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Banking Updates
Banking recruitment runs on three separate calendars. IBPS publishes an annual calendar covering its common processes; the State Bank of India advertises its own recruitments independently; and the Reserve Bank issues its own advertisements for Grade B and specialist posts.
Following all three is worth the effort for anyone preparing seriously, because the calendars rarely clash and a candidate prepared for the shared syllabus can sit several examinations in a single cycle.
Exam updates · checked 19 September 2026
Application forms closing soon, from the official notices
Every deadline below was read on the conducting body’s own portal. Apply days before the close — the last day is when portals slow down and no commission grants an extension for it.
Banking and insurance — checked 19 September 2026
Banking exam updates: IBPS, SBI, RBI and the insurers
IBPS runs to its tentative calendar — PO mains on 4 October, Clerk prelims on 10–11 October, RRB registration to 21 September — and publishes results as a login rather than a PDF; SBI’s PO cycle is past mains; UIIC’s Administrative Officer window closes 28 September.
| Date | Exam | What was published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | UIIC AO 2026 | United India Insurance: Administrative Officers (Scale I) — apply to 28 September. Notification HO:HRM:REC:AO:1:2026 of 7 September 2026 for Administrative Officers (Generalists and Hindi Officers), with the detailed advertisement, apply-online link and a grievance register on uiic.co.in. Registration closes 28 September 2026. | uiic.co.in → Careers → Recruitment |
| 4 October | IBPS PO 2026 mains | IBPS PO 2026 mains on 4 October; prelims result due this month. CRP PO/MT-XVI held its preliminary examination on 22–23 August 2026; the notification places the prelims result in September and the main examination on 4 October 2026, with interviews in November–December and provisional allotment in January 2027. | ibps.in |
| 2 September | SBI PO 2026 mains | SBI PO mains held 12 September; call letters from the mains information handout of 2 September. For the 1,500-post recruitment (CRPD/PO/2026-27/09), 15,802 candidates shortlisted in the prelims result of 28 August sat the main examination on 12 September 2026. Phase III — psychometric test, group exercise and interview — and the final result follow. | sbi.co.in/careers |
| 1 September | IBPS RRB XV | IBPS RRB XV — 13,745 posts in the Regional Rural Banks, apply to 21 September. Notification of 1 September 2026 for Officers Scale I, II and III and Office Assistants; vacancy annexure updated on 9 and 15 September, total unchanged at 13,745 (8,222 Office Assistants, 4,256 Officers Scale I, 1,047 Scale II, 220 Scale III). Registration and fee 1–21 September 2026. | ibps.in |
| 28 August | SBI PO 2026 prelims | SBI PO 2026 prelims result: 15,802 shortlisted for the 12 September mains. The preliminary result of 28 August 2026 shortlisted 15,802 candidates for the 1,500 posts; the main examination was held on 12 September. Phase III and the final result follow, as in 2025 when the final result came in November. | sbi.co.in/careers |
| due 20 September | IBPS PO 2026 prelims | IBPS PO 2026 prelims result: due in September ahead of the 4 October mains. The preliminary examination of 22–23 August 2026 has its result placed in September by the notification, ahead of the 4 October main examination; IBPS publishes results as a login on ibps.in rather than as a PDF. Not declared as of 18 September. | ibps.in |
| 11 August | SBI Clerk 2026-27 | SBI Junior Associates: 7,680 regular and 287 backlog posts, plus a 1,538-post special drive. Advertisement CRPD/CR/2026-27/17 took registration from 11 to 31 August 2026 for 7,680 regular and 287 backlog vacancies; a separate SC/ST/OBC backlog drive (CRPD/CR/SPLDRIVE/2026-27/16, 1,538 posts) ran 7–27 August. Both place the prelims tentatively in September 2026; the special-drive call letters came in early September. | sbi.co.in/careers |
| 1 August | IBPS Clerk (CSA-XVI) | IBPS Clerk 2026: 11,403 posts; prelims 10–11 October. CRP CSA-XVI notified 1 August 2026 with 11,403 indicative state-wise vacancies; registration 1–21 August. Preliminary examination on 10 and 11 October 2026 per the IBPS calendar, mains 27 December, provisional allotment March 2027. | ibps.in |
What to watch
Across the three channels
- IBPS calendar and notifications
- An annual calendar covering the common recruitment processes for probationary officers, clerks, specialist officers and regional rural banks, followed by individual notifications. Section marks, timings and the weighting between mains and interview have all been adjusted between cycles.
- SBI advertisements
- Issued independently, on the bank’s own timetable. SBI revises its pattern more frequently than IBPS, including section marks, timings and the composition of the final selection stage, so its advertisement is the only reliable source for the current structure.
- RBI advertisements
- For Grade B and specialist posts. The balance between objective and descriptive components in Phase 2 and the mode of answering have changed between cycles, which matters because they alter how you should prepare.
- State-wise and language requirements
- Clerical recruitments apply state preferences and local language proficiency conditions, both of which are set out in the notification and both of which affect eligibility.
Planning
Using the calendars together
Because the syllabi overlap almost completely and the calendars are staggered, a candidate with one solid preparation can realistically sit IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk and IBPS RRB in a single year. The practical requirement is watching three sources rather than one, and reading each notification for the specifics — sectional timings, language requirements and the interview weighting — that differ between them.
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Banking Updates — FAQs
How many banking exams can I sit in one year?
Realistically five or more, since the syllabi overlap almost completely and the three calendars — IBPS, SBI and RBI — are staggered rather than clashing. A candidate with one solid preparation can sit IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk and IBPS RRB in a single cycle. The practical requirement is watching three separate sources for notifications and reading each one for the specifics that differ between them.
Does SBI follow the IBPS exam pattern?
Broadly in shape but not in detail, and SBI revises its pattern more frequently. Section marks, timings, the descriptive paper weighting and the composition of the final selection stage — which includes a group exercise alongside the interview — have all differed from the IBPS equivalent and have changed between cycles. SBI’s own advertisement is the only reliable source for the structure applying to a given recruitment.
What should I watch for in banking notifications?
Sectional timings and marks, since these have been adjusted between cycles and they determine attempt strategy; the weighting between the main examination and the interview in officer recruitments; state preference and local language proficiency requirements in clerical recruitments, which affect eligibility; and for RBI Grade B, the balance between objective and descriptive components in Phase 2, which has changed and materially alters how you should prepare.
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