IBPS Clerk Notification Out 2021 7855 posts: Download PDF, exam date, application fee, cut-off, exam preparation, state wise vacancy
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021:
| IBPS Clerk 2021: Important Dates | |
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS Clerk Notification 2021 | 06th October 2021 |
| Online Registration Process | 07th October 2021 |
| Online Application Ends On | 27th October 2021 |
| Call Letter for IBPS Clerk PET | November 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training | November 2021 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Call Letter | November/December 2021 |
| Conduct of Online Examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
| Result of IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam | December 2021/January 2022 |
| Download of Call letter for Online Exam – Main | December 2021/January 2022 |
| Conduct of Online Examination – Main | January/February 2022 |
| Declaration of Final (Mains) Result | April 2022 |
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021:
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Clerk |
| Vacancy | 7855 |
| Participating Banks | 11 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | 07th to 27th October 2021 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims + Main Exams |
| Education Qualification | Graduate on or before 01.08.2021 |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years (As on 01.07.2021) |
| Application Fee | SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | December 2021 |
| Online Examination – Mains | January/February 2022 |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
| Notification Link | Click Here |
| Online Application Link | Click Here |
The online application process for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam has begun again from 07th October 2021 on the official website @ibps.in. The last date for online application has been notified as 27th October 2021. All Candidates are required to click on the link mentioned below to apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.
Apply Online Link for Exam
Note- The candidates who have applied from 12th to 14th July 2021 need not apply again.
The application for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 has to be done online. To avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS Clerk 2021 Application form is one of the following:
- Internet Explorer 8 and above
- Mozilla FireFox 3.0 and above
- Google Chrome 3.0 and above
Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:
- A valid Email Id
- Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size
- Application Fee must be paid online so all documents required for online transaction
The IBPS Clerk 2021 application form can only be filled on the official website.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Online Application
1: To apply for IBPS Clerk Registration, click on the link mentioned above to get redirected to the official website of IBPS.
2: Click on “Click here for New Registration”.
3: You are now required to provide your basic information to register for this exam. You will receive a provisional registration number and a system-generated password after a successful registration.
4: Carefully fill out the online application form for, Click “Save and Next” after verifying all the details provided by you in each section. Once you click the FINAL SUBMIT button, you will not be able to make any changes.
5: Next, you have to upload your photo and signature.
6: You need to mention which state you wish to apply for. No changes whatsoever will be entertained in this selection after you have successfully submitted the application form.
7: Finally, make the online payment. Take a printout of the e-receipt and IBPS Clerk online application for future reference. Payment could be done via credit card/debit card/net banking.
Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Online Application.
IBPS Clerk Application Fee
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021; Vacancy
The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 has already been announced by IBPS. In the new IBPS Clerk Notification 2021, the vacancies have been revised to 7855 Clerical Cadre Posts, previously the vacancies were 5830.
Vacancy 2021-22: 7855
2020-21: 2557
2019-20: 12,075
IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021:
| IBPS Clerk 2021 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
| State Name | General | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total Vacancies |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 05 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 247 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 387 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 07 | 0 | 05 | 01 | 0 | 13 |
| ASSAM | 84 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 17 | 191 |
| BIHAR | 129 | 48 | 03 | 92 | 28 | 300 |
| CHANDIGARH | 18 | 03 | 0 | 11 | 01 | 33 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 62 | 08 | 29 | 03 | 09 | 111 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 |
| DELHI (NCR) | 147 | 24 | 28 | 85 | 34 | 318 |
| GOA | 32 | 01 | 17 | 04 | 05 | 59 |
| GUJARAT | 161 | 23 | 63 | 104 | 44 | 395 |
| HARYANA | 89 | 08 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 133 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 48 | 25 | 06 | 23 | 11 | 113 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 15 | 04 | 02 | 04 | 01 | 26 |
| JHARKHAND | 45 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 09 | 111 |
| KARNATAKA | 228 | 36 | 38 | 94 | 58 | 454 |
| KERALA | 118 | 16 | 01 | 41 | 18 | 194 |
| LADAKH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 03 | 0 | 02 | 0 | 0 | 05 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 152 | 63 | 83 | 57 | 34 | 389 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 441 | 80 | 107 | 152 | 102 | 882 |
| MANIPUR | 03 | 01 | 02 | 0 | 0 | 06 |
| MEGHALAYA | 05 | 0 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 09 |
| MIZORAM | 03 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 04 |
| NAGALAND | 04 | 0 | 08 | 0 | 01 | 13 |
| ODISHA | 132 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 302 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 17 | 04 | 0 | 07 | 02 | 30 |
| PUNJAB | 168 | 108 | 0 | 81 | 45 | 402 |
| RAJASTHAN | 51 | 29 | 08 | 40 | 14 | 142 |
| SIKKIM | 12 | 02 | 05 | 07 | 02 | 28 |
| TAMIL NADU | 428 | 133 | 08 | 185 | 89 | 843 |
| TELANGANA | 207 | 20 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 333 |
| TRIPURA | 04 | 01 | 02 | 0 | 01 | 08 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 431 | 209 | 13 | 263 | 123 | 1039 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 33 | 06 | 03 | 11 | 05 | 58 |
| WEST BENGAL | 193 | 132 | 24 | 114 | 53 | 516 |
| Total | 3724 | 1091 | 596 | 1569 | 875 | 7855 |
Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam
| 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 |
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021; Exam Language:
| IBPS Clerk 2021 Medium of Examination | |
| State Name | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
| Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkin, | English and Hindi |
| Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
| Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani |
| Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| ammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| Kerala, Lakshadweep | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| Tripura, West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
Salary Structure:
The basic salary of an IBPS Clerk is Rs 19,900- Rs 47920 per month. Rs.19,900 is the basic pay in the IBPS clerk salary, and the remaining pay includes dearness allowance, house rent allowance, medical allowance and transport allowance. The cash in hand concerning the IBPS Clerk salary is Rs.29453 for those who join initially.
