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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains

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ABOUT EXAM

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts an online exam every year to select qualified applicants for the posts of Assistants or clerks in the Regional Rural Banks of India. Every year the institute announces a huge number of RRB Clerk positions for various Regional Rural Banks across India.

IBPS RRB Clerk 2026 exam is a great opportunity for banking aspirants aspiring for a stable career in the banking sector. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are scheduled commercial banks in India that are controlled by the government and operate at the regional level in several Indian states. These banks are under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. They were established to provide fundamental banking and financial services to rural communities. However, RRBs also have urban branches.
 

IBPS RRB Clerk / RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT 2026 Exam Overview

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) released the official notification for the recruitment of Assistants in the Regional Rural banks of the country. The examination calendar for the 2026 exams has already been released by IBPS and the exams for RRB Clerk Mains will be conducted in Januay 2027. To help you understand the format of this exam and develop a study plan beforehand, here we have provided a brief overview of this exam in the table given below:


 

Name of Exam conducting AgencyInstitute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Exam Date30th January 2027
Name of the postRRB Office Assistant / RRB Clerk
Total VacanciesTo be announced
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Mode of examOnline
Selection procedurePrelims, Mains
Official websitewww.ibps.in
 

IBPS RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

 

Here, we have listed the basic criteria for appointment to the posts in the Regional Rural Banks which include educational qualifications, age limit, nationality, work experience, and other specific requirements for the post of RRB Clerk.

 
 

IBPS RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT 2026 Educational Qualifications

 

To apply for the post of Assistant  in Regional Rural Banks, here are the essential education qualifications:
 
1. You must possess a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent.
 
2. Working knowledge of Computers is a desirable qualification for the post of RRB clerk.

 
 

Proficiency in the local language

 

Proficiency in the local language is one of the essential qualifications to be eligible for the post of RRB Assistant as prescribed by the participating Regional Rural Banks.
 
· As per the notification, candidates who have already studied the language of the State in standard VIII or any level above standard VIII in Government recognized Boards of Education / Schools or having any certificate to the effect for standard VIII or any level above standard VIII would be considered proficient in that local language.
 
· If you do not meet the aforesaid requirement in the local language at the time of selection, you will be given a time of six months from the date of joining to acquire proficiency. This period can be extended by the Boards of RRBs but such extension should not be beyond the probation period.

 
 

IBPS RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT 2026 Age Limit

 

To apply for the post of Assistant in RRB, an unreserved category candidate should not be below 18 years & above 28 years of age.
 
However, there will be age relaxations in the upper age limit for different categories as under:

 
 

CategoryRelaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe5 Years
Other Backward Classes3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disabilities10 Years
Ex-Servicemen & Commissioned Officers5 Years
Persons affected by the 1984 riots5 Years
 

 
 

Nationality / Citizenship:

 

A candidate must be either –

I. A Citizen of India or 

II. A subject of Nepal or 

III. A subject of Bhutan or 

IV. A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or

V. 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 intending to permanently settle 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.

 
 

Application Fee

 

The application fee for applying for the post of RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant would be as given below. You can make the payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges through the On-Line Mode only.  As per the notification, you will also have to bear the Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/intimation charges.

 
 

CategoryFees (Non-refundable)
GENERAL/ EWS/ OBC candidate850/-
SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates175/-
 

 
 

How To Apply

 

You can apply for the Post of RRB clerk and can also apply for officer simultaneously, however, you will be allowed to apply for only one post in the officer’s cadre i.e. for Officer Scale-I or Scale-II or Scale-III.
 
You have to apply separately and pay fees/intimation charges separately for each post.
 
Candidates can apply online only. No other mode of application will be accepted.
 
Before applying, you should keep the scanned images of your photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression, and handwritten declaration ready to upload.

 
Steps to Apply Online:
 

  • Go to the IBPS’s authorized website http://www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page
  • Click on “APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- RRBs- OFFICE ASSISTANT (Multipurpose)” to open up the On-Line Application Form.
  • Click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” and enter the basic information asked in the registration form.
  • Upload your scanned photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression, and handwritten declaration in the specified format.
  • Pay the application fee through any of the available payment modes Debit Cards (RuPay / Visa / MasterCard / Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
  • After completing the payment, check all the entered information and click on “Submit”. You will receive an Email and SMS containing your registration number and password.
  • After submitting, an additional page of the application form will be displayed. Take a printout of the e-receipt and online application form containing fee details for future reference.

