IBPS Latest News – CRP RRBs XII – 2023
IBPS has notified the Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for Recruitment of Officers (Scale I , II and III ) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) – CRP RRBs XII on 1st June 2023
Key Information :
- The CRP RRB XII will be conducted as an Online Exam
- The Exam will be conducted by IBPS in August – September 2023
Selection Process for Officer Scale I :
- For the posts of Officers Scale I , the examination will be two tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main
- For the post of Officers Scale I, Only candidates who qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination
- Candidates shortlisted after the Main Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority tentatively in the month of November 2023
- FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE I – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.
Preliminary Examination (Objective Type ) **
** Candidates have to qualify in both the Preliminary and Main tests by securing minimum cutoff marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
| Sr No | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Main Examination (Objective Type)
| Sr No | Name of tests | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 50 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 20 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a * | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b * | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Numerical Ability | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 50 | |
| TOTAL | 200 | 200 |
- Note : Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Selection Process for Officer Scale II and III (Generalist and Specialists):
- For the post of Officers Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) and Scale III, candidates will appear for Single Online Examination (There will be no Preliminary and Main Exam . It’s a single Exam )
- Shortlisted candidates in the Single Online Examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority tentatively in the month of November 2023
- FOR THE POST OF OFFICERS SCALE II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST) AND SCALE III – MARKS OBTAINED IN THE SINGLE LEVEL ONLINE EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING FOR INTERVIEW AND FINAL MERIT LISTING.
Single Level Examination (Objective Type) for General Banking Officer
| Sr No | Name of tests | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi / English | 40 | 50 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi / English | 40 | 20 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | Hindi / English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a * | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b * | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | Hindi / English | 40 | 50 | |
| TOTAL | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Single Level Examination (Objective Type) for Specialist Officer
| Sr No | Name of tests | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Professional Knowledge | Hindi / English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 2 hours and 30 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning | Hindi / English | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Financial 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 | |
| 6 | Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | Hindi / English | 40 | 50 | |
| TOTAL | 240 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Selection Process for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) :
- For the posts of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) , the examination will be two tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main
- For the post of Officers Scale I, only candidates who qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main Examination
- Candidates shortlisted after the Main Examination will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Main Examination and the actual vacancies reported by the RRBs.
- FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE) – MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THE ONLINE MAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING
Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)
| Sr No | Name of Test | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Main Examination (Objective Type)
| Sr No | Name of tests | Medium of Exam | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 50 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 20 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a * | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b * | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Numerical Ability | Pls check appendix 1 | 40 | 50 | |
| TOTAL | 200 | 200 |
Note : Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Any change in the structure of the examination will be intimated through authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in. Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in Information Handout, on authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY, MAIN AND SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATIONS)
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.
CUTOFF SCORE
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination to be considered to be shortlisted for provisional allotment. Depending on the number of vacancies available in each state, candidates will be shortlisted for provisional allotment.
For Officers Scale I
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, adequate number of candidates in each category not exceeding three times of the declared vacancies in each state shall be called for interview, subject to availability. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
For Officers Scale II and III
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Single Examination to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, adequate number of candidates in each category not exceeding three times of the declared vacancies shall be called for interview, subject to availability. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.
Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total score in order of merit to be called for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment. Decision of IBPS in short-listing and calling numbers of candidates for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment shall be Final.
APPLICATION FEE/ INTIMATION CHARGES
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Online payment from 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 both dates inclusive)
Officer (Scale I, II & III)
– Rs.175/- (Inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD candidates.
– Rs.850/- (Inclusive of GST) for all others
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
– Rs.175/- (Inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PWBD/EXSM candidates.
– Rs.850/- (Inclusive of GST) for all others
Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate
IMPORTANT DATES
All further announcements/ details pertaining to this process will only be published/ provided on IBPS authorised website www.ibps.in from time to time. The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative Dates |
| On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 |
| Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 01.06.2023 to 21.06.2023 |
| Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary | July/ August, 2023 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | August, 2023 |
| Result of Online exam – Preliminary | September 2023 |
| Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single | September 2023 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single | September 2023 |
| Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October 2023 |
| Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2023 |
| Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) | October/November 2023 |
| Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose)) | January 2024 |
Appendix : I
* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XII for posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I
| Sr No | Name of State | 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 |
FOR DETAILED CRP- RRB – XII NOTIFICATION PLEASE CLICK HERE