{"id":4757,"date":"2021-07-14T16:48:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2021-07-14T16:48:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T11:18:22","slug":"rrb-office-assistant-vs-ibps-clerk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/rrb-office-assistant-vs-ibps-clerk\/","title":{"rendered":"RRB Office Assistant vs IBPS Clerk: Which One is Better?- All Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IBPS Exam Calendar comes out in the month of January every year with the exam dates details of IBPS RRB Clerk (Prelims & Mains), IBPS RRB PO\/Officer Scale I (Prelims & Mains), IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & III (Single Exam), IBPS PO (Prelims & Mains), IBPS Clerk (Prelims & Mains) & IBPS SO (Prelims & Mains). Banking aspirants can easily observe that on the clerical level there are only 2 posts: IBPS RRB Office Assistant (also known as IBPS RRB Clerk or simply RRB Clerk) and IBPS Clerk. Some aspirants have confusion between these 2 profiles which is why we are dedicating this article to clarify the difference between these 2 profiles. Have a look at the multiple comparison factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Timing of Detailed Notification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IBPS Clerk 2021 Detailed Notification 2021 has been released just a couple of days back and has been retracted this morning. Read: Is IBPS Clerk 2021 Cancelled by Finance Ministry? IBPS Removes Notification from Website<\/a>. Talking about IBPS RRB Clerk Detailed Notification, it is published in the name of IBPS RRB notification and also includes the details of RRB PO. IBPS RRB 2021 Detailed Notification has already been released on June 7, 202<\/strong>1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of Vacancies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The number of vacancies for IBPS RRB Office Assistant this year is 6,888<\/strong> which is more than the 2020 vacancies which were 5,950<\/strong>. Talking about IBPS Clerk 2021 Notification, the number of vacancies this year are 5,830<\/strong>. The number of vacancies in 2020 was 11,463<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is an important factor as not complying with this may result in the cancellation of your candidature. For RRB Clerk, the required education qualification is a Bachelor\u2019s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent. Also, proficiency in the local language is required as prescribed by the participating RRBs and working knowledge of computer is desirable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to IBPS Clerk, a degree (graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government is required and operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory<\/strong>. Proficiency in the Official Language of the State\/UT (candidates should know how to read\/ write and speak the Official Language of the State\/UT) for which vacancies a candidate wishes to apply is preferable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For IBPS RRB Clerk, the minimum age limit is 18 years<\/strong> and the maximum age limit is 28 years. This age will be decided as on July 1, 2021. Age relaxation of 5 & 3 years is there for SC\/ST & OBC respectively. Coming to IBPS Clerk, the minimum age you should be of 20 years<\/strong> and the maximum age you should have is 28 years. Age relaxation of 5 & 3 years is there for SC\/ST & OBC respectively here also. So it can be clearly seen that aspirants can start applying for RRB Clerk 2 years in advance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection Procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The selection procedure of IBPS RRB Office Assistant comprises of Prelims exam and Mains exam. Those who clear Prelims exam get entry to appear for the Mains exam. This is same for IBPS Clerk as well. To clear IBPS Clerk, you need to clear Prelims and Mains exam. Let\u2019s have a look at the details of Prelims & Mains exams of both the profiles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection Procedure: RRB Clerk Prelims<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
S. No.<\/strong><\/td>Section<\/strong><\/td>Medium of Exam<\/strong><\/td>Number of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>Duration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Reasoning<\/td>*<\/td>40<\/td>40<\/td>Composite Time of 45 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Numerical Ability<\/td>*<\/td>40<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Total<\/td><\/td>80<\/td>80<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n