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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS exam calendar 2026, announcing tentative dates for the preliminary and main examinations for Clerk, Probationary Officer (PO),

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Specialist Officer (SO) and RRB posts. Candidates can check the detailed schedule on the official website, ibps.in.

According to the calendar, the IBPS PO preliminary examination will be conducted on August 22 and August 23, 2026. The Specialist Officer (SO) prelims are scheduled for August 29, 2026, while the Clerk preliminary examination will be held on October 10 and October 11, 2026.

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For the main examinations, the IBPS PO mains will take place on October 4, 2026. The SO mains examination is scheduled for November 1, 2026, and the Customer Service Associate (Clerk) mains exam will be held on December 27, 2026.

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The calendar also includes dates for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The IBPS RRB Officer Scale I prelims will be conducted on November 21 and November 22, 2026. The Office Assistant prelims exam is scheduled for December 6, December 12 and December 13, 2026.

As per the tentative schedule, the RRB Officer Scale I, II and III main examination will be held on December 20, 2026, while the RRB Office Assistant mains exam will take place on January 30, 2027.

Candidates planning to appear for IBPS exams in 2026 are advised to keep track of updates on the official IBPS website and plan their preparation according to the tentative schedule.

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IBPS Calendar 2026

PSBs – CRP PO/MT-XVI, CRP SPL-XVI & CRP CSA-XVI

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Examination	Probationary Officers / Management Trainees (PO/MT)	Specialist Officers (SPL)	Customer Service Associates (CSA)
Preliminary Examination	August 22 and August 23, 2026	August 29, 2026	October 10 and October 11, 2026
Main Examination	October 4, 2026	November 1, 2026	December 27, 2026

RRBs – CRP RRBs-XV (Officers Scale I, II & III and Office Assistants)

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Examination	Officer Scale I	Officer Scale II and III	Office Assistants
Preliminary Examination	November 21 and November 22, 2026	NA	December 6, December 12 and December 13, 2026
Main / Single Examination	December 20, 2026	December 20, 2026	January 30, 2027

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IBPS Exam Calendar 2026 Out For Clerk, PO, SO And RRB Exams

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