IBPS RRB 2023: Exam Date, Notification, Vacancy, Eligibility, Updates

IBPS RRB 2023 Exam

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS RRB exam each year for the post of Officer Scale 1 (PO), 2, 3 and Officer Assistant (Clerk). The notification and application form for the IBPS RRB exam shall be released in June. The exam date for IBPS RRB exam has already been released by IBPS along with its annual calendar. The candidates will be appointed as Officers and Office Assistants in various Regional Rural Banks that are spread across the country. Go through this post to gather more details about IBPS RRB exam such as exam date, vacancy, eligibility, selection procedure, exam pattern, syllabus and more. 

Here is a screenshot of the IBPS RRB exam date for Officer Scale and PO:

IBPS RRB 2023 Exam Overview

IBPS will release the IBPS RRB 2023 recruitment notification in June for the post of PO and Clerk (Office Assistant). A total of 43 banks will be participating in it that will fill up the vacancies as per the posts available. You can go through the following table to get more details on it. 

IBPS RRB 2023 Exam Date

IBPS has released the IBPS RRB exam date along with the IBPS calendar. As per the IBPS Calendar, the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Prelims exam shall be held on 5th, 06th, 12th, 13th, 19th August 2023. The Mains exam for IBPS RRB PO is on 10th September while that of IBPS RRB Clerk is on 16th September 2023. We have mentioned the exam date, notification date, and other important dates in the table below. 

IBPS RRB 2023 Notification

The  Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases the notification for the recruitment of eligible candidates for the post of Office Assistant (Clerk) and Officers Scale-I, II & III posts in different Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country. The selection is conducted through a national level competitive examination. The selection for the IBPS RRB recruitment is done for the following posts of IBPS RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale 1 2, 3: 

The IBPS RRB notification PDF shall be released in June. At the same time, the candidates will also be able to fill out the application form for the same time as per the dates notified by IBPS. We shall update the link to download the notification on this page here. 

IBPS RRB 2023 Vacancy

IBPS will release the IBPS RRB vacancy along with the notification. Candidates will be able to check the post wise and participating bank wise vacancies in the table that shall be updated. In the meantime, you can check out the previous year IBPS RRB vacancy for your convenience. Last year, IBPS had increased the vacancy to 8285 from 8106. 

IBPS RRB Application Form 2023

Candidates will be able to fill out the IBPS RRB application form 2023 through the IBPS website. The steps to apply for IBPS RRB exam are as follows: 

• Visit official website of IBPS.
• Register yourself on the IBPS website to obtain the registration number and password. 
• Login using the registration number and password and fill out the application to complete the application procedure. 
• Upload your recent passport size photograph, signature, hand written declaration and left hand thumb impression in the correct size and format. 
• Pay the required aount of application fee as per your category. 
• Take a print out of the filled in application form. 

IBPS RRB Application Fee

Once you have submitted the application form, make sure that you pay the IBPS RRB application fee. If you are applying for more than one post, then separate application fee has to be paid. We have tabulated the IBPS RRB fee in the table below for all the category of candidates:

What Documents to Upload in IBPS RRB Application Form?

All the candidates have to upload the following given documents in the correct size and format. Here is a list of all the documents that have to be uploaded in the form:

IBPS RRB 2023 Eligibility Criteria

IBPS RRB eligibility criteria consist of fulfilling the age limit, educational qualification and knowledge of the language of the region that you are applying for. The eligibility criteria has been given below here for IBPS RRB exam for PO and Clerk. 

IBPS RRB Age Limit 

The post wise IBPS RRB age limit has been given below in the table. 

As per the govt. rules, there is some age relaxation to some of the reserved categories which are as follows:

IBPS RRB Educational Qualification

IBPS RRB educational qualification varies for each of the posts. The post wise qualification for IBPS RRB exam is as follows: 

Language Proficiency Test for IBPS RRB Exam

Candidates must have proficiency in any local language as prescribed by the participating RRB. A language test will be conducted for the same. 

IBPS RRB 2023 Selection Procedure

The selection process for IBPS RRB is done separately for each post. We have mentioned about the details of the IBPS RRB selection process below for the post of Office Assistant (Clerk), Officer Scale 1, 2, 3. 

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Selection Process

IBPS RRB Clerk selection is based on two stages as given below: 

• Preliminary exam
• Mains exam

Candidates who qualify the Prelims exam sall be caed to appear for he Mains exam. The final selection of candidates for appointment will be done on the basis of marks obtained in the Mains exam. 

IBPS RRB PO Selection Process

The selection of candidates for the post of IBPS RRB PO is done through three stages that are as follows:

• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview

The final merit list of candidates for appointment will be based on the marks obtained by candidates in Mains and Interview. 

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2, 3 Selection Process

The selection of candidates for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 and 3 is done through a single stage exam. 

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk exam pattern varies for that of Office Assistant and Officer Grade 1 exam. In order to understand the paper pattern in a better manner, you must try solving the IBPS RRB previous year papers. We have shared the exam pattern for Prelims and Mains exam in the table below. 

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk exam is for 80 marks in total. There are two section in it that shall be bilingual. The composite time duration for the exam is 45 minutes. Each correct answer shall fetch you 1 marks while an incorrect answer shall lead to a negative marking of 0.25 marks. We have tabulated he IBPS RRB clerk exam pattern in the table below. 

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern for Officer Scale 1

IBPS RRB exam pattern for Officer Scale 1 is comparatively tougher than that of Clerk post. You can check the exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO in the table below. 

IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern

The candidates who qualify the Prelims exam are called to appear for the Mains exam. The paper pattern is similar for Office Assistant and Officer Scale 1. The IBPS RRB Mains exam consists of five subjects in total. Candidates have the option to select any one language, i.e. Enlgish Language or Hindi Language out of the two. You must note that the IBPS RRB mains syllabus remains the same for Officer Assistant, Officer Scale 1,2, 3. The table given below depicts the exam pattern for IBPS RRB Mains exam. 

IBPS RRB 2023 Syllabus

IBPS RRB syllabus must be studied carefully by the candidates who will be taking the exam. The entire paper is based on the syllabus and the candidates who obtain the required IBPS RRB cut off marks will be eligible for appointment. We have shared the IBPS RRB syllabus for your convenience below. 

Reasoning

• 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

Quantitative Aptitude:

• 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:

• 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:

• Vyakaran
• Spoting Errors
• Paragraph Based Questions
• Vilom & Paryayvachi shabd

Computer Knowledge:

• Fundamentals 
• Basic Abbreviations
• Software & Hardware Fundamentals  
• Shortcut Keys
• Networking
• Basic Knowledge of Internet
• MS Office       
• History of Computers
• Database         
• Security Tools
• History and Future of Computers
• Virus, Hacking, Trojans

Financial Awareness

• Latest Topics in News in Financial World Monetary Policy
• Budget and Economic Survey
• Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India 
• Bank Accounts of Special Individuals
• Organisations Deposits Credit 
• Loans
• Advanced Non Performing Assets      
• Asset Reconstruction Companies
• NPAs  
• Restructuring of Loans
• Bad Loans      
• Risk Management
• BASEL I         
• BASEL II
• BASEL III       
• ACCORDS

IBPS RRB Participating Banks

IBPS RRB’s recruit Office Assistant, Officer Scale 1, 2, 3 for various gramin banks that are spread across the nation. We have shared the list of the participating RRBs in the table below.