Source: IBPS CRP PO/MT-XVI Official Notice. Last verified: 2026-07-27.
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IBPS PO 2026 (CRP PO/MT-XVI) applications closed on 26 July 2026. Recruitment is for 6,715 Probationary Officer vacancies, with 67 reserved for Visually Impaired (VI) candidates. Candidates who registered with a scribe must prepare their scribe documentation. This page is a complete preparation guide.
Probationary Officer / Management Trainee
VI: SuitablePublic Sector Banks (via IBPS) · JMGS-I — basic ~₹48,480; CTC ~₹9–12 lakh per year
An officer-track role across participating public sector banks. After probation you handle branch operations, credit and customer relationships — computer-based office and branch work.
VI note: Office and branch banking; scribe and 20-minutes-per-hour compensatory time apply. VI candidates may also opt for a large-print question paper instead of a scribe.
Total: 6,715 posts (indicative vacancies across 11 participating banks).
VI / PwBD: 67 posts reserved for Visually Impaired (VI) candidates under PwBD horizontal reservation (Category A).
Prelims
Online objective CBT (qualifying)
Duration: 60 minutes; 80 with compensatory time
Total: 100 marks · Minus 0.25 per wrong answer
Sectional timing of 20 minutes per section. Qualifying only.
Mains
Online objective plus a descriptive paper
Duration: 3 hours objective plus 30 minutes descriptive
Total: 225 marks · Minus 0.25 per wrong objective answer
Mains and interview decide the final merit.
Interview
Personal interview
Duration: As scheduled
Total: 100 marks · Not applicable
Final merit: 80 percent Mains, 20 percent interview.