IBPS RRB PO Exam 2022 is a national level recruitment exam for regional rural banks across India conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). It is a part of the common recruitment process for selecting candidates who aspire to join as Probationary Officers in the regional rural banks in India. IBPS conducts various competitive exams for the posts of IBPS PO for Probationary Officer, IBPS SO for Specialist Officer, IBPS Clerk for Clerk in public sector banks, and IBPS RRB PO for Officers (Scale I, II, and III) and Officer Assistant (Multipurpose) in regional rural banks (RRB) in India. IBPS publish notification for these exams every year on their official website in pdf format.
The notification contains purpose of these exams, eligibility criteria, details about exams such as the format (online/offline mode), number of papers, topics covered and syllabus, list of banks participating in the recruitment process, format of accompanying documents required while submitting application form, exam fees , and steps to follow for applying for the exams.
IBPS conducts various exams through common recruitment program for post of probationary officer, specialist officer, clerks in public sector banks and assistant officers in regional rural banks across India.
| Particulars | Details |
| Organization | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| Abbreviation | IBPS |
| Services | Central recruitment agency under ministry of finance. Government of India |
| website | http://www.ibps.in |
| Exams conducted | IBPS PO Probationary Officer, |
| IBPS SO for Specialist Officer, | |
| IBPS Clerk for Clerk in public sector banks, and | |
| IBPS RRB PO for Officers (Scale I, II, and III) and Officer Assistant (Multipurpose) in regional rural banks (RRB) in India. |
The institute of banking personnel selection (IBPS) conducts IBPS RRB PO exam for aspiring candidates aiming for the post of probationary officer (scale I, II, and III) will have to appear three selection stages such as Prelims, Mains and Interview, whereas for the post of Clerk, candidates have to appear for Prelims and Mains exam. IBPS accepts online application forms through their official website for their recruitment exam IBPS RRB PO 2022.
There will be separate admit card for prelims, and mains exam which candidates appearing the exams will be able to download from IBPS official website.
The candidates who qualify in prelims exam are only eligible to attend mains exam. Candidates who qualify in mains exam only will receive call for an interview. Interview of successful candidates in Mains exams will be conducted by participating organizations such as public sector banks and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each State or union territory with the help of IBPS in select centres.
After successfully appearing in interview, candidate will be appointed as Officers Scale I, II & III Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in regional rural banks across India.
The table below showcase important events and their dates for IPBS RRB PO 2022 exam
| Important Events | Dates for the event |
| IBPS RRB Notification | 6th June 2022 |
| Online Application Starts on | 7th June 2022 |
| Online Applications will end on | 27th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Pre-exam training call letter | 9th July 2022 |
| Pre-Exam Training Schedule | 18th to 23rd July 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO Admit Card for 2022 prelims exam | Jul-22 |
| IBPS RRB PO 2022 Prelims Exam | 7th & 13th August 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 24th September 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Interview Date | October/November 2022 |
| Final Result / Provisional Allotment | 1st January 2023 |
IBPS has released notification on IBPS RRB PO 2022 on 6th June 2022 on their official website. Candidates who wish to appear for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam can fill-in their application online from 7th June 2022 till the last date for application i.e. 27th June 2022. The Pre-exam training schedule will be from 18th to 23rd July 2022. The call letters for Prelim exams for IBPS RRB PET 2022 was released from 9th July 2022.
The IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam has been scheduled for 7th till 13th August 2022. The IBPS Mains exam has been scheduled for 24th September 2022. The interview of successful candidates in Mains exam will be taken from October/November 2022. The final results of IBPS RRB PO exam for year 2022 will be declared on around 1st of January 2023.
| Important Events for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam | Important Dates |
| Online Application Starts on | 7th June 2022 |
| Online Applications will end on | 27th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Pre-exam training call letter | 9th July 2022 |
| Pre-Exam Training Schedule | 18th to 23rd July 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO Admit Card for 2022 prelims exam | Jul-22 |
| IBPS RRB PO 2022 Prelims Exam for Clerks | 7th & 13th August 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO 2022 Prelims Exam for Scale I officers | 20th & 21st August 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 24th September 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Interview Date | October/November 2022 |
| Final Result / Provisional Allotment | 1st January 2023 |
Read below to know more about important dates and events for 2022.
