IBPS organizes IBPS RRB Exam each year for recruitment to the post of Assistant and Officer Cadre in the country’s Regional Rural Banks. The selections are made for the post of:
| Office Assistant | Marketing Manager | Treasury Manager |
| Officer Scale – I | Banking Officer Scale-II | Agriculture Officer (Grade – II) |
| Law Officer (Grade – II) | Law Officer (Grade – II) | Chartered Accountant (Grade II) |
| Officer (Grade III) | IT Officer (Grade II) |
IBPS RRB 2019 Notification
The notification for IBPS RRB 2019 is out and was released on 14th June 2019. These notifications are released by IBPS. You can avail the notification on the official website. IBPS has also released the exam dates, the number of vacancies, pattern, and syllabus.
IBPS RRB PO 2019 is scheduled in the following way-
- Preliminary Exams- 3rd, 4th & 11th August 2019
- Mains exam- 22nd September 2019.
A special notification that this year, only one exam will be conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III which is scheduled on 22nd September 2019.
- IBPS RRB 2019 Office Assistant Preliminary Exam – 17th, 18th & 25th August 2019
- Mains exam – 29th September 2019.
IBPS RRB 2019 Exam Dates:
Exam dates for IBPS RRB 2019 Exam have been declared by IBPS. Here are the details of the exam dates of IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 and IBPS RRB Officer 2019.
| Online Application form Submission starts on | 18th June 2019 |
| Last date of submission of Online Applications | 4th July 2019 |
| Preliminary Examination | Officer Scale-I – 3rd, 4th, and 11th August 2019 Office Assistant- 17th, 18th and 25th August 2019 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II and III) | 22nd September 2019 |
| Office Assistant Mains Exam Officer Scale I Mains Exam |
29th September 2019 22nd September 2019 |
| Provisional Allotment (Officers Scale I, II and III and Office Assistant) | To be announced |
IBPS RRB Vacancies
IBPS introduced 8354 vacancies for IBPS RRB 2019. Here are the Post-wise vacancies.
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 3674 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 106 |
| Officer Scale -I | 3352 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 45 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 18 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Officer) | 11 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 75 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 24 |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | 893 |
| Officer Scale – III | 156 |
| Total Vacancies | 8354 |
IBPS RRB 2019 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern for the post of Office Assistant is different from that of the post of Officer Grade. In the case of IBPS RRB Assistant 2019, Exam will be organized in two phases:
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
No interview process for selecting candidates for the post of Office Assistant. Selection is purely on the basis of marks obtained in the Mains Examination.
IBPS Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Accumulative of45 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | – |
IBPS Assistant Mains Exam Exam Pattern
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | Accumulative of2 hours |
| 2. | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 3. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 | |
| 4. | English/Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
No interview is required after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant.
IBPS RRB Officer 2019 -Exam Pattern
For the IBPS RRB Officer 2019, the examination will be conducted in 3 phases:
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview Process
The final selection is based on the collective score procured by the candidate in both the Mains Exam and the Interview Process.
IBPS RRB 2019 Officer Grade Preliminary Examination
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Accumulative of45 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | – |
IBPS RRB 2019 Mains Exam (Officer Scale-I)
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | Accumulative of2 hours |
| 2. | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 3. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 | |
| 4. | English/Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
A common exam will be organized for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III this year.
IBPS RRB 2019 Eligibility Criteria
| Eligibility Criteria | Requirement |
| Nationality / Citizenship | Must be a citizen of India/Nepal/ Bhutan/ Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 to settle permanently in India. |
| Age Limit (As on 01.06.2019) | For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)– Between 18 years and 28 years For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)– Above 18 years – Below 30 years For Officer Scale-II (Manager)– Above 21 years – Below 32 years For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)– Above 21 years – Below 40 years |
IBPS RRB 2019 Application Fee
Rs. 600/- is to be paid (General Category) as the application fee for both IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 and IBPS RRB Officer 2019.
Rs. 100/- application fee for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.
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