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About IBPS Clerk 2022
IBPS Clerk 2022 - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the tentative IBPS Clerk prelims exam date which will be conducted on August 28, September 3, & 4 2022. IBPS Clerk 2022 mains exam is scheduled to be conducted on October 8, 2022. The commission will release the IBPS Clerk 2022 notification on the official website soon. IBPS Clerk 2022 application form will be released in online mode only.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts IBPS Clerk for the recruitment of candidates in the clerical cadre of participating banks. There are two stages of the IBPS Clerk exam - prelims and mains. Candidates have to clear all stages of the exam necessarily to get recruited.
Candidates who qualify IBPS Clerk 2022 prelims exam will be called to appear for the mains exam. Last year, the exam was conducted for a total of 7,855 vacancies. This year a total number of vacancies will be mentioned in the official notification which will be released on February 1, 2022. Candidates have to clear all stages of the exam necessarily to get recruited.
IBPS Clerk 2022 Highlights
Full Exam Name | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Examination for Clerk |
Short Exam Name | IBPS Clerk |
Conducting Body | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
Languages | English, Hindi |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 850 Rs [Online] |
Mode of Exam | Online |
Mode of Counselling | Online |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours 24 Minutes |
Number of Seats | 7275 Seats |

IBPS Clerk 2022 Important Dates
IBPS Clerk (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
02 May, 2022 - 31 May, 2022
Application reprint facility | Mode: Online Ongoing
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
28 Aug, 2022 (Tentative)
Exam | Mode: Online
03 Sep, 2022 - 04 Sep, 2022 (Tentative)
Exam | Mode: Online
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam (Session 2022)
Upcoming Dates and Events
08 Oct, 2022 (Tentative)
Exam | Mode: Online
Eligibility Criteria of IBPS Clerk
In order to apply for the IBPS Clerk exam, candidates must meet certain eligibility criteria. Thus, the exam conducting authority will determine the eligibility criteria of IBPS Clerk on the basis of Nationality, Age, and Educational Qualification.
Eligibility Criteria of IBPS Clerk – Nationality/Citizenship
A candidate must be either of the following:
(i) A Citizen of India or
(ii) A subject of Bhutan or
(iii) A subject of Nepal or
(iv) A Tibetan Refugee who settled in India before January 1, 1962, permanently
(v) A person of Indian origin who has migrated to settle in India permanently from Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Pakistan, and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia.
Candidate belonging to the above categories (ii, iii, iv & v), must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
Eligibility Criteria of IBPS Clerk – Age
In order to fill the online application form of IBPS Clerk, candidates must have attained 20 years of age and must not exceed 28 years.
However, there are certain age relaxations given by the exam conducting authority according to the categories of the candidates.
IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria – Age Relaxation
Categories | Age Relaxation |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
PWD | 10 years |
Divorced women, widows, and women who are legally separated from their husbands and not remarried | 9 years |
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | The actual period of service rendered the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years. |
Candidates domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir between January 1, 1980 to December 12, 1989 | 5 years |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) | 5 years |
1984 riots affected candidates | 5 years |
Eligibility Criteria of I BPS Clerk – Education Qualification
Candidates must hold a Graduation degree from Government recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized by the Central Government.
While registering online, candidates must have valid Degree certificate/Mark-sheet indicating the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation.
Candidates must have operating and working knowledge in computer systems and have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/language or must have studied Computer/IT as one of the subjects in High School/Institute/College.
Proficient in Official/Local Language of the State/UT for which a candidate is applying for. Candidates must know how to read/write and speak the Official language of preferred State/UT.
Mode of Application : Online
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other
IBPS will release the IBPS Clerk application form 2022 in online mode. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can fill the application form of the IBPS Clerk along with the payment of application fees. Candidates before filling the application form must keep the following pre-requisites ready with themselves:
- E-mail ID: Candidates must have an active and valid email ID till the selection process is completed because all information related to the IBPS Clerk exam is sent on this e-mail ID of the candidate.
- Scanned copy of handwritten declaration according to the format given in the notification.
