IBPS PO Exam Dates 2026

IBPS PO Exam Date: The IBPS PO Exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for various Regional Rural Banks (RRB) across the country. The recruitment is done in three phases. Candidates are required to pass the Preliminary and Main examinations followed by an Interview. The final selection will be made on the basis of the merit of the Mains and Interview process.

In this section, we have mentioned IBPS PO Exam Date 2026 details that can help candidates start preparing for the upcoming exams accordingly.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has not released the official notification yet. Below we have mentioned the tentative dates for the IBPS PO Exam 2026:

IBPS PO 2026 Exam Dates
Events	Dates
IBPS PO Notification 2026	31st July 2026
Online Registration Process Starts	01st August 2026
Online Registration Process Ends	28th August 2026
IBPS PO PET Admit Card 2026	11th September 2026
IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card 2026	14th September 2026
IBPS PO 2026 Preliminary Exam Date	23rd and 30th September 2026
IBPS PO Prelims Result 2026	18th October 2026
IBPS PO Prelims Score Card 2026	25th October 2026
IBPS PO Mains Admit Card 2026	25th October 2026
IBPS PO Mains Exam Date 2026	05th November 2026

IBPS PO Exam Date 2026 Notifications:

IBPS has announced the IBPS Examination calendar which includes the exam dates.
Candidates can get the notification on the official website of IBPS after the exam conducting body releases an update.
The online registration will start in August 2026.

IBPS PO Exam Day Guidelines:

Candidates are required to follow these guidelines during the examination. These guidelines are also mentioned on the admit card or on the official website of IBPS.

Candidates must ensure that they hold admit cards during the examination.
Candidates are required to bring original photo-identity proof and a photocopy.
Candidates are required to stay in tune with IBPS PO Exam Date 2026.
The following items are not allowed in the examination center: Scale, Writing Pad, any written or printed bits of paper, Log Table, Electronic Pen/Scanner, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic, Pouch, Calculator Pen Drives, etc.
Communication devices like mobile phones, Bluetooth, pager, health band, earphones, etc are not allowed.
Camera, watch and any metallic item is not allowed.
Any eatable item or any water bottle is not allowed.

IBPS PO Exam Center:

IBPS is the official authority and it has the right to allocate the examination center for the IBPS RRB Exam Canter.
IBPS RRB Exam will be held at the exam center at the address mentioned in the admit card issued by IBPS. The examination center will be allotted according to the preferences filled up by the candidate.
Candidates will have to indicate their choices of exam center for both the Preliminary and main examination during the filing of the registration form.

IBPS PO 2026: Vacancy

The number of vacancies for the selection of IBPS Bank PO will be notified with the release of the IBPS 2026 Notification. Considering the previous year’s data it has been estimated that the number of vacancies available this year could be 5000. Refer to the bar graph below for IBPS PO previous year vacancies.

IBPS PO 2026 Vacancies List: Bank Wise
S. No	Name of the Bank	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
1	Allahabad Bank	75	37	135	50	203	500
2	Bank of India	158	58	11	89	583	899
3	Bank of Maharashtra	52	26	94	35	143	350
4	Canara Bank	75	37	135	50	203	500
5	Corporation Bank	22	11	40	15	62	150
6	Indian Bank	73	37	133	49	201	493
7	Oriental Bank of Commerce	48	22	79	29	122	300
8	UCO Bank	53	18	118	50	261	500
9	Union Bank of India	114	53	159	65	253	644
Total Vacancy		670	299	904	432	2031	4336

In the above section we have mentioned IBPS PO Exam Dates 2026 along with exam day guidelines that a candidate must follow, we have also mentioned the list vacancies of for the year 2026 just so the candidate can get an idea of how many seats are available.