IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2026: Notification, Vacancy, Syllabus, Cut Off, Result

IBPS RRB Office Assistant — the Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks — Office Assistants (Multipurpose) — is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to recruit for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) — the clerical cadre post in the Regional Rural Banks. The CRP RRBs-XV (2026-27) cycle declares 8,222 Office Assistant (Multipurpose) vacancies as on 25 September 2026 (indicative), declared bank-wise for each participating Regional Rural Bank.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant selection process

1. Preliminary Examination (qualifying only)
2. Main Examination

IBPS RRB Office Assistant selection runs through the stages below.

1. Preliminary Examination (qualifying only)
2. Main Examination

Exam pattern by stage

What counts towards the final merit

Only the Main Examination counts. There is no interview for Office Assistants — the merit list is drawn from the Main Examination alone, separately for each participating Regional Rural Bank.

Document verification

Originals are checked against everything declared in the application — qualification, category, age and any relaxation claimed. Certificates must be in the prescribed formats and dated on or before the closing date of the application. A candidate found ineligible at this point loses the candidature regardless of score.

You choose English or Hindi, not both

The Main Examination offers the language paper as either English or Hindi and you sit one of the two, for the same 40 questions and 40 marks. Both count identically toward the 200-mark total, so pick the one you write faster in rather than the one you think looks better.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam pattern

What counts towards the final merit

Only the Main Examination counts. There is no interview for Office Assistants — the merit list is drawn from the Main Examination alone, separately for each participating Regional Rural Bank.

Negative marking

Yes — one fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer.

You choose English or Hindi, not both

The Main Examination offers the language paper as either English or Hindi and you sit one of the two, for the same 40 questions and 40 marks. Both count identically toward the 200-mark total, so pick the one you write faster in rather than the one you think looks better.

What is next for IBPS RRB Office Assistant

CRP RRBs-XV holds the Office Assistant Preliminary Examination on 6, 12 and 13 December 2026 and the Main Examination on 30 January 2027. Online registration closed on 27 September 2026, and the edit window for corrections was open on 7 and 8 October 2026.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility

IBPS RRB Office Assistant eligibility. A degree in any discipline from a university recognised by the Government of India, or an equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. The candidate must hold a valid mark sheet or degree certificate on the day they register, and must indicate the percentage of marks obtained. Proficiency in the local language of the state or Union Territory applied for is essential, and computer knowledge is desirable. The age limit is 18 to 28 years as on 1 September 2026.

Educational qualification

A degree in any discipline from a university recognised by the Government of India, or an equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government. The candidate must hold a valid mark sheet or degree certificate on the day they register, and must indicate the percentage of marks obtained. Proficiency in the local language of the state or Union Territory applied for is essential, and computer knowledge is desirable.

Age limit

18 to 28 years as on 1 September 2026.

Age relaxation

Nationality

A candidate must be a citizen of India, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962, or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from certain specified countries with the intention of permanently settling in India.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Application Form

IBPS RRB Office Assistant applications are submitted online only. No other mode of application is accepted, and hard copies are not to be sent.

Important dates — CRP RRBs-XV (2026-27)

Application fee

₹850 for all candidates, ₹175 for SC, ST, PwBD, Ex-servicemen and Disabled Ex-servicemen candidates, both inclusive of GST

What to prepare before you start

• Photograph, 20 kb to 50 kb, JPEG
• Signature, 10 kb to 20 kb, JPEG — and not in capital letters
• Left thumb impression, 20 kb to 50 kb, JPEG
• Handwritten declaration in the prescribed format, 50 kb to 100 kb, JPEG

You will also be asked to capture a live photograph during the application, using a webcam or phone camera, in addition to the uploaded photo.

How to apply

1. Register with a working email address and mobile number — both are used for every subsequent communication.
2. Fill the application, choosing your post, state and examination centre carefully.
3. Upload the documents to the exact specifications above.
4. Pay the fee online and print the system-generated application for your records.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Vacancy

IBPS RRB Office Assistant vacancies for CRP RRBs-XV (2026-27): 8,222 Office Assistant (Multipurpose) vacancies as on 25 September 2026 (indicative), declared bank-wise for each participating Regional Rural Bank.

Posts covered

Office Assistant (Multipurpose) — the clerical cadre post in the Regional Rural Banks.

Pay

Regional Rural Bank clerical scale, comparable to the public sector bank clerical cadre, plus DA and HRA at the rates applicable to the posting.

Vacancy figures move after the notification

Bank vacancy counts are provisional and are revised by corrigendum as participating banks confirm their requirements. Always read the latest annexure rather than the figure printed in the original notification.

Reservation

Vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections and Persons with Benchmark Disability as per Government rules, and the break-up is published state-wise and bank-wise with the notification.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Salary & Job Profile

IBPS RRB Office Assistant carries Regional Rural Bank clerical scale, comparable to the public sector bank clerical cadre, plus DA and HRA at the rates applicable to the posting.

Post and profile

Office Assistant (Multipurpose) — the clerical cadre post in the Regional Rural Banks.

Allowances

Staff loans at concessional rates are the most undervalued part of a bank package — a housing loan several percentage points below the market rate is worth more over a career than the difference in basic pay between two banks.

Career progression

Promotion runs through the officer grades — Junior Management Scale I, Middle Management Scales II and III, and Senior Management above — by a mix of seniority, internal written tests and interviews. Clerical staff can move into the officer cadre through internal promotion.