IBPS SO 2026 notification — released 1 Jul 2026
IBPS published the notification for CRP SPL-XVI (vacancies of 2027-28) on ibps.in. Registration and fee payment ran from 1 to 21 July 2026. The indicative vacancies were revised from 745 to 1,035 on 20 July and to 1,043 on 27 August 2026. As per the IBPS tentative calendar, the prelims were on 29 August 2026 and the Main exam is on 1 November 2026. As of 12 October 2026, the prelims result (due September/October) had not been posted on IBPS’s CRP SPL-XVI page.
Read the notification once, fully — it sets the eligibility for each of the six posts, the fee, the post-wise exam structure, the interview rules and how banks are allotted on merit-cum-preference. Read it together with the latest vacancy update, which replaces the original vacancy table.
Key highlights
What the notification contains
Every section you should read carefully:
How to download the notification
- Open ibps.inGo to the official IBPS website.
- Find the CRP SPL sectionOn the home page, open the “CRP SPL” link and go to the CRP Specialist Officers-XVI page.
- Open the PDFClick the detailed notification, or use the direct notification PDF link at the top of this page.
- Download the updates tooSave the vacancy corrigenda of 20 July and 27 August 2026 with the notification — the latest updated Annexure I is the current vacancy table. Then read every section, including the annexures on exam centres and document scanning.
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Daily targets for Reasoning, English, Quant & banking awareness — plus date alerts.
Turn the notification into a plan
The notification tells you what you have to clear, and JobSafal helps you prepare for part of it. JobSafal doesn’t have IBPS SO mock tests or PYQ sets yet, and it doesn’t cover the post-specific Professional Knowledge test. What your IBPS SO plan does cover are the general sections — Reasoning, English, Quant and banking awareness — broken into daily targets.
General-section plan
Daily targets for Reasoning, English, Quant and banking awareness.
Small daily goals
Short, steady targets that leave room for your Professional Knowledge study.
Date alerts
Prelims result, Mains call letter and interview reminders.
Professional Knowledge
Not covered by JobSafal — study it from your own degree subjects.
