The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) officially released the IBPS Calendar 2026–27 at its official website www.ibps.in. The exam calendar covers all major banking recruitment drives — PO, Clerk (CSA), Specialist Officer (SO), and Regional Rural Banks (RRB) — spanning from August 2026 to January 2027. If you're looking to start a career in banking, IBPS provides excellent opportunities each year through RRB, PO, Clerk, and SO exams. The IBPS Bank Exam Calendar 2026 notice, with tentative exam dates, is attached below.

IBPS Calendar 2026 Out

Every year, IBPS announces numerous vacancies for banking aspirants across various posts, such as Probationary Officer/Officer Scale 1, Clerk/Junior Associate, Specialist Officer, Officer Scale 2, and Officer Scale 3. The official calendar notice is attached below.

IBPS Exam Dates & Schedule 2026

Exam NameStagesExam DatesRecruitment Drive
IBPS PO 2026Prelims22nd and 23rd August 2026CRP PO/MT-XVI
Mains4th October 2026
IBPS SO 2026Prelims29th August 2026CRP SPL-XVI
Mains1st November 2026
IBPS Clerk 2026Prelims10th & 11th October 2026CRP CSA-XVI
Mains27th December 2026
IBPS RRB PO 2026Prelims21st & 22nd November 2026CRP-RRBs-XV
Mains20th December 2026
IBPS RRB Clerk 2026Prelims6th, 12th, and 13th December 2026
Mains30th January 2027
IBPS RRB Officers Scale II & IIISingle Exam20th December 2026

Official IBPS Calendar 2026

The screenshot of the official exam calendar is attached below.

ibps-calendar-2026-notice

IBPS Exam Calendar 2026 PDF

IBPS conducts the IBPS PO, Clerk, SO and RRB Exams every year to recruit staff assistants and officers in different Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The official IBPS Exam Calendar 2026 has been released on the official website in PDF format on 16th January 2026. The candidates must note that the released IBPS Calendar PDF will not be the final one, as IBPS holds the right to make changes to the exam date as per the requirement. IBPS will share the Exam dates for IBPS PO & Clerk in the PDF format, and the direct link to download the IBPS Calendar 2026 PDF is also provided below. 

Download IBPS Calendar 2026-27 PDF (Official)

Participating Public Sector Banks

IBPS PO, Clerk and SO recruitment covers these 11 nationalized 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: State Bank of India (SBI) conducts its own separate recruitment process and is NOT part of IBPS. For RRBs, 43 Regional Rural Banks participate under IBPS RRB recruitment.

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
DocumentsSize
Photograph of the Applicant20 kb to 50 kb
Signature of the Applicant10 kb to 20 kb
Thumb impression of the Applicant20 kb to 50 kb
Scanned Copy of the handwritten declaration as per the format50 kb to 100 kb
Related Links
IBPS PO Syllabus & Exam PatternIBPS Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern
IBPS RRB Syllabus & Exam PatternIBPS SO Syllabus & Exam Pattern
 Upcoming Bank Exams 2026
FAQs

Ans. Yes, IBPS releases exam calendar at the beginning of the year for every banking exam.

Ans. Yes, IBPS Exam Calendar 2026 has been released on the official website of IBPS.

IBPS PO prelims exam is scheduled for 22nd and 23rd August 2026 and the main exam to be held on 4th October 2026.

Ans. No, IBPS holds all right to change the exam dates as per the scenario & requirement.

IBPS RRB PO Exam 2026 for Prelims is announced to be held on 21st and 22nd November 2026.

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