Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS RRB notification on its official website. It has notified 12000+ vacancies in the IBPS RRB notification. The application process for the upcoming IBPS Regional Rural Bank (RRB) Exam will commence from 8th June 2021. This article details all the information that is notified in the IBPS RRB Notification including the IBPS RRB selection process, eligibility, the application process, exam pattern, exam syllabus and all the important things that you must know if you’re interested in writing this exam.
In the IBPS RRB Notification 2021, IBPS has notified 12000+ vacancies across various posts. The IBPS RRB exam is held annually to recruit suitable candidates for various Group A and Group B posts mentioned as under:
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Result 2021 is out on the official website. The Office Assistant exam was conducted on 8th and 14th August 2021 and the Officer Scale-I prelims examination was conducted on 1st and 7th August 2021. Direct Link to check your score card → Check Here
IBPS increased the vacancy for the second-time in a single month. IBPS has released the updated state-wise vacancies. The current number of vacancies stand at 12965. It is still an indicative list where many banks have not reported the vacancies. Hence, these vacancies can be further increased.
Please keep a note of all the important dates regarding IBPS RRB Exam. We’ve updated all the important dates as per IBPS RRB notification.
IBPS RRB Event Timeline |
Dates |
IBPS RRB Notification |
07 June 2021 |
Online Application Starts on |
08 June 2021 |
Online Applications will end on |
28 June 2021 |
Pre-Exam Training Schedule |
Cancelled |
Call Letters for PO Prelims Exam |
17 July 2021 |
Call Letters for Clerk Prelims Exam |
22 July 2021 |
IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination (Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant) |
01, 07, 08 and 14 August 2021 |
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Result |
24 August 2021 |
IBPS RRB PO Score Card |
30th August 2021 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Result |
03 September 2021 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Score Card |
08 September 2021 |
IBPS RRB Mains PO Admit Card |
09 September 2021 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale -II & III Admit Card |
13 September 2021 |
Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) |
25 September 2021 |
Officer Scale I Mains Exam |
25 September 2021 |
Office Assistant Mains Exam |
17 October 2021 (Revised) |
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) |
October/November 2021 |
Final Result (Provisional Allotment) |
January 2022 |
Name of exam |
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB) |
Recruitment for the Post |
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Vacancies |
12965 |
Exam level |
National |
Important Dates |
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Exam Eligibility |
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IBPS RRB Exam stage |
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Mode of exam |
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IBPS RRB Exam Duration |
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IBPS mentions the eligibility criteria for writing the RRB Exam in the IBPS RRB Notification that is released on their website. As per the recent IBPS RRB Notification, the eligibility criteria on different parameters including Nationality, Age, Educational Qualification etc is mentioned below:
According to the official notification, A candidate must be either -
a Citizen of India or
a subject of Nepal or
a subject of Bhutan or
a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
in India or
a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
For Officer Scale- III- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 40 years.
For Officer Scale-II- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 32 years.
For Officer Scale- I- Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years.
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years.
