(Notification) IBPS Clerk - IX Exam 2019

The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2019 & January 2020.

IBPS, an autonomous body, has received a mandate from the organisations mentioned at (A) below, to conduct the recruitment process as mentioned above, once a year. IBPS will make arrangements for conducting online Preliminary examination, declare result of online Preliminary examination and inform the shortlisted candidates about the online Main examination. Prospective candidates will have to apply to IBPS after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the process of examinations and provisional allotment, eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of prescribed, application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.

Post Details:

Post Name: Clerk

Total No of Posts: 12075

Educational Qualifications:

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.

Age (As on 01.09.2019):

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years

i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.09.1991 and not later than 01.09.1999 (both dates inclusive)

Exam Syllabus:

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

Preliminary Examination

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main examination.

Main Examination

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

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.

Application Fees:

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 17.09.2019 to 09.10.2019 (Online payment), both dates inclusive, shall be as follows

• Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
• Rs. 600 /- for all others

Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate .

How to Apply:

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Documents

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph, signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration as per the specifications given below

Photograph Image: (4.5cm × 3.5cm)

• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
• Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
• If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye"
• If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.

Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration Image

The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.

• Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
• Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb

The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.

• File type: jpg / jpeg
• Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)
• File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB

The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on a white paper with black ink.

• File type: jpg / jpeg
• Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 10 cm * 5 cm (Width * Height)
• File Size: 50 KB – 100 KB

The signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not by any other person.

Important Dates:

The tentative schedule of events is as follows:

Activity	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	17.09.2019 to 09.10.2019
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	17.09.2019 to 09.10.2019
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training	November 2019
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training	25.11.2019 to 30.11.2019
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	November 2019
Online Examination – Preliminary	07.12.2019, 08.12.2019, 14.12.2019 & 21.12.2019
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	December 2019/ January 2020
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main	January 2020
Online Examination – Main	19.01.2020
Provisional Allotment	April 2020

Click Here for Official Notification

Click Here to Apply Online (Start from 17th September 2019)

Courtesy: IBPS