IBPS RRBs 2020-2021 Notification Released

The online examinations for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP RRBs IX) for recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in September and October/November 2020. The interviews for recruitment of Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II & III) under the same process will be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority tentatively in the month of November 2020.

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- IX). For the posts of Officers Scale I and Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) the examination will be two tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main. For the post of Office Assistant (Multi-purpose), candidates who will qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination. They will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Main Examination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs. For the post of Officers Scale I, candidates who will qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Main Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority. For the post of Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) and Scale III, candidates will appear for Single Online Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Single Online Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority. Depending on the vacancies as per the business needs of the Regional Rural Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Regional Rural Banks keeping in view the merit cum preference (state wise for Officers in Scale I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)), the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CRP for RRBs- IX will automatically expire at the close of business on the day which is one year after the date of Provisional Allotment or until a fresh provisional allotment is made, whichever is earlier, with or without giving any notice.

Age (As on 01.06.2020)

For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1980 and later than 31.05.1999 (both dates inclusive)

For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1988 and later than 31.05.1999 (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 03.06.1990 and later than 31.05.2002 (both dates inclusive)

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.06.1992 and later than 01.06.2002 (both dates inclusive)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

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, —- 7 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.

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.

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 Chartered 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

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

APPLICATION FEE/ INTIMATION CHARGES

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges

Officer (Scale I, II & III)

– Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWBD candidates.

– Rs.600/- for all others

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

– Rs.100/- for SC/ST/PWBD/EXSM candidates.

– Rs.600/- for all others Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate

ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

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	Composite time of 45 minutes
	Total		80	80

Officer Scale-I

Serial No.	Section Name	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	Composite time of 45 minutes
	Total		80	80

Main Examination (objective)

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Reasoning	40	50
2	Computer Knowledge	40	20
3	General Awareness	40	40
4a• / 4 b•	English Language / Hindi Language	40	40
5	Numerical Ability	40	50
Total		200	200

Officer Scale-I

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Reasoning	40	50
2	Computer Knowledge	40	20
3	General Awareness	40	40
4a• / 4 b•	English Language / Hindi Language	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude	40	50
Total		200	200

Single level Examination (objective)

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Reasoning	40	50
2	Computer Knowledge	40	20
3	Financial Awareness	40	40
4a• / 4 b•	English Language / Hindi Language	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	50
Total		200	200

Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Professional Knowledge	40	40	Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2	Reasoning	40	40
3	Financial Awareness	40	40
4a• / 4 b•	English Language / Hindi Language	40	20
5	Computer Knowledge	40	20
6	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	40
Total		240	200

Officer Scale- III

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Reasoning	40	50
2	Computer Knowledge	40	20
3	Financial Awareness	40	40
4a• / 4 b•	English Language / Hindi Language	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	50
Total		200	200