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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has commenced inviting online applications from qualified aspirants for recruitment to the posts termed as ‘Assistant’ for the year 2021-22. Likewise, the online objective examination for the Common Recruitment Process for RRBs has commenced for the recruitment to the job position of Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II & III). This examination is to be organised by the IBPS.
| Detail | RBI Assistant | RRB Officer Scale 1, 2 and 3 |
| Official website | https://www.rbi.org.in/ | http://www.ibps.in/ |
| Vacancy | 950 | 5776 |
| Application submission starts on | 17.02.2022 | June 2022 |
| Final date for applying | 08.03.2022 | Yet to be notified |
| Online Preliminary Test | March 26 & 27, 2022 |
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| Salary | INR 13150 – INR 34990 | Officer Scale 1- INR 29,000 – INR 33,000
Officer Scale 2- INR 33,000- INR 39,000 Officer Scale 3- INR 38,000 – INR 44,000 |
| Result of prelims exam | Yet to be announced | September 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single | May 2022 | September 24, 2022 |
| Mains exam result | Yet to be notified | October 2022 |
| Interview | – | October/November 2022 |
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Eligibility Criteria by Age: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer
In the case of the general/unreserved category, the RBI assistant post has an age limit range of 20-28 years. The age limit permitted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3 is as in the following table
| Post | Officer scale 3/ senior manager | Officer scale 2/ manager | Officer scale 1/ assistant manager |
| Age limit | 21-40 years | 21- 32 years | 18- 30 years |
Age relaxation permitted for individuals of other categories are as shown in the table below
| Category | RBI Assistant | RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3 |
| · Scheduled Caste
· Scheduled Tribe |
· 5 years
· Age limit- 33 years |
5 years |
| Other backward classes | · 3 years
· Age limit- 31 years
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3 years |
| Ex-servicemen | · period of service done in the defence forces + 3 years (+8 if disabled)
· subjected to an upper age limit of 50 years |
5 years |
| Candidates having work experience in the Reserve Bank of India | · Years of experience
· Maximum of 3 years |
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| People who are victims of the 1984 riots | – | 5 years |
| Person with disability | · General/EWS- 10 years
· OBC- 13 years · SC/ST- 15 years |
10 years |
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Required Educational Qualifications: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer
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Below given are the educational qualifications required for the said posts.
| Post | Educational qualification | Experience |
| RBI Assistant | · A Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50% marks in total
· For SC, ST and PwBD aspirants Bachelor’s Degree in any field with a minimum pass class · Should have practical knowledge of word processing on PC. · an Ex-servicemen who wish to apply must be a graduate from an established University / should have passed the matriculation/equivalent exam conducted by the Armed Forces. They also must have done a minimum of 15 years of defence service · should be proficient in the local language of the particular state or regions falling under the vacancy of the office to which you are applying (i.e. know to read, write, speak and comprehend the language) |
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| RRB Officer scale 1/assistant manager |
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| RRB Officer Scale 2/ General Banking Officer/ Manager |
1. Banking 2. Finance 3. Marketing 4. Agriculture 5. Horticulture 6. Forestry 7. Animal Husbandry 8. Veterinary Science 9. Agricultural Engineering 10. Pisciculture 11. Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation 12. Information Technology 13. Management 14. Law 15. Economics 16. Accountancy.
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2 years as an officer in a Bank / Financial Institution.
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| RRB Officer Scale-II/
Specialist Officers /Manager |
Information Technology Officer
· Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent with at least a total of 50% marks, from a certified University and in fields such as: 1. Electronics 2. Communication 3. Computer Science 4. Information Technology · Certificates that will make you a more preferable candidate are: 1. PHP 2. C++ 3. Java 4. VB 5. VC 6. OCP 7. ASP |
One year (in the relevant field)
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| Chartered Accountant
· Certified Associate i.e. CA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
1 Year experience as a Chartered Accountant. | |
| Law Officer
· Degree/ equivalent from a recognized University in Law with at least 50% of the total marks. |
· 2 years as an advocate or
· should have worked as Law Officer in Banks /Financial Institutions for more than two years |
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| Treasury Manager
Either of the following qualifications is required: · Chartered Accountant from a recognized institution · MBA in Finance from a recognized university |
1 Year experience in a relevant field
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| Marketing Officer
· MBA in Marketing from a government certified university |
1 Year experience in a relevant field | |
| Agricultural Officer
Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in total from a recognized university in fields like: · Agriculture · Horticulture · Dairy · Animal Husbandry · Forestry · Veterinary Science · Agricultural Engineering · Pisciculture |
2Year experience in a relevant field
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| RRB Officer Scale 3 / Senior Manager | · Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent in any field from a certified University with at least 50% marks in total.
