Can IBPS Clerk become PO?
IBPS Clerk cannot be internally recruited as a Probationary Officer since POs are directly recruited. However, clerks can shift to the officer cadre as TOs (Trainee Officers) or JMGS-1 (Junior Management Grade Officer Scale -1). Candidates are directly recruited as Clerks and Officers, after their r
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It is possible for an IBPS Clerk to advance within the bank and pass internal tests to become a Probationary Officer (PO). For clerks who want to advance to the officer cadre, several banks hold internal promotion exams. Clerks are qualified to take these promotion exams after a specific amount of s
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The IBPS Clerk 2026 notification was announced on the official website ibps.in. All the important information related to the examination are mentioned on the notification. The last date to apply for IBPS Clerk 2026 exam was August 28.
The IBPS Prelims exam is conducted in two stages namely Preliminary and Mains exam. The Prelim exam is of 100 marks and Mains exam is of 200 marks. The Prelims exam is of qualifying in nature and the final selection is based on the Mains exam. Candidates are given one for right answer. For wrong ans
The IBPS Clerk exam analysis helps candidates to know he difficulty level of the exam. It also help them to identify the expected cut off. Candidates appearing in the upcoming shifts can also plan their strategies.
The candidates should note that the topics stated in the syllabus are common to many exams. The candidates find the arithematic topics the difficult to solve during the examination.
A total of 111,403 vacancies were announced for IBPS Clerk 2026 exam.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise
| State/UT | Vacancy |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar | 18 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 186 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 45 |
| Assam | 349 |
| Bihara | 491 |
| Chandigarh | 20 |
| Chhattisgarh | 265 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 18 |
| Daman & Diu | 7 |
| Delhi | 415 |
| Goa | 61 |
| Gujarat | 698 |
| Haryana | 196 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 97 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 67 |
| Jharkhand | 182 |
| Karnataka | 1414 |
| Kerala | 108 |
| Ladakh | 6 |
| Lakshadweep | 11 |
| MP | 570 |
| Maharashtra | 1051 |
| Manipur | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 22 |
| Mizoram | 17 |
| Nagaland | 31 |
| Odisha | 337 |
| Puducherry | 26 |
| Punjab | 481 |
| Rajasthan | 392 |
| Sikkim | 28 |
| Tamil Nadu | 675 |
| Telangana | 191 |
| Tripura | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1731 |
| Uttarakhand | 145 |
| West Bengal | 946 |
| Total | 11,403 |
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