IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Notification 2025: Notification, Eligibility, Exam pattern, Important Dates

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, or IBPS, is a national exam held once a year. The IBPS conducted a Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for RRB to recruit applicants for Group “A” - Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B” - Office Assistant (Multipurpose) positions.

Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can apply online using the official website.Candidates who pass these exams will be considered for the IBPS RRB Officers Scale-I. In addition to English and Hindi, the preliminary and main examinations will be held in other regional languages.

The preliminary examination syllabus for IBPS RRB Officers Scale –I contains Numerical Ability, Reasoning, and Quantitative, while the main examination syllabus includes English or Hindi, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Numerical Ability, Computer Knowledge, and General Awareness.

In the below section of this page, you will find more information on the IBPS RRB Officers Scale-I exam pattern, the number of vacancies, the IBPS RRB exam syllabus, important dates and links, and eligibility criteria, and how to apply, and other details.

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Essential Educational Qualifications:

Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager)

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent

Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal

Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy;

Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*

Desirable: working knowledge of Computer.

Age limit (As on 01.09. 2025):

For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager):

The applicants must be between the ages of 18 years - 30 years.

*Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.09.1995 and later than 01.09.2007 (both dates inclusive)*.

The permitted upper age limit relaxations are as follows:

S.No.	Category	Age-relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
03	Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 years
04	In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	(for the post of Officers) 5 years

Scheme of IBPS RRB Officer Scale and Office Assistant examinations

The procedure of recruitment will be:

• Online Preliminary Examination

• Online Main Examination

• Single Examination (for Officer Scale-II & III)

•Interview

Scheme of Preliminary Examinations:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I:

S. No	Name of Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
I	Reasoning	40	40	Composite time of 45 minutes
II	Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
Total		80	80	45 minutes

Important Notes for all of the above examinations::

I. The questions on the papers will be of the objective type.

II. Each question will be carried one mark.

III. Each incorrect answer will 1/4th marks deduction.

IV. Candidates must qualify in both examinations by achieving IBPS-determined cut-off marks.

Scheme of Mains Examinations:

Officer Scale-I:

S. No	Name of Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
I	Reasoning	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours or 120 minutes
II	Computer Knowledge	40	20
III	General Awareness	40	40
IV a	English Language	40	40
IV b	Hindi Language	40	40
V	Quantitative Aptitude	40	50
Total		200	200	2 hours or 120 minutes

Important Note for all of the above examinations:

I. The questions on the papers will be of the objective type.

II. Each incorrect answer will 1/4th marks deduction.

III. Candidates must choose between IV a and IV b.

List of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I,Tests (Medium of Examination) according to State Applied for:

Sr. No	Name of States	A 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:

For Officers Scale-I- To be considered for an interview, each candidate will need to achieve a minimum score in each test of the Online Main examination.

Interview:

Officers Scale-I, II, and III interviews will be conducted by Participating Banks and organised by the Nodal Bank in each State/UT with the assistance of IBPS. The shortlisted candidates will be informed of the centre, address of the venue, time and date of the interview in the call letter.

• The total number of marks allotted for the interview is 100.

• The minimum qualifying marks in the interview will be as per the guidelines for Officers Scale I, II, and III.

• The weightage (ratio) of the Online Main Examination and also the interview will be 80:20.

Provisional Allotment

On completion of the interview process/main examination, based on the vacancies to be filled as per the professional requirements of RRBs and reported to IBPS, the shortlisted candidates will be given merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Reservation Policy Guidelines, as well as other guidelines issued by the government of India and others from time to time, administrative exigencies, etc.

The following are the likely positions that will be filled up through this Exam:

Post Name	Post Level	Vacancies
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	Group "B"	7,972
Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager)	Group "A"	3,907
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)	Group "A"	854
Officer Scale-II (Information Technology Officer)	Group "A"	87
Officer Scale-II (Chartered Accountant)	Group "A"	69
Officer Scale-II (Law Officer)	Group "A"	48
Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer)	Group "A"	50
Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager)	Group "A"	16
Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)	Group "A"	15
Officer Scale III (Senior Manager)	Group "A"	199
Total Vacancies		13,217

Syllabus Preliminary Examinations:

For IBPS RRBOfficer Scale-I :

(A) Reasoning

•Alphanumeric Sets & Series

•Coding-Decoding

•Analogy

•Alphabet/Word formation

•Sitting Arrangement

•Order and Ranking

•Directions

•Statement - Conclusions

•Logical Analytics

•Blood Relation

•Data sufficiency

•Miscellaneous

(B) Numerical Ability

•Simplification( Approximation)

•Number System

•Average

•Ratio/Proportion

•Percentage

•Time /Work

•Time/Distance

•Simple/Compound Interest

•Profit /Loss

•Sequences and Series

•Age problem

•Data Interpretation

•Partnership

•Permutation/Combination

•Miscellaneous

•Mensuration 2D

(C) Quantitative Aptitude

•Number Systems.

•Computation of Whole Numbers.

•Decimals and Fractions.

•Relationship Between Numbers.

•Fundamental Arithmetical Operations.

•Percentage.

•Ratio & Proportion.

•Profit & Loss.

•Simple Interest.

•Average.

•Discount.

•Partnership.

•Time & Work.

•Time & Distance.

•Use of Tables and Graphs.

