IBPS Calendar 2026 Released: Check Exam Dates for PO, Clerk, SO & RRB

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has officially released the IBPS Exam Calendar 2026–27 on its official website, www.ibps.in. This schedule outlines the recruitment timeline for major banking exams, including PO, Clerk, Specialist Officer (SO), and Regional Rural Banks (RRB), running from August 2026 through January 2027. If you are preparing for a banking career, these exams represent your primary path into the public sector. The tentative exam schedule is provided in the official calendar below.

Every year, IBPS recruits thousands of candidates for various positions, including Probationary Officer (PO), Clerk, Specialist Officer (SO), and Officer Scale I, II, and III. Aspiring bankers should review the official calendar notice provided below to begin their strategic preparation.

IBPS Exam Dates & Schedule 2026

Exam Name	Stages	Exam Dates	Recruitment Name
IBPS PO 2026	Prelims	22nd and 23rd August 2026	CRP PO/MT-XVI
	Mains	4th October 2026
IBPS SO 2026	Prelims	29th August 2026	CRP SPL-XVI
	Mains	1st November 2026
IBPS Clerk 2026	Prelims	10th & 11th October 2026	CRP CSA-XVI
	Mains	27th December 2026
IBPS RRB PO 2026	Prelims	21st & 22nd November 2026	CRP-RRBs-XV
	Mains	20th December 2026
IBPS RRB Clerk 2026	Prelims	6th, 12th, and 13th December 2026
	Mains	30th January 2027
IBPS RRB Officers Scale II & III	Single Exam	20th December 2026

Official IBPS Calendar 2026

Please find the official IBPS exam schedule screenshot below for your reference.

IBPS Exam Calendar PDF

IBPS conducts these annual recruitment drives to select qualified personnel for various Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The official IBPS Exam Calendar 2026 was released in PDF format on 16th January 2026. Candidates should note that while these dates are tentative, IBPS reserves the right to adjust the schedule based on administrative requirements. Below, you will find the specific dates for PO and Clerk exams along with a direct download link for the full PDF.

Download Official IBPS Calendar 2026-27 PDF

Participating Public Sector Banks

The IBPS PO, Clerk, and SO recruitment exams facilitate staffing for the following 11 participating public sector banks:

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Bank of India
3. Bank of Maharashtra
4. Canara Bank
5. Central Bank of India
6. Indian Bank
7. Indian Overseas Bank
8. Punjab & Sind Bank
9. Punjab National Bank
10. UCO Bank
11. Union Bank of India

Note: The State Bank of India (SBI) manages its own independent recruitment process and is not included in the IBPS calendar. For the IBPS RRB exams, 43 Regional Rural Banks participate in the hiring process.

IBPS 2026 Registration Process

1. The registration process will be online only at www.ibps.in and there will be a single registration for both the IBPS Preliminary and Main Examination 2026.
2. The candidates have to pay the required application fees online and only the applications submitted with the fee will be accepted.
3. The candidates have to remember their registration number for the further recruitment process.
4. Candidates will be required to upload the following documents as specified in the advertisement for the IBPS 2026 Exam.

IBPS 2026 Documents Required
Documents	Size
Photograph of the Applicant	20 kb to 50 kb
Signature of the Applicant	10 kb to 20 kb
Thumb impression of the Applicant	20 kb to 50 kb
Scanned Copy of the handwritten declaration as per the format	50 kb to 100 kb