- Photograph & Signature: Candidates must have their signature scanned and have a passport size photograph as per the specifications required.
- Bank account or card details through which payment will be done,
Candidates must keep in mind that the IBPS Clerk application form will not be accepted without the payment of application fees. The application fees must be paid in online mode.
The exam conducting authority has decided the amount of fee to be paid by the candidates according to their categories:
IBPS Clerk Application Fee
Category | Application Fee |
SC/ST/PWD | Rs. 175 |
For all other candidates | Rs. 850 |
Candidates can pay the application fee through Debit Cards (Visa/RuPay/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets and Internet Banking.
Application Fees
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
EWS, General, OBC | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 850 | |
ST, SC | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 175 | |
General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS | PWD | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 175 |
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Syllabus
English language
Numerical ability
Reasoning ability
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Syllabus
General/Financial awareness
General English
Reasoning ability & Computer aptitude
Quantitative aptitude
Candidates must be confident and dedicated to prepare for IBPS Clerk examination. Depending on the time left for the examination, candidates must schedule and strategies their preparation. The foremost question that arises in the candidates' mind is where to start the preparation from and how to prepare for IBPS Clerk exam. In such a case, candidates must follow the steps given below in order to crack the exam of IBPS Clerk.
- Go through Syllabus/Pattern of IBPS Clerk
- Get the best books for IBPS Clerk.
- Prepare a schedule to study each topic.
- Start preparing with the subject in which you are good.
- Regularly practice from previous years question papers.
- Take online mock tests.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk prelims exam contains questions from three sections - English, Aptitude, and Reasoning.
There are a total of 100 questions asked in the preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk.
Each question carries 1 mark. For each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Candidates are allotted 20 minutes to complete each section.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk mains exam contains questions from four sections - General/Financial Awareness, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, General English, and Quantitative Aptitude
IBPS Clerk mains exam has a total of 190 questions
Candidates are allotted 160 minutes to complete the IBPS Clerk mains exam. Each section has a sectional time limit to be completed.
The total marks for which IBPS Clerk mains exam is conducted is 200 marks.
Candidates preparing for the IBPS Clerk exam can appear in IBPS Clerk mock test 2022 for better preparation. The IBPS Clerk 2022 mock test will be available on the official website. Students can visit the official website and take the mock test of IBPS Clerk to understand the exam pattern and difficulty level of question paper in a better way.
The authorities will release the IBPS Clerk admit card for the prelims exam online on the official website. Candidates can download the admit card by entering their registration number/roll number and date of birth/password in the login window. Candidates must also take a printout of the admit card and preserve it for future reference.
The admit card of IBPS Clerk contains details like name of the candidates, photograph, space for thumb impression and signature, invigilator's signature space, exam date and time, venue of the examination and its address and other important exam instructions. Admit card of IBPS Clerk is the most important document that must be carried by the candidates to the exam venue on the day of examination.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Admit Card
The admit card of IBPS Clerk is issued in online mode to all those candidates who have successfully fill the application form of IBPS clerk. The admit card for IBPS clerk prelims exam is the most important document that the candidates must bring to the exam centre on the day of IBPS Clerk preliminary examination. The admit card contains the details about the candidates, exam date and time, address of the preliminary exam centre and other important instructions regarding the examination.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Admit Card
The admit card of IBPS Clerk mains exam is issued in online mode to only those candidates who qualify the preliminary examination. Candidates must download their IBPS Clerk mains admit card by filling in details like user name/ registration number and password/ date of birth in the link provided on the official website of the exam conducting authority. Candidates must bring the admit card of the IBPS Clerk mains exam along with them to the examination centre on the day of exam because no candidates will be allowed to appear for the mains examination without it. The admit card of IBPS Clerk mains exam contains the details of candidates along with the details of examination dates and time and examination centre.
