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IBPS Clerk

Evidence status: 🟡 secondary. The facts below were cross-checked against the official CRP Clerks XIV notification (ibps.in, dated 28.06.2024, vacancies of 2025-26) on 2026-09-28. The fetch tool recorded the official URLs but returned 0 bytes (TLS issue), so the status stays secondary pending a successful tool fetch. That notification's validity expired 31.03.2026 and no newer Clerk/CSA notification was linked on ibps.in on 2026-09-28 — always read the current notice before you apply or pay a fee.

IBPS Clerk (Customer Service Associate) recruits clerks for the participating public sector banks. Its prelims modules are shared with IBPS PO, IBPS RRB, SBI Clerk and RBI Assistant.

At a glance
Conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Cycle checked CRP Clerks XIV — online registration 01.07.2024–21.07.2024; prelims Aug 2024, mains Oct 2024, provisional allotment Apr 2025 (validity till 31.03.2026)
Stages Online Prelims (shortlists for Mains) → Online Mains (final merit on Mains only, state/UT-wise cut-offs) → provisional allotment
Qualification Graduate degree in any discipline (as on 21.07.2024 per the XIV notice; check the current notice for its cut-off date). Computer literacy is mandatory; proficiency in the official language of the state/UT applied for is preferable
Age 20–28 years as on 01.07.2024 per the XIV notice (born 02.07.1996–01.07.2004, both dates inclusive; relaxations apply — see the notice)

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Exam pattern

Per the CRP Clerks XIV notice (section D; penalty per section E):

Prelims (objective, online): 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes (20 minutes per section, separately timed), −0.25 per wrong answer. Candidates must clear each section's cut-off; shortlisted candidates appear for the Mains.

Section Questions
English Language 30
Numerical Ability 35
Reasoning Ability 35

Mains (objective, online): 190 questions, 200 marks, 160 minutes total, separately timed sections, −0.25 per wrong answer. Minimum scores apply per test and on the total; only Mains marks count for the final merit (state/UT-wise cut-offs, then provisional allotment).

Test Questions Marks Time
General / Financial Awareness 50 50 35 minutes
General English 40 40 35 minutes
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes

Syllabus

Reasoning (puzzles, seating, syllogism, inequality, coding, blood relations), quantitative aptitude (simplification, series, arithmetic, data interpretation), English (reading comprehension, cloze, error detection), general and financial awareness, and computer basics.

How to prepare (free, in order)

  1. Clear each section's cut-off, not just the total: bank exams time and score sections separately.
  2. Practise puzzles, seating arrangement and data interpretation daily. They decide most reasoning and quant marks.
  3. Build banking and financial awareness for mains from RBI and PIB releases.

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