Every year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) invites banking aspirants who are willing to apply for the post of Probationary Officer (PO), Officer Scale 2 & 3, and Office Assistants (Clerks) in the participating Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country. Lakhs of banking aspirants are waiting for the IBPS RRB Recruitment (क्षेत्रीय ग्रामीण बैंक). The selection is made for the following posts:
| Posts Under IBPS RRB | ||
| Office Assistant (Clerk) | Marketing Manager | Treasury Manager |
| Officer Scale – I (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) | |
For selection to the posts of both Assistant and Officer Cadre in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), IBPS organises the IBPS RRB Exam every year. IBPS RRB is a national-level banking exam conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for candidates who aspire to join the Regional Rural Bank (क्षेत्रीय ग्रामीण बैंक). Let’s take a look at both of these exams.
The official advertisement for IBPS RRB recruitment (CRP RRBs XV) will be published officially for PO, Clerk, and Officer Scale 2 & 3 posts to be filled for 28 Participating Banks. For more details about IBPS RRB , go through the table below.
| IBPS RRB Exam Highlights | |
| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Clerk, Officer Scale -1, 2 & 3 |
| Exam Name | IBPS RRB |
| Vacancy | To be notified |
| Participating Banks | 28 |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Officer Scale 1: Prelims, Mains, Interview Office Assistant: Prelims and Mains Officer Scale 2 & 3: Single Exam, Interview |
| Salary | Varies for different posts |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
The IBPS RRB Exam Date for Clerk, Officer Scale 1, 2 & 3 Prelims and Mains exams has been announced with the IBPS Calendar . The tentative dates for IBPS RRB Exam has been discussed below.
| Events | IBPS RRB Exam | Exam Dates |
| Online Examination- Preliminary | Officer Scale 1 | 21st and 22nd November |
| Office Assistants | 6th, 12th, 13th December | |
| Online Examination- Main | Officer Scale I | 27th December |
| Office Assistants | 30th January | |
| Single Examination | Officer Scale II & III | 27th December |
The online registration dates will b e released along with the notification pdf, and the exam dates will be announced with the exam calendar. Candidates preparing for the IBPS RRB exam must bookmark this page for all important dates.
| IBPS RRB Important Dates | |
| Activity | Dates |
| IBPS RRB Notification | August |
| Online Application Starts on | August |
| IBPS RRB Apply Online Ends | September |
| Last Date to pay the Application Fee | September |
| Edit Window for Candidates to Modify/ Correct Application Form (including online payment for Edit) | After closure of Registration (will be notified on Official IBPS website) |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam | 21st and 22nd November |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam | 6th and 12th December |
The post-wise and category-wise vacancies for the IBPS RRB Recruitment (CRP RRBs XV) exam will be announced, along with the notification PDF to recruit vacancies for the RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale-I, II & III posts. Last year, 13316 vacancies were announced.
| IBPS RRB Vacancy 2025- Distribution | |
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Office Assistants (Multipurpose) | 8002 |
| Officer Scale I (PO) | 3928 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 50 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 49 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 70 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 90 |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | 859 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 50 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 16 |
| Officer Scale III | 202 |
| Total Vacancies | 13316 |
A total of Rs. 850/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to the General Category as the application fee for both the IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officers exam and Rs. 175/- for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD category.
| Category | Fee |
| SC/ST/PWBD | 175 |
| Other Category | 850 |
The Online Application link for IBPS RRB Office Assistant and Officers Scale-I, II & III will be activated after the release of the official notification at the official website, i.e. https://ibps.in. All candidates can check all the important details regarding IBPS RRB Apply Online by clicking on the link mentioned below:
IBPS RRB Salary varies for the posts released. IBPS RRB officers receive their salary as per the latest revised pay commission and the approximate monthly salary has been tabulated below-
| Post Name | Monthly Income |
| Officer Scale-I | Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 61,000 |
| Officer Scale-II | Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 77,000 |
| Officer Scale-III | Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000 |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 37,000 |
The banking aspirants interested in the vacancies of IBPS RRB Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II, and III must be keen to know which banks have been added to the list. In this article, we have listed all 28 Participating Regional Rural Banks.
