# Scheduling Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 8 Oct 2026

> 6-person weekly scheduling puzzle (2026-10-08) — Omkar, Anjali, Nikhil, Tanvi, Kiran, Varun. 5 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-10-08-weekly-scheduling-puzzle

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Published: 2026-10-08 · Difficulty: hard · 5 clues · 6 people
Exams: IBPS PO · SBI PO · SSC CGL

## The puzzle

Omkar, Anjali, Nikhil, Tanvi, Kiran, Varun — each have an appointment on a different day, Monday to Saturday — work out whose appointment falls on which day. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Varun's appointment is NOT on Saturday.
2. Kiran's appointment is on a later day of the week than Tanvi's.
3. There are exactly 2 days between Omkar's and Anjali's appointments.
4. Nikhil's appointment is on a later day of the week than Omkar's.
5. There are exactly 3 days between Tanvi's and Varun's appointments.

## Answer

Monday: Tanvi, Tuesday: Kiran, Wednesday: Omkar, Thursday: Nikhil, Friday: Varun, Saturday: Anjali.

Monday: Tanvi · Tuesday: Kiran · Wednesday: Omkar · Thursday: Nikhil · Friday: Varun · Saturday: Anjali

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 720 possible schedules of 6 people across Monday–Saturday.
2. Clue 3 — "There are exactly 2 days between Omkar's and Anjali's appointments." narrows it to 144 possibilities. Board (Monday → Saturday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 5 — "There are exactly 3 days between Tanvi's and Varun's appointments." narrows it to 16 possibilities. Board (Monday → Saturday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 2 — "Kiran's appointment is on a later day of the week than Tanvi's." narrows it to 8 possibilities. Board (Monday → Saturday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
5. Clue 4 — "Nikhil's appointment is on a later day of the week than Omkar's." narrows it to 4 possibilities. Board (Monday → Saturday): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
6. Clue 1 — "Varun's appointment is NOT on Saturday." ⇒ Omkar → Wednesday, Anjali → Saturday, Nikhil → Thursday, Tanvi → Monday, Kiran → Tuesday, Varun → Friday (1 possibility left). Board (Monday → Saturday): Tanvi · Kiran · Omkar · Nikhil · Varun · Anjali
7. 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?

Tanvi's appointment is on Monday. The full schedule: Monday — Tanvi, Tuesday — Kiran, Wednesday — Omkar, Thursday — Nikhil, Friday — Varun, Saturday — Anjali.

### 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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