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Is there an interview for IBPS Clerk?
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No. IBPS Clerk, recruited as Customer Service Associate (CSA), has no interview. You are selected on your Mains marks alone, followed by a local language test if you need one.
The stages in CRP CSA-XVI
- Preliminary exam: 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes, with separate timing and a sectional cut-off for English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning.
- Main exam: 160 questions, 200 marks, 125 minutes, with General/Financial Awareness, General English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
- Local Language Proficiency Test: only where required, after the Mains.
- Provisional allotment.
Final merit is based on Mains marks only. Prelims is a qualifier, and the marks do not carry forward.
Which posts have no interview
| Post | Interview? |
|---|---|
| IBPS Clerk (CSA) | No |
| IBPS RRB Office Assistant | No (merit on Mains only) |
| SBI Junior Associate | No (merit on Mains aggregate) |
| RBI Assistant | No (Prelims, Mains, language test) |
| IBPS PO | Yes, 100 marks, 20% of final merit |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale I | Yes, 100 marks, 20% of final merit |
| SBI PO | Yes, as part of Phase III |
What this means for your preparation
With no interview and no Prelims carry-forward, your Mains score decides everything. After you clear the Prelims cut-offs, every mark in the Mains counts, which is why it pays to practise the section-wise timing: General/Financial Awareness takes 20 minutes, the other three sections 35 minutes each. The IBPS Clerk preparation strategy is built around this.
If you want an interview-based career track, see the officer route in bank PO vs clerk. The panel stage for POs is covered in the bank PO interview preparation guide.
Source
- IBPS CRP CSA-XVI detailed notification (1 August 2026): stages and selection procedure.
Stages can change between cycles, so confirm them in the latest notification. See the IBPS Clerk syllabus and exam pattern for the full paper.
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