IBPS RRB 2021 Notification Out for 10466 Office Assistant & Officers Scale-I, II & III Posts

 

IBPS RRB 2021 Notification Out for 10466 Office Assistant & Officers Scale-I, II & III Posts

IBPS RRB 2021 Notification Out for 10466 Office Assistant & Officers Scale-I, II & III Posts

IBPS RRB Notification 2021 Out

IBPS RRB Exam is conducted every year by IBPS for selection to the post of both IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer Cadre in Regional Rural Banks spread across the country. For selection to the post of both Assistant and Officer Cadre in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) spread across the country, IBPS organises IBPS RRB Exam every year. The selection is made to the post of:

Office Assistant

Marketing Manager

Treasury Manager

Officer Scale – I

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 is a national-level banking exam conducted every year by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for candidates who aspire to join the Regional Rural Bank (RRBs). Let’s take a look at both these exams:


IBPS RRB 2021 Notification

IBPS has released IBPS RRB 2021 notification on June 7, 2021 to recruit 10166 post of Office Assistant (Clerk) and Officers Scale-I, II & III in different in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country. You can download the Official Notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. With release of IBPS RRB Notification 2021, IBPS has released the exam dates, eligibility criteria, online application link, vacancies, selection procees, exam centers, pattern and syllabus etc.


IBPS RRB 2021 Official NotificationLink [Download PDF]


IBPS RRB 2021: Important Dates

IBPS has released all important dates for IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 along with its official notification on June 7, 2021. The exam dates for IBPS RRB 2021 exam has already been released by IBPS along with IBPS Calendar 2021-22. All important dates related to IBPS RRB 2021 examination are given below:

Activity

Dates

IBPS RRB Notification

June 7, 2021

Online Application Starts

June 8, 2021

Online Applications will end on

June 28, 2021

Pre-Exam Training Call Letter

July 9, 2021

Pre-Exam Training Schedule

July 19-25, 2021

Call Letters – Preliminary Exam

July 2021

IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination
(Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant)

1st, 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th August 2021

IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Result

August 2021

IBPS RRB Mains Admit Card

September 2021

Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III)

25th September 2021

Officer Scale I Mains Exam

25th September 2021

Office Assistant Mains Exam

3rd October 2021

Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)

October/November 2021

Final Result (Provisional Allotment)

January 2022


IBPS RRB Exam Date 2021

As per the IBPS Calendar 2021-22, the IBPS RRB 2021 Office Assistant Preliminary Exam will be conducted on 14th and 15th August 2021 and the mains exam for the same is scheduled to be conducted on 3rd October 2021.

The online exam of IBPS RRB 2021 Officer Scale-I will be conducted on 1st and 7th August 2021 (Preliminary Exam) and the mains exam for the same is scheduled to be conducted on 25th September 2021. This year, a single exam was conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & III on 25th September 2021.


IBPS RRB Online Application

The Online Application link for IBPS RRB 2021 Office Assistant and Officers Scale-I, II & III, will be activated on June 8, 2021 at the official website of IBPS i.e. https://ibps.in. All candidates can apply online for this exam by clicking on the link mentioned below:


Apply Online Link for IBPS RRB 2021 Exam


IBPS RRB Vacancy

 

Post Name

Category

Total Vacancies

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

General

Office Assistant (Clerk)

881

345

1321

483

2066

5096

Officer Scale I (PO)

617

304

1100

387

1711

4119

Officer Scale II (Agriculture Officer)

03

01

07

01

13

25

Officer Scale II (Marketing Officer)

07

02

10

03

21

43

Officer Scale II (Treasury Manager)

00

00

01

00

08

09

Officer Scale II (Law)

03

03

06

01

14

27

Officer Scale II (CA)

03

03

09

02

15

32

Officer Scale II (IT)

07

03

13

04

32

59

Officer Scale II(General & Banking Officer

132

63

247

77

386

905

Officer Scale III

27

15

53

14

42

151

Total

1680

739

2767

972

4308

10, 466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The total number of vacancies for IBPS RRB 2021 (CRP RRBs X) exam has been announced along with its notification. IBPS introduced 10,446 vacancies for the posts of RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale-I, II & III. Last year it was 10,493. The table for Post-wise and Category-wise vacancies is mentioned below.

Let's have a look at the table of IBPS RRB previous year vacancy for Office

 Assistant & Officer Scale-I, II & III exam.

Posts

New Vacancy

Old Vacancy

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

5076

4682

IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I

4201

3800

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer)

100

100

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)

08

08

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Treasury Officer)

03

03

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Law)

26

26

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (CA)

26

26

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (IT)

59

59

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

838

838

Officer Scale – III

156

156

Total

10,493

9,698


IBPS RRB 2021 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the selection to the post of Office Assistant is quite different to that of exam pattern for the selection to the post of Officer Grade. For IBPS RRB Assistant 2021, 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.


IBPS Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1.

Reasoning

40

40

A cumulative time of 45 mins

2.

Numerical Ability

40

40


Total

80

80



IBPS Assistant Mains Exam Exam Pattern

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1

Reasoning Paper

40

50

A cumulative time of 2 hours is provided

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


No interview is required after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant.


