IBPS RRB Clerk Eligibility

Age Limit

Between 18 years and 28 years. However, there are few age relaxations for various categories which are given below.

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Candidate with Benchmark Disability	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	3 year
Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women Judicially Separated but not Remarried	9 year

Educational Qualification

You have to fulfill the qualification requirements laid down by the Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) in its notification. Here is the detailed educational qualification for the post of IBPS RRB Clerk in 2023.

You should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent.
You should be Proficient in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*
Desirable: Working knowledge of Computers.

Nationality

The nationality criteria for the post of Clerk are defined in the official notification. You have to be either of the following before applying for this recruitment

A Citizen of India
A Subject of Nepal
A Subject of Bhutan
A Tibetan Refugee who arrived in India before January 1, 1962, with the purpose of settling in India
A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the purpose of permanently settling in India.

Number Of Attempts

There is no well-defined number of attempts set by the recruiting body, but the age criteria have been well established by the recruiting board. Therefore, a candidate can only apply for the IBPS RRB Clerk post within the given age limit. Thus, make sure you are between the age group of 18 to 28 years while applying for this exam.

Experience

The candidates who are applying for the IBPS RRB Clerk do not require any particular experience for this post. Instead, they must be fulfilling the eligibility criteria required for the IBPS RRB Office Assistant post.

IBPS RRB Clerk Eligibility Important Points

There are certain points that the candidates must keep in mind while considering themselves eligible for the IBPS RRB Clerk exam 2023. These facts are written below:-

The authority will ask for relatable certificates. So, not having a certificate would lead to straight disqualification.
The candidates must have all the original certificates.
If the candidates have provided wrong information, false identity, then it would lead to straight disqualification.
Signature on all of the documents is a must.

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Pattern

Prelims Exam pattern
Section	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Time Allotted
Reasoning	40	40	Composite of 45 minutes
Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

Mains Exam pattern
Section	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Time Allotted
Reasoning	40	50	Composite of 2 hours
Numerical Ability	40	50
General Awareness	40	40
English language	40	40
Hindi Language	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200

IBPS RRB PO Eligibility, Age Limit & Relaxation, Qualifications

IBPS RRB PO Age Limit

The expected IBPS RRB PO Age Limit for various posts is given below.
For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1983 and later than 31.05.2002 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale-II (Manager)- Above 21 years - Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1991 and later than 31.05.2002 (both dates inclusive)
For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)- Above 18 years - Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.06.1993 and later than 31.05.2005 (both dates inclusive)

IBPS RRB PO Category-wise Age Relaxation:

Check the following table that covers the age relaxation as per the categories. The below-specified age relaxation is in the upper age limit.

Sr.No	Category	Age Relaxation
1	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes	3 years
3	Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016	10 years
4	Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	(for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)) actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled Ex- Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
4	In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	(for the post of Officers) 5 years
5	Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	[only for the post of Office Assistant (Multipurpose)] Age concession upto the age of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC and 40 years SC/ST candidates
6	Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 year

Educational Qualification

Post	Educational Qualification	Experience
Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager)	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry,	---
Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager)	Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy; Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s* Desirable: working knowledge of Computer.	---
Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer (Manager)	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degrees in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics, and Accountancy.	Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.
Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (Manager)	Information Technology Officer Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP, etc.	One year (in the relevant field)
	Chartered Accountant Certified Associate (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India	One Year as a Chartered Accountant.
	Law Officer Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.	Two years as an advocate or should have worked as a Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period of not less than two years
	Treasury Manager Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution	One Year (in the relevant field)
	Marketing Officer MBA in Marketing from a recognized university	One Year (in the relevant field)
	Agricultural Officer Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate	Two Years (in the relevant field)
Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager)	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.	Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions

IBPS RRB PO Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

The IBPS recruitment authority has set some rules and limits for nationality. We have provided the eligibility of nationality! (Should fulfill any one of the below):

A Citizen of India
A Subject of Nepal
A Subject of Bhutan
A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, to permanently settle in India
A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam to permanently settle in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) & (5) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

IBPS RRB PO Number of Attempts

As there is no well-defined number of attempts defined by the recruiting body, but the age criteria have been well-defined by the recruiting board. For the case of officer class 1, the minimum age is 18 and a maximum of 30, so for a candidate preparing from an early age, the number of attempts is 12.

Prelims Exam pattern
Name of the Test	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	>Time Allotted
Reasoning	Hindi/English/Regional Language*	40	40
Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi/English/Regional Language*	40	40
Total		80	80

Time Duration will be Composite time of 45 minutes.

IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern

Name of the Test	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	> Maximum Marks
Reasoning Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi/English/	40	50
General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	50
English Language*	English	40	40
Hindi Language*	Hindi	40	40
Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English/	40	20
Total		200	200