HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025: A Complete Guide

Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd. (HPSCB) will conduct the exam to recruit eligible candidates for Junior Clerk posts. The detailed notification for the HPSCB Junior Clerk posts has been released. The online registration link has been activated at www.hpscb.com. Interested candidates can then visit the official website to complete their registration for the examination.

The Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd. (HPSCB) will also release the notification PDF to recruit announced vacancies for Junior Clerk posts. Candidates interested in applying for the recruitment examination should refer to this PDF for eligibility details.

For further details about the examination, refer to this complete article. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 – Exam Summary
Organization	Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Ltd.
Post Name	Junior Clerk
Vacancy	To Be Announced
Exam Date	To Be Announced
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Preliminary Examination Main Examination Document Verification
Education Qualification	12th Pass
Age Limit	18 – 45 years
Salary	Rs. 19,900
Official Website	www.hpscb.com

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Important Dates 

Interested candidates need to be aware of the important dates related to the various phases of the HPSCB Junior Clerk Examination 2025 so that they can make their preparation strategy accordingly for cracking the exam. Check the table given below to get an idea of all the important dates. 

Important Events	Date
Notification Release Date	To Be announced
Registration Starts	To Be Announced
Registration Ends	To Be Announced
Admit Card Release	To Be Announced
Exam Date	To Be Announced
Result	To Be Announced

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Vacancies 

The HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 will be held for recruitment of the post of Junior Clerk. To get detailed information about the vacancies, refer to the table below, which contains the data related to vacancies as per the official notification of the HPSCB Junior Clerk examination 2025. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Eligibility 

It is important that the candidates are aware of the eligibility criteria for the HPSCB Junior Clerk Examination 2025 to make sure that their candidature is valid for recruitment. All the necessary conditions for one to be eligible for the examination are listed below. 

Age – 

The age of a candidate taking part in the HPSCB Junior Clerk examination 2025 must not be below 18 years and above 45 years. Candidates must be born between January 1, 2003, and January 2, 1976. However, there are usual age relaxations as per the prevailing rules for SC, ST, SEBC, PwD, Women, and Ex-servicemen. Candidates can refer to the table below to get an idea about the age relaxations. 

Category	Age Relaxation
SC	5 years
ST	5 years
Ex-Servicemen	For reserved vacancies –    An ex-serviceman shall be eligible if his age at the time of joining military service or training prior to the Commission, as the case may be, does not exceed the upper age limit prescribed for ibid posts; however,  present age of the candidate must be less than 58 years.    For un-reserved vacancies –    If the actual age of the candidate minus his years of approved military services does not exceed the prescribed maximum age for the post in question by more than 3 years.    (Maximum age relaxation 12 years)
Physically Handicapped	5 years
OBC	5 years
Ward of Freedom Fighter	5 years
Candidate already in Government Service	5 years only to employees of H.P. Government

Qualification –

The candidate taking part in the HPSCB Junior Clerk examination 2025 must fulfill some minimum qualifications in order to be eligible for the recruitment process. The qualification criteria that should be checked before registering for the exam are mentioned below.

Education Qualification
Category	Minimum Qualification
Direct Recruitment	10+2 with 50% marks or Graduate or above of a recognized University.    Provided that the candidate should have passed Matriculation and 10+2 from any School/Institution situated within Himachal Pradesh. This condition shall, however, not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.
PACS Quota	10+2 with 50% marks or Graduate or above of a recognized University.   Provided that the candidate should have passed Matriculation and 10+2 from any School/Institution situated within Himachal Pradesh. This condition shall, however, not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.    A minimum of continuous 5 years service as Secretary as defined in Rule 2(vii) of the H.P. Cooperative Societies Rules, 1971 of Primary Agriculture Credit Society. For a candidate possessing a Graduate Degree, the required experience shall be three years instead of five years.
OCS Quota	10+2 with 50% marks or Graduate or above of a recognized University.   Provided that the candidate should have passed Matriculation and 10+2 from any School/Institution situated within Himachal Pradesh. This condition shall, however, not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.    A minimum of continuous 7 years of service in a cooperative society. For a candidate possessing a Graduate Degree, the required experience shall be five years instead of seven years.

Note: There will be a concession/grace of 5% marks for Candidates belonging to the SC/ST/IRDP/Antodaya category. Please note that this concession shall be applicable only if the post is earmarked for said particular categories.

Nationality / Citizenship –

Only candidates who possess Indian nationality or Indian citizenship are eligible to take part in the HPSCB Junior Clerk examination 2025. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Application 

Application Fee – 

Candidates applying for the HPSCB Junior Clerk Vacancy 2025 must submit the application fee via online payment methods during the application process. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. The fee amounts for candidates in different categories are mentioned in the table below. 

