IBPS Clerk 2021 – Latest Update | Exam To Be Held in 13 Regional Languages

In what can be said as one of the biggest developments for the IBPS Clerk 2021 aspirants, IBPS Clerk 2021 will be conducted in 13 regional languages. In an announcement through PIB, Delhi, The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has recommended that clerical recruitment exams for all the 12 public sector banks should be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English and Hindi. So continue reading to know more about this update.

IBPS Clerk 2021 – Latest Update | Exam To Be Held in 13 Regional Languages

The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has recommended that going forward clerical recruitments for the twelve public sector banks and vacancies advertised henceforth, both Prelim & Main exams will be conducted in the 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi. This decision will be applicable to all future vacancies including the SBI clerk exams as well. It will not impact the vacancies that are already advertised.

IBPS Clerk 2021 will be held in these 13 regional languages along with Hindi and English – Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

This decision was made on the recommendation of a committee that was constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India for looking into the matter of holding examinations for clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in regional languages. Due to this, the ongoing process of holding the examination which was initiated by IBPS was kept on hold until there was some clarity regarding the recommendations of the Committee.

The committee worked with an aim to provide a uniform opportunity to the local youth for employment opportunities and have an upper hand with the customers through local/regional languages.

About IBPS Clerk 2021

Every year, The Institute for Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS Clerk exam. The IBPS is the apex authority for evaluating candidates for jobs in India’s public sector banks. IBPS has been conducting clerk exams for the past 11 years, and this year’s exam is termed IBPS Clerk CRP XI. The IBPS Clerk 2021 Recruitment Notification was released on 11 July 2021. A total of 5830 vacancies were announced, and the recruitment process is likely to resume soon.

The IBPS Clerk CRP exam is divided into two parts: the preliminary test and the main test. Both the stages will be conducted in 13 languages along with Hindi and English. Students who pass both of these exams are chosen for the position.

Important dates for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021

In the official IBPS calendar for 2021, IBPS has issued the tentative exam schedule for the forthcoming clerical cadre recruitment. The following are the anticipated dates for the IBPS CWE Clerk exam:

Events	Important Dates
IBPS Clerk Notification	11th July 2021
IBPS Clerk Prelims	August 28th & 29th, 2021 September 4th 2021(Postponed)
IBPS Clerk Mains	October 31, 2021 (New date to be announced soon)

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern has recently been updated. Candidates should look over past year’s question papers and analyze them completely to grasp the exam pattern better.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 

IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern is as follows:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern- Section	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Allotted
English	30	30	20 min
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 min
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 min

To advance to the next round, candidates must meet sectional cutoffs as well as the overall IBPS clerk cutoff.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk mains exam pattern is as follows:

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern- Section	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time Allotted
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 min
General English	40	40	35 min
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 min
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 min

Except for the areas that evaluate the candidate’s English language abilities, the IBPS Clerk tests are conducted in English and Hindi.

For erroneous replies, there is a penalty. Each incorrect response results in a penalty of 14% of the total marks for that question.

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