Exam Dates: IBPS Exams, which will start from August-2020
IBPS - RRBs - CRP RRB-IX (Officers) and CRP RRB-IX (Office Assistants)
Preliminary Examination
Officer Scale I and Office Assistants:
01.08.2020, 02.08.2020, 08.08.2020, 09.08.2020 and 16.08.2020
Main Examination
Officer Scale I: 13.09.2020
Office Assistants: 19.09.2020
IBPS - PSBs - CRP PO/MT-X, CRP Clerk-X & CRP Spl-X
Preliminary Examination
03.10.2020
04.10.2020
10.10.2020
12.12.2020
13.12.2020
19.12.2020
26.12.2020
27.12.2020
Main Examination
28.11.2020
24.01.2021
30.01.2021
SBI Clerk-Prelims-2020: 22nd, 29th February, 1st and 8th March’2020
SBI Clerk-Main-2020: 19th April’2020 (Exam postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown. New dates will be released soon)
SBI PO2020: To be announced
RBI Grade “B” Officers-2020: To be announced
RBI Office Assistant-Prelims-2020: 14th & 15th February’2020
RBI Office Assistant-Main-2020: March’2020 (Exam postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown. New dates will be released
soon)
Eligibility:
Educational Qualification:
For IBPS PO/Clerk
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification
recognized as such by the Central Government.
For SBI PO/Clerk
A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification
recognized as such by the Central Government.
*Those who are in the Final Year/ Semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally, subject to the condition that,
if called for an interview (Wherever Applicable), they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation
examination.
For RBI Grade “B” Officer
a) A minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PwBD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor's degree as well as
in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th Standard examinations.
b) The minimum qualifying percentage or an equivalent grade for the Bachelor’s degree will be in aggregate for all
semesters / years
For RBI Office Assistant
a) At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD
candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC.
b) A candidate belonging to the Ex-servicemen category (except dependents of ex-servicemen) should either be a
graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of
the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.
Age (As on mentioned Date, Month & Year in Notification released by particular Bank):
For IBPS PO
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years
For SBI PO/RBI Grade “B” Officer
Minimum: 21 years Maximum: 30 years
For IBPS/SBI Clerk
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
For IBPS-RRB Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)
Minimum: 18 years Maximum: 30 years
For IBPS-RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Minimum: 18 years Maximum: 28 years
For RBI Office Assistant
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years
Note: Relaxation of Upper age limit as per the government norms
Exam Pattern of the Course:
IBPS - RRB - Scale-1 & Office Assistant-Prelims**
Exam Mode: Objective Type Online Test (Bilingual Mode, Except English Subject)
Exam Pattern: IBPS - RRB - Scale-1 & Office Assistant - Prelims**
1.
Numerical Ability
40
40
Composite Time of 45 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number of
candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Exam Pattern: IBPS - RRB - Scale-1 & Office Assistant - Main
1.
Reasoning
40
40
Composite Time of 2 Hrs. (120 Minutes)
2.
Computer Knowledge
40
40
3.
General Awareness
40
40
4a*.
English Language
40
40
4b*.
Hindi Language
40
40
5
Numerical Ability
40
40
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
* Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Exam Pattern: IBPS - PO - Prelims**
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3
Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
1.
English Language
30
30
20 Minutes
2.
Quantitative Aptitude
35
35
20 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for
Online Main Examination.
Exam Pattern: IBPS - PO - Main**
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 25 marks. Both the Objective and
Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. The
Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test.
1.
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
45
60
60 Minutes
2.
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
40
40
35 Minutes
3
English Language
35
40
40 Minutes
4
Data Analysis & Interpretation
35
60
45 Minutes
Total Questions
155
200
3 Hrs.
5
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
2
25
30 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
Cut-off Score (Online Main Examination)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination and also a minimum
total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview.
Note: Marks obtained in the online main examination only will be considered for shortlisting for interview and also for final
merit listing
INTERVIEW
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for CRP- PO/MT-VIII will subsequently be called for
an Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State/ UT with
the help of IBPS. Interviews will be conducted at select centres.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35%
for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Exam and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
Exam Pattern: IBPS - Clerk - Prelims**
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3
Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
1.
English Language
30
30
20 Minutes
2.
Quantitative Aptitude
35
35
20 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for
Online Main Examination.
Exam Pattern: IBPS - Clerk - Main**
1.
General/ Financial Awareness
50
50
35 Minutes
2.
General English
40
40
35 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
50
60
45 Minutes
4
Quantitative Aptitude
50
50
45 Minutes
Total Questions
190
200
160 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a
minimum total score to be considered for further process.
Note: Marks obtained in the online main examination only will be considered for final merit listing.
Provisional Allotment:
The total marks allotted for Online Main Examination are 200. Marks will be converted out of 100 for Provisional allotment.
A candidate should qualify in the Online Main Examination and be sufficiently high in the merit to be considered for
subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on authorised IBPS
website.
Exam Pattern: SBI - PO - Prelims**
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3
Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
1.
English Language
30
20 Minutes
2.
Quantitative Aptitude
35
Total Maximum Marks 100
20 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
35
20 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks
scored in the Preliminary Exam. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering 10 times the numbers of
vacancies (approx.) in each category will be shortlisted for Main Examination from the top of the above merit list.
