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IBPS PO Notification 2026 has been released for Probationary Officer vacancies in participating public sector banks. Candidates can check the notification PDF, eligibility criteria, age limit, selection process, exam pattern, salary, application dates, and direct apply online link here.
IBPS PO Notification 2026
For the purpose of hiring Probationary Officers (PO) in 11 participating public sector banks, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published the IBPS PO Notification 2026. For the year 2027–2028, 6715 positions need to be filled. IBPS has enabled the online application process for qualified and interested individuals, along with the comprehensive notice PDF. In this article, we provide the complete details on the IBPS PO Notification, including the vacancy distribution, eligibility criteria, selection process, exam pattern, direct link to apply online, and much more.
What’s New in IBPS PO 2026?
- 6,715 vacancies announced, around 1,507 more vacancies than last year.
- 2-day application correction window introduced after the registration process closes.
- IBPS PO Mains pattern revised with 170 objective questions (earlier 145).
- Banking Awareness and Data Interpretation sections now carry higher weightage.
- English Language section has reduced marks and exam duration.
- Credit History clause is not mentioned in this year’s notification.
- All other eligibility criteria and selection stages remain unchanged.
Overview
Canddiates can refer to the table below for key details and important updates:
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | IBPS PO 2026 |
| Conducting Body | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Probationary Officer (PO)/Management Trainee (MT) |
| Recruitment Cycle | CRP PO/MT-XVI |
| Participating Banks | 11 Public Sector Banks |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains, Interview |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Official Website | www.ibps.in |
Important Dates
Mark these dates in your calendar to stay updated with all the important dates under the IBPS Recruitment 2026:
| Event | Date |
| Notification Release | 30th June 2026 |
| Apply Online Starts | 1st July 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | 21st July 2026 |
| Application Fee Payment | 21st July 2026 |
| Application Correction/Modification window | TBA |
| Pre-Exam Training | August 2026 |
| Prelims Admit Card | August 2026 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Date | 22 & 23 August 2026 |
| Prelims Result | September 2026 |
| Mains Admit Card | September 2026 |
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Date | 4 October 2026 |
| Interview | November/December 2026 |
| Final Result | January 2027 |
IBPS PO Vacancy 2026
IBPS has released the bank-specific and category-specific openings for the Probationary Officer position. The IBPS PO 2026 recruitment has declared 6,715 Probationary Officer positions. In comparison to the prior recruitment cycle, this indicates an increase of 1,507 positions, or almost 29%.
Category-wise Vacancy:
- SC: 1009
- ST: 502
- OBC: 1816
- EWS: 669
- UR: 2719
IBPS PO 2026 Bank-wise Vacancy Distribution (Indicative) | |||||||||||
| Sr. No. | Participating Bank | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total | HI | OC | VI | ID |
| 1 | Bank of Baroda | 285 | 142 | 513 | 190 | 770 | 1,900 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | Bank of India | 75 | 37 | 135 | 50 | 203 | 500 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Bank of Maharashtra | 165 | 82 | 297 | 110 | 446 | 1,100 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Canara Bank | 225 | 112 | 405 | 150 | 608 | 1,500 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Central Bank of India | 75 | 37 | 135 | 50 | 203 | 500 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Indian Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 7 | Indian Overseas Bank | 84 | 41 | 148 | 54 | 223 | 550 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Punjab National Bank | 76 | 38 | 136 | 50 | 204 | 504 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Punjab & Sind Bank | 24 | 13 | 47 | 15 | 62 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | UCO Bank | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 11 | Union Bank of India | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Total | All Participating Banks | 1,009 | 502 | 1,816 | 669 | 2,719 | 6,715 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 77 |
Last 4 Years Vacancy Trends
Year | Vacancies (Initial) |
2026 | 6715 |
2025 | 5,208 |
2024 | 4,455 |
2023 | 3,049 |
2022 | 6,432 |
Eligibility Criteria
Before applying, candidates must meet the IBPS's eligibility conditions. A candidate's application will be rejected if there is a difference in their eligibility. The IBPS PO Notification 2026's comprehensive eligibility requirements are shown below:
Nationality
The applicant for applying for the exam can be:
- A Citizen of India
- The subject of Nepal or Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who permanently settled in India before January 1, 1962
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zaire, or Zambia, intending to reside in India permanently.
Educational Qualification
Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Government of India.
- When enrolling for the IBPS Bank-PO exam, applicants must indicate the percentage of marks they received in their graduation and have a current mark sheet or degree certificate attesting to their graduate status on the day of registration.
Computer Literacy:
Proficiency in computer systems is essential both for the job and for taking the IBPS PO exam, which is conducted online.
Age Limit (1/7/2026)
| Criteria | Age |
| Minimum Age | 20 Years |
| Maximum Age | 30 Years |
Age Relaxation
| Category | Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 Years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years |
| PwBD | 10 Years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 5 Years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 Years |
Widows/Divorced Women | 9 years |
Persons with Domicile of Jammu &Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal, retrenched from service(for the MP state only) | 5 years |
IBPS PO Exam Number of Attempts
As long as you fulfill the qualifying requirements, especially the age requirement, there is no set limit on how many times you can take the IBPS PO Exam. This implies that you are allowed to retake the test until you reach the maximum age.
Selection Process
The IBPS PO recruitment process consists of three stages:
Stage 1: Preliminary Examination
Candidates must qualify the sectional and overall cutoff to be shortlisted for the Mains Examination.
Stage 2: Main Examination
The Mains Exam carries significant weight in the final selection process and includes both objective and descriptive tests.
Stage 3: Interview
Candidates qualifying the Mains Exam are called for the Interview round conducted by participating banks. The final merit list is prepared based on the marks obtained in the Mains Examination and Interview.
Exam Pattern
According to the IBPS PO selection procedure, the ultimate choice is determined by the results of the interview and the main exam. Last year, IBPS made revisions to the Prelims exam schedule; this year, the Mains exam pattern has also been altered. View the most recent exam format below.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern
English language, quantitative aptitude, and reasoning ability are the three areas that make up the preliminary exam. Over the course of 60 minutes, 100 questions totaling 100 marks are asked. For every incorrect attempt, a negative marking of -0.25 is subtracted.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern (Latest)
IBPS has made minor adjustments to the Mains exam format. The overall number of questions is now 170 (up from 145), and the marks assigned to the GA, English, and DI sections have been enhanced. There is no change in the description pattern.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | 40 | 60 | 45 minutes |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars | 50 | 60 | 35 minutes |
English Language | 40 | 20 | 35 minutes |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 40 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 170 | 200 | 160 minutes |
Descriptive Test
Along with the Main examination, candidates will go through a descriptive test of 25 marks.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
| (Essay and Comprehension) | 2 | 25 | 30 Minutes |
IBPS PO Personality Test + Interview (Final Stage)
The purpose of the personality test is to evaluate a candidate's leadership abilities, decision-making capacity, communication skills, behavioral tendencies, and appropriateness for a position in the banking industry. Those who pass the personality test will be invited to the interview, which is worth 100 points. Candidates' final exam score is determined by IBPS using an 80:20 weighting of marks for the main exam and interview, respectively.
Salary
Selected applicants will be assigned to participating public sector banks as probationary officers. IBPS POs are now paid between ₹48,480 and ₹85,920, with additional benefits like medical coverage, DA, HRA, and CCA.
Career Growth
Probationary Officer (PO)
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Manager
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Senior Manager
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Assistant General Manager
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Deputy General Manager
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General Manager (TEGS-VII)
Exam Centre
The Prelims and Mains exam will be conducted at the following exam centres. Candidates are advised to select their preferred centre carefully as allotment will be made based on their respective choice.
| State/UT/NCR | Preliminary Centres | Main Centres |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur, Chirala, Guntur/Vijayawada, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur/Vijayawada, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai/Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Bhilai/Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat | Surat |
| Delhi/NCR | Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad | Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad |
| Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/Bardoli, Vadodara | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat/Bardoli, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Una | Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Una |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Dharwad/Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi | Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad/Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Ladakh | Leh, Kargil | Leh, Kargil |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, Sangli, Satara | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune |
| Manipur | Churachandpur, Imphal, Kakching, Thoubal | Churachandpur, Imphal, Kakching, Thoubal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong, Tura | Shillong, Tura |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima, Dimapur | Kohima, Dimapur |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Patiala, Phagwara | Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Patiala, Phagwara |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Namakkal, Nagercoil/Kanyakumari, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Tiruppur | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ayodhya, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi | Ghaziabad, Noida/Greater Noida, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Hooghly, Kalyani, Durgapur, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri | Asansol, Durgapur, Kalyani, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
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