IBPS RRB Clerk 2026 key dates
IBPS runs the Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks once a year. The notification of 1 September 2026 lists most stages by month only and calls the whole schedule tentative; the exact Office Assistant exam days come from the IBPS calendar of 16 January 2026.
Full exam schedule
The complete IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) 2026-27 calendar, stage by stage.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification released | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Online registration & fee payment | 1 – 27 Sep 2026 (extended from 21 Sep) |
| Edit window to correct the application (₹200) | 7 – 8 Oct 2026 |
| Pre-Exam Training (PET) | Nov 2026 |
| Prelims call letter download | Nov / Dec 2026 |
| Prelims exam (online) | 6, 12 & 13 Dec 2026 |
| Prelims result | Dec 2026 / Jan 2027 (tentative) |
| Mains call letter download | Dec 2026 / Jan 2027 (tentative) |
| Mains exam (online) | 30 Jan 2027 |
| Provisional allotment | Feb / Mar 2027 (tentative) |
Month-only dates are from the notification’s tentative schedule. The registration extension is from the corrigendum of 21 Sep 2026 and the edit window from the notice of 6 Oct 2026. The Prelims and Mains dates are from the IBPS calendar 2026-27; the notification itself only says Prelims in Nov/Dec 2026 and Mains in Dec 2026/Feb 2027. The notification gives no separate Mains result date for Office Assistants, and there is no interview. IBPS can change dates for administrative reasons, court orders or government advisories — always confirm on ibps.in.
Stage-wise dates
What’s coming next
Registration and the edit window are closed. If you applied for Office Assistant, watch for these on ibps.in:
Pre-Exam Training · Nov 2026
Online training for a limited number of SC, ST, OBC, minority-community, ex-servicemen and PwBD candidates who opted for it in the application.
Prelims call letter
Due in Nov/Dec 2026 as per the tentative schedule. It carries your centre, venue address, date and time.
Prelims · 6, 12 & 13 Dec 2026
Reasoning and Numerical Ability, 40 questions each. Keep the stamped call letter — you need it again at Mains.
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Daily targets & topic practice — built around the IBPS RRB Clerk pattern.
About eight weeks to the Prelims
With the Prelims on 6, 12 and 13 December 2026 and the Mains on 30 January 2027, you have roughly seven weeks between stages. JobSafal gives you a daily plan so every week counts.
Daily plan
A daily target across Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and English or Hindi.
Topic practice
Work through commonly tested Reasoning and Numerical Ability topics one at a time, at your own pace.
Weak-area report
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Daily current affairs
Keep up with the news for the General Awareness test in the Mains.
