IBPS- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts several national examinations to recruit eligible candidates in the banking sector. One such examination is IBPS RRB, conducted annually by the institute for candidates aspiring to serve the Regional Rural Banks of India. IBPS RRB 2023 exam notification will be released in July 2023 to hire Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officers (scale-I II and III) for various Regional Rural banks (RRBs) across the nation. After being selected, candidates will be assigned to one of the RRBs in the state for which they applied.
The exam is conducted in three phases—the preliminary exam, the main exam, and the interview round. Candidates must pass all three examination phases to be selected as an officer in RRBs. Candidates are chosen for the Office Assistant (Multipurpose)/Clerk position based on performance in the preliminary and main exams. Shortlisted candidates are assigned to one of the participating RRBs based on the number of openings and the merit-cum-preference system studen.com.
IBPS RRB 2023 eligibility criteria
Candidates must fulfil the prerequisites for exam eligibility. Candidates who are not eligible will not be permitted to take the exam. The following are the three requirements for taking the IBPS RRB exam:
Nationality
The candidate should be:
- A permanent citizen of India or
- An Indian descent who migrated from other countries like Sri Lanka and Burma has made their home in India permanently.
- A Tibetan Refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, with the intent to remain there permanently, or
- A subject of Bhutan or Nepal or
Age Criteria
As given below, the age criteria vary by post.
Officer Assistant: A candidate should be more than 18 and less than 28 years old.
Senior Manager (Scale-III): A candidate should be more than 21 and less than 40 years old.
Manager (Scale-II): A candidate should be more than 21 and less than 32 years old.
Assistant Manager (Scale-I): A candidate should be more than 18 and less than 30 years old.
Educational Qualification
Given below is the education qualification as per the posts.
Office Assistant: Completed a degree programme at an accredited university or equivalent / Knowledge of the local language and the basics of computers.
Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager): Passed Graduation from a recognised University or its equivalent. Those applicants will be preferred from the fields like Accountancy, Horticulture, Forestry, Law, Pisciculture, Economics, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Science, Information Technology, and Management.
Officer Scale-II / Banking Officer / (Managerial level): Passed Graduation from a recognised University or its equivalent. Those applicants will be preferred who have a degree in Marketing, Finance, Banking, Accountancy, Pisciculture, Forestry, Law, Economics, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Information Technology, and Management.
Officer Scale-II / Specialist Officers / (Manager): Passed Graduation from a recognised university in Information Technology/ Communication/ Electronics/ Computer Science, Accountancy, Law, Economics, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Pisciculture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Science, Information Technology, Management; or its equivalent with at least of 50% marks.
Officer Scale-III / (Senior Manager): Passed Graduation from a recognised University or its equivalent with at least 50% marks. Those applicants will be preferred who have degrees in Marketing, Finance, Banking, Accountancy, Law, Pisciculture, Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Management.
IBPS RRB 2023 Exam pattern
The exam pattern of IBPS RRB 2023 is as follows:
Duration: The preliminary exam is 45 minutes, while the main exam lasts two hours.
Types of questions: Objective questions (MCQs)
Test format: Online (Computer-based test)
Negative Marking: If you mark the incorrect response, you will lose 0.25 points.
Languages: Hindi and English
Conclusion
Hope you found this article helpful and have all the information you were looking for about the upcoming RRB Examination.