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An aspiring banking candidate is often confused with the selection of the banking career since bank exam notification invites applications for different posts in different banks. An experienced candidate who has been preparing for years may be acquainted with the notifications, selection procedure and job profile. But a newly budding aspirant may find it difficult to understand the difference between bank posts, selection procedure and preparation. Through this article we would like to discuss a comparison between the IBPS RRB Office Assistant and IBPS RRB Officer. The article will comprise all you need to know regarding those posts and help you to make a good selection of career according to your comfortability.
What is IBPS RRB Office assistant and officer
RRB is often termed as Railway Recruitment Board in the mind of the aspirants. But here it means the Regional Rural Banks. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts Common recruitment Process (CRP) for Regional Rural Banks (RRB) Group A officers (Scale I, Scale II, Scale III) and Group B Office Assistant (Multipurpose) once in every year. IBPS invites applications according to the vacancies available in the Regional Rural Banks in India.
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Quick Overview
1: What does the acronym "ATM" stand for in banking?
| IBPS RRB Officer | V/S | IBPS RRB Office Assistant |
| Manager
· Scale I: Assistant Manager · Scale II: Manager (General/ specialist) · Scale III: Senior Manager |
Job Profile | · Multipurpose Job Profile
Varies according to the need of the office. Profile will be like helping the office in matters of payment disposal |
| · Bachelor’s Degree (Any discipline but there are preferences)
· Proficiency in Local Language (According to each RRB) |
Qualification | · Bachelor’s Degree (Any Discipline)
· Proficiency in Local Language (According to each RRB) |
| · Scale I: NIL
· Scale II: 2 years (General) Scale II: 1 year (Specialists) · Scale III: 5 years
|
Experience Required | NIL |
| · Scale I: NIL
· Scale II NIL (General) Scale II: Required according to the post (Specialists) · Scale III: NIL |
Specialisations Required | NIL |
| · Scale I: Above 18- Below 30
· Scale II: Above 21- Below 32 · Scale III: Above 21- Below 32 (Category relaxations are there) |
Age | · Above 18- Below 28
(Category relaxations are there) |
| · Scale I: Preliminary- Mains- Interview
· Scale II: Single level exam- Interview · Scale III: Single level exam- Interview |
Selection Procedure | · Preliminary- Mains |
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Office Assistant or Officer?
After going through the quick review, a newly budding aspirant may be able to find that IBPS RRB Officer Scale II and III seems to be different which requires a specific work experience. But a newly budding aspirant may find no difference of eligibility and qualification with IBPS RRB Officer Scale I and IBPS RRB Office Assistant. So how do you decide your career in RRB? How do you decide whether I choose Officer or Office assistant? The following are the major differences which you need to encounter while you make a decision.
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The Hierarchy
The banking posts are not only confined with responsibilities but also power. The hierarchy in the post describes the gravity of the power each position possesses. It also implies the gravity of the responsibilities it imposes. The Officer post is the manager post in RRB which has a great power and responsibilities with it. Compared to the Officer post the office assistant may not be having such powers and responsibilities. The hierarchy of the job sometimes prompts the office assistant to obey the orders of the Officer. If you want to enjoy a high-power job you must definitely apply for IBPS RRB Officer post.
The Salary Perks and Other Benefits
The salary perks of the officer post are higher than that of the office assistant post. This is because of the responsibilities and job duties they deliver. The salary of the office assistant and officer changes from time to time pay revision but still maintains a notable gap between the two posts.
The chances of promotions
The chances of promotions to higher posts are frequently available for the office post compared to the office assistant post. That doesn’t mean that an office assistant will always be an office assistant. Since the educational qualifications for the officer and office assistant are the same, they can also grab higher posts of the firm. But when we compare the position growth of the persons who joined the office assistant post and officer post at the same time, the person who joined as the officer will be at the higher post after a specific time.
The Burden of Responsibility
When you analyse the burden of responsibility of an RRB office assistant and RRB officer the RRB officer seems to have a great burden of responsibility. Compared to the RRB officer the RRB Office assistant is a less stressful job. The RRB officer is answerable to each and every decision he takes and he is responsible to the each up and down in the regional rural bank. So, if you want a stressful job you can go for RRB Officer rather than RRB Office Assistant.
Less complicated exam
Even though the qualification for the RRB Officer and RRB Office Assistant are same and the structure of the exam is also same to an extent, the complication and the level of questions asked in the exam is not always the same. The RRB Office assistant questions are less complicated and easy compared to the RRB Officer questions. The RRB Officer post requires more and more practice and preparation compared to the RRB Office assistant. If you are focused on a less complicated exam the RRB Office assistant exam would be better
The Most Sought Exam.
The RRB Officer post will be the most sought exam in the RRB CRP when compared to the RRB Officer post. So, the level of competition would be high. Not only that, it includes a personal interview at the last round. If you want to get through the post in a more easy way the RRB Office Assistant post would be better.
Preferences
Even though the qualifications for RRB Officer Scale I and RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose) are same, ie bachelor’s degree there are some preferences for the RRB Officer post. Preference will be given to the candidates having degrees in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy. If you are not having a degree in the above subjects sometimes the good performance of yours won’t only do the good. If the candidates for the exam are high and all of them are equally competing the preferences may apply. But RRB Office Assistant is only dependent on the selection exam. It is not having any preferences.
Conclusion
These are the complete analysis of the difference between the RRB Office assistant post and RRB Officer post. Every job has its own dignity, its own responsibilities, its own powers etc. The question is whether you are ready to dispose of the duties and responsibilities, whether you are capable to perform the duties and responsibilities. If you are ready and if you are capable for that, then you can realise the dignity of the job. By analysing the pros and cons a newly budding aspirant can decide what’s my path and what should be my career. The selection is not only adequate but also needs preparation. Keep studying, keep winning.
