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IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2021: IBPS has officially announced the official IBPS Clerk recruitment notification for 2021. The vacancy scale is comparatively high and is about 5830 vacancies. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts recruitment drives for the public sector banks across the country for both clerical and officer posts. IBPS Clerk 2021 notification is to be released soon. IBPS Clerk exam dates are now released. Check here for the tentative dates announced by IBPS.
IBPS Clerk Exam Dates 2021
The IBPS Clerk exam dates for the year 2021 have been released. Given below are the tentative dates for the IBPS Clerk exam 2021.
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 | 6th October 2021(newspaper advertisement) |
| Online Application Starts | 7th October 2021 |
| Last date to Apply Online | 27th October 2021 |
| Admit Card for Prelims | November/December |
| Prelims Exam | December 2021 |
| Mains Exam | January/February 2021 |
| Provisional Allotment | April 2022 |
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021 Details
Total 5830 vacancies have been announced for clerical posts for the FY-2022-23. Check state-wise vacancies given in the below table.
| Category-Wise | IBPS Clerk Vacancy |
| General | 2809 |
| OBC | 974 |
| EWS | 803 |
| SC | 484 |
| ST | 746 |
| Total Vacancy | 5830 |
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IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Registration Fees
Candidates must submit the application fees after IBPS Clerk notification 2021 until the form will not be accepted as the final submission. IBPS clerk notification 2021 application fees are different for the different category which are given below in the table.
| Category | Fees |
| General/EWS | Rs. 850 /- |
| SC/ST/EWS | Rs. 175 /- |
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IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination
| Sr.
No. |
Name of Tests | No. of
Questions |
Maximum
Marks |
Time allotted |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
- Preliminary Examination’s marks will not be considered for the final merit list.
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Main Examination
| Sr.
No. |
Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted |
| 1 | General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability & Computer
Aptitude |
50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
- Both Preliminary and Main Examination will be conducted bilingually, i.e. in English and in Hindi.
- There will be negative marking in both preliminary and main examination, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria
Education Qualification
- Graduation in any subject from any UGC recognized University or its equivalent. (As on September 01, 2021)
- Working and Operating knowledge of Computer.
Age Limit
- Candidates age should be between 20 – 28 years old, as of September 01, 2021.
Age Relaxation
| 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 Ex- Servicemen 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 | Age concession upto the age of 35 years for
General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates |
| 6 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Selection Process
IBPS Clerk 2021 selection process is very simple. It includes only two phases i.e. Phase 1 – Prelims exam and Phase 2 – Mains exam. There is no interview in IBPS Clerk notification 2021. Candidates must qualify for the Prelims exam and clear the cutoff in the Mains exam for the final selection.
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