EXAM PATTERN

IBPS RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT 2026 Exam Pattern


Stage I:  Prelims
 

  • The preliminary examination for the post of RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant will be conducted online.

  • This phase is divided into 2 sections - Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.

  • You are given 80 questions to attempt in a duration of 45 minutes. The time is composite for both sections, i.e, you can switch between the sections at any time.

  • The prelims of RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant will be of qualifying nature i.e. Marks obtained in the Reasoning or Quantitative Aptitude section will not be considered while preparing the merit List.

  • Minimum qualifying marks will be declared by IBPS after prelims.

  • There will be a penalty of one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.

  • You can attempt RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant mock tests at Smartkeeda to familiarise yourself well with the RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant exam pattern.

  • IBPS reserves the right to make the duration of Tests separate for each test. This will be duly communicated to the candidates in the information Handout.

 

RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant Pre Exam Pattern

 
 

S.NoName of the TestNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Reasoning404025 minutes
2.Numerical Ability404020 minutes
 Total808045 minutes

 
Stage II: Mains

 

  • This is the second round in the selection process for RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant.

  • The mains of the IBPS RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant would be divided into 5 sections – Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, Language test, General Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude.

  • There would be a composite time of 2 hours for all the sections so you can divide your time as per your capabilities. (No sectional time limit)

  • The marks obtained in this round will be considered for the final merit so you must score well in this round.

  • IBPS reserves the right to make the duration of Tests separate for each test. This will be duly communicated to the candidates in the information Handout.


 
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RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

 

S.NoName of the TestNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Reasoning405030 minutes
2.Computer Knowledge402015 minutes
3.General Awareness404015 minutes
4.English / Hindi Language404030 minutes
5.Numerical Ability405030 minutes
 Total200200120 minutes
 


 

Penalty For Wrong Answers

 

There will be a 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 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at the corrected score. Therefore, if you’re unaware of an answer, it would be better to leave the response blank as there will be no penalty for skipped questions.

 
 

Cutoff Score

 

For RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant, you will have to obtain a minimum score in each test of the 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.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2025

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2025

State/UT

General

OBC

EWS

SC/ST

Andhra Pradesh

69.25

 

 

 

Arunachal Pradesh

62.75

 

 

 

Assam

71.25

 

 

 

Bihar

71.25

71.25

 

 

Chhattisgarh

63.75

63.75

 

 

Gujarat

68.25

 

 

 

Haryana

73.5

 

 

 

Himachal Pradesh

75.75

 

 

 

Jammu & Kashmir

71.75

 

 

 

Jharkhand

73.25

 

 

 

Karnataka

58.25

 

 

 

Kerala

70.75

 

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

69.5

 

69.25

 

Maharashtra

73.50

 

 

 

Manipur

67

 

 

 

Meghalaya

 

 

 

 

Mizoram

48.50

 

 

 

Nagaland

60.50

 

 

 

Odisha

71.75

 

 

 

Puducherry

 

 

 

 

Punjab

77.5

 

 

 

Rajasthan

64.25

 

 

 

Tamil Nadu

62.25

 

 

 

Telangana

61.75

 

 

 

Tripura

70.50

 

 

 

Uttar Pradesh

71.75

 

 

 

Uttarakhand

72.25

 

 

 

West Bengal

77

75

 

 

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Pre Cutoff 2024

 

Having a rough idea of the previous year's cutoff of RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant prelims and mains will prove to be very helpful in understanding the examination trend and deciding your target score. However, the RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant cutoff largely depends on the vacancies available and the difficulty level of the examination and can differ based on the given factors.

The table given below shows the previous year’s prelims (out of 100) and mains cutoff (out of 200) to shortlist candidates for the next round.

