CRP CLERKS-X for Vacancies of 2021-22
The online examination (Preliminary and Main) for the next
Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in
the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in December 2020 &
January 2021.
The tentative schedule of events is as
follows:
|
Activity |
Tentative Dates |
|
On-line registration including
Edit/Modification of Application by candidates |
02.09.2020 to 23.09.2020 |
|
Payment of Application
Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) |
02.09.2020 to 23.09.2020 |
|
Download of call letters
for Pre- Exam Training |
17.11.2020 onwards |
|
Conduct of Pre-Exam
Training |
23.11.2020 to 28.11.2020 |
|
Download of call letters
for Online examination – Preliminary |
18.11.2020 |
|
Online Examination –
Preliminary |
05.12.2020, 12.12.2020
and 13.12.2020 |
|
Result of Online exam –
Preliminary |
31.12.2020 |
|
Download of Call letter
for Online exam – Main |
12.01.2021 |
|
Online Examination – Main
|
24.01.2021 |
|
Provisional Allotment |
01.04.2021 |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Candidates, intending to apply for
CRP Clerks-X should ensure that they fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria
specified by IBPS in this advertisement:
I. 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.
II. Age (As on 01.09.2020):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born
not earlier than 02.09.1992 and not later than 01.09.2000 (both dates
inclusive)
Relaxation of Upper age limit
|
Sr. No. |
Category |
Age relaxation |
|
1 |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe |
5 years |
|
2 |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
|
3 |
Persons With Disabilities |
10 years |
|
4 |
Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen |
actual period of service rendered in the
defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to
SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
|
5 |
Widows, divorced women and women legally
separated from their husbands who have not remarried |
9 years |
|
6 |
Persons affected by 1984 riots |
5 years |
|
7 |
Regular employees of the Union Carbide
Factory, Bhopal retrenched from service (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state
only) |
5 years |
NOTE: (i) The relaxation in upper age limit to SC/ST/OBC candidates is allowed on cumulative basis with only one of the remaining categories for which age relaxation is permitted as mentioned above in Point No. II (3) to II (7). 3
(ii) The maximum age limit specified is applicable to
General Category candidates and Economically Weaker (EWS) Category Candidates.
(iii)
Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit necessary
certificate(s) in original/ copies at the time of joining and at any subsequent
stage of the recruitment process as required by IBPS/ Participating
Organisation(s).
(iv)
The following rules applicable to Ex-Servicemen re-employed under the Central
government would apply to Ex-Servicemen candidates appearing for the
examination:
a. Ex-Servicemen candidates who
have already secured employment under the Central Government in Group ‘C’ &
‘D’ will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed for
Ex-Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in
Group ‘C’/ ‘D’ under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not
be eligible for the benefit of reservation on second occasion for Ex-Servicemen
in Central Government jobs.
b. An Ex-Servicemen who has
once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given
to him/her as an Ex-Servicemen for his/her re-employment, his/her Ex-Servicemen
status will be governed in terms of OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt.(Res.) dated
14.08.2014 of Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions, as amended from time to time.
c. Candidates
who are still in the Armed Forces and desirous of applying under Ex-Servicemen
category whose date of completion of specific period of engagement (SPE) is
completed one year from the last date for receipt of online application i.e. on
or before 22.09.2021 are eligible to apply.
III.
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.
Ex-Servicemen
who do not possess the above civil examination qualifications should be
matriculate Ex-Servicemen who have obtained the Army Special Certificate of
Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force after having
completed not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union as
on 23.09.2020. Such certificates should be dated on or before 23.09.2020.
Note:
(1) All the educational
qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board
recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final
result should have been declared on or before 23.09.2020.
Proper
document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before
23.09.2020 has to be submitted at the time of joining. The date of passing the eligibility examination will
be the date appearing on the mark-sheet or provisional certificate issued by
University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted
on the website of the University/ Institute and web based certificate is issued
then proper document/certificate in original issued and signed by the
appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date of
passing properly mentioned thereon will be reckoned for verification and
further process.
(2) Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in
Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application.
Where CGPA / OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and
indicated in online application. The candidate will have to produce a
certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating that the
norms of the University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the
percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of norms.
(3) Calculation
of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the
total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all
semester(s)/year(s) by aggregate maximum marks (in all the subjects
irrespective of honours / optional / additional optional subject, if any)
multiplied by 100. This will be applicable for those Universities also where
Class / Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only.
The
fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated
as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.
IV. Definition of
Ex-Servicemen (EXSM)
i. Ex-Servicemen (EXSM): Only
those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen who fulfil the revised
definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,
Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No.
36034/5/85 Estt. (SCT) dated 27.10.1986 as amended from time to time.
