IBPS Exams Calender 2021-22

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 03, Feb 2021

IBPS has released a tentative exam calender for IBPS PO, Clerk, SO and IBPS RRB Exams 2021-22.  The exam dates as per the IBPS calender are as follows.

For PSBs, Exam dates for IBPS Probationary Officers (PO).

Preliminary Examination dates:

• 09/10/2021
• 10/10/2021
• 16/10/2021
• 17/10/2021

Main Examination date:

• 27/10/2021

Eligibility Criteria for IBPS PO:

1. Nationality/Citizenship:

A candidate must be either -

• (i) a Citizen of India or
• (ii) a subject of Nepal or
• (iii) a subject of Bhutan or
• (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

2. Age:

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years

3. Educational Qualifications:

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.

ONLINE EXAMINATIONS - The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

i). Preliminary Examination

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

ii). Main Examination

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.

MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

For PSBs, Exam dates for IBPS Clerk

Preliminary Examination dates:

• 28/08/2021
• 29/08/2021
• 04/09/2021
• 05/09/2021

Main Examination date:

• 31/10/2021

Eligibility Criteria for IBPS Clerk:

1. Nationality/Citizenship:

A candidate must be either -

• (i) a Citizen of India or
• (ii) a subject of Nepal or
• (iii) a subject of Bhutan or
• (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

2. Age:

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years

3. Educational Qualifications:

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.

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.

Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.

Mode of Examination - Online

The structure of the Examinations are as follows:

Preliminary Examination:

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main examination.

Main Examination:

The above tests except the Tests of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

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.

MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

For PSBs, Exam dates for IBPS SO

Preliminary Examination dates:

• 18/12/2021
• 26/12/2021

Main Examination date:

• 30/01/2022

Specialist Officers’ posts are listed below:

• I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
• Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
• Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
• Law Officer (Scale I)
• HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
• Marketing Officer (Scale I)

Eligibility Criteria:

Age:

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years

Educational Qualifications:

Mode of Examination: Online

The structure of the Examinations are as follows:

Preliminary Examination:

• For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

• For the Post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

Main Examination:

• For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

• For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)

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.

MARKS OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND ALSO FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

For PSBs, Exam dates for IBPS RRB (Officers & Office Assistants)

Preliminary Examination dates (Office Assistants & Officer Scale-I):

• 01/08/2021
• 07/08/2021
• 08/08/2021
• 14/08/2021
• 21/08/2021

Single Examination date (Officer Scale II & III):

• 25/09/2021

Main Examination date:

• Officer Scale I - 25/09/2021
• Office Assistants - 03/10/2021

The online examinations for the Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP RRBs) for recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) are conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in August and September.

For the posts of Officers Scale I and Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) the examination will be two tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main. For the post of Office Assistant (Multi-purpose), candidates who will qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination. They will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Main Examination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs. For the post of Officers Scale I, candidates who will qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Main Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority

For the post of Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) and Scale III, candidates will appear for Single Online Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Single Online Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Nationality/Citizenship:

A candidate must be either -

• (i) a Citizen of India or
• (ii) a subject of Nepal or
• (iii) a subject of Bhutan or
• (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
• (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

3. ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE-

The structure of the Examinations are as follows:

Preliminary Examination (objective)

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Officer Scale-I

Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

Main Examination (objective)

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Officer Scale-I

Single level Examination (objective)

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)

Officer Scale- III

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY, MAIN AND SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATIONS)

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 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.

FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE) – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE I – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.

FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST) AND SCALE III – MARKS OBTAINED IN THE SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.