IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification Out for 11403 CSA Vacancies, Download PDF, Apply Online Direct Link

IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 PDF for the recruitment of 11,403 Customer Support Associate (CSA) vacancies under CRP CSA-XVI for 2027-28 in Participating Public Sector Banks was released on the Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) website on 1 August 2026. Candidates can now start filling out their IBPS CSA Clerk 2026 Online Application from 1 August 2026 @https://www.ibps.in/. Download IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF here and apply before the deadline 21 August 2026 for various CSA posts in Public Sector Banks here from Veranda RACE. IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2026 will be held on 10^th and 11^th October 2026 followed by IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2026 on 27 December 2026. Download official notification PDF, check eligibility, vacancy details, important dates, Prelims exam date, Mains exam date, exam pattern, age limit, educational qualification, selection process, apply online and other details from Veranda RACE.

IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 Out for 11403 Vacancies

TheIBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDFfor the common recruitment process for recruitment and selection of personnel for 11403 Customer Support Associate (CSA) vacancies in 11 Participating Public Sector Banks was released officially by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 1 August 2026 under CRP CSA-XVI.

A total of11403 Customer Support Associate or Clerk vacancieswere announced through this IBPS CSA Clerk Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF by the IBPS for 2027-28.

Candidates who are interested and fulfil the required eligibility can start filling their online application forms for the IBPS Customer Support Associate Recruitment 2026 Selection Processstarting from 1 August 2026and registrations are open on the official IBPS official website (https://www.ibps.in/).

Candidates can find the complete information about the IBPS Clerk CSA Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 andapply before 21 August 2026 for the direct recruitment of 11403 Bank Clerk vacancies in the 11 Participating Government Public Sector Banks in India.

Candidates must have a graduation degree, computer knowledge and proficiency in the local language of the state or UT they apply for to be eligible to appear in the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026.

Candidates who wish to download the IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDF for the recruitment of 11403 CSA Clerk vacancies in the Participating Public Sector Banks can find the direct link in this Veranda RACE IBPS Clerk Recruitment blog post below:

IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF – 11403 Customer Support Associate (CSA) Vacancies – Download PDF Here

The IBPS Clerk selection process 2026 includes a Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam and Local Language Proficiency Test. There is no interview stage in the IBPS Clerk Selection Process.

IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026: Overview

Candidates who are interested and fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 can find the comprehensive overview for the selection process of 11403 Customer Support Associate / Clerk vacancies in the Participating Public Sector Banks below:

IBPS Clerk Apply Online 2026

Interested candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria such as the IBPS Clerk Educational Qualification, IBPS Clerk Age Limit, etc., as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF can apply online through thisIBPS Clerk Apply Online 2026 Direct Link:

IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment – 11403 Clerk Vacancies - Direct Online Application Link to Apply

Interested candidates who are eligible to apply for the IBPS Clerk Sarkar Naukri Bank Recruitment 2026 can begin to apply on theIBPS official websiteor using theIBPS Clerk 2026 Direct Online Application linkfrom Veranda RACE starting from 1 August 2026.

The last date to apply for the IBPS Clerk/CSA 2026 Recruitment for the direct recruitment of Customer Support Associates in the Government Public Sector Banks is 21 August 2026.

IBPS Clerk Important Dates 2026

Eligible candidates can find the IBPS Clerk Important Dates 2026 that has been announced in the IBPS Customer Support Associate Recruitment Notification PDF 2026 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) in the below table:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2026

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2026 is scheduled to be held on 10 October 2026 and 11 October 2026 in various IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Centres 2026. The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Date 2026 was already announced in the IBPS Bank Exam Calendar 2026.

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Date 2026

As announced in the IBPS Annual Exam Planner 2026-27 by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, the IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Date 2026 will be held on 27 December 2026 in various IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Centres for candidates who clear the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026.

IBPS Clerk Vacancies 2026

TheInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced a total of 11403 Clerk posts in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF.

Here, candidates can find the detailed IBPS Clerk bank-wise vacancies in 2026 segregated according to the category and banks as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF in the table below:

Canara Bank has the highest number of IBPS Clerk vacancies in the IBPS Clerk CSA Notification 2026 with 2500 Clerk vacancies.

Punjab & Sind Bank has the lowest number of IBPS Clerk vacancies as listed in the IBPS Clerk Notification 2026 with 376 vacancies. Union Bank of India has not listed any vacancies as part of the IBPS Clerk Recruitment in 2026.

Candidates can find the detailed IBPS Clerk state-wise vacancies in 2026 as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF in the table below:

Tamil Nadu has a total of 675 vacancies, Karnataka has 1414 vacancies, Kerala has 108 vacancies while Puducherry has 26 Clerk vacancies as part of the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026. Uttar Pradesh has the highest listing of vacancies with 1731 Clerk vacancies in 2026.

IBPS Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates applying for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment to the posts of 11403 Customer Support Associate (CSA) / Clerk vacancies in the 11 Participating Public Sector Banks should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply or register online for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 Selection Process.

