IBPS RRB 2022: Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern

IBPS RRB 2022: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has started online applications for IBPS RRB 2022 on June 07, 2022. Earlier, IBPS released the official notification on June 06, 2022. Interested candidates can apply online for IBPS RRB 2022 from the official website, i.e., ibps.in. Furthermore, they can also access the application form through the link updated on this page.

Candidates can fill the online application until June 27, 2022. IBPS conducts the exam for Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II, and III posts. Furthermore, candidates with a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or equivalent can apply for the post. The officials will conduct Prelims and Mains for Office Assistant and Officer Scale 1. However, they will conduct a single exam for Officer Scale II and III. Read on to find out more.

Latest:
– The officials have started IBPS RRB 2022 online applications. Apply online now!
– The IBPS RRB 2022 notification is out. Candidates can check the same.

IBPS RRB 2022: Overview

Candidates attending the exam are advised to go through the IBPS RRB Exam Pattern and IBPS RRB Syllabus to ace the examination. They can check the details like dates, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, and more from this article. But before getting into the details, let’s have an overview of the IBPS RRB exam below:

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IBPS RRB Notification 2022

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection released the IBPS RRB 2022 notification on June 06, 2022. The notification was announced for Office Assistant (Clerk), Officers Scale I, II, and III posts in different Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across India. With the release of the notification, IBPS has released the exam dates, eligibility criteria, online application link, vacancies, selection process, exam centres, pattern, syllabus, etc. Candidates can check and download the official notification by clicking on the link given below.

• IBPS RRB Official Notification PDF 2022

IBPS RRB Important Dates 2022

The conducting body has released the IBPS RRB exam dates. Candidates must check the IBPS RRB Exam Dates and exam schedule from the table below:

IBPS RRB Vacancy 2022

The below table shows the post-wise and category-wise vacancies for the recruitment process.

Note that these vacancies are just indicative, and these may happen to increase or decrease based on the requirements in the respective RRBs. The vacancies tabulated above are distributed among 43 RRBs all across the country.

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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria

Before applying online for the IBPS RRB, candidates must check the eligibility criteria. All the aspiring candidates must fulfil the IBPS eligibility criteria; their application invites will not be accepted by the conducting body.

Nationality

The candidate must be either:

• (i) a Citizen of India or
• (ii) a subject of Nepal or
• (iii) a subject of Bhutan or
• (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India or
• (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to permanently settle in India provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit

The age criteria as of June 01, 2022, are as given below:

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Please note that both the minimum and maximum dates for every post are inclusive. Furthermore, there is a relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates belonging to reserved categories. These are specified below:

Educational Qualification & Experience

The educational qualification and experience requirements are different for the different posts of IBPS RRB. Candidates must refer to the table given below for the same.

Check Detailed IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria From Here

How to Apply for IBPS RRB 2022?

The IBPS RRB Application Form is available online on the official website of IBPS – ibps.in. The online application process started on June 07, and the last date to apply is June 27, 2022. Click on the link highlighted above in the paragraph to know the complete details to apply online for this exam.

IBPS RRB Selection Process

The IBPS RRB selection process varies from post to post. Some posts demand a single written examination, whereas some require candidates to clear three levels in one go. Here, we have updated the selection process post-wise. Candidates must check the same so that they can prepare themselves for all the stages.

(a) The selection process of IBPS RRB Office Assistant comprises two stages: Prelims and Mains.
(b) For IBPS RRB PO, the selection process involves Prelims, Mains, and Interview
(c) IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II and III aspirants will have to appear for a Single Level Examination followed by the Interview round.

IBPS RRB Syllabus

The syllabus for IBPS RRB is very similar for IBPS RRB Officers and IBPS RRB Assistant. Apart from the below-mentioned sections, an additional section of the professional knowledge section is asked for the Specialist Officer Grade-II.

IBPS RRB Exam Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam Reasoning Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam English Language Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam Hindi Language Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam Computer Knowledge Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam General Awareness Syllabus

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2022

The IBPS RRB Exam Pattern is slightly different for different roles. Let us look at the post-wise exam pattern for various positions in IBPS RRB.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) recruitment consists of two online examinations. IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims exam and IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains exam. Let’s look at the exam pattern of both these phases of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam. Candidates should note that there is a penalty for wrong answers in all stages. For every incorrect answer, one-fourth of the mark assigned to the question will be deducted.

Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern

The total time duration of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam is 45 minutes. Both sections will be available in English and Hindi. For both the posts, candidates have to clear the sectional cutoff as well as the overall cutoff in order to qualify for the next stage. The IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern for Office Assistant is mentioned below:

Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours. Except for the English/Hindi Language section, all other sections will be available in both English and Hindi medium. For both the posts, candidates have to secure the sectional cutoff as well as the overall cutoff to qualify for the next round. The IBPS RRB Main exam pattern for Office Assistant is tabulated below:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 (PO) recruitment consists of two online examinations followed by an interview. IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims and IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains exams are slightly more difficult than the respective Office Assistant exams. Let’s look at the exam pattern of both these phases of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam. Candidates should note that there is a penalty for wrong answers in all stages. For every incorrect answer, one-fourth of the mark assigned to the question will be deducted.