| Important Events | Dates for the event |
| Online Application Starts on | 7th June 2022 |
| Online Applications will end on | 27th June 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO Admit Card for 2022 prelims exam | Jul-22 |
| IBPS RRB PO 2022 Prelims Exam | 20th – 21st August 2022 |
| Results for Prelims exam | Sep-22 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 24th September 2022 |
| Results for Main exam | Oct-22 |
| IBPS RRB Interview Date | October/November 2022 |
| Final Result / Provisional Allotment | 1st January 2023 |
IBPS RRB PO exam 2022 application fees for candidates from SC/ST/PWBD category appearing to become for Officer scale I,II & III and Officer Assistant is Rs. 175. The application fees for other categories is Rs. 850.
| S. No. | Category | Fees |
| 1. | SC/ST/PWD | ₹ 175 |
| 2. | Other/General/Open Candidates | ₹ 850 |
Candidates who wish to appear for IBPS RRB PO common recruitment exam for the year 2022 have to apply online at IPBS official website. The website will have notification that shows all the information about the exam, such as eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus and topics asked in exam paper.
The candidate who wish to appear for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam should be a citizen of India or subject from Nepal or Bhutan.
Person should be of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma,Zambia, East African countries of Kenya, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Zanzibar and Tanganyika, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zaire, or Vietnam,and the refugees from Tibet who have migrated or come to India before 1st January 1962 with an intention of permanently settling in India.
IBPS RRB PO has age relaxed for eligibility for certain category of candidates, the details on Category wise age relaxation is listed in tabular format below.
| Category Details | Age Relaxation |
| Ex-Servicemen | · Office Assistant – the actual service period in defense forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years |
| · Officer Scale – I – 5 years | |
| Other Backward Classs (OBC) | 3 years |
| Schedule SC/ST | 5 years |
| PWD | 10 years |
| Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of J & K during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 | 5 years |
| Divorced women, Widows, and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried | 9 years (Office Assistant) |
| Those individuals affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
The eligibility criteria depends upon the posts in public sector banks and regional rural banks and educational qualification of the candidate. The post wise educational requirements and work experience required for the candidate to be eligible for appearing IBPS RRB PO exam is listed in tabular form below.
| Post | Educational Qualification required for IBPS RRB PO eligibility | Experience |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Candidate should hold a degree in any discipline and should have knowledge of computer skills and have proficiency in local language. | N/A |
| Officer Scale-I | Candidate should hold a degree in any discipline, A preference will be given to a candidate having degree in Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. It is essential to have knowledge of computer skills and a proficiency in local language. | N/A |
| Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer | Candidates having degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisci-culture, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference. Candidate should have atleast 50% of marks in their degree of any discipline | It is essential to have 2 years of experience as an officer in any financial institution or bank |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (IT) | Candidate should have Degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology with a minimum of 50% marks Certificatation in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc. will be given preference. | 1 year of experience |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (CA) | Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. | 1 year of experience |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (LA) | Degree in Law with a minimum of 50% marks. | It is essential to have worked for 2 years as an advocate OR should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions |
| Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Marketing Officer) | MBA in Marketing. | 1 year of experience |
| Officer Scale-III | Candidate should have Degree in any discipline with minimum of 50% marks. Candidates having Degree/Diploma in Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pisci-culture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy will be given preference. | 5 years of experience as an Officer in any Bank or Financial Institution |
IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam for the year 2022, the Syllabus has subjects such as reasoning ability, numerical ability, general awareness, and English & Hindi Language. The topics included is listed as below
The exam pattern will explain the candidate how the papers are designed, the weightage of each subject, total questions and marks for the subject, duration of exam etc. It is mandatory for candidates to understand how the exam papers are categorized. The exam papers pattern is as listed below.
The exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO prelims exam 2022 is as given below
| Paper | Medium of Exam | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Logical Reasoning | Hindi/English/Regional Language | 40 | 40 | One hour |
| Numerical Ability | Hindi/English/Regional Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
The IBPS PO Main’s exam for the year 2022 exam pattern is discussed below:
| Paper | Medium of Exam | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Logical Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | 3 hours and 30 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| English OR Hindi Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam is conducted in computer based online mode, the questions asked are of multiple choice questions and are of objective type. The medium of appearing the exams are in Hindi or English language. There is a negative marking for every incorrect answer for the question. There will be deduction of 1/4th of total marks for each incorrect question for IBPS RRB PO exam for the year 2022.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) publish statewise vacancies across public sector banks and regional rural banks for various positions every year and candidates successful in IBPS RRB PO exam will be recruited for Officer (Scale I, II, III) for public sector banks and Officer(Multipurpose) for regional rural banks for the year 2022 declared by IBPS on their official website is 8284 as on 21st Jun2 2022.
| Post | Total vacancies as on 21st June 2022 |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 4,567 |
| Officer Scale I | 2,759 |
| Officer Scale II | 878 |
| Officer Scale III | 81 |
| Total vacancies | 8,285 |
Number of vacancies declared by IBPS as on 21st June 2022 for each of the post is listed below
| Post | Total vacancies as on 21st June 2022 |
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 4,567 |
| Officer Scale I | 2,759 |
| Officer Scale II (Agriculture Officer) | 12 |
| Officer Scale II (Marketing Officer) | 6 |
| Officer Scale II (Treasury Manager) | 10 |
| Officer Scale II (Law) | 18 |
| Officer Scale II (CA) | 19 |
| Officer Scale II (IT) | 57 |
| Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer) | 756 |
| Officer Scale III | 81 |
| Total vacancies | 8,285 |
The candidates after successfully qualifying in IBPS RRB PO exam 2022 will be appointed as probationary officer of scale I and the remuneration will be between Rs. 23,700 and Rs. 42,021, there is a regular wage increase in addition to the remuneration. As per pay commission’s recent adjustments, probationary officer will receive wage raise. The compensation will be enhanced based on transfer to higher level city on promotion. The base salary during training after successfully clearing IBPS RRB PO exam and selected as probationary officer is between Rs. 10,000 and 15,000/-, this changes based on bank policy after recruitment.
After successfully clearing prelims and mains IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) sends call letters to candidates for personal interview. There is a single common application form for prelims, mains and interview for IBPS RRB PO exam. There is a separate admit card for prelims and mains exam. There is a call letter and admit card for interview round issued to qualified candidates. These admit card download links are available on IBPS official website for successful candidates.
| Important Events | Dates of Event |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims Admit card | Aug-22 |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam (officer – scale I) | 20th – 21st August 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO Mains Admit card | Sep-22 |
| IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam | 24th September 2022 |
| Call letter for interview for selection for Officer scale I, II, III | Oct-22 |
| Interview date for officer scale I, II, III | Oct/Nov 2022 |
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is a central recruitment agency for probationary officers in public sector banks and Assistant officers in regional rural banks. Aspring candidates who are looking forward to become officer (scale I, II & III) need to clear the IBPS RRB PO exams successfully. There are three stages of recruitment, candidates who succeed in prelims will qualify to appear in mains exam, and those who succeed in mains will become eligible and will be called for personal interview.
Results of each phase prelims, mains and interview will be published on IBPS official website. IBPS RRB PO preliminary exam for the year 2022 will commence on 7th & 13th August 2022. The main exam for the year 2022 will commence on 24th September 2022. The results of personal interview will be declared on 1st January 2023. The candidates who want to appear for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam should keep on visiting the IBPS website on regular basis and check latest notifications published.
| Important Events | Dates of Event |
| IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam (officer – scale I) | 20th – 21st August 2022 |
| IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam | 24th September 2022 |
| Interview date for officer scale I, II, III | Oct/Nov 2022 |
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) have started on 06th June 2022 an online registration and started accepting application form over their official website from the aspiring candidates who want to appear for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam as a part of recruitment process for the post of probationary officer (scale I, II and III) in public sector banks and as officer assistant (multipurpose) in regional rural banks.
