IBPS RRB Exam 2024 notification has yet to be announced, so students willing to participate in this exam must fulfil their eligibility criteria and other essential details.
IBPS RRB is a national-level banking exam conducted by the IBPS {Institute of Banking Personnel Selection}. This annual examination is conducted for candidates who aspire to join the Regional Rural Bank.
Under IBPS Recruitment, several recruitment notifications will be announced for the posts of Revenue Protection Officer, Revenue Inspector, and Revenue Assistant in the RRB.
This blog will teach you about Exam Dates, Eligibility, Application form, Salary, Admission Process, etc.
Overview!
| Name of exam | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Regional Rural Banks |
| Recruitment Details | Officers Scale I, II & III
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Exam Frequency | Every Year |
| Eligibility of Exam | Graduate |
| Stage of IBPS RRB Exam | 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 |
| Exam Duration | Prelims: 45 minutes
Mains: 2 hours Single level exam: 2 hours |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
Exam Date
IBPS is updating the IBPS Calendar, and the officials have released the IBPS RRB Exam Dates along with the IBPS RRB Exam Dates. Hence, you can grab all the information from the featured table below.
| Activity | Dates (Tentative) |
| Notification Release for IBPS RRB Exam | Update Soon |
| Starting of Application Form | Update Soon |
| Last Date to Fill the Form | Update Soon |
| Officer Scale I & Office Assistant Prelims Exam | August 3rd, 4th, 10th, 17th and 18th 2024 |
| Office Assistant Main Exam Date | 6 October 2024 |
| Officer Scale I main exam date | 29 September 2024 |
| Result Declaration | Announced soon |
Syllabus
To qualify for the exam, students should have proper information about its syllabus and topics to prepare well and obtain good results in their final examination. Below is the tribute syllabus for IBPS RRB 2024, so let’s draw your attention and get to know it in detail.
- Logical Reasoning: direction sense, figure series, the odd man out, Analogy, blood relations, coding-decoding, sitting arrangement, puzzles, syllogism, and so on are examples of reasoning sections.
- English Language: Fill in the Blanks, Idioms and Phrases, Comprehensions, Cloze Test, Synonyms and Antonyms, etc.
- Computer Science: Number System, Operating Systems, Computer History, MS Office, Software, Hardware, etc.
- Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Permutation and combination, Mensuration, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Probability, etc.
- General Knowledge: Awards & Honors, Indian Economics, Agriculture, Current Affairs, International Economics, Sports, Shares, Budget, Finance, etc.
- Hindi: Fill in the blanks, Paragraphs, Mistakes, and Vyakaran
Exam Pattern
Exam pattern is one of the critical guidelines for upcoming examinations, so if you are one of those who will appear in the IBPS Exam.
You have to follow the entire exam pattern in detail, where the details of the upcoming exam are featured, such as mode of examination, question type, marking scheme of exam, medium of exam, etc.
#1. Preliminary exam:
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Numerical Ability (for Office Assistant) OR
Quantitative Aptitude (for Officer Scale I) |
40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Officer Scale I
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Numerical Ability (for Office Assistant) OR
Quantitative Aptitude (for Officer Scale I) |
40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
#2. Main exam:
Grab topic-wise details for the main exam, including the number of questions, mark details, and duration, so that students can understand everything and appear on the exam.
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language/ Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Officer Scale I
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language/ Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 40 | |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language/ Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours and 30
minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | 40 | 40 | |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language/ Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Professional Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 |
Officer Scale III
| Topics | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language/ Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Exam Guideline
- Exam mode: Online
- Medium of Exam: English & Hindi both (except for the language section)
- Type of questions: Objective type
- Negative marking: one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted for every wrong answer
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria are essential aspects that students need to fulfil before applying for an exam. So, if you are one of those who are going to apply for the IBPS RRB Exam, then you need to fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria:
| Nationality | · Candidates should be Indian citizens, Subjects of Nepal and Bhutan.
· Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1 January 1962 to permanently settle in India. · Persons of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, East African countries of Kenya, Burma, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, the United Republic of Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to settle permanently in India. |
| Age Limit (As of 01.06.2023) | · Officer Scale III (Senior Manager): The minimum age required is 21 years, and the maximum should be 40 years.
