Regional Rural Banks are local level banking organizations operating in different States of India. They have been created with a view to serve primarily the rural areas of India with basic banking and financial services. However, RRB’s may have branches set up for urban operations and their area of operation may include urban areas too.
Regional Rural Banks are local level banking organizations operating in different States of India. They have been created with a view to serve primarily the rural areas of India with basic banking and financial services. Here we have listed the information like Eligibility Criteria, Selection procedure and syllabus of IBPS Regional Rural Bank Recruitment.
A candidate must be either
1. Office Assistant (Multipurpose) : 7374 Posts
2. Officers Scale I : 4865 Posts
3. Officers Scale II (Agriculture Officer) : 169 Posts
4. Officers Scale II (Marketing Officer) : 33 Posts
5. Officers Scale II (Treasury Manager) : 11 Posts
6. Officers Scale II (Law Officer) : 21 Posts
7. Officers Scale II (Chartered Accountant) : 34 Posts
8. Officers Scale II (Information Technology Officer) : 83 Posts
9. Officers Scale II (General Banking Officer) : 1395 Posts
10. Officers Scale III : 207 Posts
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Regional Rural Banks listed at (A) as Group "A"-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group "B"- Office Assistant (Multipurpose), is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP for RRBs-VI)Online Application | 12thjuly to 1stAugust 2017 |
Payment of Fees | 12thjuly to 1stAugust 2017 |
Call Letters Download for Pre-Exam Training - Officer Scale - I | After 21st August 2017 |
Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale - I | 8th August to 3rd September 2017 |
Call Letters Download for Pre-Exam Training - Office Assistant | After 28th August 2017 |
Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant | 4thSeptember to 9th September 2017 |
Call Lettter Download for Online Examination - Prelims | August 2017 (Officer Scale-I) & September 2017 (Office Assistant) |
Online Examination - Preliminary | Officer Scale - I -09th, 10th & 16th September 2017 Office Assistant - 17th, 23rd & 24th September 2017 |
Results Online Examination - Preliminary | October 2017 (Officer Scale-I) & (Office Assistant) |
Call Letters Download for Online Examination - Mains | October 2017 (Officer Scale-I, II & III) & November 2017 (Office Assistant) |
Online Examination - Mains | 05th November 2017 (Officers (I, II & III)) & 12th November 2017 (Office Assistant) |
Results Online Examination - Mains (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | November 2017 |
Call Letters Download for Interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | December 2017 |
Interviews (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | December 2017 |
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant) | January 2018 |
For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager): Above 21 years - Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03rd July 1977 and later than 30th June 1996 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale- II (Manager): Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03rd July 1985 and later than 30th June 1996 (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 03rd July 1987 and later than 30th June 1999 (both dates inclusive) .
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02nd July 1989 and later than 01st July 1999 (both dates inclusive) .
Category | Relaxation (in years) |
SC/ST | 5years |
OBC | 3years |
PWD | 10years |
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 | 5years |
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 | 5years |
Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5years |
Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | (only for the post of Office Assistants)9 years |
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen. subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
(for the post of Office Assistants) actualperiod of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years. (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) |
Candidates should possess 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*;
Desirable: Working knowledge of Computer
Candidates should possess 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 & Cooperation, Information Technology, Mgt., Law, Economics or Accountancy; Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*
Desirable: working knowledge of Computer
Candidates should possess 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
Experience: Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution
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.
Chartered Accountant: Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Law Officer:Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate
Treasury Manager: Charted Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution
Marketing Officer: MBA in Marketing from a recognized university
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
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 Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy
IBPS RRB selection process will be carried out in two stages, the first one is Common Written Examination and second stage is Common Interviews conducted by IBPS.
Common Written Examination will be conducted online which consists of objective type questions.
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 80 |
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 80 |
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
4(a) | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
4(b) | HindiLanguage | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
4(a) | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
4(b) | HindiLanguage | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
4(a) | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
4(b) | HindiLanguage | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
4(a) | English Language | English | 40 | 20 |
4(b) | HindiLanguage | Hindi | 40 | 20 |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 |
6 | Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
Total | 240 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
S.No | Name of Tests(objective) | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
4(a) | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
4(b) | HindiLanguage | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in an Information Handout, on IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the examination for CWE- RRBs-IV will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted.
Analogy, Odd Man out, Syllogism, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Alphabet test. Series test, Number, ranking and time sequence, Causes and effects. Direction sense test, Sitting arrangement, Decision making, Input output, Assertion and reason. Figure Series, word formation, Statement and conclusions, Statement and assumptions. Statement and arguments, Statement and action’s courses, Passage and conclusions, Figure series test, Analogy, Odd figures, Miscellaneous test, Mirror/water image.
Number system, HCF & LCM, Number series, Approximation Wrong Number. Finding next number in series, Decimal fractions, Square root and cube root. Profit and loss, Simple and compound interest problems, Time and work problems. Time and distance problems, Average problems, Simplifications, Partnerships, Percentage. Ratio and proportions, Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion, Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs. Mixed graphs, Case study, Mensuration, Permutations and combinations, Data tables, Probability.
History of Indian Banking Industry – Structure of Indian Banking
Regulatory Bodies like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, FSDC, FMC etc (RBI History / Functions / Roles)
Monetary & Credit Policies, Budget Basics and Current Union Budget, International Organisations/ Financial Institutions, Capital Market & Money Market, Government Schemes, Other important concepts like – BASEL, Micro Finance, Base Rate, Negotiable Instruments, Credit Rating Agencies, Financial Inclusions, Teaser Rates, GAAR, Priority Sector Lending and all other important concepts.
Last 6 months Current affairs, Countries/Currencies, Indian Economy, International Economy, Banking terms, Books & Their Authors, RBI, Fiscal Monetary Policies, Social Function of Banks, UNO, Awards & Honors, Sports, Finance, Agriculture, Important Days, Acronyms / Abbreviations, Current Bank Rates, Census details, Banking Awareness – Indian Financial System.
Basic computer fundamentals, Basic Software & Hardware and their functionalities, History and Future of Computers, Networking, Computer abbreviations, Microsoft-office, Basic knowledge of Internet use, Shortcut keys etc.
A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However, a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III
Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees/intimation charges separately for each post
SC/ST/PWD Candidates- Rs.100/-
for all others- Rs.600/-
SC/ST/PWD/EXSM Candidates- Rs.100/-
for all others: Rs.600/-