IBPS CLERK

IBPS Clerk 2018 Exam Notification released, Application Form Link Activated:

Recently, Indian Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the recruitment Notification for IBPS Clerk 2018 Examination on its official website www.ibps.in. A total of 7,275 Clerk vacancies have been notified by IBPS for 2018 recruitment via CRP (common recruitment process) CLERKS-VIII for Vacancies of 2019-20. This year, 19 nationalised banks have participated in IBPS clerk recruitment. The IBPS Clerk 2018 selection process involves only two stages - online preliminary exam and online main exam. As per the official notification, candidates can start submitting IBPS Clerk 2018 Online Application Form from September 18, 2018. The last date for submission of IBPS Clerk 2018 Application Form is October 10, 2018.

Every year, IBPS Clerk Examination is conducted by the Indian Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for selection of suitable candidates for Clerical Cadre vacancies in Nationalized Banks across India. IBPS released the tentative exam dates for IBPS Clerk 2018 Exam. According to IBPS Calendar, IBPS Clerk 2018-19 Prelims exam is scheduled on 08.12.2018, 09.12.2018, 15.12.2018 & 16.12.2018 and mains exam is scheduled on 20.01.2019. IBPS Clerk 2018 recruitment drive is going to be an opportunity for those who have not been able to get through SBI and other Bank Recruitment Exams. Candidates who are willing to appear in IBPS Clerk 2018 Examination can check the entire details about that exam here and take IBPS Clerk free mock test for exam preparation.

Check the IBPS Clerk 2018 Recruitment Exam Notification
Fill the IBPS Clerk 2018 Online Application Form

IBPS Clerk 2018 Exam Important Dates:

The important dates for IBPS clerk 2018 exam are mentioned below. Check the Official Notification regarding IBPS Clerk 2018 CWE VIII IBPS CLERK Exam Dates.

Events	Important Dates
Opening of Online Application	18th September 2018
End of Application	10th October 2018
Application Fee Payment	18th September 2018 - 10th October 2018
Download admit card of pre exam training for reserved category	November 2018
Conduct of Pre Exam Training	26th November to  1st December 2018
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	November 2018
Prelims Examination Date	December 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2018
Prelims result date	December 2018/ January 2019
Download admit card date for mains examination	January 2019
Mains Exam Date	20th January 2019
Mains Result Date	End of January 2019
IBPS Clerk final provisional allotment	April  2019

IBPS Clerk 2018 Exam Overview:

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection named as IBPS conducts Common Written Exam (CWE) every year for the clerical cadre in multiple banks all over the country. All public sector banks use IBPS CLERK CWE Marks as a base to fill the vacancies for Clerk (Assistant) post. IBPS is conducting Clerk exam for the eighth year now and hence named IBPS Clerk CWE VIII. The IBPS Clerk CWE exam is conducted in two levels- preliminary exam and mains, both stage in Online mode only. IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains Examination is conducted in two languages ie., English and Hindi (except the English Section questions). IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam is conducted within the state, where the candidate resides. Candidates qualifying in both these exams are thus selected for the post. From 2015, there is no Interview for Candidates those who are in final merit List.

IBPS Clerk 2018 PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

The following Public Sector Banks will participate in IBPS Clerk Recruitment. IBPS Clerk written examination marks will be accepted by the following Public Sector Banks. Candidates appearing and qualifying in IBPS Clerk Mains Examination are shortlisted and provisionally alloted to any of the following banks based on their total marks and preferences.

• Allahabad Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Bank of Baroda 
• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank 
• Central Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank of India
• United Bank of India
• Vijaya Bank

IBPS Clerk 2018 Vacancy Details, Salary structure and Eligibility Criteria:

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) announced a notice of IBPS Clerk 2018-2019 for filling up to 7,275 Posts. Every year, Huge vacancies will be filled by the IBPS board in order to recruit more number of clerks in public sector banks, across various states of the country. The candidates applying for IBPS Clerk recruitment is increasing each and every year. IBPS also announces the state-wise breakup of vacancies list along with the vacancies of Physically Challanged Candidates. An IBPS Clerk's job profile is entitled to get some allowances in addition to the basic salary which is same in almost all the Public Sector Banks.The Basic salary of a job of Clerk is Rs 11,765 to Rs 42,020. Candidates those applying for IBPS Clerk 2018 recruitment exam should fulfill the following basic eligibility criteria:

• Age - Minimum: 20 years and Maximum: 30 years 

• Educational Qualifications - 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.

IBPS Clerk Online Application Fees 2018:

The candidate has to apply for IBPS CWE clerk-VII through online mode only, after the declaration of IBPS clerk Official notification. Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable for IBPS clerk recruitment are:

• Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
• Rs. 600 /- for all others

IBPS Clerk 2018 Recruitment Process:

The recruitment process of IBPS Clerk CWE occurs in two phases:

•  Preliminary Examination
•  Main Examination

Students are required to qualify 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 candidate after the mains exam.

IBPS Clerk 2018 Exam Pattern:

IBPS conducts CWE VIII in two phases namely Preliminary Examination and Mains Examination to qualify the candidates for the clerk cadre. View the detailed IBPS EXAM PATTERN.

IBPS CLERK Preliminary Exam Structure

IBPS Clerk is one of the most important banking exams. For the candidates who are aiming to appear for this exam must be well aware of the IBPS Clerk Syllabus and exam pattern 2018. You must also check the IBPS Clerk 2016 Paper Analysis to have a better practice and knowledge of the syllabus and exam pattern for the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2018 Online Exam. There are 3 main subject category sections namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability. Total marks allotted for IBPS clerk Prelims exam is 100 marks and the Total Duration of IBPS clerk Prelims exam is 60 mins (1 hour).
 

