About IBPS Clerical Cadre Exam

Total marks of Preliminary exam is 100 in a duration of 1 hour for objective type questions & total marks of Main exam is 200 in a duration of 2 hours for objective type questions.

The tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

CWE - Online Examinations:

1. The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

   a. Preliminary Examination

   (Duration: Composite time of 1 hour)

   S. No.	Name of Test	No. of questions	Marks
   1	English Language	30	30
   2	Numerical Ability	35	35
   3	Reasoning Ability	35	35
   	Total	100	100

   b. Main Examination

   S. No.	Name of Test	No. of Qs	Max. Marks	Duration
   1	General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	35 mins.
   2	General English	40	40	35 mins.
   3	Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45 mins.
   4	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 mins.
   	Total	190	200	160 mins.

   Scores: The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method

   Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination): There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

   Cutoff Score (Online Main examination): Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/ UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment. Prior to the completion of provisional allotment process scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates.

   Eligibility Details

   Age limit: The minimum age limit is 20 years and maximum 28 years

   Relaxation of upper age limit:

   S. No	Category	Age relaxation
   1	Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 years
   2	Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
   3	Persons With Disabilities	10 years
   4	Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years

   Educational Qualification:

   A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet/ Degree Certificate that he/ she is a Graduate on the day he/ she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

   Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in computer operations/ Language/ should have studied Computer/ Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.

   Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/ UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable. (Some questions may be put at the time of interview to ascertain the candidate’s familiarity with the Official Language of the State/ UT).

   Note: All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the result should have been declared.

   Selection Process:

   The selection process will be carried out in two stages, the first one is Preliminary Examination & second stage is Main Examination conducted by IBPS.

   A candidate should qualify both in the preliminary & Main Examination and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on IBPS website.