| Sr. No. | State / UT | Name of RRB | Present Head Office | Local Language Proficiency Required |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank | Amravati | Telugu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Naharlagun (Papumpare) | English |
| 3 | Assam | Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Guwahati | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| 4 | Bihar | Bihar Gramin Bank | Patna | Hindi |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Raipur | Hindi |
| 6 | Gujarat | Gujarat Gramin Bank | Vadodara | Gujarati |
| 7 | Haryana | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Rohtak | Hindi |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Mandi | Hindi |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank | Jammu | Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Ranchi | Hindi |
| 11 | Karnataka | Karnataka Grameena Bank | Ballari | Kannada |
| 12 | Kerala | Kerala Gramin Bank | Mallapuram | Malayalam |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Indore | Hindi |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Marathi |
| 15 | Manipur | Manipur Rural Bank | Imphal | Manipuri |
| 16 | Meghalaya | Meghalaya Rural Bank | Shillong | Khasi, Garo |
| 17 | Mizoram | Mizoram Rural Bank | Aizawl | Mizo |
| 18 | Nagaland | Nagaland Rural Bank | Kohima | English |
| 19 | Odisha | Odisha Grameen Bank | Bhubaneswar | Odia |
| 20 | Puducherry | Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | Puducherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
| 21 | Punjab | Punjab Gramin Bank | Kapurthala | Punjabi |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Rajasthan Gramin Bank | Jaipur | Hindi |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Grama Bank | Salem | Tamil |
| 24 | Telangana | Telangana Grameena Bank | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
| 25 | Tripura | Tripura Gramin Bank | Agartala | Bengali, Kokborok |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank | Lucknow | Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | Dehradun | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| 28 | West Bengal | West Bengal Gramin Bank | Kolkata | Bengali, Nepali |
IBPS RRB exam difficulty levels vary from basic to moderate. There are very few sections that have difficult questions. Students should assess their current preparation level, find their strengths and weaknesses, and then go through the strategy-making part. For example, students just starting the preparation should focus more on the basics. Students who have been preparing for some time and are facing difficulties in certain sections should take more practice tests. Sometimes personal doubt sessions with faculties can provide great solutions to your problem but you don’t get that attention in a class full of students.
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The difficulty level of the RRB Clerk Prelims Exam remains Easy to Moderate with 80 MCQs from Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude subjects. In the Reasoning section, questions have been asked about Puzzle & Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Blood Relation, Inequality, Meaningful Words, Mixed Series, Pair Formation, Chinese Coding, Order Ranking, and Odd One Out. In the Quantitative Aptitude section, questions are asked about Data Interpretation, Missing Number Series, Simplification, and Arithmetic Problems.
For the IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam, the difficulty level is Easy to Moderate and the reasoning questions are asked from Puzzle & Seating Arrangement, Inequality, Syllogism, Chinese Coding, digit-based (Repeating), Odd one Out (¾ letters), Direction & Distance. The topics from quantitative aptitude include questions from Bar Graph DI, Caselet DI, Tabular DI, Approximation, Wrong Number Series, Data Sufficiency, and Arithmetic Word Problems.
IBPS will release the admit card on its official website after the application process is completed. Different Admit Cards will be issued for both the Preliminary and Mains Examination for both Assistant and Office Assistant. The link to the same will be provided on this page. Hence, candidates are required to visit this site regularly to remain updated.
IBPS will declare the results after conducting exams for each stage for both Assistant and Officer Grade. Candidates are required to clear the preliminary round in order to take their Mains Exam. Candidates who make it to the final merit list will be offered the call letter to join the organization.
The cut-off for IBPS RRB will be released once the paper for the same has been conducted. The cut-off for Preliminary Exams and Mains Exam will be different. The cut-off marks will be generated both state-wise as well as category-wise.
Let's have a look at the IBPS RRB previous year cut-off:
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Cut-Off | |
| State/UT | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 54 |
| Assam | 65.75 |
| Bihar | 68.25 |
| Chhattisgarh | 67.25 |
| Gujarat | 70.25 |
| Haryana | 75.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 73.75 |
| Karnataka | 68.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 72.50 |
| Maharashtra | 71.25 |
| Rajasthan | 75.25 |
| Telangana | 61 |
| Tripura | 69.50 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 74.25 |
| West Bengal | 73.75 |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut Off | |
| State | General |
| Assam | 50 |
| Bihar | 45 |
| Chhattisgarh | 49.75 |
| Gujarat | 52.75 |
| Haryana | 54.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 46 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 50 |
| Maharashtra | 46 |
| Odisha | 58 |
| Rajasthan | 54.5 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 53.75 |
| Uttarakhand | 55.50 |
| West Bengal | 53.25 |
The detailed IBPS RRB Exam Pattern for each post has been released along with a detailed notification, which is as follows-
IBPS has also released the exam pattern and syllabus for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1, 2, 3, and Office Assistant posts. The exam pattern for the selection to the post of Office Assistant is quite different from that of the exam pattern for the selection to the post of Officer Grade. For IBPS RRB Office Assistant, the Exam will be conducted in two phases:
No interview process will be conducted for selecting candidates for the post of Office Assistant. Selection will be made purely on the marks obtained by the candidate in his/her Mains Examination.
