IBPS has released the CRP-XI notification for the recruitment of clerical cadres across all public sector banks in India. The IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 will be held for recruiting suitable candidates for 5830 posts. As per the IBPS Clerk Notification, the IBPS Clerk Exam (Prelims) was to be conducted on August 28, 29 and September 4 while the Mains will be held on October 31, 2021. However, currently, the application process has been put on hold.
If you’re aiming for IBPS Clerk Exam, this is a golden opportunity for you. First and foremost, it is important to know every little information about the exam. In this article, we will discuss everything that you must know about the upcoming IBPS Clerk Exam.
IBPS Clerk 2021 (CRP XI) Application process has been temporarily closed because the decision on conducting the clerical cadre exam in regional languages was pending. The link will be soon active after the Finance Ministry declares its decision (expected in August). Stay updated with us, we will notify you once the IBPS Clerk Apply Online link is activated again. However, you do not need to panic. The link will be reactivated soon. Utilize the extra time to enhance your preparation further.
IBPS has released the notification for IBPS Clerk 2021 Examination on July 11th, 2021. The notification bears all the information regarding the exam dates, eligibility, selection process, vacancies etc. A total of 5830 vacancies across 11 public sector banks have been published under the IBPS Clerk CRP XI notification. Hence, it is a great opportunity for the banking aspirants who are aspiring to get into the public sector banks of India. You can check out the notification by downloading it from the direct link.
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IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam is a two-stage examination consisting of Prelims and Mains. The Prelim Examination is scheduled to be held in August-September while the Main Examination will be conducted in October. Let us look at the important dates concerning IBPS Clerk Exam 2021.
IBPS Clerk Exam 2021: Important Dates |
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Events |
Dates |
IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 |
July 11, 2021 |
Online Registration Process |
July 12, 2021 |
Online Application Ends On |
Application Process On Hold |
Call Letter for IBPS Clerk PET |
TBA |
IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training |
TBA |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Call Letter |
TBA |
Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary |
New Dates to be released soon. Previously to be conducted on: August 28, 29 and September 4, 2021 |
Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam |
September 2021 |
Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main |
October 2021 |
Conduct of Online Examination – Main |
October 31, 2021 |
Declaration of Final (Mains) Result |
April 1, 2022 |
The IBPS Clerk Notification mentions the set of eligibility conditions that are necessary for candidates to fulfil to apply for the examination. Let us look at the IBPS Clerk Exam Eligibility Criteria.
IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 Eligibility Parameter |
Description |
Age Limit |
The candidate must be 20 Years to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1993 and not later than 01.07.2001 (both dates inclusive). There are certain relaxations on the upper age limit for category students as per the government norms. |
Educational Qualification (as of 01.08.2021) |
The candidate must hold a graduation degree from any recognized university in India. |
Nationality |
A candidate must be either - (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. |
Category |
Age relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
Persons With Disabilities |
10 years |
Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried |
9 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) |
5 years |
The online application process for IBPS Clerk Exam begins on July 12th, 2021. Candidates can apply online for the IBPS Clerk Exam on the official website of IBPS. The direct link to apply for the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam is mentioned below.
The application fee for the IBPS Clerk Exam is:
A total of 5830 vacancies in 11 public sector banks have been notified in the IBPS Clerk 2021 notification. The table below shows the state-wise breakup of the vacancies.
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021 |
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State Name |
Total Vacancies |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
03 |
Andhra Pradesh |
263 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
11 |
Assam |
156 |
Bihar |
252 |
Chandigarh |
27 |
Chhattisgarh |
89 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman & Diu |
02 |
Delhi |
258 |
Goa |
58 |
Gujarat |
357 |
Haryana |
103 |
Himachal Pradesh |
102 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
25 |
Jharkhand |
78 |
Karnataka |
407 |
Kerala |
141 |
Ladakh |
0 |
Lakshadweep |
05 |
Madhya Pradesh |
324 |
Maharashtra |
799 |
Manipur |
06 |
Meghalaya |
09 |
Mizoram |
03 |
Nagaland |
09 |
Odisha |
229 |
Puducherry |
03 |
Punjab |
352 |
Rajasthan |
117 |
Sikkim |
27 |
Tamil Nadu |
268 |
Telangana |
263 |
Tripura |
08 |
Uttar Pradesh |
661 |
Uttarakhand |
49 |
West Bengal |
366 |
Total |
5830 |
IBPS conducts the common recruitment process (CRP) exams for most public sector banks in India. The participating banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 include:
The IBPS Clerk Exam is conducted in two stages namely Prelims and Main Examination. The details of both the phases are tabulated below:
The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam consists of three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability (Maths), and Reasoning Ability. The candidate has to clear the cutoff of each section along with the overall cutoff to qualify for this round.
