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View Free Study MaterialThe IBPS RRB Recruitment Exam is conducted for the selection of Probationary Officers, Clerks & Specialist Officers in various Regional Rural Banks across India.
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is the convener body that controls the Recruitment Processes of 56 Regional Rural Banks in India.
For the IBPS RRB 2021 Exam, 12593 vacancies have been released. To fill up these vacant seats, lakhs of talented candidates are going to participate, so the competition will be very high this time.
The officials will soon release the IBPS RRB 2021 examination dates, so if you are going to appear for the exam, you should know about all updates.
To make you prepare well for the IBPS RRB qualification, we have come up with complete information & expert guidance in this blog.
Why choose IBPS RRB as a Career Option?
IBPS RRB Recruitment Procedure
IBPS RRB Syllabus, Exam Pattern & Eligibility
IBPS RRB Online Application Form
List of IBPS RRB Participating Banks
IBPS RRB Result & Cutoff Marks
As it is a well-known fact that Banking Jobs are more desirous amongst young candidates nowadays. Be it their salary packages, allowances, or any other job benefits, Banking Career has always been the first choice for job seekers.
Below, we have come up with some Benefits & Perks of IBPS RRB Officer. Please have a look at the below points to know why you should choose one of the RRB posts as a career option!
Large No. of Vacant Seats than any other IBPS Exams.
Candidates can easily get the Job Location in their Home State.
IBPS RRB Salary Packages and Allowances are outstanding.
The candidates will get the Assured Promotion after pursuing a 2 Years Probation Period.
Wonderful Leave Policies are offered by the IBPS RRB Banks.
In Rural Banks, there is less workload, so candidates can experience a stress-free work environment.
IBPS RRB Officers contribute to the development of Rural Areas. The main motive of RRBs is to promote the improvement of Rural Areas by providing more flexible Banking Services. It helps Farmers, Entrepreneurs & Other Employers to grow their businesses well in Rural Areas.
IBPS RRB conducts 4 separate exams for recruitment on the positions of Office Assistant (Multipurpose), Officer Scale I, Officer Scale-II & Officer Scale III.
The candidates who are seeking to appear in the exam may apply for two positions of Office Assistant & Officer Scale together, but they can’t apply for two positions among Officer Scale I, II & III.
You can check the complete IBPS RRB 2021 Recruitment Procedure with the post-wise classification given below:
IBPS RRB Office Assistant job" is an entry-level job. The job roles of IBPS RRB assistant ranges from accounts work, cash collections and even covers responsibilities like cheque verification, etc.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam is conducted in two Tiers – Prelims & Mains. After qualifying both phases of the written exams, based on their Mains Score, the candidates will be declared qualified.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale – I Exam is a three-tier Recruitment Process in which the candidates need to go through 3 phases – Prelims, Mains & Interview Process.
Those who qualify Prelims will be able to appear in Mains & the Mains Score will have 80% contribution in shortlisting of candidates for Final Selection.
The job profile of an IBPS RRB officer is not limited to work in rural areas. The role and duties of the IBPS RRB officer are much more than any other commercial bank officer.
The primary duty of the RRB officers is to bring banking services to the rural areas of India. The RRB officer is trained to be a multi-tasker and has the qualities to handle a bundle of duties.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III, both exams have similar recruitment procedures. There will be only a Single Exam for the selection of talented candidates. Based on this Single Exams’ performance, candidates will be shortlisted for the Interview Process. And thereafter, based on the combined performance of the Written Exam & Interview Process, they can be selected as IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II or III.
Following posts are offered to Scale 2 and 3 Officers:
General Banking Officer (GBO Scale 2)
IT Officer
Charted Accountant
Law Officer
Treasury Manager
Marketing Officer
Agriculture Officer
Note: For all the above exams, the selection will entirely depend on the cut-off marks (sectional + overall), so make sure your score meets the required IBPS RRB cut-off.
With the recently released, the candidates can know how RRB Recruitment will be done this year.
The The link for the reprint of CRP RRBs-X Application for Office Assistant, and Officer Sale - 1 has been activated.
As per the latest update, officials have released the CRP RRB -X Officer Scale - I, and Office Assistant result for Provisional Allotment from 29th April to 28th May 2022.
