IBPS RRB FAQ

IBPS RRB exam is held by the Institute of Banking Personnel for the Regional Rural Banks. The exam is conducted for the appointment of Officer Scale-I as well as Office Assistant positions. The exam is conducted online and is a Two-Tier exam i.e. the online exam will be held in two parts as in Preliminary and Mains exam. The popularity of this exam among the aspirants can be seen by the fact that approx. 17 Lac students appeared for the RRB exam for the post of Officer

Scale-I and Assistant combined in 2018-19. If prepared properly, IBPS RRB exam can be a candidate’s ticket to a stable, respected and content job profile.

Name of the RRB	Head Office	State/Union Territory
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank	Banda	Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank	Warangal	Telangana
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank	Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank	Naharlagun (Papumpare)	Arunachal Pradesh
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	Guwahati	Assam
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank	Murshidabad	West Bengal
Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	Bharuch	Gujarat
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank	Ajmer	Rajasthan
Baroda UP Gramin Bank	Raibareilly	Uttar Pradesh
Bihar Gramin Bank	Begusarai	Bihar
Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank	Raipur	Chhattisgarh
Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
Ellaquai Dehati Bank	Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir
Gramin Bank of Aryavart	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh
J & K Grameen Bank	Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand Gramin Bank	Ranchi	Jharkhand
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank	Dharwad	Karnataka
Kashi Gomti Samyut Grameen Bank	Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh
Kaveri Grameen Bank	Mysore	Karnataka
Kerala Gramin Bank	Mallapuram	Kerala
Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank	Diphu	Assam
Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank	Patna	Bihar
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra Gramin Bank	Aurangabad	Maharashtra
Malwa Gramin Bank	Sangrur	Punjab
Manipur Rural Bank	Imphal	Manipur
Meghalaya Rural Bank	Shillong	Meghalaya
Mizoram Rural Bank	Aizwal	Mizoram
Nagaland Rural Bank	Kohima	Nagaland
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank	Indore	Madhya Pradesh
Odisha Gramya Bank	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Pallavan Grama Bank	Salem	Tamil Nadu
Pandyan Grama Bank	Virudhunagar	Tamil Nadu
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	Howrah	West Bengal
Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank	Bellary	Karnataka
Prathama Bank	Moradabad	Uttar Pradesh
Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank	Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab Gramin Bank	Kapurthala	Punjab
Purvanchal Bank	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank	Jodhpur	Rajasthan
Saptagiri Grameena Bank	Chittor	Andhra Pradesh
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank	Rohtak	Haryana
Sarva UP Gramin Bank	Meerut	Uttar Pradesh
Surashtra Gramin Bank	Rajkot	Gujarat
Sutlej Gramin Bank	Bhatinda	Punjab
Telangana Grameena Bank	Hyderabad	Telangana
Tripura Grameen Bank	Agartala	Tripura
Utkal Grameen Bank	Bolangir	Odisha
Uttarbanga Kshtriya Grameen Bank	Coochbehar	West Bengal
West Bengal	Muzaffarpur	Bihar
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand	Dumka	Jharkhand
Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank	Nagpur	Maharashtra

It is imperative for a candidate to understand the eligibility criteria of any exam before they decide to prepare for it. IBPS RRB is an exam for multiple positions with varying benefits and requirements and that is why, it is very important for a candidate to understand the eligibility criteria for general and for each post specifically so that they can get a maximum effort return ratio. Below are the eligibility criteria for the exam:

Nationality:

The candidate must be:

• An Indian citizen or
• A subject of Nepal or
• A subject of Bhutan or
• A Tibet national settled in India before 1st January 1962.

Age Limit:

• For Office Assistant- 18-28 years
• For Officer Scale-I- 18-30 years
• For Officer Scale-II- 21-32 years
• For Officer Scale-III- 21-40 years

Note - Age relaxation of:

• 5 years for SC/ST
• 3 years for OBC
• 10 years for PWD
• 9 years for Widowed and Divorced women

Language Proficiency:

Candidates must possess proficiency in any local language of the state they are applying in for the post of Office Assistant

Educational Qualification:

For Officer Scale-I: A candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree from a designated university.

