what is provisional allotment in ibps clerk

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Provisional allotment in the IBPS Clerk recruitment process is the final stage of selection where candidates are allotted to participating banks based on their merit, category, and the preferences of banks filled during the online application. After the Main examination results are declared, a merit list is prepared, and candidates who clear the required cut-off are placed in order of merit. Based on this list, candidates are allotted to different banks according to the number of vacancies in that particular State/UT and their rank in the merit list.

The term ""provisional"" indicates that this allotment is subject to fulfilling all eligibility criteria, including document verification, medical fitness, and other conditions specified by the allotted bank. Once all verification processes are completed successfully, candidates receive their final appointment letters and joining instructions from the respective bank.

It is important to note that candidates cannot change the bank or the state once provisional allotment is made. The allotment strictly follows the state-wise and category-wise vacancies published in the official notification. This system ensures transparency and fairness, as the entire process is based on the scores obtained in the Main examination and the equi-percentile normalization method used by IBPS. Therefore, clearing the Main exam with a good score is crucial for getting allotted to the preferred bank.