IBPS Clerk

Exam Pattern

Note: Taking reference from IBPS CLERK notification of 2024

1. Preliminary Examination(Objective Test)
Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of Exam No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1 English Language English 30 30 20 minutes
2 Numerical Ability * 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability * 35 35 20 minutes
Total 100 100 60 minutes

Note: 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.

2. Main Examination(Objective Test)
Sr. No. Name of Tests(NOT BY SEQUENCE) Medium of Exam No. of Questions Maximum Marks Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1 General/ Financial Awareness * 50 50 35 minutes
2 General English English 40 40 35 minutes
3 Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude * 50 60 45 minutes
4 Quantitative Aptitude * 50 50 45 minutes
Total 190 200 160 minutes
*List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP CLERKS XIII according to State Applied for
Sr. No. Name of State Version of tests (Medium of examination)
1 Andaman & Nicobar English and Hindi
2 Andhra Pradesh English, Hindi and Telugu
3 Arunachal Pradesh English and Hindi
4 Assam English, Hindi and Assamese
5 Bihar English and Hindi
6 Chandigarh English & Hindi
7 Chhattisgarh English and Hindi
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani
9 Delhi (NCT) English and Hindi
10 Goa English, Hindi and Konkani
11 Gujarat English, Hindi and Gujarati
12 Haryana English and Hindi
13 Himachal Pradesh English and Hindi
14 Jammu & Kashmir English, Hindi and Urdu
15 Jharkhand English and Hindi
16 Karnataka English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
17 Kerala English, Hindi and Malayalam
18 Ladakh English and Hindi
19 Lakshadweep English, Hindi and Malayalam
20 Madhya Pradesh English and Hindi
21 Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
22 Manipur English, Hindi and Manipuri
23 Meghalaya English and Hindi
24 Mizoram English and Hindi
25 Nagaland English and Hindi
26 Odisha English, Hindi and Odia
27 Puducherry English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
28 Punjab English, Hindi and Punjabi
29 Rajasthan English and Hindi
30 Sikkim English and Hindi
31 Tamil Nadu English, Hindi and Tamil
32 Telangana English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
33 Tripura English, Hindi and Bengali
34 Uttar Pradesh English, Hindi and Urdu
35 Uttarakhand English and Hindi
36 West Bengal English, Hindi and Bengali

IMPORTANT NOTE : In the Online Application, candidates will be provided the option to indicate the Version of Tests (Medium of Examination) as applicable above. Candidates should be careful in exercising this option of indicating the Medium of 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.