# Scheduling Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 29 Aug 2026

> 5-person weekly scheduling puzzle (2026-08-29) — Deepak, Tarun, Meera, Omkar, Lata. 4 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-08-29-weekly-scheduling-puzzle

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Published: 2026-08-29 · Difficulty: medium · 4 clues · 5 people
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Deepak, Tarun, Meera, Omkar, Lata — each have an appointment on a different day, Monday to Friday — work out whose appointment falls on which day. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. There is exactly 1 day between Meera's and Lata's appointments.
2. Tarun's appointment is on the day immediately after Meera's.
3. There are exactly 3 days between Meera's and Omkar's appointments.
4. Omkar's appointment is on a later day of the week than Deepak's.

## Answer

Monday: Meera, Tuesday: Tarun, Wednesday: Lata, Thursday: Deepak, Friday: Omkar.

Monday: Meera · Tuesday: Tarun · Wednesday: Lata · Thursday: Deepak · Friday: Omkar

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 120 possible schedules of 5 people across Monday–Friday.
2. Clue 2 — "Tarun's appointment is on the day immediately after Meera's." narrows it to 24 possibilities. Board (Monday → Friday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 1 — "There is exactly 1 day between Meera's and Lata's appointments." narrows it to 10 possibilities. Board (Monday → Friday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 3 — "There are exactly 3 days between Meera's and Omkar's appointments." ⇒ Deepak → Thursday, Tarun → Tuesday, Meera → Monday, Omkar → Friday, Lata → Wednesday (1 possibility left). Board (Monday → Friday): Meera · Tarun · Lata · Deepak · Omkar
5. Exactly one schedule survives every clue — that is the answer.

## How to crack scheduling puzzles faster

- Write the days in a column first — a fixed frame beats re-reading "Monday to Saturday" per clue.
- Lock every **direct day anchor** ("P's appointment is on Wednesday") before touching a relative clue.
- "Immediately before/after" is an **adjacent pair** — slide it along the free days like a block.
- "Exactly k days between" works in **both directions** — test the earlier AND the later placement.

## FAQ

### Whose appointment is on Monday in this puzzle?

Meera's appointment is on Monday. The full schedule: Monday — Meera, Tuesday — Tarun, Wednesday — Lata, Thursday — Deepak, Friday — Omkar.

### How do you solve scheduling puzzles for bank exams?

Draw the days as a column (Monday downward), fix the direct day anchors first, then place immediately-before/after pairs and count 'days between' gaps in both directions. Eliminate until one schedule satisfies every clue.

## Learn the method

This post is one worked example. The topic page for scheduling puzzles carries the full method,
the clue-wording table and the mistakes that cost marks: https://deducepuzzles.com/reasoning/scheduling

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