IBPS Clerk 2021: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility Criteria
IBPS Clerk 2021: Candidates, willing to make their career in banking sector, IBPS Clerk could be a right option for them. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases clerical recruitment notification every year in the month of August (probable date). Interested candidates should verify their eligibility before they make application for IBPS Clerk 2021. In this post, I have tried to mention all important details related to IBPS Clerical exam regarding its eligibility criteria, application form, important dates, exam pattern, syllabus etc
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IBPS Clerk 2021 Important Dates
Consider the given dates are the tentative schedule of IBPS Clerk 2021. All the dates given in the table are taken after analyzing previous years’ IBPS clerical notification and will be updated soon after the publication of its respective notification.
Sl.No. | Exams Events | Tentative Schedule |
1. | Online application form will be available from | August 2021 |
2. | End date, by which you need to complete the registration process | September 2021 |
3. | The E-admit card for the preliminary exam will be published | November 2021 |
4. | Preliminary exam will be conducted on | December 2021 |
5. | Date of announcement of the preliminary exam result | December 2021 |
6. | The E-admit card for the main exam will be released | December 2021 |
7. | Main exam will be conducted on | January 2022 |
8. | Date of publication of the Main exam result | February 2022 |
Eligibility Criteria for IBPS Clerk 2021
According to the IBPS Clerk 2021 eligibility criteria, only Indian citizens are permitted to apply. Candidates can apply for IBPS Clerk exam only after the completion of Graduation degree. Looking into the age criteria, the minimum and maximum age of applicants should be 20 and 28 years respectively. Candidates, who fulfill the afore-said criteria, are only eligible to apply for the IBPS clerical exam.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Application Form
Candidates can apply for IBPS Clerk 2021 in online mode only from the official website of IBPS. Before start the registration process candidates need to keep their photograph and signature (scanned copy) ready as they will be asked to upload it in the application form. The application fee for General category candidates is Rs.600/-, whereas, this amount is Rs.100/- for reserved category.
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern & Syllabus
Please go through the exam pattern of IBPS Clerk preliminary and mains exam:
Preliminary Exam Pattern
The mode of conducting preliminary exam is online. There will be 100 questions in the exam from three sections English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The exam will be held over a period of 1 hour. For every incorrect attempt, 0.25 marks will be deducted from the total marks.
Main Exam Pattern
There will be 100 questions of 200 marks asked in the exam. The exam will consists of questions from five sections viz. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge. Candidates will have to solve the question paper over a period of 2 hour and 15 minutes.
So, this is all about the IBPS Clerk exam pattern. Hope the information provided here will help you during the exam preparation.