IBPS RRB

IBPS RRB 2020: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection or IBPS conducts the recruitment in Regional Rural Banks (RRB’s) through a national level exam annually. The IBPS conducts the recruitment  for the following Group A and B posts:

1. IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
2. IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager)
3. IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II ( Generalist & Specialist)
4. IBPS RRB Officer Scale III (Senior Manager)

Read here for IBPS RRB Notification 2020, Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria, Vacancy, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Cut Off, Social Distancing Norms.

Taking into consideration IBPS RRB 2020 as a highly competitive exam and the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 disease, IBPS will be following “Social Distancing Mode of Conduct” for the IBPS RRB Prelims or Mains examinations. IBPS has announced all precautionary measures to be taken at the exam centres in the IBPS RRB Notification PDF.

IBPS RRB 2020 Notification

The IBPS has released the notification of RRB. Going by the calendar dates, the notification for the IBPS RRB has released on 30th June 2020. As the official notification for IBPS RRB is released, the online application portal will be activated on 01st July 2020. Check the vacancies, exam pattern, and syllabus.

Under IBPS RRB the recruitment is done for the following posts which are categorized into Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Officer Grade:

Office Assistant /Clerk (Multipurpose)	Marketing Manager
Treasury Manager	Officers Scale I (Probationary Officer, PO)
Banking Officer Scale-II	Agriculture Officer (Grade-II)
Law Officer (Grade-II)	Law Officer (Grade-II)
Chartered Accountant (Grade-II)	Officer (Grade III)
IT Officer (Grade-II)

IBPS RRB 2020 PO will be conducted in September/ October 2020 (Preliminary Exam) and the mains exam will be conducted on October/ November 2020.

IBPS RRB 2020 Office Assistant Preliminary Exam will be conducted on September/ October 2020 and the mains exam will be conducted on October/ November 2020.

IBPS RRB 2020 Notification: Overview

Name of exam	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB)
Recruitment for the Post	Officers Scale I, II & III Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Groups	Group A and B
Exam level	National
Exam Eligibility	Graduate
IBPS RRB Exam stage	Officers Scale I: Preliminary, Mains and Interview Office Assistant: Preliminary and Mains Officers Scale II and III: Single level exam and Interview
Mode of exam	Online
IBPS RRB Exam Duration	Prelims: 45 minutes Mains: 2 hours Single level exam: 2 hours
Official website	www.ibps.in

IBPS RRB 2020: Exam Date

IBPS RRB 2020 Activity	IBPS RRB 2020 Date (Tentative)
IBPS RRB 2020 Notification	30th June 2020
Online Application Starts on	01st July 2020
Online Applications ends on	21st July 2020
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training	12th August 2020
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training	24th August to 29th August 2020
Call Letters – Preliminary Exam	August 2020
IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination (Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant)	September/ October 2020
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Result	October 2020
Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III)	October/ November 2020
Office Assistant Mains Exam Officer Scale I Mains Exam	October/ November 2020
IBPS RRB Interview for Officer Scale-I, II and III	October/ November 2020
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant)	January 2021

IBPS RRB 2020 Vacancy

The total no. of vacancies for IBPS RRB 2020 exam is released with the release of the official notification on 30th June 2020. The vacancies will be released separately for all the posts i.e. IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II, IBPS RRB Officer Scale III & IBPS RRB Office Assistant.

Posts	Vacancies
IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	4682
IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I	3800
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer)	100
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)	08
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Treasury Officer)	03
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Law)	26
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (CA)	26
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (IT)	59
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)	838
Officer Scale – III	156
Total	9,698

As you can see that the number of vacancies for IBPS RRB 2020 was 4682 for Office Assistant and 3800 for Officer Grade-I, 1060 for Grade II & 156 for Grade III. So, all the banking aspirants can expect the vacancies to be a little higher than in 2019.

IBPS RRB 2020: Eligibility Criteria

IBPS RRB Age Limit

• For Officer Scale- III- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than July 3, 1980, and later than June 30, 1999.
• For Officer Scale-II- Candidates should be above 21 years and below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than July 3, 1988 and later than June 30, 1999.
• For Officer Scale- I- Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than July 3, 1990 and later than June 30, 2002.
• For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Candidates should be above 18 years and below 30 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than July 2, 1992 and later than July 1, 2002.

AgeWise Relaxation For IBPS RRB 2020

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in the defence 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

IBPS RRB Educational Qualification

IBPS RRB Post	Educational Qualification	Experience
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	Degree in any discipline. Proficiency in local language. Knowledge of Computer skills.	—
Officer Scale-I  (PO/Assistant Manager)	Degree in any discipline. Candidates having degree in Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference. Proficiency in local language. Knowledge of Computer skills.	—
Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer	Degree in any discipline with minimum of 50% marks. Candidates having degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.	2 Years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institution
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (IT)	Degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with a minimum of 50% marks Certificatation in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc will be given preference.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (CA)	Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (LA)	Degree in Law with a minimum of 50% marks.	2 years as an advocate OR should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Treasury Manager)	Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India OR MBA in Finance.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Marketing Officer)	MBA in Marketing.	1 Year
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Agriculture Officer)	Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture with a minimum of 50% marks.	2 Years
Officer Scale-III	Degree in any discipline with minimum of 50% marks. Candidates with a Degree/Diploma in Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pisci-culture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference.	5 Years as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institution

