IBPS RRB Officer 2020

IBPS RRB Officer 2020 Notification, Syllabus, Eligibility, Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB examination is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) every year to select candidates for various posts in Regional Rural Banks all across the country. Being one of the most sought after career options in the Banking arena, RRB is offering jobs for the prestigious post of Officer Scale I,II,III for the year 2020. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Board will be releasing IBPS RRB OFFICER Notification 2020 stating the exam pattern, syllabus and number of vacancies shortly. 

The online examinations for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP  RRBs VIII) for recruitment of Group“A”- Officers(Scale-I, II & III) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in August and September 2019. The Online Application link for IBPS RRB 2019 Office Assistant and Officers Scale-I, II & III, has been activated in June.

IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21

The Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the exam calendar for this year. The candidates were also eagerly waiting for the same. Now they can check all the exam dates in this newly released IBPS exam calendar 2020-21.

Click here to Download IBPS Exam Calendar 2020-21 PDF

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Vacancy

IBPS has introduced 6000+ vacancies for IBPS RRB 2020 Exam. The table for Post-wise vacancies is mentioned below.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Exam Date

IBPS has released the exam dates for both Preliminary and Mains Exam for IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 Exam. IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 Preliminary Exam is scheduled tentatively in August 2020. Let's look at the detailed Exam Dates for IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 Exam.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Eligibility Criteria

There are three major criteria a candidate must fulfill in order to apply for IBPS RRB exam 2020. Candidate must have a minimum education qualification of Graduation from any recognized university. He/She must fall into the prescribed age limit as stated by the Institute of Banking Personnel. In addition to this, a candidate must know the language of the region he/she is posted into.

It is necessary to satisfy all the three IBPS PO Eligibility 2020 Conditions:

• Nationality.
• Age Limit.
• Educational Qualification

Education Qualification-

Age Relaxation-

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 : Exam Pattern

Preliminary Exam Pattern-

Mains Exam Pattern-

Interview Process-

The final selection will be made on the cumulative score obtained by a candidate in both Mains Exam and Interview Process

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Syllabus

Reasoning Syllabus -

Quantitative Aptitude -

English Language-

Hindi Language -

Computer Knowledge -

General Awareness -

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 : Pre-Exam Training

Bank  may  add additional centers or may  delete  some  of  the centers sindicated  for training. Candidates opting for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training from Bank's  website by entering  their  registration number and  password/ date of birth. No hard copy of the call letter will be sent.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020 : Salary

1. Pay Scale of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I

The pay scale for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I is Rs. 14500-600/7-18700-700/2-20100-800/7-25700/-. 

2. In-Hand Salary of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I

For new recruits under Officer scale I, the in-hand salary varies from Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 35,000/- at 100% DA.

• Officers in IBPS RRB draw salaries almost comparable with most of the National banks of the country.
• After selection as IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, candidates undergo a training period of 2 years, also called as a Probation period. Under this period, selected candidates receive a fixed amount of salary, which is usually less as compared to the normal salary of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I.
• After successful completion of Probation periods, the candidates are promoted to the post of Assistant Managers in the bank.
• However, this is just the starting salary. Once candidates grow in the organization and move up the career growth hierarchy, the salary also increases.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Perks and Allowances-

• Work pressure and stress in IBPS RRB Officer Scale I is comparatively less as compared to other commercial banks of the country.
• Employees have a decent work-life balance under IBPS RRB Officer scale I post.
• Also, there is a high possibility of home postings under this post.
• Candidates are eligible for 100% DA.
• Cost of living is usually low in case of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I post since posting is usually in rural areas.
• There are several exchange programs, where the employees of IBPS RRBs are deputed to other government departments for work. Hence, candidates get a chance to showcase their expertise in the work that has been allotted to them.

BPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Application Fees

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Admit Card:

IBPS will release the admit card on their official website after the application process is completed. Different Admit Cards will be issued for both Preliminary and Mains Examination for both Assistant and Office Assistant. The admit cards are now available to download. Go through the following step-by-step guide to download the admit card.