IBPS Clerk 2022 Exam Centers
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Exam Centers
State | City |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala |
Chittoor | |
Guntur | |
Kakinada | |
Kurnool | |
Nellore | |
Ongole | |
Rajahmundry | |
Srikakulam | |
Tirupati | |
Vijayawada | |
Vizianagaram | |
Visakhapatnam | |
Eluru | |
Kadapa | |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Karimnagar | |
Khammam | |
Warangal | |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh |
Guwahati | |
Jorhat | |
Silchar | |
Tezpur | |
Bihar | Arrah |
Aurangabad | |
Bhagalpur | |
Darbhanga | |
Gaya | |
Hajipur | |
Muzaffarpur | |
Patna | |
Purnea | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai |
Bilaspur | |
Raipur | |
Haryana | Bahadurgarh |
Faridabad | |
Gurgaon | |
Ambala | |
Hisar | |
Karnal | |
Kurukshetra | |
Panipat | |
Yamuna Nagar | |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
Greater Noida | |
Agra | |
Aligarh | |
Allahabad | |
Bareilly | |
Bulandshahr | |
Gorakhpur | |
Jhansi | |
Kanpur | |
Lucknow | |
Mathura | |
Meerut | |
Moradabad | |
Muzaffarnagar | |
Unnao | |
Varanasi | |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
Anand | |
Gandhinagar | |
Himatnagar | |
Jamnagar | |
Mehsana | |
Rajkot | |
Surat | |
Vadodara | |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur |
Hamirpur | |
Kangra | |
Kullu | |
Mandi | |
Shimla | |
Solan | |
Una | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
Samba | |
Srinagar | |
Jharkhand | Bokaro |
Dhanbad | |
Hazaribagh | |
Jamshedpur | |
Ranchi | |
Karnataka | Belgaum |
Bengaluru | |
Bidar | |
Gulbarga | |
Hubli | |
Mangalore | |
Mysore | |
Shimoga | |
Udupi | |
Davanagere | |
Hassan | |
Mandya | |
Dharwad | |
Kerala | Alappuzha |
Kannur | |
Kochi | |
Kollam | |
Kottayam | |
Kozhikode | |
Malappuram | |
Palakkad | |
Thiruvananthapuram | |
Thrissur | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Gwalior | |
Indore | |
Jabalpur | |
Sagar | |
Satna | |
Ujjain | |
Maharashtra | Amravati |
Aurangabad | |
Chandrapur | |
Dhule | |
Jalgaon | |
Kolhapur | |
Latur | |
Mumbai | |
Thane | |
Navi Mumbai | |
Nagpur | |
Nanded | |
Nashik | |
Pune | |
Ratnagiri | |
Solapur | |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Angul |
Balasore | |
Bargarh | |
Baripada | |
Berhampur | |
Ganjam | |
Bhubaneshwar | |
Cuttack | |
Dhenkanal | |
Jharsuguda | |
Rourkela | |
Sambalpur | |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar |
Bathinda | |
Fatehgarh Sahib | |
Jalandhar | |
Ludhiana | |
Mohali | |
Pathankot | |
Patiala | |
Phagwara | |
Sangrur | |
Rajasthan | Ajmer |
Alwar | |
Bhilwara | |
Bikaner | |
Jaipur | |
Jodhpur | |
Kota | |
Sikar | |
Udaipur | |
Sikkim | Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Coimbatore | |
Dindigul | |
Krishnagiri | |
Madurai | |
Nagercoil | |
Namakkal | |
Perambalur | |
Salem | |
Thanjavur | |
Tiruchirapalli | |
Thoothukudi | |
Tirunelveli | |
Vellore | |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
Haldwani | |
Haridwar | |
Roorkee | |
West Bengal | Asansol |
Bardhaman | |
Berhampore | |
Durgapur | |
Hooghly | |
Howrah | |
Kalyani | |
Kolkata | |
Siliguri | |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Exam Centers
State | City |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Guntur |
Kurnool | |
Vijayawada | |
Visakhapatnam | |
Assam | Guwahati |
Bihar | Arrah |
Hajipur | |
Patna | |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
Gujarat | Surat |
Ahmedabad | |
Gandhinagar | |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Haryana | Faridabad |
Gurgaon | |
Hisar | |
Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
Greater Noida | |
Agra | |
Allahabad | |
Kanpur | |
Lucknow | |
Meerut | |
Varanasi | |
Goa | Panjim |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
Solan | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
Srinagar | |
Jharkhand | Jamshedpur |
Ranchi | |
Karnataka | Bengaluru |
Kerala | Kochi |
Thiruvananthapuram | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Indore | |
Maharashtra | Aurangabad |
Mumbai | |
Thane | |
Navi Mumbai | |
Nagpur | |
Pune | |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Bhubaneshwar |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Bathinda |
Jalandhar | |
Ludhiana | |
Mohali | |
Patiala | |
Rajasthan | Jaipur |
Sikkim | Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Madurai | |
Tirunelveli | |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
West Bengal | Hooghly |
Kalyani | |
Kolkata |
Documents Required at Exam
- Admit card
- Aadhaar card
- PAN card
- Driving license
- Passport
- Voter ID proof
- Bank passbook
- Employee ID
IBPS Clerk answer key is not released officially but many coaching institutes release unofficial answer keys that are easily available on their websites and other educational websites. Candidates can check their responses against the correct answers provided in IBPS Clerk answer key to calculate their probable score.
