IBPS RRB XV Recruitment 2026 for 13,706 Bank Posts

Compiled from the official notification · verify the official link before applying

Important Dates

Application Fee

Age Limit (as on 01 Sep 2026)

SC / ST: 5 years; OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): 3 years; PwBD (RPwD Act, 2016): 10 years; Ex-Servicemen — Office Assistant post: Service period + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen of SC/ST), maximum age 50 years; Ex-Servicemen commissioned officers — Officer posts: 5 years

Vacancy Details (Total 13,706)

Eligibility

A Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university is the base requirement for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I. Officer Scale I also asks for proficiency in the local language prescribed by the participating RRB. Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer) needs a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in aggregate plus two years as an officer in a bank or financial institution. The Scale II specialist posts each have their own degree and experience rule: IT Officer needs an Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / IT degree with 50% marks and one year of relevant experience; Chartered Accountant needs CA (ICAI) with one year as a CA; Law Officer needs a Law degree with 50% marks and two years as an advocate or as a Law Officer in a bank or financial institution; Treasury Manager needs CA or an MBA in Finance with one year of relevant experience; Marketing Officer needs an MBA in Marketing with one year of relevant experience; Agricultural Officer needs a degree in Agriculture or an allied subject with two years of relevant experience. Qualifications are counted as on 21 September 2026, the last date of online registration. Working knowledge of computers is listed as desirable, not essential.

Selection Process

1. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Online Preliminary exam, then Online Main exam. There is no interview. Provisional allotment is made on the Main exam marks and the vacancies of the State or UT applied for.
2. Officer Scale I: Online Preliminary exam, then Online Main exam, then a Common Interview coordinated by the Nodal RRB with NABARD and IBPS.
3. Officer Scale II (General Banking and all Specialist posts) and Officer Scale III: a Single Online exam, then a Common Interview. There is no preliminary stage for these posts.
4. Provisional allotment for all posts is tentatively scheduled for February / March 2027.

How to Apply

1. Keep the scanned files ready first: passport-size photograph (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm), signature, left thumb impression, handwritten declaration, and the 10th standard or equivalent certificate. The form will not move to the next stage until the photograph and signature match the given specifications.
2. Go to www.ibps.in, open the CRP for RRBs link, and choose either 'Apply online for CRP-RRBs Officers (Scale I, II and III)' or 'Apply online for CRP-RRBs Office Assistants (Multipurpose)'.
3. Complete the registration, fill in the application form and use SAVE AND NEXT to check each field. Nothing can be changed after the COMPLETE REGISTRATION button is clicked.
4. For Office Assistant and Officer Scale I, choose the State or UT you want to be allotted to. This choice is irrevocable.
5. Pay the fee online within the same window. Payment is accepted only in online mode.
6. Apply separately and pay a separate fee for each post you want. You may apply for Office Assistant and for one officer cadre post, but only one of Scale I, Scale II or Scale III.
7. Print the completed application for your records. DigiLocker linking of Aadhaar and education documents is offered but is voluntary.

Who Can Apply

A Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university is the base requirement for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I. Officer Scale I also asks for proficiency in the local language prescribed by the participating RRB. Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer) needs a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in aggregate plus two years as an officer in a bank or financial institution. The Scale II specialist posts each have their own degree and experience rule: IT Officer needs an Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / IT degree with 50% marks and one year of relevant experience; Chartered Accountant needs CA (ICAI) with one year as a CA; Law Officer needs a Law degree with 50% marks and two years as an advocate or as a Law Officer in a bank or financial institution; Treasury Manager needs CA or an MBA in Finance with one year of relevant experience; Marketing Officer needs an MBA in Marketing with one year of relevant experience; Agricultural Officer needs a degree in Agriculture or an allied subject with two years of relevant experience. Qualifications are counted as on 21 September 2026, the last date of online registration. Working knowledge of computers is listed as desirable, not essential.

[['Office Assistant (Multipurpose)', '18 to 28 years', 'Born between 02.09.1998 and 01.09.2008 (both dates inclusive)'], ['Officer Scale I (Assistant Manager)', 'Above 18 and below 30 years', 'Born between 02.09.1996 and 01.09.2008 (both dates inclusive)'], ['Officer Scale II (Manager)', 'Above 21 and below 32 years', 'Born between 02.09.1994 and 01.09.2005 (both dates inclusive)'], ['Officer Scale III (Senior Manager)', 'Above 21 and below 40 years', 'Born between 02.09.1986 and 01.09.2005 (both dates inclusive)']]

Selection Process

(1) Office Assistant (Multipurpose): Online Preliminary exam, then Online Main exam. There is no interview. Provisional allotment is made on the Main exam marks and the vacancies of the State or UT applied for.; (2) Officer Scale I: Online Preliminary exam, then Online Main exam, then a Common Interview coordinated by the Nodal RRB with NABARD and IBPS.; (3) Officer Scale II (General Banking and all Specialist posts) and Officer Scale III: a Single Online exam, then a Common Interview. There is no preliminary stage for these posts.; (4) Provisional allotment for all posts is tentatively scheduled for February / March 2027..

