IBPS Clerk Exam Overview

IBPS Clerk exam is an exam conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to hire clerks in various banks through a common exam. The IBPS Bank Clerk exam will take place across the country to fill clerk vacancies in various banks that participate in this exam. Close to 20 banks participate every year to recruit clerks.

Once you qualify IBPS Clerk exam, you are hired as a Clerk in one of the participating banks as per your preference, merit and IBPS clerk cut off.

IBPS Clerk Exam Dates 2019

IBPS Clerk Job Profile

Clerk is an important post in a bank. There are different types of clerks in the bank such as Office clerk, Loan clerk, Accounts clerk etc. You will be posted as one of the clerks from time to time. The clerk is the first point of contact person for inquiries & guidance to customers.

Major roles and responsibilities of a Bank Clerk:

• Manning Single Window Counter, and clearing customer requests. Because of this, the job profile of a bank clerk is also known as Single Window Operator.
• Issue Cash Receipts and ESI Stamps at Counters
• Pass Books Updation of Account Holders
• Banking Document Verification
• Attending to Government Treasury Work
• A bank clerk also performs back-office works like a collection of receipts, maintenance of ledger, balance tally etc.
• The bank clerk is responsible or sanction withdrawals, verifying cheques, issuing demand drafts (as per request) and other services to the customers.
• A bank clerk is also Holds the bank cash, bank keys, and other valuables in safe custody and others.
• The bank clerk is also responsible for market financial products of the bank such as deposits, loans, and schemes to visitors.
• With the digitization of the bank, these days the job profile of bank clerk is mostly related to working on the computer and entering the day to day transaction.

IBPS Clerk Salary

The basic pay of an IBPS Clerk is Rs. 11765/– per month, in the scale of Rs. 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230-1310/1-31540.

So the basic pay of IBPS clerk varies between Rs 11,765 and Rs 31,540.

In addition to this, IBPS Clerks are also entitled to other special pay and allowances.

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure

* DA – Dearness allowances
* CCA – City Compensatory Allowance
* TA – Transport Allowance
* HRA – House Rent Allowance

• Dearness allowances: DA is 4% of basic pay and revised quarterly for every 3 months which is based on the CPI (Consumer Price Index) declared by the banks.
• House Rent Allowance: HRA is 7-9% of basic pay. HRA is different in different cities.

• Special Allowance: 7.5%
• After completion of the one-year service, you will an increment of 400/- and Rs. 500 increment in 2nd year.
• After the 10th Bipartite Wage Settlement of 2015, a Bank Clerk’s salary has increased from Rs. 21,339 to Rs. 23,117.

IBPS Clerk Eligibility

In order to be eligible for IBPS Clerk Exam 2019, candidates need to fulfill 3 eligibility criteria.

1. Nationality
2. Age Limit
3. Educational Qualification

1. Nationality:

• He/She must have a citizenship of India, or
• He/She must be a subject of Nepal, or
• He/She must be a subject to Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan Refugee who came to India for settling permanently.
• An Indian Originated person who has migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Vietnam, Zaire, and other east African countries whom the government of India has issued the certificate of eligibility.

2. Age-based Eligibility:

Minimum Age 20 years (as on 1st September 2019)

Maximum Age 28 years (as on 1st September 2019)

3. Educational Qualification: The minimum qualification required for the post of the clerk is graduation from a recognized university on or before 10th October 2019.

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019

There are a total of 12,075 vacancies in the IBPS Clerk 2019 notification.

Below is the state-wise vacancy list for IBPS Clerk 2019.

IBPS Clerk Vacancy: State-wise

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern & Selection Procedure 2019

IBPS Clerk Selection Procedure 2019

Selection Process of IBPS Clerk Exam involves various stages including the following –

1. Preliminary Exam: – This is a qualifying stage, it means marks of prelims exam won’t be counted for the final selection. However, this phase includes a sectional cut off, which is required to be cleared to become eligible for the main exam.
2. Mains Exam: – Marks of IBPS Clerk mains exam will be counted for the final selection. So, candidates not only have to crack this phase but also have to score better in this phase.
3. Language Test: – Candidates shortlisted for mains examination, have to undergo a language test. Proficiency in the local language is a must for the candidates to qualify for the IBPS Clerk exam.

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2019

In 2018, IBPS has introduced sectional timings in the Prelims phase. There are 3 sections in the IBPS Prelims examination as each section has a maximum duration of 20 minutes.

Overall, its 100 questions, 100 marks and 60 minutes for the IBPS Clerk Preliminary examination.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 

IBPS Clerk Prelims Syllabus

IBPS Clerk Mains Syllabus

Note: The syllabus for both prelims as well as for mains is different in comparison with topics.

IBPS Clerk Application Fee

The IBPS Clerk Exam Application Fees/Intimation Charges are payable both offline and online. The application fee for the candidates falling in different categories is as follows: