IBPS PO 2026 Notification

IBPS PO 2026 vacancies bank-wise

CRP PO/MT-XVI fills Probationary Officer and Management Trainee posts in 11 public sector banks for the year 2027-28. The notice lists 6,715 indicative vacancies: Bank of Baroda 1,900, Canara Bank 1,500, Bank of Maharashtra 1,100, Indian Overseas Bank 550, Punjab National Bank 504, Bank of India 500, Central Bank of India 500 and Punjab & Sind Bank 161. Indian Bank, UCO Bank and Union Bank of India have not reported vacancies. By category the total is 2,719 unreserved, 1,816 OBC, 1,009 SC, 669 EWS and 502 ST, and the PwBD share is counted within these. IBPS says the figures are indicative and allotment will follow the vacancies the banks actually report.

Age limit and qualification

You must be between 20 and 30 years old on 1 July 2026, which means you were born between 2 July 1996 and 1 July 2006. SC and ST candidates get 5 more years, OBC (non-creamy layer) 3 years and persons with benchmark disabilities 10 years. Ex-servicemen and commissioned officers with at least 5 years of military service get 5 years. Any graduation degree from a recognised university is enough, as long as the result was declared on or before 21 July 2026.

IBPS PO 2026 exam pattern

The preliminary exam has three separately timed tests of 20 minutes each: English Language (30 questions, 30 marks), Quantitative Aptitude (35 questions, 30 marks) and Reasoning Ability (35 questions, 40 marks). You have to clear each test. The main exam has Reasoning (60 marks), General, Economy, Banking, Digital and Financial Awareness including RBI circulars (60 marks), English Language (20 marks) and Data Analysis and Interpretation (60 marks): 170 questions for 200 marks in 160 minutes. A 30-minute descriptive paper in English, an essay and a comprehension worth 25 marks, follows. A quarter of a question's marks is cut for every wrong answer.

Personality test, interview and final merit

Candidates who clear the main exam take a self-report personality test. It does not count towards marks, but you cannot be interviewed without taking it. The interview carries 100 marks, with a minimum of 40% (35% for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD). The final score combines the main exam and the interview in the ratio 80:20; prelims marks are not counted. A reserve list of about 20% of the vacancies may be kept, valid for up to one year after allotment.

Salary, posting and schedule

A Probationary Officer starts on the basic pay scale of ₹48,480-2,000/7-62,480-2,340/2-67,160-2,680/7-85,920, with allowances and perquisites as per the rules of the bank. It is an all-India cadre, so you may be posted anywhere in India or abroad. Registration closed on 21 July 2026. The tentative schedule in the notice: prelims in August 2026, prelims result in September, main exam in October, main result and personality test in November, interviews in November/December 2026 and provisional allotment in January 2027.