{'preliminary': [['Office Assistant (Multipurpose)', 'Reasoning 40 questions / 40 marks / 25 minutes; Numerical Ability 40 questions / 40 marks / 20 minutes. Total 80 questions, 80 marks, 45 minutes.'], ['Officer Scale I', 'Reasoning 40 questions / 40 marks / 25 minutes; Quantitative Aptitude 40 questions / 40 marks / 20 minutes. Total 80 questions, 80 marks, 45 minutes.']], 'main': [['Office Assistant (Multipurpose)', 'Reasoning 40 questions / 50 marks; Computer Knowledge 40 / 20; General Awareness 40 / 40; English or Hindi Language 40 / 40; Numerical Ability 40 / 50. Total 200 questions, 200 marks, 120 minutes.'], ['Officer Scale I', 'Reasoning 40 questions / 50 marks; Computer Knowledge 40 / 20; General Awareness 40 / 40; English or Hindi Language 40 / 40; Quantitative Aptitude 40 / 50. Total 200 questions, 200 marks, 120 minutes.']]}

How to Apply

['Keep the scanned files ready first: passport-size photograph (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm), signature, left thumb impression, handwritten declaration, and the 10th standard or equivalent certificate. The form will not move to the next stage until the photograph and signature match the given specifications.', "Go to www.ibps.in, open the CRP for RRBs link, and choose either 'Apply online for CRP-RRBs Officers (Scale I, II and III)' or 'Apply online for CRP-RRBs Office Assistants (Multipurpose)'.", 'Complete the registration, fill in the application form and use SAVE AND NEXT to check each field. Nothing can be changed after the COMPLETE REGISTRATION button is clicked.', 'For Office Assistant and Officer Scale I, choose the State or UT you want to be allotted to. This choice is irrevocable.', 'Pay the fee online within the same window. Payment is accepted only in online mode.', 'Apply separately and pay a separate fee for each post you want. You may apply for Office Assistant and for one officer cadre post, but only one of Scale I, Scale II or Scale III.', 'Print the completed application for your records. DigiLocker linking of Aadhaar and education documents is offered but is voluntary.']

More From the Notification

One rule catches many applicants out. You may apply for Office Assistant and also for the officer cadre, but within the officer cadre you may apply for only one scale. Choosing Scale I closes Scale II and Scale III for you. Each post needs its own application and fee. For Office Assistant and Officer Scale I you must also pick the State or UT you want to be allotted to, and IBPS treats that choice as irrevocable.

Where the vacancies actually are

| Post | Vacancies | Share of total | | Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 8,183 | 59.7% | | Officer Scale I | 4,256 | 31.1% | | Officer Scale II (General Banking) | 666 | 4.9% | | Officer Scale III | 220 | 1.6% | | Officer Scale II (IT) | 182 | 1.3% | | Officer Scale II (CA) | 81 | 0.6% | | Officer Scale II (Law) | 46 | 0.3% | | Officer Scale II (Agriculture) | 38 | 0.3% | | Officer Scale II (Treasury) | 18 | 0.1% | | Officer Scale II (Marketing) | 16 | 0.1% |

The notification prints a separate vacancy row for each of the 28 participating banks but never adds them up, so both the post-wise totals and the 13,706 figure above are SarkariReady's own addition of the official per-bank rows. Nine of every ten posts are Office Assistant or Officer Scale I, and both need only a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with no prior experience. The specialist Scale II streams together are under four per cent of the vacancies, and each demands a specific degree plus one or two years of experience.

How the selection works

Office Assistant and Officer Scale I follow a two-tier written route: a 45-minute Preliminary exam of 80 questions, then a 120-minute Main exam of 200 questions. Office Assistant candidates are allotted on the Main exam marks alone, with no interview at any stage. Officer Scale I candidates who clear the Main exam go on to a Common Interview. Officer Scale II and Scale III skip the preliminary entirely and sit a Single Online exam followed by the interview.

Ages are counted as on 1 September 2026: Office Assistant 18 to 28 years, Officer Scale I above 18 and below 30, Scale II above 21 and below 32, Scale III above 21 and below 40. SC and ST candidates get five years of relaxation, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) three years, PwBD candidates ten.

IBPS prints the entire schedule after 21 September as tentative: exam months, result months and the allotment window can all move. The two firm dates are the registration and fee-payment window.

Frequently asked questions

What is the fee for an SC or ST candidate? Rs. 175 including GST, for every post. PwBD candidates pay the same. Ex-Servicemen also pay Rs. 175, but only for the Office Assistant post. Everyone else pays Rs. 850 per post.

What is the last date? 21 September 2026, for both the application and the online fee payment. IBPS then opens a two-day edit window and will announce those dates on ibps.in.

How many posts are there for my category? Annexure I gives a category-wise split for every bank separately, not a single national figure, so look up your own state's bank in the PDF. Each row lists SC, ST, OBC (NCL), EWS and General columns with PwBD and Ex-Servicemen sub-counts.

Can I apply for Officer Scale I and Scale II together? No. Only one officer-cadre post is allowed. You can add Office Assistant alongside it with a separate application and fee.

Every figure here comes from the official IBPS CRP RRBs XV notification linked above. Where the notification does not state something, we have said so.

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By Rahul Kumar · Updated: 02 Sep 2026, 01:05 PM