ALERT Click to view Official IBPS RRB VII Notification (2019)
The recruitment notification for IBPS RRB 2019 has been released on 14th June 2019 by IBPS. You can download the Official Notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. With release of Official Notification, IBPS has released exam dates, vacancies, pattern and syllabus.
IBPS RRB PO 2019 will be conducted on 3rd, 4th & 11th August 2019 (Preliminary Exam) and the mains exam for the same will be conducted on 22nd September 2019. This year, a single exam will be conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & III on 22nd September 2019.
IBPS RRB 2019 Office Assistant Preliminary Exam will be conducted on 17th, 18th & 25th August 2019 and the mains exam for the same will be conducted on 29th September 2019.
Important Dates:
The Exam Dates of IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 and IBPS RRB Officer 2019.
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| Online Application Starts | 18th June 2019 |
| Online Applications will end on | 4th July 2019 |
| Preliminary Examination | Officer Scale-I – 3rd, 4th & 11th August 2019 Office Assistant- 17th, 18th & 25th August 2019 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 22nd September 2019 |
| Office Assistant Mains Exam Officer Scale I Mains Exam |
29th September 2019 22nd September 2019 |
| Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant): | to be announced |
Eligibility Criteria
Prospective Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the specified eligibility criteria before applying for the CWE: Candidates may please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for appointment to the aforesaid posts in the Regional Rural Banks. However merely applying for, qualifying in CWE and getting provisionally allotted in one of the RRBs does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be eligible for employment in any of the Regional Rural Banks. It is expressly clarified that the ultimate authority for recruitment is the Regional Rural Bank itself. The RRB concerned may, in its sole discretion, reject the candidature of anyone provisionally allotted to it through the CWE.
Nationality / Citizenship:
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
- 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 with the intention of permanently settling 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 (As on 01.06.2019)
- For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1979 and later than 31.05.1998 (both dates inclusive)
- For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1987 and later than 31.05.1998 (both dates inclusive)
- For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1989 and later than 31.05.2001 (both dates inclusive)
- For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.06.1991 and later than 01.06.2001 (both dates inclusive)
The maximum age limit specified above is applicable to General Category candidates only. For other categories the following
Relaxations would apply:
| No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | SC/ST | 5 years |
| 2 | OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Disabilities (PWD) | 10 years |
| 4A | Ex-Servicemen / Disabled Ex-Servicemen | (for the post of Office Assistants) the actual period of service rendered in the defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subjects to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| 4B | Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs | (for the post of Officers) 5 years |
| 5 | Widows, Divorced women, and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | (only for the post of Office Assistants) 9 years |
| 6 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 | 5 years |
| 7 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Preliminary Examination (objective)*
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | ||
Officer Scale-I
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | ||
Main Examination (objective)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Syllabus Paper | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | IBPS RRB General Awareness Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | IBPS RRB Numerical Ability Syllabus Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 A | RRB English Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | RRB Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | RRB Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
Officer Scale-I
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | IBPS RRB General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | IBPS RRB Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 A | RRB English Language Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | RRB Hindi Language Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | IBPS RRB Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
Single level Examination (objective)
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | IBPS RRB Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | RRB English Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | RRB Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | RRB Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Paper | 40 | 40 | 2.30 hours |
| 2 | IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | IBPS RRB Financial Awareness Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| 6 | Professional Knowledge Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 | ||
Officer Scale- III
| S. No. | (Objective) Test Name | Ques | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | RRB Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY, MAIN AND SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATIONS)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
SCORES OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE EXAMINATION
(Preliminary / Main / Single)
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method. Scores upto two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculation. FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE) – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING. FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE I – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING. FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST) AND SCALE III – MARKS OBTAINED IN THE SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.
INTERVIEW – applicable only for post of Officers (Scale I, II and III)
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the main examination for the post of Officers Scale I and in the single level examination for the post of Officers Scale II and III under CRP- RRB-VI will subsequently be called for an Interview to be co-ordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Bank with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with the appropriate authority.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks / scores in interview for Officers Scale I, II and III will not be less than 40% (35% for SC / ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 80:20 respectively for the Officers cadre. The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination for the post of Officers Scale I and in the single level examination for the post of Officers Scale II and III under 11 CRP for RRBs-VI and Interview. Interview score of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed.
PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT
On completion of the interview process / main examination, depending on the vacancies to be filled in as per the business needs of the RRBs and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the RRBs, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc. No change in the data already registered by the candidate in the online application form is possible.
HOW TO APPLY
A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.
Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees / intimation charges separately for each post.
Candidates can apply online only from 18.06.2019 to 04.07.2019. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Pre-Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should—
- scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) and signature adhere to the required specifications as given in Annexure III to this Advertisement.
- Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.
- Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges.
- have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the declaration of results of this round of CRP. IBPS may send call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, a candidate should share with/mention e-mail ID to / of any other person. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line and must maintain that email account.
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Application Fees/ Intimation Charges Payable from 18.06.2019 to 04.07.2019, (Online payment) both dates Online
payment inclusive shall be as follows:
Officer (Scale I, II & III)
- – Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- – Rs. 600/- for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- – Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- – Rs. 600/- for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
Mode of Payment
Candidates can make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only:
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