IBPS RRB Clerk 2026 Notification: Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Salary & State-wise RRB List
The Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for RRBs 2026 is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment of Office Assistants (Clerk) and Officers Scale I, II & III in Regional Rural Banks across India.
IBPS RRB CLERK 2026 – IMPORTANT DATES
Activity | Tentative Schedule |
|---|---|
Online Application Start | September 2026 |
Fee Payment | September 2026 |
Pre-Exam Training | November 2026 |
Prelims Admit Card | December 2026 |
Prelims Exam | 6, 12 & 13 December 2026 |
Prelims Result | January 2027 |
Mains Admit Card | January 2027 |
Mains Exam | 30 January 2027 |
Provisional Allotment | Feb–March 2027 |
IBPS RRB POSTS 2026
Post | Group |
|---|---|
Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Group B |
Officer Scale I | Group A |
Officer Scale II & III | Group A |
PARTICIPATING REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (STATE-WISE)
PARTICIPATING REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)
Sr. No. | State / UT | Name of RRB | Present Head Office | Desired Local Language Proficiency as prescribed by the Participating RRBs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank | Amravati | Telugu |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Naharlagun (Papumpare) | English |
3 | Assam | Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Guwahati | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo |
4 | Bihar | Bihar Gramin Bank | Patna | Hindi |
5 | Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Raipur | Hindi |
6 | Gujarat | Gujarat Gramin Bank | Vadodara | Gujarati |
7 | Haryana | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Rohtak | Hindi |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Mandi | Hindi |
9 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank | Jammu | Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Gojri, Pahari, Ladakhi, Balti (Palli), Dardi, Hindi |
10 | Jharkhand | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Ranchi | Hindi |
11 | Karnataka | Karnataka Grameena Bank | Ballari | Kannada |
12 | Kerala | Kerala Gramin Bank | Mallapuram | Malayalam |
13 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Indore | Hindi |
14 | Maharashtra | Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Marathi |
15 | Manipur | Manipur Rural Bank | Imphal | Manipuri |
16 | Meghalaya | Meghalaya Rural Bank | Shillong | Khasi, Garo |
17 | Mizoram | Mizoram Rural Bank | Aizawl | Mizo |
18 | Nagaland | Nagaland Rural Bank | Kohima | English |
19 | Odisha | Odisha Grameen Bank | Bhubaneswar | Odia |
20 | Puducherry | Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | Puducherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
21 | Punjab | Punjab Gramin Bank | Kapurthala | Punjabi |
22 | Rajasthan | Rajasthan Gramin Bank | Jaipur | Hindi |
23 | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Grama Bank | Salem | Tamil |
24 | Telangana | Telangana Grameena Bank | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
25 | Tripura | Tripura Gramin Bank | Agartala | Bengali, Kokborok |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank | Lucknow | Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit |
27 | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | Dehradun | Hindi, Sanskrit |
28 | West Bengal | West Bengal Gramin Bank | Kolkata | Bengali, Nepali |
IBPS RRB CLERK EXAM PATTERN 2026
Preliminary Exam
Section | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 min |
Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 20 min |
Total | 80 | 80 | 45 min |
Main Exam
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
2 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
5 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
Total |
|
| 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
IBPS RRB CLERK 2026 SYLLABUS (DETAILED)
Reasoning
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzles
- Syllogism
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
Quantitative Aptitude
- Simplification
- Profit & Loss
- SI & CI
- Time & Work
- DI (Bar, Pie, Line)
General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Banking Awareness
- RBI, SEBI
- Budget & Economic Survey
Computer Knowledge
- MS Office
- Internet
- Networking
- Cyber Security
IBPS RRB CLERK SALARY 2026
In-Hand Salary: ₹35,000 – ₹37,000 (Approx.)
Component | Amount |
|---|---|
Basic Pay | ₹24,050 |
DA | ₹3,783 |
Allowances | ₹6,300+ |
Gross Pay | ₹37,400 (Approx.) |
IBPS RRB CLERK ELIGIBILITY 2026
Age Limit
- Minimum: 18 years
- Maximum: 28 years
Age Relaxation
- OBC: 3 years
- SC/ST: 5 years
- PwBD: 10 years
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree (any discipline)
- Basic computer knowledge preferred
NEGATIVE MARKING
- 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer
FAQs?
Q1. Is IBPS RRB Clerk a permanent job?
Yes, it is a permanent government bank job.
Q2. Is interview conducted for RRB Clerk?
No, no interview for Office Assistant post.
Q3. Can final year students apply?
Yes, if degree is completed before document verification.
Q4. What is the medium of exam?
English, Hindi & regional languages (state-wise).