IBPS: Recruitment for Group A and Group B officers in RRB
IBPS RRB Notification 2016
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) provides its service to all public sector banks by conducting exams for lakhs of candidates who need to qualify them in order to join various public sector banks for different posts. IBPS has recently announced the recruitment process for Group A and Group B officers in Regional Rural banks (RRB) across the country. Candidates intending to appear for the examination need to apply for this exam after carefully going through the IBPS RRB exam date, recruitment process, eligibility criteria, registration process, application fees, issuance of call letter etc.
IBPS RRB Exam Procedure
Any candidates aspiring to join a Regional Rural bank (RRB) as a Group A Officer (Scale I, II or III) or Group B- Office Assistant (multipurpose) must register for the Common Recruitment Process. For scale I Officers and Office Assistants, the recruitment process will be held in two parts, the online exams will take place in two phases: prelims and main. For the post of office assistants, the candidates will be provisionally allotted as per their marks obtained in the main examination and vacancies offered by RRBs. The shortlisted candidates in scale I exam need to appear for a common interview conducted by Nodal Regional rural banks. For scale II and III officers, they need to appear for single online examination and shortlisted candidates will then have to appear for another round of interview.
Banks Participating in IBPS RRB Exam 2016
Candidates appearing for Group A and Group B officers in IBPS RRB exam should keep in mind that they can appear for both the post of Group A and Group B officers; however, under the Group A category, a candidate can apply for a single scale i.e. either Scale I, III or III. Mentioned below is a list of participating Regional Rural banks (RRB).
Sr. No |
Name of the RRB |
State/UT |
Preferred Language Proficiency |
1 |
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
2 |
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank |
Telangana |
Telugu |
3 |
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu |
4 |
Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank |
Arunachal Pradesh |
English |
5 |
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank |
Assam |
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
6 |
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank |
West Bengal |
Bengali |
7 |
Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
8 |
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
9 |
Baroda UP Gramin Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
10 |
Bihar Gramin Bank |
Bihar |
Hindi |
11 |
Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
12 |
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu |
13 |
Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank |
Chhattisgarh |
Hindi |
14 |
Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
15 |
Ellaquai Dehati Bank
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu,Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti(Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
16 |
Gramin Bank of Aryavart |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi |
17 |
Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank |
Himachal Pradesh |
Hindi |
18 |
J & K Grameen Bank |
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli),Dardi |
19 |
Jharkhand Gramin Bank |
Jharkhand |
Hindi |
20 |
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
21 |
KashiGomtiSamyut Gramin Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi |
22 |
Kaveri Grameena Bank |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
23 |
Kerala Gramin Bank |
Kerala |
Malayalam |
24 |
Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank |
Assam |
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
25 |
Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank |
Bihar |
Hindi |
26 |
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
27 |
Maharashtra Gramin Bank |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
28 |
Malwa Gramin Bank |
Punjab |
Punjabi |
29 |
Manipur Rural Bank |
Manipur |
Manipuri |
30 |
Meghalaya Rural Bank |
Meghalaya |
Khasi, Garo |
31 |
Mizoram Rural Bank |
Mizoram |
Mizo |
32 |
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank |
Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
33 |
Odisha Gramya Bank |
Odisha |
Odia |
34 |
Pallavan Grama Bank |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
35 |
Nagaland Rural Bank |
Nagaland |
English |
36 |
Pandyan Grama Bank |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
37 |
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank |
West Bengal |
Bengali |
38 |
Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank |
Karnataka |
Kannada |
39 |
Prathama Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi |
40 |
Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank |
Puducherry |
Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
41 |
Punjab Gramin Bank |
Punjab |
Punjabi |
42 |
Purvanchal Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi |
43 |
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank |
Rajasthan |
Hindi |
44 |
Saptagiri Grameena Bank |
Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu |
45 |
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank |
Haryana |
Hindi |
46 |
Sarva UP Gramin Bank |
Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi |
47 |
Saurashtra Gramin Bank |
Gujarat |
Gujarati |
48 |
Sutlej Gramin Bank |
Punjab |
Punjabi |
49 |
Telangana Grameena Bank |
Telangana |
Telugu, Urdu |
50 |
Tripura Gramin Bank |
Tripura |
Bengali, Kokborak |
51 |
UtkalGrameen Bank |
Odisha |
Odia |
52 |
Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank |
West Bengal |
Bengali, Nepali |
53 |
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank |
Bihar |
Hindi |
54 |
Uttarakhand Gramin Bank |
Uttarakhand |
Hindi, Sanskrit |
55 |
Vananchal Gramin Bank |
Jharkhand |
Hindi |
56 |
Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank |
Maharashtra |
Marathi |
Eligibility Criteria for IBPS RRB Exam 2016
- A candidate must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and East African countries with an intention to settle in India permanently.
- Age (as on 1.09.2016) for officers in Scale III must be above 21 years and below 40 years
- Age (as on 1.09.2016) for officers in Scale II must be above 21 years and below 32 years
- Age (as on 1.09.2016) for officers in Scale I must be above 18 years and below 30 years
- Age (as on 1.09.2016) for Office Assistants(multipurpose) should be between 18-28 years
The maximum age limit for the various posts mentioned above is limited to General category only. For scheduled castes and scheduled tribes the age relaxation is 5 years, for other backward classes, the age relaxation is 3 years. For ex- servicemen, the age relaxation is 3 years if applying for the post of Office Assistants and 5 years if applying for the post of officer. Widows, divorced or separated women will get an age relaxation of 9 years only for the post of Office Assistants. Relevant caste certificate must be produced at the time of verification during the joining process.
