A big news has come for candidates appearing for RRB exams. Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the Regional Rural Bank Exams will now be conducted in 13 regional/ local languages apart from English and Hindi. Read the article to know more about IBPS RRB Exam Regional Languages:
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IBPS RRB Exam Regional Languages
Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Lok Sabha Session has confirmed that apart from English and Hindi, the Regional Rural Bank Exams will be conducted in 13 Local Languages also. The move was taken to provide employment possibilities to all youths. The concern was earlier raised by G C Chandrashekhar (Congress) during the Zero Hour that IBPS and other recruitment exams should be conducted in Kannada as well for the convenience of local aspirants.
Nirmala Sitharaman: –
“To provide a level playing field & to expand employment possibilities for local youths, it has been decided that examination for direct recruitment of officers (Scale-I) & Office Assistant in RRBs will be conducted in 13 regional languages in addition to English & Hindi.”
The Regional Rural Bank Exams will now be conducted in these 13 languages, alongside Hindi and English:
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Konkani
- Malyalam
- Manipuri
- Marathi
- Odiya
- Punjabi
- Tamil
- Telugu, and
- Urdu
Note: According to the announcement, this change will be implemented from the CRP RRB Mains 2019 onwards.
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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had already released the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk notification earlier and today is the last day to apply for it. Candidates who were earlier finding it difficult to cope up with language other than their local language, can now apply for it as soon as possible.
IBPS RRB Exam – Important Dates
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 08.06.2018 to 02.07.2018 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 08.06.2018 to 02.07.2018 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Officer Scale-I | July 2018 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-I | 30.07.2018 to 04.08.2018 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Office Assistant | July 2018 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant | 06.08.2018 to 11.08.2018 |
| Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I- July 2018
Office Assistant – August 2018 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I – 11.08.2018, 12..08.2018 and 18.08.2018 (if required)
Office Assistant- 19.08.2018, 25.08.2018 & 01.09.2018 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I – September 2018
Office Assistant- September 2018 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single | Officer Scale-I, II& III –September 2018
Office Assistant- September 2018 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single | Officers (I, II & III) – 30.09.2018
Office Assistant – 07.10.2018 |
| Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October 2018 |
| Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | November 2018 |
| Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | November 2018 |
| Provisional Allotment [For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant (Multipurpose)] | January 2019 |
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