The exam analysis of IBPS Clerk will be based on the inputs given by the students who will appear in the exam. The IBPS Clerk exam analysis 2022 will be updated for each shift and will help the students to know the difficulty level of question paper, good attempts, IBPS Clerk expected cut off and other important points
The IBPS Clerk Result for the prelims exam will be declared online on the official website. Candidates can download their result of IBPS Clerk prelims examination by filling in the details like registration number/roll number and date of birth/password on the official website of IBPS. All those candidates who qualify the prelims are eligible to appear in the mains exam of IBPS Clerk.
The result contains the marks scored by the candidate, maximum marks, qualification status, and cut off. The final result of IBPS Clerk is prepared by IBPS on the basis of marks obtained in the mains exam. The marks scored by the candidates in the mains exam are then normalized out of 100 for provisional allotment.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Result
The exam authorities declare the result of IBPS Clerk on the official website ibps.in. Along with declaration of result authorities also release the scorecard of IBPS Clerk. Candidates can download their result of IBPS Clerk prelims examination by filling in the details like registration number/roll number and date of birth/password on the official website of IBPS. All those candidates who qualify the prelims are eligible to appear in the mains exam of IBPS Clerk.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Result
The IBPS Clerks mains exam result will be announced by IBPS in online mode. The final list of selected candidates will be prepared on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates in the mains examination. The marks will be normalized out of 100 for the candidates to be allotted provisionally. If more than one candidate scores equal marks, then the selection will be done taking their age into consideration.
The cutoff marks for both prelims and mains exam are determined by the IBPS. The exam conducting authority determines two types of IBPS cut off - sectional cut off and overall category wise cut off. The candidates must score equal to or more than the cut off marks to qualify the examination.
IBPS Clerk Selection process
The exam of IBPS Clerk is conducted by IBPS in two phases- Preliminary and Mains. All the eligible candidates can fill the application form after which the candidates who successfully fill the application card can download their admit card to appear in the examination. Candidates need to first appear in the preliminary examination. If the candidates qualify the prelims, they become eligible for appearing in the mains exam which is the second phase in the selection process of the IBPS Clerk .
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination
The first stage in the selection process of IBPS clerk is the preliminary exam. The prelims exam of IBPS Clerk is conducted in online mode where candidates are asked 100 multiple choice question of 1 mark each. In order to appear in the next phase of the selection process, candidates must pass the preliminary stage. All those candidates who score the cut off marks can only appear for the mains examination of IBPS Clerk.
IBPS Clerk Mains Examination
IBPS Clerk mains examination is the second stage in the selection process of IBPS Clerk. Only those candidates appear in the mains exam of IBPS Clerk who have qualified the prelims exam. The mains exam of IBPS Clerk is conducted in online mode for 160 minutes in which candidates are asked 190 questions. The mains exam of IBPS Clerk is conducted for 200 marks. The final result of IBPS Clerk is declared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidates in the mains exam only. The qualified candidates are then recruited in the clerical cadre in any of the bank under IBPS.