S.No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Total |
100 |
100 |
Composite time of 1 Hour |
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The IBPS Clerk Mains Exam is conducted for the students who qualify for the Prelims round. There are four sections in the Main Examination namely Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and General/Financial Awareness.
S.No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
2 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
4 |
General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
Total |
190 |
200 |
160 minutes |
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To ensure selection in the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam, it is important to understand the syllabus for each round. It is crucial to develop a basic conceptual understanding of all the topics mentioned underneath. Then, supplement it with excessive practice. Let us look at the section-wise syllabus for each round.
The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam consists of three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability (Maths), and Reasoning Ability. The topics that are frequently asked in the IBPS Clerk Exam are listed below:
| Section Name (IBPS Clerk Prelims) | Syllabus |
| English Language |
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| Numerical Ability |
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| Reasoning Ability |
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There are four sections in the Main Examination namely Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and General/Financial Awareness. The section-wise syllabus for each of these sections are mentioned below:
| Section (IBPS Clerk Main Exam) | Syllabus |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Reasoning Ability
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| English Language |
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| Quantitative Aptitude |
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| General/Financial Awareness |
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IBPS releases the final result for IBPS Clerk Exam Result after the Mains Exam. Follow these steps to check the IBPS Clerk Exam Result:
The IBPS Clerk Exam cutoff will give you a rough idea of how much to score in the exam to get selected. However, the cutoff usually depends on various factors including the number of vacancies, the number of candidates who appeared in the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, marking scheme of the exam, trends of last year cut-off and reservation norms.
| IBPS Clerk Exam Cutoff For Mains Exam 2020 | |||||
| State/ UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Andaman & Nicobar | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23.25 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 32 | 27 | 41.63 | 40.88 | 44.13 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA | 16.63 | NA | NA | 21.88 |
| Assam | 30.75 | 23.38 | 28.63 | 28.13 | 37.75 |
| Bihar | 27.38 | 33.38 | 39.13 | 40.83 | 44 |
| Chandigarh | 29.25 | NA | 31.63 | 34.50 | 34.50 |
| Chattisgarh | 29.50 | 16.50 | 39.50 | 30.25 | 41.38 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haweli | NA | 31.50 | NA | NA | 37.88 |
| Daman & Diu | NA | 31.50 | NA | NA | 37.88 |
| Delhi | 33.75 | 26.88 | 36.38 | 36.50 | 44 |
| Goa | NA | 16.50 | 32.25 | 29.63 | 30.50 |
| Gujarat | 29.88 | 25.63 | 33.63 | 34 | 39.38 |
| Haryana | 30.38 | NA | 40.38 | 42.88 | 44.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 34.13 | 36.63 | 37.75 | 40 | 44.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 42.63 | 31.63 | 37.25 | 42.25 | 45.38 |
| Jharkhand | 17.50 | 20.63 | 37.75 | 34.25 | 39.25 |
| Karnataka | 29 | 26.13 | 37.63 | 36.13 | 37.63 |
| Kerala | 26.50 | NA | 39.88 | 27.75 | 42.13 |
| Ladakh | NA | 31.88 | NA | NA | 24.38 |
| Lakshadweep | NA | 12.38 | NA | NA | 35.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16 | 17.50 | 17.88 | 24.50 | 36.38 |
| Maharashtra | 32.88 | 22.88 | 33.88 | 22.88 | 38 |
| Manipur | 34.13 | 33.63 | 38 | 28.50 | 34.38 |
| Meghalaya | NA | 26 | NA | NA | 29.88 |
| Mizoram | NA | 24.13 | NA | NA | 27 |
| Nagaland | NA | 28.75 | NA | NA | 29.50 |
| Odisha | 26.25 | 22.13 | 40.50 | 34.63 | 43.25 |
| Puducherry | 36.13 | NA | NA | NA | 41.50 |
| Punjab | 28.88 | NA | 35.38 | 39.88 | 45.75 |
| Rajasthan | 25.38 | 17.50 | 36.88 | 29.13 | 41.50 |
| Sikkim | NA | NA | 39.38 | NA | 33.38 |
| Tamil Nadu | 33.75 | 28 | 44 | 32.63 | 44 |
| Telangana | 32.88 | 35.75 | 40.63 | 39.88 | 41.13 |
| Tripura | 27.88 | 16.50 | NA | 26.75 | 36.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28.75 | 19.25 | 35.38 | 37.63 | 42 |
| Uttarakhand | 34.38 | NA | 32.88 | 39.88 | 46.13 |
| West Bengal | 27.25 | 22.25 | 29.13 | 21.50 | 39.13 |
This is a complete overview of the IBPS Clerk Exam. It is a golden opportunity for the aspirants who want to secure a government job this year! The last date to apply for the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam is 01st August. Hence, apply before the last date to ensure you complete the application process smoothly.
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