IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the Clerk examination every year to recruit candidates for the post of clerk in various public sector banks around the country. The IBPS Clerk exam is divided into two stages, the Prelims and the Mains. Candidates who have successfully registered for the exam will be able to sit for the Prelims exam.

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After the conclusion of the exam, the IBPS releases the provisional answer key. Candidates can check the answer key and know where they stand in the exam. If candidates feel that an answer to a question is wrong, then candidates raise objections with substantial proof in the IBPS official website. To know more about IBPS Clerk answer key 2022, continue to read the article.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2022 Overview

To check and download the provisional answer key candidates need to visit the official website and find the appropriate link. Before getting into details about IBPS Clerk answer key 2022, let us look at the IBPS Clerk exam 2022 overview in the table below:

Particulars	Details
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Exam Name	IBPS Clerk Exam 2022
Post	Bank Clerk
Application Process	Online
Selection Process	Prelims and Mains
Exam Mode	Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
Posting Department	Various Public Sector Banks
Vacancies	6035
Official Website	ibps.in

Steps to Take IBPS Clerk Prelims Mock Test

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• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., Embibe.
• 2nd Step: Use your mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Then select your Goal as ‘IBPS Clerk Prelims’ under Banking.
• 4th Step: Click Next and select your preferred language.
• 5th Step: Once done, click on the below-mentioned links to take the TEST.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2022 Important Dates

It is important that candidates have a good idea of exam related dates so that they do not miss out on any important details. For the benefit of the candidates, the IBPS Clerk exam 2022 important dates are tabulated below.

Event	Date
Release of Official Notification	June 30, 2022
Start of Online Registration	July 1, 2022
Last Date to Fill Application	July 21, 2022
Release of Prelims Admit Card	August 2022
Prelims Exam Date	August 28, September 3 and 4, 2022
Declaration of Prelims Result	September 2022
Release of Prelims Scorecard	September 2022
Release of Mains Admit Card	September 2022
Mains Exam Date	October 8, 2022
Declaration of Mains Result	To be notified

IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022

After the completion of IBPS Clerk exam, candidates are eager to know how they have fared in the exam. The IBPS releases the provisional answer key in their official website prior to the release of the result. Candidates can check the provisional answer key and raise objections to questions if need be. 

The IBPS has yet to release any notification regarding provisional and final answer key release date. The final answer key is released along with the result and candidates cannot raise objection in the final answer key

How to Download the IBPS Clerk Answer 2022?

Checking and downloading IBPS Clerk answer keys can be overwhelming and challenging for us. The IBPS releases answer keys for both Prelims and Mains and both answer keys are released before the declaration of results. Step-by-step instructions on how to check and download the answer keys for both Prelims and Mains is given below:

1st Step:Candidates need to the visit the official website of IBPS by clicking this link, ibps.in 

2nd Step: Once the provisional answer key is released, candidates will find the link to Prelims/Mains answer key in the ‘latest update’ section.

3rd Step: After finding the link, candidates need to click the link and it will redirect them to another page.

4th Step: There the provisional answer key will be available in PDF format. Candidates need to download the answer for Prelims/Mains for future reference.

Steps to Calculate Score from IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022

After downloading the provisional answer key, candidates need to calculate the score they have obtained according to the answer. Candidates should be ready with pen and paper to calculate the score so that they know whether they have secured the minimum cut-off for Prelims and Mains examination.

The important details to calculate thes score from the answer key is given below:

• The grading scheme for Prelims and Mains exams are different in IBPS Clerk exam 2022. 
• In Prelims, or every wrong answer, candidates will get a deduction of 0.25 mark.
• For every right attempt candidates will be awarded one mark and unattempted questions will have no negative marking.
• In Mains, questions for Thinking Skill and Computer Aptitude will have 1.20 marks for every right answer.
• There will be a negative marking of 0.30 for every wrong attempt in Thinking Skill and Computer Aptitude. 
• For Banking/General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language, there is a negative marking of 0.25 mark and for every right answer candidates will be rewarded with one mark. 
• Candidates will need to secure equivalent or higher marks than the cut-off to go on to the next stage of the selection process.

How to Raise Objection on Provisional Answer Key 2022

Candidates who think that the answer to a certain question is wrong then they can raise an objection to that answer in the answer key from the official website of IBPS. Candidates  can only raise objections in the provisional answer key which is released prior to the result. Candidates need to be advised that they cannot raise an objection in the final answer key which will be released alongside the Prelims/Mains result.  

Step-by-step instructions on how to raise an objection in the provisional answer key is given below:

1st Step: Candidates need to visit the official website of IBPS, ibps.in.

2nd Step: The homepage will appear, and once the IBPS officials announce the raising of the objection date, the link will appear.

3rd Step: Candidates will find the link in the ‘latest update’ section.

4th Step: Click the link, and then candidates will be redirected to another page.

5th Step: Fill the objection file and attach relevant proof for the question on which the candidate wants to raise an objection.

6th Step: Fill necessary details that are asked in the file.

7th Step: For every question candidates need to pay a certain amount which will be declared by IBPS officials. Once the payment is done click on submit and the objection will be raised successfully.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2022 Cut-off

Once the provisional answer key is out, candidates need to calculate the score and see whether they have secured the minimum cut-off marks. The IBPS releases the cut-off along with the result. However, candidates can get an idea of how much the cut-off marks are by looking at previous year’s cut-off marks.

