IBPS RRB PO 2026 Notification, Exam Date, State-Wise Expected Vacancy

Selection process includes Prelims → Mains → Interview, and final merit is calculated using Mains (80%) + Interview (20%).
Official Website: https://www.ibps.in
Conducting Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

IBPS RRB PO (Officer Scale I) recruits officers for Regional Rural Banks across India.

Key Characteristics:

• Rural/semi-urban branch posting
• State-specific recruitment
• Local language required
• Interview stage included
• Faster managerial exposure than Clerk

(Exact notification dates will be updated once official PDF is released.)

Trend Insight:

• Vacancies fluctuate significantly
• 2024 & 2025 saw strong increase
• 2026 expected stable to high

Based on previous distribution patterns (high vacancy states remain consistent), here is the practical ranking-safe format:

Medium Vacancy States

Lower Vacancy States

Important Note to Publish:
“State-wise vacancy figures above are expected ranges based on previous recruitment cycles and distribution trends. Final numbers will be updated after official notification release.”

This protects credibility while capturing “state wise vacancy 2026” searches.

Stage 1 – Preliminary Examination
Stage 2 – Mains Examination
Stage 3 – Interview

• Mains: 80%
• Interview: 20%

Prelims marks are qualifying only.

• Total Questions: 80
• Total Marks: 80
• Duration: 45 Minutes
• Negative marking: 0.25

• Total Questions: 200
• Total Marks: 200
• Duration: 2 Hours

Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplification
• Number Series
• DI (Caselet, Pie, Bar, Tabular)
• Arithmetic (Percent, Ratio, Profit & Loss, SI/CI, TSD, Mixture)
• Data Sufficiency
• Probability
• Quadratic Equations

Reasoning

• Seating Arrangement
• Floor/Box Puzzles
• Syllogism
• Inequality
• Coding-Decoding
• Blood Relation
• Direction Sense
• Data Sufficiency

General Awareness

• Banking Awareness
• Rural Banking Structure
• NABARD
• RBI policies
• Government Schemes
• Current Affairs (6 months)
• Budget highlights

English

• RC
• Cloze Test
• Error Detection
• Para Jumbles
• Vocabulary

Hindi

• व्याकरण
• गद्यांश
• वाक्य शुद्धि
• पर्यायवाची

Computer

• Basics of Computer
• MS Office
• Internet
• Networking
• Cyber Security

Basic Pay: ₹36,000 approx (as per officer scale structure)

Gross Salary: ₹60,000–₹65,000 approx

Benefits:

• DA
• HRA
• CCA
• Medical
• Pension

Promotion Path:

Officer Scale I → Scale II → Scale III → General Manager

Age: 18–30 years

Relaxation:

• SC/ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PwBD: 10 years

• Graduation in any discipline
• Local language required