The online examinations for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP RRBs IX) for
recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 
will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in September 
and October/November 2020.







The interviews for recruitment of Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II 
& III) under the same process will be coordinated by the Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the 
help of NABARD and IBPS in consultation with appropriate authority tentatively in the month of 
November 2020.
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Regional Rural Banks listed at (A) as Group “A”-Officers
(Scale- I, II & III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose), is required to register for the Common
Recruitment Process (CRP for RRBs- IX). For the posts of Officers Scale I and Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) the 
examination will be two tier i.e. the Online Examination will be held in two phases, Preliminary and Main. For the 
post of Office Assistant (Multi-purpose), candidates who will qualify in Preliminary Examination and shortlisted 
will have to appear for Main Examination. They will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by 
them in the Main Examination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs. 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. For 
the post of Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) and Scale III, candidates will appear for Single Online Examination
and shortlisted candidates in the Single Online 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. 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 Assistant
(Multipurpose)), the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The
validity for CRP for RRBs- IX will automatically expire at the close of business on the day which is one year
after the date of Provisional Allotment or until a fresh provisional allotment is made, whichever is earlier,
with or without giving any notice.
Indicative post-wise and category-wise vacancies of each of the Regional Rural Banks are given vide
Annexure-I. Recruitment in RRBs is a dynamic process which depends upon restriction imposed, business
volume, business growth, health of the organizations, branch expansion, internal and external factors,
structural changes etc. Vacancies mentioned here are indicative and anticipated as communicated by the
RRBs. However, Provisional allotment will be made based on the actual vacancies reported by the RRBs.
This system of Common Recruitment Process- (Online examination, Common Interview and Provisional Allotment 
in Regional Rural Banks) has the approval of the appropriate authorities. 
IBPS, an autonomous body, has received a mandate from the organisations mentioned at (A) below, to conduct the 
recruitment process as mentioned above, once a year. IBPS will make arrangements for conducting Online
Preliminary Examination for Officers Scale I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and declare result of Online
Preliminary Examination. IBPS will inform the shortlisted candidates about the Online Main Examination. There
will be a Single Level Examination for Officers Scale II and Officers Scale III. IBPS will declare the results of the
Main / Single Examination and inform the shortlisted candidates about the interview in the case of Officers Scale I, II
and III. Interviews will be coordinated by Nodal Regional Rural Banks with the help of NABARD and IBPS in
consultation with appropriate authority. For Office Assistant (Multipurpose), the final allotment will be done on the
basis of the candidate’s performance in the Online Main Examination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs.
Prospective candidates will have to apply at authorized IBPS website after carefully reading the advertisement 
regarding the process of examinations, interview (wherever applicable) and provisional allotment, eligibility criteria,
online registration processes, payment of prescribed application fee / intimation charges, pattern of examination,
issuance of call letters etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.




The tentative schedule of events is as follows:
Activity Tentative Dates
1. On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by 
candidates
01.07.2020 to 21.07.2020
2. Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 01.07.2020 to 21.07.2020
3. Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training  12.08.2020
4. Conduct of Pre-Exam Training  24.08.2020 to 29.08.2020
5. Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary August, 2020




6. Online Examination – Preliminary September/October 2020
7. Result of Online exam – Preliminary October 2020
8. Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single October/November 2020
9. Online Examination – Main / Single October/ November 2020
10. Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III) October/ November 2020
11. Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) October/November 2020
12. Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III) October/November 2020
13. Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. 
(Multipurpose))
January 2021