 
 

State/UTGeneralOBCEWSSC/ST
Andhra Pradesh    
Arunachal Pradesh 50.75  
Assam69.5069.50  
Bihar66.7566.75  
Chhattisgarh61.7561.75 SC, ST- 61.75
Gujarat6767  
Haryana75.25   
Himachal Pradesh74   
Jammu & Kashmir69   
Jharkhand    
Karnataka 68.75  
Kerala    
Madhya Pradesh70 70SC- 68.25
Maharashtra 72.5  
Manipur    
Meghalaya    
Mizoram    
Nagaland    
Odisha74   
Puducherry    
Punjab73  SC- 66.50
Rajasthan70.5070.50 ST- 61
Tamil Nadu61   
Telangana 55  
Tripura68.5  ST- 54.55
Uttar Pradesh69.7569.75 SC- 66.25
Uttarakhand74.25   
West Bengal77.575.25  

IBPS RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant Mains Cutoff 2024

 

State/UTSCSTOBC (NCL)EWSURHIOCVIIDESMDESM
Andhra Pradesh56.6652.0357.2856.6964.6948.3553.22NANA46.0342.41
Arunachal Pradesh43.6646.9450.0943.8551.49NANANANANANA
Assam57.634953.8853.0761.94NA47.8235.07NA43.4136.63
Bihar52.7542.1660.658.6767.0343.9147.147.5NA52.9737.85
Chhattisgarh55.1958.1952.7752.7562.574036.7546.0746.9441.78NA
Gujarat54.8252.4757.0556.2360.33NA47.35NANA49.97NA
Haryana54.41NA59.6358.6362.9742.3550.195730.9454.5740.69
Himachal Pradesh56.5451.3356.7857.2564.59NA45.1345.69NA50.44NA
Jammu & Kashmir5453.555.555.6555.65NA43.1NANA46.8839.25
Jharkhand58.550.3358.5855.5663.75NA42.13NANA51.2237.25
Karnataka53.6651.5756.8555.6361.35NA53.554.63NA40.94NA
Kerala58.7548.5857.1355.6565.53NA45.8252.3545.5737.28NA
Madhya Pradesh57.8848.3358.5357.1366.0948.0354.88NA53.1340.85NA
Maharashtra57.6650.659.658.4564.6952.3551.547.7851.0736.72NA
ManipurNA52.33NA53.0558.49NANANANA31.16NA
MeghalayaNA43.25NANA46.03NA29.85NANANANA
MizoramNANANA37.7248NANANANANANA
NagalandNA49.32NANA50.06NANANANANANA
Odisha58.546.8858.3559.9865.543.7843.5743.384738.19NA
Puducherry48.22NA57.237.9462.48NANANANA38.19NA
Punjab59.57NA59.6360.9764.94NANANANA48.9739.18
Rajasthan58.1945.158.257.5265.555.1646.4450.32NANANA
Tamil Nadu56.9448.6360.1358.2566.48NA51.1651.94NA51.2844.07
Telangana57.1647.2859.5355.0663.69NA43.6454.16NA5139.72
Tripura50.5349.158.1359.7561.63NANANANANANA
Uttar Pradesh59.3845.5860.1561.1266.545.1652.551.444.1152.3242.5
Uttarakhand56.2551.1657.4460.8865.31NANANANA51.9140.69
West Bengal58.2557.0362.3864.669.1353.150.1648.38NA46.9131.35


 

 


 

RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant Prelims Syllabus:

 
 

SectionsSyllabus
English
language
Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test
→ Para jumbles
→ Miscellaneous
→ Fill in the blanks
Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
→ Paragraph Completion
Reasoning
ability
→ Logical Reasoning
Alphanumeric Series
→ Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
→ Data Sufficiency
→ Coded Inequalities
Seating Arrangement
→ Puzzle
→ Tabulation
Syllogism
→ Blood Relations
→ Input-Output
→ Coding-Decoding
Quantitative
aptitude
Simplification
→ Profit & Loss
→ Mixtures & Allegations
→ Simple Interest
→  Compound Interest 
→ Surds & Indices
→ Work & Time
→ Time & Distance
→ Mensuration
Data Interpretation
→ Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Sequence & Series
→ Permutation, Combination & Probability
 

 
 

RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant Mains Syllabus

 
 

SectionsSyllabus
Reasoning
ability
→ Logical Reasoning
Alphanumeric Series
→ Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
→ Data Sufficiency
→ Coded Inequalities
Seating Arrangement
→ Puzzle
→ Tabulation
Syllogism
→ Blood Relations
→ Input-Output
→ Coding-Decoding
Quantitative
aptitude
→ Wrong/New Pattern Number Series
→ High-level Data Sufficiency
Data Interpretation
→ Caselet DI
→ Time & Distance, Work
Boat and Streams
→ Partnership
→ Profit & Loss
→ Simple and Compound Interest
Mixture and Allegations
→ Ratio & Proportion
→ Percentage
General AwarenessCurrent Affairs
→ Banking News
→ National and International News
→ Economic and Financial News
→ Awards and honors
→ Books and authors, 
→ Latest appointments, 
→ Obituaries, 
→ New schemes sanctioned by the Central and state governments
Static GK 
→ Names of Country-capital, currency, 
→ Headquarters of Financial Organizations 
→ Constituencies of Ministers, 
→ Dance forms
→ Important Dates
Banking/Financial terms
Computer AwarenessHistory of Computer      
→ Networking       
→ MS Word & MS Excel
→ Modern-day technology
Basic computer fundamentals             
→ Computer abbreviations
→ Security Tools, Software, hardware, and their functionalities
 