Selection Process
The recruitment process of IBPS Clerk CRP XI occurs in two phases:
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Examination
Students are required to qualify for both these exams to get selected for the post of clerical cadre in most of the premier Public Sector Banks. The main thing to note here is that there is no interview process required for the selection of candidates after the mains exam. 100% weightage is given to the result of the mains exam result.
Exam Pattern:
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow the online method of conducting the written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow:
Phase-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination
The preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk CRP XI is an online exam testing a candidate on the basis of their aptitude, intellect and English. There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.
Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.
| 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 | 1 Hou | |
Phase-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Examination
| 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 | |
Penalty for Wrong Answers: There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in both preliminary examination as well as mains examination. A wrong answer to an objective question will lead to a penalty of one-fourth of the total mark assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for the question left blank or unanswered.
Final Score Calculation for IBPS Clerk Exam:
The final score for the IBPS Clerk exam is calculated keeping the following points in mind:
- Marks obtained in the Preliminary Exam (Phase-1) will not be considered for final selection.
- Candidates must qualify Phase-2 to be eligible for final merit.
- The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category. Candidates with top merit rank in each category are finally selected.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Syllabus:
View Detailed Syllabus: Click Here
View Previous Year Question Paper: Click Here
| English Language | Numerical Ability | Reasoning Ability | Computer | General Awareness |
| Reading Comprehension | Number Series | Puzzle and Arrangements | History and Generation of Computers | Banking and Insurance Awareness |
| Cloze Test | Simplification/ Approximation | Inequality | Introduction to Computer Organisation | Financial Awareness |
| Fillers | Quadratic Equations | Syllogism | Computer Hardware and I/O Devices | Govt. Schemes and Policies |
| Spotting Errors | Data Interpretation | Coding-Decoding | Computer Languages, Basics of DBMS | Current Affairs |
| Sentence Improvement | Data Sufficiency | Blood Relations | Operating System, Internet | Static Awareness |
| Fill in the Blanks | Miscellaneous | Direction sense | Computer Network & Security | |
| Order and Ranking | MS Office Suit and Short cut keys | |||
| Computer Memory, Computer Software | ||||
| Number System and Conversions |
Eligibility Criteria:
Age Limit (As on 01.07.2021)
- 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).
| Sr.No. | Category | Age relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Disabilities | 10 years |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years |
| 6 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
| 7 | Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) | 5 years |
Educational Qualification: (As on 01.08.2021)
- A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should possess a certificate as proof of passing the qualifying examination.
The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021; Nationality / Citizenship:
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.
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021; BPS Clerk 2021 Admit Card & Call Letter
Candidates must download the IBPS Clerk 2021 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the IBPS Clerk Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on to the official website, the candidates will require the following:
- Registration No/Roll No
- Date of Birth/ Password
The admit card will be made available 10 to 15 days before the IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS Clerk 2021 will be issued in 2 phases:
- Online Preliminary Examination
- Online Mains Examination
The link to download the admit card will be provided on this page. Candidates are advised to check the details on the admit card before downloading.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Result:
Direct Link: Click Here
IBPS Clerk online apply 2021; Cut-Off
Direct Link: Click Here
| State Name | Cut-Off Marks |
| Andhra Pradesh | 78 |
| Bihar | 71.25 |
| Delhi | 77 |
| Gujarat | 72 |
| Goa | 53.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 72 |
| J & K | 77.5 |
| Jharkhand | 75.75 |
| Kerala | 77.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 77.75 |
| Maharshtra | 69.75 |
| Odisha | 75 |
| Punjab | 75.25 |
| Rajasthan | 78.25 |
| Karnataka | 65.75 |
| Telangana | 74.25 |
| Tripura | 59.25 (OBC) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 73.5 |
| Uttarakhand | 78.50 |
| West Bengal | 61.50 |
| Tamil Nadu | 71 (OBC) |