Exam Pattern: SBI - PO - Main**
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and
Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. The
Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after completion of the Objective Test.
(i) Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for a total 200 marks. The objective test
will have separate timing for every section.
1.
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
45
60
60 Minutes
2.
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness
40
40
35 Minutes
3
English Language
35
40
40 Minutes
4
Data Analysis & Interpretation
35
60
45 Minutes
Total Questions
155
200
3 Hrs.
5
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
2
50
30 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
Selection criteria for Group Exercise and Interview: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the
aggregate marks scored in the Main Examination. There will be no sectional cut-off. Candidates numbering up to 3 times
(approx.) of the category wise vacancies will be shortlisted for the Group Exercise & Interview from the top of the category
wise merit list subject to a candidate scoring the minimum aggregate qualifying score.
Phase-III: Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks):
Candidates qualifying for GE & Interview under 'OBC' category would be required to submit OBC certificate containing the
'Non Creamy layer' clause. Candidates who have registered themselves as OBC but do not submit OBC 'Non Creamy
layer' certificate and request to be interviewed under General category will not be entertained.
Final Selection
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for preparing the final merit list for
selection. Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II), both in the Objective Test and the Descriptive Test,
will be added to the marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase-III) for preparing the final merit list. The candidates will have
to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Main Examination (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 marks and Group
Exercises & Interview scores of candidates (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25 marks. The final merit list is
arrived at after aggregating (out of 100) converted marks of Main Examination and Group Exercises & Interview. Selection
will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.
Results of the candidates who qualify for Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview as well as the final select list
will be made available on the Bank's website.
Exam Pattern: SBI - Clerk - Prelims**
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Test for 100 marks will be conducted online. The test will have of 3
Sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
1.
English Language
30
30
20 Minutes
2.
Quantitative Aptitude
35
35
20 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Selection criteria for Main Examination: Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks
scored in the Preliminary Exam. No minimum qualifying marks are prescribed for individual tests OR for aggregate score.
Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of
vacancies. subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in
descending order of aggregate marks scored.
Exam Pattern: SBI - Clerk - Main**
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks. The Objective Test will be online.
Objective Test: The objective test of 2 hours 40 minutes duration consists of 4 Sections for a total 200 marks. The
objective test will have separate timing for every section.
1.
General/ Financial Awareness
50
50
35 Minutes
2.
General English
40
40
35 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude
50
60
45 Minutes
4
Quantitative Aptitude
50
50
45 Minutes
Total Questions
190
200
160 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be
deducted for each wrong answer.
Note:
(i) Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates,
5% relaxation available thereon). Minimum qualifying marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank.
(ii) No minimum qualifying marks for individual subject are prescribed. Merit list will be drawn State wise, category wise.
(iii) Candidates qualified in the test (main examination) will be placed according to their aggregate marks in descending
order in respective States and Categories.
Test of specified opted local language:
Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the
specified opted local language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection),
specified opted local language test will be conducted after provisional selection but before joining. Candidates not found
proficient in specified opted local language would be disqualified
Provisional Selection: (Subject to qualifying specified opted local language).
The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the aggregate
marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for preparation of the final merit list. Provisional
selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the test (Main Examination).
Exam Pattern: RBI - Grade “B” Officers - Phase-I**
1.
General Awareness
50
50
2.
English Language
50
50
Composite Time of 2
Hrs. (120 Minutes)
3
Quantitative Aptitude
50
50
45 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be
deducted for each wrong answer.
Note:
(i) Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate, as may be prescribed by
the Board.
(ii) Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the
examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in Phase-I.
(iii) The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination will be decided by the
Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
Exam Pattern: RBI - Grade “B” Officers - Phase-II
Paper-I:
Economics and Social Issues
Objective Type
90
100
Paper-II:
English (Writing Skills)
Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard
90
100
Paper-III:
Finance and Management
Objective Type
90
100
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
Note:
(i) All questions papers (in both the Phases, except the test of English) will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.
(ii) Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I + Paper-II +
Paper-III). The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for interview will be decided by the Board in relation
to the number of vacancies. Interviews will be of 50 marks. Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared
by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.
Exam Pattern: RBI - Office Assistant - Prelims**
1.
English Language
30
30
20 Minutes
2.
Numerical Ability
35
35
20 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
35
35
20 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by the Board.
** There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of the mark assigned for the question will
be deducted for each wrong answer.
Exam Pattern: RBI - Office Assistant - Main**
1.
English Language
40
40
30 Minutes
2.
Numerical Ability
40
40
30 Minutes
3
Reasoning Ability
40
40
30 Minutes
4
General Awareness
40
40
25 Minutes
4
Computer Knowledge
40
40
20 Minutes
Total Questions
200
200
135 Minutes
Negative marking: 1/4th marks will be deducted if wrong answer marked.
** Candidates have to qualify in each of the five tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by the Board.
** There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of the mark assigned for the question will
be deducted for each wrong answer.
Language Proficiency Test (LTP)
The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main on-line examination will have to undergo a language proficiency
test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official/Local Language of the State concerned as
mentioned in the official website. Candidates not proficient in the Official/Local language shall be disqualified.
