IBPS has notified the Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for Recruitment of Clerks (CRP – Clerks XIII) on 1st July 2023

Key Information :

  • The CRP – Clerk XIII for recruitment of Clerks will be conducted as Online Exams
  • The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases,

Online Preliminary and Online Main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination.

  • The Exam will be conducted by IBPS in August/ September 2023 & October 2023

Participating Banks :

Bank of BarodaCanara BankIndian Overseas BankUCO Bank
Bank of IndiaCentral Bank of IndiaPunjab National BankUnion Bank of India
Bank of MaharashtraIndian BankPunjab & Sind Bank 

Tentative Schedule :

ActivityTentative Date
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates01.07.2023 to 21.07.2023
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)01.07.2023 to 21.07.2023
Download of call letters for Online examination – PreliminaryAugust 2023
Online Examination – PreliminaryAugust/ September 2023
Result of Online exam – PreliminarySeptember/ October 2023
Download of Call letter for Online exam – MainSeptember/ October 2023
Online Examination – MainOctober 2023
Provisional AllotmentApril 2024

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in for details and updates.

State/UT wise recruitment :

Since recruitment in clerical cadre in Public Sector Banks is done on State/UT-wise basis, candidates can apply for vacancies in any one State/ UT only. Consequently, a candidate would be required to appear for Online Examination in any one of the centres in that particular State/UT. However, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc. candidates may be allotted to a centre of examination outside the chosen State/UT for which vacancies he/she is applying

Please find the Bankwise / Category wise vacany in Annexure I

Application Fees & Intimation Charges :

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Payable from 01.07.2023 to 21.07.2023 (Only online payment), both dates inclusive] shall be as follows: –

 Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PwBD/EXSM candidates. –

Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others

STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATION

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

a. Preliminary Examination

Sr NoName of TestMedium of ExamNo of QuestionsMaximum MarksTest allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1.English LanguageEnglish303020 Minutes
2.Numerical Ability*353520 Minutes
3.Reasoning Ability*353520 Minutes
 Total 10010060 Minutes

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.

b. Main Examination

Sr NoName of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)Medium of ExamNo of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime allotted for each test (Separately Timed)
1.General Awareness*505035 Minutes
2.General EnglishEnglish404035 Minutes
3.Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude*506045 Minutes
4.Quantitative Aptitude*505045 Minutes
 Total 190200160 Minutes

Any change in the structure of the examination will be intimated through authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in

* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP CLERKS XIII according to State Applied for

Sr NoName of StateVersion of Tests (Medium of Examination)
1Andaman & NicobarEnglish , Hindi
2Andhra PradeshEnglish, Hindi and Telugu
3Arunachal PradeshEnglish and Hindi
4AssamEnglish, Hindi and Assamese
5BiharEnglish and Hindi
6ChandigarhEnglish and Hindi
7ChhattisgarhEnglish and Hindi
8Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuEnglish , Hindi , Gujarati , Marathi and Konkani
9Delhi (NCT)English and Hindi
10GoaEnglish, Hindi and Konkani
11GujaratEnglish, Hindi and Gujarati
12HaryanaEnglish and Hindi
13Himachal PradeshEnglish and Hindi
14Jammu & KashmirEnglish, Hindi and Urdu
15JharkhandEnglish and Hindi
16KarnatakaEnglish, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
17KeralaEnglish, Hindi and Malayalam
18LadakhEnglish and Hindi
19LakshwadeepEnglish, Hindi and Malayalam
20Madhya PradeshEnglish and Hindi
21MaharashtraEnglish, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
22ManipurEnglish, Hindi and Manipuri
23MeghalayaEnglish and Hindi
24MizoramEnglish and Hindi
25NagalandEnglish and Hindi
26OdishaEnglish, Hindi and Odia
27PuducherryEnglish, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
28PunjabEnglish, Hindi and Punjabi
29RajasthanEnglish and Hindi
30SikkimEnglish and Hindi
31Tamil NaduEnglish, Hindi and Tamil
32TelanganaEnglish, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
33TripuraEnglish, Hindi and Bengali
34Uttar PradeshEnglish, Hindi and Urdu
35UttarakhandEnglish and Hindi
36West BengalEnglish, Hindi and Bengali

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

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online 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.

Cut-off 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. Decision of IBPS in shortlisting and provisional allotment shall be final.

MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates can apply online only from 01.07.2023 to 21.07.2023 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online Before applying online, candidates should—

  • scan their : – photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) –
  • signature –
  • left thumb impression (If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his/ her right thumb. If both thumbs are missing, the impression of one of the fingers of the left hand starting from the forefinger should be taken. If there are no fingers on the left hand, the impression of one of the fingers of the right hand starting from the forefinger should be taken. If no fingers are available, the impression of left toe may be taken. In all such cases where left thumb impression is not uploaded, the candidate should specify in the uploaded document the name of finger and the specification of left/right hand or toe).
  • a hand written declaration (text given below) { In case of candidates who cannot write may get the text of declaration typed and put their left hand thumb impression (if not able to sign also) below the typed declaration and upload the document as per specifications}. ensuring that the all these scanned documents adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure III to this Notification.
  • Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted
  • The photograph/ signature/left thumb impression/ handwritten declaration/certificate as mentioned in Clause J (viii) (if applicable) should be properly scanned and should not be smudged/ blurred.
  • (iv) The text for the hand written declaration is as follows – “I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.” (v) The above mentioned hand written declaration has to be in the candidate’s hand writing and in English only and should NOT BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If it is written by anybody else or in any other language, the application will be considered as invalid. (vi) Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges (vii) have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the completion of this round of Common Recruitment Process. IBPS may send intimation regarding call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new email ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email accoun

ANNOUNCEMENTS  :

All further announcements/ details pertaining to this process will only be published/ provided on IBPS authorised website www.ibps.in from time to time

Annexure I

VACANCIES UNDER CRP-CLERKS-XIII INDENT FOR THE YEAR 2024-25 (INDICATIVE)

FOR  BANKWISE / CATEGORYWISE VACANCY, PLEASE CHECK THE DETAILED NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY IBPS

Sr NoName of StateNo. of Vacancies
1Andaman & Nicobar1
2Andhra Pradesh77
3Arunachal Pradesh7
4Assam79
5Bihar210
6Chandigarh6
7Chhattisgarh91
8Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu8
9Delhi (NCT)250
10Goa42
11Gujarat247
12Haryana187
13Himachal Pradesh82
14Jammu & Kashmir15
15Jharkhand52
16Karnataka253
17Kerala52
18Ladakh0
19Lakshadweep1
20Madhya Pradesh410
21Maharashtra530
22Manipur10
23Meghalaya1
24Mizoram1
25Nagaland3
26Odisha67
27Puducherry1
28Punjab331
29Rajasthan176
30Sikkim1
31Tamil Nadu291
32Telangana27
33Tripura15
34Uttar Pradesh752
35Uttarakhand28
36West Bengal241