Officials have released the tenative date of the CRP RRB-XI (Office Assistants) and CRP RRB-XI (Officers) 2022.The exam will be conducted as follows:
Prelims for Office Assistants* and Officer Scale I: 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st August 2022
Single Examination Officers Scale II & III : 24th September 2022
Main Examination Officer Scale I : 24th September 2022
Office Assistants: 1st October 2022
<IBPS has declared the score of qualified candidates shortlisted for Interview (Group "A" - Officers (Scale I).You can dowload the result from 14th December to 30th December 2021.
IBPS RRB 2021 Exam will be conducted in 13 local languages.
Only 45 RRB’s are going to take part in IBPS RRB Exam 2021.
A negative Marking of 0.25 deduction will be applicable on all the RRB IBPS Exams.
To make you aware of all the latest notifications & updates related to IBPS RRB Exam, we have come up with the IBPS RRB Exam Dates & Calendar.
Before planning to appear in this exam, make sure you have quintessential information about its Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern & IBPS RRB Syllabus.
To provide you a glance at these 3 aspects, we have mentioned their brief description below:
To appear for the exam, you have to fulfill the eligibility criteria of the IBPS RRB Exam.
You will become eligible based on the two crucial factors which we have mentioned below:
The Candidates must have a valid Graduation Degree in any discipline.
To appear for Officer Scale-II & III positions, they must have a specialization in the concerned field.
For Officer Scale 1 - 18 to 30 Years
For Officer Scale 2 - 21 to 32 Years
For Officer Scale 3 - 21 to 40 Years
For Office Assistant - 18 to 28 Years
For detailed eligibility criteria, please visit here -IBPS RRB Eligibility 2021.
1. For Office Assistant & Officer Scale – I Prelims
S.No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
Time Duration |
1. |
Reasoning |
40 |
- |
2. |
Numerical Ability |
40 |
- |
Total |
80 |
45 Minutes |
2. For Office Assistant & Officer Scale – I (Mains) + Officer Scale-II Single Paper (General Banking Officer)
S.No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
Time Duration |
1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
2 Hours |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
|
3. |
Financial Awareness |
40 |
|
4. (i) |
English |
40 |
|
4. (ii) |
Hindi |
40 |
|
5. |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
|
Total |
200 |
3. Officer Scale-II - (Specialist Cadre)
S.No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
Time Duration |
1. |
Professional Knowledge |
40 |
2 Hours 30 Minutes |
2. |
Reasoning |
40 |
|
3. |
Financial Awareness |
40 |
|
4. (i) |
English Language |
20 |
|
4. (ii) |
Hindi Language |
20 |
|
5. |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
|
6. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
|
Total |
200 |
4. Officer Scale III
S.No. |
Subjects |
Marks |
Time Duration |
1. |
Reasoning |
50 |
2 Hours |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
|
3. |
Financial Awareness |
40 |
|
4. (i) |
English |
40 |
|
4. (ii) |
Hindi |
40 |
|
5. |
Computer Knowledge |
20 |
|
6. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
|
Total |
200 |
Candidates can opt for either 4(i) or 4(ii).
Note – There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks deduction in each exam.
For a detailed Exam Pattern, please visit IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2021.
To prepare well for the exam, you should know the syllabus of RRB bank recruitment.
The Exam will be conducted with 5 subjects.
Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude
General Awareness
English/Hindi
Computer Knowledge
You can get the detailed syllabus along with the Important Topics for each section here - IBPS RRB Exam Syllabus 2021.
Once you have fulfilled the eligibility for the exam, now you can appear for the IBPS RRB Online Application.
The online registration process for IBPS RRB 2021 was completed between 8th - 28th June 2021.
The candidates who want to apply for the upcoming exam can check all the instructions about IBPS RRB Online Application 2021 here.
While filling the online form, you may often get confused about which exam centre to choose and which Bank to opt for as a job preference.
