About IBPS RRB Assistant Exam
Banking is one of the most sought-after career options in present times. A banking career offers an excellent salary, perks, job security, fast growth, and the right work-life balance.
The Indian Government had set up Personnel Selection Services (PPS) in 1975 for the recruitment of Probationary officers and clerks in Public Sector banks. PPS was later renamed to Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam to recruit Officer Assistants in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country. Office Assistants are responsible for responding to emails, taking phone calls, verifying documents, and handling packages of importance.
IBPS RRB Assistant Exam 2022 - Notification
IBPS has released IBPS Calendar 2022-23 for the various exams and as per the calendar CRP RRB-XI (Office Assistants) is expected to be held on 07th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st August 2022. The official notification will be released soon.
IBPS RRB Clerk 2022 – Important Dates
Activity | Tentative Dates |
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | To be announced soon |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | To be announced soon |
Download of call letters for Pre-Exam Training | To be announced soon |
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | To be announced soon |
Download of call letters for online examination— Preliminary | To be announced soon |
Online Examination— Preliminary | 07th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st August 2022. |
Result of Online exam— Preliminary | To be announced soon |
Download of Call letter for Online exam— Main / Single | To be announced soon |
Online Examination— Main / Single | 01st October 2022 |
Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | To be announced soon |
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | To be announced soon |
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | To be announced soon |
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose)) | To be announced soon |
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IBPS RRB Assistant 2022 – Vacancies
The IBPS RRB Assistant 2022 vacancy is not released. It will be released along with the 2022 official notification.
Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's notification below.
IBPS RRB Assistant Exam - Notification
IBPS has released the notification for Office Assistant for the year 2021. Candidates will be able to register from 8th June 2021. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) holds the IBPS RRB Clerk Examination every year for the recruitment of Group "B"- Office Assistant. Eligible candidates, who aspire to join any of the Regional Rural Banks as Group "B"- Office Assistant (Multipurpose), are required to register for the Common Recruitment Process. The examination will be in two tiers i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, Prelims and Mains. This article is intended to provide all the details about IBPS RRB Clerk Recruitment Notification 2021 like eligibility, exam date, exam pattern, job profile, salary, etc.
IBPS RRB Assistant Exam - Overview
Particulars | Details |
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Name of exam | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB) |
Recruitment for the Post | Office Assistant (Multipurpose) |
Cadre | Group B |
Vacancies | 6794 ( Updated as on June 24, 2021) |
Exam level | National |
Exam Eligibility | Graduate |
IBPS RRB Exam stage | Preliminary and Mains |
Mode of exam | Online |
IBPS RRB Exam Duration | Prelims: 45 minutes Mains: 2 hours Single level exam: 2 hours |
Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS RRB Assistant – Important Dates
Activity | Tentative Dates |
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On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 08.06.2021 to 28.06.2021 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 08.06.2021 to 28.06.2021 |
Downloading of call letters for Pre-Exam Training | 09.07.2021 |
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training | 19.07.2021 to 25.07.2021 |
Downloading of call letters for online examination— Preliminary | 22 July 2021 to 14 August 2021 |
Online Examination— Preliminary | 8th &14th August 2021. |
Result of Online exam— Preliminary | September 2021 |
Downloading of Call letter for Online exam— Main / Single | September 2021 |
Online Examination— Main / Single | September/October 2021 |
Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October 2021 |
Downloading of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2021 |
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2021 |
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose)) | January 2022 |
IBPS RRB Assistant Previous year Vacancies
The vacancy for IBPS RRB Clerk/Assistant is released for the year 2021. This year a total of 6794 vacancies has been released for the office assistant post.
State | Bank | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | HI | OC | VI | ID | EXS | Total |
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ANDHRA PRADESH | ANDHRA PRAGATHI GRAMEENA BANK | 29 | 13 | 48 | 18 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 212 |
CHAITANYA GODAVARI GRAMEENA BANK | 24 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 183 |
SAPTAGIRI GRAMEENA BANK | 21 | 9 | 36 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 160 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ARUNACHAL PRADESH RURAL BANK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ASSAM | ASSAM GRAMIN VIKASH BANK | 18 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 137 |
BIHAR | DAKSHIN BIHAR GRAMIN BANK | 18 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130 |
UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK | 46 | 23 | 83 | 31 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 347 |
CHHATTISGARH | CHHATTISGARH RAJYA GRAMIN BANK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 71 |
GUJARAT | BARODA GUJARAT GRAMIN BANK | 15 | 36 | 60 | 22 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 266 |
SAURASHTRA GRAMIN BANK | 8 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 60 |
HARYANA | SARVA HARYANA GRAMIN BANK | 49 | 0 | 70 | 26 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 297 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH | HIMACHAL PRADESH GRAMIN BANK | 19 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 145 |
JAMMU & KASHMIR | ELLAQUAI DEHATI BANK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
J & K GRAMEEN BANK | 14 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 76 |
JHARKHAND | JHARKHAND RAJYA GRAMIN BANK | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67 |
KARNATAKA | KARNATAKA GRAMIN BANK | 26 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 182 |
KARNATAKA VIKAS GRAMEENA BANK | 15 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 125 |
KERALA | KERALA GRAMIN BANK | 17 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 193 |
MADHYA PRADESH | MADHYA PRADESH GRAMIN BANK | 24 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 185 |
MADHYANCHAL GRAMIN BANK | 3 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 101 |
MAHARASHTRA | MAHARASHTRA GRAMIN BANK | 32 | 27 | 82 | 31 | 134 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 362 |
VIDHARBHA KONKAN GRAMIN BANK | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 0 |
MANIPUR | MANIPUR RURAL BANK | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
MEGHALAYA | MEGHALAYA RURAL BANK | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MIZORAM | MIZORAM RURAL BANK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
NAGALAND | NAGALAND RURAL BANK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ODISHA | ODISHA GRAMYA BANK | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 0 |
UTKAL GRAMEEN BANK | 16 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 119 |
PUDUCHERRY | PUDUVAI BHARATHIAR GRAMA BANK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
PUNJAB | PUNJAB GRAMIN BANK | 41 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 156 |
RAJASTHAN | BARODA RAJASTHAN KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK | 21 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 147 |
RAJASTHAN MARUDHARA GRAMIN BANK | 23 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 162 |
TAMIL NADU | TAMIL NADU GRAMA BANK | 59 | 3 | 84 | 16 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 368 |
TELANGANA | ANDHRA PRADESH GRAMEENA VIKAS BANK | 34 | 17 | 61 | 11 | 102 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 267 |
TELANGANA GRAMEENA BANK | 24 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 175 |
TRIPURA | TRIPURA GRAMIN BANK | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
UTTAR PRADESH | ARYAVART BANK | 49 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 263 |
BARODA UP BANK | 197 | 9 | 254 | 94 | 386 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 1071 |
PRATHAMA UP GRAMIN BANK | 45 | 22 | 81 | 30 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 338 |
UTTARAKHAND | UTTARAKHAND GRAMIN BANK | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 48 |
WEST BENGAL | BANGIYA GRAMIN VIKASH BANK | 23 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 178 |
PASCHIM BANGA GRAMIN BANK | 15 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
UTTARBANGA KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NR | 34 |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | 6794 |
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern
Since this examination is for the post of office assistant, the selection process does not consist of an interview stage. The selection is based on 2 stages of the online exam, the details of which are given below.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam
The following table is the prelims exam pattern:
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Composite of 45 mins |
Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 |
Total | 80 | 80 |
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam
The following table is the mains exam pattern:
Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | 40 | 50 | Composite of 2 Hours |
Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
English Language | 40 | 40 |
Hindi Language | 40 | 40 |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Each candidate will be required to clear both sectional as well as overall cutoffs in the main exam.
Depending on the number of State/ UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment. Prior to the completion of the provisional allotment process, scores obtained in the online main examination will not be shared with the candidates.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility Criteria
Age Criteria
- Minimum: 18 years
- Maximum: 28 years
Educational Qualifications
- A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
- The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.
- Computer Literacy: Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in computer operations/Language/should have studied Computer/Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/Institute.
- Proficiency in the Official Language of the State/UT: Candidates should know how to read/write and speak the Official Language of the State/UT for which a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.
