IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Date 2026 – Officer Scale I Schedule

The IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Date 2026 has been confirmed in the official IBPS tentative calendar for 2026-27. Officer Scale I (PO) Prelims under the Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks, CRP-RRBs-XV, will be held on 21 November 2026 (Saturday) and 22 November 2026 (Sunday) in online mode.

According to the published information, the Prelims is the first stage of selection for Officer Scale I, followed by Mains and Interview. The dates given here are tentative, as they come from the official tentative calendar, and each candidate’s individual date, shift, and centre will be confirmed only through the call letter. Candidates should therefore keep checking the official IBPS website and wait for the call letter before making final travel plans.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Date 2026: Overview

Important Dates

Prelims Exam Schedule

Candidates will be allotted one of the two Prelims dates, along with a shift and centre, through the call letter. The two dates do not mean a candidate appears on both days. Until the call letter is released, candidates should treat the dates as tentative and subject to confirmation in the call letter itself.

Prelims Exam Pattern

Each correct answer carries 1 mark. There is a negative marking of 0.25 mark for each wrong answer, and no penalty for questions left unattempted. The Prelims is qualifying in nature: Prelims marks are not counted for the final merit list, but candidates must clear the Prelims cut off to reach the Mains stage.

Candidates following other banking recruitment results can check the IBPS SO XVI Result 2026 for how IBPS publishes results for a different specialist officer recruitment, and the Canara Bank Apprentice Recruitment 2026 for another bank-sector opportunity with its own application window.

Syllabus Pointers

Reasoning: Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Inequalities, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series.

Quantitative Aptitude: Simplification, Number Series, Data Interpretation, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Time, Speed and Distance, Average, Mixture and Alligation, Quadratic Equations.

Candidates should practise both sections under timed conditions, because the section-wise time limits in Prelims are strict: 25 minutes for Reasoning and 20 minutes for Quantitative Aptitude. Speed with accuracy matters, since wrong answers carry a 0.25 mark penalty.

How to Download the Call Letter

The Officer Scale I Prelims call letter has NOT yet been released. It is expected in the second week of November 2026 as per secondary reports, but this is not a confirmed date. Once it is released, candidates can follow these steps:

1. Visit the official IBPS website at ibps.in.
2. Open the CRP RRBs-XV section and find the link for the Officer Scale I Prelims call letter.
3. Enter your registration number or roll number and your password or date of birth as asked.
4. Download the call letter and check your exam date, shift, reporting time, and centre carefully.
5. Take a printout of the call letter and keep a valid photo identity proof ready for the exam day.

Mains and Interview Note

Selection for Officer Scale I follows three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates who qualify in Prelims will appear for Mains on 20 December 2026, and those who qualify in Mains will be called for Interview. The final merit considers Mains and Interview performance, since Prelims is qualifying only. Candidates should verify the Mains pattern, interview details, and final selection criteria in the official notification on ibps.in.

Exam-day Pointers

Reach the centre well before the reporting time shown on the call letter, and carry the printed call letter with a valid photo identity proof. Follow the instructions on the call letter about permitted and barred items, and do not carry any item that the instructions prohibit. Keep a note of your registration details, and check the centre address in advance so that travel on the exam day is not rushed.

Important Links

• Official Website – IBPS
• Download Call Letter (when released) – Official Website
• CRP RRBs-XV Notification – Official Website

FAQs

Disclaimer: This article is based on the published information available at the time of writing. Candidates must verify the exam dates, call letter release, and selection details on the official IBPS website at ibps.in before acting on any information given here.