Educational Qualification required for IBPS RRB 2016
- For the post of office assistants and Scale I officers, a relevant degree in any discipline from a recognized University or equivalent is required along with proficiency in local language as required by the participating RRBs. Basic computer knowledge is also required
- For Scale II (General banking) officers, a relevant degree from any recognized University or equivalent with minimum 50% marks in aggregate is required
- For Scale II (Specialist) officers, a degree from recognized University in Electronics, Computer Science, and Information Technology or equivalent with minimum 50% marks in aggregate is required. Candidates with prior knowledge and certification in C++, Java, ASP, PHP is desirable.
- For scale III officers, a relevant degree from any recognized University or equivalent with minimum 50% marks in aggregate is required
Application Fees
Application fees must be paid online between 14.09.2016-30.09.2016. Bank transaction charges for online payment must be borne by the candidates themselves.
For officers (scale I, II, and III)
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST and OBC candidates
- Rs. 600/- for all other candidates
For Office Assistants (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST / PWD/ EXEM candidates
- RS. 600/- for all other categories
IBPS RRB Online Exam Pattern 2016
The IBPS RRB exam question paper will follow the pattern mentioned below including the subjects and marks distribution.
Preliminary Examination (objective):
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Sr. No. |
Name of tests |
Medium of exam |
No. Of Qs |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/ English |
40 |
40 |
Composite time of 45 minutes |
2 |
Numerical ability |
Hindi/ English |
40 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
80 |
80 |
|
Officer Scale-I
Sr. No. |
Name of tests |
Medium of exam |
No. Of Qs |
Maximum marks |
Duration |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/ English |
40 |
40 |
Composite time of 45 minutes |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Hindi/ English |
40 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
80 |
80 |
|
Main Examination (Objective)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
Medium of Examination |
No. Of questions |
Maximum marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
2 |
Numerical Ability |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 2 hours |
3 |
General Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-I
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
Medium of Examination |
No. Of questions |
Maximum marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 2 hours |
3 |
General Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Single Level Examination (Objective)
Officer Scale-II( General Banking Officer)
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
Medium of Examination |
No. Of questions |
Maximum marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude and data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 2 hours |
3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
Medium of Examination |
No. Of questions |
Maximum marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
Composite time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude and data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
20 |
|
4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
20 |
|
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
6 |
Professio0nal Knowledge |
Hindi/ English |
40 |
40 |
|
|
Total |
|
240 |
200 |
|
Officer Scale-III
Sr. No. |
Name of Tests |
Medium of Examination |
No. Of questions |
Maximum marks |
Total Time |
1 |
Reasoning |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
|
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude and data Interpretation |
Hindi/English |
40 |
50 |
Composite time of 2 hours |
3 |
Financial Awareness |
Hindi/English |
40 |
40 |
|
4a |
English Language |
English |
40 |
40 |
|
4b |
Hindi Language |
Hindi |
40 |
40 |
|
5 |
Computer Knowledge |
Hindi/English |
40 |
20 |
|
|
Total |
|
200 |
200 |
|
Candidates can either opt for 4a or 4b. Other Information is available in an information handout on authorized IBPS website.
As per the IBPS RRB exam pattern, with every wrong answer, one fourth of the marks assigned to a particular question will be deducted. If a question is left unanswered, no marks will be deducted for that particular question. This is applicable to all exams including prelims and main.
The examination will be carried across various exam centres in India and the candidates need to reach at the allotted venue at their own expense on the day of the examination.
For candidates appearing for the post of officers (scale I, II and III), they need to appear for an interview after the preliminary written exam. The total marks allotted for the interview is 100. The IBPS RRB exam cut-off for general category is minimum 40% (35% in case of SC/ST/OBC)
Issuing of Admit Card and Tentative Dates
The date, time and venue of the written examination as well as the interview will be mentioned in the IBPS RRB exam admit card. A candidate can download the soft copy of his/her admit card from IBPS website (www.ibps.in) by entering their details like the registration number and password.
The tentative schedule is as follows
ACTIVITY |
TENTATIVE DATES |
Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates
|
14 September, 2016 to 30 September, 2016
|
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) |
14 September,2016 to 30 September, 2016
|
Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-I
|
After 10 October, 2016
|
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-I
|
17 October, 2016 to 22 October, 2016
|
Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant
|
After 17 October, 2016
|
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant
|
24 October, 2016 to 29 October, 2016
|
Download of call letters for online examination –Preliminary
|
Officer Scale-I-October 2016 Office Assistant–November 2016
|
Online Examination –Preliminary
|
Officer Scale-I -05 & 06 November, 2016 Office Assistant-12, 13 & 19 November, 2016 (if required)
|
Result of Online exam –Preliminary
|
Officer Scale-I –November 2016 Office Assistant-December 2016
|
Download of Call letter for Online exam -Main
|
Officer Scale-I –November 2016 Office Assistant-December 2016
|
Online Examination–Main
|
Officers (I, II & III) –11 December, 2016 Office Assistant -18 December, 2016
|
Declaration of Result– Main (For Officers Scale I, II and III)
|
December2016
|
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)
|
December2016
|
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)
|
January 2017 |
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistants)
|
February 2017
|
Provisional Allotment
After completion of the main exam/ interview, shortlisted candidates will be provisionally allotted to one of the RRBs based on the merit list. The decision of IBPS shall be considered final regarding the provisional allotment of candidates, which shall bind upon them.