IBPS(Indian Banking Personnel Selection) conducts CWE(Common Written Examination) for the recruitment of the brilliant minds in the Rural Regional Banks. Rural regional banks operate at the local level in states on India. The primary purpose of the bank is to serve the rural areas of India with basic banking and financial services. IBPS conducts IBPS RRB Exam for the recruitment of candidates as PO, SO, Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager), Officer Scale-II (Manager), Officer Scale III (Senior Manager), Office Assistant (Multipurpose). For Officer Scale I & Officer Scale-II the recruitment will be done by the two phases of the examination i.e. Preliminary and Mains. But for Officer Scale-II (Manager) & Officer Scale III (Senior Manager), the recruitment will be done on the basis of the single Examination. In this article, the aspirants who are preparing for the IBPS RRB can get all relevant data for IBPS RRB Exam.
IBPS RRB Exam
The IBPS RRB SO Exam is conducted to recruit candidates for specialist officer positions such as IT Officer, Chartered Accountant, Law Officer, Agriculture Officer, Marketing Officer. Every year this examination takes place in the months of September, October, & November. The recruitment process starts by releasing the application form and ends with the provisional allotment of the posts. So the recruitment dates for this year and last year are given here.
| Event | Name of the Post | ||
| Officer Scale-I | Office Assistant | Officer Scale-II & III | |
| IBPS RRB Exam 2017 | |||
| Preliminary Examination | 09, 10, and 16 Sep 2017 | 17, 23, and 24 Sep 2017 | — |
| Main Examination | 05 Nov 2017 | 12 Nov 2017 | — |
| Single Examination | — | — | 05 Nov 2017 |
| IBPS RRB Exam 2018 | |||
| Preliminary examination | 11, 12, 18, 19, & 25 Aug 2018 & 01 Sep 2018 | 19 , 25 Aug 2018 & 01 Sep 2018 | — |
| Main Examination | 30 Sep 2018 | 07 Oct 2018 | — |
| Single Examination | — | — | 30 Sep 2018 |
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IBPS RRB Exam Eligibility
Eligibility criteria refer to conditions that candidates must fulfill in order to be considered for vacancies. IBPS RRB eligibility criteria contain age limit, educational qualification, work experience, and nationality. Check official documents to ensure eligibility after going through criteria for IBPS RRB Exam.
Nationality – Any one of the below.
- Citizen of India
- Subject of Nepal
- Subject of Bhutan
- Tibetan refugee
- PIO 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
Age – As on 01.07.2018
| Name of Post | Age limit | Born | |
| From | To | ||
| Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager) | 18 to 30 years | 03.07.1988 | 30.06.2000 |
| Officer Scale-II (Manager) | 21 to 32 years | 03.07.1986 | 30.06.1997 |
| Officer Scale III (Senior Manager) | 21 to 40 years | 03.07.1978 | 30.06.1997 |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 18 to 28 years | 02.07.1990 | 01.07.2000 |
Age relaxation policy is also applicable here.
Educational Qualification
- For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) the candidate must be the holder of Bachelor degree in any discipline.
- For Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager), the applicants must be the holder of the Bachelor degree in any discipline.
- For Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager), the applicant should have Bachelor degree in any discipline with 50% aggregate marks.
- For Information Technology Officer the candidate should have Bachelor degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with 50% aggregate marks.
- For Chartered Accountant the applicant should have Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
- For Law Officer, the applicant should have Degree in Law with 50% aggregate marks.
- For Treasury Manager the aspirant should be the holder of Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance.
- For Marketing Officer should have completed MBA in Marketing.
- For Agricultural Officer the candidates must have the Bachelor degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture with 50% aggregate marks.
- For Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager) the application should be the holder of Bachelor degree in any discipline with 50% aggregate marks.
The work experience is also required in the relevant field for each post.
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
The responsibility for the conduct of exams is taken by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. Bank job aspirants appearing for IBPS RRB must note exam pattern and prepare for that pattern. It is important to note that exam pattern varies from post to post.
Exam mode – Online
Negative marking – One-fourth of marks assigned to question is deducted for the wrong answer.
All questions are objective (multiple choice questions) in IBPS RRB CWE.
Preliminary Examination
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Officer Scale I
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Main Examination
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| Numerical Ability | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language* | English | 40 | 40 | |
| Hindi Language* | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidate can opt for either English language or Hindi language in Office Assistant (Multipurpose) main examination.
Check Handouts:
- Click here to check Hindi sample paper.
- Click here to check English sample paper.
Officer Scale I
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language* | English | 40 | 40 | |
| Hindi Language* | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidate can opt for either English language or Hindi language in Officer Scale I main examination.
Single level examination
Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | |
| Financial Awareness | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language* | English | 40 | 40 | |
| Hindi Language* | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidate can opt for either English language or Hindi language in Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer single level examination.
Officer Scale-II Specialist Cadre
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| Financial Awareness | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language* | English | 40 | 20 | |
| Hindi Language* | Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 20 | |
| Professional Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 |
Candidate can opt for either English language or Hindi language in Officer Scale-II Specialist Cadre single level examination.
Officer Scale III
| Test | Medium | Number of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | Hindi, English | 40 | 50 | |
| Financial Awareness | Hindi, English | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language* | English | 40 | 40 | |
| Hindi Language* | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi, English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidate can opt for either English language or Hindi language in Officer Scale III single level examination.
IBPS RRB Exam Vacancies which were introduced previously
| Name of post | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Office Assistant | 8286 |
| Scale I | 5058 |
| Scale II Agricultural Officer | 166 |
| Scale II Marketing Officer | 35 |
| Scale II Treasury Manager | 13 |
| Scale II Law Officer | 27 |
| Scale II Chartered Accountant | 38 |
| Scale II Information Technology Officer | 95 |
| Scale-II General Banking Officer | 1373 |
| Scale III | 169 |
IBPS RRB Exam Cut Off
The purpose of multiple rounds of selection is to select a certain number of candidates in each round and test them further. To go from prelims to main, and from mains to interview, and interview to final selection (depending upon rounds applicable for that post), candidates have to obtain cut off marks in each round. IBPS decides IBPS RRB 2017 cut off for a preliminary exam, main/single exam, interview. It depends on various factors such as those listed below.
- Number of candidates appeared
- Vacancies
- Minimum expectations of bank
- The average performance of test takers
Cut off for IBPS RRB 2017 will be known only after the result. On logging in to check IBPS RRB 2017 result, the test taker can see cut off in the scorecard. Until then, to set some target on how much marks to achieve in IBPS RRB 2017, past year cutoffs can be seen at a cut off a page, link for which is given under quick links on this page.
Official Website: www.ibps.in
