IBPS RRB 2024 Exam: Paper Review, Admit Card Released, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS RRB exam annually for the post of Officer Scale 1 (PO), 2, 3 and Officer Assistant (Clerk). Through this exam, candidates are appointed to the post of Clerk and Officer level in various RRBs (Gramin banks) of the country. The selection for the exam is done through a written exam. No interview is held for the post of Clerk. An interview is also held but only for the posts of Officer I, II, III. The IBPS RRB admit card 2024 has been released by the authorities. Check below on his page to get more information on IBPS RRB exam such as notification pdf, exam date (out), vacancy, cut off, syllabus and more.
IBPS RRB 2024 Exam Latest Updates
The IBPS RRB Exam is being held from 3 August to 18th August 2024. Candidates can check out the detailed IBPS RRB exam analysis to learn about the exam's difficulty level, good attempts as well as memory based questions. Click here to lean about the IBPS RRB exam analysis.
The IBPS has released the IBPS RRB admit card 2024 on its website. The candidates can begin to download the admit card by visiting the official website of IBPS. A direct link to download the IBPS RRB admit card for PO and Clerk has also been shared on this page for your convenience.
Institute Of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to conduct the IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam on 3rd and 4th August 2024 in 4 shifts each day. Candidates who are going to appear for the IBPS RRB 2024 Prelims exam will be able to download their IBPS RRB PO Admit Card 2024 from the official website www.ibps.in when released. Get more detials and latest updates on this page.
⇒ 3 August 2024: IBPS RRB PO exam analysis 2024 can be checked from here.
⇒ 25 July 2024: IBPS RRB admit card for PO and Clerk has been released.
⇒ 23 July 2024: IBPS RRB PET admit card for PO and Clerk has been released.
IBPS RRB 2024 Exam
The IBPS conducts the IBPS RRB exam each year for the recruitment of suitable candidates to the post of Officer (Scale I, Scale II, and Scale III) and Office Assistants in the participating Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country The selection of the candidates is done to the following given posts.
| Office Assistant (Clerk) | Marketing Manager | Treasury Manager |
| Officer Scale – I (PO) | Banking Officer Scale - II | Agriculture Officer (Grade – II) |
| Law Officer (Grade – II) | Law Officer (Grade – II) | Chartered Accountant (Grade II) |
| Officer (Grade III) | IT Officer (Grade II) |
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IBPS RRB 2024 Exam Overview
IBPS has officially released the IBPS RRB 2024 recruitment notification on 7 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 2024 Overview | |
| Exam organizing body | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Post Name | Probationary Officer, Clerk, Officer Scale -2 & 3 |
| Participating Banks | 43 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Selection Process | PO (Officer Scale 1): Prelims, Mains and Interview Clerk (Office Assistant): Prelims and Mains Officer Scale 2 & 3: Single Exam |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS RRB 2024 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 3rd, 4th, 10th, 17th and 18th of August 2024. The Mains exam for IBPS RRB PO is on 29th September while that of IBPS RRB Clerk is on 6th October 2024. The PET admit card for the IBPS RRB 2024 exam has been released by the authorities. We have mentioned the exam date, apply online date, notification date, and other important dates in the table below.
| IBPS RRB 2024 Important Dates | |
| Activity | Dates |
| IBPS RRB Notification 2024 | 7th June 2024 |
| Online Application Starts on | 7th June 2024 |
| IBPS RRB Apply Online 2024 Ends | 27th June 2024 |
| IBPS RRB PET admit card 2024 releases on | 22nd July 2024 |
| IBPS RRB PO & Clerk Prelims Exam | 3rd, 4th, 10th, 17th and 18th August 2024 |
| Online Examination – PO Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 29th September 2024 |
| Office Assistant Mains Exam | 6th October 2024 |
IBPS RRB Admit Card 2024 Out
The IBPS RRB admit card 2024 for Prelims exam has been released by the IBPS on ibps.in. Candidates who will be appearing for the exam can begin to download the admit card to appear for the exam. The exam will be held on 3rd, 4th, 10th, 17th and 18th August 2024. One would need to login to the website to download the admit card.