The application form for appearing IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam should be filled in following steps.
Step 1: Registration for IBPS RRB PO exam
Step 2: Upload relevant documents
Candidate should upload their recent photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, and handwritten declaration as per format
Step 3: Fill in all the details about personal details, educational qualification, experience, and exam location/center preference
Step 4: Preview of application form
Candidate should carefully review all the information entered for spelling and correctness before finally submitting the application. Before submission, candidate have to agree all the conditions and terms mentioned.
Step 5: Payment of Fees for the exam
Candidate can select one of the payment mode available to make the payment for the fees such as Netbanking, Debit/Credit card, UPI, Mobile wallet etc.
Step 6: Receipt of e-receipt
After payment of fees, the e-receipt is generated and candidate can take a printout of this receipt that contain details of the exam, name of student and fee amount paid.
Candidate should make sure he should keep following details ready with him while filling the application form
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Ans. Probationary officer in regional rural bank has probation period of two years. During the probation period officer will be introduced to various aspects of work in banking sector. The clerk have to serve for one year on a probation.
Ans. The total number of vacancies for IBPS RRB Probationary Officer (Scale I) is 2759 for the year 2022. Total vacancies including Office Assistant (multipurpose), Officer (Scale I, II & III) is 8285 for the year 2022.
Ans. IBPS RRB PO exam 2022 application fees for candidates from SC/ST/PWBD category appearing to become for Officer scale I,II & III and Officer Assistant is Rs. 175. The application fees for other categories is Rs. 850.
Ans. Yes, Candidate have to appear for personal interview after he successfully qualifies in prelims and mains online exams of IBPS RRB PO 2022.
Ans. Candidate appearing for IBPS RRB PO for the post of officer assistant(multipurpose) should have his age between 18 years and 28 years, for the post of scale I officer candidate’s age should be between 18 years and 30 years, for post of scale II officer candidate’s age should be between 21 years and 32 years, whereas for the post of scale III officer, candidate’s age should be between 21 years and 40 years.
Ans. The remuneration of scale I probationary officer selected after IBPS RRB PO exam is between Rs. 23,700 and Rs. 42,021.
Ans. IBPS RRB PO is assistant officer in multipurpose areas in regional rural banks have limited scope limited to clients from rural areas from agriculture, small-scale loans, handicrafts and other small sector loans, whereas IBPS PO will be posted as probationary officer of scale I, II or III in metro cities in public sector banks with large scale industries and high profile accounts to manage. Hence IBPS PO is more preferred by candidates appearing for IBPS PO exam.
Ans. Candidate appearing for IBPS RRB PO exam should be citizen of India or migrated from Nepal or Bhutan, Pakistan, Burma,Zambia, East African countries of Kenya, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Zanzibar and Tanganyika, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zaire, or Vietnam,and the refugees from Tibet who have migrated or come to India before 1st January 1962 with an intention of permanently settling in India. Candidate’s age should be between 18 to 28 years for Assistant officer, 18 to 30 years for scale I officer , 21 to 32 years for scale II officer and 21 to 40 years for scale III officer. Candidate should hold a degree in any discipline.
Ans. IBPS RRB PO is a probationary officer (multipurpose) recruited in regional rural banks.
Ans. The selection process for IBPS RRB PO 2022 exam consists of three phases i) Prelims, ii) Mains and iii) personal interview. only successful candidate in prelims can appear for mains exam, after successfully qualifying mains exam, candidates will be called for personal interview.
Ans. IBPS RRB PO exam date for prelims exam for the year 2022 is on 20th & 21st August 2022, exam date for mains exam for the year 2022 is on 24th September 2022.
Ans. In order to appear in IBPS prelims exam, candidates have to prepare for logical reasoning and numerical ability each of 40 questions and 40 marks to be completed in 45 minutes of online computer based exam. For IBPS Mains exam, candidates have to prepare for logical reasoning, numerical ability, general awareness, computer knowledge and one language (English or Hindi). each has 40 questions and total of 120 minutes.