· candidates having a Degree/ Diploma in the following fields will be preferred: 1. Banking 2. Finance 3. Marketing 4. Agriculture 5. Horticulture 6. Forestry 7. Animal Husbandry 8. Veterinary Science 9. Agricultural Engineering 10. Pisciculture 11. Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation 12. Information Technology 13. Management 14. Law 15. Economics 16. Accountancy. |
At least 5 years experience in the post of an Officer in a Bank / Financial Institutions
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Application Procedure: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer
The table given below shows the application link and the fees required to apply for the said posts.
| Required Details | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Officer |
| Link to apply online | www.rbi.org.in | www.ibps.in |
| SC/ST/PwBD/EXS fees | Rs 50/- | Rs 175/- |
| OBC/General/EWS fees | Rs 450/- | Rs 850/- |
Preliminary Examination Pattern: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1
The preliminary examination pattern of RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Office Assistant are compared in the table below
| Topic | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 |
| Subjects | · English language
· Numerical ability · Reasoning ability |
· Reasoning ability
· Numerical ability |
| Marks | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability-35 · Reasoning ability-35 |
· Reasoning ability- 40
· Numerical ability- 40 |
| Duration | 20 minutes for each subject separately | 45 minutes for both subjects combined |
| Number of questions | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability- 35 · Reasoning ability- 35 |
· Reasoning ability-40
· Numerical ability- 40 |
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Main Examination Pattern: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3
The pattern of the main examination of both RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer scale 1 is as shown below:
| Topic | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 |
| Subjects | · English language
· Reasoning · Numerical ability · General awareness · Computer knowledge |
· English/Hindi language
· Reasoning · Numerical ability · General awareness · Computer knowledge |
| Number of questions for each subject | 40 | 40 |
| Max marks for each subject | 40 | · English/Hindi language- 40
· Reasoning- 50 · Numerical ability- 50 · General awareness- 40 · Computer knowledge- 20 |
| Duration | · English language- 30 min
· Reasoning- 30 min · Numerical ability- 30 min · General awareness- 25 min · Computer knowledge- 20 min |
2 hours together for all the subjects |
| Total number of questions/ total marks | 200 | 200 |
| Total duration | 135 minutes | 2 hours |
- For the RBI Assistant post, a language proficiency test is conducted for the aspirants who qualify for the main exam
- Candidates should achieve the individual cut off marks for each subject as well as above the cut off marks of the collective score. This rule is applicable in the case of both exams
RRB Officer Scale 2 and 3 have only a single objective exam. Its pattern is as tabulated below.
| Post | Subject | Number of questions | Marks | Duration |
| · Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
· Officer Scale- III |
Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 hours combined for all subjects together |
| Computer knowledge | 40 | 20 | ||
| Financial awareness | 40 | 40 | ||
| English/ Hindi language | 40 | 40 | ||
| · Quantitative aptitude
· Data interpretation |
40 | 50 | ||
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) | Professional Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 2 hours and 30 minutes combined for all the subjects |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | ||
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | ||
| English/Hindi language | 40 | 20 | ||
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | ||
| · Quantitative Aptitude
· Data Interpretation |
40 | 40 | ||
| Total | 240 | 200 |
Interview: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3
- There is no interview for RBI Assistant.
- Applicants who have been selected via the main exam for the post of Officers Scale 1 and in the single level exam for the post of Officers Scale 2 and 3 will be called for an Interview
- It will be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Bank.
- The process is done with the help of NABARD and IBPS
- The centres, name of the venue, time, date and detailed address of the venue for the Interview will be given to the selected aspirants in the call letter.
- Applicants should download their interview call letters from IBPS official website.
- The total marks allotted for the Interview are 100. The lowest qualifying score in the interview for Officers Scale 1,2 and 3 will be given in guidelines.
- The relative weightage of the Online objective Exam and Interview will be 80:20 respectively.
- An aspirant should qualify both in the Online objective Exam and Interview and still have a high enough total score in the merit to be chosen for the next step i.e. provisional allotment process.
- Details of the provisional allotment process will be provided later on the official website of IBPS.
Vacancies: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3
The vacancies for RBI Assistant according to the categories are as shown in the following table.
| Category | RBI Assistant |
| General | 440 |
| EWS | 90 |
| OBC | 146 |
| SC | 151(2) |
| ST | 123(46) |
| VI | 15 (6) |
| HI | 25 (16) |
| OH | 18 (9) |
| ExS-1 | 40 |
| ExS-2 | 90 |
The numbers provided in the brackets are meant to represent backlog vacancies
Category wise vacancy of IBPS RRB Officer posts (scale 1,2 and 3) are as shown in the table below.
| Posts | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | PWD |
| Officers Scale-I | 443 | 334 | 1214 | 428 | 1890 | 153 |
| Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer) | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer) | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Officer Scale-II (Law) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Officer Scale-II (CA) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Officer Scale-II (IT) | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | 128 | 61 | 241 | 75 | 387 | 10 |
| Officer Scale-III | 27 | 14 | 53 | 14 | 101 | 3 |
The article above gives you a brief idea about the recruitment details of both RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1,2 and 3 posts as per the official notifications issued by the establishments concerned. You can compare and contrast these details and decide which job is the best option for you. You can apply for that exam or focus on the examination of your choice more. Download the Entri app for aiding you with the preparation through lecture videos, previous year questions and mock tests.
