The IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDF for CRP CSA-XVI will be released on the official website for the recruitment of Customer Service Associates (CSA) vacancies in different Public Sector Undertakings banks. Candidates can go through the last year’s official notification PDF by clicking the direct link shared below.
IBPS Clerk 2026- Exam Summary
IBPS has announced the important details for Clerical Cadre posts to be recruited for FY 2027-2028, along with the detailed IBPS Clerk Notification 2026. IBPS Clerk is one of the conducted every year, providing opportunities for lakhs of banking aspirants. For more details about IBPS Clerk 2026, go through the summary table below.
| IBPS Clerk 2026- Exam Summary | |
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | CRP CSA-XVI |
| Vacancy | To be notified |
| Participating Banks | 11 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims + Main Exams |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years |
| Application Fee | SC/ST/PWD- Rs.175 General and Others- Rs. 850 |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Important Dates
The complete schedule for IBPS Clerk 2026 will be notified with the release of the official notification, which will be released on www.ibps.in. The prelims and mains exam date will be notified with release of
| IBPS Clerk 2026- Important Dates | |
| Events | Dates |
| IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 | July 2026 |
| Apply Online Starts | July/August 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply Online & Pay Fee | August 2026 |
| Last date of printing applications | September 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card | September 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam | 10th and 11th October 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains Admit Card | November 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Date | 14th November 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | March 2027 |
IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2026
The total number of vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2026 will be announced by IBPS along with the official notification pdf. Last year, the total number of vacancies for Clerical Cadre Posts was 15701. You can also check the year-wise vacancy comparison from 2019 to 2025.
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2026: TBA
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2025: 15701
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2024: 11826
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2023: 4,545
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2022: 6,035
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021: 7,855
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020: 2,557
- IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019: 12,075
IBPS Clerk 2025 State-wise Vacancy
The state-wise & category-wise vacancies for last year’s IBPS Clerk exam was as follows. The maximum vacancies were released for Uttar Pradesh State with 2781 total vacancies.
| IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
| States Names | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | Total Vacancies |
| Andaman & Nicobar | — | — | 02 | 01 | 13 | 16 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 77 | 33 | 110 | 42 | 200 | 462 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | 15 | — | 02 | 24 | 41 |
| Assam | 26 | 44 | 102 | 36 | 189 | 397 |
| Bihar | 118 | 04 | 201 | 72 | 365 | 760 |
| Chandigarh | 01 | — | 02 | — | 12 | 15 |
| Chhattisgarh | 34 | 97 | 13 | 28 | 142 | 314 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | — | 12 | 01 | 03 | 28 | 44 |
| Delhi | 39 | 19 | 73 | 23 | 125 | 279 |
| Goa | — | 08 | 15 | 09 | 72 | 104 |
| Gujarat | 76 | 164 | 295 | 105 | 469 | 1109 |
| Haryana | 32 | — | 47 | 15 | 94 | 188 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 32 | 04 | 25 | 13 | 60 | 134 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 01 | 05 | 16 | 04 | 50 | 76 |
| Jharkhand | 27 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 126 | 268 |
| Karnataka | 214 | 108 | 338 | 135 | 591 | 1386 |
| Kerala | 35 | 01 | 89 | 34 | 195 | 354 |
| Ladakh | — | 01 | — | — | 07 | 08 |
| Lakshadweep | — | 01 | — | — | 06 | 07 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 142 | 191 | 140 | 93 | 392 | 958 |
| Maharashtra | 166 | 142 | 437 | 159 | 730 | 1634 |
| Manipur | — | 11 | 03 | 04 | 30 | 48 |
| Meghalaya | — | 04 | — | — | 13 | 17 |
| Mizoram | — | 09 | — | 02 | 18 | 29 |
| Nagaland | — | 12 | — | 01 | 21 | 34 |
| Odisha | 87 | 126 | 66 | 54 | 239 | 572 |
| Puducherry | 01 | — | 05 | 01 | 19 | 26 |
| Punjab | 112 | — | 74 | 33 | 164 | 383 |
| Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 77 | 37 | 174 | 408 |
| Sikkim | — | 03 | 03 | 01 | 18 | 25 |
| Tamil Nadu | 247 | 09 | 322 | 116 | 523 | 1217 |
| Telangana | 61 | 27 | 81 | 32 | 161 | 362 |
| Tripura | 05 | 14 | — | 03 | 34 | 56 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 589 | 28 | 754 | 272 | 1138 | 2781 |
| Uttarakhand | 11 | — | 07 | 07 | 78 | 103 |
| West Bengal | 256 | 52 | 237 | 102 | 439 | 1086 |
| Total | 2456 | 1257 | 3566 | 1463 | 6959 | 15701 |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must fulfill the following three criteria to be eligible for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2026-
IBPS Clerk Age Limit
The candidate must be 20 Years to 28 Years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1998 and not later than 01.07.2006.
