IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2026: Scale-I Prelims Call Letter Out, Exam 21–22 Nov

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2026 for the Officer Scale-I preliminary exam under CRP RRBs-XV. The call letter was released on 9 November 2026 on ibps.in and is available to download till 22 November 2026. The prelims exam will be held on 21–22 November 2026, and the mains exam is scheduled for 20 December 2026. The recruitment covers 4,256 Officer Scale-I posts (indicative) out of 13,706 posts across all posts in CRP RRBs-XV. This guide gives the ibps rrb po admit card 2026 download steps, the prelims pattern with sectional timing, and the full selection process — all from the official IBPS update. For other open recruitments, see the Latest Jobs section on New Sarkari Results.

IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2026 – Overview

Eligibility at a glance. The notification asks for a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, and proficiency in the local language of the state applied for is essential. No age limit is stated in this guide, because it was not verified in this run.

Check the vacancy total before trusting other pages. Some pages quote 13,745 as the total for CRP RRBs-XV — that figure is wrong. The verified total across all posts is 13,706, of which 4,256 are Officer Scale-I posts.

IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2026 – Important Dates

Download the call letter before 22 November 2026. The link stays live only till the last prelims date, so do not leave the download for the exam morning. Office Assistant candidates should note that their prelims dates are different — 6, 12 and 13 December 2026 — and their call letters have not been issued yet.

IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2026 Download – How to Download

The call letter is available online only on ibps.in. IBPS does not send it by post or email. Follow these steps:

1. Visit the official website ibps.in.
2. Open the CRP RRBs section and find the link titled “Online Preliminary Exam Call Letter for CRP-RRBs-XV Officer Scale-I”.
3. Log in with your Registration Number or Roll Number and your Password or Date of Birth, then enter the captcha shown on the screen.
4. Check that the name, photograph, exam date, reporting time and exam centre on the call letter match your application.
5. Download the call letter and take a clear printout. Keep a copy saved on your phone as a backup, but carry the printout to the exam centre.

Download only from the official website. If the link does not open, check that you are on ibps.in and that you have entered the correct registration number and password or date of birth. The call letter is available till 22 November 2026.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2026

The Officer Scale-I prelims exam has 80 questions for 80 marks in 45 minutes, with two sections. Reasoning has 40 questions for 40 marks in 25 minutes, and Quantitative Aptitude has 40 questions for 40 marks in 20 minutes. Each correct answer carries 1 mark, and 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

Prelims is qualifying only. The marks scored in the prelims exam are not counted in the final merit. The sectional timing matters for planning: each section gets a fixed time, so time cannot be moved from one section to another. The mains exam that follows has 200 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes.

What to Carry on the Exam Day

Carry a clear printout of your call letter and a valid photo identity card to the exam centre. Check the reporting time and venue printed on your call letter before the exam day, and reach the centre well before the reporting time. Read every instruction printed on the call letter itself — those instructions are the final authority for the exam day. Do not rely on lists shared on unofficial pages for what to carry.

What Happens Next After IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2026

Candidates who qualify in the prelims exam will be called for the Mains exam on 20 December 2026. Those who qualify in Mains will then appear for the Common Interview, which carries 100 marks. The final merit is based on 80% of the Mains marks and 20% of the Interview marks — prelims marks are not counted. The dates for the mains result and the interview have not been announced in the verified facts, so no dates are given here. Keep checking ibps.in for the prelims result and the mains call letter. Candidates tracking other banking recruitments can also read our IBPS PO salary per month guide and our IBPS Clerk salary per month guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026 released?

Yes, the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026 has been released. IBPS released the Officer Scale-I preliminary exam call letter on 9 November 2026 on ibps.in, and it is available to download till 22 November 2026.

How can I do the ibps rrb po admit card 2026 download?

Visit ibps.in, open the CRP RRBs section and click the link titled “Online Preliminary Exam Call Letter for CRP-RRBs-XV Officer Scale-I”. Log in with your Registration Number or Roll Number and your Password or Date of Birth, enter the captcha, and download and print the call letter. The call letter is available online only and is never sent by post or email.

When is the IBPS RRB PO prelims exam in 2026?

The IBPS RRB PO prelims exam for Officer Scale-I will be held on 21–22 November 2026. The mains exam is scheduled for 20 December 2026.

What login details are needed to download the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026?

You need your Registration Number or Roll Number and your Password or Date of Birth, plus the captcha shown on the login page, to download the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026 from ibps.in.

What is the IBPS RRB PO prelims exam pattern for 2026?

The prelims exam has 80 questions for 80 marks in 45 minutes: Reasoning with 40 questions for 40 marks in 25 minutes, and Quantitative Aptitude with 40 questions for 40 marks in 20 minutes. Each correct answer carries 1 mark, 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer, and prelims is qualifying only — its marks are not counted in final merit.

How many Officer Scale-I posts are there in IBPS RRB 2026?

There are 4,256 Officer Scale-I posts (indicative, Annexure I updated 25 September 2026; originally 3,928) in CRP RRBs-XV, out of 13,706 posts across all posts. The figure 13,745 quoted on some pages is wrong.

What happens after the IBPS RRB PO prelims 2026?

After prelims, qualified candidates will appear for the Mains exam on 20 December 2026, followed by the Common Interview of 100 marks. Final merit is based on 80% of the Mains marks and 20% of the Interview marks. The dates for the mains result and the interview have not been announced yet.

Till when can I download the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026?

You can download the IBPS RRB PO admit card 2026 till 22 November 2026 from ibps.in. Download it well before the last date and carry a printed copy to the exam centre.

For more government jobs and admit cards, browse the Latest Jobs section of New Sarkari Results, and always verify the final details in the official CRP RRBs-XV update on ibps.in before the exam.

Written by Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh is the Editor (Government Jobs) at New Sarkari Results, an independent information portal for Sarkari Result, Sarkari Naukri, admit card, answer key, syllabus and admission updates. He has 10+ years of experience covering Government Jobs, Railway Jobs, SSC, Banking, Teaching, Police, Defence and state recruitment boards. Every update on this site is verified directly from the official notification PDF issued by the commission or board — never from third-party aggregators.