IBPS Clerk 2025 Recruitment: Check Selection Process Here

There is not much difference in the difficulty level of SBI Clerk and IBPS Clerk exams. The exam pattern and syllabus of IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk are more or less the same. IBPS Clerk exam pattern comprises prelims and Mains exams. The prelims exam comprises three sections English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. 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. SBI Clerk exam pattern comprises prelims exam, Mains exam and language proficiency test. The prelims exam comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to prelims exam are 100. The Mains exam comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the test are 200.

Candidates are offered promotions as per their performance. After becoming PO, there are seven scales in the officer cadre. The post-wise hierarchy is given below: Scale 1-Officer / Assistant Manager Scale 2-Manager Scale 3-Senior Manager Scale 4-Chief Manager Scale 5-Asst. General Manager Scale 6-Deputy General Manager Scale 7-General Manager.

IBPS Clerk recruitment is conducted by IBPS every year to select candidates for the Clerical level post. The selection process of IBPS Clerk recruitment comprises prelims and Mains exams. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam. Selection of candidates is done in the 11 participating public sector banks in India.

Yes, normalisation is applied in the calculation of IBPS Clerk cut off. The normalisation process is followed to adjust the difficulty level of question papers as the exam is conducted in various shifts. The normalisation of marks done using equi-percentile method. The cut off for the Mains and prelims exams are calculated based on the normalised marks.

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.

No, there is no limit to the number of attempts in the IBPS Clerk exam. Candidates falling within the prescribed age limit can apply for the exam. Candidates should be between 20 and 28 years. The educational qualification prescribed for the exam. There is no minimum percentage required in graduation for IBPS Clerk exam.

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

The steps 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

There is no difference between IBPS Clerk and SBI Clerk exam pattern. The level of both exams is the same. The pattern of both the exams is divided into prelims and Mains. The prelims exam carries three sections-English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. The mains exam comprises four sections-General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. The total marks allotted to the mains exam are 200. The duration of the test is 160 minutes. There is a difference in the difficulty levels. SBI Clerk exam is tougher than IBPS Clerk. 

IBPS Clerk exam pattern two parts-prelims and mains. The prelims test comprises three sections and carries 100 marks. The Mains comprises four sections and carries 200 marks. 

 

 

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 prelims syllabus comprises topics from Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. IBPS Clerk syllabus of Mains exam is divided into four sections: Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General/ Financial Awareness. The chapter-wise IBPS Clerk syllabus is given below:

English Language: Reading Comprehension, Error Detection/ Sentence Correction, Fill in the Blanks, Error Correction, Para Jumbles, Cloze Test.

Reasoning: Inequality, Seating Arrangement, Alphanumeric Series, Miscellaneous, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Data Sufficiency,  

Numerical Ability: Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Data Sufficiency, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Time and Distance, Relations and Permutation and Combination, Data Interpretation, Puzzles.

General Awareness: Current Affairs,  Monetary Plans, Indian Financial System,  Introduction to National Institutions,  Indian Banking System,  Banking Terms.

Computer Aptitude: Basics of Hardware and Software, Operating Systems,  Internet and Associated Topics,  Microsoft Office and Other Word Processing Software,  History of Computing,  Basic Computer Networking,  Basics of Databases,  Basics of Cyber Security Tools and Processes.

 

 

Students should dedicate at least 6 hours daily for IBPS Clerk prelims exam. It is best to commit 1 to 2 hours for each subject and at least 2 hours for practising questions. It will take at least 30 days to cover all the relevant topics for IBPS Clerk prelims along with appropriate practice. For mains, General awareness needs to be covered, which students can start after covering the prelims syllabus. After covering the syllabus, students should focus on General Awareness (GA) and give as many full-length mocks as possible. Students should daily study GA for 3 hours, give at least 2 or 3 full-length mocks, and analyze them to identify and correct the mistakes. For IBPS Clerk Mains, students should regularly practice DI, Caselet DI, Puzzles and comprehension.

IBPS Clerk inhand salary ranges between INR 28,000 to 30,000 per month. The inhand salary is calculated after making all the deductions. It is the amount offered to candidates after the gross deductions and additions for expenditure. The amount vary from the place of posting. Candidates posted in metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata get comparatively more amount.

The important topics for are below:

• Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks, etc.
• Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, etc.
• Puzzle and Arrangements, Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction sense and Order and Ranking, etc. 
• History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organisation, etc.
• Banking and Insurance Awareness, Financial Awareness, Current Affairs government. Schemes and Policies, Static Awareness, etc.