IBPS Calendar 2026 Out, Check IBPS PO, Clerk, SO & RRB Exam Dates

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published the IBPS Calendar 2026 PDF, which includes dates for the IBPS PO, Clerk, SO, and IBPS RRB exams, covering both preliminary and mains sessions. 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, with tentative exam dates, is now available at www.ibps.in. 

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 IBPS Calendar 2026 is released early, providing tentative exam dates to assist aspirants in preparing effectively for upcoming bank exams. 

In this article, we have covered IBPS Calendar, Exam Dates / Schedule for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO and IBPS RRB Exams for 2026. 

IBPS Exam Calendar 2026- Overview

At the start of each year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) publishes its yearly IBPS Exam Calendar, outlining exams scheduled for the upcoming year. This presents a great opportunity for banking aspirants aiming to work in any Public Sector Bank or Regional Bank in India. 

IBPS PO 2026 Exam Dates

PSBs – CRP PO/MT-XVI Exam Dates 2026

As per the calendar, IBPS will be conducting the IBPS PO 2026 Prelims Exam on 22nd & 23rd August 2026 and the Mains Exam on 4th October 2026 for Probationary Officer posts through CRP PO/MT-XVI recruitment drive. 

• Notification Release Date- June 2026
• Registration Dates- June-July 2026
• Prelims Exam- 22nd and 23rd August 2026 (Saturday & Sunday)
• Mains Exam- 4th October 2026
• Interview- November 2026

IBPS SO 2026 Exam Dates

PSBs – CRP SPL-XVI Exam Dates 2026

The selection process for the IBPS Specialist Officer posts is Prelims, Mains & Interview and for FY 2026, the IBPS SO Exam Dates for CRP SPL-XVI has been announced with Bank Exam Calendar 2026. The preliminary exam is to be held on 29th August 2026, while mains on 1st November 2026. 

IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam Dates

PSBs – CRP CLERK-XVI Exam Dates 2026

IBPS Clerical Cadre Exam is considered the easiest one among all other banking exams, and this is the reason the number of applicants is higher. You can check the prelims and mains exam dates for IBPS Clerk 2026 from here and start preparing. IBPS Clerk prelims exam is to be held on 10th & 11th October 2026, while IBPS Clerk Mains on 27th December 2026.

IBPS RRB 2026 Exam Dates

RRBs – CRP RRB-XV (Officers) and CRP RRB-XV (Office Assistants) Exam Dates 2026

IBPS RRB 2026 exam will be conducted to recruit eligible candidates for Officer Scale I, II, & III and Office Assistants. The IBPS RRB 2026 Exam Dates, as announced, are shared below. 

IBPS Bank 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 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)

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IBPS 2026 Registration Process

1. The registration process will be online mode only at www.ibps.in and there will be a single registration for both 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 per the specifications given in the particular advertisement for the IBPS 2026 Exam.