IBPS Clerk 16th Recruitment 2026 – IBPS Indian Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has issued a notification for new vacancy. If you are also preparing for IBPS Clerk exam, then this time IBPS Clerk Exam 2026 will be taken by 11 public sector banks. The exam date has been announced. If you also want to apply, then read the information given below carefully and apply for IBPS Clerk 2026.
The exam will be held on October 2026.
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Information
| Organization | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Clerk |
| Vacancy | 11,403 Posts |
| Participating Banks | 11 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2026 | October 2026 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims + Main Exams |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Important Date
| Event | Date |
| Notification Release | 1 August 2026 |
| Apply Start | 1 August 2026 |
| Last Date | 21 August 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 21 August 2026 |
| Application Edit Window | After Registration Closes |
| Pre-Examination Training (PET) | September 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2026 | October 2026 |
| Prelims Result | November 2026 |
| IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Date 2026 | December 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | March 2027 |
IBPS Clerk 2026 – Vacancy Details
| State/UT | Vacancies |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 18 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 186 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 45 |
| Assam | 349 |
| Bihar | 491 |
| Chandigarh | 20 |
| Chhattisgarh | 265 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 18 |
| Daman & Diu | 7 |
| Delhi | 415 |
| Goa | 61 |
| Gujarat | 698 |
| Haryana | 196 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 97 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 67 |
| Jharkhand | 182 |
| Karnataka | 1,414 |
| Kerala | 108 |
| Ladakh | 6 |
| Lakshadweep | 11 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 570 |
| Maharashtra | 1,051 |
| Manipur | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 22 |
| Mizoram | 17 |
| Nagaland | 31 |
| Odisha | 249 |
| Puducherry | 19 |
| Punjab | 276 |
| Rajasthan | 328 |
| Sikkim | 20 |
| Tamil Nadu | 894 |
| Telangana | 261 |
| Tripura | 32 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,315 |
| Uttarakhand | 102 |
| West Bengal | 540 |
| Total | 11,403 |
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Application Fee
| Category | Application Fee |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs.175/- (inclusive of GST) |
| General and Others | Rs. 850/- (inclusive of GST) |
Age Limitations
- Minimum Age – 20 Years
- Maximum Age – 28 Years
However,Age relaxations as per IBPS rules are as follows:
| Category | Age Relaxations |
| Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disability | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Servicemen with Disabilities | The actual duration of duty in the Defense forces 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen from SC/ST) up to a maximum age of 50 years. |
| Widows and women who have been divorced or who have been legally separated from their husbands but have not remarried. | 9 years |
| Those who were affected by the riots of 1984. | 5 years |
| Employees of the Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal were retrenched from their jobs (Applicable to Madhya Pradesh state only). | 5 years |
Name of the 11 Participating Banks
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- UCO Bank
- Union Bank of India
IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Exam Language
| State 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 |
Exam Center List
| State Code | State /UT / NCR | Preliminary Examination Centre | Main Examination Center |
| 1. | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 2. | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam |
| 3. | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 4. | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar |
| 5. | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna, |
| 6. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| 7. | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| 8. | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar | Surat |
| 9. | Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
| 10. | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 11. | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Vadodara |
| 12. | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram | Ambala |
| 13. | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi | Hamirpur |
| 14. | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| 15. | Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 16. | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore |
| 17. | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 18. | Ladakh | Leh | Leh |
| 19. | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| 20. | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore |
| 21. | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur | Aurangabad, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
| 22. | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 23. | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| 24. | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| 25. | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 26. | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
| 27. | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 28. | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala | Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala |
| 29. | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| 30. | Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok | Bardang/ Gangtok |
| 31. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Madurai, Tirunelveli |
| 32. | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad |
| 33. | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 34. | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/ Greater Noida, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Sitapur, Varanasi | Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj(Allahabad), Varanasi |
| 35. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| 36. | West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri |
Selection Process
- Online Pre Exam
- Online Mains Exam
- Interview
- Document Verification
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| English | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 min |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 min |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 min |
Syllabus – Pre & Mains
- Reasoning,
- English Language, and
- Numerical Ability
are the three key elements of the preliminary examination.
| 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 Organization | 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 Conversion | – |
Salary Per Month
Selected candidates will receive the following basic pay: ₹24,050 – 64,480
while the remaining components include dearness allowance, house rent allowance, medical allowance, and transport allowance.
The cash in hand associated with the IBPS Clerk salary amounts to Rs 29,453/-
| Salary Component | Amount (in Rs.) |
|---|---|
| Pay Scale | 24050-1340/3-28070-1650/3-33020-2000/4-41020-2340/7-57400-4400/1-61800-2680/1-64480 (20 Years) |
| Basic Pay | Rs. 24,050 |
| House Rent Allowance | Rs. 2739.83 |
| Dearness Allowance | Rs. 4769.12 |
| SPL DA | Rs. 1114.23 |
| Transport Allowance | Rs. 850 |
| TA DA | Rs. 133.71 |
| Gross Salary | Rs. 40,720.34 |
Education Qualification
| Post Name | Education |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Associate (Formerly Clerk) | Degree (Graduation) from a recognized university |
IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off
| States/ UT | General | EWS/SC/OBC/ST |
| Andhra Pradesh | 76.5 | EWS- 76.5OBC- 76.5 |
| Assam | 80.75 | EWS-80.75ST- 75.75 |
| Bihar | 87.75 | OBC- 82.50SC- 71.75 |
| Chhattisgarh | 81.25 | — |
| Delhi | 84.50 | EWS- 84.25 |
| Gujarat | 81 | OBC- 81SC- 81 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 86.50 | — |
| Haryana | 85.5 | — |
| Jharkhand | 84.75 | — |
| Kerala | 85.5 | OBC- 85.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 85 | OBC- 85 |
| Maharashtra | 75.5 | SC- 75.50 |
| Manipur | — | SC- 70 |
| Odisha | 87.50 | — |
| Punjab | 83.25 | OBC- 80.25 |
| Rajasthan | 86.25 | — |
| Karnataka | 74.75 | — |
| Telangana | — | OBC- 68.25 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 84 | OBC- 81.5SC- 74.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 89.50 | — |
| West Bengal | 86 | SC- 78.25EWS- 82.50ST- 70.50 |
| Tamil Nadu | 78 | OBC- 78 |
| Lakshadweep | — | ST- 43.5 |
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