IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 : Notification, Eligibility Criteria, Vacancy & Exam Date | IBPS RRB 2021 Apply Online
Dear Aspirants,
Good news for all the aspirants who want to work in IBPS Regional Rural Bank (RRB). Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) declared the official details notification regarding the recruitment (भर्ती) of IBPS RRB (CRP RRBs VIII) -Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I,II & III) and Group “B”-Officer Assistant (Multipurpose).
The online examination for Group “A” and “B” by IBPS tentatively between August and September 2021. If any candidates want to join any of the regional rural bank, he/she must read the eligibility criteria before applying and registering online. Group “A”-Officer Scale-I,II,III candidates will be called for the Interview after qualifying Prelim & Main examination.
IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 – Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| IBPS RRB Notification | 7th Jun 2021 |
| Start Date of IBPS RRB Online Registration | 8th Jun 2021 |
| Last Date of Registration including Payments for IBPS RRB Posts | 28th Jun 2021 |
| Admit Card for Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-1 | 9 Jul 2021 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-1 | 19-25 Jul 2021 |
| Admit Card for Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant | 9 Jul 2021 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant | 19-25 Jul 2021 |
| Admit Card for Online Prelim Examination | Officer Scale-1 – Jul 2021
Office Assistant – Jul 2021 |
| Online Prelim Examination | Officer Scale-I : 1st,7th,8th,14th & 15th Aug 2021 |
| Result of Online Prelim Examination | Officer Scale-1 – Sep 2021,
Office Assistant – Sep 2021 |
| Admit Card for Online Main Exam | Officer Scale-1,2,3 – Sep 2021,
Office Assistant – Sep 2021 |
| Online Main Exam | Officer II & III : 25th Sep 2021
Office Assistant : 3rd Oct 2021 Officer Scale I : 25th Sep 2021 |
| Result of Online Main Examination (For Officers Scale I, II, III) | Oct 2021 |
| Admit Card for Interview (For Officers Scale I, II, III) | Oct/Nov 2021 |
| Conduct of Interview (For Officers Scale I, II, III) | Oct/Nov 2021 |
| Provisional Allotment (For Officer Scale I, II, III & Office Assistant) | Jan 2022 |
IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 – Vacancy
The Number of Vacancy will be declared by the IBPS along with notification Last Year, IBPS has released 12958 Officers Scale I, II, III and Office Assistant posts.
| Post | Vacancy (7th Jun 2021) | Increased Vacancy (10th Jun 2021) |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 6101 | 6888 |
| Officer Scale-I | 4257 | 4716 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agricultural Officer) | 26 | 26 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 42 | 42 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 10 | 10 |
| Officer Scale- II (Law) | 28 | 28 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 33 | 33 |
| Officer Scale- II (IT) | 60 | 60 |
| Officer Scale- II (General Banking Officer) | 917 | 940 |
| Officer Scale – III | 213 | 215 |
| Total | 11687 | 12958 |
Note : Please refers the official notification pdf for complete state-wise details about IBPS RRB 2021 Vacancy.
IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 – Eligibility Criteria
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfil the specified eligibility criteria before applying for this post of IBPS RRB. Candidates may please note that eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for the appointment to the aforesaid posts in the Regional Rural Bank.
A. Age (As on 1st Jun 2021)
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).
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).
Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) : Above 18 – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1991 and later than 31.05.2003 (both dates inclusive).
Officer 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).
The maximum age limit specified above is applicable to General Category candidates only. For other categories the following relaxations would apply:
| SN | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016” |
10 years |
| 4a. | Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen | (for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)) actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| 4b. | 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 |
| 5 | Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried |
(only for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)) 9 years |
| 6 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 |
5 years |
| 7 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
B. Nationality/ Citizenship
A candidate must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
in India or
(v) 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.
C. Educational Qualification & Experience
Candidates may please note that education qualification & Experience is considered on the last date of online registration.
| 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 |
– |
| 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 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 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 Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. |
Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 Selection Process
Preliminary Examination
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Total Time |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Officer Scale -I
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Mains Examination
Exam pattern for IBPS RRB Mains Exam are given below.
Office Assistant
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Eng OR Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Aptitude | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Officer Scale -I
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Eng OR Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Aptitude | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Single Level Examination
Officer Scale -II(General Banking Officer)
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Eng. Or Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Aptitude / Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Officer Scale – II (Specialist Cadre)
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Professional Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Eng Or Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
| Comp. Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
Officer Scale -III
| Subject | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 Hours |
| Comp. Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Eng Or Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| Quant & Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Note : There is penalty of 1/4th marks for the wrong answer given by the candidate.
Personal Interview
Candidate selected in Preliminary or Mains Exam will have to appear for personal Interview for further selection. Personal Interview is applicable only for the post of Officer(Scale-I,II,&III).
IBPS RRB 2021 Application Fee
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges.
Officer (Scale I, II & III)
– Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
– Rs. 850/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
– Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
– Rs. 850/- for all others
How to apply online application form IBPS RRB
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.
Step 1 : Click on direct link given above.
Step 2 : A page will open containing the links for office Assistant & Officer Scale separately as shown below for CRP RRB VIII.
Step 3 : Click on any one of the link to apply for the specific post.
Step 4 : Click on ‘Click here for New Registration’.
Step 5 : Your registration number & Password will be generated through system that will be received through mail or mobile message. Keep it for your future reference.