The age relaxations according to the government rules are as under:
Category |
Age Relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe |
05 years |
Other Backward Class |
03 years |
Person with disability |
10 years |
Ex-Serviceman/Disabled Ex-Serviceman |
The actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
Widows, Divorced women, and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried |
9 years |
Post |
Educational Qualification |
Experience |
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent (a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s (b) Desirable: Working knowledge of computers. |
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Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) |
i. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy; ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer. |
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Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager) |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. |
Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution. |
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Manager) |
Information Technology Officer Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc. |
One year (in the relevant field) |
Chartered Accountant Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
One Year as a Chartered Accountant. |
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Law Officer Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. |
Two years as an advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period of not less than two years |
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Treasury Manager Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution |
One Year (in the relevant field) |
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Marketing Officer MBA in Marketing from a recognized university |
One Year (in the relevant field) |
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Agricultural Officer Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate |
Two Years (in the relevant field) |
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Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager) |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. |
Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
In the official IBPS RRB notification, more than 12,000 vacancies are announced across different posts. The detailed list of vacancies are mentioned in the table below:
| Post Name | Category-wise Vacancy | Total Vacancies | ||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Ex-Servicemen | PwD | ||
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 972 | 396 | 1509 | 547 | 2579 | 686 | 209 | 6898 |
| Officer Scale I | 683 | 338 | 1215 | 428 | 1894 | - | 153 | 4711 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 03 | 01 | 07 | 01 | 13 | - | 1 | 26 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 07 | 02 | 10 | 03 | 21 | - | 1 | 44 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 00 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 08 | - | 1 | 10 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 03 | 03 | 06 | 01 | 14 | - | 1 | 28 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 03 | 03 | 09 | 02 | 15 | - | 1 | 33 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 07 | 03 | 13 | 04 | 32 | - | 1 | 60 |
| Officer Scale II(General Banking Officer) | 134 | 64 | 251 | 80 | 399 | - | 12 | 940 |
| Officer Scale-III | 27 | 15 | 54 | 14 | 102 | - | 3 | 215 |
| Total | 1839 | 825 | 3075 | 1080 | 5077 | 686 | 383 | 12965 |
The online application link has been made active on the IBPS official site on 8th June 2021. The post wise direct link to apply for IBPS RRB Exam is given below:
For Group "A" - Officers (Scale-I)→ Direct Apply
For Group "A" - Officers (Scale-II & III) → Direct Apply
For Group "B" - Office Assistants (Multipurpose) → Direct Link
A few things that you must note for IBPS RRB Online application are:
The application is active from 8th June 2021 till 28th June 2021.
Please do not wait for the last date, fill the application form within the time duration.
The application fee for SC/ ST/ PwD/ XS is INR 175/-
The application fee for General/ OBC/ EWS is INR 850/-
The IBPS RRB Notification also mentions the selection process, exam pattern and syllabus of the exam. As per the latest IBPS RRB Notification, the first two rounds for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I/Office Assistant would be the same and would comprise of:
Prelims or Phase-I
Mains or Phase-II
The third round, however, differs for both these posts. For RRB Officer Scale-I, the last phase would be an Interview round, and for RRB Office Assistant, the third or the final phase would consist of a language proficiency test.
As per the IBPS RRB Notification, the exam pattern for Prelims or Phase I for RRB Office Assistant is tabulated below:
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
Composite time of 45 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
40 |
Further, the exam pattern for IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Mains)or Phase II for RRB Office Assitant is as under:
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 120 minutes or 2 hours |
Computer |
40 |
20 |
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General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
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English * |
40 |
40 |
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Hindi * |
40 |
40 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
50 |
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Total |
200 |
200 |
*Candidate has to opt from English and Hindi
The exam pattern for Prelims or Phase I for RRB Office Assistant is:
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
Composite time of 45 minutes |
Numerical Ability |
40 |
40 |
The exam pattern for Mains or Phase II for RRB Office Assitant is:
Name of Test |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Reasoning |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 120 minutes or 2 hours |
Computer |
40 |
20 |
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General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
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English * |
40 |
40 |
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Hindi * |
40 |
40 |
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Numerical Ability |
40 |
50 |
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Total |
200 |
200 |
*Candidate has to opt from English and Hindi
Penalty for Wrong Answer: There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each incorrect marked answer, one-fourth the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. However, no marks will be deducted for the questions that are left blank.
As per the IBPS RRB Notification 2021, the topic-wise syllabus for each section is mentioned in the table below:
English |
Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Fillers Sentence Errors Vocabulary based questions Sentence Improvement Jumbled Paragraph Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement) |
Reasoning |
Puzzles Seating Arrangements Direction Sense Blood Relation Syllogism Order and Ranking Coding-Decoding Machine Input-Output Inequalities Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and, Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart) Inequalities (Quadratic Equations) Number Series Approximation and Simplification Data Sufficiency Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns) |
General Awareness |
Banking and Insurance Awareness Financial Awareness Govt. Schemes and Policies Current Affairs Static Awareness |
Computer Knowledge |
History and Generation of Computers Introduction to Computer Organisation Computer Memory Computer Hardware and I/O Devices Computer Software Computer Languages Operating System Computer Network Internet MS Office Suit and Short cut keys Basics of DBMS Number System and Conversions Computer and Network Security |
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