Coronavirus (COVID-19): Impact on Banking Exams Schedule

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Deputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Jun 2, 2021 11:41 IST

In the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, several banking exams are being postponed. Here, we have provided the list of bank exams postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

In view of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, several banking exams are being postponed. While the dates for various exams such as IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB have been announced, however, candidates are in dilemma whether these exams will be conducted as per schedule or not. Recently, SBI Clerk 2021 prelims exam have been postponed till further notice due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we have provided the list of banking exams postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

Banking Exams Postponed Due to COVID-19 in 2021

The table below contains the list of banking exams postponed due to COVID-19.

Exam Name	Status	Details
SBI Clerk Prelims Exam	June 2021 (Postponed till further notice)	The prelims exam was scheduled to be conducted in June. However, it has been postponed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The new exam dates will be announced soon.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam	31-Jul-2021 (Postponed)	The mains exam of SBI Clerk has also been postponed as the date of prelims exam has been deferred.
SBI Clerk Apprentice	January 2021 (Postponed)	SBI Clerk Apprentice exam, scheduled to be conducted in January, has been postponed till further date.
LIC AAO	Exam dates will be announced soon	LIC AAO exam was scheduled to be conducted on April 4, 2020. However, it was postponed due to COVID-19. The new exam dates are yet to be announced.

Popular Banking Exams in India

Some of the sought-after banking exams in the country that are participated by a large number of candidates are given below:

SBI Clerk

SBI Clerk exam is conducted for recruitment of candidates to the post of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales). In 2021, more than 5000 vacancies have been announced for the recruitment exam. The selection process comprises-prelims, mains and test of the local language.

SBI PO

SBI PO exam is conducted every year to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officer. The selection process of SBI PO comprises-prelims, mains and interview. The final selection is done on the basis of mains exam and interview. Read More

IBPS RRB

IBPS RRB exam is conducted to select candidates in Group A and B posts in the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Recruitment is done to the post of Officers Scale I, II, III and Office Assistant (Multipurpose). The selection process of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) includes prelims and mains exams. The selection process of Officers Scale I includes prelims, mains and interview. The selection process of Officers Scale II and III includes single online exam and interview. In 2019-20, a total of 7.13 lakh candidates had registered for Office Assistant/Clerk post while 5.39 lakh candidates had registered for the Officers post. Out of the total registered candidates, a total of 4.89 lakh candidates had appeared for Office Assistants/Clerk post while 4.09 lakh candidates had appeared for the Officers post. Read More

IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk exam is conducted for recruitment to clerical cadre posts in 11 public sector banks. The selection process includes prelims and mains exams. In 2019, total 9.91 lakh candidates had registered for the exam, out of which total 6.65 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam. Read More

IBPS PO

IBPS PO exam is conducted for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officers/Management Trainee (PO/MT). Candidates are selected on the basis of the prelims exam, mains exam, and interview. In 2019-20, 8.25 lakh candidates had registered for the exam, out of which 5.76 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam. Read More

RBI Grade B

RBI Grade B exam is conducted for the direct recruitment of Grade B Officers in Combined Seniority Group (CSG) streams. Recruitment is conducted for the posts such as Officers in Grade B (General), Officers in Grade B (Department of Economic and Policy Research) and Officers in Grade B (Department of Statistics and Information Management). Read More

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Anangsha Patra

Deputy Manager – Editorial

A mass communication and journalism post-graduate, Anangsha has worked as a reporter and sub-editor and enjoys working in the education domain.