IBPS RRB Shift Timings 2026: Check PO & Clerk Prelims Reporting Time & General Instructions
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Examination Regional Rural Banks 2025 ( IBPS RRB )
IBPS RRB Shift Timings 2026: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection prescribes IBPS RRB Clerk shift timings. The details related to the exam timings are mentioned in the admit card. IBPS RRB prelims shift timings are 9.05 AM to 9.50 AM, 11.20 AM to 12.05 PM, 1.35 PM to 2.20 PM and 3.50 PM to 4.35 PM. IBPS RRB mains exam time are 9.35 AM to 11.35 AM. Read this article below to check IBPS RRB shift timings.
- IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings 2026
- IBPS RRB PO Shift Timings 2026
- IBPS RRB Exam Centres
- IBPS RRB Exam Shift Timings 2026: Exam Instructions
IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings 2026
IBPS RRB Clerk shift timings for prelims and mains exams are given below.
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Shift Timings
IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam is conducted in four shifts. The timings are given below.
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Shift Timings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shift | Reporting Time | Handwriting Sample | Exam Start Time | Exam End Time |
| 1 |
08.00 AM |
08.55 to 09.05 AM |
09.05 AM |
09.50 AM |
| 2 |
10.15 AM |
11.10 to 11.20 AM |
11.20 AM |
12.05 PM |
| 3 |
12.30 PM |
01.25 to 01.35 PM |
01.35 PM |
02.30 PM |
| 4 |
02.45 PM |
03.40 to 03.50 PM |
03.50 PM |
04.35 PM |
IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Shift Timing
| Shift | Reporting Time | Handwriting Sample | Exam Start Time | Exam End Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
08.30 AM |
09.30 to 09.35 AM |
09.35 AM |
11.35 AM |
IBPS RRB PO Shift Timings 2026
IBPS RRB PO is conducted for the post of Officers Scale 1. Candidates can check below IBPS RRB PO shift timings for prelims and mains exams.
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Shift Timings
| Shifts | IBPS RRB Reporting Time | IBPS RRB Shift Timings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
8 AM |
9 AM to 9.45 AM |
| 2 |
10.15 AM |
11.15 AM To 12 PM |
| 3 |
12.30 PM |
1.30 PM to 2.15 PM |
| 4 |
2.45 PM |
3.45 PM to 4.30 PM |
Also Read: IBPS RRB Clerk exam pattern
IBPS RRB Exam Centres
The prelims exam is conducted in the following cities.
| Sr. No. | State | Preliminary Exam Center |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Ananthapur, Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| 2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
| 3 |
Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| 4 |
Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| 5 |
Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 6 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| 7 |
Haryana |
Ambala, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra,Yamuna Nagar |
| 8 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| 9 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| 10 |
Jharkhand |
Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro |
| 11 |
Karnataka |
Bangalore, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore,Shimoga, Udupi |
| 12 |
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthpuram, Thrichur |
| 13 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| 14 |
Maharashtra |
Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai,Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri |
| 15 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| 16 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| 17 |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| 18 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
| 19 |
Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar,Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 20 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| 21 |
Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, , Sangrur |
| 22 |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 23 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli,Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| 24 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| 25 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
| 26 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow,Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| 27 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
| 28 |
West Bengal |
Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly,Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
IBPS RRB Exam Shift Timings 2026: Exam Instructions
IBPS RRB exam day guidelines are given below.
- Bring the admit card with your photograph affixed thereon, a photocopy of photo identity proof stapled with it, and the same (currently valid) photo ID in original along with one additional photograph
- Currently valid photo identity proof may be PAN Card/Passport/Permanent Driving License/Voter’s Card with photograph/Bank Passbook with photograph/Photo Identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer or People’s Representative on official letterhead/Valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognized College or University/Aadhar Card/E- aadhar Card with a photograph/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity card with photograph.
- Ration Card and Learner’s Driving License are not accepted as valid ID proof
- Candidates reporting without one photograph pasted on the Call Letter and one additional photograph will not be allowed to appear for the examination.
- Candidates must bring an ink stamp pad and glue for affixing left thumb impression and pasting photographs on the attendance sheet
- After the examination, candidates are required to keep the prelims admit card safely along with a copy of the attached Photo ID proof (both duly authenticated/stamped by Exam officials) and bring both documents at the time of the main examination (if shortlisted)
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 months ago
IBPS RRB scorecard is required to be downloaded online only. There is no facility to check the same offline. It is released few days after the declaration of the result. Candidates can get it by logging with the required credentials.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
There is no facility to recheck IBPS RRB result. The same announced by the examination authority is considered as final. The result is announced online. Candidates can check their results by logging with the required credentials.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
IBPS RRB normalisation of marks is done since the exam is conducted in multiple shifts. This is followed to adjust the difficulty level of the questions across various sessions. The result and cut off are decided based on normalisation.
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Contributor-Level 7