IBPS Clerk Exam Date: IBPS Clerk 2026 recruitment kind of makes you take a deep breath—it’s a massive deal for anyone looking to get into banking right now. If you’ve been putting off your prep, consider this your official wake-up call because the prelims are sneaking up fast on October 10 and 11, with mains waiting right after on December 27.
It’s wild how quickly exam season rolls around once these notifications hit, and trust me, trying to cram local language proficiency or sorting out your preferred State/UT at the last minute is a special kind of stress nobody needs. Take a minute to check the eligibility and syllabus details now rather than panic-scrolling later—grab a coffee, map out your study blocks, and let’s actually get this sorted before time runs out.
IBPS Clerk Exam Date
IBPS Clerk 2026 dates drop always gives me a minor panic attack, even if I’m not the one sitting for it this year. If you’re planning to take a shot at it, mark your calendars because the Prelims are locked in for October 10 and 11, and trust me, those few months are going to vanish in the blink of an eye.
For anyone who actually manages to survive that preliminary hurdle, the real beast—the Mains—is waiting on December 27, basically ruining what’s left of your winter holiday plans. Grab your coffee, prep those mock tests, and let’s just hope the exam server doesn’t crash on us this time.
IBPS Clerk Exam Date 2026 Details
| Event | Date |
| Notification | 27 July 2026 |
| Online Application Starts | 1 August 2026 |
| Last Date to Submit Form and Fee | 28 August 2026 |
| Application Correction Window | 2 Days |
| Pre-Examination Training (PET) | 3rd October 2026 |
| Prelims Admit Card | October 2026 |
| Prelims Examination | 10 & 11 October 2026 |
| Prelims Result | November 2026 |
| Mains Admit Card | December 2026 |
| Mains Examination | 27 December 2026 |
| Mains Result | January 2027 |
| Provisional Allotment | March 2027 |
| Category | Exam Date |
When will IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2026 be released?
IBPS website every five minutes for that admit card is basically a rite of passage at this point—even though they’ve only loosely dropped “first week of October” for the drop, with the actual exam breathing down our necks on the 10th and 11th.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably got your registration number and DOB saved in three different notes apps just to avoid a minor meltdown when the portal finally goes live. Just head over to their official site once it drops, log in with your credentials, and grab that call letter before the server inevitably starts acting up.
Prelims Exam Shift Timings
| Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| · Reporting Time: 8 AM
· Handwriting Sample: 8:55 AM · Exam Time: 9 to 10 AM |
· Reporting Time: 10:30 AM
· Handwriting Sample: 11:25 AM · Exam Time: 11:30 to 12:30 PM |
· Reporting Time: 1 PM
· Handwriting Sample: 1:55 PM · Exam Time: 2 to 3 PM |
· Reporting Time: 3:30 PM
· Handwriting Sample: 4:25 PM · Exam Time: 4:30 to 5:30 PM |
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2026
IBPS has released a total of 11,403 vacancies for the Clerk/Customer Service Associate (CSA) posts across participating public sector banks. The number of vacancies is provisional and may be revised by the participating banks based on their requirements. Candidates can find the state-wise and category-wise vacancy details in the table below.
- UR: 4740
- OBC (NCL): 2815
- SC: 1910
- ST: 942
- EWS: 996
State-Wise IBPS Clerk 2026 Vacancy
| State/UT | SC | ST | OBC (NCL) | EWS | UR | Total |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 33 | 11 | 53 | 14 | 75 | 186 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 45 |
| Assam | 26 | 41 | 97 | 30 | 155 | 349 |
| Bihar | 89 | 1 | 146 | 42 | 213 | 491 |
| Chandigarh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| Chhattisgarh | 33 | 82 | 13 | 23 | 114 | 265 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Delhi (NCT) | 65 | 35 | 123 | 36 | 156 | 415 |
| Goa | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 61 |
| Gujarat | 50 | 103 | 194 | 63 | 288 | 698 |
| Haryana | 39 | 0 | 56 | 15 | 86 | 196 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 97 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 67 |
| Jharkhand | 19 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 83 | 182 |
| Karnataka | 224 | 101 | 386 | 136 | 567 | 1414 |
| Kerala | 9 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 62 | 108 |
| Ladakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 91 | 114 | 98 | 49 | 218 | 570 |
| Maharashtra | 117 | 96 | 291 | 95 | 452 | 1051 |
| Manipur | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 |
| Mizoram | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| Odisha | 55 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 143 | 337 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 26 |
| Punjab | 150 | 0 | 106 | 40 | 185 | 481 |
| Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 84 | 35 | 153 | 392 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| Tamil Nadu | 137 | 5 | 213 | 58 | 262 | 675 |
| Telangana | 29 | 18 | 48 | 16 | 80 | 191 |
| Tripura | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 375 | 17 | 508 | 159 | 672 | 1731 |
| Uttarakhand | 24 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 91 | 145 |
| West Bengal | 236 | 49 | 224 | 83 | 354 | 946 |
| Total | 1910 | 942 | 2815 | 996 | 4740 | 11,403 |
Participating Banks in IBPS Clerk 2026
- Bank of India
- Central Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Union Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Indian Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- UCO Bank
Previous Years’ Vacancy Trends
| IBPS Clerk Recruitment Year | Number of Vacancies Filled |
| 2026 | 11,403 |
| 2025 | 15,751 |
| 2024 | 11,796 |
| 2023 | 4,545 |
| 2022 | 6,635 |
| 2021 | 7,858 |
| 2020 | 8,163 |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Eligibility
Candidates can check the basic and essential requirements as prescribed by IBPS for the Clerk/Customer Service Associate post:
Age Limit (1/8/2026)
Candidate should be within the age limit of 20 to 28 years
| Category | Age relaxation |
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons With Disabilities | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | the actual period of service rendered in the Defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Online Application
The IBPS Clerk 2026 application process is conducted entirely online. Candidates need to register on the official website, upload the necessary documents, and pay the prescribed application fee. It is important to verify all details carefully before submitting the form.
