Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced the recruitment drive for Office Assistants or Bank Clerks for differnt RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) for the year 2020. The IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 is scheduled to be conducted for recruitment of 9698 candidates. The exam of IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 to be held in online mode two phases – Preliminary and Mains. The Preliminary exam of IBPS Office Assistant 2020 is scheduled to be held in multiple sessions on September/October 2020. The total number of vacancies for IBPS RRB 2020 exam has been published along with its official notification. IBPS introduced 9698 vacancies for IBPS RRB 2020 examination. IBPS RRB Office Assistant have 4682 vacancy this year.
Candidates who will qualify in IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 preliminary exam will be shortlisted to appear for mains exam and candidates who will qualify the mains will be alotted a Bank as per their choice and marks obtainted.
Salient features of IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 exam
Name of the Exam |
Recruitment of Office Assistants in different Regional Rural Banks |
Conducting Body |
IBPS |
Posts Offered |
Office Assistants |
Total Number of Vacancies |
4682 |
Mode of Selection |
Online Examination (Prelims & Mains) |
Mode of Exam |
Online |
Application Mode |
Online |
Application Fees |
SC/ST/PWD – Rs 150 , General – Rs 850 |
Job posting |
Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India |
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2020
Candidates applying for IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 exam should fulfill the necessary eligibility criteria as per Nationality, Age and Educational Qualification.
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.
For Office Assistant (Multipurpose)- Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.07.1992 and later than 01.07.2002 (both dates inclusive).
Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. Those who are in the final year/semester of their graduation can also apply.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2019 Event Calendar
S. No. |
Event |
Date |
1 |
Release of Online Application Form |
1st July 2020 |
2 |
Last date of Online Application Form |
21st 2020 |
3 |
Release of E-Admit Card for Preliminary Exam |
August 2020 |
4 |
Preliminary Exam |
September/October |
5 |
Preliminary Exam Result |
October 2020 |
6 |
Release of E-Admit Card for Main Exam |
October 2020 |
7 |
Main Exam |
November 2020 |
8 |
Declaration of Final Result |
January 2021 |
Emoluments and Salary Structure:
IBPS RRB Salary for Multipurpose Assistant posts – For Office Assistant at 100% DA for new recruits: Rs. 14000-17000 (Cash in Hand).
Office Assistant Pay Scale: 7200-(400/3)-8400-(500/3)-9900-(600/4)-12300-(700/7)-17200-(1300/1)-18500-(800/1)-19300
Dearness Allowance:
In bank job, DA is revised quarterly and is based on CPI as declared by the banks i.e. DA can go up with higher CPI and vice versa.
House Rent Allowance:
This varies according to bank clerk’s place of job. And it can be 8.50%, 7.50% and 6.50% of the salary depending upon metros, big cities and other locations.
Medical Allowance:
This allowance is paid annually and for an IBPS clerk, it is fixed at Rs 2000.
After the 10th Bipartite Wage Settlement of 2015, a bank clerk is entitled to get a salary of Rs 21,990 with in-hand salary of Rs 19,461.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2020 Selection Procedure
IBPS Clerk selection procedure has 2 steps which is mention below:
Step 1: Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) (80 Marks)
Step 2: Main Examination (Objective Type – 200 Marks)