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ii. Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DISXS): Ex-servicemen who while serving in
Armed Forces of the Union were disabled during war or in peace time but their
disability being attributable to Military service, shall be treated as Disabled
Ex-Servicemen.
iii. Dependents
Of Servicemen Killed In Action (DXS): Servicemen killed in the following
operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to
military service (a) war (b) war like operations or Border skirmishes either
with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c) fighting against
armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz: Nagaland, Mizoram, etc.
(d) serving with peace keeping mission abroad (e) laying or clearance of mines
including enemy mines as also mine sweeping operation between one month before
and three months after conclusion of an operation (f) frost bite during actual
operations or during the period specified by the Government (g) dealing with
agitating para-military forces personnel (h) IPKF Personnel killed during the
operations in Sri Lanka.
For the
purpose of availing the concession of reservation for Dependents of Servicemen
killed in action the member of the family would include his widow, son,
daughter or his near relations who agree to support his family and an affidavit
stating that the relaxation is availed by one dependent of Ex-Servicemen or not
availed by any Dependent of Servicemen killed in action will have to be
submitted at the time of joining.
The relaxation
in upper age limit and in educational qualifications is not available to
Dependents of Servicemen.
Note: The
Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as ex-servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986.
Important:
Government guidelines regarding definitions, relaxation etc. are subject to
change from time to time. It is expressly clarified that any person who is
employed by any branch of the armed services at the time of submission of his/
her application cannot be considered as Ex-Serviceman unless he/ she fulfils
the prescribed conditions in the advertisement.
V.
Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
Under
section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with
benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The post is identified
suitable for the Persons with undernoted categories of disabilities as defined
in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016 and notified by the Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from time to time.
A.
“OC” category:
A
person's inability to execute distinctive activities associated with movement
of self and objects resulting from affliction of musculoskeletal or nervous
system or both, including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Muscular
Dystrophy and Acid Attack Victims. Orthopedically challenged persons are
covered under locomotor disability with following bench mark:
a.
OA - One arm affected (Right or Left)
b.
OL - One leg affected (Right or Left)
c.
OAL - One arm & One Leg affected
d.
BL - Both legs affected but not arms
Persons
with OA and OAL category should have normal bilateral hand functions.
a.
"Leprosy cured person" means a person who has been cured of leprosy
but is
suffering
from:
i.
Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in
the eye and eye-lid but with no manifest deformity;
ii.
Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands
and feet to enable them to engage in normal economic activity;
iii.
extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/her from
undertaking any gainful occupation, and the expression "leprosy
cured" shall be construed accordingly;
b.
“Cerebral palsy" means a Group of non-progressive neurological conditions
affecting body movements and muscle coordination, caused by damage to one or
more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly
after birth;
c.
"Dwarfism" means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult
height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimetres) or less;
d.
"Muscular dystrophy" means a group of hereditary genetic muscle
disease that weakens the muscles that move the human body and persons with
multiple dystrophy have incorrect and missing information in their 5
genes, which prevents them
from making the proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterised by
progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death
of muscle cells and tissue;
e. "Acid attack victims" means a person
disfigured due to violent assaults by throwing of acid or similar corrosive
substance.
B. Visual Impairment (“VI” Category): Only those
Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions,
after best correction, are eligible to apply.
a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; OR
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200
(Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; OR
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an
angle of less than 10 degree. OR
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60
upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible
corrections; OR
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an
angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.
C. Hearing Impaired (“HI” Category):
a. Deaf: means person having 70 DB hearing loss in
speech frequencies in both ears.
b. Hard of Hearing: means person having 60 DB to 70 DB
hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears.
D. “ID” Category: Only those persons, who suffer from
any one of the following types of disabilities, are eligible to apply under
this category:
1. Intellectual disability.
a. Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD) means a
neuro-developmental condition typically appearing in the first three years of
life that significantly affects a person's ability to communicate, understand
relationships and relate to others, and is frequently associated with unusual
or stereotypical rituals or behaviours.
b. “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a
heterogeneous group of conditions wherein there is a deficit in processing
language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself as a difficulty to
comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations and
includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, dyslexia, dysgraphia,
dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia.
c. “Mental Illness” (MI) means a substantial disorder
of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs
judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognise reality or ability to meet the
ordinary demands of life, but does not include retardation which is a condition
of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially
characterised by sub normality of intelligence
2. “Multiple Disabilities” means multiple disabilities
amongst clause “A”; “B”; “C”;”D (1)”.
Note: Only those persons with benchmark disabilities
would be eligible for reservation. “Benchmark disability” means a person with
not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not
been defined in measurable terms and includes the persons with disability,
where disability has been defined in a measurable terms, as certified by the
certifying authority.
A person who wants to avail benefit of reservation
will have to submit a disability certificate issued by a Competent Authority as
per Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject to
verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the competent authority.
