts, Apply Online Starts from 7th Oct

IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification Out for 7855 Posts, Apply Online Starts from 7th Oct

IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 Out: IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts a common recruitment process (CRP) every year to the recruitment of clerical cadre in multiple banks all over the country. All public sector banks use CRP as a base to fill the vacancies for this post.

IBPS will be going to conduct the Clerk exam for the 11th year now and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP XI. The IBPS Clerk exam is conducted on two levels- preliminary exam and mains. Students qualifying in both these exams are thus selected for the post. Here, we are discussing the exam notification, application process, syllabus, exam pattern, vacancy, eligibility criteria, selection process, salary and other details of the exam.

IBPS has released detailed notification for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam with the new dates on ibps.in. The online application process for IBPS  Clerk Recruitment 2021 will begin from 7th October 2021.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification

The detailed IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 PDF has been released by the IBPS on 6th October 2021 announcing the revised dates to recruit 7855 vacancies of clerical posts in different 11 public sector banks. IBPS Clerk 2021 Recruitment Process has begun to post the release of the fresh official notification of CRP CLERKS-XI. IBPS Clerk 2021 is going to be an opportunity for those who have not been able to get through SBI and other Bank Recruitment Exams. You can download the new notification of the IBPS Clerk 2021 exam for more details.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Official Notification [Download New PDF]

IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2021

The new exam date for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has been released by IBPS through an official notification on 06th October 2021. You must note down important dates related to IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam and make sure that you complete the process correctly on time. The online examination for IBPC Clerk 2021 prelims exam The schedule of the exam is provided below:

IBPS Clerk 2021: Important Dates
Events Dates
IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 06th October 2021
Online Registration Process 07th October 2021
Online Application Ends On 27th October 2021
Call Letter for IBPS Clerk PET November 2021
IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training November 2021
IBPS Clerk Prelims Call Letter November/December 2021
Conduct of Online Examination – Preliminary December 2021
Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam December 2021/January 2022
Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main December 2021/January 2022
Conduct of Online Examination – Main January/February 2022
Declaration of Final (Mains) Result April 2022

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021: Exam Summary

IBPS has announced the details for Clerical Cadre posts to be recruited for FY 2021-22. The detailed advertisement for the vacancies has been published by the Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection on its official website. For more details about IBPS Clerk 2021, go through the below summary table.

Organisation Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Post Name Clerk
Vacancy 7855
Participating Banks 11
Application Mode Online
Registration Dates 07th to 27th October 2021
Exam Mode Online
Recruitment Process Prelims + Main Exams
Education Qualification Graduate on or before 01.08.2021
Age Limit 20 years to 28 years (As on 01.07.2021)
Application Fee SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175
General and Others- Rs. 850
Online Examination – Preliminary December 2021
Online Examination – Mains January/February 2022
Official website www.ibps.in
Notification Link Click Here
Online Application Link Click Here

IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Application

The online application process for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has begun again from 07th October 2021 on the official website @ibps.in. The last date for online application has been notified as 27th October 2021. All Candidates are required to click on the link mentioned below to apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.

Apply Online Link for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam

Note- The candidates who have applied from 12th to 14th July 2021 need not apply again.

IBPS Clerk Application Fee

The category-wise fee structure for IBPS Clerk online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Application.

Sr. No. Category Application Fee
1 SC/ST/PWD Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only)
2 General and Others Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)

IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy

The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 has already been announced by IBPS. In the new IBPS Clerk Notification 2021, the vacancies have been revised to 7855 Clerical Cadre Posts, previously the vacancies were 5830.

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021-22: 7855

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21: 2557

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20: 12,075

IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021

The state-wise & & category-wise vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam were also been released along with the notification. All candidates have to check state-wise vacancies before applying for IBPS Clerk CRP XI exam. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of vacancies i.e. 1039.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise
State Name General SC ST OBC EWS Total Vacancies
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 4 0 0 01 0 05
ANDHRA PRADESH 247 20 23 35 62 387
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 07 0 05 01 0 13
ASSAM 84 17 22 51 17 191
BIHAR 129 48 03 92 28 300
CHANDIGARH 18 03 0 11 01 33
CHHATTISGARH 62 08 29 03 09 111
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU 03 0 0 0 0 03
DELHI (NCR) 147 24 28 85 34 318
GOA 32 01 17 04 05 59
GUJARAT 161 23 63 104 44 395
HARYANA 89 08 0 20 16 133
HIMACHAL PRADESH 48 25 06 23 11 113
JAMMU & KASHMIR 15 04 02 04 01 26
JHARKHAND 45 21 26 10 09 111
KARNATAKA 228 36 38 94 58 454
KERALA 118 16 01 41 18 194
LADAKH 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAKSHADWEEP 03 0 02 0 0 05
MADHYA PRADESH 152 63 83 57 34 389
MAHARASHTRA 441 80 107 152 102 882
MANIPUR 03 01 02 0 0 06
MEGHALAYA 05 0 02 01 01 09
MIZORAM 03 0 01 0 0 04
NAGALAND 04 0 08 0 01 13
ODISHA 132 49 49 35 37 302
PUDUCHERRY 17 04 0 07 02 30
PUNJAB 168 108 0 81 45 402
RAJASTHAN 51 29 08 40 14 142
SIKKIM 12 02 05 07 02 28
TAMIL NADU 428 133 08 185 89 843
TELANGANA 207 20 16 37 53 333
TRIPURA 04 01 02 0 01 08
UTTAR PRADESH 431 209 13 263 123 1039
UTTRAKHAND 33 06 03 11 05 58
WEST BENGAL 193 132 24 114 53 516
Total 3724 1091 596 1569 875 7855

Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam

the total number of participating banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 recruitment has been reduced this year. The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.

Bank of Baroda Canara Bank Indian Overseas Bank  UCO Bank
Bank of India Central Bank of India Punjab National Bank Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra Indian Bank Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS Clerk Exam Language

IBPS Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam will now onwards be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi. The aim to conduct a clerical exam for recruitment into 12 public sector banks including SBI is to promote uniform opportunities to the local youth for employment opportunities and can directly connect to the customers through local/regional languages. The state-wise medium of language has been tabulated below.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Medium of Examination
State Name Version of tests (Medium of examination)
Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkin, English and Hindi
Andhra Pradesh English, Hindi and Telugu
Assam English, Hindi and Assamese
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani
Goa English, Hindi and Konkani
Gujarat English, Hindi and Gujarati
Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh English, Hindi and Urdu
Karnataka English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
Kerala, Lakshadweep English, Hindi and Malayalam
Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
Manipur English, Hindi and Manipuri
Odisha English, Hindi and Odia
Puducherry English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
Punjab English, Hindi and Punjabi
Tamil Nadu English, Hindi and Tamil
Telangana English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
Tripura, West Bengal English, Hindi and Bengali

IBPS Clerk 2021 Salary Structure

The basic salary of an IBPS Clerk is Rs 19,900- Rs 47920 per month. Rs.19,900 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 concerning the IBPS Clerk salary is Rs.29453 for those who join initially.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow the online method of conducting the written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow:

Phase-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination

The preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk CRP XI is an online exam testing a candidate on the basis of their aptitude, intellect and English. There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.

Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.

S.No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2 Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 1 Hour

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

Phase-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Examination

No changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now constitute of 190 questions that need to be completed in a time frame of 160 minutes.

Previously, Computer Aptitude and Reasoning Ability Section used to be conducted separately. But, in the recent update by IBPS, both these sections are amalgamated together and will constitute 50 questions that need to be solved in a time duration of 45 minutes. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English and in Hindi. Let’s have a look at the Exam Pattern for IBPS Clerk CRP-X.

S.No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
2 English Language 40 40 35 minutes
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
4 General/ Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes

IBPS Clerk 2021 Syllabus

The major three sections of the preliminary examination are Reasoning, English Language and Numerical Ability. Each of these sections has multiple subheadings to focus on when preparing for IBPS Clerk CRP. The syllabus overview for IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims and mains exams is given below.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Syllabus (Pre+Mains)

English Language Numerical Ability Reasoning Ability Computer General Awareness
Reading Comprehension Number Series Puzzle and Arrangements History and Generation of Computers Banking and Insurance Awareness
Cloze Test Simplification/ Approximation Inequality Introduction to Computer Organisation Financial Awareness
Fillers Quadratic Equations Syllogism Computer Hardware and I/O Devices Govt. Schemes and Policies
Spotting Errors Data Interpretation Coding-Decoding Computer Languages, Basics of DBMS Current Affairs
Sentence Improvement Data Sufficiency Blood Relations Operating System, Internet Static Awareness
Fill in the Blanks Miscellaneous Direction sense Computer Network & Security
Order and Ranking MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
Computer Memory, Computer Software
Number System and Conversions

 

BPS Clerk 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must fulfil the following three criteria to be eligible for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2021:

Age Limit (As on 01.07.2021)

• The candidate must be 20 Years to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1993 and not later than 01.07.2001 (both dates inclusive).

Relaxation of Upper age limit

There is some relaxation of the upper age limit for special category candidates. The details on it are given below:

Sr.No. Category Age relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
3 Persons With Disabilities 10 years
4 Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
5 Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried 9 years
6 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years
7 Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) 5 years

Educational Qualification: (As on 01.08.2021)

• A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should possess a certificate as proof of passing the qualifying examination.

The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.

Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.

Nationality / Citizenship

A candidate must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Official website www.ibps.in
Notification Link Click Here
Online Application Link Click Here
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