IBPS Clerk 2025 Notification, Vacancy, Syllabus, and Exam Date
| Activity | Tentative Schedule |
| Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 1.8.2025 to 21.08.2025 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 1.8.2025 to 21.08.2025 |
| Edit Window for Candidates to Modify/ Correct Application Form (including online payment for Edit) | After closure of Registration (will
be notified on Official IBPS website) |
| Conduct of Pre-Examination Training (PET) | September, 2025 |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | September, 2025 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | October, 2025 |
| Result of Online examination – Preliminary | November, 2025 |
| Download of Call letter for Online examination – Main | November, 2025 |
| Online Examination – Main | November, 2025 |
| Provisional Allotment | March, 2026 |
IBPS Clerk 2025
PARTICIPATING BANKS
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- UCO Bank
- Bank of India
- Central Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Union Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Indian Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
COMPENSATION
| POST | SCALE OF PAY |
| Customer Service Associate | Basic: ₹ 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400- 4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480
The CSA will be eligible for allowances & perquisites as per rules of the Participating Bank in force from time to time. |
Age (As on 01.08.2025):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1997 and not later than 01.08.2005 (both dates inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit
| Sr. No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3
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Persons With Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
| 4
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Ex-Servicemen (ESM) / Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DESM)
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actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| 5
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Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried
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Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates |
Educational Qualifications (As on 21.08.2025):
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.
The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular State/UT, should be proficient in (reading, writing, speaking and understanding) the specified / opted local language of that State/UT (mentioned in the list provided for each Sate/ UT as per Annexure III). May kindly refer to clause ‘H’ (Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT)) for further details.
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.
Ex-Servicemen who do not possess the above civil examination qualifications should be matriculate Ex-Servicemen who have obtained the Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force after having completed not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union as on 21.08.2025. Such certificates should be dated on or before 21.08.2025.
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Application Fees & Intimation Charges
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Online payment from 01.08.2025 to 21.08.2025, both dates inclusive] shall be as follows:
Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PwBD/ESM/DESM candidates.
Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
Structure of Examination
Preliminary Examination (Objective Test)
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Examination | 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 |
Main Examination (Objective Test)
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Examination | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
| 1 | General/ Financial
Awareness |
* | 40 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | * | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 35 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 120 minutes |
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.
PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT
The total marks allotted for Online Main Examination are 200. Marks will be converted out of 100 for Provisional allotment. A candidate should qualify in the Online Main Examination and be sufficiently high in the merit to be considered for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on official IBPS website www.ibps.in.
