IBPS RRB Shift Timings 2025: Check PO & Clerk Prelims Reporting Time & General Instructions

Exam On - 28 Dec '25

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Updated on Dec 5, 2025 17:13 IST

IBPS RRB prelims exam is conducted in four shifts-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. The mains exam is conducted in a single shift-9.35 AM to 11.35 AM. The details regarding IBPS RRB shift timings are mentioned on the admit card. Read here for more details on IBPS RRB shift timings.

IBPS RRB Shift Timings 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will conduct IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam in four shifts-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. Read this article below to check IBPS RRB shift timings.

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings

IBPS RRB Shift Timings 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct the IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam in four shifts. The exam 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 Clerk admit card is available now. The details related to the exam centres are mentioned in the admit card. Candidates must reach the exam centre as per the timings mentioned in the hall ticket. Those reaching late are not allowed to appear for the exam.

IBPS RRB shift timing for the mains exam is 9.35 AM to 11.35 AM. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the IBPS RRB exam centre. Read below for more details on IBPS RRB shift timings 2025 for prelims and mains exams.

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IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings 2025
IBPS RRB PO Shift Timings 2025
IBPS RRB Exam Centres
IBPS RRB Exam Shift Timings: Exam Instructions

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift Timings 2025

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 2025

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 2025 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: 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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