IBPS PO Mains admit cards are out; the exam is on 4 October

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released admit cards for the IBPS PO Mains 2026, which will be held on 4 October 2026. Log in with your registration or roll number and password or date of birth.

The paper

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
Reasoning	40	60	45 min
English Language	40	20	35 min
Data Analysis & Interpretation	40	60	45 min
General / Economy / Banking / Digital / Financial Awareness	50	60	35 min
Total	170	200	160 min

How to read it with nine days to go

• Reasoning and DI carry 120 of the 200 marks between them, at 1.5 marks a question. That is where the final week's practice should go.
• English is 40 questions for 20 marks, half a mark each. Don't sink time into one hard passage.
• Awareness is 50 questions in 35 minutes; you either know it or you don't. Revise the last six months of banking and economy news, not a full year.
• The timing is sectional: you cannot carry spare minutes from one section to another.

On the day

Carry the admit card and a valid photo ID. Check your name, roll number, centre address and reporting time on the card now, not the night before. Those who clear the Mains go on to the interview.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the IBPS PO Mains 2026 admit card release by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Official portal: ibps.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.