The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the official notification for the Regional Rural Banks (RRB) recruitment 2023 on its website. The notification contains the details of the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, application fee and important dates for the IBPS RRB 2023 exam. The IBPS RRB 2023 exam is conducted to recruit candidates for various posts such as Office Assistant & Officer Scale I in different regional rural banks across India. The online registration for the IBPS RRB 2023 exam will start from June 8, 2023 and will end on July 7, 2023. The preliminary exam for Office Assistant and Officer Scale I will be held in August 2023 and the main exam will be held in September/October 2023. The interview for Officer Scale I, II and III will be held in November/December 2023. Candidates who are interested and eligible can apply online through the official website of IBPS.
Total: 8023 Vacancies
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training l | 10.07.2023 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training l | 17.07.2023 to 22.07.2023 |
| Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary | July/ August, 2023 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | August, 2023 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | September 2023 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single | September 2023 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single | September 2023 |
| Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October 2023 |
| Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2023 |
| Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose)) | January 2024 |
NOTE: Candidates with no bank account shall not be required to produce the CIBIL status.
For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1993 and later than 31.05.2005 (both dates inclusive)
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.06.1995 and later than 01.06.2005 (both dates inclusive)
The maximum age limit specified above is applicable to General Category candidates and EWS category candidates only. For other categories there are certain relaxations mentioned in the official notification.
| Post | Educational Qualification | Post Qualification Experience |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalentProficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*Desirable: Working knowledge of Computer. | —- |
| Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalentPreference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy;Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*Desirable: working knowledge of Computer. | —- |
Note:
All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the result should have been declared on or before 21.06.2023.
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Note: Duration will be Composite time of 45 minutes
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Note: Duration will be Composite time of 45 minutes
** Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut- off marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 |
| 3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 |
| 4 a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
| 4 b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
| 5 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 50 |
| Total :::::: | 200 | 200 |
Note: Duration will be Composite time of 120 minutes
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 |
| 3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 |
| 4 a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 |
| 4 b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 40 | 50 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Call letter for Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. However, it will be duly authenticated/stamped by the exam centre staff. Candidate will need to retain the call letter (along with authenticated/ stamped copy of the ID proof) safely. Those candidates who are called for Main Exam will be required to bring this call letter along with Main Exam call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and call letter.
However, scribe form (wherever applicable) will be collected during the Preliminary Exam. Candidates need to bring one additional photograph (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) along-with the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and call letter.
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.
FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE) – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.
FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE I – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.
* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XII for posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I
| Sr. No. | Name of State | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 3 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| 4 | Bihar | English and Hindi |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
| 6 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| 7 | Haryana | English and Hindi |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 10 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
| 11 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| 12 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 14 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| 15 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| 16 | Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
| 17 | Mizoram | English and Hindi |
| 18 | Nagaland | English and Hindi |
| 19 | Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| 20 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| 21 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| 22 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| 24 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| 25 | Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
| 28 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
In the Online Application, candidates will be provided the option to indicate the Version of Tests (Medium of Examination) as applicable above. Candidates should be careful in exercising this option of Medium of Examination.
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- XII 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.
Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in.
Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However the conducting agencies reserve the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary process for particular date / session / venue
/ centre / set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.
The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. Minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates). The relative weightage (ratio) of Online Examination 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 CRP for RRBs- XII 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.
A candidate should qualify both in the Online Examination (Main / Single) and Common Interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in.
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination to be considered to be shortlisted for provisional allotment. Depending on the number of vacancies available in each state, candidates will be shortlisted for provisional allotment.
For Officers Scale I – Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, adequate number of candidates in each category not exceeding three times of the declared vacancies in each state shall be called for interview, subject to availability. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Online payment from 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 both dates inclusive)
Officer (Scale I)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
| Name of RRB | Present Head Office | State / UT | Desired Local Language Proficiency as prescribed by the Participating RRBs |
| Andhra Pradesh Grameena VikasBank | Warangal | Telangana | Telugu |
| Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Naharlagun(Papumpare) | Arunachal Pradesh | English |
| Aryavart Bank | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Guwahati | Assam | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank | Murshidabad | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank | Vadodara | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya GraminBank | Ajmer | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Baroda U P Bank | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
| Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Hindi |
| Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank | Patna | Bihar | Hindi |
| Ellaquai Dehati Bank | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti(Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
| Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi |
| J & K Grameen Bank | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir | Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Urdu, Hindi |
| Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Ranchi | Jharkhand | Hindi |
| Karnataka Gramin Bank | Bellary | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank | Dharwad | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Kerala Gramin Bank | Mallapuram | Kerala | Malayalam |
| Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Madhyanchal Gramin Bank | Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Marathi |
| Manipur Rural Bank | Imphal | Manipur | Manipuri |
| Meghalaya Rural Bank | Shillong | Meghalaya | Khasi, Garo |
| Mizoram Rural Bank | Aizawl | Mizoram | Mizo |
| Nagaland Rural Bank | Kohima | Nagaland | English |
| Odisha Gramya Bank | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | Odia |
| Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | Howrah | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Prathama UP Gramin Bank | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | Puducherry | Puducherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
| Punjab Gramin Bank | Kapurthala | Punjab | Punjabi |
| Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Saptagiri Grameena Bank | Chittor | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Rohtak | Haryana | Hindi |
| Saurashtra Gramin Bank | Rajkot | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Tamil Nadu Grama Bank | Salem | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
| Telangana Grameena Bank | Hyderabad | Telangana | Telugu, Urdu |
| Tripura Gramin Bank | Agartala | Tripura | Bengali, Kokborak |
| Utkal Grameen Bank | Bolangir | Odisha | Odia |
| Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank | Muzaffarpur | Bihar | Hindi |
| Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank | Coochbehar | West Bengal | Bengali, Nepali |
| Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank | Nagpur | Maharashtra | Marathi |
Download the official notification of IBPS RRB 2023 from here.
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