IBPS Clerk 2026: Exam Date (OUT), Notification (Soon), Application Process, Eligibility, Syllabus, Vacancies & Pattern

The overall difficulty level of the prelims exam was easy to moderate. The difficulty of the Mains exam was moderate. 

IBPS Clerk is a permanent job. All candidates selected for IBPS Clerk exam will be on a probation period of six months. After this period, candidates are confirmed as permanent employees only after an assessment through a test or review of their performance in the probation period. Candidates for the post of IBPS Clerk is selected based on the performance in the Mains exam. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern is such that it is divided into three sections-Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam comprises General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the test are 200.

The IBPS Clerk 2026 notification will be announced soon on the official website ibps.in. All the important information related to the examination will be menioned on the notification. 

There are no qualifying marks in IBPS Clerk exam. The examination authority provides overall and section-wise qualifying marks for the exam. Those securing the same are selected for the next round of selection process.

There is no interview in IBPS Clerk exam. The selection process comprises two stages-prelims and Mains. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the Mains exam. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam. The marks obtained in the Mains exam are not counted for final selection. Allotment of candidates in the participating banks is done based on merit-cum-preference. The process of conducting interviews in Clerical level jobs was discontinued in 2015. The list of participating banks is given below:

• 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

Check tips below:

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

Based on the performance of candidates, they are eligible for promotion after two years. There are two process through which candidates get promotion. Candidates who get promoted through the normal process are not required to appear for JAIIB and CAIIB diplomas. They are promoted based on their experience, seniority and performance in the written exam which is conducted internally. For merit-based promotion, candidates are require to have JAIIB and CAIIB diplomas from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.

The list of participating banks is given below

• 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
• PSB 

IBPS Clerk application form is released online by IBPS. The application process consists of various stages. Candidates are not required to sent the hard copy of their application forms to the examination authority. 

Candidates need to provide IBPS Clerk handwritten declaration at the time of application. The process to upload it is given below.

• Click on the link to upload IBPS Clerk handwritten declaration
• Select the location where the file is saved
• Click the Open option
• Upload the same

IBPS Clerk handwritten declaration needs to be uploaded while filling the application form. This verifies that the details provided in the application are correct.

To fill form using smartphones are below Visit the exam conducting body, Click on the application form link, View the page in landscape mode, Switch to 'Desktop site', Set screens in auto-rotation mode, This enables the landscape mode, Same application form appear on desktop, The application forms appear the same as they appear on desktop, Fill and submit the application forms

For correct answer, one mark is awarded. For incorrect answers, 0.25 marks are deducted The score is calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers. 

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

The Mains exam of is divided into four sections. The total marks allotted to the exam are 200. The marks obtained at stage is considered for final selection.

Candidates between 20 and 28 years are eligible for the exam. Relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to candidates belonging to reserved categories. Graduate candidates can apply for the exam.

The following details are printed on the admit card.

1. Name
2. Exam Date
3. Reporting Time 
4. Centre details
5. Photograph
6. Signature

Candidates should download the IBPS Clerk admit card in the following:

Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Firefox

It is important to take printout of the admit card. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

In case you face internet problem, keep patience and try downloading the admit card. Registered students are issued admit card.

There is no provision to recheck IBPS Clerk marks. The result declared by the examination authority is considered as final. IBPS Clerk result is announced online. Candidates can check their results by logging with the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. 

The process to check IBPS Clerk result are-visit IBPS. They must click on the result link. Enter the registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The result status is displayed on the screen. Download the result. 

The system shows invalid login if candidates enter their wrong credentials. To download IBPS Clerk result, enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The result displays the qualifying status of candidates for the next round of selection process. The scorecard is released few days after the declaration of the result. The scorecard displays candidate’s name, roll number, date of birth, section-wise marks, overall marks, category-wise and state-wise cut off marks. IBPS Clerk result is announced on the official website. If the system is not taking the login details, candidates must wait for some time and then try logging with the required credentials.

Do not worry if you forget the password while downloading IBPS Clerk result. You can retrieve the password by clicking the Forgot Password. Candidates need to enter certain details to retrieve the password. After resetting the password, candidates need to login with the new login credentials to check the result. Candidates should remember their passwords to check the result without any hassle. Candidates need to check their results online. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. The result displays the qualifying status of candidates for the next round of selection process. The scorecard is released few days after the declaration of the result.

No, IBPS Clerk cut off of prelims is not counted for final selection. The cut off for the Mains exam are considered to calculate the final merit list. The prelims exam cut off is qualifying in nature. The prelims exam cut off is calculated out of 100. Candidates need to secure IBPS Clerk prelims cut off inorder to get selected for the Mains exam.

IBPS Clerk cut off for the prelims exam is calculated out of 100. The Mains exam cut off is calculated after normalising the marks out of 100. The cut off is applied on overall/state-wise cutoff marks and sectional cut off. 

Yes, there are sectional cut off in IBPS Clerk exam. Candidates are required to secure both the section-wise and overall cut off marks. In case candidates secure the sectional cut off but not the overall cut off, are not selected for the recruitment process. IBPS Clerk cut off is the minimum qualifying marks which candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam. Based on the IBPS Clerk prelims cut off, candidates are selected for the Mains exam. The final selection of candidates is done based on the cut off of the Mains exam. To announce the final cut off, the marks are converted out of 100. IBPS also maintains a reserve list cut off for IBPS Clerk exam.

Yes, IBPS Clerk cut off is also released for the reserve list. Candidates from the reserve list are offered allotment as per the requirement of the banks. The reserve list cut off remains valid for a financial year. A reserve list to the extent of approximately 10 percent of the vacancies under each category is kept, subject to the availability of candidates.