Notification for RRB Office Assistant and Officers Scale I, II & III:

Dear Friends, after much speculation and delays, IBPS has finally released the notification for
RRB Office Assistant and Officer Scale I, II & III. Its a great opportunity for any Job seeker
wishing to make a career in Banking Sector. Lets analyze it in detail the following:

1. Vacancies: The number of tentative vacancies various posts as of now is 15337 which
is likely to increase further. Previous year there were 16560 vacancies.

Post No. of Vacancies

Officer Scale I 5123
Officer Scale II Agriculture Officer 166 1747
Marketing Officer 35
Treasury Manager 13
Law Officer 27
Chartered Accountant 38
IT Officer 95
General Banking 1373
Officer
Officer Scale III 169
Office Assistant 8298
Total 15337
For State Wise and Bank Wise Vacancies Details, please click here

2. Exam Structure: Candidates will have to appear in Online examinations as follows:

Office Assistant:
a) Preliminary Exam

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of No. of Qs Maximum Duration

Exam Marks
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40 Composite time
2 Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 40 of 45 minutes
Total 80 80

b) Mains Exam

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of No. of Max. Duration

Exam Questions Marks
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50
2 Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 50
3 General Hindi/English 40 40
Awareness Composite Time
4 a English English 40 40 of 2 hours
Language
4 b Hindi Language Hindi 40 40
5 Computer Hindi/English 40 20
 Knowledge
Total 200 200
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b

Officer Scale I:
a) Preliminary Exam

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of No. of Qs Maximum Duration

Exam Marks
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40
Composite time
2 Quantitative Hindi/English 40 40
of 45 minutes
Aptitude
Total 80 80

b) Mains Exam

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of No. of Max. Duration

Exam Questions Marks
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50
2 Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 50
3 General Hindi/English 40 40
Awareness Composite Time
4 a English Language English 40 40 of 2 hours
4 b Hindi Language Hindi 40 40
5 Computer Hindi/English 40 20
Knowledge
Total 200 200
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b

c) Interview: The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks /
scores in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC / ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 80:20 respectively.

Officer Scale II: General Banking Officer

a) Single level Examination

Sr. No. Name of the Tests Medium of No. of Qs. Max. Marks Duration
Exam
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50

2 Quantitative Aptitude Hindi/English 40 50

& Data Interpretation Composite Time
3 Financial Awareness Hindi/English 40 40 of 2 hours
4a English Language English 40 40
4b 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

a) Single level Examination

Sr. No. Name of the Tests Medium of No. of Qs. Max. Marks Duration
Exam
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40

2 Quantitative Aptitude Hindi/English 40 40

& Data Interpretation Composite
3 Financial Awareness Hindi/English 40 40 Time of 2
4a English Language English 40 20 hours and 30
4b Hindi Language Hindi 40 20 minutes
5 Computer Knowledge Hindi/English 40 20
6 Professional Hindi/English 40 40
Knowledge
TOTAL 240 200
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b

b) Interview: For both General Banking Officer and Specialist Cadre, the total marks
allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks / scores in interview will not
be less than 40% (35% for SC / ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The relative weightage
(ratio) of CWE and interview will be 80:20 respectively.

Officer Scale III:

a) Single level Examination

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of No. of Max. Duration

Exam Questions Marks
1 Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50
2 Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 50
3 General Hindi/English 40 40
Awareness Composite Time
4 a English English 40 40 of 2 hours
Language
4 b Hindi Language Hindi 40 40
5 Computer Hindi/English 40 20
Knowledge
Total 200 200
 b) Interview: The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks /
scores in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC / ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 80:20 respectively.

3. Education Qualification: Education qualification varies for different Scales. One must
be sure that one meets the minimum essential qualification before applying.

Post Educational Qualification Experience

Office Assistant Bachelors degree in any discipline from a ----
(Multipurpose) recognized University or its equivalent
(a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed
by the participating RRB/s*
(b) Desirable: Working knowledge of Computer.
Officer Scale-I ----
(Assistant Manager) i. Bachelors 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;
ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by
the participating RRB/s*
iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer.

Officer Scale-II Bachelors degree in any discipline from a Two years as an officer in a
General Banking recognized University or its equivalent with a Bank or Financial Institution.
Officer minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
(Manager) Preference will be given to the candidates
having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing,
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural
Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing
and Cooperation, Information Technology,
Management, Law, Economics and
Accountancy.
Officer Scale-II Information Technology Officer One year (in the relevant field)
Specialist Officers Bachelors degree from a recognised University
(Manager) in Electronics / Communication / Computer
Science / Information Technology or its
equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in
aggregate.
Desirable:
Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC,
OCP etc.
 One Year as a Chartered
Chartered Accountant Accountant.
Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India

Two years as an advocate or

Law Officer should have worked
Degree from a recognised University in Law or as Law Officer in Banks or
its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in Financial Institutions for a
aggregate. period of not less than two
years
Treasury Manager One Year (in the relevant field)
Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a
recognized university/ institution
Marketing Officer One Year (in the relevant field)
MBA in Marketing from a recognized university
Agricultural Officer Two Years (in the relevant field)
Bachelors degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/
Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary
Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture
from a recognized university or its equivalent
with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate
Officer Scale-III Minimum 5 years experience as
Bachelors degree in any discipline from a
(Senior Manager) an Officer in a Bank or Financial
recognized University or its equivalent with a
Institutions
minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Preference will be given to the candidates
having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance,
Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry,
Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science,
Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture,
Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation,
Information Technology, Management, Law,
Economics and Accountancy.

*Proficiency in local language For recruitment of Officer Scale I & Office Assistant (Multipurpose),
proficiency in state language is must. The candidate should have studied the state language in class VIII
or above. In case the candidate hasnt studied the same, he/she will be given six months to acquire the
proficiency in that language.

4. APPLICATION FEE/ INTIMATION CHARGES

Officer (Scale I, II & III)

Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
Rs. 600/- for all others

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
Rs. 600/- for all others
Note: Payment can only be made via Online Mode from 24.07.2017 to 14.08.2017 (both dates inclusive)
 5. Age Limit: As on 01.07.2017

For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager) Above 21 years - Below 40 years
For Officer Scale- II (Manager) Above 21 years - Below 32 years
For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager) Above 18 years - Below 30 years
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Between 18 years and 28 years

Age relaxation for SC/ST/PH/EXS is applicable as per Government Rules

IMPORTANT DATES

Activity Tentative Dates

On-line registration including of Application 24.07.2017 to 14.08.2017
Payment of Application Fees (Online) 24.07.2017 to 14.08.2017
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for August 2017
Officer Scale-I
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 August 2017
Office Assistant
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant 04.09.2017 to 09.09.2017
Download of call letters for online examination Officer Scale-I- August 2017
Preliminary Office Assistant September 2017
Online Examination Preliminary 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 / Officer Scale- I, II & III October 2017
Single Office Assistant- November 2017
Online Examination Main / Single Officers (I, II & III) 05.11.2017
Office Assistant - 12.11.2017
Declaration of Result Main/ Single (For Officers November 2017
Scale I, II and III)
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers December 2017
Scale I, II and III)
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) December 2017
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III January 2018
& Office Assistant. (Multipurpose))

For online application form click here

For more details please and Official Notification click here
For IBPS Website click here