The allocation of reserved vacancies for the persons
with benchmark disabilities will be as prescribed in the “The Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016” and as per vacancies reported to IBPS by
Participating Organisations.
(i) Guidelines for Persons With Benchmark Disabilities
using a Scribe
The
visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely
affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost
during the online examination (Preliminary and Main). In all such cases where a
scribe is used, the following rules will apply: 6
The candidate
will have to arrange his / her own scribe at his/her own cost.
The scribe may be from any
academic stream.
Both the candidate as well as
scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe
fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above.
Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down
eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the
applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the CRP.
Those candidates who use a
scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise
advised for every hour of the examination.
The scribe arranged by the
candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination under
(CRP-Clerks-X). If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the
process, candidature for CRP of both the candidate and the scribe will be
cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe
in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online
application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.
Only
candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions
since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not
be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is
not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time
shall not be allowed such concessions.
(ii)
Guidelines for candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy
A Compensatory
time of twenty minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be permitted for the
candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant
(writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of
function (minimum of 40% impairment).
(iii) Guidelines for
Visually Impaired candidates
Visually Impaired candidates
(who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents
of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory
time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination.
The facility of viewing the
contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually
Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.
(iv)
Guidelines for Candidates with Intellectual Disability (ID)
A
Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour of examination, either availing
the services of a scribe or not, shall be permitted to the candidates with more
than 40% Intellectual Disability (autism, intellectual disability, specific
learning disability and mental illness).
Note:
These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/
clarifications, if any, from time to time.
C. EWS
(Economically Weaker Section)
1. Persons who are not covered
under the existing scheme of reservations to the Scheduled Castes, the Schedule
Tribes and the Other Backward Classes and whose family has gross annual income
below Rs.8.00 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for
benefit of reservation. The income shall include income from all sources i.e.
salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. and it will be income for the
financial year prior to the year of application. Also persons whose family owns
or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being
identified as EWSs, irrespective of the family income:
i.) 5 acres of Agricultural
Land and above;
ii.) Residential flat of 1000
sq. ft. and above;
iii.) Residential plot of 100
sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
iv.)
Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified
municipalities.
2. The property held by a
"Family" in different locations or different places / cities would be
clubbed while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS
status.
3. The benefit of reservation
under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate
issued by a Competent Authority. The Income and Asset Certificate issued by any
one of the Authorities as notified by the Government of India in the prescribed
format shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to
EWS. The candidates shortlisted for document verification/interview shall be
required to bring the requisite certificate as specified by the Government of
India at the time of appearing for the process of document
verification/interview.
4. The term "Family"
for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation,
his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse
and children below the age of 18 years.
5. The
instructions issued by the Government of India in this regard from time to time
shall be adhered to.
Disclaimer:
EWS Vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of Government of
India and outcome of any litigation. 7
Note: These guidelines are
subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time
to time.
D. PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING:
Note- Due to COVID-19 pandemic, for the safety of the
candidates, PET during this period may not be held.
Pre-Examination
Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/ Participating Organisations to a
limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes/
Minority Communities/ Ex-Servicemen/ Persons With Benchmark Disabilities at
certain centres viz. Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad (Maharashtra),
Balasore, Behrampur (Ganjam), Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh,
Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guwahati, Hubli,
Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kavaratti, Kochi,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Mysore,
Nagpur, New Delhi, Panaji (Goa), Patiala, Patna, Port Blair, Prayagraj
(Allahabad), Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shimla, Shillong,
Siliguri, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi,
Vijaywada and Vishakhapatnam.
All
eligible candidates who opt for and wish to avail of Pre-Examination Training
should fill in the relevant column in the ON-LINE APPLICATION. While training
will be imparted free of cost, all other expenses regarding travelling,
boarding, lodging etc. will have to be borne by the candidate for attending the
pre-examination training programme at the designated Centres. Depending on the
response and administrative feasibility the right to cancel any of the Pre-
Examination Training Centres and/ or add some other Centres and/or make
alternate arrangements is reserved.
By
merely attending the Pre-Examination Training no candidate acquires any right
to be selected in any of the Participating Organisations mentioned.
E.
CRP – ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
I.
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as
follows:
a. Preliminary Examination
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time allotted for each test (Separately
timed) |
|||
|
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
|||
|
2 |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|||
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
|||
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 minutes |
||||
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.
b. Main Examination
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Time allotted for each test (Separately
timed) |
|||
|
(NOT BY SEQUENCE) |
|||||||
|
1 |
General/ Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
|||
|
2 |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
|||
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 minutes |
|||
|
4 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 minutes |
|||
|
Total |
190 |
200 |
160 minutes |
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