IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Centres, Test Cities for Prelims & Mains Exams

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exam 2025 ( IBPS Clerk )

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Anangsha Patra
Updated on Sep 15, 2025 17:13 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

IBPS Clerk Exam Centres 2025: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will release IBPS Clerk 2025 exam centres along with the notification. IBPS Clerk prelims exam is conducted in around 200 cities. IBPS Clerk mains exam is conducted in around 80 cities. Candidates can select one IBPS Clerk exam centres each for prelims and mains exams while filling the IBPS Clerk application form. The exam centres of the IBPS Clerk 2025 selected by candidates cannot be changed after the final submission of the application form. The details of IBPS Clerk exam centres are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates can check below the lists of IBPS Clerk exam centres for prelims and mains exams. 

 

Q:   What are IBPS Clerk shift timings?
A: 

Check exam timings below:

Prelims: 

Shift 1: 9-10 am

Shift 2: 11:30 am-2:30 pm

Shift 3: 2 pm-3 pm

Shift 4: 4:30 pm-5:30 pm. 

Mains exam: Single shift

 

Q:   What are the factors that are considered while allotting IBPS Clerk exam centres to candidates?
A: 

The list of IBPS Clerk exam centres is released along with the notification. Candidates need to select their preferred exam centres while filling the application form. One exam centre each can be selected for the prelims and Mains exams. IBPS Clerk exam centres are allotted to candidates based on their preferences. In case of unavailability of the preferred centre, candidates are allotted to the next available centre. IBPS reserves the right to allot exam centres to candidates. They should select the exam centres carefully as it cannot be changed after final submission of application form.

Table of content
  • IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Centres
  • IBPS Clerk Dates 2025
  • Important Points related to IBPS Clerk Exam Centres 2025
  • IBPS Clerk Exam Centre 2025 FAQs
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IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Centres

The list of IBPS Clerk exam centres for prelims and mains exams is given below.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Centres 2025

IBPS Clerk prelims exam is conducted in the following cities.

State /UT/ NCR IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Centre

Andaman & Nicobar

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

Assam

Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur

Bihar

Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea

Chandigarh

Chandigarh/Mohali

Chhattisgarh

Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Surat, Jamnagar

Delhi

Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram

Goa

Panaji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Haryana

Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar

Himachal

Pradesh

Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu, Samba, Srinagar

Jharkhand

Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi

Kerala

Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur

Ladakh

Leh

Lakshadweep

Kavarrati

Madhya

Pradesh

Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain

Maharashtra

Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

Odisha

Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur

Puducherry

Puducherry

Punjab

Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur

Sikkim

Bardang/ Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar

Telangana

Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal

Tripura

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee

West Bengal

Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Centres 2025

IBPS Clerk exam centres for mains exam are given below. 

State /UT / NCR IBPS Clerk Mains Exam

Andaman & Nicobar

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh

Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

Assam

Guwahati, Silchar

Bihar

Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzafarpur, Patna,

Chandigarh

Chandigarh/Mohali

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Surat

Delhi

Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram

Goa

Panji

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Vadodara

Haryana

Ambala, Hissar

Himachal Pradesh

Hamirpur, Shimla

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu, Srinagar

Jharkhand

Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore

Kerala

Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram

Ladakh

Leh

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti

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

Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala

Rajasthan

Jaipur, Udaipur

Sikkim

Bardang/ Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli

Telangana

Hyderabad

Tripura

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

West Bengal

Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will I be provided travelling allowances to reach IBPS Clerk exam centre?
A: 

Candidates will not be provided any allowances to reach IBPS Clerk exam cetre. They need to manage to reach to the exam centre of their own.  IBPS Clerk prelims exam is conducted in around 200 cities. IBPS Clerk Mains exam is conducted in around 80 cities. Candidates are allotted test cities as per their preferences. Once the test cities are allotted it cannot be changed.

Q:   What are the shifts for IBPS Clerk exam?
A: 

IBPS Clerk prelims exam is conducted in four shifts-09:00 AM to 10.00 AM, 11.30 AM to 12:30 PM, 02.00 PM to 03.00 PM & 4.30 PM to 5.30 PM. The Mains exam is conducted in two shifts-10:00 am-12:40 pm and 03:00 pm-05.40 pm. The details related to the shift timing and reporting time are mentioned in the admit card.

