A] IBPS CRP RRB General Information
IBPS conducts Common Recruitment Process for the posts of Office Assistant (Multipurpose), Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager), Officer Scale-II: General Banking Officer (Manager), Officer Scale-II: Specialist Officers (Manager), Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager) for participating organisations.
Important Dates Announced by IBPS for CRP RRBs VII:
Important Events |
Dates |
Links |
| Commencement of on-line registration of application | 08/06/2018 | |
| Closure of registration of application | 02/07/2018 | |
| Download of Pre-Examination Training Call Letter CRP RRB VII (Office Assistant) | 18th June to 4th August | Download Here |
| Download of Pre-Examination Training Call Letter CRP RRB VII (Officer Scale-I) | 18th June to 4th August | Download Here |
Exam Stage |
Category/Date |
| Preliminary Examination |
Officer Scale I Download Admit Card for Prelim Here (Officer Scale – I) Office Assistants |
| Prelim Result |
Officer Scale I – Sept. 2018 |
|
Office Assistant – Sept. 2018 |
|
| Download of Single Test/ Mains Admit Card |
September 2018 |
| Single Examination | Officers Scale II & III : 30.09.2018 |
| Main Examination | Officer Scale I : 30.09.2018 Office Assistants : 07.10.2018 |
| Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October 2018 |
| Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | November 2018 |
| Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | November 2018 |
| Provisional Allotment | January 2019 |
B] IBPS Notification 2018
Eligibility Criteria
I Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II Age (As on 01.06.2018)
For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1978 and later than 31.05.1997 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1986 and later than 31.05.1997 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1988 and later than 31.05.2000 (both dates inclusive)
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.06.1990 and later than 01.06.2000 (both dates inclusive)
Age Relaxation:
Category |
Relaxation (in years) |
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
| Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen | (for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)) actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment* | (for the post of Officers) 5 years |
| Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | (only for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 9 years |
| Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
| *For exact terms, refer to the detailed notification Pg. 6 | |
III Educational Qualification and Experience (as on the last date of Online Registration i.e. 02.07.2018):
Post |
Educational Qualification |
Experience |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent (a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* (b) Desirable: Working knowledge of Computer | – |
| Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) | i. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference 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; ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer | – |
| Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy | Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Manager) | Information Technology Officer: Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc |
One year (in the relevant field) |
| Chartered Accountant: Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
One Year as a Chartered Accountant. | |
| Law Officer: Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. |
2 years as an advocate/ should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions (not less than 2 years) | |
| Treasury Manager: Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution |
One Year (in the relevant field) | |
| Marketing Officer: MBA in Marketing from a recognized university |
One Year (in the relevant field) | |
| Agricultural Officer: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate |
Two Years (in the relevant field) | |
| Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager) | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. | Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
Vacancies
IBPS announces state-wise vacancies. The total number of vacancies is 5249 for Office Assistant and 3312 for Officer Grade-I. The state-wise breakup of the vacancies can be viewed in the Annexure I of the detailed notification.
C] IBPS CRP RRB Application
A candidate can apply for the Post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and can also apply for the Post of Officer. However a candidate can apply for only one post in officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.
Candidates have to apply separately and pay fees / intimation charges separately for each post.
Candidates can apply online only from 08.06.2018 to 02.07.2018 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Documents to be Uploaded with Specifications
Document |
Dimensions (2017) |
File Size Specifications (2018) |
Other Information |
| Photograph of the Applicant (4.5cm × 3.5cm) | 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) | 20kb–50 kb | Image file should be JPG or JPEG format |
| Signature of the Applicant | 140 x 60 pixels (preferred) | 10kb – 20kb | CAPITAL LETTERS NOT accepted |
| Thumb impression of the Applicant | New – To be updated | 10kb – 20kb | |
| Scanned copy of handwritten declaration | New – To be updated | 10kb – 20kb | Exact text will be updated |
Further, identity verification will be done by IBPS using document and biometric verification.
D] IBPS CRP RRBs Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination (objective) is conducted for Office Assistant (Multipurpose)/Officer Scale-I. The following is the pattern:
S. No. |
Section |
Question |
Marks |
Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | A cumulative time of 45 mins |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Mains Examination is conducted for Office Assistant(Multipurpose)/Officer Scale-I and has same pattern as Single Stage Examination for Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)/Officer Scale- III Officer Scale- III
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | A cumulative time of 2 hours is provided |
| 2 | General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 | (a) English (b) Hindi Language Paper* |
40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| * Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b. | ||||
Exam Pattern for Single Stage Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | A cumulative time of 2 hours and 30 minutes is provided |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | (a) English (b) Hindi Language Paper* |
40 | 40 | |
| 4 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Financial Awareness | 40 | ||
| 6 | Professional Knowledge | |||
| Total | 240 | 200 | ||
| * Candidates can opt either 3 a or 3 b | ||||
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.
E] IBPS CRP RRB Exam Syllabus
The topics that will be asked in prelim/mains/single stage are broadly the same. Depending on the sections being asked in the exam, given below is a reference list of subtopics to prepare for. Do note that specialist cadre officers will be tested separately on professional knowledge.