Officer Scale 1 Prelims Exam Pattern

The total time duration of the IBPS RRB Clerk exam is 45 minutes and the paper consists of 2 sections. Both sections are available in English and Hindi. For both the posts, candidates have to clear the overall cutoff and sectional cutoff to qualify for the next stage. The IBPS RRB Prelims exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO is as under:

Officer Scale 1 Mains Exam Pattern

The total time duration for the Mains exam is 2 hours. Every section, except for the English/Hindi Language sections, will be available in both English and Hindi medium. For both the posts, candidates have to secure the overall cutoff score and sectional cutoff scores to qualify for the next round. The exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam is as under:

IBPS RRB Paper Pattern for Single Level Exam

The IBPS RRB Officer Scale II and III recruitments consist of a single online examination followed by an interview. The online tests for all posts are objective in nature. Candidates should note that there is a penalty for wrong answers in all stages. For every incorrect answer, one-fourth of the mark assigned to the question will be deducted.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours. Except for the English/Hindi Language section, all other sections will be available in both English and Hindi. The paper pattern for the post of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) is tabulated below:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)

The total time duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Except for the English/Hindi Language section, all other sections will be available in both English and Hindi. The paper pattern for the post of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) is tabulated below:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale III

The total time duration is 2 hours. Except for the English/Hindi Language section, all other sections will be available in both English and Hindi. The IBPS RRB exam pattern for the post of IBPS RRB Officer Scale III is as under:

For the post of IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II and III, candidates have to secure the minimum IBPS RRB sectional and overall cutoff marks of the Single Level Examination to appear for an Interview.

The final selection of candidates for the respective posts will be based on the following:

The Interview will be conducted for 100 marks. Note that for IBPS RRB PO, II, and III, 80% weightage will be given to the marks secured by the candidates in the Main exam, and the remaining 20% weightage will be given to the Interview.

IBPS RRB Admit Card 2022

The IBPS RRB admit card is released separately for each stage of the selection process:

• For Pre-Examination Training (for Office Assistant and PO), the call letter is released only for candidates belonging to SC, ST, Minority Communities, PwD, and Ex-SM categories and who have opted for the same during filling the form.
• For Prelims (for Office Assistant and PO), the admit card is issued for all the candidates who have successfully applied for the exam.
• For Mains (for Office Assistant and PO), the admit card will be released only for those candidates who have cleared the Prelims.
• For the Single-phase Exams (for Officer Scale-II and III), the admit card will be released for every candidate who has applied for the respective posts.
• For Interviews (for PO & Officer, Scale II, and III), the admit card will be released only for those candidates who clear the Main/Single Level Exam.

The Hall Ticket is a mandatory document without which candidates will appear for the exam. To download the IBPS RRB admit card, candidates have to visit the official website of IBPS, i.e. ibps.in and log in with their ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Date of Birth’.

IBPS RRB Result 2022

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) publishes the IBPS RRB result for Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, and Officer Scale II & III single-level exams. The IBPS RRP final result will be published after the interview rounds of selected candidates are over. The marks for the final result for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II & III are calculated on the basis of the candidate’s marks in the Mains exam and Interview.

IBPS RRB Cut-off 2022

IBPS considers both sectional cutoff and the overall cut-off for all its exams, namely IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims, IBPS RRB Clerk Mains, IBPS RRB PO Prelims, IBPS RRB PO Mains and IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III Single-stage exam. Candidates have to clear both these cut-offs in all these exams to be eligible to attend the next round of the recruitment process. There are various factors that determine the IBPS RRB Cut-off scores. The most important factors are given below:

• Number of candidates who appeared for the post
• Number of vacancies
• The difficulty level of the paper
• Performance of the candidates

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases the IBPS RRB Cut-off Marks immediately following the release of the result. Let us take a look at the cut-off scores of the IBPS RRB PO Prelims.

IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelims Cut-off 2021 – General Category

IBPS RRB COVID-19 Guidelines

Due to the present situation of COVID 19, some important guidelines have to be followed on the exam day. Check the details below:

• Candidates will have to wear their masks/face covers compulsorily and maintain social distance while standing in a row for entry.
• Apart from the admit card and photo ID card, gloves, a personal transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitiser (50 ml), and a pen will also be allowed in the exam hall.
• The Arogya Setu App must be installed on the candidate’s mobile phone and show the Risk Factor status in the app to the Security Guard at the entrance.

IBPS Clerk Preparation

IBPS RRB exam difficulty level typically varies from basic to moderate. Most of the questions will be easy to moderately difficult. Only a few sections will contain difficult questions. Students should cover the entire syllabus and take multiple mock tests to evaluate themselves. Attempting to answer IBPS RRB Office Assistant previous year question papers and IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 previous year question papers is also helpful for this purpose.

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IBPS RRB Salary Structure

The IBPS RRB posts have a good salary structure and other benefits. After the 7th Pay Commission, in-hand IBPS RRB Salary (approximately) for different posts is tabulated below:

Candidates can also check:

FAQs on IBPS RRB 2022

Candidates can check some of the frequently asked questions related to the IBPS Regional Rural Banks recruitment below:

Now that we have covered all the necessary information about IBPS RRB, it is time for candidates to take the next step and start preparing for the exam. A good IBPS RRB Preparation strategy must be created and it must be religiously followed. Students must methodically break down the entire syllabus into smaller and more manageable chunks and start learning them one by one. Students must also start answering practice questions and taking mock tests early on in their preparation. Candidates must analyze the exam papers and mock tests they answered to understand the common mistakes they make and correct it.

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We hope this detailed article on IBPS RRB 2022 helps you. If you have any questions about the exam, feel free to ask in the comment section below. We will surely get back to you.

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