The IBPS Customer Support Associate CSA Eligibility Criteria 2026 for the recruitment of Clerk vacancies include Nationality, IBPS Clerk Educational Qualification 2026, IBPS Clerk Age Limit 2026, IBPS Clerk Age Relaxation 2026, etc., which are discussed below in detail in this Veranda RACE blog post:

Nationality

Candidates applying for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 must be either acitizen of India(or) a subject of Nepal (or) a subject of Bhutan (or) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India (or) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

IBPS Clerk Age Limit 2026

Interested candidates who are applying for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 for the direct recruitment of11403 Customer Support Associates in the Participating Government Public Sector Banks should be between the following ages as mentioned in the official notification of the IBPS Clerk Recruitment Notification PDF in 2026:

The cut-off date to determine the upper age limit for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 will be 1 August 2026 as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDF. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 2 August 1998 and not later than 1 August 2026 (both dates inclusive).

Eligible candidates from reserved categories will get IBPS Clerk Age Relaxation in the upper age limit according to the government rules.

IBPS Clerk Age Relaxation 2026

Candidates who wish to seek age relaxation in the upper age limit based on their categories for the IBPS Clerk 2026 Recruitment can take note of the following table containing the age relaxation details for various categories for 6715 Probationary Officer vacancies in 2026:

The IBPS Clerk maximum age limit for the recruitment of Customer Support Associate (CSA) in the Participating Public Sector Banks specified is applicable to General category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category candidates.

Candidates seeking age relaxation in the upper age limit will be required to submit necessary certificates in original along with photocopies at the time of IBPS Clerk Document Verification 2026.

IBPS Clerk Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates who submit their online application for the IBPS Clerk CSA Recruitment 2026 should have the following education qualification as on 21 August 2026 as mentioned in the IBPS Customer Support Associate Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF:

Thecut-off dateto determine the educational qualification for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2026 will be21 August 2026as mentioned in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDF.

The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular state / UT should be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and understanding the specified / opted local language of that state / UT. Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory. i.e. Candidates should have certificate / diploma / degree in computer operations / language / should have studied computer / information technology as one of the subject in the High school / college / institute.

IBPS Clerk Selection Process 2026

The following steps are included in the IBPS Clerk 2026 Selection Process for the direct recruitment of Customer Support Associate (CSA) or Clerk in the 11 Participating Public Sector Banks:

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026

IBPS Clerk Mains 2026

The IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 is a screening / qualifying round and the first stage of the IBPS Clerk Selection Process 2026.

Candidates who clear the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 will be called to attend the IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 qualification round.

Candidates who qualify in the IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 will be called for the IBPS Document Verification 2026 and get provisional allotment.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2026

In the recently released IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification PDF, IBPS has officially released IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2026.

This IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 consists of the following three sections:

• English Language – 30 marks
• Numerical Ability – 35 marks
• Reasoning Ability – 35 marks

The IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 will be an online objective test conducted for 100 questions for a total of 100 marks.

The duration of the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 will have sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section.

There will be negative markingofone-fourth marks (0.25 marks) assigned to the questionfor each wrong answer in the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026.

There will be a sectional cut-off in the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 and candidates have to clear the cut-off in each section.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2026:

Total Questions:100 questions

Total Marks:100 marks

Time Duration:60 minutes / 1 hour

Sections:English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability

Negative Marking:1/4^thmarks

Sectional Timing:Yes

Sectional Cut-Off: Yes

Here, you can find the detailed IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2026 in the below table:

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2026

Candidates who clear the IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 will be called to attend the IBPS Clerk Mains 2026.

The IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2026 will consist of the following four sections in the objective paper:

• Reasoning Ability – 60 marks
• General / Financial Awareness – 50 marks
• English Language – 40 marks
• Quantitative Aptitude – 50 marks

The IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 will be an online objective. The objective test will be conducted for 160 questions for a total of 200 marks.

The IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 will have sectional timing in the objective test.

There will be negative markingofone-fourth marks assigned to the questionfor each wrong answer in the IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 in the objective test.

There will be a sectional cut-off in the IBPS Clerk Mains 2026 and candidates have to clear the cut-off in each section.

Here, you can find the detailed IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2026 for the objective test in the below table:

IBPS Clerk Application Fee 2026

The prescribed online application fee that candidates applying for the IBPS Clerk Selection Process 2026 have to pay according to their community or category is mentioned below in the table for the reference from Veranda RACE:

Candidates (Except SC/ST/PwBD) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 850 (inclusive of GST) only using online payment either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/BHIM/UPI payments/Mobile wallets.

IBPS Clerk Application Fee 2026:

General/EWS/OBC Candidates: ₹ 850 (inclusive of GST)

SC/ST/PwBD Candidates: ₹ 175 (inclusive of GST)

The last date for the payment of the IBPS Clerk 2026 Online Application Fee and Intimation Charges is 21 August 2026.

IBPS Clerk Salary 2026

The post of Customer Support Associate (CSA) or Clerk posts is one of the most sought-after posts among the Bank jobs in the Indian Public Sector Banks.

The IBPS Clerk Salary in hand ranges around ₹55,000 with various allowances such as DA, HRA and other special allowances as admissible as per the rules of the Participating Public Sector Banks applicable from time to time.

IBPS Clerk Exam Centres 2026

Candidates applying for the IBPS Clerk Exam 2026 for the direct recruitment of Specialist Probationary Officers / Management Trainees (PO/MT) can check the IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Centres and IBPS Clerk Prelims Mains Exam Centres here.

Important Links for IBPS Clerk 2026

How to Prepare for IBPS Clerk 2026?

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