Documents Required at Counselling
- Printout of online application form of IBPS Clerk
- Birth certificate
- Class 10th certificate reflecting date of birth
- Graduation marksheet
- Caste certificate (if applicable)
- Disability certificate (if applicable)
- Experience certificate (if any)
General Information
Questions related to IBPS Clerk
my date of birth is 11 11 1990 category SC.can i apply for ibps clerk 2023
Iam in SC category. Then can i apply in 2023
Hello sir, I was born on 11-03-1991. I have completed 31 years. Am I eligible for upcoming SBI Clerk 2022-23 & Ibps clerk 2022-23
Hello Aspirant,
No you are not eligible for either SBI Clerk or IBPS PO if you belongs to Unreserved or General category because currently your age is more than 32 years if you was born in 1991 and for SBI Clerk maximum age limit is 28 years and for IBPS Clerk as well it is 20-28 years.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SBI/IBPS CLERK :-
>>>>> Age of the candidate should be in the range of 20-28 years with relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST category and 3 years for OBC category.
>>>>> The candidate should have at least graduation degree in any discipline including B.Tech./BA/B.Com..... and so on. However the candidates in final year of graduation are also eligible to apply for SBI Clerk but not for IBPS Clerk.
>>>>> For General category maximum number of attempts allowed are 4.
For detailed eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk kindly check out the link given below :-
SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2022 - Age, Education, Nationality, Attempt limit (careers360.com)
For detailed eligibility criteria of IBPS Clerk kindly check out the link given below :-
IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Age Limit, Qualification, Nationality (careers360.com)
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
i didnt know that there are two types of ews certificates.. state level and central level... i applied for ews category in IBPS clerk and i have state level ews certificate..now if i clear ews cut off... will they accept the state level ews certificate or not...
Dear aspirant !
Hope you are doing great ! The ews for central can be made now ,you have enough time ,there are two types of ews certificate ,one for state and other for central ,the limit of amount should not be exceed than 8 lakh for centre but it differs state to state for state ews ,now in jee main form ,submit your declaration form ,can be downloaded from their protal ,make a printout and submit ,and till the time of counselling make your central level ews certificate .
Hope it helps you !
Thank you
My date of birth is ..19 June 2002..Can I apply for IBPS clerk which will held in August 2022??
Hello Aspirant,
Age limit for IBPS Clerk is 20 to 28 years and on June 19th 2022 you will be completing your 20 years of age so you will be eligible for IBPS Clerk 2022 that will held in August 2022.
Also there is following age relaxation as per the reservation criteria of IBPS clerk :-
>>>> OBC - 3 years
>>>> SC/ ST - 5 years
>>>> PWD categories – 10 years
>>>> Ex-Servicemen – 10 years
>>>> Domiciled candidates in Jammu & Kashmir during January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989 – 5 years
>>>> Persons who were affected during 1984 riots – 5 years
Also for your reference the complete eligibility criteria for IBPS Clerk is mentioned below :-
>>> Either you should be an Indian National or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or people of Indian origin migrated from Zaire, Ethiopia, East African Countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Burma, Pakistan, Zambia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to settle in India or Tibetan refugees came to India, to settle in India before January 1, 1963
>>> For IBPS the age should be 20-28 years old.
>>> The candidate should hold any bachelor's degree from any of the recognized institute as their minimum qualification.
For detailed eligibility criteria kindly check out the link given below :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ibps-clerk-eligibility-criteria
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
Diploma holder can eligible for IBPS Clerk and RRB Clerk Exams
Hi Aspirant,
Hope you are doing great.
No, you won't be able to appear for the IBPS Clerk and RRB clerk exam because the basic requirement for these posts is that you must have passed a bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Graduation is a prerequisite for both these posts. The syllabus of the IBPS clerk exam is given below.
- English language
- numerical ability
- reasoning
IBPS clerk syllabus for mains.
- general awareness, financial awareness
- reasoning ability, computer aptitude
- quantitative aptitude
- English language
For more information: https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ibps-clerk-eligibility-criteria
Hope this helps.