F] IBPS CRP RRB Cutoffs 2017
Officer Scale I Prelim Cutoff 2017:
State |
Cut Off (Gen) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 49.75 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 52.25 |
| Punjab | 54 |
| Odhisa | 52 |
| Jharkhand | 52 |
| Telangana | 45.50 |
| Rajasthan | 52 |
| Maharashtra | 46.25 |
| Karnataka | 41.75 |
| Chattisgarh | 47.50 |
| Gujarat | 48.50 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 50.25 |
| West Bengal | 51.25 |
| Bihar | 52.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 56 |
| Haryana | 55 |
| Karnataka | 41.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 42 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 46.75 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 47.25 |
Officer Scale I Mains Cutoff 2017:
| State | Cut Off |
| Madhya Pradesh | 82.81 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 77.44 |
| Kerla | 70.75 |
| Odhisa | 67.44 |
| Jharkhand | 79.00 |
| Telangana | 61.31 |
| Rajasthan | 83.25 |
| Maharashtra | 69.00 |
| Chattisgarh | 73.31 |
| Gujrat | 75.31 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 78.03 |
| West Bengal | 70.75 |
| Bihar | 81.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 81.00 |
| Haryana | 81.44 |
| Karnataka | 55.19 |
| Tamil Nadu | 57.19 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 61.69 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 65.18 |
Office Assistant Prelim Cutoff 2017:
| State | SC | ST | OBC | UR |
| Andhra Pradesh | 50.07 | 40.32 | 56.28 | 59.88 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | – | 40.28 | – | 54.66 |
| Assam | 51.94 | 54.91 | 53.38 | 57.94 |
| Bihar | 52.41 | 46.97 | 61.28 | 65.97 |
| Chhattisgarh | 48.13 | 39.88 | 58.03 | 60.85 |
| Gujarat | 52.75 | 40.25 | 58.60 | 60.85 |
| Haryana | 49.35 | – | 58.66 | 67.19 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 50.66 | 50.72 | 57.32 | 63.16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 46.07 | 32.53 | 54.10 | 66.35 |
| Jharkhand | 49.97 | 39.72 | 58.03 | 61.69 |
| Karnataka | 46.10 | 41.53 | 53.35 | 55.66 |
| Kerala | 50.60 | 41.63 | 59.25 | 63.44 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 50.78 | 42.00 | 58.57 | 64.32 |
| Maharashtra | 54.69 | 39.60 | 55.28 | 59.32 |
| Manipur | – | 55.10 | 66.53 | 61.41 |
| Meghalaya | – | 38.16 | 44.16 | 42.60 |
| Mizoram | – | 36.85 | 44.00 | 49.03 |
| Nagaland | – | 47.63 | – | – |
| Odisha | 45.07 | 36.63 | 57.94 | 60.03 |
| Punducherry | 52.00 | – | 59.75 | 59.82 |
| Punjab | 48.72 | 46.91 | 55.88 | 64.63 |
| Rajasthan | 49.97 | 45.32 | 60.85 | 64.82 |
| Tamil Nadu | 53.53 | 42.28 | 60.69 | 61.78 |
| Telangana | 49.66 | 45.00 | 60.69 | 61.78 |
| Tripura | 42.07 | 29.57 | – | 55.03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 46.97 | 39.25 | 54.91 | 61.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 45.16 | 47.13 | 54.07 | 62.57 |
| West Bengal | 57.57 | 43.60 | 55.53 | 64.53 |
Office Assistant Mains Cutoff 2017:
| State | SC | ST | OBC | UR |
| Andhra Pradesh | 50.07 | 40.32 | 56.28 | 59.88 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | – | 40.28 | – | 54.66 |
| Assam | 51.94 | 54.91 | 53.38 | 57.94 |
| Bihar | 52.41 | 46.97 | 61.28 | 65.97 |
| Chhatisgarh | 48.13 | 39.88 | 58.03 | 60.85 |
| Guajarat | 52.75 | 40.25 | 58.60 | 60.85 |
| Haryana | 49.35 | – | 58.66 | 67.19 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 50.66 | 50.72 | 57.32 | 63.16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 46.07 | 32.53 | 54.10 | 66.35 |
| Jharkhand | 49.97 | 39.72 | 58.03 | 61.69 |
| Karnataka | 46.10 | 41.53 | 53.35 | 55.66 |
| Kerala | 50.78 | 42.00 | 58.57 | 64.32 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 50.78 | 42.00 | 58.57 | 64.32 |
| Maharashtra | 54.69 | 39.60 | 55.28 | 59.32 |
| Manipur | – | 55.10 | 66.53 | 61.41 |
| Meghalaya | – | 38.16 | 44.16 | 42.60 |
| Mizoram | – | 36.85 | 44.16 | 42.60 |
| Nagaland | – | 47.63 | – | – |
| Odisha | 45.07 | 36.63 | 57.94 | 60.03 |
| Puducherry | 52.00 | – | 59.75 | 59.82 |
| Punjab | 48.72 | 46.91 | 55.88 | 64.63 |
| Rajasthan | 49.97 | 45.32 | 60.85 | 64.82 |
| Tamil Nadu | 53.53 | 42.28 | 60.69 | 61.78 |
| Telanagan | 49.66 | 45.00 | 57.57 | 59.94 |
| Tripura | 42.07 | 29.57 | – | 55.03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 46.97 | 39.25 | 54.91 | 61.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 45.16 | 47.13 | 54.07 | 62.57 |
| West Bengal | 51.57 | 43.60 | 55..53 | 64.53 |
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