Category	Fee
General / OBC / Ex-Serviceman / WFF / Physically Handicapped	Rs. 1000
EWS of HP	Rs. 800
SC / ST / IRDP / BPL / Antodaya of HP	Rs. 800
Female Candidates of all categories	Rs. 800

Application Steps –

It is important that the candidates are aware of all the steps that they need to complete in order to apply successfully for the HPSCB Junior Clerk 2025 recruitment process. This will ensure that the candidates have a smooth and hassle-free application experience. 

All the steps required for applying to the HPSCB Junior Clerk 2025 recruitment examination are mentioned below – 

1. The applicant should go through the HPSCB Junior Clerk 2025 examination advertisement before filling out the online application form. 

2. The candidate may apply for the post as per his/her eligibility as per the terms of the advertisement. 

3. Candidates should visit HPSCB’s official website, look for the “Career” or “Recruitment” area, and among the list of vacant positions, find the HPSCB Junior Clerk OCTT 2025 application link. 

4. All eligible candidates have to register themselves by clicking on the “APPLY ONLINE” button on the above-mentioned page of HPSCB’s website www.hpscb.com. 

5. Those candidates who are applying for the first time have to register for the post by clicking on the “NEW USER” button shown on the screen. On submitting the registration form a User ID and Password will be generated. 

6. On clicking the “NEW USER” or “REGISTERED USER”, instructions for filling up the online Registration/Re-registration and Application Forms shall appear on the computer screen. These instructions should be read carefully before proceeding with the filling-up of the Application Form. 

7. The step-by-step procedure for Registration/Re-registration can be viewed by clicking on “Instruction to fill up the Online Application Form”. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Admit Card 

The candidates must be aware of the steps for downloading the admit card for the HPSCB Junior Clerk recruitment exam. The admit card is yet to be released by HPSCB 2025 on their official website. Candidates who have applied for the HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 can visit the official website and download their admit cards by following the below-mentioned steps. 

The steps to download the admit card by visiting www.hpscb.com have been mentioned below in detail.

1. Click on the link above or visit HPSCB’s official website. 

2. Go to the “New notices” section on the page and then click on the HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Exam Admit Card link listed there. 

3. Enter your HPSCB Junior Clerk 2025 examination login details and then access your admit card. 

4. Make sure to check that all the important details like name, roll number, exam venue, and exam date are correctly mentioned on your HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam admit card. 

5. Download your admit card and then take a printout of the same for carrying it to the examination center. 

Admit Card Details 

Once the candidate has downloaded his/her HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 exam admit card after following the above-mentioned steps, it is crucial to check the details mentioned in the admit card thoroughly. All the important details that will be given in the admit card, which the candidate needs to verify, have been mentioned below. 

1. Candidate’s Name 

2. Name of candidate’s Father 

3. Photograph of the candidate 

4. Signature of the candidate 

5. Roll number of the candidate 

6. Venue of the examination ( Exam Centre ) 

7. Date of the examination 

8. Time of reporting at the center of the examination 

9. Duration of the examination 

10. Guidelines of the examination. 

Exam Centre Details 

1. List of Examination Centers in Himachal Pradesh: 

Name of District	Exam Venue
Bilaspur	Bilaspur
Hamirpur	Hamirpur
Kangra	Kangra
Kullu	Kullu
Mandi	Mandi
Shimla	Shimla
Solan	Baddi

2. List of Examination Centers outside Himachal Pradesh: 

Name of District	Exam Venue
Ambala	Ambala
Jalandhar	Jalandhar
Mohali	Mohali
Patiala	Patiala
New Delhi and NCR	New Delhi and NCR

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Exam Pattern 

The competitive examination will be conducted in three stages. Thus, the selection of candidates will be done based on a three-stage recruitment process consisting of a Preliminary Examination, a Main Examination, and Document Verification. 

The participating candidates will have to clear all three stages in order to be eligible for the recruitment process. 

Hence, getting an idea of the exam pattern and the detailed exam syllabus is crucial for the candidates to make their preparation strategy accordingly in order to clear the HPSCB Junior Clerk Examination 2025.

The candidates can refer below to get an overview of the exam pattern and detailed exam syllabus. 

Preliminary Examination – 

Topic	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration	Medium
English	30	30	20 minutes	English and Hindi both except the English questions
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Note:

1. Candidates up to 10 times of vacant posts in the Jr. Clerk category will qualify to appear for the Main Examination Phase.

2. For every wrong answer, 1/4th of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted. 

3. Preliminary Examination will be qualifying in nature. The merit obtained by the candidate in the Preliminary Examination will not be considered while preparing the final merit list. 

Main Examination – 

Topic	No. Of Questions	Marks	Duration	Medium
Reasoning	50	25	30 minutes	English and Hindi both except the English questions
Numerical Ability	50	25	30 minutes
English	50	25	30 minutes
General Awareness	50	25	30 minutes
Total	200	100	120 minutes

Note:

1. Candidates up to 1.75 times of vacant posts will qualify to appear for the process of verification/scrutiny of documents.

