IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification

What is IBPS Clerk 2026 (CRP-CSA-XVI)?

CRP-CSA-XVI is the Common Recruitment Process run by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to fill Customer Service Associate posts, the clerical cadre, in public sector banks for the vacancies of 2027-28. Eleven banks take part: 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 and Punjab & Sind Bank. Recruitment is state-wise, so a candidate applies for one state or union territory and is considered only for vacancies there.

IBPS Clerk 2026 vacancies: state-wise picture

The notification of 1 August 2026 carried 11,403 indicative vacancies. A corrigendum on 29 September 2026 replaced Annexure I, and the updated list adds up to 11,663 vacancies across 37 states and union territories. Uttar Pradesh has the most with 1,752, followed by Karnataka with 1,458, Maharashtra with 1,062, West Bengal with 951 and Gujarat with 761. Bihar has 491. IBPS states that these figures are indicative and anticipated, and that provisional allotment will be made on the actual vacancies the banks report.

IBPS Clerk 2026 exam pattern for prelims and mains

The preliminary exam has English Language (30 questions, 30 marks), Numerical Ability (35 questions, 35 marks) and Reasoning Ability (35 questions, 35 marks), each timed separately at 20 minutes. The main exam has General / Financial Awareness (40 questions, 50 marks, 20 minutes), General English (40 questions, 40 marks, 35 minutes), Reasoning Ability (40 questions, 60 marks, 35 minutes) and Quantitative Aptitude (40 questions, 50 marks, 35 minutes): 160 questions for 200 marks in 125 minutes. A wrong answer costs one fourth of the marks of that question in both exams. Main exam marks are converted out of 100 for provisional allotment.

IBPS Clerk salary and local language rule

The notification gives the basic pay scale of a Customer Service Associate as ₹24,050 rising to ₹64,480, with allowances and perquisites as per the rules of the allotted bank. Candidates must know the local language of the state or union territory they applied for. Those who can show a Class 10 or higher mark sheet with that language as a subject are exempt from the language test. Others take the test after the main exam or provisional allotment and before joining; a candidate who fails it is not offered appointment.

What to carry to the IBPS Clerk exam

Carry the valid call letter for your date and session, and an original photo identity proof bearing exactly the same name as on the call letter, with a photocopy. PAN card, passport, permanent driving licence, voter's card, Aadhaar or e-Aadhaar with photograph and bank passbook with photograph are among the accepted proofs. A ration card and a learner's driving licence are not accepted. Candidates who report after the reporting time on the call letter are not allowed to take the exam. Keep the stamped preliminary call letter safely: it must be brought again to the main exam.