· Officer Scale-II (Manager): The minimum age required is 21 years, and the maximum should be 32 years. · Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager): The minimum age required is 18 years, and the maximum should be 30 years. · Office Assistant (Multipurpose): The minimum age required is 18 years, and the maximum should be 28 years. |
Age relaxation would be for other categories:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ ST | 5 years |
| OBC-NC | 3 years |
| PWD | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen
(for the post of Office Assistant) |
· The actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years
· 8 years is applicable for candidates who belong to the SC/ ST category and those who are Disabled Ex-Servicemen up to a maximum of 50 years of age |
| Those who are widows, women who are divorced and legally separated from their husbands and are not remarried (for the post of Office Assistant) | · Age concession up to the age of 35 years for
· General/EWS. · 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates. |
| Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Candidates who are Ex-servicemen commissioned officers rendered at least 5 years of their military service released only on completion of assignment (for the post of Officers) | 5 years |
Educational criteria:
This section mentions vacancies-wise educational criteria. Students who apply for all these IBPS RRB vacancies need to follow detailed eligibility criteria and other essential details. According to the post, candidates must also possess the experience section, so read the details and check your eligibility criteria before applying for these exams.
| Post | Qualification | Experience |
| Office Assistant | A bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent is required. | None |
| Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer (Manager)) | A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate is required. | Candidates should possess 2 years of experience as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution |
| Officer Scale III (Senior Manager) | 5 years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution | |
| Officer Scale-II (Specialist Officers (Manager)) | A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (MBA for Treasury Manager/ Marketing Officer) or equivalent is required. | 1-year of experience in the relevant field should be needed (2 years for a law officer) |
How do I fill out the IBPS RRB Application Form 2024?
Step 1: IBPS RRB Registration
- Go to the official website
- Click on the ‘New Registration’ link
- For IBPS registration, enter a name, phone number, email id, and security code.
- On successful registration, a provisional registration number and password are generated. The same is also sent to the registered email ID and mobile number.
- Note the provisional registration number and password below.
- The data entered during registration cannot be changed.
Step 2: Fill out the Application form
- Fill in basic details, educational qualification and experience, preferences, and other required details like category, nationality, personal information, selection test centre, date of birth, gender, father’s or mother’s name, address, etc.
- Post it, candidates should complete the Educational Qualification, Work Experience, and Language.
- After that, enter the bank preferences.
Step 3: Upload Scanned Documents
At this point, upload the scanned images of the photograph, signature, left thumb impression, and handwritten declaration as per the format given below:
| Documents | Dimensions | File Size |
| Photograph | 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) | 20 KB-50 KB |
| Signature | 140 x 60 pixels (preferred) | 10 KB-20 KB |
| Left Thumb Impression | 240 x 240 pixels | 20 KB-50 KB |
| Handwritten declaration | 800 x 400 pixels | 50 KB-100 KB |
Step 4: Fee payment
After following the above procedure, candidates can pay fees using online payment gateways like Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, and Cash Cards/ Mobile wallets.
- An e-receipt will be generated after a successful fee payment.
- Take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form.
Application Fee
- For Officer (Scale I, II & III): Rs.175/- (Inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD candidates and Rs. 850 (Inclusive of GST) for all others.
- Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Rs.175/- (Inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD/EXSM candidates and Rs.850/- (Inclusive of GST) for all others.
Exam Centers
Let’s draw your attention to the fact that we have compiled state-wise exam center details below. So, let’s draw your attention to the section below.
| State | Exam Center |
| 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 | Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro |
| Karnataka | Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hubli, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| 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, Tiruchirapalli, Thoothukodi, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Srikakulam, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun, Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur, |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Useful Important Links!
| Apply Online | Link |
| Download Notification | Click Here |
| Download Syllabus | Click Here |
| IBPS Official Website | Click Here |
FAQs!
1. Will there be RRB Po in 2024?
Yes, the RRB PO’s main exam will be tentatively on 29 September 2024. However, the main exam for Office Assistants will be conducted on 6 October 2024.
2. Is the IBPS RRB exam conducted every year?
Yes, the IBPS RRB exam is one of the years that IBPS conducted exams to select eligible candidates for the post of Officer Scale I, II, III, and Office Assistant in participating Regional Rural Banks.
3. Is the IBPS RRB exam easy?
It all depends on how you prepare for the exam. The previous year’s Office Assistant/Clerk preliminary exam was easy to moderate regarding difficulty level. The reasoning section was easy, while the Numerical Ability section was easy to moderate. The Preliminary Examination of IBPS RRB 2023 for Officers Scale I/PO was Moderate to Difficult.
4. What is RRB PO salary?
When you join, the starting salary for IBPS RRB PO can be between Rs. 30,000 and 45000 with DA, HRA, and special allowances. Typically, it varies based on the RRB in question and the locality.
5. What is the age limit for IBPS RRB?
People between 18 to 28 years old can apply for the IBPS RRB PO exam. Candidates should have completed Graduation from a recognized University or College.
The Final Verdict
The notification of the IBPS RRB Exam 2024 will be released soon on its official website, https://www.ibps.in/. Along with the exam dates, you’ll also learn about the exam syllabus, eligibility criteria, application process, and more. If you still have any queries, comment in the sections below!
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