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IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Salary & Job Profile

IBPS RRB Office Assistant also referred by the name IBPS RRB Clerk and is an exam that is held on an annual basis wherein lakhs of aspirants compete to get a job. Every year many aspirants appear in this examination. IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) has not released the IBPS RRB OA 2021 notification yet, however we know that lot of candidates must be eagerly waiting for the same. Though, IBPS has not yet released the notification, however they have released an official IBPS Calendar 2021 mentioning the tentative dates of all major upcoming exams including IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, IBPS RRB Clerk and IBPS RRB PO

IBPS RRB Exam Dates 2021-22

RRBs – CRP RRB-VIII (Officers) and CRP RRB-VIII (Office Assistants) Exam Dates 2021

Sr. No.ActivityIBPS RRB Exam Dates
1Online Examination – PreliminaryOfficer Scale I and Office Assistants :
01.08.2021, 07.08.2021, 08.08.2021, 14.08.2021 and 21.08.2021
2Single ExaminationOfficers Scale II & III : 25.09.2021
2Online Examination – MainOfficer Scale I : 25.09.2021
Office Assistants : 03.10.2021

These times are quite tough when it comes to these major banking, government and insurance exams are concerned as COVID-19 has impacted the exam schedules of major exams including SBI PO, SBI Clerk Prelims, RRB PO Prelims & RRB Clerk etc. This pandemic has created a havoc in the country and many exam times lines and schedules have got affected by this. Social distancing is one of the primary aspects that why these exams have been postponed. To safeguard yourself from this pandemic.

Since IBPS has released an official calendar with tentative exam dates much in advance, aspirants those who are willing to take up these exams can start preparing for these without any further delay. Knowing the exam dates in advance surely help the candidates to plan their exam preparation effectively. We are here to give the aspirants all information required for IBPS RRB office Assistant 2021 exam including the salary, job profile and other perks etc. So, read through this and take a free IBPS RRB Clerk 2021 mock test.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Salary

Generally, when a person applies for a particular banking or government exam the first thing that comes to the mind is the salary. So, here let’s talk about the IBPS RRB Clerk’s salary in a bit detail. As far as their salary structure is concerned it lies between the range of Rs. 7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/1-19300. The bifurcation of the pay scale is as below:

Rs. 7200-400/3: Rs 7200 refers to the initial basic pay for first 3 years. After the end of each year an increment will be given of Rs 400.

8400-500/3: Once the office assistant or a clerk completes 3 years, the basic pay will be increased by Rs 8400 for the next 3 years with the increment of Rs 500 after the end of each year.

Similarly, there will be an increase in the basic pay along with an increment at the end of each year. If we talk about the basic in hand salary of an IBPS RRB OA and Office assistant would be eligible for Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 in-hand salary including allowances such as the Dearness allowance (DA), City Compensatory allowance (CCA) and House Rent allowance (HRA)

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Eligibility Criteria & Age

Since IBPS RRB Office Assistant has not released the recruitment notification of 2021, let’s explain the eligibility criteria as per the previous year which was 2020. According to the 2020 eligibility criteria and age:

Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s.

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)

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Selection Procedure

Let’s talk about the selection procedure of IBPS RRB Clerk. It comprises of 2 stages including Prelims examination which is followed by the Mains examination. There is no interview for the post of IBPS RRB Office Assistant.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Job Profile

An office assistant work profile is as follows:

  • An OA is responsible for managing withdrawals such as paying out cash of withdrawal cheques, forms etc.
  • Being the first point of contact between the bank and the customers they operate at the bank counters
  • Responsible for answering customers queries
  • Responsible for handling documents related with all transactions.
  • Issuance of new debit cards also comes under their job profile.
  • Some office assistants work in multiple departments depending upon the banks needs.
  • Handling emails on behalf of the bank

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Perks & Other Allowances

Dearness Allowance (DA)46.5% of the basic pay
House Rent Allowance (HRA)For Rural Areas: 5% of the basic payFor Semi-urban Areas: 7.5% of the basic payFor Urban Areas: 10% of the basic pay
Special Allowances7.75% of the basic pay

This is all from us for this blog. We advise aspirants to focus on self-study in this lockdown situation because of COVID-19 outbreak. Take free IBPS RRB OA mock test on our platform and analyze it well in order to gain better understanding about your exam preparation. Sign up at PracticeMock for free mock test and RRB Clerk 2021 notification updates.

Cheena Sawhney

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