IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment: 11,663 Vacancies, Prelims 10–11 Oct, Mains 27 Dec

IBPS has invited applications for CRP CSA-XVI, the Common Recruitment Process for Customer Service Associates (clerical cadre) in 11 participating public sector banks, for the vacancies of 2027-28. The detailed notification is dated 1 August 2026. The vacancies were updated by the corrigendum of 29 September 2026, and its annexure gives indicative figures for 37 States and Union Territories. IBPS does not print an all-India total: adding the 37 State/UT totals gives 11,663 (our own sum of the printed figures).

Status on 11 October 2026: registration has closed. IBPS issued the Preliminary exam call letter on 1 October 2026, and the Preliminary exam is scheduled for 10 and 11 October. The vacancies are indicative: provisional allotment will be made on the actual vacancies the banks report to IBPS. Corrigendum dated 29.09.2026 changed only the vacancy table; all other terms of the detailed notification remain unchanged.

Applying for the process, qualifying in it or being provisionally allotted to a bank does not by itself mean the candidate will be employed. The bank concerned can still reject the candidature.

For the exam dates and the call letter, see the IBPS Clerk 2026 exam date and IBPS Clerk Prelims admit card pages.

These are the indicative vacancies in the updated Annexure-I of the 29 September 2026 corrigendum. Read the full table in the updated vacancies annexure (PDF), which also gives each bank's figures inside every State and UT.

How to read the totals: the State/UT figures below are as printed by IBPS. The all-India row, the category totals and the bank-wise totals are our own sums of the printed rows, because the annexure has no all-India total.

State/UT-wise vacancies (all banks together)

Of these 11,663 vacancies, the State/UT rows of the annexure add up to 146 for hearing impairment (HI), 127 for orthopaedically challenged/locomotor disability (OC), 125 for visual impairment (VI) and 96 for the ID category (intellectual disability and the other conditions the notification groups under "ID & Others"), and 1,058 for Ex-Servicemen (ESM) and 419 for Disabled Ex-Servicemen (DESM). These are counted inside the category figures above and are not added on top.

Bank-wise vacancies

The annexure notes that the figures "may include backlog vacancies for some banks". A candidate can apply for vacancies in one State/UT only.

• Nationality: a citizen of India, a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 to settle permanently, or a person of Indian origin who migrated from the countries listed in the notification to settle in India. The last three groups need a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.
• Age (as on 1 August 2026): minimum 20 and maximum 28 years, that is, born not earlier than 2 August 1998 and not later than 1 August 2006 (both dates inclusive).
• Qualification (as on 21 August 2026): a degree (graduation) in any discipline from a university recognised by the Government of India, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government. The final result must have been declared on or before 21 August 2026.
• Computer literacy: operating and working knowledge of computer systems is mandatory. A certificate, diploma or degree in computer operations or language, or having studied Computer/Information Technology as a subject in school, college or institute, qualifies.
• Local language: a candidate must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and understanding the specified or opted local language of the State/UT applied for. Candidates who hold a 10th standard or higher mark sheet or certificate showing they studied that language need not take the language test.

Age relaxation (upper limit)

The relaxation for SC/ST/OBC (NCL) candidates is allowed on a cumulative basis with only one of the other relaxation categories (disabilities, Ex-Servicemen, women). The maximum age of 28 years applies to General and EWS candidates. The category certificates must be in the format prescribed by the Government of India. An OBC (NCL) certificate must be issued on or after 1 April 2026.

The application fee and intimation charges were paid online between 1 August and 21 August 2026. Bank transaction charges for the online payment were to be borne by the candidate.

Preliminary examination (objective, online)

Each test is separately timed. A candidate has to qualify in each of the three tests by securing the cut-off marks decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by IBPS depending on requirements, is shortlisted for the Main examination.

Main examination (objective, online)

• Negative marking: for each wrong answer, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question is deducted. A question left blank carries no penalty. This applies to both the Preliminary and the Main examination.
• Normalisation: if the exam is held in more than one session, corrected scores are normalised using the equi-percentile method. Scores up to two decimal places are used.
• Cut-off: the Main exam needs a minimum score in each test and a minimum total score. IBPS decides the cut-offs on the State/UT-wise vacancies. Main exam scores are not shared with candidates before provisional allotment is complete.

• Online Preliminary examination qualifies candidates for the Main examination. The notification schedules the Preliminary result for November 2026 and the Main call letter for November 2026 (tentative).
• Online Main examination decides the merit. The notification states that marks obtained in the Main examination only will be considered for the final merit list. The 200 marks are converted out of 100 for provisional allotment.
• Provisional allotment to a participating bank is made on merit-cum-preference, following the Government's reservation guidelines. The notification schedules it for March 2027 (tentative) and bases it on the actual vacancies reported to IBPS.
• Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) is held after the Main examination/provisional allotment and before joining. It is qualifying in nature, and a candidate who fails it is not offered appointment. It is not needed for candidates who hold a 10th standard or higher certificate showing they studied the language.
• Documents: the allotted bank verifies the originals and self-attested photocopies at joining, including the system-generated printout of the online application, proof of date of birth, photo ID, graduation mark sheets and category certificates. Documents are not sent to IBPS during the process.

Once a provisional allotment is made, no request for change is entertained, and a request for change leads to cancellation of the candidature. A candidate who does not accept the bank's offer of appointment forfeits the candidature. The offer of appointment, its terms and the joining formalities are the decision of the participating bank alone.

The scale of pay for a Customer Service Associate in the notification is: basic ₹24,050-1,340/3-28,070-1,650/3-33,020-2,000/4-41,020-2,340/7-57,400-4,400/1-61,800-2,680/1-64,480. The CSA is also eligible for allowances and perquisites as per the rules of the participating bank in force from time to time. The notification does not give a take-home figure.

The notification marks its own schedule as "tentative", and IBPS says changes will be announced on its website.

• Detailed notification for CRP CSA-XVI dated 01.08.2026 (PDF, 74 pages)
• Corrigendum dated 29.09.2026 (PDF)
• Updated Annexure-I: vacancies as on 29.09.2026 (PDF, 13 pages)
• Official IBPS page for CRP CSA-XVI (call letter, information handouts, notices)
• Official IBPS website

The PDFs above are copies of the files IBPS published on ibps.in. AIJobAlert is not IBPS or a bank; use the official IBPS website for every action.