IBPS Clerk 2023 Selection Process: Prelims, Mains & LPT

IBPS Clerk 2023 Selection Process: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection annually organises IBPS Clerk examinations for various public sector banks. The Institute released the official notification for the IBPS Clerk 2023 Recruitment on 1 July 2023 on its official website, ibps.in. The IBPS has also released the application form for 4045 vacancies along with the recruitment notification.

Candidates who will appear for the exam must check the eligibility criteria set by IBPS before applying for the post. An accurate understanding of the IBPS Clerk selection process would help the applicants create a suitable exam plan. The selection of an IBPS Clerk is based on four stages, which include:

• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Language Proficiency Test
• Document Verification

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Prelims and main exams are conducted online via CBT, which will be followed by LPT and document verification rounds. Note that there will be no interview round for the clerk post.

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Those who clear all the stages will be appointed as clerks in one of the participating PSBs. A detailed description of the IBPS Clerk 2023 selection process is provided in the given article.

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IBPS Clerk 2023 Preliminary Exam

The prelims exam is qualifying in nature. There is a high level of participation in this exam. And due to the restricted number of seats, the majority of candidates are eliminated. Applicants should understand the exam pattern and duration in order to perform well in each round.

• The prelims exam consists of three sections: English language, quantitative aptitude, and reasoning ability.
• To complete each section, candidates will get 20 minutes. The total time given for the preliminary exam is 60 minutes.
• The exam includes only objective-type questions (MCQ).
• Negative marking: 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.
• Candidates must obtain the overall and sectional cut-off marks to qualify for the main exam

IBPS Clerk 2023 Mains Exam

The final selection will be based on the mark obtained in the main exam. Altogether, there will be four sections in this round. Except for the English section, candidates can take the exam in either Hindi or English. 

• The main exam consists of 4 sections: general and financial awareness, English language, quantitative aptitude and reasoning ability, and computer aptitude.
• The duration of the exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes. Candidates have to finish each section in the allotted time.
• The exam includes only objective-type questions (MCQ).
• The exam consists of 190 questions worth a total of 200 points, with 0.25 points deducted for each incorrect answer.
• Candidates must achieve the overall and sectional cut-off marks.

IBPS PO 2023 Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

As the vacancies are released state-wise, it is important for candidates to have state language proficiency. For provisional allotment, the candidates must meet the requirements set forth by the involved organizations.

• Participating public sector banks organize the LPT round.
• In this round, candidates are judged based on their reading, speaking, and writing skills in the local language of the state/UT to which they have applied.
• As part of this test, candidates have to write some text and answer the interviewer’s questions in the local language.
• The candidature of the candidates can be rejected by the participating PSB if they fail to pass this exam.

IBPS Clerk 2023 Document Verification (DV)

The IBPS clerk selection procedure ends with the DV. Following this stage, candidates will obtain an appointment letter from the banks for the training. Selected candidates will go through a six-month training program.

At the time of the document verification, candidates need to carry the following documents.

• Photo ID proof such as an Adhar card, voter ID, or driving license.
• Marksheets of 10th and 12th grades
• mark sheet for graduation
• Birth certificate
• Pen Card
• Character certificate
• Medical fitness certificate
• Caste certificate
• Disability certificate 
• Resignation letter from the previous employer (if any)
• Disability certificate

IBPS will announce the cut of the IBPS clerk preliminary and main results by state and by category. There is no interview round for the clerk post.  After the qualifying, round candidates will appear for the main exam which is followed by LPT and document verification which is conducted authorized bank.