IBPS PO
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
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IBPS Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks - Officers (Scale I, II & III) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose)

IBPS conducts this annual process to recruit Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officers in Scale I, II and III for the Regional Rural Banks across States and UTs. Office Assistant and Officer Scale I candidates take an online preliminary and main exam, while Scale II and III candidates take a single online exam; all officer posts also include an interview coordinated with NABARD.
Eligibility (summary)
Online objective test, 80 questions in 45 minutes; qualifying for the main exam
Online objective test, 200 questions, 200 marks
One-level online objective exam for Scale II (Generalist/Specialist) and Scale III
Common interview of 100 marks coordinated by nodal RRBs with NABARD and IBPS
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Examination (Office Assistant and Officer Scale I) | Office Assistant: Reasoning (40 Q, 40 marks, 25 min) and Numerical Ability (40 Q, 40 marks, 20 min). Officer Scale I: Reasoning (40 Q, 40 marks, 25 min) and Quantitative Aptitude (40 Q, 40 marks, 20 min). 80 questions, 80 marks, 45 minutes; must clear both tests; 0.25 negative markingCRP RRBs-XIV (2025 notification) · source |
| Main Examination (Office Assistant and Officer Scale I) | 200 questions, 200 marks, 120 minutes: Reasoning (40 Q, 50 marks, 30 min), Computer Knowledge (40 Q, 20 marks, 15 min), General Awareness (40 Q, 40 marks, 15 min), English or Hindi Language (40 Q, 40 marks, 30 min), Numerical Ability for OA / Quantitative Aptitude for Scale I (40 Q, 50 marks, 30 min); 0.25 negative markingCRP RRBs-XIV (2025 notification) · source |
| Interview (Officers only) | Interview of 100 marks for officer posts; online exam and interview weighted 80:20 in the final meritCRP RRBs-XIV (2025 notification) · source |
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IBPS RRB is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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