A clerk is mostly a front staff in a bank. Depending on the requirement, clerks are placed at different counters of the banks, e.g. savings, deposit, current deposit, term deposit, retail loans, cash credit, agricultural loans, credit cards, govt business, cash receipt or payment, etc. Maximum customer interface in banks occurs at these counters managed by clerical staff. Bank Clerk recruitment examination conduct by IBPS or specially Bank (SBI/RBI).
Eligibility
The minimum age for applying for the position of a clerk in nationalised or private sector banks is 20 years. The maximum age limit is 28 years. The candidate has to be a Graduate in any discipline. As most of the recruitment in clerical cadre in public sector banks are made state-wise, the candidate applying for the post in a particular State is expected to be proficient in the language of the State. Proficiency means knowing to read, write, speak and understand the language.
Structure of the Examination
The structure of the examinations, which will be conducted online, is as follows:Preliminary Examination
| S. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1hour |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
Main Examination
| S. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| 2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
| 4. | General Awareness(with reference to Banking Industry) | 40 | 40 | |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
A candidate should qualify both prelims and mains. Mains exam score high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on IBPS website.
Emoluments:
| Components | Revised (Per Month) |
| Basic | 12,812(60.15% of DA merged in basic) |
| House Rent Allowance | 1,921 (15% of DA) |
| Fuel Expense | 225 |
| Dearness Allowance | 5,124 (40% of basic as remaining 60% merged in basic salary) |
| Special Allowance | 1,908 (9.5% increase in final pay slip component) |
| Total | 21,990 |
| Deductions: | |
| Provident Fund | -2,199 |
| Tax | -20 |
| Union Fee | -60 |
| Benefit Funds | -250 |
| In Hand | 19,461 |
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