Viral notification
News went viral recently on social media that IBPS issued an official notification for the recruitment of office assistant and officers in RRBs with official exam dates etc. But there has been no mention about the upcoming examination on the official website. The notification is fake and according to several reports, IBPS is in the process to release the official notification.
Schedule of events
According to a notification posted in January on the official website, the entative schedule of events is as follows:
| Activity | Tentative date |
| Online registration including edit/modification of application by candidates | July 12, 2017 to August 1, 2017 |
| Payment of application fees or intimation charges (online) | July 12, 2017 to August 1, 2017 |
| Download of call letter for pre-exam training for officer scale- I | After August 21, 2017 |
| Conduct of pre-exam training for officer scale-I | August 28, 2017 to September 3, 2017 |
| Download of call letters for pre-exam training for office assistant | After August 28, 2017 |
| Conduct of pre-exam training for office assistant | September 4, 2017 to September 9, 2017 |
| Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary | Officer Scale-I- August 2017 |
Office assistant - September 17, 2017, September 23, 2017 and September 24, 2017 (if required)
Office Assistant- October 2017
Office Assistant- November 2017
Office Assistant - September 12, 2017
About IBPS
IBPS conducts recruitment exams of various PSU Banks, RBI, NABARD, SBI, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) & General Insurance Companies (GICs). The interviews for recruitment of group A – officers (scale-I, II & III) is handled by the nodal RRBs with the help of NABARD and IBPS.
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