The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has activated the call letter download link for the Online Preliminary Examination under the Common Recruitment Process for Specialist Officers, CRP SPL-XVI, on its registration portal ibpsreg.ibps.in. IBPS SO Admit Card 2026 is for candidates who applied for Specialist Officer (Scale I) posts — IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari — in participating public sector banks. The Preliminary Examination is scheduled for 29 August 2026, as per the official IBPS examination calendar.
Candidates can download the call letter by logging in with their Registration No/Roll No and Password or Date of Birth. The download window is open from 20 August 2026 to 29 August 2026, after which the link will close. This notice does not give region-wise portals or a separate exam city intimation slip — call letters are issued from a single national login page. Candidates should check all details in the article below.
Information verified from the official IBPS call letter portal for CRP SPL-XVI, live from 20 August 2026, and the IBPS notification dated 30 June 2026. Last verified: 20 August 2026.
IBPS has released the call letter for the CRP SPL-XVI Specialist Officer Preliminary Examination at ibpsreg.ibps.in. The download window is open from 20 to 29 August 2026, and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for 29 August 2026, per the official IBPS examination calendar. Candidates can download the call letter using their Registration No/Roll No and Password or Date of Birth, along with the captcha shown on screen.
Quick summary of IBPS SO Admit Card 2026
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Recruitment | Common Recruitment Process for Specialist Officers (CRP SPL-XVI) |
| Stage | Call letter for Online Preliminary Examination |
| Call letter download window | 20 August 2026 to 29 August 2026 |
| Exam date | 29 August 2026 (per the official IBPS examination calendar) |
| Region-wise release | No — single national login page |
| Login credentials | Registration No/Roll No + Password/DOB (DD-MM-YY) + captcha |
| Official website | ibps.in / ibpsreg.ibps.in |
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How to download the call letter for IBPS SO Admit Card 2026
- Go to the direct call letter link: Download IBPS SO CRP SPL-XVI Call Letter
- Choose the language option — Hindi or English — at the top of the page.
- Enter your Registration No/Roll No in the first field.
- Enter your Password or Date of Birth (format DD-MM-YY) in the second field.
- Type the captcha code exactly as shown.
- Click Login.
- The call letter will open on the screen. Download it and take a clear printout.
The login page itself lists help topics for common problems — delay in accessing the page, date of birth being rejected at login, and trouble retrieving the registration number or password. This is added context, not part of the official notice: if login fails, try the “Forgot Password” option on the same page, clear the browser cache, or try again after some time if the site is slow due to heavy traffic close to the closing date. Confirm with the official website.
Take more than one printout of the call letter before exam day, and keep both a digital and a printed copy saved separately. This is added context, not part of the official notification.
Preliminary exam pattern
The Online Preliminary Examination is an Objective Test worth 125 marks, with 100 questions to be answered in 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes), split into four sections of 20 minutes each. The sections differ by post group.
IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer
| Sr. No. | Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 25 | 25 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 25 | 25 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 25 | 50 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 125 | 80 minutes |
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Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Sr. No. | Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 25 | 25 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | 25 | 25 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 25 | 25 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 25 | 50 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 125 | 80 minutes |
Candidates must qualify in each of the four sections separately, as well as on the overall total, to be considered for shortlisting to the Main Examination. Cut-offs are decided after the exam based on the vacancies available in each category, and IBPS’s decision on this is final and binding. There is a penalty for wrong answers: one-fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for every wrong answer marked. Questions are multiple choice with five options, answered by mouse click on the screen — no keyboard entry is used.
While the test itself runs for 80 minutes, candidates should plan to be at the venue for approximately 140 minutes in total, once entry, login, reading the on-screen instructions, and exiting the lab after the test are added.
Free official sample questions for this exam are available here: IBPS CRP SPL-XVI Sample Question.
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Details to check on your call letter
The moment the call letter downloads, verify every field before printing:
- Name, exactly as on your application and photo ID
- Photograph and signature — clear and correctly placed
- Registration number and roll number
- Date of birth and category
- Post applied for (IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, or Rajbhasha Adhikari)
- Exam date, shift, and centre address once the call letter is printed
This notice does not publish a separate correction or grievance email for call letter errors. Use the login page’s help topics as the first step, and contact IBPS through the official website if a factual error remains uncorrected. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the official website.
Documents to carry and exam-day rules
This specific call letter notice does not print its own documents or prohibited-items list — that detail sits on each candidate’s individual call letter after download. As is standard for IBPS online examinations, candidates are typically required to carry the printed call letter along with a valid original photo ID (such as Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID, or Passport), and electronic devices — mobile phones, smartwatches, calculators, Bluetooth devices, earphones, cameras, and any books, notes or loose papers — are typically not permitted inside the examination hall, with no safe-custody facility for such items at the centre. This is added context based on IBPS’s standard examination practice, not text from this specific notice. Confirm the exact list printed on your own call letter before exam day.
Important links
| Link | What it is |
|---|---|
| IBPS SO CRP SPL-XVI Call Letter — Direct Download | Login page to download the Preliminary Examination call letter |
| Official CRP SPL-XVI Notification (IBPS) | Full recruitment notification, 30 June 2026 |
| IBPS CRP SPL-XVI Sample Question | Free official sample question for the Preliminary Exam |
| More Admit Card updates on India Job Alerts | Latest admit card releases across exams |
| Latest Jobs — All India | All-India government job notifications |
| Graduate Jobs | Vacancies open to graduate candidates |
FAQs – IBPS SO Admit Card 2026
What is the direct link to download the IBPS SO CRP SPL-XVI call letter 2026?
The call letter can be downloaded from ibpsreg.ibps.in using the direct login link above. Candidates need their Registration No/Roll No, Password or Date of Birth, and the captcha shown on screen. The download window is open from 20 to 29 August 2026.
What is the IBPS SO Prelims exam date 2026?
The IBPS SO Preliminary Examination under CRP SPL-XVI is scheduled for 29 August 2026, as per the official IBPS examination calendar. This date is added context confirmed from the official IBPS calendar, not from the call letter notice itself — recheck the date on your own downloaded call letter.
Is the IBPS SO call letter the same as the admit card?
Yes. IBPS uses the term “call letter” for the document that other exams call an admit card or hall ticket. It is the same mandatory entry document, required along with a valid photo ID at the examination centre.
When is the IBPS SO Mains exam 2026?
The IBPS SO Main Examination under CRP SPL-XVI is scheduled for 1 November 2026, as per the official IBPS examination calendar. This is added context from the official calendar, not from this call letter notice. A separate call letter will be issued for the Main Examination closer to that date.
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