Q:   Which are the items banned inside IBPS Clerk exam centre?
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Candidates are not allowed to carry Stationery items such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner. Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc. They cannot carry goggles, handbags, hairpin, hair band, belt, cap, wristwatch, camera, metallic item, etc. Eatable item is not allowed. Candidates must avoid wearing rings, earrings, nose-pin, chains/necklaces, pendants, badges, brooch, etc.

IBPS Clerk Dates 2025

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IBPS Clerk 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
29 Nov ' 25

IBPS Clerk 2025 Mains Exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
04 Oct ' 25 - 05 Oct ' 25

IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims Exam

24 Sep ' 25 - 05 Oct ' 25

IBPS Clerk prelims admit card

01 Aug ' 25

IBPS Clerk 2025 notification

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Important Points related to IBPS Clerk Exam Centres 2025

Candidates can check below few important details related to IBPS Clerk exam centres:

  • Candidates are required to select the exam centres while filling IBPS Clerk application form
  • Candidates can select around one exam city each for prelims and mains exam
  • IBPS Clerk exam centres are allotted to candidates as per their choices
  • IBPS reserves the right to cancel any of the IBPS Clerk exam centres or add some centres at their discretion
  • Allotment of exam centres depends upon the response and administrative feasibility etc
  • The institute also reserves the right to allot candidates to any centre other than the one selected by them
  • Candidates should choose IBPS Clerk exam centres carefully since they cannot be changed after the final submission of the application form
  • The details of exam centres are mentioned on IBPS Clerk admit card
  • The list of exam cities is released along with the notification
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How can candidates check their exam centre and other details related to the IBPS Clerk Exam?
A: 

IBPS Clerk exam centre details are mentioned in the admit card. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter the required credentials such as the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. Candidates need to appear for the exam in the centre allotted them. They need to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre.

Q:   Will I be provided rough sheets inside IBPS Clerk exam hall?
A: 
Rough sheets will be provided for rough work or taking down the question in IBPS Clerk exam. After the test is over, candidates should handover the rough sheets to the invigilator. Drop boxes are provided outside the exam hall where candidates need to drop their rough sheets. Candidates are also required to write roll number on the rough sheets.
Q:   Do I need to carry additional photographs to IBPS Clerk exam centres along with admit card and photo ID proof?
A: 
Candidates are required to bring one additional photograph (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) to IBPS Clerk exam centre. Candidates reporting without a photograph (one pasted on the call letter and one additional photograph) will not be allowed to appear for the exam. It is advised that candidates should retain eight copies of the same photograph which is uploaded at the time of application process.
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IBPS Clerk Exam Centre 2025 FAQs

Candidates can check below IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Centre FAQs.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How can I crack IBPS clerk exam?
A: 

Check tips below:

  • English Language: Focus on improving Vocab and comprehension
  • Reasoning Ability: Practice previous papers
  • Numerical Ability: Learn Shortcuts

 

Q:   Are there any sectional timings in the IBPS Clerk exam?
A: 

Yes, there are sectional timings in IBPS Clerk exam. In prelims exam, candidates will get 20 minutes to answer each section. In the Mains exam, 35 minutes each will be given to answer questions from General/Financial Awareness, General English and 45 minutes each will be given to attempt Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude questions. The section-wise exam timings for prelims and mains exam are given below.

Prelims Exam

Sections

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Time Duration (In Minutes)

English Language

20

Numerical Ability

20

Reasoning Ability

20

Total

60 Minutes

Mains Exam

Sections

IBPS clerk mains sectional timing

General/Financial Awareness

35 minutes

General English

35 minutes

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

45 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

45 minutes

Total

160 minutes

Q:   What are the languages of IBPS Clerk question paper?
A: 

IBPS Clerk exam is conducted in 13 regional languages. Earlier, the question papers are framed in English and Hindi only. 

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The overview of IBPS Clerk previous years' vacancies are given below.

  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2025: 10277
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2024: 11826
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2023: 4,545
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2022: 6,035
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021: 7,855
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020: 2,557
  • IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019: 12,075

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