2. For every wrong answer, 1/4th of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted. 

3. Out of 50 questions on General Awareness, 25 questions will be from Banking including Cooperative Banking and 25 questions will include questions on general awareness and questions about H.P. General Knowledge. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Syllabus 

The syllabus for the HPSCB Junior Clerk Preliminary Exam and Main Exam covers a range of subjects. These include general knowledge, which tests your awareness about various topics, the English language test to assess your language skills, numerical ability to gauge your mathematical abilities, and reasoning to evaluate your logical thinking. The topics to prepare for the HPSCB Junior Clerk Preliminary Exam and Main Exam are mentioned in the table below 

Preliminary Examination
Topics	Detailed Syllabus
English	Reading Comprehension  Spotting Errors  Sentence Improvement  Sentence Correction  Para Jumbles  Fill in the Blanks  Para/Sentence Completion
Numerical Ability	Number Series  Data Interpretation  Simplification/ Approximation  Quadratic Equation  Data Sufficiency  Mensuration  Average  Profit and Loss  Ratio and Proportion  Work, Time, and Energy  Time and Distance  Probability  Relations  Simple and Compound Interest  Permutation and Combination
Reasoning	Seating Arrangements  Puzzles  Inequalities  Syllogism  Input-Output  Data Sufficiency  Blood Relations  Order and Ranking  Alphanumeric Series  Distance and Direction  Verbal Reasoning

Main Examination
Topics	Detailed Syllabus
English	Reading Comprehension  Spotting Errors  Sentence Improvement  Sentence Correction  Para Jumbles  Fill in the Blanks  Para/Sentence Completion
Numerical Ability	Number Series  Data Interpretation  Simplification/ Approximation  Quadratic Equation  Data Sufficiency  Mensuration  Average  Profit and Loss  Ratio and Proportion  Work, Time, and Energy  Time and Distance  Probability  Relations  Simple and Compound Interest  Permutation and Combination
Reasoning	Seating Arrangements  Puzzles  Inequalities  Syllogism  Input-Output  Data Sufficiency  Blood Relations  Order and Ranking  Alphanumeric Series  Distance and Direction  Verbal Reasoning
General Knowledge	Current Affairs  Banking Awareness  GK Updates  Currencies  Important Places  Books and Authors  Awards  Headquarters  Prime Minister Schemes  Important Days

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Result and Cutoffs 

The results and cutoffs of the examination will be released after the exam has been conducted. Candidates can read below to get an idea about the results and cutoffs of the examination. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Result 

Candidates can expect to get an update on the result within a few weeks after HPSCB has conducted the preliminary exam. 

HPSCB will post the notice for the same on their official website www.hpscb.com. 

Steps to check the examination result –

1. Visit the official HPSCB website. 

2. Check the “New Notices” section on the website and search for the result link. 

3. Click on the HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 result link and fill in your credentials. 

4. Check your result and download a copy of the result for future purposes. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Cutoffs 

The latest qualifying cutoffs for each category will be released by HPSCB after the preliminary exam and the main exam has been conducted. However, the cutoffs will depend on various factors some of which are mentioned below. The candidates can refer to these points to get an estimate of how cutoffs will be calculated.

1. More applicants, higher cut-off – When many people apply for a job, the competition gets tougher, so the score needed to qualify (cut-off) increases. 

2. Fewer job openings, higher cut-off – Limited job positions with many applicants mean tougher competition, leading to a higher cut-off. 

3. Hard test, lower cut-off; Easy test, higher cut-off – A difficult test means fewer high scores, lowering the cut-off. Conversely, an easy test means more high scores, raising the cut-off. 

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Salary Structure 

Posts/Services	Salaries
Junior Clerk	Rs. 19,900

HPSCB Junior Clerk Exam 2025 Preparation Tips 

1. Gather study materials, online resources such as video lectures, and practice materials recommended for the examination. Having relevant study material will make your preparation simpler and faster. 

2. Divide topics into sub-topics for in-depth and better coverage of the syllabus. It will ensure that you don’t miss any important concepts and that you have covered the complete syllabus inside out. 

3. Make concise notes to make your revision faster and more effective. Having concise notes will make sure you can cover maximum topics in minimum time while revising before the examination. 

4. Use visual aids to facilitate the learning of complex concepts and statistical data. It will help you to understand difficult concepts with ease and hence increase your confidence while attempting the questions. 

5. Revise your notes regularly to enhance the retention of concepts. Regular revision will help you to strengthen your concepts and figure out your weak spots and gaps in your knowledge which then you can fill while studying for the examination. 

6. Explore online forums and discussion groups related to the exam for valuable insights and study tips from fellow aspirants. Engaging with a community of peers can provide additional support and motivation during your preparation journey. 

7. Practice solving previous years’ question papers and sample tests to familiarize yourself with the exam pattern and improve your time management skills. Regular practice will also help identify areas requiring more focus and attention. 

8. Seek guidance from experienced mentors or tutors who can provide personalized assistance and strategies for adequate preparation. Their expertise and advice can offer valuable perspectives and help you overcome challenges more efficiently. 

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