 
 

RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant Vacancy - 2025

 

The vacancies for the IBPS RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant 2025 exam were announced with the official IBPS RRB notification PDF. A total of 5538 vacancies for RRB Clerk is announced by IBPS. The table below shows the overall IBPS RRB Clerk / RRB Office Assistant state-wise Vacancies for the year 2025:

 
 


 

IBPS RRB Clerk Vacancy 2025 State Wise, Category Wise, And Bank Wise
StateBankSCSTOBCEWSGENTotal
ANDHRA PRADESHANDHRA PRADESH GRAMEENA BANK2311411560150
ARUNACHAL PRADESHARUNACHAL PRADESH RURAL BANK015031735
ASSAMASSAM GRAMIN VIKASH BANK2512451669167
BIHARBIHAR GRAMIN BANK55279936148365
CHHATTISGARHCHHATTISGARH RAJYA GRAMIN BANK37403131156295
GUJARATGUJARAT GRAMIN BANK19577427123300
HIMACHAL PRADESHHIMACHAL PRADESH GRAMIN BANK731352351
JAMMU & KASHMIRJ & K GRAMEEN BANK022111156100
JHARKHANDJHARKHAND RAJYA GRAMIN BANK18622122785
KARNATAKAKARNATAKA GRAMEENA BANK1285621680320800
KERALAKERALA GRAMIN BANK3549435182350
MADHYA PRADESHMADHYA PRADESH GRAMIN BANK811078154215538
MAHARASHTRAMAHARASHTRA GRAMIN BANK158271040100
MANIPURMANIPUR RURAL BANK031138
MEGHALAYAMEGHALAYA RURAL BANK09121022
MIZORAMMIZORAM RURAL BANK013131330
NAGALANDNAGALAND RURAL BANK060028
ODISHAODISHA GRAMEEN BANK50693430126309
PUDUCHERRYPUDUVAI BHARATHIAR GRAMA BANK102137
PUNJABPUNJAB GRAMIN BANK1601152557
RAJASTHANRAJASTHAN GRAMIN BANK2932243451726911725
HARYANASARVA HARYANA
GRAMIN BANK
360511984190
TAMIL NADUTAMIL NADU GRAMA BANK88412646204468
TELANGANATELANGANA GRAMEENA BANK723212145180450
TRIPURATRIPURA GRAMIN BANK815052250
UTTAR PRADESHUP GRAMIN BANK210102701004101000
UTTARAKHANDUTTARAKHAND GRAMIN BANK3962821124218
WEST BENGALWEST BENGAL GRAMIN BANK2211391458144
Total8022


 

How to Crack RRB Clerk 2026 Exam

 

RRB Clerk 2026 examination will be conducted in online mode and speed and accuracy will be the two main factors that would decide your fate in the examination. Time is the biggest constraint in this examination. Therefore, a smarter approach in RRB clerk 2026 examination is very important to attempt the maximum number of questions with accuracy within the given time. RRB clerk mock tests available at Smartkeeda are the simulation of the actual exam, therefore, practicing a mock test daily will give you a good idea of the examination pattern and syllabus for the RRB clerk examination and wisely decide the type of questions that should be attempted first to maximize your score in the exam.
 
However, just attempting a mock test is not enough. You should spend enough time analyzing the mock test thoroughly and drawing insights into your performance. After attempting RRB clerk mock test, you should compare your performance with your competitors, who took that test, through a detailed report and understand their strategy as well.
 
RRB clerk mock tests at Smartkeeda are designed in a way that gives you a reality check of your preparation and shares a clear idea of where you stand among your competitors by comparing you with your past self and with the topper’s performance.
 
→ You can attempt a free RRB Assistant prelims mock test here!
 
→ You can attempt a free RRB Assistant mains mock test here!

 
 
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