# Scheduling Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 22 Sep 2026

> 5-person weekly scheduling puzzle (2026-09-22) — Neha, Rahul, Sneha, Isha, Esha. 5 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-09-22-weekly-scheduling-puzzle

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Published: 2026-09-22 · Difficulty: medium · 5 clues · 5 people
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Neha, Rahul, Sneha, Isha, Esha — 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. Esha's appointment is on the day immediately after Sneha's.
2. Rahul's appointment is on the day immediately after Isha's.
3. Rahul's appointment is on Tuesday.
4. There is exactly 1 day between Rahul's and Esha's appointments.
5. There are exactly 3 days between Neha's and Isha's appointments.

## Answer

Monday: Isha, Tuesday: Rahul, Wednesday: Sneha, Thursday: Esha, Friday: Neha.

Monday: Isha · Tuesday: Rahul · Wednesday: Sneha · Thursday: Esha · Friday: Neha

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 120 possible schedules of 5 people across Monday–Friday.
2. Clue 3 — "Rahul's appointment is on Tuesday." ⇒ Rahul → Tuesday (24 possibilities left). Board (Monday → Friday): _ · Rahul · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 1 — "Esha's appointment is on the day immediately after Sneha's." narrows it to 4 possibilities. Board (Monday → Friday): _ · Rahul · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 2 — "Rahul's appointment is on the day immediately after Isha's." ⇒ Isha → Monday (2 possibilities left). Board (Monday → Friday): Isha · Rahul · _ · _ · _
5. Clue 4 — "There is exactly 1 day between Rahul's and Esha's appointments." ⇒ Neha → Friday, Sneha → Wednesday, Esha → Thursday (1 possibility left). Board (Monday → Friday): Isha · Rahul · Sneha · Esha · Neha
6. 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?

Isha's appointment is on Monday. The full schedule: Monday — Isha, Tuesday — Rahul, Wednesday — Sneha, Thursday — Esha, Friday — Neha.

### 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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