IBPS has mentioned in the IBPS RRB Recruitment Notification regarding the importance of Local Language Proficiency of the candidate applying for Office Assistant and Officer Posts.
This could be the burden for the candidates who apply for the specific state without having local language proficiency.
The actual Local Language Criteria are given in Official notification as follows:
For Recruitment of Officer Scale -I & Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in IBPS RRB Recruitment, Proficiency in the local language as specified below shall be an essential qualification.
Candidates who have already studied the language of the State in standard VIII or any level above standard VIII in Government recognized Boards of Education/ School or having any certificate to the effect for standard VIII or any level above standard VIII would be considered proficient in that local language.
| Name of the Bank | State | Local Language |
| Allahabad UP Gramin Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
| Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank | Telangana | Telugu |
| Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Arunachal Pradesh | English |
| Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Assam | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Baroda UP Gramin Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
| Bihar Gramin Bank | Bihar | Hindi |
| Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Chhattisgarh | Hindi |
| Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Ellaquai Dehati Bank | Jammu & Kashmir | Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
| Gramin Bank of Aryavart | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi |
| J & K Grameen Bank | Jammu & Kashmir | Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi |
| Jharkhand Gramin Bank | Jharkhand | Hindi |
| Karnataka Vikas Gramin Bank | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Kashi-Gomti-Samyut Gramin Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Kaveri Grameena Bank | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Kerala Gramin Bank | Kerala | Malayalam |
| Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank | Assam | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
| Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank | Bihar | Hindi |
| Madhyanchal Gramin Bank | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Maharashtra | Marathi |
| Malwa Gramin Bank | Punjab | Punjabi |
| Manipur Rural Bank | Manipur | Manipuri |
| Meghalaya Rural Bank | Meghalaya | Khasi, Garo |
| Mizoram Rural Bank | Mizoram | Mizo |
| Nagaland Rural Bank | Nagaland | English |
| Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Odisha Gramya Bank | Odisha | Odia |
| Pallavan Grama Bank | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
| Pandyan Grama Bank | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
| Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Prathama Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Puduvai Bharthyiar Grama Bank | Puducherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
| Punjab Gramin Bank | Punjab | Punjabi |
| Purvanchal Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Saptagiri Grameena Bank | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu |
| Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Haryana | Hindi |
| Sarva UP Gramin Bank | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Saurashtra Gramin Bank | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Sutlej Gramin Bank | Punjab | Punjabi |
| Telangana Grameena Bank | Telangana | Telugu, Urdu |
| Tripura Gramin Bank | Tripura | Bengali, Kokborak |
| Utkal Grameen Bank | Odisha | Odia |
| Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank | West Bengal | Bengali, Nepali |
| Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank | Bihar | Hindi |
| Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | Uttarakhand | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Vananchal Gramin Bank | Jharkhand | Hindi |
| Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank | Maharashtra | Marathi |
Where the candidate does not meet the aforesaid requirement in the local language at the time of selection, he / she will be given a time of six months from the date of joining to acquire the proficiency. This period can be extended by the Boards of RRBs within the framework of the rules and provided that such extension should not be beyond the probation period.
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