IBPS Clerk Exam Day Guidelines 2024: Check Exam Day Instructions, Shift Timings & Dress Code
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exam 2024 ( IBPS Clerk )
Registration - 31 Jul '25
IBPS Clerk exam day guidelines 2024 highlight important details such as items permitted inside the exam hall, reporting time, dress code, etc. Check here IBPS Clerk exam day guidelines 2024.
IBPS Clerk exam day guidelines 2024
IBPS RRB Exam Day Guidelines 2024: Are you planning to appear for IBPS Clerk 2024 prelims exam? If yes, do not forget to check the exam day guidelines issued by IBPS. Before appearing in the exam, candidates must check the IBPS Clerk exam day guidelines. The exam day guidelines contain some general instructions for the exam, items permitted inside the exam hall, details about reporting time, etc. In this article, we have provided the IBPS Clerk exam day guidelines 2024.
IBPS Clerk Exam Day Guidelines 2024: General Instructions
Candidates can check below a few general exam day guidelines for IBPS Clerk 2024:
- Candidates must note down the date, time, and address of the exam centre given in the IBPS Clerk admit card
- Visit the IBPS Clerk exam centre one day before the exam to confirm the location
- Candidates coming late for the exam will not be allowed
- Paste a recent passport-size photograph on the admit card
- Use of calculators, books, notebooks, cellphones, or any electronic device is not allowed inside the exam hall
- Along with the admit card, candidates must bring one original photo-identity proof such as PAN Card/Passport/Permanent Driving License/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook/Photo Identity proof with photograph issued by a Gazetted Officer (on official letterhead)/Photo Identity proof issued by a People’s Representative along with a photograph (on official letterhead)/Valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognised College/University/Aadhar/E-Aadhar Card with a photograph / Bar Council Identity card with photograph /Employee ID). Ration Card and Learner’s Driving License will not be accepted as valid ID proof
- Do not leave the exam hall till the completion of the test
- No travelling allowance will be provided to candidates
- Bring a ballpoint pen and ink stamp pad for affixing a thumb impression on the admit card
- Stationery items such as textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, log table, electronic pen/scanner. Any communication device such as bluetooth, earphones, microphone, pager, health band, etc
- Other items such as goggles, handbags, hairpins, hair bands, belts, cap, wristwatches, camera, metallic item, etc. are not allowed
- Eatable item is not allowed
- Avoid wearing ornaments such as rings, earrings, nose-pin, chains/necklaces, pendants, badges, brooch, etc
- Candidates must bring one additional photograph to the exam centre
- Candidates need to paste their photograph on the call letter and bring one more photograph in addition. Candidates reporting without one photograph pasted on the call letter and one additional photograph will not be allowed to appear for the exam. (It is advisable that candidate retains about 8 copies of the same photograph which is uploaded at the time of Application as these would be needed for further stages of this selection process).
- The preliminary exam call letter will not be collected at the exam venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/stamped by the exam officials. Candidates must keep the authenticated call letter along with the photo-identity proof safely. Those qualified for the mains exam need to bring the prelims call letter and photo-identity proof
- Late comers will not be allowed to take the test
Candidate's registration
- Candidate's registration will be done through photo capture.
- Photograph will be taken while candidates are standing.
- Seat number will be given to the candidate.
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Rough sheet, call letter and ID proof
- Rough sheets will be kept at the desk of each candidate.
- No additional sheets will be provided during the exam
- Candidates must drop the rough sheets in the boxes provided at the exit of the lab/venue while leaving the exam hall
- Separate drop-boxes will be provided for rough sheets and admit card
Post Exam
- On completion of a shift, candidates will have to move out in an orderly manner without crowding as instructed by the venue staff.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 14 hours ago
A total of 6128 vacancies were announced for IBPS Clerk 2024 exam. The vacancy break-up is given below.