•Mensuration.

Syllabus of Mains Examination:

For IBPS RRBOfficer Scale-I:

(A) Reasoning

•Coding-Decoding.

•Analogy.

•Data Sufficiency.

•Logic.

•Alphabet Test.

•Eligibility Test.

•Puzzle Test.

•Theme Detection.

•Classification.

•Logical Venn Diagrams.

•Clocks & Calendars.

•Deriving Conclusions from Passages.

•Series Completion.

•Logical Sequence of Words.

•Statement – Arguments.

•Statement – Conclusions.

•Arithmetical Reasoning.

•Mathematical Operations.

•Situation Reaction Test.

•Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle.

•Inserting The Missing Character.

•Number, Ranking & Time Sequence.

(B) General Awareness

•Awards and Honors.

•General Policy.

•Indian Economy.

•Countries & Capitals.

•Budget and Five Year Plans.

•Books and Authors.

•Important Days.

•International & National Organizations.

•Current Affairs – National & International.

•Indian History.

•Sports.

•Abbreviations.

•Science – Inventions & Discoveries.

•General Science.

•Science & Technology.

•Indian National Movement.

(C) Computer Knowledge

•Computer Fundamentals

•Computer Abbreviations

•Software and Hardware Fundamentals

•Shortcut Keys

•Networking

•Basic Knowledge of the Internet

•MS Office

•Database

•History of Computer

•Security Tools

•Number System and Conversions

•Computer Languages

•Internet

•Input and Output Devices.

(D) English

•Verb.

•Tenses.

•Voice.

•Subject-Verb Agreement.

•Articles.

•Comprehension.

•Fill in the Blanks.

•Adverb.

•Error Correction.

•Sentence Rearrangement.

•Unseen Passages.

•Vocabulary.

•Antonyms.

•Synonyms.

•Grammar.

•Idioms & Phrases, etc

(E) Hindi

•हिन्दी वर्णमाला

•स्वर,व्यंजन,संयुक्त व्यंजन

•सार्थक,निरर्थक शब्द

•एकार्थी शब्द,अनेकार्थी शब्द

•पर्यायवाची शब्द / समानार्थी शब्द

•विलोम शब्द

•वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द

•समूहवाची शब्द

•बहु अर्थिय शब्द

•काल,क्रियाओं का उचित काल

•संज्ञा

•सर्वनाम

•विशेषण

•क्रिया

•वाक्य के भेद:निषेधात्मक वाक्य,प्रश्न वाचक,विस्मयादिबोधक,

•वचन

•लिंग

•अव्यय

•मुहावरे/लोकोक्तियां

•वाक्य शोधन

(E) Quantitative Aptitude

•Number Systems.

•Computation of Whole Numbers.

•Decimals and Fractions.

•Relationship Between Numbers.

•Fundamental Arithmetical Operations.

•Percentage.

•Ratio & Proportion.

•Profit & Loss.

•Simple Interest.

•Average.

•Discount.

•Partnership.

•Time & Work.

•Time & Distance.

•Use of Tables and Graphs.

•Mensuration.

(F) Financial Awareness

•Current events in Financial World

•Monetary Policy

•Budget

•Economic Survey

•Banking & Banking Reforms in India

•Bank Accounts of Special Individuals Loans

•BASEL I

•BASEL II

•BASEL III

•Asset Reconstruction Companies

•Non Performing Assets

•Restructuring of Loans

•Bad Loans

•Risk Management

•Organisations - RBI, SEBI, IMF, World Bank & Others

Fee Payable by Candidates for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Exam:

All Other Category’s Candidates: Rs. 850/-

SC/ ST/ PWBD candidates : Rs. 175/-

Mode of Payment:

Candidates can make the payment of requisite fees/ intimation charges through the ONLINE mode only. Candidates must keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges.

1- Visit the Official Website: Go to the official website of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) at www.ibps.in.

2- Navigate to the CRP RRBs Link: Click on the link for "CRP RRBs" (Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks).

3- Select the Application Link: Click on the link for "Apply Online for Recruitment of Officers Scale-I, II & III under CRP-RRBs..."

4- New Registration:

Click on "Click here for New Registration".

Enter your basic information like Name, Mobile Number, and Email ID.

A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated and sent to your registered Email ID and Mobile Number.

5- Upload Documents (Pre-Requisites): Log in using the generated credentials and upload the scanned copies of the following documents as per the specified format and size guidelines:

Passport-sized Photograph

Signature (Should not be in capital letters)

Left Thumb Impression

Handwritten Declaration (The exact text will be provided in the official notification, and it must be written by the candidate in English with black ink).

6- Fill the Application Form: Complete the detailed application form by entering:

Personal details (Category, Religion, Nationality, etc.)

Educational Qualifications (Graduation details, percentage, etc.)

Work Experience (if any)

Preferred Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in order of preference.

Choice of Exam Centre.

7- Preview and Validate: Preview the entire application form and carefully verify all the details entered before final submission. Click on "Validate your details" to check for any errors.

8- Pay Application Fee: Pay the required application fee online using Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, or other available options. The fee amount is generally different for General/OBC/EWS and SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

9-Final Submission and Print: After successful payment, the application will be finally submitted. Download and take a printout of the e-receipt and the final submitted application form for your records.