
IBPS or (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts the post of Scale-II for public sector banks. The IBPS conducts the RRB Scale-II exam every year. In 2021 IBPS will conduct the IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam for various positions and entrants can start registering themselves from the 8th June till 28th June 2021. According to IBPS RRB Scale-II Notification, IBPS had released about 1000+ vacancies through IBPS Official website in August 2021.
The IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam has a single level exam and interview round. The entrants who would be successful in clearing the single level exam will further go ahead with the interview round. Let’s have a look at the posts available.
The entrants can choose any of these job posts while registering and apply for a particular exam. Let’s have a look into the IBPS RRB Scale-II 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 |
Mani Admit Card | 2021 September |
IBPS RRB Scale-II Main Exam | 25th September 2021 |
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 Scale-II jobs must go through the IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam Pattern 1st because that is going to help them plan studies. Let’s have a look into the exam pattern 1st:
The exam has a single level and thereafter there will be an interview round. Let’s have a look at the IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam Pattern and marking scheme for IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam:
Objective Type Test | Total Questions | Marks for all Questions | Language of Exam | Time limit |
English Language | 40 | 40 | English | 2 hours (within this time entrants have to complete all the papers.)
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Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | Hindi | |
Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | English / Hindi | |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | English / Hindi | |
Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | Hindi / English | |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | Hindi / English | |
Marks in Total | 200 | 200 |
Objective Type Test | Total Questions | Marks for all Questions | Language of Exam | Time limit |
English Language | 40 | 20 | English | 2 hours 30 minutes (within this time entrants have to complete all the papers.)
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Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | Hindi | |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | English / Hindi | |
Reasoning | 40 | 40 | English / Hindi | |
Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | Hindi / English | |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 40 | Hindi / English | |
Professional Knowledge | 40 | 40 | English / Hindi | |
Marks in Total | 240 | 200 |
There will negative marking and sectional cut off will applicable for Single level exam as well. 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 Scale-II Syllabus:
The entrants who have applied for Scale-II officer posts will have to go through the single level exam and an interview round for final selection. Let’s have a look at the syllabus for IBPS RRB Syllabus:
The topics of the main exam after the prelims are as follows:
Reasoning question 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 |
Financial awareness has a vast number of the topic to cover. Entrants must focus on this topic early to complete the studies. Let’s have a look into the subjects to study:
Payment Balance | Indian Food Processing Industries | Food Inflation | RBI’s Currency Management |
RBI bank & it’s the credit-control method. | Benchmarking | India and UNSC Reforms | Role of Small & Medium Scale Enterprises |
India’s Metals wealth | India’s Disaster Management | Strategizing Success | India’s Assets |
India’s Constitution | Passing the Buck | Understanding Service Tax in India | Understanding CESS |
WTO & India | Sustainable Growth | Cauvery Water Issue | Lobbying influences |
India: The Youngest Nation by 2021 | Cash Reserve Ratio | Issues of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant | World Bank and India |
Economy of Indian | India and China Growth differentials. | Understanding NIFTY | Subsidies in India |
India Forests | Indian National Flag | India & OPEC | Relations of India China |
Issues of Narmada Dam | India-ASEAN Relations |
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 |
The English section requires regular practice. Entrants must keep on practicing 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 |
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.
Entrants who are in daily computer practice will not have much difficulty in grasping the knowledge of computer for the exam. Let’s have a look at the basis of the topic on which question may come in the IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam:
Microsoft OneNote | MS Project. | Microsoft Outlook. | MS PowerPoint. |
MS Visio. | Microsoft Access | MS Word | MS Excel. |
Microsoft Publisher. |
This section will bring good marks to you if you study and memorize topics correctly. Entrants focus on studying this section every day.
Economy of Indian | Science – Inventions & Discoveries. | Countries & Capitals | Awards and Honours. |
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 Scale-II Syllabus and now we would check another very important aspect of the exam the IBPS RRB Scale-II Eligibility. Entrants must cater to the criteria of eligibility or else their application will be cancelled. Let’s have a look:
The IBPS RRB Scale-II Eligibility depends on four components the Nationality of an entrant, educational qualification, Age limit and relaxation according to their categories, Disability reservations for various category of entrants. The very 1st thing that an entrant may check while filling the IPBS RRB Scale-II 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 cancelled by IBPS. Let’s have a look at the IBPS RRB Scale-II Eligibility Criteria for IBPS RRB Scale-II Exam:
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.
IBPS RRB Scale-II officers have an age limit for applying for the exam. Let’s have a look into the age limit required for each post within IBPS RRB Scale-II:
Job Post Names | Age Limits |
(Manager) Officer Scale-II | 21-32 years (Should be born between 3/06/1987- 31/05/1998) |
Apart from this, there will be age limit relaxation for OBC, SC, ST, Ex-servicemen according to the IBPS RRB Scale-II Notification 2021.
Required Education | Required Work Experience |
Entrants must have, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any manner from a recognized University with 50% marks.
Special preference is given to degree holder in the following subjects: Information Technology, Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Finance, Animal Husbandry, Marketing, Banking, Forestry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, & Cooperation, Management, Economics, Accountancy, Law. |
Must have 2 years of work experience in a bank or other financial institutes. |
Educational Skills | Work Experience Required |
IT Officer
Entrants must have, Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any manner from a recognized University in Communication / Computer Science / Electronics / Information Technology or equivalent with 50% marks. Must have computer language knowledge preferably- certificate of OCP, PHP, ASP, Java, C++, VC, VB etc |
Must have 1-year work experience in a similar industry. |
Manager of Treasury
Entrant must be an MBA or CA from Recognized Institute or University. |
Entrant must have 1-year work experience in a similar job role. |
Chartered Accountant
Must have CA certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountant’s (India). |
Must have 1-year work experience as CA. |
Officer of Law
Law degree from Recognized University or equivalent with 50% score. |
Must have 1-year work experience as CA. |
Officer of Agricultural
Entrant must be a Graduate in following subjects: Horticulture, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Dairy, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Veterinary Science, with 50% marks. |
Entrant must have a 2-years work exam in a similar field. |
Officer of Marketing
Entrants must be an MBA in Marketing from a recognized Institute or University. |
Must have a 1-year work exam in a similar field. |
The above table shows the educational qualification required for IBPS RRB Scale-II. Now we will look into the last eligibility criteria of allowed disabilities for IBPS RRB Scale-II Jobs:
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:
Now that we are aware of the IBPS RRB Eligibility criteria let’s find out how to apply for this exam:
We are already aware of the application process now. The next thing that comes to mind is the IBPS RRB Scale-IIs in 2021. Let’s have a look:
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 is 1000+ tentative vacancies available in 2021 for IBPS RRB Scale-II. Entrants must start preparing for the 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 Scale-II Vacancies for 2021:
Posts of IBPS RRB Scale II 2021 | Vacancy Number |
Scale-II General Banking Officer | 925 |
Scale-II Agriculture | 26 |
Scale-II IT | 60 |
Marketing Officer (Scale II) | 42 |
Scale-II CA | 33 |
Scale-II Law | 28 |
Treasury Officer (Scale-II) | 10 |
Job Post Name | Pay Scale |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II | Rs 33,000 – Rs 39,000 |
In conclusion, the exam dates are already out now. Entrants looking forward to completing the IBPS RRB Scale-II Online Application must go to the official website and finish it as soon as possible. Entrants who have applied for the Scale-II post must prepare their IBPS RRB Scale-II Study plan to crack the single level. If they qualify in a single-level exam they will be called for the interview round. It not very difficult to crack the exam if entrants’ study and do needed revisions.
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