IBPS RRB stands for Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Regional Rural Bank Exam. It is a national-level banking exam that is conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for candidates who aspire to join the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Recruitment is carried out for the following Group A and B job posts:
Group A
- Officer Scale I
- Officer Scale II
- Officer Scale III
Group B
- Office Assistant
IBPS RRB Exam Date 2023
Based on the previous year's data regarding the exam dates of IBPS RRB, candidates can have an idea of the examination schedule. Below is the table mentioning tentative exam dates for IBPS RRB 2023:
| Activity | Dates |
| IBPS RRB Notification 2023 | 01st June 2023 |
| Online Application Starts on | 01st June 2023 |
| IBPS RRB Apply Online 2023 End | 21st June 2023 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training (PET) | 17th to 22 nd July 2023 |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Admit Card 2023 [Prelims] | 23 August 2023 |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam | 12th, 13th, and 19th August 2023 |
| IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2023 [Prelims] | 23 July 2023 |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam | 05th and 6th August 2023 |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Mains Exam | 10th September 2023 |
| Office Assistant Mains Exam | 16th September 2023 |
| Online Examination - Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 10th September 2023 |
| Final Result (Provisional Allotment) | 01st January 2024 |
IBPS RRB Vacancy 2023
A total of 8462 vacancies are released for the various posts along with the IBPS RRB Recruitment Notification. The expected IBPS RRB vacancies are tabulated below post-wise.
| Post | IBPS RRB Vacancies 2023 |
| Office Assistants (Multipurpose) | 5538 |
| Officer Scale I | 2485 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 60 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 3 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 8 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 24 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 21 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 68 |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | 332 |
| Officer Scale III | 73 |
| Total | 8612 |
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2023
- IBPS conducts a two-stage written test for Officer Scale-I and Office Assistant posts while for Officer Scale-II and III, there is only one written test.
- Candidates applying for Officer level posts have to appear for an interview round before the final selection. There is no interview for Office assistants.
- The exams are online-based having multiple-choice questions.
- There is a negative marking of one-fourth marks for each wrong answer.
The IBPS RRB Exam Pattern for Office Assistant and Officer Scale-I is mentioned below in detail:
IBPS Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern
The IBPS RRB Preliminary Exam Pattern for Office Assistant is mentioned below in detail:
Section | Question | Marks |
Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 80 |
Section | Question | Marks |
Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 |
General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 |
Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 |
English/Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Name of Section | Number of Question | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | 40 | 40 | A cumulative time of 45 mins |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-I
Name of Sections | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | 40 | 50 | A cumulative time of 2 hours is provided |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | |
English/Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB Syllabus 2023
Applicants must be aware of the IBPS RRB Exam Syllabus to prepare for the critical topics on the exam. The following is the syllabus for IBPS RRB 2023:
- Quantitative Aptitude: Mensuration, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Permutation & Combination, Simple Interest, Probability, and so on.
- General Knowledge: Agriculture, Current Affairs, Awards & Honors, Indian Economic, International Economic, Budget, Sports, Shares, Finance, etc.
- Reasoning: blood relations, coding-decoding, direction sense, figure series, puzzles, syllogism, sitting arrangement, and so on are examples of reasoning sections.
- English Language: Comprehensions, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Idioms and Phrases, Synonyms and Antonyms, and so on.
- Computer Science: Computer History, MS Office, Number System, Operating Systems, Software, and Hardware, and so on.
IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria 2023
Applicants must satisfy the necessary conditions of eligibility to appear for the IBPS RRB exam. The eligibility criteria for IBPS RRB exams are mentioned below-
IBPS RRB Nationality
The aspirants of IBPS RRB should be either of the following:
- A citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
- A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
- A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
IBPS Age Criteria
The age criteria differ from post to post as given in the table:
| Post | Age Limit |
| Assistant Manager (Scale-I) | An aspirant's age should fall between 18 years to 30 years |
| Manager (Scale-II) | The age of an aspirant should fall between 21 years to 32 years |
| Senior Manager (Scale-III) | The age of an aspirant should fall between 21 years to 40 years |
| Officer Assistant (Multipurpose) | An aspirant's age should fall between 18 years to 28 Years |
IBPS RRB Educational Qualification
The educational qualification for IBPS RRB exam varies as per the post.
| Post | Qualification Required |
| Officer Assistant (Multipurpose) | Candidates should hold a valid bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university. The candidates should have practical knowledge of computers |
| Assistant Manager (Scale-I) | Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in any of the discipline's agriculture, horticulture, information technology, forestry, animal husbandry, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, management, Pisciculture, law, economics or accountancy, agricultural marketing, and cooperation, from a recognized university. The working knowledge of computers will also be appreciated. |
| Category | Fee |
| General/EWS/OBC | 850 |
| SC / ST / PWBD | 175 |
| Sr. no. | Name of State | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 3 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| 4 | Bihar | English and Hindi |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
| 6 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| 7 | Haryana | English and Hindi |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 10 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
| 11 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| 12 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 14 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| 15 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| 16 | Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
| 17 | Mizoram | English and Hindi |
| 18 | Nagaland | English and Hindi |
| 19 | Odisha | English. Hindi and Odia |
| 20 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| 21 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| 22 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| 24 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| 25 | Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
| 28 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
PARTICIPATING RRBs
- Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
- Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank
- Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
- Aryavart Bank
- Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
- Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
- Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
- Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
- Baroda U P Bank
- Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
- Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank
- Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank
- Ellaquai Dehati Bank
- Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank
- J & K Grameen Bank
- Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank
- Karnataka Gramin Bank
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank
- Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank
- Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
- Maharashtra Gramin Bank
- Manipur Rural Bank
- Meghalaya Rural Bank
- Mizoram Rural Bank
- Nagaland Rural Bank
- Odisha Gramya Bank
- Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
- Prathama UP Gramin Bank
- Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank
- Punjab Gramin Bank
- Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank
- Saptagiri Grameena Bank
- Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
- Saurashtra Gramin Bank
- Tamil Nadu Grama Bank
- Telangana Grameena Bank
- Tripura Gramin Bank
- Utkal Grameen Bank
- Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
- Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
- Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
- Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank
IBPS RRB Salary and Benefits 2023
IBPS RRB Salary varies for the posts. IBPS RRB officers receive their salary as per the latest revised pay commission and the approximate monthly salary has been mentioned below in the table:
Post Name | Monthly Income |
Officer Scale-I | INR 29,000 - INR 33,000 |
Officer Scale-II | INR 33,000- INR 39,000 |
Officer Scale-III | INR 38,000 - INR 44,000 |
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | INR 15,000 - INR 20,000 |
Candidates will also get Transport Allowance, Provident Fund, Contributory Pension Fund, Festival Bonus, Medical Facility if recruited as a teacher through IBPS RRB. In addition to the salary promised. Candidates will also get various chances of promotion to the upper levels through departmental examinations.
Download Notification – https://www.ibps.in/wp-content/uploads/Final_Ad_CRP_RRB_XII.pdf
IBPS WEBSITE – https://www.ibps.in/
Hunar India Package – https://hunarindia.org.in/curriculum/ibps-rrb-po-clerk-pre-mains-250