IBPS RRB Officer 2021 Exam Pattern

For IBPS RRB Officer 2021, exam will be conducted in three phases: 

◆ Preliminary Exam

◆ Mains Exam 

◆ Interview Process

The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by candidate in both Mains Exam and Interview Process


IBPS RRB 2021 Officer Grade Preliminary Examination

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1.

Reasoning

40

40

A cumulative

2.

Numerical Ability

40

40

time of 45 mins

Total

80

80

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IBPS RRB 2021 Mains Exam (Officer Scale-I)

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1

Reasoning

40

50

A cumulative

2

General Awareness

40

40

time of

3

Numerical Ability

40

50

2 hours is

4

English/Hindi Language

40

40

provided

5

Computer Knowledge

40

20



Total

200

200


A common exam (single exam) will be conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III this year to select candidates on the basis of their professional knowledge.


IBPS RRB 2021 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for IBPS RRB 2021 Exam, a candidate is required to fulfil the given eligibility criteria:

Eligibility Criteria

Requirement

Nationality / Citizenship

  • a Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or
  • a subject of Bhutan or
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
  • a person of Indian origin who has migrated 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 with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit (As on 01.06.2021)

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)- Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.06.1993 and later than 01.06.2003 (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 03.06.1991 and later than 30.06.2003 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1989 and later than 31.05.2000 (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 03.06.1981 and later than 31.05.2000 (both dates inclusive).

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.


Educational Qualification

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 Computer.

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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.

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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 from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

Two Years (in therelevant 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 and the result should have been declared on or before 28.06.2021.

ii. Proper document from Board / University for having declared the result on or before 28.06.2021 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).


Category Wise Age Relaxation:

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 2021 Application Fee

The online application fee for IBPS RRB 2021 exam was increased last year. A total of Rs. 850/- is to be paid by candidates belonging to General Category as the application fee for both IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officers exam and Rs. 175/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

Category

Fee

SC/ST/PWBD

175

Other Category

850


IBPS RRB 2021 Syllabus

The syllabus for IBPS RRB 2021 is almost same for IBPS RRB Assistant and IBPS RRB Officers. Apart from the below mentioned sections, an additional section of professional knowledge section is asked for the Specialist Officer Grade-II.


Reasoning Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Odd man out

Analogy

Syllogism

Coding-Decoding

Blood Relation

Alphabet Test

Series Test

Number

Ranking and Time

Causes and Effects

Direction Sense Test

Sitting Arrangements

Decision Making

Statement and Assumption

Figure Series

Assertion and Reason

Statement and Conclusion

Word Formation

Statement and Arguments

Statements and Action Courses

Figure Series Test

Miscellaneous Tests


Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Number System

HCF and LCM

Decimal Fraction

Profit and Loss

Simple Interest

Compound Interest

Time and Work

Time and Distance

Averages

Simplification

Partnership

Percentages

Ratio and Proportion

Averages

Case Studies

Charts and Graphs

Permutation and Combination

Probability


English Language Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Spotting Errors

Commonly Misspelled Words

Jumbled Words

Phrase Substitution

Fill in the Blanks

Jumbled up sentences

Idioms and Phrases

Cloze Tests

Comprehension

One word Substitution


Hindi Language Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Vyakaran

Fill in the Blanks

Mistakes

Paragraphs


Computer Knowledge Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Computer Fundamentals

Computer Abbreviations

Software and Hardware Fundamentals

Shortcut Keys

Networking

Basic Knowledge of Internet

MS Office

History of Computers

Database

Security Tools

History and Future of Computers

Virus, Hacking


General Awareness Syllabus for IBPS RRB Exam

Current Affairs

Social Function of Banks

Countries/Currencies

UNO

Indian and International Economy

Marketing

Banking Terms

Awards and Honors

RBI

Sports

Books and Authors

Finance

Fiscal Monetary Policies

Agriculture

Repo and Reverse Repo Rate

History of Banking


IBPS RRB 2021 Admit Card

IBPS will release the admit card on their official website after the application process is completed. Different Admit Cards will be issued for both 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 RRB 2021 Result

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 give their Mains Exam. Candidates who make it to the final merit list will be offered the call letter to join the organization.


IBPS RRB Cut-Off 2021

The cut-off for IBPS RRB 2021 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' have a look at the 

IBPS RRB previous year cut-off:

IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelims Cut-Off

State

Cut-off

Uttar Pradesh

73

Madhya Pradesh

66.75

Gujarat

78.25

Telangana

71.25

Bihar

75.5

Andhra Pradesh

76.25

Odisha

79.75

Himachal Pradesh

71.25

Rajasthan

78.75

West Bengal

77.75

Chhattisgarh

70.5

Jammu & Kashmir

73.5

Maharashtra

67


IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut-off 2020

State Name

Cut-off

Gen

OBC

UP

47

46.75

J& K

52

Rajasthan

66

66

Gujarat

59.75

59.77

Andhra Pradesh

52.75

Odisha

62.75

Jharkhand

54 .25

Haryana

60.50

Bihar

48

Maharashtra

47.25

Tamilnadu

54

Chhattisgarh

43.25

West Bengal

52




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