IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 Revised: Check Paper Pattern for Prelims & Mains
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exam 2025 ( IBPS Clerk )
Admit Card - 24 Sep '25 - 5 Oct '25
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has revised the IBPS Clerk exam pattern, which also includes changes to the pattern of the mains exam.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 is divided into prelims and mains exam. The prelims exam of IBPS Clerk carries sections such as English, Reasoning and Quant. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The marks obtained in this stage are not counted for the final merit list. According to IBPS Clerk exam pattern, the mains exam comprises sections such as English, Reasoning, Quant, Computer Aptitude and General Awareness. The total marks allotted to the exam are 200. There are sectional timings in the IBPS Clerk 2025 exam for both prelims and mains. For wrong answers in the exam, 0.25 marks are deducted. For more details on IBPS Clerk exam pattern, read this article below.
- IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025
- IBPS Clerk Marking Scheme
- IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 FAQs
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025
IBPS Clerk exam pattern is such that it is divided into prelims and mains exams. The prelims exam comprises three sections and the total marks allotted to the test are 100. The mains exam comprises four sections and carries 200 marks. Both the exams are conducted online in multiple shifts, therefore, normalisation process is followed to calculate the scores of candidates. The exam will be conducted in English, Hindi, and 13 regional languages. IBPS Clerk exam is a highly competitive exam and candidates should begin their preparation to score well.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
The prelims exam as per IBPS Clerk exam pattern comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. Candidates need to answer 100 questions within 60 minutes of IBPS clerk exam time. Candidates get 20 minutes to answer each section. The score of the prelims exam is calculated out of 100 marks. The structure of IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern is given below.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Time Duration (In Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 |
| Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
60 Minutes |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
IBPS Clerk mains pattern comprises four sections: General/ Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. IBPS Clerk mains time duration is 160 minutes with IBPS clerk mains sectional timing. The test carries a total of 190 questions and total marks are 200. The structure of IBPS Clerk mains pattern is given in the table below as per IBPS clerk mains sectional timing, IBPS clerk mains total marks, IBPS clerk mains time duration
Revied Pattern
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Financial Awareness | 40 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
Previous Pattern
| Sections | No. of questions | Ibps clerk mains total marks | IBPS clerk mains sectional timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
| General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
| Total |
190 |
200 |
160 minutes |
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Commonly asked questions
IBPS Clerk Marking Scheme
The marking scheme of IBPS Clerk is prescribed by the examination authority.
- For correct answer, one mark is awarded to candidates
- For incorrect answers, 0.25 marks are awarded
- The score is calculated based on the number of correct and incorrect answers
Commonly asked questions
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2025 FAQs
Candidates can check the IBPS Clerk 2025 Exam Pattern FAQs below.
Commonly asked questions
IBPS Clerk Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
IBPS Clerk application form correction window was released on September 2. The last date to correct the details in the application form is September 3. Candidates are allowed to correct and re-submit the modified/ corrected application only once
during the 'Edit Window to Modify/ Correct Application
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
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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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
IBPS Clerk 2025 prelims admit card was released on September 24, 2025. The Mains admit card will be released in November. Candidates can download their admit cards online only by logging with the required credentials.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
IBPS Clerk syllabus remains the same every year. Any changes in the syllabus is informed by the examination authority. IBPS Clerk prelims syllabus comprises topics from English, Quant and Reasoning. IBPS Clerk Mains syllabus comprises topics from English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, G
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
IBPS Clerk syllabus PDF comprises the important topics for the prelims and Mains exams in PDF form. The syllabus PDF can be downloaded for free only by registering on Shiksha. Candidates can download the IBPS Clerk exam syllabus PDF and start practising for the exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Application Form 15 Sep '25 - 3 Oct '25
When IBPS Clerk application form correction window was released?