Step 6 : Upload clear photograph and signature.
Step 7 : Login with Registration Number & Password. Fill all the application form and finally submit as well as pay the payment through internet banking or card or challan.
Step 8 : Alternatively, visit to the official website of IBPS.
Step 9 : Follow the steps from 2 to 8.
IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 – List of Participating RRBs
List of State-wise participating bank is given below:
Sr. No. Name of the RRB – Present Head Office(State/UT) – Desired Local Language Proficiency as Prescribed by Participating RRBs
1. Allahabad UP Gramin Bank – Banda(Uttar Pradesh) – Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit
2. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank – Warangal (Telangana) – Telugu
3. Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank – Kadapa(Andhra Pradesh) – Telugu
4. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank – Naharlagun (Papumpare) (Arunachal Pradesh) – English
5. Assam Gramin Vikash Bank – Guwahati(Assam) – Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
6. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank – Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Bengali
7. Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank – Bharuch(Gujarat) – Gujarati
8. Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank – Ajmer(Rajasthan) – Hindi
9. Baroda UP Gramin Bank – Raibareilly(Uttar Pradesh) – Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit
10. Bihar Gramin Bank – Begusarai(Bihar) – Hindi
11. Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank – Chhindwara(Madhya Pradesh) – Hindi
12. Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank – Guntur(Andhra Pradesh) – Telugu
13. Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank – Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – Hindi
14. Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank – Gandhinagar (Gujarat) – Gujarati
15. Ellaquai Dehati Bank – Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)- Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi,Urdu, Gojri, Pahari,Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi
16. Gramin Bank of Aryavart – Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) – Hindi
17. Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank – Mandi(Himachal Pradesh) – Hindi
18. J & K Grameen Bank – Jammu(Jammu & Kashmir) – Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi
19. Jharkhand Gramin Bank, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – Hindi
20. Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank, Dharwad (Karnataka) – Kannada
21. Kashi GomtiSamyut Gramin Bank, Varanasi – (Uttar Pradesh) – Hindi
22. Kaveri Grameena Bank, Mysore (Karnataka) – Kannada
23. Kerala Gramin Bank, Mallapuram (Kerala) – Malayalam
24. Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank, Diphu (Assam) – Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
25. Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Patna (Bihar) – Hindi
26. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – Hindi
27. Maharashtra Gramin Bank, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – Marathi
28. Malwa Gramin Bank, Sangrur (Punjab) – Punjabi
29. Manipur Rural Bank Imphal (Manipur) – Manipuri
30. Meghalaya Rural Bank, Shillong (Meghalaya) – Khasi, Garo
31. Mizoram Rural Bank, Aizawl (Mizoram) – Mizo
32. Nagaland Rural Bank, Kohima (Nagaland) -English
33. Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – Hindi
34. Odisha Gramya Bank, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) – Odia
35. Pallavan Grama Bank, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – Tamil
36. Pandyan Grama Bank, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) – Tamil
37. Paschim Banga Gramin Bank, Howrah (West Bengal) – Bengali
38. Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank, Bellary (Karnataka) – Kannada
39. Prathama Bank, Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Hindi
40. Puduvai Bharthiar Grama Bank, Puducherry (Puducherry) -Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
41. Punjab Gramin Bank, Kapurthala (Punjab) Punjabi
42. Purvanchal Bank Gorakhpur, (Uttar Pradesh) Hindi
43. Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank, Jodhpur, (Rajasthan) Hindi
44. Saptagiri Grameena Bank, Chittor (Andhra Pradesh) Telugu
45. Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Rohtak (Haryana) Hindi
46. Sarva UP Gramin Bank, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) Hindi
47. Saurashtra Gramin Bank, Rajkot (Gujarat) – Gujarati
48. Sutlej Gramin Bank, Bhatinda (Punjab) – Punjabi
49. Telangana Grameena Bank, Hyderabad (Telangana) – Telugu, Urdu
50. Tripura Gramin Bank, Agartala (Tripura) – Bengali, Kokborak
51. UtkalGrameen Bank, Bolangir (Odisha) – Odia
52. Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Coochbehar (West Bengal) – Bengali, Nepali
53. Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – Hindi
54. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Hindi, Sanskrit
55. Vananchal Gramin Bank, Dumka (Jharkhand) – Hindi
56. Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – Marathi
IBPS RRB 2019 Examination Centres
The examination may be held at the following centers and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters.
| Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijaywada |
| Arunachal
Pradesh |
Itanagar, Naharlagun | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan | Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar |
| Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal,
Kurukshetra, Palwal, Yamuna Nagar |
Ambala, Karnal, Kuruksehtra |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una | Baddi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Baramula, Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary,
Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthpuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Kozhikode,
Thiruvananthpuram |
| Madhya
Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara | Aurangabad
Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai Nagpur, Pune |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, | Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela, |
IBPS RRB Official Notification PDF 2021
We will update Notification as soon as IBPS Releases the notification. Candidates can check the IBPS RRB official notification of last year 2021 pdf by click on below link.
IBPS RRB Official Notification pdf
IBSP RRB Exam Analysis 2018
Check previous year exam analysis 2018 by clicking on below link.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Analysis 2018
IBPS RRB Selection Procedure
IBPS RRB Salary Structure
IBPS RRB Salary Structure 2019 (Officer & Assistant)
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