IBPS Clerk 2022: Exam Pattern and Selection Process

By Amrit Gouda|Updated : July 1st, 2022

The IBPS Clerk Selection Process 2022 is quite a rigorous process that needs a lot of hard work. IBPS Clerk is indeed a great opportunity for candidates who aspire for a career in Indian Public Sector Banks. The selection procedure for IBPS Clerk will help you understand the various stages so that you can start your preparations accordingly.

You need to frame an apt and accurate strategy for all the stages of the IBPS Clerk selection process to be able to get through them and analyze the level of competition posed herewith.  The selection process for IBPS Clerk mentioned in this post is based on the latest IBPS Clerk 2022 notification. 

IBPS Clerk 2022 Selection Process

The recruitment process of IBPS Clerk CRP XII occurs in two phases:

1. Preliminary Examination

2. Mains Examination

Students are required to qualify for both these exams to get selected for the post of clerical cadre in most of the premier Public Sector Banks. The main thing to note here is that there is no interview process required for the selection of candidates after the main exam. 100% weightage is given to the result of the main exam result.

BPS Clerk Selection Process - Preliminary Exam Phase

The candidates need to be well-prepared and enriched with complete knowledge of the IBPS Clerk selection process to be able to pave their way through the recruitment process. The marks obtained by the candidates in the prelims will not contribute in the final result, however, the candidates must prepare well for each stage.

  • Prelims Exam of IBPS Clerk is qualifying in nature. Marks obtained in the Prelims exam will not be added for the final selection of candidates.
  • Exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims has been changed this year. In the Prelims Exam, the sectional timing of 20 minutes in each section has been introduced.
  • The pattern followed for the selection procedure of IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam is mentioned below -

Section

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Sectional Time

English Language

30

30

20 Minutes

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20 Minutes

Numerical Ability

35

35

20 Minutes

Total

100

100

60 Minutes

  • Candidates need to complete each section within the above-mentioned time frame to qualify the selection procedure.
  • Candidates need to clear sectional as well as the overall cutoff to be eligible for the next phase i.e. Mains examination.

IBPS Clerk Selection Process - Mains Exam Phase

The main stage of the IBPS Clerk selection process poses immense competition and the candidates must enhance and intensify their preparation strategy to ace through the recruitment procedure. You will have to complete the exam in the sectional time frame. 

  • Marks of the IBPS Clerk mains exam will be counted in the final selection procedure. So prepare for this section very smartly to crack IBPS clerk.
  • IBPS Clerk Mains exam pattern is mentioned below -

S. No.

Name of Test

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

Sectional Time

1.

Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 minutes

2.

General English

40

40

35 minutes

3.

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

45 minutes

4.

General Awareness/ Financial Awareness

50

50

35 minutes

 

Total

190

200

160 minutes

  • All the above-mentioned tests will be available in Hindi as well as English, except for the English Language Test.
  • There will be a penalty of 1/4 marks for every incorrect answer. Also, candidates need to clear the Sectional as well as the Overall cut off in order to crack the IBPS exam.
  • For Provisional Allotment under IBPS Clerk selection procedure, total marks out of 200 will be converted out of 100.

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