# Scheduling Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 30 Sep 2026

> 4-person weekly scheduling puzzle (2026-09-30) — Karan, Farhan, Sanjay, Priya. 3 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-09-30-weekly-scheduling-puzzle

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Published: 2026-09-30 · Difficulty: easy · 3 clues · 4 people
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Karan, Farhan, Sanjay, Priya — each have an appointment on a different day, Monday to Thursday — work out whose appointment falls on which day. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. There is exactly 1 day between Karan's and Priya's appointments.
2. Priya's appointment is on the day immediately before Farhan's.
3. Sanjay's appointment is on a later day of the week than Farhan's.

## Answer

Monday: Priya, Tuesday: Farhan, Wednesday: Karan, Thursday: Sanjay.

Monday: Priya · Tuesday: Farhan · Wednesday: Karan · Thursday: Sanjay

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 24 possible schedules of 4 people across Monday–Thursday.
2. Clue 2 — "Priya's appointment is on the day immediately before Farhan's." narrows it to 6 possibilities. Board (Monday → Thursday): _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 1 — "There is exactly 1 day between Karan's and Priya's appointments." narrows it to 3 possibilities. Board (Monday → Thursday): _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 3 — "Sanjay's appointment is on a later day of the week than Farhan's." ⇒ Karan → Wednesday, Farhan → Tuesday, Sanjay → Thursday, Priya → Monday (1 possibility left). Board (Monday → Thursday): Priya · Farhan · Karan · Sanjay
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?

Priya's appointment is on Monday. The full schedule: Monday — Priya, Tuesday — Farhan, Wednesday — Karan, Thursday — Sanjay.

### 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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