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IBPS RRB Exam Fee

The IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam fee has been changed as compared to previous years. The IBPS RRB Application Fee is given below:

Post	Category	Application Fee
Officer (Scale I, II & III), Office Assistant/Clerk	General/ OBC/ EWS	INR 850/-
Officer (Scale I, II & III) Office Assistant/Clerk	SC/ ST/ PWD/ EXSM	INR 175/-

How To Apply For IBPS RRB 2020?

t is advised that the candidates keep a valid and active email id and contact no. throughout the IBPS RRB 2020 Recruitment Process to receive all the updates related to it. The Steps to apply online for the IBPS RRB will comprise of two stages: || Registration | Login || The steps to apply online is given below.

Registration

1.  Click on the official link, provided below.
2. Click on the Apply link given on the page. A registration link will open up in the new window.
3. Click on New Registration in the application window.
4. Provide personal credentials like name, parents’ name, date of birth, email id, mobile number etc.
5. Click on the submit button to the completed online registration form of IBPS RRB.
6. After the Registration, a Registration ID and a password will be sent to your mobile no. and email id.

Login

1. Login with the provided Registration ID, date of birth and password to complete registration for SBI PO 2020.
2. Upload your photograph and signature following the requisites mentioned by below.
3. Upload scanned image of passport size photo (size-20 to 50 Kb) and signature (10 to 20 Kb) in JPEG /JPG format.
   Size of Photograph: 200 x 230 pixels
   Size of Signature: 140 x 60 pixels.
4. After uploading the photograph and signature the candidates will be required to verify the details. Preview and verify the application form carefully.
5. Lastly, pay the required application fee online.

IBPS RRB 2020 Apply Online

The apply online link has started now, click on the link provided below to apply for IBPS RRB 2020.

IBPS RRB Selection Process

• For IBPS RRB Clerk, there will be two stages of Exam: || Prelims | Main ||
• For IBPS PO or Officer Scale I, there will be three stages of Exam:
  || Prelims | Mains | Interview ||
• For IBPS Officer Grade-II (General Banking Officer and Specialist Cadre) and III, there will be a single-window exam:
  || IBPS Officer Grade II Exam| Interview ||

The candidates will have to clear each stage of the exam for successful selection for each post.

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern

As you know that the IBPS RRB recruits candidates for two posts, i.e. Office Assistant/Clerk and Officer Scale. Therefore, the exam process is different for each of the exams.

IBPS RRB Officer Assistant Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Assistant 2020, Exam will be conducted in two phases:

•  Preliminary Exam

•  Mains Exam

No interview process will be conducted for selecting candidates to the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made purely on the marks obtained by candidate in his/her Mains Examination.

There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response marked by the candidate. The test will be objective in nature.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	40	40	Composite time of 45 mins
2.	Numerical Ability	40	40
	Total	80	80

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours
2	General Awareness Paper	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
4	English/Hindi Language Paper	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	40	20
	Total	200	200

There will not be any interview after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made solely on the scores secured by the candidate in the Mains Exam.

IBPS RRB Officer PO Exam Pattern

For IBPS RRB Officer 2020, the exam will be conducted in three phases:

1.  Preliminary Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Interview Process

The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by the candidate in both IBPS RRB Mains Exam and the Interview. There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect response marked by the candidate.

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-1) Prelims Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	40	40	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	40	40
Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Officer (Grade I) Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	General Awareness Paper	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
4	English/Hindi Language Paper*	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper	40	20
Total		200	200

Note*: Candidates can either opt for English Language or Hindi Language Paper

IBPS RRB Syllabus

The syllabus for IBPS RRB 2020 is almost the same for IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer. Apart from the below-mentioned sections, an additional section of professional knowledge section is asked for the Specialist Officer Grade-II.

The topics that will be covered in the IBPS RRB Exam are as follows:

1. Quantitative Aptitude
2. Logical Reasoning
3. English / Hindi Language
4. Financial Knowledge
5. General Awareness
6. Computer Knowledge

IBPS RRB Syllabus: Logical Reasoning 

The reasoning ability section comprises of logical and verbal reasoning. The topics for IBPS RRB reasoning syllabus are as follows:

Odd man out	Analogy	Syllogism
Coding-Decoding	Blood Relation	Alphabet Test
Blood Relation	Series Test	Ranking and Time
Causes and Effects	Direction Test	Sitting Arrangements
Decision Making	Statement and Assumption	Figure Series
Assertion and Reason	Statement and Conclusion	Word Formation
Statements and Action Courses	Inequalities	Puzzles

IBPS RRB Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

Among all the sections in the IBPS RRB exam, the quantitative aptitude section is one of the toughest and also the most scoring section. The detailed IBPS RRB syllabus for quantitative aptitude section is as given below:

