IBPS 2017: RRB Officer (I) Prelim Results Soon

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) may release the results of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2017 results in the second week of October, probably by 10 (Tuesday). The IBPS is set to conduct the RRB recruitment exam online for which it made an important announcement for a total of 5,236 vacancies to be filled by the common recruitment process. The online prelims examination for officer scale I was held on September 9 (Saturday), September 10 (Sunday) and September 16 (Saturday). A few candidates could not write the examination due to technical concerns. The IBPS had organized a re-exam and fresh admit cards were issued on September 26 and 27 for those candidates. About 56 RRBs in the country offer various posts for Group ‘A’ Officers & Group ‘B’ Office Assistants. The candidates who apply for the selection will have to go through the rules and regulations put forth by the IBPS. As per sources close to the institute, the results are expected in the second week of October. Candidates who qualify the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I 2017 preliminary examination would be required to appear in the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II and III Main examination.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had released the Admit Cards (Call Letters) of officers Scale I preliminary examination 2017 for recruitment in participating regional rural banks (RRBs) on the official website (ibps.in). The IBPS had announced the 2017 RRB exam notification for common recruitment process this year. The Regional Rural Banks (RRB) are banking organizations that work at local or regional levels directed by Government of India in different states of India. The RRBs aim to serve the rural communities with basic banking and financial services.

Selection and Interview: For the post of Officers Scale I, candidates who will qualify in preliminary examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Main examination and shortlisted candidates in the main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority. Candidates who apply for Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) and Scale III will appear for a single online examination and shortlisted candidates in the single examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority.

Allotment of an RRB: Depending on the vacancies as per the business needs of the Regional Rural Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Regional Rural Banks keeping in view the merit cum preference (state wise for Officers in Scale I and Office Assistants, on reservation policy, administrative convenience and the like. For the official Notification that contains all the details, click here.

About IBPS
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts national recruitment exams of various PSU Banks, RRB, RBI, NABARD, SBI, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) & General Insurance Companies (GICs). Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and also a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, the Institute helps organizations in the areas of personnel such as recruitment, selection, placement, by designing, and developing suitable measurement tests/tools, assessment of answer responses and processing results of examinations, and conducts such examination related services, on request.