IBPS RRB 2024 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 made for the following posts of IBPS RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale 1 2, 3:
The IBPS RRB notification PDF 2024 has been released. The notification consists of the important details related to the exam such as vacancy, exam date, etc. Download the official notification PDF by clicking on the link below.
| IBPS RRB 2024 Notification | Download PDF |
IBPS RRB 2024 Vacancy
IBPS has released the IBPS RRB vacancy 2024 along with the notification on its website. This year a total of 9995 vacancies have been released. Check the table below to know the latest IBPS RRB vacancy.
| IBPS RRB Vacancy 2024- Distribution | |
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Office Assistants (Multipurpose) | 5585 |
| Officer Scale I | 3499 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 70 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 30 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 60 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 94 |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | 496 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 11 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 21 |
| Officer Scale III | 129 |
| Total Vacancies | 9995 |
IBPS RRB Application Form 2024
Candidates can fill out the IBPS RRB application form 2024 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 a separate application fee has to be paid. We have tabulated the IBPS RRB fee in the table below for all the category of candidates:
| Category | Application fee |
| SC/ST/PWBD | Rs. 175 |
| Other Category | Rs. 850 |
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:
| Documents to be uploaded in the IBPS RRB Form |
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IBPS RRB 2024 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.
| Post | Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
| IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) | 18 years | 28 years |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (PO) | 18 years | 30 years |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale II | 21 years | 32 years |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale III | 21 years | 40 years |
As per the govt. rules, there is some age relaxation to some of the reserved categories which are as follows:
IBPS RRB Educational Qualification (as on 21/06/2024)
IBPS RRB educational qualification varies for each of the posts. The post wise qualification for IBPS RRB exam is as follows:
| 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 degrees 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 (Managers) | 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 the 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 Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. | Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
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 2024 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 for Prelims
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.
| Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Medium | Exam Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | Hindi/English | Composite time of 45 minutes |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | ||
| Total | 80 | 80 |
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.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Medium | Total Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | Hindi/English | Composite time of 45 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | Hindi/English | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
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.
| Subjects | Questions | Total Marks |
| Reasoning | 40 | 50 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
| English Language or Hindi Language | 40 | 40 |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 |
IBPS RRB 2024 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 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 for IBPS RRB 2024 exam in the table below.
| States/ UTs | Name of RRBs | Present Head Office | Desired Local Language |
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank | Kadapa | Telugu |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | Guntur | Telugu |
| Andhra Pradesh | Saptagiri Grameena Bank | Chittor | Telugu |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Naharlagun (Papumpare) | English |
| Assam | Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Guwahati | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| Bihar | Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank | Patna | Hindi |
| Bihar | Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank | Muzaffarpur | Hindi |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Raipur | Hindi |
| Gujarat | Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank | Vadodara | Gujarati |
| Gujarat | Saurashtra Gramin Bank | Rajkot | Gujarati |
| Haryana | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Rohtak | Hindi |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Mandi | Hindi |
| J & K | Ellaquai Dehati Bank | Srinagar | Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
| J & K | J & K Gramin Bank | Jammu | Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Urdu, Hindi |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Ranchi | Hindi |
| Karnataka | Karnataka Gramin Bank | Bellary | Kannada |
| Karnataka | Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank | Dharwad | Kannada |
| Kerala | Kerala Gramin Bank | Mallapuram | Malayalam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Indore | Hindi |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhyanchal Gramin Bank | Sagar | Hindi |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Aurangabad | Marathi |
| Maharashtra | Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank | Nagpur | Marathi |
| Manipur | Manipur Rural Bank | Imphal | Manipuri |
| Meghalaya | Meghalaya Rural Bank | Shillong | Khasi, Garo |
| Mizoram | Mizoram Rural Bank | Aizwal | Mizo |
| Nagaland | Nagaland Rural Bank | Kohima | English |
| Odisha | Odisha Gramya Bank | Bhubaneshwar | Odia |
| Odisha | Utkal Grameen Bank | Bolangir | Odia |
| Puducherry | Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | Puducherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
| Punjab | Punjab Gramin Bank | Kapurthala | Punjabi |
| Rajasthan | Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank | Ajmer | Hindi |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank | Jodhpur | Hindi |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Grama Bank | Salem | Tamil |
| Telangana | Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank | Warangal | Telugu |
| Telangana | Telangana Grameena Bank | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
| Tripura | Tripura Gramin Bank | Agartala | Bengali, Kokborak |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aryavart Bank | Lucknow | English |
| Uttar Pradesh | Baroda UP Bank | Gorakhpur | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Prathama UP Gramin Bank | Moradabad | Hindi |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | Dehradun | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| West Bengal | Bangiya Gramin Bank | Murshidabad | Bengali |
| West Bengal | Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | Howrah | Bengali |
| West Bengal | Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank | Coochbehar | Bengali, Nepali |
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