🏦 Introduction

The IBPS RRB Officer (Scale I / Scale II / Scale III) exam is conducted annually by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruitment of Officers in Regional Rural Banks (Gramin Banks) across India.

These posts involve managerial and supervisory job roles with responsibilities in operations, loans & advances, agriculture finance, credit management, branch operations, and administration.

This guide covers latest 2026 exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, marks weightage, and preparation tips for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II & III.

🧭 Selection Process (Officer Scale I / PO)

Preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Interview
Document Verification
Language Proficiency Test (LPT — if required)

🧭 Selection Process (Officer Scale II & III)

Single Online Exam (Mains)
Interview
Document Verification
Language Proficiency Test (if applicable)

Negative marking for all online exams: –0.25 mark for every wrong answer

📘 Exam Pattern — IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (PO)

🔹 Prelims Exam Pattern 2026

Section	Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	40
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
Total	80	80	45 minutes

🔹 Mains Exam Pattern 2026

Section	Questions	Marks
Reasoning	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude	40	50
General Awareness	40	40
English / Hindi	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200
Duration — 120 minutes

📘 Exam Pattern — IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer)

Section	Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	50
Financial Awareness	40	40
English / Hindi	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200	120 minutes

📘 Exam Pattern — IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre)

Section	Questions	Marks
Reasoning	40	40
Quantitative & DI	40	40
Financial Awareness	40	40
English / Hindi	40	20
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Professional Knowledge (Agriculture / IT / Law / CA / Marketing / Treasury / Banking etc.)	40	40
Total	240	200
Duration — 150 minutes

📘 Exam Pattern — IBPS RRB Officer Scale III (Senior Manager)

Section	Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude & DI	40	50
Financial Awareness	40	40
English / Hindi	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200	120 minutes

📝 Syllabus (Common for Scale I, II & III)

🔹 Reasoning

Puzzles & seating arrangement
Syllogism, inequalities
Coding–decoding
Blood relation, direction
Alphabet/number series
Data sufficiency
Statement–conclusion

🔹 Quantitative Aptitude & DI

Simplification, approximation
Percentage, ratio, average
Profit & loss, SI–CI
Time–work, speed–distance
Algebra & quadratic equations
Data interpretation — charts, tables, graphs, caselets

🔹 General/Financial Awareness

Banking awareness
Insurance basics
Budget, economic survey
Government & financial schemes
Current banking news

🔹 English / Hindi

English: RC, cloze test, sentence improvement, para jumbles, vocabulary
Hindi: गद्यांश, संधि, समास, व्यापक शब्द, मुहावरे, त्रुटि सुधार

🔹 Computer Knowledge

MS Office, OS
Internet & networking
Input/output devices
Memory & hardware
Cyber security & computer terms

🔹 Professional Knowledge (Scale II Specialist) — depends on post

IT / Law / Marketing / Agriculture / CA / Treasury / Banking domain topics

⚖️ Weightage in Final Selection

Stage	Officer Scale I	Officer Scale II	Officer Scale III
Prelims	Qualifying	—	—
Mains Exam	80%	80%	80%
Interview	20%	20%	20%
Document Verification	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory

🧑‍💼 Job Roles After Selection

Post	Main Duties
Officer Scale I	Branch operations, cash & customer service, loan processing, recovery assistance
Officer Scale II	Credit analysis, branch management, loan approval, supervision & audits
Officer Scale III	High-level managerial role, branch administration, business expansion strategy

💰 Salary Structure

Post	Approx Gross Salary
Officer Scale I	₹55,000 – ₹59,000/month
Officer Scale II	₹75,000 – ₹85,000/month
Officer Scale III	₹95,000 – ₹1,10,000/month

🔗 Official Website for Notification & PDF

👉 IBPS Official Website: https://www.ibps.in/
(Section — CRP RRBs)

When 2026 notification releases, download here:

📄 IBPS RRB Official Notification PDF 2026 (Direct link will be updated under CRP RRB section on official portal only)

📌 Practical Preparation Tips

✔ Attempt mock tests + sectional speed tests
✔ Focus more on DI & reasoning puzzles — most scoring
✔ Read financial & banking awareness daily
✔ Practice computer basics & shortcuts
✔ For interview — prepare local language + current affairs

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IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II & III Recruitment 2026 — Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility, Selection & Preparation Strategy