Every year IBPS conducts a common written exam every year for the clerical cadre in multiple banks across the country. It invites online applications from eligible Indian citizens to be appointed as the Clerk in IBPS. Previously IBPS Clerk 2020 Recruitment Notification was out for 1557 vacancies and as per the latest notification, the vacancies have been increased to 2557. A candidate is selected after clearing each phase of the recruitment process. Read along to know everything about IBPS Clerk Notification 2020.
It has been decided by the competent authorities to reopen the registration window and invite applications for online examination (Preliminary and Main) for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations by releasing this Supplementary Advertisement in continuation to the detailed advertisement dated 01.09.2020. This process is only for the following categories of applicants.
1. Who attained the eligibility in terms of educational qualifications by 06.11.2020.
2. Who could not register successfully from 02.09.2020 to 23.09.2020.
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Topics Covered
- 1. IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 | Overview
- 2. What are the IBPS Clerk Recruitment Notification 2020 Dates?
- 2. IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020
- 3. IBPS Clerk 2020 Notification | Application Fees
- 4. What is the Eligibility Criteria For IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2020?
- 5. IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 | Selection Procedure
- 6. What Is The Syllabus For IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam?
- 7. IBPS Clerk 2020 Call Letter
- 8. What Is The IBPS Clerk Salary?
- 9. IBPS Clerk Job Profile & Career Path
- 10. IBPS Clerk Participating Organisation
- 11. IBPS Clerk Exam Preparation
1. IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 | Overview
The recruitment process is held in two phases i.e. Preliminary Examination and Main Examination.
Candidates who are shortlisted after Preliminary Examination appears for Main Examination. Candidates who are shortlisted after the Main Examination are then selected as a clerk in different IBPS banks across India.
Final results are arrived at by aggregating the Mains Exam score marks.
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2. What are the IBPS Clerk Recruitment Notification 2020 Dates?
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application & Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges |
23.10.2020 to 06.11.2020 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training | 17.11.2020 onwards |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 23.11.2020 to 28.11.2020 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | 18.11.2020 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | 05.12.2020, 12.12.2020 and 13.12.2020 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | 31.12.2020 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main | 12.01.2021 |
| Online Examination – Main | 24.01.2021 |
| Provisional Allotment | 01.04.2021 |
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2. IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020
Find the updated vacancies below:
| State | Vacancies Released Earlier | Vacancies in New Notification |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island | 0 | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 10 | 85 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 |
| Assam | 16 | 24 |
| Bihar | 76 | 95 |
| Chandigarh | 6 | 8 |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 | 18 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4 | 4 |
| Delhi | 67 | 93 |
| Goa | 17 | 25 |
| Gujarat | 119 | 139 |
| Haryana | 35 | 72 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 40 | 45 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 7 |
| Jharkhand | 55 | 67 |
| Karnataka | 29 | 221 |
| Kerala | 32 | 120 |
| Lakshadweep | 2 | 3 |
| Ladakh | 0 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 75 | 104 |
| Maharashtra | 334 | 371 |
| Manipur | 2 | 3 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 1 |
| Nagaland | 5 | 5 |
| Odisha | 43 | 66 |
| Puducherry | 3 | 4 |
| Punjab | 136 | 162 |
| Rajasthan | 48 | 68 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 77 | 229 |
| Telangana | 20 | 62 |
| Tripura | 11 | 12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 136 | 259 |
| Uttarkhand | 18 | 30 |
| West Bengal | 125 | 151 |
| Total | 1,557 | 2,557 |
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3. IBPS Clerk 2020 Notification | Application Fees
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 02.09.2020 to 23.09.2020 (Online payment), both dates inclusive shall be as follows:
Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD/EXSM candidates.
Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
4. What is the Eligibility Criteria For IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2020?
Age (as on 1.9.2020):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.09.1992 and no later than 01.09.2000 (both dates inclusive)
Educational Qualification
- A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
- The candidate must possess a valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicates the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online. Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a 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.
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5. IBPS Clerk Notification 2020 | Selection Procedure
The recruitment for IBPS Clerk is done through a two-tiered process:
Phase I – Preliminary Exam (Prelims) (Online Exam)
Phase II – Main Exam (Mains) (Online Exam)
Phase I – Preliminary Exam Pattern
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Phase II – Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr.No | Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE) |
No. of Ques | Maximum Marks | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | General/ Economy/ Banking Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
The above tests except for the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
Penalty: For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at the corrected score.
