The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will release the IBPS clerk 2026 notification on their official website, ibps.in. The IBPS Clerk notification 2026 pdf contains all the details about the number of vacancies, application process, pay scale, eligibility criteria, event dates, application fee, exam syllabus, exam pattern, etc. In order to appear for the IBPS Clerk 2026 exam, candidates have to submit the application form before the deadline, which will be announced.
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Aspirants planning to appear for the IBPS Clerk exam can download the notification PDF on the official website. Candidates are recommended to go through the IBPS Clerk 2026 notification carefully before applying for the exam. To know more about the IBPS Clerk notification 2026, read the full article below:
Name of the exam | IBPS Clerk 2026 exam |
Conducting Authority | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
Mode of exam | Online |
Selection procedure | Prelims, mains, and language test |
Vacancy | TBA |
The important dates of IBPS Clerk will be mentioned in the IBPS Clerk notification 2026. For now, students can check the IBPS Clerk exam dates 2026 in the table below.
Events | Dates 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk notification | To be announced |
Release of IBPS Clerk application form | To be announced |
The last Date to register and pay the fee for the IBPS Clerk exam form 2026 | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk prelims admit card | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam | October 10 and 11, 2026 |
IBPS Clerk Prelims result | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk admit card for Mains exam | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk Mains exam | December 27, 2026 |
IBPS Clerk 2026 Mains exam result | To be announced |
IBPS Clerk Final result date | To be announced |
For aspiring applicants, the IBPS has defined the IBPS Clerk 2026 eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria shall be determined by the conducting authority based on the following criteria:
Nationality:
Applicants must be Indian residents.
Age:
Applicants must be between 20 years and 28 years of age as per the previous year's statistics. However, the candidates from the reserved category will get the relaxation as per the government norms.
Education:
The minimum qualification needs to be a graduation.
Must have known the local language of the applying state/UT
Must have basic knowledge of English.
Before completing the application form, the applicant must meet the IBPS Clerk eligibility criteria.
Institute of Banking Personnel released the application form of 2026 IBPS Clerk online on the official website - ibps.in. Candidates can submit the IBPS Clerk application form in online mode. Online registration, completion of basic information, uploading of scanned photographs and signatures, and payment of application fees are the major steps of filling out the IBPS clerk application form. The application procedure will not be completed without paying the application fees.
In the notification, IBPS Clerk 2026 vacancy details have been provided. The vacancies will be released state-wise, category-wise and bank-wise. Candidates applying for the exam can check the IBPS Clerk vacancies from the table below.
Categories | Vacancy (2025) | Vacancy (2024) | Vacancy (2023) | Vacancy (2022) | Vacancy (2021) | Vacancy (2020) | Vacancy (2019) |
General | 4672 | 2684 | 1818 | 2767 | 3,727 | 5,557 | 810 |
SC | 1549 | 1128 | 641 | 951 | 1,091 | 1,925 | 300 |
ST | 813 | 388 | 299 | 400 | 596 | 831 | 150 |
OBC | 2271 | 1426 | 915 | 1379 | 1,569 | 2,642 | 540 |
EWS | 972 | 562 | 379 | 538 | 875 | 1,120 | 200 |
Total | 10277 | 6128 | 4045 | 6035 | 7,858 | 12,075 | 2,140 |
In the official notification, the exam authority releases the list of IBPS Clerk exam centres 2026. To know where the prelims and mains exams will be held, candidates can search IBPS Clerk examination centres 2026. The authority will provide a separate examination centre list for the prelims and mains exams. Applicants can choose their preferred exam centre when filling out the application form.
The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk consists of two phases. The prelims exam of IBPS Clerk will be the first phase, whereas the IBPS Clerk main 20256 will be the final one. Check the table below to know details about the IBPS clerk exam pattern 2026.
Sections | Number of questions | Duration | Total Marks |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 minutes | 100 marks |
English Language | 30 | 20 minutes | |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 20 minutes | |
Total | 100 | 60 minutes |
Section | No. of question | Duration | Total Marks |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 45 minutes | 200 marks |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 40 | 45 minutes | |
General English | 40 | 35 minutes | |
General/ Financial Awareness | 40 | 35 minutes | |
Total | 155 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The basic pay of IBPS Clerks under IBPS Clerk salary 2026 is Rupees Rs 11,765. The pay scale for the first three years is Rs 11,765-655. The first increment in the salary of IBPS Clerk 2025 will be provided after 3 years.
There are other allowances apart from these:
House rent allowance (HRA)
Travel
Special Allowance
Dearness Allowance (DA)
Medical Allowance
Based on the city in which the employee is situated, the allowances or benefits provided to the employees vary.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the IBPS clerk notification wil be released on the official website
Graduates between the ages of 20 and 28 are eligible to apply for the post of IBPS Clerk 2026.
The IBPS Clerk 2026 admit card will be issued in online mode on the official website - ibps.in.
Candidates can fill the IBPS Clerk application form in online mode on the official website.
All the necessary details such as eligibility criteria, exam dates, exam pattern, fee details and other information will be available in the IBPS Clerk notification 2026.
The last date to submit the IBPS 2026 application form will be announced soon.
As per the IBPS Clerk notification 2026, there will be 11 participants banks for IBPS exam
Candidates who qualify as IBPS Clerk will get the basic pay of Rs 11,765 along with all the other allowances.
The complete list of IBPS Clerk exam centre will be provided in the notification. If your city name is available in that list, you can definitely choose.
On Question asked by student community
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If your admit card shows your name as “Pooja Pooja” but all your documents have the name “Pooja” , you should do the following:
Contact the RRB/IBPS helpdesk as soon as possible. Tell them your correct name and explain that your admit card has your name printed twice.
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This may be due to auto-fill or system default based on previous data or your ID proof. If all your official documents have only your first name, this mismatch could
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You don't need any certificate for the IBPS clerk because this job role doesn't require any certificate. This role doesn't state that you need any computer certificate; you just need a basic knowledge of computers. The participating bank may assess your computer literacy during the exam.
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