IBPS RRB Selection Process & Exam Pattern
Selection of the candidates for the IBPS RRB Recruitment will be carried out based on a Common Written Examination followed by Document Verification and Interview Process wherever applicable.
The structure of the IBPS RRB Examinations consisting Prelims & Mains Examination; will be conducted online as per the official notification.
IBPS RRB Recruitment: Scheme of Selection
| Posts | Prelims Exam | Mains Exam | Document Verification | Interview | FINAL SCORE |
| IBPS RRB Office Assistant | Qualifying Nature | Mark considered for Merit List | Will be conducted separately | No interview | = Mains Score |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale I | Qualifying Nature | Mark considered for Interview & Merit List | Will be conducted before / after the Interview | Interview Mark will be considered for Merit List | = Mains Score + Interview Score |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST | SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION SCORE will be considered for Interview & Merit List | Will be conducted before / after the Interview | Interview Mark will be considered for Merit List | = Single Level Exam Score + Interview Score | |
| IBPS RRB SCALE III | SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION SCORE will be considered for Interview & Merit List | Will be conducted before / after the Interview | Interview Mark will be considered for Merit List | = Single Level Exam Score + Interview Score | |
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern
The Common Written Examination consisting of Prelims and Mains Examinations which will be conducted Online. The Exams will contain objective type questions with the pattern shown below.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern
| 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 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims Exam Pattern
| 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 Officer Scale 1 & Office Assistant 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.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Name of Test (Objective) | Medium of Exam | No.of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale -1 Mains Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Name of Test (Objective) | Medium of Exam | No.of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XI 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 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale - II Exam Pattern
Selection for IBPS RRB Officer Scale II Grade will be made based on a Single Level Examination. That is, candidates competing for this vacancies are need to write only one written examination.
Candidates becoming shortlisted in IBPS RRB Scale 2 will be placed as General Banking Officers or Specialist Officers.
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No.of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Name of Test (Objective) | Medium of Exam | No.of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 20 | |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| 6 | Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale - III Exam Pattern
| Sr No. | Name of Test (Objective) | Medium of Exam | No.of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Penalty For Wrong Answers
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 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.
Medium of Examination - IBPS RRB Officer & Assistant
| 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 |
Cut-off Score: IBPS RRB Exams
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.
IBPS RRB Recruitment - Final Allotment
On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/ Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc.
In the event of two or more candidates having obtained the same score, merit order is decided as per date of birth (the candidate senior in age is placed before/ above the candidate junior in age), as per the prevailing practice.
IBPS RRB 2022 - All Links
Aspirants, who wish to apply for the IBPS RRB 2022 are requested to check all the links mentioned below to know the exact details about the IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment process for all the above mentioned vacancies.
| Posts | Links |
| IBPS RRB 2022 – Official Notification | Click Here |
| State-Wise Vacancies – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment | Click Here |
| Age Relaxation – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment | Click Here |
| Educational Qualification – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment | Click Here |
| List of Local Languages – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB 2022 – Selection Procedure | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Recruitment – Notification PDF | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Recruitment – Window Advertisment Notification PDF | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Recruitment – Apply Online | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale I – Apply Online | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Office Assistant – Apply Online | Click Here |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & Scale III – Apply Online | Click Here |
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