IBPS Clerk 2026 key dates
IBPS runs Customer Service Associate (Clerk) recruitment once a year for the participating public sector banks. The notification gives most stages by month only and calls the whole schedule tentative; the exam days come from the IBPS calendar 2026-27, dated 16 January 2026.
Full exam schedule
The complete IBPS Clerk 2026 calendar, stage by stage.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification released | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Online registration & fee payment | 1 – 28 Aug 2026 (extended from 21 Aug) |
| Edit window for application changes | 2 days after registration closed (notified on ibps.in) |
| Pre-Examination Training (PET) | Sep 2026 |
| Prelims call letter download | Sep 2026 |
| Updated vacancies (11,663) | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Prelims exam (online) | 10 & 11 Oct 2026 (scheduled) |
| Prelims result | Nov 2026 (tentative) |
| Mains call letter download | Nov 2026 (tentative) |
| Mains exam (online) | 27 Dec 2026 (IBPS calendar) |
| Provisional allotment | Mar 2027 (tentative) |
| Local Language Proficiency Test & document verification | After Mains/allotment, before joining (no dates notified) |
Month-only dates are from the notification’s tentative schedule (1 Aug 2026); the registration close date is from the IBPS corrigendum of 21 Aug 2026. Prelims and Mains dates are from the IBPS calendar 2026-27 (16 Jan 2026) — we found no separate IBPS notice with exam dates. IBPS can change dates for administrative reasons — always confirm on ibps.in.
Stage-wise dates
What’s coming next
Registration and the edit window are closed, and the Prelims was scheduled for 10–11 October. Watch ibps.in for these:
Prelims result · Nov 2026
Tentative month from the notification. Check your status in the result login on ibps.in.
Mains call letter · Nov 2026
Download it from ibps.in. Keep your stamped Prelims call letter and stamped ID copy — you need them at Mains.
Mains · 27 Dec 2026
Date from the IBPS calendar. The exam runs 125 minutes, but plan to be at the venue for about 3 hours or more.
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Plan around the next stage
With the Prelims result due in November and Mains on 27 December, the weeks in between decide your Mains score — and Mains alone decides your rank. Whether you’re heading to Mains or aiming at the next IBPS Clerk cycle, JobSafal gives you a daily plan so every week still counts.
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