IBPS RRB Notification 2020 Registration, Exam Date and Exam Pattern

The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has finally released the IBPS RRB Notification for the year 2020. The candidates were waiting for a long time for the IBPS RRB Notification for different posts but the release was delayed citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The notice was released on 30th June 2020 for 9500+ posts. The RRB or the Regional Rural Banks functions under different nationalized banks. The IBPS RRB Notification is released for 4 different cadres with huge vacancies. Read along this article to find the details of the IBPS RRB Notification.

IBPS RRB Notification

IBPS RRB Notification has been released by the banking authority for the year 2020, the registration will commence from 1 July 2020. The vacancies for which the vacancies are released are 9500+ which are tentative in nature, The vacancies were scheduled earlier in June 2020 but could not commence citing the nationwide lock-down. The notification has been released for IBPS RRB Office Assistant, IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1, IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2, IBPS RRB Officer scale 3.

IBPS RRB Exam Dates

The examination will be conducted in last week of September and the first week of October 2020. There will be 2 computer-based exams i.e. Preliminary and Mains for the office assistant while an interview will be also conducted for the Scale 1 officer. All the other posts will have a single examination followed by an interview

Summary of IBPS RRB Notification

Eligibility for IBPS RRB

The IBPS RRB Notification for the year 2020 has notified the eligibility for the different posts notified in the official notification, we will go through all the eligibility criteria one by one:

Age

• Office Assistant – The candidate’s age must be between 18 years and 28 years
• Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- The candidate’s age must be above 18 years – 30 years.
• Officer Scale-II (Manager)- The candidate’s age must be above 21 years – 32 years
• For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- The candidate’s age must be above 21 years – 40 years

Educational Qualification

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University:

• Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRBs
• Desirable: Working knowledge of Computer.    

Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager)      

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Science, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Management, Information Technology, Law, Economics or Accountancy;

Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager) 

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. The candidate must be having a work experience of two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.

Officer Scale-II (Manager)Information Technology Officer

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate

How to apply for IBPS RRB Notification

Here I am sharing some guideline that will help you to fill up your application form for IBPS RRB Notification from the official website. Follow simple steps which are given below to submit your IBPS RRB Notification.

• Go to the official website of IBPS
• Click on the IBPS RRB Notification link on the home page.
• Select the post you wish to apply for amongst the notified posts
• Click on the Apply now for the selected post
• Fill the information form and enter your important details like Name, number and email id,
• Enter your details to complete the registration process.
• After that login again using your Registration ID and Password.
• Fill the actual registration form carefully and mention your details carefully
• Now upload required scanned documents and make a payment of application fees.
• After paying your application fees of Rs 850 for General and OBC while Rs 175 for SC/ST.
• Click on the submit button and take a print out of your application form.

Exam pattern of IBPS RRB Notification

Office Assistant

Phase 1- Preliminary Exam

The preliminary exam will be a 1-hour exam comprising of 2 subjects viz Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. There are prescribed sectional timing for each subject and a total of 100 questions are asked in this level. Negative marking is applicable as 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

• Number of Questions: 80
• Total Marks: 80
• Exam Duration: 45 Minutes
• Negative Marking: penalty of 1/4th marks for each wrong answer.

Phase 2- Mains Exam

Officer Scale -1

Phase 1- Preliminary Exam

Phase 2- Mains Exam

Vacancies of IBPS RRB Notification

The total vacancies released for the year 2020 is around 9,698 which is tentative in nature. The vacancies can increase or decrease in future according to the situation. The total vacancies are spread into various cadres and is further distributed state-wise.

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