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Eligibility criteria for IBPS CLERK Exam
The IBPS CLERK exam has a set of eligibility conditions that need to be fulfilled for an aspirant to get a shot at securing the prestigious job of a banker. Candidates should make sure that they meet all eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.
The eligibility conditions take into account three factors:
- Education Qualification
- Age Limit
- Nationality
Eligibility criteria for IBPS Clerk: Education Qualifications
The institute specifies that candidates who wish to appear for the IBPS CLERK exam should at least have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
Eligibility criteria for IBPS Clerk: Age Limit
| Minimum age - 20 years | Maximum age - 28 years |
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There are certain exemptions related to the IBPS Clerk Age Limit allowed for some categories.
| IBPS Clerk Age Relaxation | Upper Age Limit in Years | |
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SC/ST candidates |
5 years |
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OBC category from the non-creamy layer |
3 years |
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Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
Actual period of service rendered in the defense
forces +3 years (8 years for disabled Ex-Servicemen
belonging to SC/CT) subject to a maximum age
limit of 50 years |
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Persons With Disabilities |
5 years |
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Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal
retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state
only) |
5 years |
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Widows, divorced women and women legally separated
from their husbands who have not remarried |
9 years |
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Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
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Eligibility criteria for IBPS CLERK: Nationality
The IBPS Clerk Eligibility as per the Nationality/Citizenship of a candidate is discussed below. The candidates applying for the exam should fulfil the following criteria:
- Citizenship of India
- Subjects of Nepal or Bhutan
- Tibetan Refugee who arrived before January 1, 1962
- A person of Indian origin migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire or Ethiopia to permanently settle in India.
All candidates who are not Indian citizens have to produce a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India during the Bank Clerk interview.
Eligibility criteria for IBPS PO: Education Qualification
The institute specifies that candidates who wish to appear for the IBPS PO exam should at least have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
IBPS PO SYLLABUS & EXAM PATTERN
The IBPS PO syllabus is set as per the conventions set by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
The IBPS PO exam is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel
selection to recruit PO for Public Sector Banks.
The eligibility conditions take into account three factors:
- 1. IBPS PO Prelims
- 2. IBPS PO Mains
IBPS PO SYLLABUS : PRELIMS
The preliminary exam consists of one paper of 100 marks divided into three sections.
The IBPS PO Prelims syllabus covers the following subjects:
| 1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 2. QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | 3. REASONING ABILITY |
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Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Grammer,
Error Detection, Word usage, Word- Swap, Fill in the blanks,
Paragraph completion, Vocabulary, One-word substitution,
Miscellaneous. |
Simplification, Profit & Loss, Mixture & Allegation, Simple Interest &
Compound Interest, Surds & Indices, Work & Time, Time &
Distance, Mensuration – Cy6linder, Cone, Sphere, Data
Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Number Systems,
Sequence & Series, Permutation & Combination, Probability. |
Logical Reasoning, Alphanumeric Series, Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet
Test, Data Sufficiency, Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle,
Tabulation, Syllogism, Blood Relation, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding |
IBPS PO SYLLABUS : MAINS
The IBPS PO Main exam syllabus has topics similar to the Prelims phase, but the level of difficulty is higher.
Recently, computer knowledge, banking awareness and a descriptive paper were added to the IBPS PO phase II examination.
| 1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
2. GENERAL/ ECONOMY/ BANKING AWARENESS |
3. REASONING & COMPUTER APTITUDE |
4. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION |
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| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | GENERAL /ECONOMY/BANKING AWARENESS |
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DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
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REASONING & COMPUTER APTITUDE
| Reasoning: | Computer Aptitude: |
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IBPS PO EXAM PATTERN : PRELIMS
| S. No | Name of the Test | No. of Questions & Maximum Marks | Language of the exam | Duration |
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1 |
English Language |
30 |
English |
20 minutes |
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2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
English/Hindi |
20 minutes |
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3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
English/Hindi |
20 minutes |
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TOTAL |
100 |
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60 minutes |
IBPS PO EXAM PATTERN : MAINS
| S. No | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language of the exam | Duration |
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1 |
Reasoning & Computer
Aptitude |
45 |
60 |
English |
60 minutes |
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2 |
English Language |
35 |
40 |
English |
40 minutes |
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3 |
Data Analysis &
Interpretation |
35 |
60 |
English/Hindi |
45 minutes |
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4 |
GeneralEconomy/
Banking Awareness |
40 |
40 |
English/Hindi |
35 minutes |
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TOTAL |
155 |
200 |
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3 hours |