| States Names | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | Total Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar | -- | -- | -- | -- | 01 | 01 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 18 | 11 | 24 | 08 | 43 | 105 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -- | 03 | -- | -- | 07 | 10 |
| Assam | 05 | 08 | 18 | 06 | 38 | 75 |
| Bihar | 35 | 01 | 63 | 23 | 115 | 237 |
| Chandigarh | 05 | -- | 09 | 03 | 22 | 39 |
| Chhattisgarh | 12 | 35 | 06 | 10 | 56 | 119 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | -- | -- | -- | -- | 05 | 05 |
| Delhi | 36 | 19 | 72 | 25 | 116 | 268 |
| Goa | -- | 03 | 04 | 03 | 25 | 35 |
| Gujarat | 15 | 33 | 61 | 22 | 105 | 236 |
| Haryana | 36 | -- | 49 | 18 | 87 | 190 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17 | 02 | 12 | 06 | 30 | 67 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 01 | 01 | 05 | 02 | 11 | 20 |
| Jharkhand | 07 | 16 | 08 | 06 | 33 | 70 |
| Karnataka | 75 | 39 | 108 | 44 | 191 | 457 |
| Kerala | 11 | 01 | 46 | 07 | 41 | 106 |
| Ladakh | -- | -- | -- | -- | 03 | 03 |
| Lakshadweep | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 51 | 72 | 50 | 34 | 147 | 354 |
| Maharashtra | 60 | 50 | 158 | 57 | 265 | 590 |
| Manipur | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 05 | 06 |
| Meghalaya | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 02 | 03 |
| Mizoram | -- | -- | -- | -- | 03 | 03 |
| Nagaland | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 05 | 06 |
| Odisha | 16 | 21 | 13 | 08 | 49 | 107 |
| Puducherry | -- | -- | 01 | -- | 07 | 08 |
| Punjab | 124 | -- | 85 | 39 | 156 | 404 |
| Rajasthan | 33 | 26 | 40 | 20 | 86 | 205 |
| Sikkim | -- | 01 | 01 | -- | 03 | 05 |
| Tamil Nadu | 143 | 03 | 177 | 57 | 285 | 665 |
| Telangana | 18 | 11 | 16 | 08 | 51 | 104 |
| Tripura | 02 | 04 | -- | 01 | 12 | 19 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 267 | 11 | 328 | 122 | 518 | 1246 |
| Uttarakhand | 04 | -- | 02 | 02 | 21 | 29 |
| West Bengal | 76 | 14 | 70 | 31 | 140 | 331 |
| Total | 1068 | 388 | 1426 | 562 | 2684 | 6128 |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered 14 hours ago
In 2022-23, a total of 87.60 Lacs candidates had registered for various IBPS exams.Out of these many candidates, total 6.59 Lacs candidates had registered for the exam. A total pf 4.91 Lacs candidates had appeared for the exam. The number of registered and appeared candidates were less compared to l
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
The prelims exam for IBPS Clerk (Customer Service Associates) will be conducted on December 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2025. The Mains exam for this post will be conducted on February 1, 2026. The examination authority has renamed the post of Clerks to Customer Service Associates.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
Hi Aniruddha,
The application process for the IBPS Clerk 2024-25 exam has concluded, with the last date for registration being July 28, 2024.
The IBPS Clerk 2024 Mains Exam is scheduled for October 13, 2024.
For the upcoming IBPS Clerk 2025-26 exam, the official notification and application details
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
Following are the documents required at the time of IBPS Clerk document verification:
- Proof of Date of Birth: Something that proves when they were born, like a birth certificate, SSLC/10th standard certificate, or passport.
- Educational Qualification Certificates: Papers that prove they have the right
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
Relaxation in the upper age limit given to IBPS Clerk is given below.
| Category | Age relaxation |
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons With Disabilities | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years
(8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| Widows, divorced women, and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS,
38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The minimum and maximum age limit of IBPS Clerk is given below.
| IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria Age Limit | |
| Minimum Age | 20 Years |
| Maximum Age | 28 Years |
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The provisional allotment is subject to the candidate fulfilling the criteria for Participating Bank and identity verification to the satisfaction of the allotted bank. This does not constitute an offer of employment. Verification of documents with regard to eligibility criteria will be carried out
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
A candidate belonging to reserved category, selected on the basis of norms as applicable to General Category, is treated at par with a General category candidate. Such own merit candidates belonging to reserved categories who are provisionally allotted under unreserved (General) category is not adju
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a month ago
The exam pattern for IBPS Clerk is summarised below.
| Specifications | Prelims | Mains |
|---|---|---|
Number of sections | Three | Four |
IBPS clerk exam time duration | 60 minutes | 160 minutes |
IBPS Clerk sectional timing | 20 minutes | General/Financial Awareness and English: 35 minutes Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude: 45 minutes |
Number of questions | 100 | 190 |
IBPS clerk total marks | 100 | 200 |
Language of question paper | 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi | |
Mode of exam | Online | |
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Beginner-Level 4
What was the state-wise IBPS Clerk 2024 state-wise vacancy break-up?