Application Fee
The amount to be paid for the IBPS Clerk Application form is Rs. 850/- for General & Others and Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PwD categories. The application fee can be paid by internet banking, Debit/Credit Card, BHIM UPI, Mastercard, etc. Note that this fee is non-refundable.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Selection Process
| Stage | Details |
| Stage 1: Preliminary Exam | The Preliminary Exam is the first and qualifying stage of the selection process. Candidates who meet the required sectional and overall cut-off marks are shortlisted for the Mains Examination. |
| Stage 2: Mains Exam | The Mains Examination pattern has been revised this year. It is the most important stage, as the final merit list is prepared based on the marks obtained in the Mains Exam. |
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IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam Pattern (Revised)
The exam pattern of both Prelims and Mains is discussed here:
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
- Mode: Online
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Total Questions: 100
- Maximum Marks: 100
- Sections: English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer
| Sr. No. | Name of Test | Medium of Examination | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| 1 | English Language | English | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | English & Hindi* | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | English & Hindi* | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | – | – | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern (Revised)
- Mode: Online
- Duration: 125 Minutes (5 minutes increased)
- Total Questions: 160 (5 questions increased)
- Maximum Marks: 200
- Sectional Timing: Separate time allotted for each section
- Negative Marking: 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer
| Sr. No. | Name of Test (Not by Sequence) | Medium of Examination | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Allotted |
| 1 | General/Financial Awareness | English & Hindi* | 40 | 50 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | General English | English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | English & Hindi* | 40 | 60 | 35 Minutes |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | English & Hindi* | 40 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| Total | – | – | 160 | 200 | 125 Minutes |
IBPS Clerk Exam Medium
| Sr. No. | State/UT | Medium of Examination |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | English and Hindi |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 4 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| 5 | Bihar | English and Hindi |
| 6 | Chandigarh | English and Hindi |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
| 9 | Delhi (NCT) | English and Hindi |
| 10 | Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani |
| 11 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| 12 | Haryana | English and Hindi |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 15 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
| 16 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| 17 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| 18 | Ladakh | English and Hindi |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 21 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| 22 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| 23 | Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
| 24 | Mizoram | English and Hindi |
| 25 | Nagaland | English and Hindi |
| 26 | Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| 27 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| 28 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| 29 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
| 30 | Sikkim | English and Hindi |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| 32 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| 33 | Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
| 36 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
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IBPS Clerk 2026 Syllabus
| Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning | English |
| Number Series | Seating Arrangements | Cloze Test |
| Data Interpretation | Puzzles | Reading Comprehension |
| Simplification/ Approximation | Inequalities | Spotting Errors |
| Quadratic Equation | Syllogism | Sentence Improvement |
| Data Sufficiency | Input-Output | Sentence Correction |
| Mensuration | Data Sufficiency | Para Jumbles |
| Average | Blood Relations | Fill in the Blanks |
| Profit and Loss | Order and Ranking | Para/Sentence Completion |
| Ratio and Proportion | Alphanumeric Series | |
| Work, Time, and Energy | Distance and Direction | |
| Time and Distance | Verbal Reasoning | |
| Probability | ||
| Relations | ||
| Simple and Compound Interest | ||