Note- There is sectional timing for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam.
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes | |
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English/Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
No interview is required after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant.
For IBPS RRB Officer , the exam will be conducted in three phases:
The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by a candidate in both Mains Exam and Interview Process
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes | |
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English/Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Quantative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 2 hours | |
A common exam (single exam) will be conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III this year to select candidates based on their professional knowledge.
The syllabus mainly includes the following sections:
Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer) & Scale III:
Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre):
Detailed topics under each subject are provided below for candidates preparing for IBPS RRB Clerk and PO examinations.
| Subjects | Syllabus & Topics |
|---|---|
| Reasoning | Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Number Series, Odd Man Out, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relation, Analogy, Syllogism, Alphabet Test, Ranking & Time, Cause & Effect, Direction Sense, Figure Series, Word Formation, Statement & Assumption, Assertion & Reason, Statement & Conclusion, Statement & Arguments, Statements & Courses of Action. |
| Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability | Number System, Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Pie Charts), HCF & LCM, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Decimal & Fraction, Averages, Mensuration, Simplification, Partnership, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Case Study DI, Permutation & Combination, Probability. |
| General Awareness | National & International Current Affairs, Sports, Abbreviations, Currencies & Capitals, General Science, Government Schemes & Policies, Banking Awareness, Awards & Honors, RBI, Books & Authors, National Parks & Sanctuaries. |
| English / Hindi Language | Reading Comprehension, Grammar/Vyakaran, Spotting Errors, Fill in the Blanks, Misspelled Words, Jumbled Words, Sentence Rearrangement, Idioms & Phrases, Cloze Test, One Word Substitution, Synonyms & Antonyms. |
| Computer Knowledge | Fundamentals of Computers, History & Future of Computers, Internet Basics, Networking, Hardware & Software, Shortcut Keys, MS Office, Database, Security Tools, Virus, Hacking, Trojans, Input & Output Devices, Computer Languages. |
| Financial Awareness | Current Financial Events, Monetary Policy, Budget, Economic Survey, Banking Reforms, Special Bank Accounts, Loans, Asset Reconstruction Companies, Non-Performing Assets (NPA), Loan Restructuring, Risk Management, BASEL I, II, III, Organizations like RBI, SEBI, IMF, World Bank, etc. |
To be eligible for the IBPS RRB Exam, a candidate is required to fulfil the given eligibility criteria:
| Eligibility Criteria | Requirement |
| Nationality / Citizenship |
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| Language Proficiency | Candidates applying for the posts of Office Assistant in any particular RRB are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State/ UT in which the RRB is situated to be eligible for interview. |
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)- Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.09.1997 and later than 01.09.2007 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years - Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.09.1995 and later than 01.09.2007 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale-II (Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.09.1993 and later than 01.09.2004 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.09.1985 and later than 01.09.2004 (both dates inclusive).
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
| PWD | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | (for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) the actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years |
| In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines | (for the post of Officers) 5 years |
| Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | [only for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)] Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS, |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
| Post | Educational Qualification | Experience |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent (a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* (b) Desirable: Working knowledge of Computers. | ---- |
| Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) | i. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy; ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer. | ---- |
| Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. | Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution. |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Manager) | Information Technology Officer Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc. | One year (in the relevant field) |
| Chartered Accountant Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of of India. | One Year as a Chartered Accountant. | |
| Law Officer Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. | Two years as an advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period of not less than two years | |
| Treasury Manager Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution | One Year (in the relevant field) | |
| Marketing Officer MBA in Marketing from a recognized university | One Year (in the relevant field) | |
| Agricultural Officer Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate | Two Years (in the relevant field) | |
| Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. | Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
Note:
1. All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies.
ii. Proper document from Board / University has to be submitted at the time of interview for the posts of Officers (Scale I, II and III) and at the time of joining for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose).
A total of Rs. 850/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to the General Category as the application fee for both the IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officers exam and Rs. 175/- for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PWD category.
| Category | Fee |
| SC/ST/PWBD | 175 |
| Other Category | 850 |
