IBPS RRB 2021 Notification: Vacancies Increased on June 17

IBPS RRB 2021 vacancies for PO, Clerk, Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) have been increased once again by the Institute of Banking and Personnel (IBPS.)

The good news for aspirants was dropped via a release of a new notification on the official website of ibps.in on June 17.  

The earlier notification came on June 7 which had a total vacancy of 11,753. The same has now been increased to 11,884. A total of 131 new vacancies has been announced. This is the second time that IBPS has taken the initiative of increasing the vacancies this year.  

The original notification had 10,676 vacancies which were later increased to 11,753, and with another announcement now it’s up to 11,884. The registration process has been scheduled from June 8, 2021, until June 28, 2021. Click here for reading the final notification from the IBPS.  

IBPS RRB Recruitment 2021 Overview

• Name of Exam: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
• Regional Rural Banks (IBPS RRB)
• Posts Available: Officers Scale I, II, and III and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
• Groups: Group A & B
• Total Vacancies (Including updated) – 11,884
• Exam Eligibility: Graduation
• Exam Level – National
• IBPS RRB Exam Stages: Officers Scale I: Prelims, Mains, and Interview

                                          Office Assistant: Prelims and Mains 

                                           Officers Scale II and III: Single level exam and then interview 

• Mode of Exam: Online
• IBPS RRB Exam Duration: Prelims – 45 minutes, Mains – 2 hours, Single level exam – 2 hours
• Official Website: www.ibps.in

IBPS RRB Revised Vacancies 2021 (Latest till June 17, 2021)

Post Name	Category-wise Revised Vacancy	Total Vacancies
SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	981	385	1505	546	2574	5991
Officer Scale I	684	336	1218	428	1896	4562
Officer Scale-II (Agriculture Officer)	03	01	07	01	13	25
Officer Scale-II (Marketing Officer)	07	02	10	03	21	43
Officer Scale-II (Treasury Manager)	00	00	01	00	08	09
Officer Scale-II (Law)	03	03	06	01	14	27
Officer Scale-II (CA)	03	03	09	02	15	32
Officer Scale-II (IT)	07	03	13	04	32	59
Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer)	134	64	251	80	399	928
Officer Scale-III	27	15	53	14	99	208
Total	1849	812	3073	1079	50

IBPS RRB Exam Fee

Here is the category wise application fee for all the categories: 

1. SC/ST/PWD/XS – Rs. 175 /-
2. General/OBC/EWS – Rs. 850 /-

Registrations are still open till June 28. If you wish to apply then go on the official website of IBPS and fill the form along with application fee.  

IBPS RRB 2021 Syllabus

The following topics or subjects will have to be studied for cracking the exam: 

1. Logical Reasoning
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. General Awareness
4. English/Hindi Language
5. Financial Knowledge
6. Computer Knowledge

An additional section is added by the name of Professional Knowledge for the applicants of Specialist Officer Grade II. 

Topic Wise Syllabus and Subtopics for IBPS RRB 2021

Logical Reasoning

• Odd man out
• Series Test
• Syllogism
• Sitting Arrangements
• Alphabet Test
• Puzzles
• Word Formation
• Figure Series
• Ranking and Time
• Direction Test
• Analogy
• Causes and Effects
• Coding-Decoding
• Statement and Conclusion
• Inequalities
• Decision Making
• Assertion and Reason
• Statement and Assumption
• Blood Relation

By looking at the topics you can realize that all of them are a combination of both logical and verbal reasoning.  

Quantitative Aptitude

This section is meant to be the toughest but can be very high scoring if you prepare well by giving enough quant-based mock tests.  

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

English/Hindi Language

• Reading Comprehension
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• One word substitution
• Error Detection
• Idioms
• Rearrangement of sentences
• Cloze Test
• Phrase Substitution
• Jumbled Words
• Fill in the blanks

Due to the option for Hindi and English, IBPS offers different topics for aspirants who opt for Hindi. 

• Vyakran
• Error Spotting
• Paragraphs
• Reading Comprehension
• Fill in the blanks
• Synonyms and Antonyms

General Awareness

• Banking Awareness
• Finance
• National and International Current Affairs
• Sports
• Agriculture
• Budget
• Govt. Policies
• RBI
• Books and Authors
• Banking Terms and Abbreviations
• Government Schemes
• National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
• Banking History
• Countries and Currencies

Computer Knowledge

• Computer Fundamentals
• Shortcut keys
• Database
• MS Office
• Security Tools
• Networking
• Software and Hardware Fundamentals
• History of Computer
• Internet
• Number System and Conversions
• Computer Abbreviations
• Input and Output Devices
• Computer Languages

Financial Awareness

• Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India
• Bad Loans
• Latest topics, trends, news of Financial World Monetary Policy
• Advanced Non-Performing Assets
• ACCORDS
• Risk Management
• Loans
• Budget and Economic Survey
• BASEL I
• BASEL II
• Restructuring of Loans
• Asset Reconstruction Companies
• Organizations Deposit Credit

Conclusion

The news of increased vacancies will make candidates even more helpful as it creates room for everyone. Get your registration done and start with your mocks for keeping a track of your preparation.  

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