The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will soon release the official notification for IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2025. Along with the notification, IBPS will provide the state-wise list of official languages applicable for the exam. While filling out the online application form, candidates can choose their preferred medium of examination. The language options are aligned with the official or widely spoken languages of each state, allowing candidates to take the exam in the language they are most comfortable with. Below is the list of official languages as per the state selected for IBPS Clerk 2025.
IBPS Clerk State Wise Languages List 2025
The IBPS Clerk Exam 2025 allows candidates to choose the medium of examination based on their preferred language. IBPS has released a state-wise list of languages to ensure candidates can comfortably attempt the test in the regional or official language of their respective state. Below is the complete list of languages available by state for the exam.
Name of State | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
Andaman & Nicobar | English and Hindi |
Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
Bihar | English and Hindi |
Chandigarh | English & Hindi |
Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
Delhi (NCT) | English and Hindi |
Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani |
Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
Haryana | English and Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
Ladakh | English and Hindi |
Lakshadweep | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
Mizoram | English and Hindi |
Nagaland | English and Hindi |
Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
Sikkim | English and Hindi |
Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
IBPS Clerk State Wise Languages List 2025 FAQ
A candidate can apply for vacancies in any one state only. The candidate must know how to read, write,, & speak the official language of the state you are applying to.
Yes, you can give the exam in any language mentioned above.
Yes, you can give the exam in any language mentioned above.
Yes, knowing the local language mentioned above is necessary for filling up the application from the above-mentioned states.

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