IBPS PO — last-minute checklist
Built from the IBPS Probationary Officer (Prelims) records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Exam today, 4 Oct (official). Official notice ↗
Tracker row: Mains exam (CRP PO/MT-XVI, tentative)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 4 Oct (official): IBPS Tentative Calendar 2026-27 (dated 16.01.2026). The Mains call letter is out (24 Sep 2026) — the date on it is final.
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Banking call letters usually ask for a photograph pasted on the call letter and a photocopy of your photo ID along with the original — do exactly what your call letter says
- Pen and rough sheet: computer-based tests generally provide them at the centre — carry your own only if your admit card says so
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Mains Admit Card released: 24 Sept (reported) Source ↗
From the tracker row: Call letter for Main Examination available for download
📝 Exam pattern on our records
IBPS Probationary Officer (Prelims)
⚠️ The stored pattern is the Prelims paper (100 questions, 100 marks); the 4 Oct sitting is Mains, which is scored differently, so one per-question mark cannot be stated.
100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes
Subjects on our syllabus
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
Languages: English, Hindi
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection PO Prelims — 100 questions in 60 minutes on Reasoning, Quant, and English.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 15 Nov (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) ↗
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