Want to become a clerk in govt bank? Then the IBPS Clerk XII 2022 exam notification is your best opportunity to join any public sector banks in India. IBPS will conduct the common written examination (CWE – XII) for clerk jobs/ vacancies in the year 2023-2024.So if you couldn’t qualify in previous clerk exams or appearing for these examinations for the first time, it is time to submit your online applications.
While IBPS conducts this common exam once every year for graduates, qualifying in IBPS clerk 2022 exam is compulsory to apply for clerk vacancies in any state/ bank.
The clerk job profile, in many banks, also requires them to take up the work of cashier to assist customers to withdraw & deposit cash in their accounts. So this position is also referred to as clerk-cum-cashier.
Note these Dates:
Online application registrations from July 1 to 27, 2022
Preliminary test in September 2022
Main exam in October 2022
Final provisional allotments to be completed in April 2023
IBPS Clerk 2022-23: Number of Vacancies
How many clerk jobs in banks for the upcoming year 2023? is one common question among candidates. A total of 6035 vacancies are to be filled in the following banks: Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank.
Checkout the table below for the list of state-wise clerical vacancies .
State / UT | Vacancies |
Andaman & Nicobar island | 4 |
Andhra Pradesh | 209 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 14 |
Assam | 157 |
Bihar | 281 |
Chandigarh | 12 |
Chhattisgarh | 104 |
Dadra & nagar haveli & Diu | 1 |
Delhi | 295 |
Goa | 71 |
Gujarat | 304 |
Haryana | 138 |
Himachal Pradesh | 91 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 35 |
Jharkhand | 69 |
Karnataka | 358 |
Kerala | 70 |
Lakshadweep | 5 |
Madhya Pradesh | 309 |
Maharashtra | 775 |
Manipur | 4 |
Meghalaya | 6 |
Mizoram | 4 |
Nagaland | 4 |
Odisha | 126 |
Puducherry | 2 |
Punjab | 407 |
Rajasthan | 129 |
Sikkim | 11 |
Tamil Nadu | 288 |
Telangana | 99 |
Tripura | 17 |
Uttar Pradesh | 1089 |
Uttarakhand | 19 |
West Bengal | 528 |
Total | 6035 |
Also read: IBPS Clerk 2022: State-wise Official Language List
Who are Eligible?
Inorder to apply for IBPS clerical exam 2022, it is compulsory for candidates to satisfy the following conditions:
- Age to be min 20 years & max. 28 yrs, as on July 1, 2022 (+5 yrs for sc/st & + 3 for obc)
- Pass in degree (any discipline) from a recognized university, on or before October 27, 2022
- Should know to read/ write/ speak the local language of the state you are applying is preferred.
- Computer knowledge is compulsory. You should have studied computers in high school/ college as a subject/ degree OR must posses a certificate from any computer training institute.
IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern:
As mentioned earlier, the 2022 IBPS clerk exams shall follow a two stage process – Preliminary & Main Exam.Both are to be conducted only online.
- Prelims test will have 100 questions that should be answered within 1 hour.
- Cutoffs would be fixed for each section & also for the total score, that you need to secure.
Only those who qualify in the preliminary test will be eligible for main examination.
- Main exam: 190 questions with a total duration of 2 hours 40 minutes.
- You must achieve the cutoff scores (section-wise & total) to be called for common interviews.
For every wrong answer, negative mark of 0.25 would also be reduced in both prelim & main exam.
In mains, there are separate time limit for each section within which candidates need to complete that specific paper.
IBPS Clerk Exam Books
Since the tests are round the corner, its better you start to preparing with IBPS clerk exam books.Here are some of our recommendations
* Click here to buy IBPS Clerk Exam Guide for Rs.437
* Click here to buy IBPS Clerk Practice Papers (20 sets) Workbook for Rs.199
After the final results are announced, allotments/ appointments will be made to candidates based on their total scores & preference.
How to Register for IBPS Clerk 2022:
An amount of Rs.175 (SC/ST) or Rs.850 (others) should be paid as application fees by all applicants.
By Online (from Jul 1 – 27): Visit ibps.in & click on the online application (CWE-Clerks-XII) to fill necessary details.
After submitting the form, you would be directed to the online fee payment gateway.
- Pay the appropriate fee amount using netbanking/ credit or debit cards
- After the transaction is complete, print the generated e-receipt
- If application submission is successful, a registration number & password would be shown that has to be noted.
There is no option to pay the fees at any local banks. Therefore everyone should pay online only. You are also advised to take a print of the completely filled application form as it has to be produced at the time of interviews.
Download notice
Those interested to apply for this upcoming IBPS clerk 2022 exam can download the official notification from their website here (pdf file)
Online application: Click here to apply online