To solve your queries, Eduncle is presenting the List of IBPS Exam Centres for RRB & Participating Banks along with their Vacancy List. Please check below:
S.No. |
State |
Preliminary Exam Centre |
Main Exam Centre |
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
Anantapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada |
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
Naharlagun |
3. |
Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur |
Guwahati, Silchar |
4. |
Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur |
Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur |
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Raipur |
6. |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
7. |
Haryana |
Ambala, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
Ambala, Karnal, Kuruksehtra |
8. |
Himachal Pradesh |
Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una |
Baddi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan |
9. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jammu, Srinagar |
10. |
Jharkhand |
Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro |
Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
11. |
Karnataka |
Bangalore, Belgaum, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Bangalore, Belgaum, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
12. |
Kerala |
Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthpuram, Thrichur |
Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram |
13. |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |
14. |
Maharashtra |
Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri |
Aurangabad Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai Nagpur, Pune |
15. |
Manipur |
Imphal |
Imphal |
16. |
Meghalaya |
Ri-Bhoi, Shillong |
Shillong |
17. |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
Aizawl |
18. |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
Kohima |
19. |
Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
20. |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
21. |
Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala |
22. |
Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur |
23. |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
Chennai, Madhurai, Thiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Tirunelvelli |
24. |
Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Hyderabad, Khammam |
25. |
Tripura |
Agartala |
Agartala |
26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow |
27. |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
Dehradun |
28. |
West Bengal |
Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
There are 45 Regional Rural Banks Participating Bank of RRB Exam. You can check the complete list here.
IBPS RRB is the toughest amongst all the IBPS Exams, so it requires a great deal of dedication & determination to crack the exam.
However, if you follow the right approach, then you can easily achieve its qualification. To make it easier for you to plan up an effective study strategy, we are providing you with some handpicked tips below. Please have a look –
In Prelims Exam, you only need to cover the IBPS Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude for Office Assistant, and Officer Scale I post.
Start your studies with the basic topics of Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude.
The total time limit is 45 minutes. You should try to solve 25-30 questions in reasoning & 30-35 questions in the Quantitative aptitude section with 90 % accuracy.
The cut-off is increasing year by year in IBPS RRB. So, target high scores and don't guess randomly as there will be negative marking for each question of 0.25 marks.
The Prelims Exam is comparatively easier in IBPS RRB Exam, so if you practice well with the short tricks and formulas, you can easily score in this exam.
For Mains, you should have adequate skill & knowledge for the Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, English, General Awareness (Most Importantly Banking Current Affairs) & Computer Knowledge (in some cases).
Practice with Previous Years’ Papers & Mock Test Papers. This will help you in getting a fair idea about the exam nature & past’ years difficulty level.
For Daily Study Plan & Experts Designed Time Schedule, you may visit – IBPS RRB Study Plan & Tips [Sure-Shot Success Mantras].
The official website of IBPS releases the separate IBPS RRB Admit Cards & IBPS RRB Call Letters for those candidates who wish to appear in Pre-Exam Training, Prelims, Main Exams & Interviews.
To appear in any of these stages, candidates must have their IBPS RRB Admit Card/Call Letter otherwise they won’t be permitted to enter the examination hall.
The official website will release the IBPS RRB Admit Card 10-15 days before conducting the exam. You can check the download procedure with complete details here - IBPS RRB Admit Card.
As you know that the IBPS RRB Exam is conducted in various phases. For each phase, the official website releases the RRB Results & Cut-Off Scores. The candidates who qualify in the first stage are preceded to the next recruitment stage.
To make the candidates better understand the selection criteria for each stage under IBPS RRB Recruitment, Eduncle has come up with the detailed procedure of IBPS RRB Result & Cut Off declaration.
Please visit the blog & see which scores should be obtained to qualify for the IBPS RRB Exam.
After completing the entire Recruitment process, Banks conducts the Provisional Allotment session in which candidates are selected based on their combined scores of Mains & Interviews (only where applicable).
Please check out the IBPS RRB Final Cutoff of Provisional Allotment to know about the final score of qualified candidates.
Every year IBPS releases several vacancies for the RRB Exam. In the last three years, more than 40,000 vacancies have been filled through the RRB Bank Exam.
In 2021, a total of 12,500+ vacancies have been released for the posts of Office Assistant, Officer Scale-I, Officer Scale-II, and Officer Scale-III.
Below, we have provided the vacancies for the last 5 years to understand the rise in employment in Regional Rural Bank:
Year |
Office Assistant |
Officer Scale I |
Officer Scale-II |
Officer Scale III |
Total |
2017 |
8298 |
5123 |
1747 |
169 |
15337 |
2018 |
5249 |
3312 |
1404 |
160 |
10125 |
2019 |
3688 |
3381 |
1174 |
157 |
8400 |
2021 |
4682 |
3800 |
1060 |
156 |
9698 |
2021 |
6784 |
4495 |
200 |
212 |
12593 |
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