| Permutation and Combination |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Pre-Exam Training
| North Zone Centres | South Zone Centres | East Zone Centres | West Zone Centres |
| Agra | Bengaluru | Agartala | Ahmedabad |
| Allahabad | Chennai | Balasore | Aurangabad |
| Amritsar | Coimbatore | Behrampur (Ganjam) | Bhopal |
| Bareilly | Gulbarga | Bhubaneshwar | Indore |
| Chandigarh | Hyderabad | Dhanbad | Jabalpur |
| Dehradun | Kavaratti | Guwahati | Jaipur |
| Gorakhpur | Kochi | Hubli | Jodhpur |
| Jammu | Madurai | Kolkata | Mumbai |
| Kanpur | Mangalore | Muzaffarpur | Nagpur |
| Karnal | Mysore | Patna | Panaji (Goa) |
| Lucknow | Port Blair | Ranchi | Pune |
| Ludhiana | Puducherry | Sambalpur | Raipur |
| New Delhi | Thiruchirapalli | Shillong | Rajkot |
| Patiala | Thiruvananthapuram | Siliguri | Vadodara |
| Rohtak | Vijaywada | Tirupati | – |
| Shimla | Vishakhapatnam | – | – |
| Varanasi | – | – | – |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Salary
| Salary Component | Amount (in Rs.) |
| Pay Scale | 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480 (20 Years) |
| Basic Pay | Rs 24,050 |
| House Rent Allowance | Rs 2739.83 |
| Dearness Allowance | Rs 4769.12 |
| SPL DA | Rs 1114.23 |
| Transport Allowance | Rs 850 |
| TA DA | Rs 133.71 |
| Gross Salary | Rs 40,720.34 |
IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off
| IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off Marks (Prelims 2024) | ||
| States/UT | General | EWS/SC/OBC/ST |
| Andhra Pradesh | 77.5 | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 71 | – |
| Assam | 83.75 | OBC – 82.25 / SC – 81.25 |
| Bihar | 79.5 | OBC – 79.5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 77 | OBC – 77 |
| Chandigarh | 81.5 | – |
| Delhi | 80.75 | SC – 75.25 /OBC – 78.25 |
| Gujarat | 77.25 | ST – 67.75 |
| Goa | – | OBC – 68 |
| Himachal Pradesh | – | ST – 83 |
| Haryana | 83 | – |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 86.25 | – |
| Jharkhand | 83.5 | – |
| Kerala | – | OBC – 81 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 73 | SC – 74.5 |
| Maharashtra | 73 | ST – 69.50 |
| Manipur | – | OBC – 70.25 |
| Meghalaya | – | ST – 73.50 |
| Odisha | 86.75 | – |
| Punjab | 81.25 | SC – 70 / OBC – 79.75 |
| Rajasthan | 83.25 | EWS – 83.25 |
| Karnataka | 64.75 | – |
| Telangana | 68.25 | – |
| Uttar Pradesh | 79 | OBC – 79 / SC – 70.75 / ESM – 56 |
| Uttarakhand | – | – |
| West Bengal | 87.75 | SC – 80.25 |
| Tamil Nadu | – | OBC – 63.25 |
| Tripura | 80.25 | ST – 71 |
| Sikkim | 41 | – |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam Centres
| State/UT | Preliminary Exam Centres | Main Exam Centres |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| Daman & Diu | (Not specified) | (Not specified) |
| Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
| Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Ambala, Hissar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Hamirpur, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur | Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Bardang/Gangtok | Bardang/Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/Greater Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri |
How to Apply for IBPS Clerk 2026?
Applying for IBPS CRP CSA-XVI feels like embarking on an unnecessarily dramatic quest, but here is the survival guide on how to actually get it done without losing your sanity:
- Head over to the official IBPS portal—yes, brace yourself, the site design looks like it peaked in 2008, but you’ll manage.
- Hunt down the CRP CSA-XVI recruitment link and steel yourself to hit “New Registration.”
- Punch in your basic details, though good luck not holding your breath while praying your internet doesn’t drop halfway through.
- Upload that passport photo and signature, keeping your fingers crossed that the strict pixel-dimension gods actually accept your file on the first try.
- Power through the educational history and personal details section, wondering why they need to know every single milestone of your academic life.
- Pick your target State or UT carefully—this choice is basically your digital destiny for the next few years.
- Clear the application fee hurdle (always a painful little goodbye to your bank balance).
- Take a deep breath and preview the whole thing to catch any rogue typos you somehow missed.
- Finally, hit submit, download that PDF copy, and hide it in a folder you will definitely panic-search for later.
FAQs
Is the IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 released?
Yes, the IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 detailed PDF has been released by IBPS on its official website.
What is the IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2026?
IBPS has announced 11403 vacancies across 11 PSBs to be filled this upcoming year (2027-28).
When will the IBPS Clerk 2026 provisional allotment happen?
Provisional allotment is expected in March 2027.