IBPS Clerk 2024 Selection Process: Steps Involved, Document Verification, Interview

IBPS Clerk Selection Process 2024

Candidates must go through the IBPS Clerk 2024 Selection Process thoroughly. It contains three steps that are necessary for every aspirant to qualify to get selected for Clerical Cadre. After qualifying IBPS Clerk 2024, candidates can get selected by top financial institutions and public sector banks. The process will be conducted through the Common Selection Process organized by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). The vacancies will be for more than 100 posts all across the nation. These vacancies will be segregated category-wise and State-wise at the discretion of the participating organizations. Candidates must know that the selection will be completely based on their performance in the various stages of the process. These stages will help organizations choose the right candidates through a common platform.

To describe in detail, these stages comprise the Preliminary exam, Mains exam, and the Interview or the Final Round. After the Prelims, the Mains exam will be conducted. Candidates are now looking forward to the final round of the selection process post the announcement of the result. Candidates must read the details about these stages given below and plan their preparation accordingly. For better preparation candidates can also get help from the How to Prepare for IBPS Clerk 2024 section.​

IBPS Clerk Selection Process Dates 2024

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam Details

The Preliminary Exam is the first stage or round of the Selection Process for IBPS Clerk 2024. The stage deals with an online examination conducted by IBPS to judge the applicants on common grounds based on their knowledge and skills. The examination is an objective test with a time duration of one hour. The main subjects of this examination consist of English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. It has mostly been reported that the level of competition in this stage is very high. This is due to the number of candidates applying for the examination which usually reaches lakhs every year. The same is expected to be for this year, therefore, candidates applying for this examination must prepare themselves well and then appear in the examination. Only the candidates who have successfully given the Prelims can check their IBPS Clerk 2024 Result through their official website. A cut-off list is then released with the list of the selected candidates eligible for the next stage of the Selection Process.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Details

The second stage of the Selection Process is the Mains Examination. Candidates clearing the Prelims Cut-Off are allowed to get their IBPS Clerk 2024 Mains Admit Card. Being the second stage of the Selection Process, the Mains Exam helps in refining the search for the best candidates for the different clerical cadre posts. Like the Prelims, the Mains will also be conducted through the online medium but for 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes). Candidates must go through the Exam Pattern and Syllabus of the Mains exam to understand the paper in a detailed way. The exam, however, consists of subjects like Reasoning, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness (with specialreference to Banking) and Computer Knowledge. Candidates who mark their place clear in this exam are forwarded to the next level round of the Selection Process which is also the Final Round of selecting the best contenders for the vacant posts.

IBPS Clerk 2024 - Final Selection

The last stage is the stage of the Interviews, which is also termed as the Final Stage of the Selection Process. The candidates successfully reaching this stage must face a round of interviews conducted by the participating organisations of IBPS Clerk. Candidates must know that the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination stage-I will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination Stage-II will be added to the marks obtained in Interview Stage-III (if the interview is held) for preparation of the final merit list. Final selection will be done on the basis of the candidate's performance in the test (main examination) and interview (if the interview is held) taken together.

The results of the candidates who are eligible for the Interview and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website.

IBPS Clerk 2024 - Documents Required for Interview

Given below are documents required for the Interview round of IBPS Clerk 2024.

• Printout of the Interview Call Letter

• System-generated printout of the online application

• Date of Birth proof

• Identification Proof

• Mark sheets and certificates (Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 27.11.2020 has to be submitted)

• Caste Certificate Documents (If you are belonging to SC/ST/OBC category candidates authorised by the Government of India.)

• Disability certificate (authorised by the District Medical Board)

• Experience certificates, if any

• Persons eligible for age relaxation must produce a certificate from the District Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation Package for 1984 Riot Affected

• Persons sanctioned by the Government.

• Any other relevant documents.

Important Pointers for IBPS Clerk 2024 Selection Process

• Candidates who pass in the Main examination will be placed in descending order as per their respective categories and marks.

• On the basis of the number of vacancies, only certain number of candidates from amongst those who qualify by ranking high enough in the merit will be called for interview in the ratio of maximum 3 candidates for each vacancy.

• Candidates will have to score minimum percentage marks (to be decided by the bank) in the interview to be considered for final selection.

• 5% relaxation for reserved (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS) category will be available thereon.

• Interview call letters will be uploaded on the Bank's website after the announcement of the result of the online test.

• No hard copy of the interview call letter will be sent by post.

IBPS Clerk 2024 Participating Organizations

The total number of vacancies is decided based on the recruitment need of 19 participating banks. This list may change as it has been marked as tentative by the exam conducting authority.

IBPS Clerk Salary Structure, Pay Scale, Allowances & Benefits

The minimum basic pay for IBPS Clerk is INR 11765. However, with years of promotion, the maximum basic pay that an IBPS clerk can get is INR 31540. Along with basic pay, the employees are given various allowances such as Dearness, House Rent, Travel, Special, and Medical allowances. The details of which are given in the table below :

IBPS Clerk Benefits, Perks & Allowances 

IBPS Clerk is one of the most sought-after job for candidates interested to pursue their career in the banking sector mainly due to its attractive benefits, perks and allowances. The details of which are given in the table below:

IBPS Clerk 2024 Vacancy

A total of 5830 vacancies are announced in 11 banks across India. The bifurcation of the state-wise vacancies for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2024 is as follows: 

IBPS Clerk 2024 Category-wise and Region-wise Vacancies  

The number of vacancies for each category and region of the IBPS Clerk 2024 Recruitment is as follows: 

IBPS Clerk 2024 Bank-Wise Vacancies

A total of 11 banks recruit candidates for clerk positions based on the score secured by them in the IBPS Clerk Mains examination. The vacancies available in the banks across India under the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2021-22 are as follows: