{"id":164168,"date":"2025-07-31T23:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=164168"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:39:36","slug":"ibps-clerk-2025-major-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/ibps-clerk-2025-major-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Changes in IBPS Clerk 2025, LLPT Introduced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IBPS Clerk notification has been released by IBPS on Aug 31, 2025. With a bumper number of vacancies of 10,277, this sure is a golden opportunity for banking aspirants. Please note that some banks have not reported their vacancies so this number is likely to increase in the future. Also, there are some major changes this year. Have a look:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change in Mains Exam Pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mains exam pattern has been updated and now there are a total number of 155 questions with maximum marks of 200. Total time has also been changed to 120 minutes. Below is the detailed exam pattern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sr.<\/strong><strong><\/strong> <strong>No.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Medium of Examination<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Maximum Marks<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time allotted for each test (Separately<\/strong> <strong>timed)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>General\/ Financial Awareness<\/td><td>According to the State\/ UT applied for<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>20 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>General English<\/td><td>English<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>35 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Reasoning Ability<\/td><td>According to the State\/ UT applied for<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>35 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td><td>According to the State\/ UT applied for<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>30 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Total<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>155<\/td><td>200<\/td><td>120 minutes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) Introduced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IBPS has introduced a Local Language Proficiency Test in the selection process. Here are its details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Candidates applying for a State\/ UT should be proficient in the specified local language of that State\/ UT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidate can opt for 1 language from the list provided in the official notification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates who produce 10th standard or above mark sheet\/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified\/ opted local language will not be required to undergo the language test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This LLPT will be conducted after Mains exam\/ Provisional allotment but before joining the bank.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This test will be conducted by an independent body\/ the Bank and will be <strong>qualifying in nature.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates who fail to qualify this test will not be offered appointment and will be disqualified from the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspirants who are interested in the preparation of this exam can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/ibps-clerk-test-series\/?ref=13837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up at PracticeMock<\/a> for a free mock test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hear What Successful Aspirants Have to Say about PracticeMock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"164283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Success-Story-of-Shreyasri-Basu-Mullick-Cleared-IBPS-Clerk-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164283\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"164282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Success-Story-of-Achala-Rawat-Cleared-IBPS-Clerk-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164282\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"164281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Success-Story-of-Dipali-Bhalala-Cleared-IBPS-Clerk-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164281\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"164278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PM-Mocks-are-the-Best-Source-of-Good-Questions-says-Prajjwal-Dhiman-Cleared-IBPS-PO-IBPS-Clerk-RRB-OA-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164278\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"164279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/22Practice-and-analyze-as-many-mocks-as-you-can22-Says-Shivani-Nanda-Cleared-IBPS-PO-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164279\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"164280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Success-Story-of-Usha-Baliga-Cleared-IBPS-Clerk-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164280\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBPS Clerk 2025 Notification has been released. 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