IBPS RRBs

About

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or IBPS conducts the recruitment in Regional Rural Banks (RRB’s) through a national level exam annually. The IBPS conducts the recruitment  for the following Group A and B posts:

  • IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
  • IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager)
  • IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II ( Generalist & Specialist)
  • IBPS RRB Officer Scale III (Senior Manager)

Under IBPS RRB the recruitment is done for the following posts which are categorized into Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Officer Grade:

Office Assistant /Clerk
(Multipurpose)		Marketing Manager
Treasury ManagerOfficers Scale I
(Probationary Officer, PO)
Banking Officer Scale-IIAgriculture Officer (Grade-II)
Law Officer (Grade-II)Law Officer (Grade-II)
Chartered Accountant (Grade-II)Officer (Grade III)
IT Officer (Grade-II)

Selection Procedure

IBPS RRB: Overview

Name of examInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection
Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB)
Recruitment for the
Post
  • Officers Scale I, II & III
  • Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
GroupsGroup A and B
Exam levelNational
Exam EligibilityGraduate
IBPS RRB Exam stage
  • Officers Scale I: Preliminary, Mains and Interview
  • Office Assistant: Preliminary and Mains
  • Officers Scale II and III: Single level exam and Interview
Mode of examOnline
IBPS RRB Exam Duration
  • Prelims: 45 minutes
  • Mains: 2 hours
  • Single level exam: 2 hours
Official websitewww.ibps.in

Eligibility

IBPS RRB Age Limit

  • For Officer Scale- III- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 40 years.
  • For Officer Scale-II- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 32 years.
  • For Officer Scale- I- Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years.
  • For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 year.

IBPS RRB Educational Qualification

IBPS RRB PostEducational QualificationExperience
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
  • Degree in any discipline.
  • Proficiency in the local language.
  • Knowledge of Computer skills.
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Officer Scale-I 

(PO/Assistant Manager)

  • Degree in any discipline.
  • Candidates having a degree in Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics, and Accountancy will be given preference.
  • Proficiency in the local language.
  • Knowledge of Computer skills.
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Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer
  • Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks.
  • Candidates having a degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.
2 Years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institution
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (IT)
  • Degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with a minimum of 50% marks Certification in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP, etc will be given preference.
1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (CA)
  • Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (LA)
  • Degree in Law with a minimum of 50% marks.
2 years as an advocate OR should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Treasury Manager)
  • Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India OR MBA in Finance.
1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Marketing Officer)
  • MBA in Marketing.
1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Agriculture Officer)
  • Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture with a minimum of 50% marks.
2 Years
Officer Scale-III
  • Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks.
  • Candidates with a Degree/Diploma in Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.
5 Years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institution

Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Assistant Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Assistant, Exam will be conducted in two phases:

  •  Preliminary Exam
  •  Mains Exam

No interview process will be conducted for selecting candidates to the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made purely on the marks obtained by the candidate in his/her Mains Examination.

There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response marked by the candidate. The test will be objective in nature.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

S. No.SectionQuestionMarksDuration
1.Reasoning4040Composite time of 45 mins
2.Numerical Ability4040
Total8080

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.SectionQuestionMarksDuration
1Reasoning Paper4050Composite time of 2 hours
2General Awareness Paper4040
3Numerical Ability Paper4050
4English/Hindi Language Paper4040
5Computer Knowledge4020
Total200200

There will not be any interview after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made solely on the scores secured by the candidate in the Mains Exam.

IBPS RRB Officer PO Exam Pattern

For IBPS RRB Officer, the exam will be conducted in three phases:

  1.  Preliminary Exam
  2. Mains Exam
  3. Interview Process

The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by the candidate in both IBPS RRB Mains Exam and the Interview. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response marked by the candidate.

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-1) Prelims Exam Pattern

S. No.SectionQuestionMarksDuration
1Reasoning4040Composite Time of
45 minutes
2Numerical Ability4040
Total8080

IBPS RRB Officer (Grade I) Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.SectionQuestionMarksDuration
1Reasoning Paper4050Composite Time of
2 hours
2General Awareness Paper4040
3Numerical Ability Paper4050
4English/Hindi Language Paper*4040
5Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper4020
Total200200

Note*: Candidates can either opt for English Language or Hindi Language Paper

Important Date

IBPS RRB 2020 Exam Schedule

IBPS RRB 2020 ActivityIBPS RRB 2020 Date
(Tentative)
IBPS RRB 2021 Notification30th June 2020
Online Application Starts on08-06-2021
Online Applications Last Date28-06-2021
The download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training09-07-2021
Call Letters Preliminary ExamJuly/ August 2021
IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination
(Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant)		August, 2021
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam ResultSeptember 2021
Single Examination Officers Scale II & III18th October 2020
Officer Scale I Mains ExamSeptember/October 2021
Office Assistant Mains ExamSeptember/October 2021
IBPS RRB Interview for Officer Scale-I, II and IIINovember 2021
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III
& Office Assistant)		January 2022
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