IBPS RRB PO Exam 2021: Dates, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Details of Online Application.

IBPS RRB PO Notification 2021:

IBPS or (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts various banking exams for public sector banks. The IBPS conducts the RRB PO exam every year. In 2021 IBPS will conduct the IBPS RRB PO Exam for the position of Probatory Officer and entrants can start registering themselves from the 8th June till 28th June 2021. This exam aims to hire for various positions in Region Rural Banks. According to IBPS RRB PO Notification, IBPS had released about 4000+ vacancies through IBPS Official website in August 2021.

The IBPS RRB PO Exam is conducted in three phases. The prelim, the main exam and the interview round. The entrants who would be successful in clearing the prelim exam will further go ahead for the main exam. The final selection will be made after the interview round. Let’s have a look at the posts available. Let’s have a look into the IBPS RRB PO Exam Dates.

 

Exam Dates:

Exam Events	Event Dates
Notification Start Date	7th June 2021
Online Application Start	8th June 2021
Online Application Last date	28th June 2021
Call Letter for Pre-Exam Training	9th July 2021
Training Schedule for Pre-Exam	19th – 25th July 2021
Admit Card Download for Prelims	July 2021
Prelim Exam	August 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th 2021
Prelim Exam result	2021 August
Mani Admit Card	2021 September
IBPS RRB PO Main Exam	September 25th 22021

 

The above table shows the dates of the exams that will be conducted in 2021. Keep the dates in mind and according to that start preparing for the exam. Entrants who are aspiring to secure IBPS RRB jobs must go through the IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 1st because that is going to help them plan studies. Let’s have a look into the exam pattern 1st:

IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 2021:

The exam has two stages thereafter it has an interview round and provisional allotments. Let’s have a look at the IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern and marking scheme for IBPS RRB PO Exam:

Objective Type Test	Total Questions	Marks for all Questions	Language of Exam	Time limit
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	English / Hindi	45 minutes (within this time entrants have to complete all the papers.)
Reasoning	40	40	English / Hindi
Total	80	80

 

There will be negative marking and sectional cut off as well in both phases of the exam. The entrants must be very careful while answering. Now that we are aware of the exam pattern let’s have a look into the IBPS RRB PO Syllabus:

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2021:

The entrants who have applied for Officer Scale 1 will have to go through both Prelim and Main exams. Let’s have a look at the syllabus for IBPS RRB PO Syllabus:

Prelim Exam Syllabus 2021:

Officer Scale 1- Reasoning	Officer Scale 1- Quantitative Aptitude
Syllogism	Simplification/ Approximation
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	Number Series
Inequality	Data Interpretation
Coding-Decoding	Quadratic Equations
Alphanumeric Series	Arithmetic
Blood Relation
Order and Ranking
Direction Sense

 

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus Main Exam 2021:

The topics of the Main Exam after the prelims are as follows:

• Reasoning.
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language.
• Hindi Language.
• Computer Knowledge.
• General Awareness / General Knowledge.

Reasoning:

Reasoning questions can be both verbal and non-verbal. Entrants must read each question carefully and then answer.

Test Series	Relation of Blood	Time & Ranking
Statement	Decoding-Coding	Alphabet Test
Inequalities	Action Courses & Statements	Puzzles
Analogy	Odd one out	Syllogism
Assumption	Decision Making	Figure Series
Test of Directions	Causes & Effects	Arrangements of Sitting
Conclusion & Statement	Reason & Assertion	Word Formation

 

Quantitative Aptitude:

This section of questions tends to be tricky. Entrants are advised to go through regular practice to score well in this section. Let’s have a look into the subjects to study:

Quadratic Equations	Probability	Permutation and Combination
Profit & Loss	HCF and LCM	Number System
Average	Time and Distance	Time and Work
Compound Interest	Simple Interest	Decimal Fractions
Data Interpretation	Ratio and Proportion	Percentage
Partnership	Simplification	Age Problems

 

English Language:

The English section requires regular practice. Entrants must keep on practising English language questions every day along with other subjects. Let’s have a look into the subjects to study:

Jumbled Words	Cloze Test	Rearrangement of Sentences
Fill in the blanks	Error Detection	Reading Comprehension
Comprehension	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	Unseen Passages	Adverb
Tenses	Vocabulary	Subject-Verb Agreement
Articles	Idioms & Phrases	Voice

 

Hindi Language:

The Hindi language will have the same kind of questions as in the English language. The question will be based on grammar. Topics will be more or less the same however the language of the exam will be Hindi.

Computer Knowledge:

Entrants who are in daily computer practice will not have much difficulty in grasping the knowledge of computers for the exam. Let’s have a look at the basis of the topic on which question may come in the IBPS RRB PO Exam:

Microsoft OneNote	MS Project.	Microsoft Outlook.	MS PowerPoint.
MS Visio.	Microsoft Access	MS Word	MS Excel.
Microsoft Publisher.

 

General Awareness:

This section will bring good marks to you if you study and memorize the answers for the topic correctly. Entrants focus on studying this section every day.

Economy of Indian	Science – Inventions & Discoveries.	Countries & Capitals	Awards and Honors.
Abbreviations.	General Polity.	General Science.	Budget & Five-Year Plans.
Important Days.	Sports.	Science & Technology.	International & National Organizations.
Current Affairs – National & International.	National Movements of Indian	History of Indian	Books and Authors.

