Updated By Ritoprasad Kundu on 20 Mar, 2025 12:03
As per the IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025 candidates should be an Indian citizen and his / her age should be between 20 to 28 years of age. The educational qualifications for IBPS clerk is applicant should hold a Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised institution.
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IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2025 will be released along with the official notification on the official website of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. The eligibility criteria for IBPS Clerk 2025 are divided into three main aspects: Nationality, Age Limit, and Educational Qualification. A candidate must be a citizen of India or meet certain conditions for subjects of Nepal, Bhutan or Tibetan refugees who migrated before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanent settlement. The age limit for candidates should be between 20 to 28 years, with age relaxations provided for specific categories of students like SC/ST (5 years), OBC (3 years), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (10 years), Ex-Servicemen (actual period of service + 3 years, subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years), Widows, Divorced Women and Women judicially separated from their husbands (9 years), and Persons affected by the 1984 riots (5 years).
For the educational qualification, every applicant must possess a Bachelorโs degree in any discipline from a recognised university or its equivalent as of the date mentioned in the official notification. Proficiency in the official language of the state or union territory they are applying for is essential, which means candidates should be able to read, write, and speak the language. Basic computer literacy is also required, thereby requiring candidates should have studied Computer / Information Technology as a subject in high school, college, or possess a diploma or certification in computer operations. Additionally, candidates must hold valid documents as proof of their eligibility criteria when required during the recruitment process.
Following are the eligibility requirements that candidates must adhere to apply for IBPS clerk exams:
Relaxation of Upper Age Limit:
Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
Persons With Disabilities (PWD) | 10 Years |
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned 5 years Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least military service and have been released on completion of assignment otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment | 5 years |
Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only) | 5 years |
Persons Ordinarily domiciled of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
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Computer Literacy:
The reservation policy applies only to the applicants who fall under the category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as prescribed by the exam conducting authority. It is to note that the reservation policy for certain categories has been imposed under the section 34 of โThe Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016โ which explains the right for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities to get a reservation for any such examination. The details of the reservation policy define the leverage given to applicants who inherit certain disabilities as mentioned below:
Autism, Mental Illness, Specific Learning Disability, and Intellectual Disability.
Low Vision and Blindness
Locomotor Disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Multiple Disabilities including the ones falling under the category of Low Vision and Blindness and Autism, Mental Illness, Specific Learning Disability and Intellectual Disability, including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability.
Note: Applicants must remember that the reserved vacancies will be subject to the vacancies and availability reported by the Participating Organisations of IBPS Clerk 2025.
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Note: : EWS Vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of Government of India and outcome of any litigation. These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.
Apart from the eligibility criteria mentioned above, candidates who wish to appear for the IBPS Clerk 2025 Mains Examination need to clear the Preliminary Exam of the same. The qualifying marks of the IBPS Clerk 2025 Preliminary Exam is an essential factor that will help candidates to get the ticket for the Mains Exam. Hence, it is important for the candidates to clear the IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelims and mark their place in the cut-off list prepared for the Mains applicants. It is also important for aspirants to know that clearing the Mains exam will make them eligible for the round of Selection Process for IBPS Clerk.
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Yes, it is mandatory for the candidate to know how to use the computer. Although it is not compulsory to have Diploma in Computer Technology. Candidate should at least fulfil on of the following aspects in order to apply for IBPS clerk exam: 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.
Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary certificates in original along with photocopies at the time of joining and at any subsequent stage of the recruitment process as required by IBPS/ Participating Banks.
For calculating the percentage of the graudation degree marks, candidates need to divide the total marks obtained in all the subjects in all semester(s)/year(s) by aggregate maximum marks (in all the subjects irrespective of honours / optional / additional optional subject, if any) multiplied by 100. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class / Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only.
Yes, the visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination (Preliminary and Main). Candidates have to arrange their own scribe for the exam.
Candidates must be Indian citizens and must have a bachelor's degree in any field from a recognised university.
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