Note: Marks obtained in the online main examination only will be considered for final merit listing.
Provisional Allotment
The total marks allotted for Online Main Examination are 200. Marks will be converted out of 100 for Provisional allotment. A candidate should qualify in the Online Main Examination and be sufficiently high in the merit to be considered for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on the authorized IBPS website.
6. What Is The Syllabus For IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam?
The section-wise syllabus is given below for your reference:
| Reasoning Ability | English Language | Quantitative Ability |
| Alpha Numeric Series | Cloze Test | Average |
| Analogy | Error Spotting | Data Interpretation |
| Blood Relations | Fill in the Blanks | Simple & Compound Interest |
| Circular Seating Arrangement | Para Jumbles | Number System |
| Classification | Phrase Idiom Meaning | Percentage |
| Coding & Decoding | Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction | Profit and Loss |
| Data Sufficiency | Reading Comprehension | Mixtures & Allegations |
| Directions & Distances | Sentence/ Paragraph Completion | Speed, Time and Distance |
| Double Line Up | Spellings | Work and Time |
| Grouping and Selection | Synonyms/Antonyms | Number Series |
| Inequalities | Ratio and Proportion | |
| Input-Output | Simplification & Approximation | |
| Linear Seating Arrangement | Permutation & Combination | |
| Ordering and Ranking | Probability | |
| Syllogisms | Quadratic Equations | |
| Verbal Reasoning | Mensuration |
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General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness Syllabus:
- Financial Awareness, Current Affairs
- General Knowledge
- Static Awareness
- Sports News
- Superlatives – India & World
- Science and Tech related to current events
- Important Days
- Govt. Schemes
- Important Appointments
- Economic & Current Affairs
- Important Bank
- Economic & Corporate Appointments
- Bank Names, headquarters & chairpersons
- Annual Budget
- Economic Survey
- Important Awards & Honours
- Important Days.
Computer Aptitude Syllabus
- Internet
- Memory
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Computer Abbreviation
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Hardware & Software
- Operating System
- Networking
- Computer Fundamental/ Terminologies
- Flow Charts
- Binary to Number Conversion
- Number to Binary Conversion
7. IBPS Clerk 2020 Call Letter
The Centre, venue address, date, and time for both Preliminary and Main examinations shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter.
An eligible candidate should download his/her call letter from the authorized IBPS website www.ibps.in by entering his/ her details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.
8. What Is The IBPS Clerk Salary?
The monthly net salary after deduction for IBPS Clerk starts at Rs 19,521.
Additionally, the Clerk will be eligible for
- Dearness Allowance (D.A.),
- House Rent Allowance (H.R.A.) (or Lease Rental),
- City Compensatory Allowance (C.C.A.),
- Medical Allowance, and
- Other allowances, as per the norms of the company.
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9. IBPS Clerk Job Profile & Career Path
After becoming a clerk in any Public sector bank, multiple opportunities can be availed by the aspirant to become the officer in the bank but there are certain constraints to that. An employee needs to complete 2 years of service with the same bank to be eligible to appear for the test for the officer rank. Public sector banks do carry out the test for promotions every 2 years. They need to apply for the promotion and appear for the examinations, like JAIIB(Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers) and CAIIB(Certified Association of the Indian Institute of Bankers). After becoming the officer the career prospects for an employee looks like this:
- Scale 1 – Officer / Assistant Manager
- Scale 2 – Manager
- Scale 3 – Senior Manager
- Scale 4 – Chief manager
- Scale 5 – Assistant General Manager
- Scale 6 – Deputy General Manager
- Scale 7 – General manager
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The growth of an employee is also dependent on his/her performance over the tenure with the bank. Banks do consider employees with impeccable work performance for higher positions.
This career prospect is completely under the bank’s prerogative. Banks do design these programs and implement changes as they deem fit.
10. IBPS Clerk Participating Organisation
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- UCO Bank
- Bank of India
- Central Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Union Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Indian Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
11. IBPS Clerk Exam Preparation
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