Hello,

Let me start by what a bank clerk does.These are the works, done by him

• Attending to customer's requirements like passing of cheques, withdrawal slips etc. in Bank
• Ensuring guidelines by RBI at the time of opening of Savings, Current Bank Accounts etc.
• Explaining the what does the bank do and how he can help the customer.
• Maintaining and updating accounts of customers
• Follow up of customer by calling them in case of Advances etc.,

These are some of the domains in the clerk job:

• Interest clerk : He Records interest of the saving accounts of customers and interest to bank from loans and other investments.
• Loan clerk: He Records and organizes loan information.
• Statement clerk : He takes care of the monthly balance sheets of customers accounts. Exchange clerks: He works on international accounts, translating foreign currency into indian and vice versa.
• Security clerk: He takes care of stocks, bonds and other investment documents.
• Book Keeping Clerk : He takes care of records for each customer's account

Pay scale : The initial basic pay of a Bank Clerk is around Rs. 11,700-Rs. 12,000Apart from the Basic Pay a Bank Clerk is given Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Special Allowance etc. Thus, the Gross Salary of a Bank Clerk becomes around Rs. 20,000-Rs. 23,000.The salary of Bank Clerk might slightly differ with cities.

These are the various bank clerk jobs for various banks, that you can apply for:

• IBPS Clerk
• SBI Clerk
• RRB Clerk
• Nainital Bank Clerk
• Federal Bank Clerk
• Karnatka Bank Clerk
• KarurVyas Bank Clerk
• South Indian Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra etc.,

Bank Clerk Exam : You have to clear two levels in order to join the post of Clerical Cadre in various Public Sector Banks. It is mandatory to clear both Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam to be eligible for the Clerical Post. There is no Interview Process conducted to select candidates through Bank Clerk Exam. After clearing both these exams, a Merit List is given on the basis of marks obtained and whoever make it to the merit list are selected for this post.

These are the eligibility criteria to write blank clerk exam:

• The candidate must be 20-28 years old. The candidate should have minimum qualification of a bachelor's degree before applying for clerk cadre.
• The candidate must not hold any criminal record while applying for the exam.

Exam syllabus and pattern:

Bank Clerk Syllabus is a bit different for both preliminary exam and mains exam. The preliminary exam is divided into three section:Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability. The mains exam is divided into four section:Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, General/Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language. This pattern differs for different Bank Clerk Exams.

You can go for bank exam coaching Institutes or buy appropriate books for the preparation.Be clear with the syllabus as well as pattern before starting with preparation.you can also get some help from previous year papers, mocktests, etc.,

Application process : You have to apply online through the official website of the above mention banks or your desired bank with given application fee which is around Rs.500 and also the admit card has to be downloaded from online with valid submission of you education details in the application form. There are various centres of examination for both preliminary and mains exam that you can choose accordingly.

Selection process : Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Exam and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment

Pre-Exam Training:

Pre-Exam Training may be arranged by the Nodal Banks/Participating Organisations to a limited number of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority Communities/Ex-Servicemen/ PwD at certain centres etc.,

Note :Go through the official websites of the various banks, for notifications of the clerk examination.

Hope this helps......