IBPS RRB Exam: An Overview

IBPS RRB Exam: An Overview

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts IBPS Regional Rural Bank (RRB) Exam for recruiting Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager), II (Manager), and III (Senior Manager) for RRBs/Gramin Banks across India. 

Eligibility Criteria

1. Applicants must be
2. Citizen or National of India; or
3. Subject of Bhutan; or
4. Subject of Nepal.
5. Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1^st January 1962 with the intent of permanently residing in India; or
6. POI who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, and Ethiopia to India with an intend to permanently settle in the country.
7. Age limit:
8. For Office Assistant: 18–28 years
9. For Officer Scale I: Above 18 years and Below 30 years
10. For Officer Scale II: Above 21 years and Below 32 years
11. For Officer Scale III: Above 21 years and Blow 40 years

• This is applicable to General Category and EWS category candidates
• Age relaxations

1. OBC: 3 years
2. SC/ST: 5 years
3. PWDs: 10 years
4. Widows, Divorced Women, Women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried: 9 years (only for Office Assistants)
5. Persons affected by 1984 riots: 5 years
6. Person domiciled in J&K during 1/1/1980–31/12/1989: 5 years
7. Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen (must have served for more than 3 years in defence forces): Maximum age limit is 50 years ( only for Office Assistants)

• For more details refer to https://www.ibps.in/common-written-examination-regional-rural-banks/

3. Educational Qualification:

1. Office Assistant and Officer Scale I: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or its equivalent from a recognized University
2. Officer Scale II( General Banking Officer): Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or its equivalent form a recognized University + 2 years as an officer in a Bank /Financial Institute
3. Officer Scale II (Specialist Officer): Bachelor’s degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent + 1 year experience in relevant field. ( Refer official website for more details)
4. Officer Scale III: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or its equivalent form a recognized University + Minimum 5 years as a Manager in Bank/ Financial Institute.

 Exam Pattern

1. Computer Based Test
2. The exam is conducted in 2 phases: Preliminary and Main Examination
3. Preliminary Examination :
4. Office Assistants: The paper is divided into:
5. Reasoning
6. Numerical Ability
7. Officer Scale: The paper is bifurcated into:
8. Reasoning
9. Quantitative Aptitude

• Total number of questions: 80
• Maximum marks: 80
• Time duration 45 minutes

4. Main Examination

1. Office Assistant: Paper is classified into:
2. Reasoning
3. Computer Knowledge
4. General Awareness
5. English Language / Hindi Language
6. Numerical Ability
7. Officer Scale I: Paper is classified into:
8. Reasoning
9. Computer knowledge
10. English Language /Hindi Language
11. Quantitative Aptitude
12. Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer)
13. Reasoning
14. Computer Knowledge
15. Financial Awareness
16. English Language/Hindi Language
17. Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
18. Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre)
19. Professional Knowledge
20. Reasoning
21. Financial Awareness
22. English Language/Hindi Language
23. Computer Knowledge
24. Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
25. Officer Scale III
26. Reasoning
27. Computer Knowledge
28. Financial Awareness
29. English Language/Hindi Language
30. Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

• Total number of questions: 200
• Maximum marks: 200
• Time duration: 2 hours/120 minutes