IBPS RRB Assistant Application Process
Candidates can apply online for the exam soon after the exam date is announced and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Prerequisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should,
- Scan their signature and photographs. The candidate must ensure that both the photograph (4.5 cms x 3.5 cms) and signature adhere to the specifications mentioned.
- CAPITAL LETTERS signature will not be accepted
- Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make the online payment.
- Must have a valid personal email ID. This should be maintained till the completion of the recruitment process.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges
The payment must be made online.
- Rs. 175/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs. 850 /- for all others.
Steps to Apply for IBPS RRB Assistant Exam Online
Here are the steps to apply for IBPS RRB Assistant exam
- Step1 - Go to www.ibps.in website
- Step 2 - Click on the homepage
- Step 3 - Open 'CRP for RRBs' and click 'Click here to apply online for CRP RRBs Officer Assistants (Multipurpose) to open the online application form.
- Step 4 - Click on 'Click here for new registration' and register by entering the necessary information. A provisional registration number and password is displayed on the screen. Note this down. The registration number and password is sent through SMS and Email.
- Step 5 - Upload photograph and signature as per specifications
- Step 6 - Indicate state for provisional allotment.
- Step 7 - Before submitting use 'save and next' to verify and modify details if required
- Step 8 - Hit the 'Final Submit' button once you have verified your details
- Step 9 - Pay the fee/intimation charges online.
Candidates are advised to register as per the above steps and carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application is possible/ entertained after submission of the application. Candidates should refer to the Official notification for steps to fill the online application form.
IBPS RRB Assistant Syllabus
IBPS RRB Assistant Prelims Syllabus
Logical Reasoning
Input-output, Seating arrangement (circular & linear), Coding decoding, Syllogism, Data sufficiency, Alphanumeric series, Alphabet test, Ranking/direction/order, Coded inequalities, Puzzles, Blood relations, Logical reasoning, Double line up, etc.
Quantitative Ability
Quadratic equations, Data sufficiency, Data interpretation, Number series, Partnership, Problems on ages, Percentage, Averages, Ratio and proportion, Mixture & allegation, Profit and loss, Work and time, Simple and compound interest, Time and distance, Simplification/approximation, Boats and streams.
IBPS RRB Assistant Mains Syllabus
Logical Reasoning
Input-output, Seating arrangement (circular & linear), Coding decoding, Syllogism, Data sufficiency, Alphanumeric series, Alphabet test, Ranking/direction/order, Coded inequalities, Puzzles, Blood relations, Logical reasoning, Double line up, etc.
Quantitative Ability
Quadratic equations, Data sufficiency, Data interpretation, Number series, Partnership, Problems on Ages, Percentage, Averages, Ratio and proportion, Mixture & allegation, Profit and loss, Work and time, Simple and compound interest, Time and distance, Simplification/approximation, Boats and streams.
English Language
Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Sentence Errors, Vocabulary based questions, Sentence Improvement, Jumbled Paragraph, Word Usage, Phrase/Connectors, Paragraph related questions, etc
Computer Knowledge
History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organisation, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Operating System, Computer Network, Internet, MS Office Suite and Shortcut keys, Basics of DBMS, Number System and Conversions, Computer and Network Security, etc
Hindi Language
विपरीतार्थक शब्द, पर्यायवाची शब्द, मुहावरे तथा लोकोक्तियां, गुढार्थी (क्लोज टाइप) प्रकार का गद्यांश, वाक्यक्रम व्यवस्थापन, वाक्यों में त्रुटियाँ, वाक्यों में रिक्त-स्थानों की पूर्ति, वर्तनी अशुद्धियाँ, वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द, अपठित गद्यांश
General Awareness
Banking Awareness – Banking Current Affairs, Appointments, Mergers, Bank Taglines, Headquarters, etc., Financial Awareness – Annual Budget, RBI monetary policy rates,, Economic survey, etc., All Latest Government Schemes and Policies, Current Affairs – Last 6 months, Static Awareness – Awards, Important Days, Books and Authors, etc.
Exam Date
07th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st August 2022
Total Vacancies
To be announced soon