🔴 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 11,403 Posts
🔵 Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
🟣 CRP CSA-XVI – Customer Service Associate (Clerk) Recruitment 2026
🟢 Post Date: 01 August 2026🟠 Post Update: 22 August 2026
🔴 Short Information: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the recruitment notification for CRP CSA-XVI for the recruitment of Customer Service Associates (CSA), commonly known as IBPS Clerk, in participating Public Sector Banks.
🟦 IBPS CSA XVI Recruitment 2026 : Short Details
| Organization | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Recruitment Name | 🟣 CRP CSA-XVI |
| Post Name | 🟢 Customer Service Associate (CSA) |
| Common Name | IBPS Clerk |
| Vacancy Year | 2027-28 |
| Total Posts | 🔴 11,403 Posts |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Job Location | State / UT Wise |
| Selection Process | Prelims + Main + Local Language Requirement |
| Provisional Allotment | 🟢 March 2027 |
🟠 Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| 🟢 Application Start | 01 August 2026 |
| 🔴 Extended Last Date | 28 August 2026 |
| 🟣 Pre-Examination Training | September 2026 |
| 🔵 Preliminary Exam | October 2026 |
| 🟠 Preliminary Result | November 2026 |
| 🟣 Main Exam | December 2026 |
| 🟢 Provisional Allotment | March 2027 |
🟢 Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
| SC / ST / PwBD / ESM / DESM | 🔵 ₹175/- |
| General / OBC / EWS / Other Candidates | 🔴 ₹850/- |
🔴 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI 2026 : Age Limit
📅 Age as on: 01 August 2026
| Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
| 🟢 20 Years | 🔴 28 Years |
🟣 Candidate should have been born between:02 August 1998 to 01 August 2006
🟣 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Vacancy & Eligibility Details
| Post Name | Total Posts | Eligibility |
| Customer Service Associate (CSA) | 🔴 11,403 | Bachelor's Degree / Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University |
🟢 Additional Eligibility
✔️ Computer literacy is required.✔️ Local Language Proficiency is required for the selected State / UT.✔️ 🔴 Candidates can apply for only one State / UT.
🔵 Participating Public Sector Banks
1️⃣ Bank of Baroda2️⃣ Bank of India3️⃣ Bank of Maharashtra4️⃣ Canara Bank5️⃣ Central Bank of India6️⃣ Indian Bank7️⃣ Indian Overseas Bank8️⃣ Punjab National Bank9️⃣ Punjab & Sind Bank🔟 UCO Bank1️⃣1️⃣ Union Bank of India
🟢 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Salary / Pay Scale
🔴 Customer Service Associate Basic Pay Scale
₹24,050 – 1,340/3 – ₹28,070 – 1,650/3 – ₹33,020 – 2,000/4 – ₹41,020 – 2,340/7 – ₹57,400 – 4,400/1 – ₹61,800 – 2,680/1 – ₹64,480
🟢 Selected candidates will also receive applicable allowances and benefits as per bank rules.
🔵 IBPS Clerk 2026 State Wise Category Wise Vacancy Details
🟠 Note: Vacancies are indicative and may change according to the requirements of participating banks.
| State / UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 33 | 11 | 53 | 14 | 75 | 186 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 45 |
| Assam | 26 | 41 | 97 | 30 | 155 | 349 |
| Bihar | 89 | 1 | 146 | 42 | 213 | 491 |
| Chandigarh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| Chhattisgarh | 33 | 82 | 13 | 23 | 114 | 265 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Delhi | 65 | 35 | 123 | 36 | 156 | 415 |
| Goa | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 61 |
| Gujarat | 50 | 103 | 194 | 63 | 288 | 698 |
| Haryana | 39 | 0 | 56 | 15 | 86 | 196 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 97 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 67 |
| Jharkhand | 19 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 83 | 182 |
| Karnataka | 224 | 101 | 386 | 136 | 567 | 1,414 |
| Kerala | 9 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 62 | 108 |
| Ladakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Lakshadweep | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 91 | 114 | 98 | 49 | 218 | 570 |
| Maharashtra | 117 | 96 | 291 | 95 | 452 | 1,051 |
| Manipur | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 42 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 |
| Mizoram | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| Odisha | 55 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 143 | 337 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 26 |
| Punjab | 150 | 0 | 106 | 40 | 185 | 481 |
| 🟠 Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 84 | 35 | 153 | 🔴 392 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| Tamil Nadu | 137 | 5 | 213 | 58 | 262 | 675 |
| Telangana | 29 | 18 | 48 | 16 | 80 | 191 |
| Tripura | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 375 | 17 | 508 | 159 | 672 | 1,731 |
| Uttarakhand | 24 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 91 | 145 |
| West Bengal | 236 | 49 | 224 | 83 | 354 | 946 |
🟣 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Preliminary Examination Pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 🔴 Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
🟠 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Main Examination Pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General / Financial Awareness | 40 | 50 | 20 Minutes |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 60 | 35 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| 🔴 Total | 160 | 200 | 125 Minutes |
🔴 Negative Marking
⚠️ For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks / one-fourth of the assigned marks will be deducted.
🟢 No penalty for unanswered questions.
🟣 IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Selection Process
🔵 Online Preliminary Examination⬇️🟢 Online Main Examination⬇️🟠 Merit Based Provisional Allotment⬇️🟣 Local Language Proficiency Test – Wherever Applicable⬇️🔴 Document Verification & Joining Process
🔴 Local Language Proficiency Test – LLPT
✔️ Candidates must satisfy the local language requirement for their selected State / UT.✔️ The LLPT is qualifying in nature.✔️ It is applicable wherever required.✔️ Candidates must meet the prescribed local language conditions before appointment.
🔵 How to Apply for IBPS Clerk CSA XVI Online Form 2026
🔹 Step 1: Visit the official IBPS website.🔹 Step 2: Open the CRP CSA section.🔹 Step 3: Click on Apply Online for CRP Customer Service Associates – CSA XVI.🔹 Step 4: Complete the New Registration.🔹 Step 5: Fill in personal and educational details carefully.🔹 Step 6: 🔴 Select only one State / UT.🔹 Step 7: Upload required documents.🔹 Step 8: Pay the application fee online.🔹 Step 9: Preview all details carefully.🔹 Step 10: Submit the form and take a printout.
🟢 Documents Required for Online Application
✔️ Recent Photograph✔️ Signature✔️ Left Thumb Impression✔️ Handwritten Declaration✔️ Relevant Category Certificate, if applicable✔️ Class 10 / SSC Certificate✔️ Graduation Details✔️ Live Photograph through Webcam or Mobile, wherever required
🟠 Important Instructions
⚠️ Apply for only one State / UT.⚠️ Carefully check eligibility before applying.⚠️ Keep your Mobile Number and Email ID active.⚠️ Fill the application form carefully.⚠️ Upload clear documents in the prescribed format.⚠️ Keep your Registration Number and Password safe.⚠️ Keep a printout of the Final Application Form and Payment Receipt.🔴 Do not wait until the last date to apply online.
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