The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the notification for the CRP XIII IBPS Clerk 2023 recruitment drive. The online application process will start on 1st July 2023 and the last date to apply is 21st July 2023. IBPS Clerk exam is conducted by IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) every year for the recruitment of clerical posts in 11 public sector banks all over the country. All the public sector banks use CRP as a base to fill the vacancies for this post. IBPS is going to conduct the Clerk exam for the 13th year for FY 2023-24 and hence named IBPS Clerk CRP XIII.

The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2023 Exam.

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Canara Bank    
3. Indian Overseas Bank  
4. UCO Bank
5. Bank of India
6. Central Bank of India
7. Punjab National Bank
8. Union Bank of India
9. Bank of Maharashtra
10. Indian Bank
11. Punjab & Sind Bank

Eligibility Criteria:

The candidate must fulfil the following three criteria to be eligible for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2023-

1) Educational Qualification (as on 21/07/2023) - The educational qualification for IBPS Clerk is a degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. 

2) Age Limit (as on 01/07/2023) - The candidate must be 20 Years to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2003.

3) Nationality / Citizenship – 

The nationality/citizenship criteria for IBPS Clerk are as follows:

The candidate must be either:

A citizen of India.

A subject of Nepal or Bhutan.

A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Vietnam, or East African countries of the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire, or Ethiopia to permanently settle in India.

Candidates belonging to countries other than India are required to produce an eligibility certificate issued by authorities recommended by the Government of India.

The candidate must produce a valid certificate of nationality/citizenship at the time of document verification.

How to Apply:

The candidates can apply for the CRP XIII IBPS Clerk 2023 recruitment drive through the official website of IBPS at ibps.in. The application process will start on 1st July 2023 and the last date to apply is 21st July 2023.

Selection Process:

The selection process for the CRP XIII IBPS Clerk 2023 recruitment drive will be conducted in two stages:

Preliminary Examination: The preliminary examination will be a computer-based test (CBT) consisting of 100 questions. The duration of the examination will be 60 minutes. The questions will be of multiple-choice objective type.

A total of 4045 vacancies are available for the CRP XIII IBPS Clerk 2023 recruitment drive. The vacancies are distributed among the following banks: 

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2023: 4,045

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2022: 6,035

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021: 7,855

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020: 2,557

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019: 12,075

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