You need to be handy with the registration number and the Date of Birth (DOB) in order to access and download the admit card.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Result:

IBPS will declare the results after conducting exams for each stage for both Assistant and Officer Grade. Candidates are required to clear the preliminary round in order to give their Mains Exam. Candidates who make it to the final merit list will be offered the call letter to join the organization.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Previous Year Analysis:

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2018: Section-wise Analysis-

Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate and Calculative)-

The level of this section was Moderate and the questions were calculative. There were no questions from approximation and simplification. A huge number of questions were asked from the miscellaneous part - the arithmetic word problems. Although there were no direct questions on approximation but around 4-5 questions of arithmetic were based on approximation. 

Following types of DIs were asked in this shift:

• Caselet, data related to the number of persons in a union was given
• Bar Graph, no. of tigers in different years and parks
• Line Graph, 2 stores data related to kids and adult stores was given in 2 lines P and Q.

REASONING (Moderate)-

The level of reasoning section was Moderate. There were a total of 6 sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangements. Following are the types of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement asked in the 1st shift of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I 2018 Exam:

• Linear 2 Parallel Rows, 14 people were to be arranged
• Circular Seating Arrangement, 5 people were facing towards the center and 3 people were facing outside
• Day Based (Mon to Fri) Scheduling Puzzle, Movies in different time
• Linear Seating Arrangement, 24 persons in a single row (Number of people was to be calculated) 
• Height Comparison based short puzzle - 3 questions
• Box-based puzzle

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Moderate)-

The level of English Language section was Moderate. There only one set of Reading Comprehension  in each which included 2-3 questions were of antonym and synonym. There were also 2 types of error detection: one was based on sentences and the other was based on vocabulary.
 

GENERAL AWARENESS (Moderate)-

Most of the questions were from banking and current affairs. To the surprise of candidates , in this examination IBPS asked current affairs dating back to 3-4 months rather than the recent ones. There were only a few questions from static awareness. The current affairs questions were mainly from the news and events of April, May and June Month.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE (Moderate)-

The level of this section was very basic most of the questions were from basics of OOPS programming and concepts. Around 10 questions were there from MS Office and 5 to 6 questions were related to terminologies of the Internet. 4 to 5 questions from Encryption and decryption. The level was a bit moderate when compared with computer knowledge section of last year's IBPS RRB PO Mains exam.

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Previous Year Cut-Off:

The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Cut-off for Prelims (Overall) are tabulated below:

The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Cut-off for Mains (Overall) are tabulated below:

IBPS RRB OFFICER 2020: Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)

1.) Name the posts available under RRB recruitment? 
There are two levels of posts available in this recruitment process: Group-“A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B” Office Assistants (Multi-purpose). Group “A” posts can be considered as correspondent to Probationary Officer and Office Assistants can be considered as correspondent to a Clerk in PSU Banks.

2.) On which date the RRB exam is scheduled? 
Online Preliminary examination for both the groups of officers is usually held on 01, 02, 08, 09 & 16 August 2020 also mains will be held on 13 Sepetmber 2020.

3.) When are the result declared? 
Results for the IBPS RRB exam are announced in the month of October.

4.) Please let me know the number no of vacancies available in the RRB recruitment process? RRB exam is held in which mode? Online or offline? 
The Common Written Exam for RRBs will be conducted online.

5.) Under the recruitment process it possible for a candidate to apply for both the posts (Officers and Office Assistants) at a time? 
Yes, a candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. But a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre. For eg: If a candidate is applying for Officer Scale-I, then he cannot apply for officer scale-II or officer scale-III. However, Candidates have to apply separately and also pay the fee separately for each post.

6.) What is the age limit to apply for RRB CWE? 
The age criteria to apply for the common written test is as below:
Officer Scale-III: Above 21 years and below 40 years 
Officer Scale-II: Above 21 years and below 32 years 
Officer Scale-I: Above 18 years and below 30 years 
Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Between 18 years and 28 years Category relaxation is applicable according to the category)

7.) What is the educational qualification required for various posts in RRB recruitment process? 
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose): A graduation in any discipline from a recognised university or its equivalent. 
For Officer Scale-I: A graduation degree in any discipline from a recognised university or its equivalent
For Officer Scale-II: A graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognised university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. 
For Officer Scale-III: A graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

8.) What is the application Fee for RRB? 
The Application fee is Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates whereas it is Rs 600/- for all other candidates. It is important to note that a person applying for both posts has to pay separately for each post.