IBPS RRB Notification 2017-18 is out. Check Here all the details regarding IBPS RRB Exam Pattern, Important Dates, Syllabus and Eligibility Criteria.Out of the several bank exams conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, IBPS RRB is an exam conducted for recruitment of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) or Gramin Banks for various category posts such as Officers and Multipurpose Office Assistant posts. The recruitment notification for the same has been released by IBPS on their official website (http://www.ibps.in/). This article will provide you detailed information regarding the Eligibility criteria, Exam format, Test duration and pattern and important dates with respect to IBPS RRB 2017.
IBPS RRB Important Dates 2017-18
In the table below, you can check all the key dates pertaining to IBPS RRB 2017-18 notification.
| Activity | Dates |
| On-line registration (Modification, Online Payment) by candidates | 24.07.2017 to 14.08.2017 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Officer Scale-I | August 2017 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-I | 28.08.2017 to 03.09.2017 |
| Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Office Assistant | August 2017 |
| Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant | 04.09.2017 to 09.09.2017 |
| Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I- August 2017 Office Assistant – September 2017 |
| Preliminary Examination | Officer Scale-I – 09.09.2017, 10.09.2017 and 16.09.2017 (if required) Office Assistant- 17, 23 & 24.09.2017 (if required) |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I – October 2017 Office Assistant- October 2017 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single | Officer Scale- I, II & III – October 2017 Office Assistant- November 2017 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single | Officers (I, II & III) – 05.11.2017 Office Assistant – 12.11.2017 |
| Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | December 2017 |
| Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | December 2017 |
| Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose)) | January 2018 |
IBPS RRB Exam: Eligibility Criteria
For all the candidates appearing for IBPS RRB Exam 2017-18 must check the required eligibility criteria, mentioned below in detail.
| Eligibility Criteria | Requirement |
| Nationality | · A Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or
· A subject of Bhutan or · A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or · 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. |
| Age Limit | · For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1977 and later than 30.06.1996 (both dates inclusive)
· For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1985 and later than 30.06.1996 (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 03.07.1987 and later than 30.06.1999 (both dates inclusive) 
· For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.07.1989 and later than 01.07.1999 (both dates inclusive) |
| Eligibility Criteria | · Candidates must have completed Graduation Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent. |
| Language Proficiency | · Candidates applying for the posts of Office Assistant in any particular RRB are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State/ UT in which the RRB is situated to be eligible for interview. |
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Test Duration
The recruitment for RRB officers is conducted in three phases and each phase is eliminatory in nature. 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.
The structures of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Preliminary Examination (objective)*
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Sr. | Name of Tests | Medium of | No. of Qs | Maximum | Duration | |||
| No. | Exam | Marks | ||||||
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | ||||
| 45 minutes | ||||||||
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 80 | ||||||
Main Examination (objective)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Sr. | Name of Tests | Medium of | No. of | Max. Marks | Duration | |
| No. | Exam | Questions | ||||
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | ||
| Composite Time | ||||||
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | ||
| of 2 hours | ||||||
| 3 | General 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 | ||||
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Officer Scale-I |
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| Sr. | Name of Tests | Medium of | No. of | Max. Marks | Duration | |
| No. | Exam | Questions | ||||
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | ||
| Composite Time | ||||||
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | ||
| of 2 hours | ||||||
| 3 | General 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 | ||||
Single level Examination (objective)
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| Sr. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of | Max. | Duration |
| No. | Qs. | Marks | |||
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 |
| Interpretation | |||||
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Hours |
| 4a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| TOTAL:::: | 200 | 200 |
Hope you have more clarity now, on IBPS RRB Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Eligibility criteria.
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