 

We are now aware of the IBPS RRB PO Syllabus and now we would check another very important aspect of the exam the IBPS RRB PO Eligibility. Entrants must cater to the criteria of eligibility or else their application will be canceled. Let’s have a look:

IBPS RRB PO Eligibility:

The IBPS RRB PO Eligibility depends on four components the Nationality of an entrant, educational qualification, Age limit and relaxation according to their categories, Disability reservations for various categories of entrants. The very 1st thing that an entrant may check while filling the IPBS RRB PO Online Application form is the Eligibility criteria entrants should only apply for those benefits that they are entitled to according to the eligibility criteria. Or else if they have applied for some benefit for which they do not have valid documents their application will be canceled by IBPS. Let’s have a look at the IBPS RRB PO Eligibility Criteria for IBPS RRB PO Exam:

Nationality:

• The entrant must be a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan.
• A refugee from Tibet.
• A person of Indian origin, arrived from East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Burma, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zaire, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, and Pakistan, to settle down in India forever.

Now you already know about the very basic eligibility criteria i.e. citizenship. We will not have a look at the next most important criteria that is the Age limit for IBPS RRB.

Age Limit:

There are various posts within IBPS RRB and various posts have different age limits. Let’s have a look into the age limit required for each post within IBPS RRB:

Job Post Names	Age Limits
(Assistant Manager) Officer Scale I	18-30 years (Must be born between 03/06/1989 -31/095/2001)

 

Apart from this, there will be age limit relaxation for OBC, SC, ST, Ex-servicemen according to the IBPS RRB PO Notification 2021.

Educational Qualification:

Educational Skills

Required Work Experience

Entrants must have, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any manner from a recognized University. Special preference is given to degree holders in the following subjects: Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Veterinary Science, Information Technology, Economics, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Law, Management, or Accountancy. Should be proficient in local language as advised by RRB. Computer knowledge as per Job post.

NA

 

The above table shows the educational qualification required for the Probatory Officer post within IBPS RRB. Now we will look into the last eligibility criteria of allowed disabilities for IBPS RRB PO:

Eligibility of Disable Entrants:

There will reservations for disabled entrants as well in the IBPS RRB Exam. These entrants are allowed various benefits like extra time in the exam or scribe option. However, each entrant applying under the disabled group must have a certificate of disability or may also be asked for a medical document. These documents have to carry in the interview round after the final selection.

Let’s have a look at which kind of disability is allowed in the exam:

• There will be reservations for Blind or entrants with low vision.
• Entrants who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• A person who has Locomotor Disability including leprosy cured, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and acid attack victims.
• Entrants with intellectual disability, autism, mental illness
  and specific learning disability.
• An entrant who has more than one disability is allowed to.

Now that we are aware of the IBPS RRB Eligibility criteria lets find out how to apply for this exam:

IBPS RRB PO Online Application:

• The online application form will be available on the Official website of IBPS.
• Entrants must select the preferred post to apply and then click on new registration.
• In the 1st part, the entrant will fill the basic info of the entrant.
• Next, they need to update contact details like phone numbers and email addresses.
• Entrants must put their own phone number and email so that they can verify it with the top or code sent in it.
• Photos, docs and signs will have to be uploaded in the format as in the official notice.
• Entrants will be then asked to pay the exam fees. The fee can be paid both in online and offline mode.
• After the fee is paid entrants must check IBPS RRB PO Online Application status and make sure it’s on complete status.

We are already aware of the application process now. The next thing that comes to mind is the IBPS RRB POs in 2021. Let’s have a look:

IBPS RRB PO Participating Banks:

Rural Banks	Head Office
Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank	Kadapa
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank	Murshidabad
Aryavart Bank	Lucknow
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank	Guwahati
Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank	Bharuch
Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank	Raibareilly
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank	Guntur
Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank	Ajmer
Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank	Raipur
Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank	Nagpur
Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank	Patna
Ellaquai Dehati Bank	Srinagar
Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank	Mandi
Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank	Naharlagun (Papumpare)
J & K Grameen Bank	Jammu
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank	Sagar
Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank	Ranchi
Karnataka Gramin Bank	Bellary
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank	Dharwad
Meghalaya Rural Bank	Shillong
Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank	Varanasi
Kerala Gramin Bank	Mallapuram
Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank	Indore
Odisha Gramya Bank	Bhubaneshwar
Manipur Rural Bank	Imphal
Mizoram Rural Bank	Aizawl
Nagaland Rural Bank	Kohima
Maharashtra Gramin Bank	Aurangabad
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank	Howrah
Prathama UP Gramin Bank	Moradabad
Andhra Pradesh Grameena  Vikas Bank	Warangal
Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank	Puducherry
Punjab Gramin Bank	Kapurthala
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank	Jodhpur
Saptagiri Grameena Bank	Chittor
Purvanchal Bank	Gorakhpur
Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank	Rohtak
Saurashtra Gramin Bank	Rajkot
Tamil Nadu Grama Bank	Salem
Telangana Grameena Bank	Hyderabad
Utkal Grameen Bank	Bolangir
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank	Muzaffarpur
Tripura Gramin Bank	Agartala

 

There are 4000+ tentative vacancies available in 2021 for IBPS RRB PO. Entrants must start preparing for the IBPS RRB PO exam as early as possible. The prelim exam is in August so very little time is left for the exam. Let’s have a look into the number of IBPS RRB PO Vacancies for 2021:

IBPS RRB PO Vacancies:

Posts of IBPS RRB 2021	Vacancy Number
Scale I Officer	3352

 

IBPS RRB PO Salary:

Job Post Name	Pay Scale
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I	Rs 29,000 – Rs 33,000

In conclusion, the exam dates are already out now. Entrants looking forward to completing the IBPS RRB PO Online Application must go to the official website and finish it as soon as possible. Entrants who have applied for the Officer Scale-I post must prepare their IBPS RRB PO Study plan to crack the Prelim exam 1st. It is not very difficult to crack the exam if entrants’ study and do needed revisions.

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