IBPS Recruitment 2026: Server Administrator, Assistant and Programming Assistant Posts, Apply by 12 November 2026

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has opened direct recruitment to three posts at its own Mumbai office, with online applications open from 29 October 2026 to 12 November 2026. The IBPS recruitment 2026 covers Server Administrator (Grade D), Assistant (Grade B) and Programming Assistant (Grade B) on a regular basis, and the institute listed the opening on its careers page on 29 October 2026. These posts are for IBPS itself, based in Kandivali (East), Mumbai.

One point needs stating plainly at the start: the notice does not state a total number of vacancies. The institute said successful candidates will be appointed against existing vacancies. Read this as a three-post recruitment, not as a drive with a published vacancy count, and check the detailed notification on ibps.in before applying.

At a glance: IBPS recruitment 2026	Detail
Organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Advertisement	IBPS/2026-27/06, dated 29 October 2026
Posts	Server Administrator, Assistant, Programming Assistant
Vacancies	Not stated in the notice
Appointment	Regular basis, direct recruitment
Posting	Mumbai only
Apply from	29 October 2026
Deadline	12 November 2026
Fee	Rs. 250, online only
Selection	Shortlisting, verification, online exam, interview

IBPS recruitment 2026 posts and pay

The Server Administrator post carries a basic pay of Rs. 35,400, with a total emolument of about Rs. 73,020 a month at the start of the scale and an approximate annual cost to company of Rs. 14.09 lakh, FreeJobAlert reported. The Assistant and Programming Assistant posts each carry a basic pay of Rs. 25,500, a total emolument of about Rs. 54,210 a month, and an approximate annual cost to company of Rs. 10.57 lakh. Posting is Mumbai only, as a permanent posting, and IBPS provides no housing. Probation lasts one year, and a Rs. 1 lakh service bond requires at least two years of service or payment of Rs. 1 lakh.

Who can apply for the IBPS recruitment 2026

For Server Administrator, applicants need a B.E. or B.Tech degree in Electronics, Computer Science or Information Technology, or an equivalent qualification, with a minimum of three years of related work experience. The notice requires hands-on Linux server administration experience, on RHEL or a similar system, and at least elementary network management experience on L3 switches, with a certification from a recognised body in either area given weightage.

For Assistant, applicants need a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 60 per cent aggregate marks, preferably in Science, Commerce, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, IT, Data Analytics or Business Administration/Management. They must also show advanced MS Excel, including VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, Pivot Tables and conditional formatting. A minimum of two years of post-qualification work experience is required, in data validation, MIS reporting, structured record management, or Excel-based data analysis. Percentages are not rounded up, so 59.99 per cent counts as less than 60 per cent.

For Programming Assistant, applicants need a full-time BSc-IT, BCA or BSc-Computer Science, or an engineering degree in Computer Science or IT, with a minimum of two years of post-qualification experience handling applications in a UNIX or Linux environment, file handling, data entry and data transfer, plus a basic knowledge of programming and a good knowledge of MS Excel. The age limits, as on 1 October 2026, are 25 to 33 years for Server Administrator and 23 to 30 years for the other two posts, SarkariNetwork reported. Results for the qualifying examination must be declared on or before 12 November 2026, and degrees obtained through correspondence, distance education or the open university system are not accepted. The posts are not open to internal candidates or to anyone who took part in an earlier round for these positions.

IBPS recruitment 2026 fee, examination and selection

The fee, described as intimation charges, is Rs. 250 per candidate, paid online only between 29 October 2026 and 12 November 2026. A separate form and fee are needed for each post applied for, and if a candidate applies more than once for the same post, only the latest complete application counts and the other fees are forfeited. IBPS screens applications against the minimum criteria, preferring candidates staying in Mumbai.

Shortlisted candidates face document verification, an online examination and a personal interview, all at IBPS House in Kandivali (East), Mumbai. The English examination allows 90 minutes per post and totals 100 marks: Aptitude for 30 marks and Professional Knowledge for 70 marks for Server Administrator; five sections of 20 marks each for Assistant, covering General Awareness, English, Reasoning, Numerical Ability and Computer Knowledge; and Aptitude and Professional Knowledge at 50 marks each for Programming Assistant. Negative marking of 0.25 marks applies to each wrong answer, while unanswered questions carry no penalty. Interviews follow the same day or the next day, and selection is tentatively scheduled for November 2026.

How to apply for IBPS recruitment 2026

First, go to ibps.in, click "CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE", then "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION", and enter the basic details. Note the provisional registration number and password sent by email and SMS. Second, upload a photograph (4.5cm by 3.5cm, 20–50kb), signature (10–20kb, not in capitals), left thumb impression (20–50kb), handwritten declaration (50–100kb) and a brief resume (PDF), plus age, qualification and experience documents (PDF, A4, up to 500kb each), and a live photograph. Third, check every detail using "SAVE AND NEXT", since no changes are allowed after clicking "COMPLETE REGISTRATION". Fourth, pay the fee online and keep a printout of the e-receipt and the application form before 12 November 2026.

Apply only through ibps.in. No agent or third-party page can file an IBPS application on a candidate's behalf, and any demand for payment outside the official payment route, or any promise of a post for money, should be treated as fraud and ignored. The only charge is the Rs. 250 fee paid online in the application.

Growentix also covers the Bharat Electronics Limited probationary engineer recruitment for 350 posts and the Bank of Baroda officer recruitment for 11 backlog posts. The IBPS reporting here is drawn from the FreeJobAlert report on the IBPS notification and the SarkariNetwork report on the same notification, which agree on the advertisement number, window, fee and pay figures; the opening is listed on the official IBPS careers page dated 29 October 2026.