IBPS Clerk 2016 Exam Announced | 19000 Clerk Jobs in Banks–Apply Now

Final allotments to be completed in April 2017

Number of Vacancies

If you had a question of how many clerk jobs in banks for the upcoming year 2017-18, the exact answer is now revealed by IBPS.

19789 clerk jobs are to be filled through IBPS clerk 2016 selections which is slightly lower than previous years, due to various reasons.

For bank-wise & state-wise breakup of vacancies, see the below chart as you need to fill bank clerk preferences in online application form.

Who are Eligible?

Inorder to apply for IBPS clerical exam 2016, it is compulsory for candidates to satisfy the following conditions:

• Age to be min 20 years & max. 28 yrs, as on Aug 1, 2016 (+5 yrs for sc/st & + 3 for obc)
• Pass in degree (any discipline) from a recognized university, on or before September 12, 2016
• Should know to read/ write/ speak the local language of the state you are applying for is necessary.
• 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 2016 IBPS clerk exams shall follow a two stage process – Preliminary & Main Exam.Both are to be conducted only online.

Only those who qualify in the preliminary test will be eligible for main examination.

• Main exam: 200 questions with a total duration of 2 hours 15 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.343

* Click here to buy IBPS Clerk Practice Papers (20 sets) Workbook for Rs.143

How to Register:

An amount of Rs.100 (SC/ST) or Rs.600 (others) should be paid as application fees by all applicants.

Clerk preferences: Click here to know on how to fill IBPS clerk preferences

By Online (from Aug 22 – Sep 1): Visit ibps.in & click on the online application (CWE-Clerks-VI) to fill necessary details.

After submitting the form, you would be directed to the online fee payment gateway.

1. Pay the appropriate fee amount using netbanking/credit or debit cards
2. After the transaction is complete, print the generated e-receipt
3. 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.