ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Office Assistants (Multipurpose) Preliminary Examination (objective)
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
Total | | | 80 | 80 | |
Officer Scale-I Preliminary Examination (objective)
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
Total | | | 80 | 80 | |
** Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Office Assistants (Multipurpose) Main Examination (objective)
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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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 |
Officer Scale-I Main Examination (objective)
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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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 | Quantitative Aptitude | * | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
Total | | | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
At any point, IBPS reserves the right to modify the structure (including duration) of the test. Any change in the structure of the examination will be intimated through official IBPS website www.ibps.in. Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in Information Handout, on official IBPS website www.ibps.in which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.
For Officers Scale II and III:
Candidates need to submit call letter with the ID proof copy duly stapled together after the examination. Those candidates who avail the services of scribe should submit scribe form along with the call letter and ID proof copy. Candidates need to bring one additional photograph (same as pasted by the candidate on call letter) alongwith the call letter and other requisite documents as per information provided in the “information handout” and call letter.
* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XIV for posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I
Sr. No. | Name of State/UT | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
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1 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
3 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
4 | Bihar | English and Hindi |
5 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
6 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
7 | Haryana | English and Hindi |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
9 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
10 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
11 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
12 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
13 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
14 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
15 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
16 | Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
17 | Mizoram | English and Hindi |
18 | Nagaland | English and Hindi |
19 | Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
20 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
21 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
22 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
23 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
24 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
25 | Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
27 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
28 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
In the Online Application, candidates will be provided the option to indicate the Version of Tests (Medium of Examination) as applicable above. Candidates should be careful in exercising this option of Medium of Examination.
Single level Examination (objective)
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
2 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
5 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
TOTAL | | | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 | Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
2 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 20 | 30 minutes |
4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 20 | 30 minutes |
5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
6 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
TOTAL | | | 240 | 200 | 150 minutes |
Officer Scale- III
Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
2 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
5 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
TOTAL | | | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY, MAIN AND SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATIONS)
There will be 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 or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
SCORES OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE EXAMINATION (Preliminary / Main / Single)
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method. Scores upto two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculation.
For the post of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) – Marks obtained only in the online main examination will be considered for final merit listing.
For the post of Officers Scale I– Marks obtained only in the online main examination will be considered for shortlisting for interview and final merit listing.
For the post of Officers Scale II (Generalist and Specialist) and Scale III – Marks obtained in the single level online examination will be considered for shortlisting for interview and final merit listing.
INTERVIEW (Applicable Only for Post of Officers - Scale I, II and III)
Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Online Main examination for the post of Officers Scale I and in the Single level examination for the post of Officers Scale II and III under CRP- RRBs- XIV, will subsequently be called for an Interview to be co-ordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Bank with the assistance of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with the appropriate authority.
- Interviews will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.
- Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from official IBPS website www.ibps.in. Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However, IBPS reserves the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary process for particular date / session / venue / centre / set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.
- The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. Minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC /ST /OBC /PwBD candidates).
- The relative weightage (ratio) of Online Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively for the Officers cadre.
- The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination for the post of Officers Scale I and in the Single Level Examination for the post of Officers Scale II and III under CRP for RRBs- XIV and Interview.
- Interview score of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed.
- A candidate should qualify both in the Online Examination (Main / Single) and Common Interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process, details of which will be made available subsequently on official IBPS website www.ibps.in.
While appearing for the Interview, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents given below. In the absence of valid documents candidature of the candidates shall be cancelled. IBPS/ Nodal RRB/ RRBs take no responsibility to receive/ collect any certificate/remittance/ document sent separately.
The candidates will be required to upload the scanned/ softcopy of documents in support of their eligibility through a link which will be available on official IBPS website. More details regarding the same will be shared at a later stage.