1. Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
• A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
• Computer Literacy - Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have any Certificate or Diploma or Degree in computer operations.
• Proficiency in Local Language - Candidates should also be proficient in the language of the state from which they are applying.
Age Limit
• Minimum Age Limit: 20 years
• Maximum Age Limit: 28 years
| Category | IBPS Clerk Age Relaxation |
| Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| Physically challenged people | 10 years |
| Widows, divorced women, women separated from husbands who did not
remarry | 9 years |
| Individuals domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during
01.01.1980-31.12.1989 | 5 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/Disabled ex-servicemen | Total service period contributed to defence forces + 3 years (8 years
for Disabled ex-servicemen from SC/ST caste) can have a maximum age limit of 50
years |
| Persons who were affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal diminished from
service(Only for Madhya Pradesh state only) | 5 years |
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains.
Preliminary Examination
| Sr.
No. | Name
of Tests | No.
of Questions | Maximum
Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English
Language | 30 | 30 | 20
minutes |
| 2 | Numerical
Ability | 35 | 35 | 20
minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning
Ability | 35 | 35 | 20
minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | Composite
time of 1 Hour |
Mains Examination
| Sr.
No. | Name
of Tests | No.
of Questions | Maximum
Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning
Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45
minutes |
| 2 | English
Language | 40 | 40 | 35
minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative
Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45
minutes |
| 4 | General/
Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35
minutes |
| TOTAl | 190 | 200 | 160
minutes |
3. Syllabus
IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Syllabus (Pre + Mains)
| English
Language | Numerical
Ability | Reasoning
Ability | Computer | General
Awareness |
| Reading
Comprehension | Number
Series | Puzzle
and Arrangements | History
and Generation of Computers | Banking
and Insurance Awareness |
| Cloze
Test | Simplification/
Approximation | Inequality | Introduction
to Computer Organization | Financial
Awareness |
| Fillers | Quadratic
Equations | Syllogism | Computer
Hardware and I/O Devices | Govt.
Schemes and Policies |
| Spotting
Errors | Data
Interpretation | Coding
- Decoding | Computer
Languages, Basics of DBMS | Current Affairs |
| Sentence
Improvement | Data
Sufficiency | Blood
Relations | Operating
System, Internet | Static
Awareness |
| Fill
in the Blanks | Miscellaneous | Direction
sense | Computer
Network & Security | |
| Order
and Ranking | MS
Office Suit and Short cut keys | |||
| Computer
Memory, Computer Software | ||||
| Number
System and Conversions |
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