Know more in detail about IBPS RRB – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Regional Rural Bank

16 September,2022  |  By Brainwonders

About IBPS RRB

IBPS RRB (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Regional Rural Bank) is a national-level banking exam conducted by the IBPS on a yearly basis. Candidates who aspire to join the Regional Rural Banks have to undergo tests conducted for Group A and Group B posts.

Every year, IBPS holds the IBPS RRB test to fill vacancies for Group "A"-Officers (Scale-I, II, & III) and Group "B"-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) at various Regional Rural Banks (Gramin Banks). Following are the posts which are made available under group A and group B. 

• Office Assistant    
• Marketing Manager
• Treasury Manager    
• Officers Scale I
• Banking Officer Scale II    
• Agriculture Officer (Grade II)
• Law Officer (Grade II)    
• Chartered Accountant (Grade II)
• IT Officer (Grade II)    
• Officer (Grade III)

IBPS Quick Highlights

In order to appear for the IBPS RRB Exam, it is advisable to know the exact parameters of it. To make you aware of it, we have highlighted the IBPS RRB with a quick overview. 

Particulars	Details
Exam name	IBPS RRB
Exam conducting organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Name of post	Office Assistant Officer Scale I Officer Scale II Officer Scale III
Eligibility Criteria	Graduate
Exam level	National
No. of Vacancies	12,500+
Selection Process	Prelims Mains Interview (except for Office Assistant)
Official website	https://ibps.in/
Helpdesk	1800 103 4566

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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria

It is of prime importance for the candidates to first meet the eligibility requirements. So before, filling out the online application ensures that you are fitting in all specified criteria. 

Age limit

Post	Minimum Age	Maximum Age
IBPS RRB Office Assistant	18 years	28 years
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I	18 years	30 years
IBPS RRB Officer Scale II	21 years	32 years
IBPS RRB Officer Scale III	21 years	40 years

Age Relaxation to some reserved categories

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	Office Assistant - the actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years Officer Scale - I - 5 years
Women who have been divorced, widowed, or legally separated from their husbands but have not remarried	9 years (Office Assistant)
Persons typically residing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989.	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

Educational Qualification

Post	Educational Qualification
Office Assistant	Bachelor’s / Graduation degree in any domain from a recognised university. Candidates must be fluent and proficient in the local language. Must have a sound computer knowledge.
Officer Scale - I (Assistant Manager)	Bachelor’s / Graduation degree in any domain from a recognised university. High preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Information Technology, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Law, Economics, Management or Accountancy. Candidates must be proficient and fluent in the local language. Must have a sound computer knowledge.

Language Proficiency

Candidates seeking for the position of Office Assistant in any RRB must be fluent in the native language of the State/UT in which the RRB is located in order to be considered for an interview.

Nationality

As per CDS eligibility 2022, the applicants must be able to fit into nationality criteria. The candidate applying must be- 

• A citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or
• A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1962 to permanently settle in India, or
• An Indian refugee who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Sri Lanka, and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, Zaire, and Ethiopia or Vietnam to settle in India permanently.

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IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the selection to the position of Office Assistant is quite different to that of the exam pattern for the selection to the post of Officer Grade. For the selection of Office Assistant, the IBPS RRB exam is conducted in two phases:

• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam 

IBPS RRB Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Ability	40	40	A cumulative time of 45 mins
2	Numerical Ability	40	40
Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Assistant Main Exam Pattern 

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper	40	50	A cumulative time of 2 hours
2	General Awareness Paper	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
4	English/Hindi Language Paper	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total		200	200

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IBPS RRB Officer Exam Pattern

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

• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview Process

The final selection of the candidate will be based on the aggregate score obtained by him/her in all three phases. The exam pattern for Officer prelim and main exam is the same as the exam pattern for Assistant.  

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IBPS RRB Exam Syllabus

Reasoning Syllabus

Odd One out	Analogy
Syllogism	Coding-Decoding
Blood Relation	Alphabet Test
Series Test	Number
Ranking and Time	Causes and Effects
Direction Sense Test	Sitting Arrangements
Decision Making	Statement and Assumption
Figure Series	Assertion and Reason
Statement and Conclusion	Word Formation
Statement and Arguments	Statements and Action Courses
Figure Series Test	Miscellaneous Tests

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Number System	HCF and LCM
Decimal Fraction	Profit and Loss
Simple Interest	Compound Interest
Time and Work	Time and Distance
Averages	Simplification
Partnership	Percentages
Ratio and Proportion	Averages
Case Studies	Charts and Graphs
Permutation and Combination	Probability

English Language Syllabus

Spotting Errors	Commonly Misspelt Words
Jumbled Words	One Word Substitution
Fill in the Blanks	Jumbled up sentences
Idioms and Phrases	Cloze Tests
Comprehension	One word Substitution

Hindi Language Syllabus

Vyakaran	Fill in the Blanks
Mistakes	Paragraphs

Computer Knowledge Syllabus

Computer Fundamentals	Computer Abbreviations
Software and Hardware Fundamentals	Shortcut Keys
Networking	Basic Knowledge of the Internet
MS Office	History of Computers
Data base	Security Tools
History and Future of Computers	Virus, Hacking

General Knowledge Syllabus

Current Affairs	Social Function of Banks
Countries/Currencies	UNO
Indian and International Economy	Marketing
Banking Terms	Awards and Honours
RBI	Sports
Books and Authors	Finance
Fiscal Monetary Policies	Agriculture
Repo and Reverse Repo Rate	History of Banking

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