IBPS RRB X RECRUITMENT :IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE

IBPS RRB X Officer and Clerk recruitment: Important points to remember  by the applicants

IBPS RRB X Application processes are over . Now let us check when exam will be conducted and other important dates and other important points to remember

 Date of examination: The online examinations for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP RRBs X) for recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in August and September/ October 2021. The interviews for recruitment of Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II & III) under the same process will be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority tentatively in the month of November 2021.

Participating Banks:

Sr. No.	Name of RRBs	Present Head Office	State / UT	Desired Local Language Proficiency as prescribed by the Participating RRBs
1	Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank	Warangal	Telangana	Telugu
2	Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank	Kadapa	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu
3	Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank	Naharlagun (Papumpare)	Arunachal Pradesh	English
4	Aryavart Bank	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi
5	Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	Guwahati	Assam	Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
6	Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank	Murshidabad	West Bengal	Bengali
7	Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	Vadodara	Gujarat	Gujarati
8	Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank	Ajmer	Rajasthan	Hindi
9	Baroda U P Bank	Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit
10	Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu
11	Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank	Raipur	Chhattisgarh	Hindi
12	Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank	Patna	Bihar	Hindi
13	Ellaquai Dehati Bank	Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir	Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi
14	Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank	Mandi	Himachal Pradesh	Hindi
15	J & K Grameen Bank	Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir	Dogri, Kashmiri,  Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Urdu, Hindi
16	Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank	Ranchi	Jharkhand	Hindi
17	Karnataka Gramin Bank	Bellary	Karnataka	Kannada
18	Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank	Dharwad	Karnataka	Kannada
19	Kerala Gramin Bank	Mallapuram	Kerala	Malayalam
20	Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	Hindi
21	Madhyanchal Gramin Bank	Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	Hindi
22	Maharashtra Gramin Bank	Aurangabad	Maharashtra	Marathi
23	Manipur Rural Bank	Imphal	Manipur	Manipuri
24	Meghalaya Rural Bank	Shillong	Meghalaya	Khasi, Garo
25	Mizoram Rural Bank	Aizawl	Mizoram	Mizo
26	Nagaland Rural Bank	Kohima	Nagaland	English
27	Odisha Gramya Bank	Bhubaneshwar	Odisha	Odia
28	Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	Howrah	West Bengal	Bengali
29	Prathama UP Gramin Bank	Moradabad	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi
30	Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank	Puducherry	Puducherry	Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
31	Punjab Gramin Bank	Kapurthala	Punjab	Punjabi
32	Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank	Jodhpur	Rajasthan	Hindi
33	Saptagiri Grameena Bank	Chittor	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu
34	Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank	Rohtak	Haryana	Hindi
35	Saurashtra Gramin Bank	Rajkot	Gujarat	Gujarati
36	Tamil Nadu Grama Bank	Salem	Tamil Nadu	Tamil
37	Telangana Grameena Bank	Hyderabad	Telangana	Telugu, Urdu
38	Tripura Gramin Bank	Agartala	Tripura	Bengali, Kokborak
39	Utkal Grameen Bank	Bolangir	Odisha	Odia
40	Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	Hindi
41	Uttarakhand Gramin Bank	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	Hindi, Sanskrit
42	Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank	Coochbehar	West Bengal	Bengali, Nepali
43	Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank	Nagpur	Maharashtra	Marathi

ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE-   

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

 

Preliminary Examination (objective) ** 

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Qs	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	*	40	40	Composite time of  45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	*	40	40
	Total		80	80

 

Officer Scale-I

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Qs	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	*	40	40	Composite time of  45 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	*	40	40
	Total		80	80

 

** 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.

 

Main Examination (objective) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	*	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
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

         

Officer Scale-I

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	*	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
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

 

                    Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

PLEASE NOTE: 

         

For Office Scale-I and Office Assistants (Multipurpose):-

 Call letter for Preliminary Exam will not be collected at the examination venue. 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. (Detailed instructions in the regard are provided in Sr. No. 12 on Page 18). For Officers Scale II and III:-

 

Candidates need to submit call letter with the ID proof copy duly stapled together in the designated drop boxes after the examination. Those candidates who avail the services of scribe should submit scribe form along with the call letter and ID proof copy.

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.

 

* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB X 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

 

 

 

Single level Examination (objective) Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

Sr. No.	Name of the Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Qs.	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4a•	English Language	English	40	40
4b•	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	50
	TOTAL::::		200	200

 

 

 

Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)

Sr. No.	Name of the Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of  Qs.	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Professional Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	40
2	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4a•	English Language	English	40	20
4b•	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	20
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
6	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	40
	TOTAL::::		240	200

 

 

Officer Scale- III  

Sr. No.	Name of the Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Qs.	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4a•	English Language	English	40	40
4b•	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	50
	TOTAL::::		200	200

 

                    Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

 

 

           CUTOFF SCORE

 

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.

For Officers Scale II and III - Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Single 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 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.

 

Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total score in order of merit to be called for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment. Decision of IBPS in short-listing and calling numbers of candidates for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment shall be Final.

 

             SCORES OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE EXAMINATION (Preliminary / Main / Single) 

The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method. 

Scores upto two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculation.

 

FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE) – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

 

FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE I – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.

 

FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST) AND SCALE III – MARKS OBTAINED IN THE SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.

INTERVIEW – applicable only for post of Officers (Scale I, II and III)

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- X 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. The minimum qualifying marks / scores in interview for Officers Scale I, II and III will be as per extant guidelines. 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- X 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. 

While appearing for the Interview, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents given below. In the absence of valid documents candidature of the candidates shall be cancelled. IBPS/ Nodal RRB/ RRBs take no responsibility to receive/ collect any certificate/remittance/ document sent separately.