S.NO	Name of Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	1 hour
2	Reasoning Ability	35	35
3	Numerical Ability	35	35
	Total	100	100

Negative Marking: - There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by you, there will be no negative marking for that question.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Structure

 IBPS clerk Mains exam is conducted in online mode only. IBPS clerk Mains exam comprises of 200 multiple choice questions under 5 main subject category sections namely Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness (with special reference to Banking) and Computer Knowledge. Here, all Questions for all four sections except the English Language will be present in both English as well as the Hindi Language.

Sr.No	Name of Tests	No. of Questions (Objective type)	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1	Reasoning	40	50	English & Hindi	30 minutes
2	English Language	40	40	English	30 minutes
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English & Hindi	30 minutes
4	General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)	40	40	English & Hindi	25 minutes
5	Computer Knowledge	40	20	English & Hindi	20 minutes
	Total	200	200	English & Hindi	135 minutes

Negative Marking: - There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.  If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by you, there will be no negative marking for that question.

IBPS Clerk 2018 Syllabus:

The entire appropriate syllabus for IBPS clerk prelims examination, as well as mains examination, are given.

Quantitative Aptitude:

This is the important section and scoring section in the IBPS clerk exam. The topics to be covered under this section are

• Number Series
• Simplification, Approximation
• Quadratic Equations - Inequalities
• Data Interpretation - Bar Graph, Line Chart, Table form, Caselet, Radar/The Web, Pie Chart
• Data Sufficiency
• HCF and LCM
• Average
• Ratio and Proportion
• Mixture and Allegation
• Profit and Loss
• Partnership
• Simple Interest and Compound Interest
• Problem on Ages
• Time and work
• Pipes and Cisterns
• Time and Distance in relation with Speed
• Problems on Boats and Stream
• Problems on Trains
• Probability
• Mensuration
• Permutation and Combination

To improve your Quantitative Aptitude check out the Fresherslive study materials and Online tests.

Reasoning:

This Section contains logical thinking and more workspace for which you have to practice more. The topics under this section are

• Syllogism
• Inequalities
• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangements
• Coding-Decoding
• Machine Input-Output
• Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
• Direction Sense
• Blood Relation
• Order and Ranking
• Data Sufficiency
• Logical Reasoning like Passage Inference, Statement, and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument.

To enhance your logical thinking utilise Reasoning section with our Fresherslive page.

English Language

The particular section aims mainly to judge your English Language Skill. The topics to be practised under this section are

• Reading Comprehension - including Synonyms, Antonyms
• Cloze Test
• Error detection in a given sentence
• Sentence Correction
• Fillers
• Sentence Improvement
• Paragraph Based Questions - like Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement
• Jumbled Paragraph.

To improve your language skill  English Language proficiency.Use our Fresherslive page.

General Awareness:

This section is asked in IBPS clerk Mains examination.The topics to be covered under this section are

• Banking Awareness
• Insurance Awareness
• Financial Awareness
• Static Awareness
• Current Affairs - International News, National News, Sports News, Agreements, Appointments and more.

Get Daily News Updates with all important points for your Exam. Also, practice with our Quiz page.

Computer Knowledge:

The Questions under this section are asked only in IBPS clerk Mains examination. The topics to be learned under this section are

• Introduction to Computer Organisation
• History and Generation of Computers
• Computer Languages
• Computer Memory
• Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
• Computer Software
• Number System and Conversions
• Operating System
• Computer Network
• Computer and Network Security
• Internet
• MS Office Suite and Shortcut keys
• Basics of DBMS

Enhance your Computer knowledge practice with our study materials and Online tests.

IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2018:

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection - IBPS Clerk Admit card of Prelims exam and mains exam. Candidates can download IBPS Clerk admit card by entering their registration id and password/ date of birth. The closure date of admit card/call letter downloading will be given. The mains exam admits card/ call letter is available only for those candidates who have qualified in preliminary exam. The mains exam will be held after prelims. The examination authority will not send a hardcopy of the IBPS Clerk Admit card to any candidate. To download the IBPS Clerk Admit Card

IBPS Clerk Result 2018:

IBPS clerk results are released by IBPS after completion of each stage of Exam ie., IBPS Clerk Prelims, IBPS clerk Mains. After the announcement of IBPS Clerk Results, Candidates can check their score of IBPS clerk exam for any stage @ Fresherslive page. Final merit listing of IBPS clerk vacancies is based on IBPS clerk Mains examination marks. To view the result IBPS CLERK RESULT.

IBPS Clerk Cut off 2018:

The Candidates should secure minimum cut-off marks decided by IBPS for each section as well as for overall marks. Sectional cutoff marks (ie., Cutoff marks for English, Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge) are different for each section as well as different for IBPS PO Prelims and IBPS PO Mains exam. These cutoff marks may vary according to the state and as per categories. to view, the latest IBPS CLERK CUT OFF
 

Expected IBPS Clerk Preliminary Cut Off:

Category	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
General	7.75	10.75	10.25	28.75
SC/ ST/ OBC	4.25	5.75	6.75	16.75

 

Expected IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off:

Category	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Computer Knowledge	General Awareness	Total
General	5.5	7.5	5.5	16.5	9.25	38.75
SC/ST/OBC	4.5	6.5	4.75	15.5	8.25	24.00

Keep calm and Good luck in your exams Best wishes !!!