Given below are the cut-off marks of IBPS Clerk Exam 2021 for the benefit of the candidates.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2021 Cut-off Marks

States/ UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Andaman and Nicobar	–	–	32.88	–	30.75
Andhra Pradesh	29.38	21.38	35.38	31.13	35.63
Arunachal Pradesh	–	17.63	–	26.25	30.75
Assam	26.88	23.13	26.13	28.38	32
Bihar	22.38	27.38	33.88	36.68	37.63
Chandigarh	28.25	–	32.50	35.63	38.63
Chattisgarh	23	16.25	33.63	29	33.50
Dadra and Nagar Haweli	–	–	–	–	30
Delhi	27.63	24.38	31.88	35.50	38.88
Daman and Diu	–	–	–	–	30
Goa	–	20.13	31.25	30.38	32.13
Gujarat	26.63	19.50	29.38	31.75	35
Haryana	28.50	–	31.38	35.75	39
Himachal Pradesh	27.50	30.13	30.25	37.63	40
Jammu and Kashmir	27.50	14	22.63	23.13	32
Jharkhand	20.38	18.13	32.38	30.88	35.88
Karnataka	27.88	20.88	32.88	30	33.50
Kerala	24.13	19.88	35.25	28.88	37.50
Ladakh	–	29.88	–	–	24.50
Lakshadweep	–	11	–	–	23.50
Madhya Pradesh	23.13	19.75	29.75	29.63	35.63
Maharashtra	31.13	20.25	33.13	31.50	34.38
Manipur	31.63	32.38	–	–	35.25
Meghalaya	–	27.25	31.25	32	30.38
Mizoram	–	23.13	–	–	19.50
Nagaland	–	25.63	–	24.13	29.38
Odisha	21.25	14.63	34.13	33.13	36.88
Puducherry	24.25	–	30.88	23	30.75
Punjab	25	–	30.25	34.13	38.50
Rajasthan	26.50	24.88	36.88	35.25	40
Sikkim	19.50	16.75	25.38	22.88	31
Tamil Nadu	25.13	14.38	36	19.88	36
Telangana	30.38	28.25	34.88	29.75	34.88
Tripura	26.13	14.75	–	26.13	32.38
Uttar Pradesh	23.38	24.75	30.38	33.25	36.63
Uttarakhand	29.25	26.88	34.50	36.63	39.25
West Bengal	27	23.13	29.13	29.88	37.75

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2021 Cut-off Marks

States/ UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Andaman and Nicobar	–	–	32.88	–	37.13
Andhra Pradesh	35.13	35.63	45.25	39.63	54.38
Arunachal Pradesh	–	40.88	–	26.25	36.63
Assam	35.13	33.88	42.50	35.13	44.88
Bihar	36.38	33.63	42.38	42	49.88
Chandigarh	33.63	–	39.75	35.63	52.88
Chattisgarh	36.50	33.38	39.38	37.50	52
Dadra and Nagar Haweli, Daman & Diu	–	–	–	–	38.50
Delhi	41.50	38.25	47.13	46.75	56.63
Goa	–	28.38	33	32.50	47.50
Gujarat	38.38	34	41.63	40.50	48.50
Haryana	43.50	–	44	45.13	56.88
Himachal Pradesh	39.75	41.75	42.25	44.88	51.50
Jammu and Kashmir	35	26.13	32.50	30.25	48.13
Jharkhand	34	38	43.38	45.50	50.25
Karnataka	37.38	33.50	40.13	35.75	52.88
Kerala	34.25	21.75	43.38	43.13	51.88
Ladakh	–	31.25	–	–	36.13
Lakshadweep	–	17.13	–	–	28.75
Madhya Pradesh	43.25	40.88	43.38	44.75	52.75
Maharashtra	43.50	35	46.63	44	54.50
Manipur	31.63	34	–	–	40.38
Meghalaya	–	31.63	31.25	32	38.63
Mizoram	–	31.38	–	–	28.13
Nagaland	–	32.38	–	26.50	33.25
Odisha	36.75	36.50	45	44.88	50.38
Puducherry	33.13	NA	35.25	30.50	44.88
Punjab	45	–	45.38	50.75	55.13
Rajasthan	45.75	35	43.75	41.75	49.75
Sikkim	23.50	24.50	33.88	28.25	40.25
Tamil Nadu	41.38	32.75	47.63	40	54.13
Telangana	38.25	35.63	41.50	38.50	53.38
Tripura	31.50	27.25	–	33.38	42.25
Uttar Pradesh	44.25	37.88	44.13	47.38	54.38
Uttarakhand	42.13	38.38	41.63	44.25	48.88
West Bengal	43	36.50	42.88	47.13	55.13

FAQs on IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022

Check most commonly asked questions about IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022 below.

Q.1: When will the IBPS Clerk answer key 2022 be released?
Ans: The exact release date of IBPS Clerk answer key is yet to be announced. Candidates can find the answer key in the official website of IBPS once it is released.

Q.2: When will IBPS release the official notification for IBPS Clerk exam 2022?
Ans: The official notification for IBPS Clerk exam 2022 has been released by IBPS on their official website on June 30, 2022.

Q.3: When will the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam be conducted?
Ans: The IBPS Clerk Prelims exam will be conducted on August 28, September 3 and 4, 2022.

Q.4: Where will I find the IBPS Clerk Answer Key 2022?
Ans: The answer key will be released on the official website of IBPS. Candidates will be able to see and download the answer key once IBPS releases it.

Q.5: Can I raise an objection in the final answer key?
Ans: No, candidates cannot raise an objection in the final answer key. Candidates can only raise objections in the provisional answer key.

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