After the release of the IBPS notification, the most common query of students is “What is the number of vacancies? The reason why the number of vacancies is the first thing aspirants look for is, it directly influences the candidate’s prospect of selection cut off and so forth.
A list of reasons why the number of vacancies is so important and how it influences the result is given below. Let us have a glance at them:
| STATE | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 13 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 34 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| ASSAM | 31 | 15 | 55 | 20 | 83 |
| BIHAR | 36 | 16 | 64 | 24 | 100 |
| BIHAR | 22 | 11 | 41 | 15 | 62 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 25 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 66 |
| GUJARAT | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| GUJARAT | 14 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 39 |
| HARYANA | 32 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 77 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 18 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 48 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR | 15 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 64 |
| JHARKHAND | 12 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 37 |
| KARNATAKA | 17 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 42 |
| KARNATAKA | 10 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| KERALA | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 66 | 88 | 66 | 44 | 177 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 78 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 20 | 18 | 54 | 20 | 88 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 14 | 13 | 39 | 14 | 63 |
| MANIPUR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIZORAM | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAGALAND | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ODISHA | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| ODISHA | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| PUNJAB | 38 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 65 |
| RAJASTHAN | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| RAJASTHAN | 34 | 26 | 40 | 20 | 80 |
| TAMIL NADU | 85 | 4 | 121 | 24 | 217 |
| TELANGANA | 42 | 21 | 76 | 28 | 118 |
| TELANGANA | 28 | 12 | 47 | 17 | 70 |
| TRIPURA | 9 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 23 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 15 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 45 |
| WEST BENGAL | 30 | 15 | 54 | 20 | 81 |
| WEST BENGAL | 13 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 37 |
| WEST BENGAL | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Total no of Vacancies = 4483 |
| State | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 29 | 13 | 48 | 18 | 71 | 212 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ASSAM | 18 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 50 | 137 |
| BIHAR | 18 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 50 | 130 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 71 |
| GUJARAT | 15 | 36 | 60 | 22 | 92 | 266 |
| HARYANA | 49 | 0 | 70 | 26 | 116 | 297 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 19 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 51 | 145 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| JHARKHAND | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 67 |
| KARNATAKA | 26 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 64 | 182 |
| KERALA | 17 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 88 | 193 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 24 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 63 | 185 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 32 | 27 | 82 | 31 | 134 | 362 |
| MANIPUR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| MIZORAM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| NAGALAND | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ODISHA | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 0 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| PUNJAB | 41 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 67 | 156 |
| RAJASTHAN | 21 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 57 | 147 |
| TAMIL NADU | 59 | 3 | 84 | 16 | 152 | 368 |
| TELANGANA | 34 | 17 | 61 | 11 | 102 | 267 |
| TRIPURA | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 39 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 49 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 95 | 263 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 48 |
| WEST BENGAL | 23 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 61 | 178 |
| Total No of Vacancies = 6794 |
| STATE | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | TOTAL |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 43 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| ASSAM | 15 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 83 |
| BIHAR | 8 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 33 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 95 |
| GUJARAT | 14 | 30 | 55 | 21 | 82 | 139 |
| HARYANA | 19 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 47 | 84 |
| HIMACHALPRADESH | 10 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 51 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| JHARKHAND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KARNATAKA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KERALA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 53 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 141 | 253 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 20 | 24 | 51 | 19 | 76 | 114 |
| MANIPUR | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
| MIZORAM | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| NAGALAND | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ODISHA | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 12 |
| PUDUCHERRY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| PUNJAB | 27 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 132 |
| RAJASTHAN | 34 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 90 | 110 |
| 19 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 47 | 179 | |
| TAMIL NADU | 49 | 2 | 70 | 26 | 113 | 207 |
| TELANGANA | 23 | 11 | 41 | 15 | 60 | 170 |
| TRIPURA | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 293 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 142 | 7 | 182 | 67 | 276 | 794 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| WEST BENGAL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 34 |
| Total no of Vacancies = 4625 |
If we flick a glance at the statistics, in 2017, the number of vacancies for RRB Office Assistants was 7884 which is the highest in the past 6 years. In 2018 the number descended to 5249. In 2019 the number further went down to 3674. However, in 2020 the number jumped to 4624. In 2021 and 2022 the number of vacancies were 6794 and 4483 respectively.
By observing the trend our sources speculate 4500 to 6500 vacancies this year.
Regardless of the number of vacancies, we recommend our candidates and all RRB Clerk aspirants to jump to full-on preparation without any delay. Since we get only two months of a gap for preparation after the registration, any delay may cost you dearly. Get your head down, start clearing your concept and start grinding. Take a free mock test of RRB Clerk and assess yourself. All the best Future Champions!
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