Number System	HCF and LCM	Profit and Loss
Decimal Fractions	Simple Interest	Compound Interest
Time and Work	Time and Distance	Average
Age Problems	Simplification	Partnership
Percentage	Ratio and Proportion	Data Interpretation
Permutation and Combination	Probability	Quadratic Equations

IBPS RRB Syllabus: English / Hindi Language

Reading Comprehension	Error Detection	Fill in the blanks
Rearrangement of Sentences	Cloze Test	Jumbled Words
Idioms	One word substitution	Phrase Substitution
Antonyms	Synonyms

Since there is an option for Hindi and English in the IBPS RRB syllabus, there are certain topics that can be helpful for candidates opting for Hindi as a language:

Vyakaran	Error Spotting
Paragraphs	Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks	Antonyms and Synonyms

IBPS RRB Syllabus: Computer Knowledge

Computer Fundamentals	Computer Abbreviations
Software and Hardware Fundamentals	Shortcut Keys
Networking	Basic Knowledge of Internet
MS Office	Database
History of Computer	Security Tools
Number System and Conversions	Computer Languages
Internet	Input and Output Devices

IBPS RRB Syllabus: General Awareness

India and International Current Affairs	Banking Awareness
Countries and Currencies	National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
Banking Terms and Abbreviations	Banking History
RBI	Sports
Finance	Sports
Books ad Authors	Agriculture
Fiscal Policies	Budget
Government schemes	Government policies

IBPS RRB Syllabus: Financial Awareness

Latest Topics in News in Financial World Monetary Policy	Budget and Economic Survey
Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India	Bank Accounts and Special Individuals
Organizations Deposits Credit	Loans
Advanced Non Performing Assets	Asset Reconstruction Companies
NPAs	Restructuring of Loans
Bad Loans	Risk Management
BASEL I	BASEL II
BASEL II	ACCORDS

IBPS RRB 2020 Admit Card

The candidates who submit their application forms online successfully will receive the IBPS RRB. They will be eligible to appear for the online exam. The IBPS RRB Admit card is issued on a pre-informed date, which is generally 10 days prior to the exam date. The admit card for IBPS RRB Office Assistant and Officer Post will be issued separately.

IBPS RRB 2020 Result

After the candidates have appeared for the IBPS RRB Exam the result will be declared. The result for IBPS RRB Office Assistant and Officer Grade will be made available. The result for IBPS RRB is of key importance as it will be the gateway to appear for the next stage of the exam.

IBPS RRB Cut Off

With the declaration of the, IBPS RRB Result will also declare cut off marks for each stage. The cut-off for Preliminary Exams and Mains Exam will be different.

• IBPS RRB PO Cut Off: Click Here

• IBPS RRBP Clerk Cut Off: Click Here

IBPS RRB Social Distancing Norms 2020

This time, exam centres will not display the candidates’ Roll Number and Room or Lab Number on their walls. Candidates will be informed about their Lab number in which they need to sit for the exam at the time of verification of Admit Card and ID at the exam centre.

Candidates will be permitted to carry only certain items with them into the venue that are listed below:

a. Mask (WEARING A MASK is COMPULSORY)
b. Gloves
c. Personal transparent water bottle
d. Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml)
e. A simple pen
f. Exam related documents (Call Letter/Admit Card, ID card in Original, Photocopy of ID Card, etc)
g. Call Letter/Admit Card should be brought with the Photocopy of the Photo ID stapled with it. Original
ID (same as Photocopy) is also to be brought for verification. The name on the ID and on the Call
Letter/Admit Card should be exactly the same.
h. In case of Scribe Candidates – Scribe form duly filled and signed with Photograph affixed.

IBPS RRB Exam Center

Here is a list of a few of the exam centers.

State	Exam Center
Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Srikakulam, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun, Itanagar
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur,
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Panipat, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una
Jammu & Kashmir	Baramula, Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro
Karnataka	Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi
Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthpuram, Thrichur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Ri-Bhoi, Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Thoothukodi, Tirunelvelli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Bulandhshaher, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri

IBPS RRB 2020 FAQ’s

Q. What is the date to apply for IBPS RRB 2020 Notification?
Ans. You can apply for IBPS RRB from 1 July to 21st July 2020.

Q. What are the posts for which IBPS RRB conducts the recruitment process?
Ans. IBPS RRB conducts recruitment for the post of Office Assistant/Clerk and Officer Grade I/PO, II, III posts.

Q. What is the Selection Process For IBPS RRB 2020?
Ans. Candidates applying for Office Assistant will have to appear for the prelims and mains exam only.  Candidates applying for IBPS PO will have to appear for the Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Candidates applying for Officer Scale Post II and III will have to appear for Mains and Interview.

Q. Can a candidate apply for multiple posts?
Ans. Yes, you can apply for Office Assistant and Officer Grade Post also. But you can apply only for one post in the Officer Grade Category.

Q. How many times can I appear for IBPS RRB Exam?
Ans. You can appear as many times but with respect to the age limit. There no restriction in IBPS RRB for the no. of attempts.

Q. What is the application fee for IBPS RRB Exam 2020?
Ans. A total of Rs. 850/-  for General Category and Rs 175/- for SC/ST/PWD/Ex Servicemen category candidates.