Relaxation of Upper age limit
There is some relaxation of the upper age limit for special category candidates. The details on it are given below:
| SNo. | Category | Age relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Disabilities | 10 years |
| 4 | Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| 5 | Widows, divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates |
IBPS Clerk Educational Qualification
A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should possess a certificate as proof of passing the qualifying examination.
The candidate must possess a valid mark sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have a Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/ should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT (candidates should know how to read/ write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.
Nationality / Citizenship
A candidate must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Online Application
The dates for the online application process for IBPS Clerk 2026 exam will be notified with IBPS Clerk Notification 2026. All interested and eligible candidates have to submit their application form along with the required documents, photographs, signatures & IBPS hand-written declaration to register for the IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam. To learn more about the application process in detail, click on the link mentioned be
The application for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2026 has to be done online. To avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS Clerk 2026 Application form is one of the following:
• Internet Explorer 8 and above
• Mozilla FireFox 3.0 and above
• Google Chrome 3.0 and above
Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:
• A valid Email Id
• Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size
• Application Fee must be paid online so all documents required for online transaction
The IBPS Clerk 2026 application form can only be filled out on the official website.
Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for the IBPS Clerk Online Application.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Application Fee
The category-wise fee structure for the IBPS Clerk online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Application.
| SNo. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (Intimation Charges only) |
| 2 | General and Others | Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges) |
Participating Banks in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam
The total number of participating banks in IBPS Clerk 2026 recruitment has been reduced. The following is the list of banks participating in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam.
| Participating Banks in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam | |||
| Bank of Baroda | Canara Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Bank of India | Central Bank of India | Punjab National Bank | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank | |
IBPS Clerk Exam Language
IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam will now onwards be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi. The aim of conducting a clerical exam for recruitment into 12 public sector banks is to promote uniform opportunities to the local youth for employment opportunities and directly connect to the customers through local/regional languages. The state-wise medium of language has been tabulated below.
| IBPS Clerk 2026 Medium of Examination | |
| States Name | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
| Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Sikkin, | English and Hindi |
| Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | English. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and Konkani |
| Goa | English, Hindi and Konkani |
| Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| Kerala, Lakshadweep | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| Tripura, West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Salary Structure
The pay scale of Clerk is Rs. 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400- 4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480. Rs. 24050 is the strating basic pay in the IBPS clerk salary, and the remaining pay includes dearness allowance, house rent allowance, medical allowance and transport allowance. The cash in hand concerning the IBPS Clerk salary is Rs. 40000 to Rs. 42000 for those who join initially.
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IBPS Clerk 2026 Selection Process
The recruitment process of IBPS CRP CSA-XIV occurs in two phases:
1. Preliminary Examination
2. Mains Examination
Students are required to qualify for both these exams to get selected for the post of clerical cadre in most of the premier Public Sector Banks. The main thing to note here is that there is no interview process required for the selection of candidates after the mains exam. 100% weightage is given to the result of the mains exam result.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam Pattern
The IBPS Clerk exam occurs in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Both these papers follow the online method of conducting the written examination. The structure of the exam is as follow:
Phase-1: IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination
The preliminary exam of IBPS CRP CSA-XIV is an online exam testing a candidate on the basis of their aptitude, intellect and English. There are three sections in total and the candidate must clear the cut-off of each section to proceed to the mains exam round.
Candidates are required to solve the question paper in the time frame of 20 minutes for each section. The composite mark of the paper is 100 and the passing marks is decided by IBPS that is likely to change every year depending on the level of difficulty of the exam.
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour | |
Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Phase-2: IBPS Clerk Mains Examination [Revised]
Slights changes have been observed in the Exam Pattern of IBPS Clerk 2026 Mains Exam. IBPS Clerk Mains Exam will now consist of 155 questions and the total marks will remain same i.s. 200. The duration of the exam is reduced to 120 minutes which was previously 160 minuutes.
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Financial Awareness | 40 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Syllabus
The major three sections of the preliminary examination are Reasoning, English Language and Numerical Ability. Each of these sections has multiple subheadings to focus on when preparing for IBPS Clerk CRP. The syllabus overview for IBPS Clerk 2026 Prelims and mains exams is given below.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Exam Syllabus (Pre+Mains)
| English Language | Numerical Ability | Reasoning Ability | Computer | General Awareness |
| Reading Comprehension | Number Series | Puzzle and Arrangements | History and Generation of Computers | Banking and Insurance Awareness |
| Cloze Test | Simplification/ Approximation | Inequality | Introduction to Computer Organisation | Financial Awareness |
| Fillers | Quadratic Equations | Syllogism | Computer Hardware and I/O Devices | Govt. Schemes and Policies |
| Spotting Errors | Data Interpretation | Coding-Decoding | Computer Languages, Basics of DBMS | Current Affairs |
| Sentence Improvement | Data Sufficiency | Blood Relations | Operating System, Internet | Static Awareness |
| Fill in the Blanks | Miscellaneous | Direction sense | Computer Network & Security | |
| Order and Ranking | MS Office Suit and Short cut keys | |||
| Computer Memory, Computer Software | ||||
| Number System and Conversions |
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