For Officer Scale-II: A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree from a designated university with at least 50% agg. Marks and at least 2 years of experience in a Bank or any Financial Institution.

For Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre):

Information Technology Officer: Bachelor’s degree from designated university and 1 year of Work Experience in relevant field.

Chartered Accountant: Certified Associate from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and 1 year as a CA.

Law Officer: Degree in Law from a designated university with min 50% marks and 2 years as an Advocate or equivalent.

Marketing Manager: MBA in marketing from a designated university and 1 year of work experience in relevant field.

For Officer Scale-III: A candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a designated university with minimum 50% aggregate marks and minimum 5 years of work experience in relevant field.

For Office Assistant: A candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in any discipline and must be proficient in the local language of the region along with a desirable working knowledge of computers.

IBPS RRB exam is conducted for different positions of an Office Assistant and an Officer Scale-I, II and III in a Two Tier format and that is why the exam pattern and type and number of subjects for both the posts in each exam differ from each other. The detailed information for the exam pattern and subjects for different posts in each stage of exam is given below:

IBPS RRB PO Officer Scale-I, II, III Prelims Exam Pattern

S.No.	Section	Question	Marks
1	Reasoning Paper (R)	40	50
2	General Awareness Paper (GA)	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper (NA)	40	50
4	English Language / Hindi Language (EL/HL)	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper (CKS)	40	20
Total		200	200

IBPS RRB PO Officer Scale-I, II, III Mains Exam Pattern

S.No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper (R)	40	50	2 hours
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper (QA & DI)	40	50	2 hours
3	Financial Awareness Paper (FA)	40	40	2 hours
4	English Language / Hindi Language (EL/HL)	40	40	2 hours
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper (CKS)	40	20	2 hours
Total		200	200

IBPS RRB PO Officer Scale-II Mains Entrance Exam (Specialist Cadre)

S.No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper (R)	40	50	2 hours & 30 min
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper (QA & DI)	40	50	2 hours & 30 min
3	Financial Awareness Paper (FA)	40	40	2 hours & 30 min
4	English Language / Hindi Language (EL/HL)	40	20	2 hours & 30 min
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper (CKS)	40	20	2 hours & 30 min
6	Professional Knowledge Paper (PK)	40	40	2 hours & 30 min
Total		240	200

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern

S.No.	Section Name	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Minimum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning (R)	English/Hindi	40	40	45 min
2	Numerical Ability (NA)	English/Hindi	40	40	45 min
Total			80	80

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks
1	Reasoning Paper (R)	40	50
2	General Awareness Paper (GA)	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper (NA)	40	50
4	English Language / Hindi Language (EL/HL)	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper (CKS)	40	20
Total		200	200

 

Yes, the exam has negative marking scheme and for every wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. Candidates must be careful and answer only those questions in which they are

absolutely sure. Calculated guesses can also be done only and only if the candidate feels that he/she have not been able to answer the minimum number of right answers needed to clear the cut-off.

The number of vacancies are not fixed and depends upon the number of participating banks each year and the number of vacant posts in those banks. In 2018-19, the number of vacancies for Scale-I Officer were approx. 5000 and for Office Assistant were approx. 8000. However, this can change in later years depending on how many banks participate in the exam.

Yes, a candidate if want can apply for the post of both an Office Assistant and an Officer simultaneously. However, the candidate will need to apply for both the positions separately and will have to pay the respective fees for both the positions. Candidates should also keep in mind that although they can apply for the position of an Assistant and a Scale-I Officer at the same time, but, they cannot apply for more than one position for an officer at the same time, i.e., they cannot apply for the post of Scale-I as well as Scale-II Officer at the same point.

IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination	Officer Scale-I – 1st & 2nd Aug 2020 Office Assistant- 8th, 9th & 16th Aug 2020
Written Online Exam – Main / Single Officers (II & III)	13th Sep 2020
Office Assistant Mains Exam Officer Scale I Mains Exam	Office Assistant Mains Exam Officer Scale I Mains Exam