IBPS Clerk Exam 2022 Exam details, Eligibility Criteria, Vacancies, Salary Structure, etc.

IBPS CLERK

What is IBPS Clerk?

IBPS Clerk is a Common Written Exam (CWE), conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment to nationalized banks in India to fill vacancies for clerical level jobs.

CWE is a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre posts in Public Sector Banks.

IBPS is going to conduct the Clerk exam for the 12th year for FY 2022-23 and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP XII. IBPS Clerk 2022 notification has been released by IBPS on 29th June to recruit clerk posts in 11 public sector banks.

IBPS Clerk 2022 Exam Details

Exam Dates & Notifications

Application Fees

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate must be an Indian Citizen or a subject to Nepal or a subject to Bhutan.

Age Limit is 20 years to 28 years.

Educational Qualification

·          Candidate should have completed graduation from any discipline or any equivalent qualification from a recognized university / Board.

·       Computer Literacy - Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have 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 2022 Exam Pattern

There are two stages of IBPS Clerk Exam – Prelims & Mains. Both of the levels will be computer-based written tests and the candidates will be required to complete the same. Both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam will be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English and in Hindi. The candidates who clear both the exams will be called for the Document Verification round in the end.

Preliminary Exam

There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.

There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

Mains Exam

The IBPS Clerk Mains exam is also conducted online in the computer-based mode and has multiple choice-based questions. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

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 Vacancies 2022

The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2022 is to be announced by IBPS along with the official notification. Last year, the vacancies of Clerical Cadre Posts were 7855.

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021-22: 7855

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21: 2557

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20: 12,075

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure 2022

The initial salary package for Clerk is Rs. 28,000 to Rs. 30,000/- per month, at the time of Joining and the starting basic pay is Rs 19,900. After the training period, the perks and other benefits are added and which may vary from bank to bank.

IBPS Clerk is also liable to get other allowances besides salary which depends on the place of posting. These other allowances like TA, DA, HRA are added in the salary and the total amount is what a person under IBPS Clerk gets in hand.