IBPS RRB XV Recruitment 2026 — 13,706 Posts
IBPS CRP RRBs-XV 2026 — 13,706 posts for Office Assistant and Officer Scale I, II & III. Apply online from 1 September to 21 September 2026.
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| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Official Notification (CRP RRBs-XV) | 31 August 2026 | Done |
| Online Registration Opens | 1 September 2026 | Done |
| Last Date to Apply & Pay Fee | 21 September 2026 | Active |
| Officer Scale-I Preliminary Exam | 21 & 22 November 2026 | Upcoming |
| Office Assistant Preliminary Exam | 6, 12 & 13 December 2026 | Upcoming |
| Officer Scale-I Main Exam | 20 December 2026 | Upcoming |
| Officer Scale-II & III Single Exam | 20 December 2026 | Upcoming |
| Office Assistant Main Exam | 30 January 2027 | Upcoming |
Who can apply?
| Post | Age on the cut-off date | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | 18 to 28 years | Bachelor's degree in any discipline |
| Officer Scale-I | Above 18, below 30 years | Bachelor's degree in any discipline; preference for Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agri-Engineering, Pisciculture, Agri-Marketing, Co-operation & Banking, Economics, Accountancy, Finance, Law, IT, Management |
| Officer Scale-II (General Banking) | Above 21, below 32 years | Bachelor's degree + 2 years' experience as an officer in a bank or financial institution |
| Officer Scale-II (Specialist) | Above 21, below 32 years | Stream-specific degree (CA / Law / IT / MBA-Finance-Marketing / Agriculture etc.) plus the experience prescribed for that stream |
| Officer Scale-III | Above 21, below 40 years | Bachelor's degree + 5 years' experience as an officer in a bank or financial institution |
Age relaxation
- SC / ST — 5 years
- OBC (non-creamy layer) — 3 years
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities — 10 years
- Ex-servicemen and widows / divorced women — as per the relaxation table in the official notification
The requirement candidates forget
Local language proficiency. Most participating RRBs require you to be proficient in the official language of the state you are applying to, and this is verified at the document-verification stage — not at the application stage. Confirm the language condition for your chosen RRB inside the notification before you apply.
Post-wise seat distribution — CRP RRBs-XV
| Cadre | Commonly called | Seats | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | RRB Clerk | 8,183 | ~60% |
| Officer Scale-I | RRB PO | 4,256 | ~31% |
| Officer Scale-II | Manager (General & Specialist) | 1,047 | ~8% |
| Officer Scale-III | Senior Manager | 220 | ~1.6% |
| Total | — | 13,706 | 100% |
Read this before you pick a bank: these are national totals. IBPS publishes a separate state-wise and RRB-wise annexure inside the notification PDF, and you can apply to only one RRB per post. A state with 40 Office Assistant seats and a state with 900 are both inside the 8,183 figure — check the annexure, not the headline.
Officer Scale-II is further split into General Banking Officer and Specialist Officer streams (IT, CA, Law, Treasury, Marketing, Agricultural Officer), each with its own qualification requirement.
What you pay
| Category | Officer Scale-I, II & III | Office Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| SC / ST / PwBD | ₹175 | ₹175 |
| All other candidates (Gen / OBC / EWS) | ₹850 | ₹850 |
| Ex-servicemen / DESM | — | ₹175 |
Payment rules
- Fee is paid online only — debit card, credit card, net banking, IMPS, cash cards or mobile wallets. No offline challan.
- The fee must be paid on or before 21 September 2026. An application saved but not paid for is not a valid application.
- The fee is non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to a later CRP.
- If your payment is debited but the receipt does not generate, do not pay twice — wait for the transaction to reconcile, then re-check your application status on the IBPS portal.
How you get selected — stage by stage
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Preliminary Exam (6, 12 & 13 December 2026) — qualifying only; marks do not carry forward
- Main Exam (30 January 2027)
- Provisional allotment on Main Exam merit — no interview for this cadre
Officer Scale-I
- Preliminary Exam (21 & 22 November 2026) — qualifying only
- Main Exam (20 December 2026)
- Interview
- Final merit = 80% Main Exam + 20% Interview
Officer Scale-II & Scale-III
- Single Online Exam (20 December 2026) — there is no preliminary stage
- Interview
- Final merit = 80% Single Exam + 20% Interview
Two things that decide your result
- The prelims score is thrown away. For Office Assistant and Scale-I, prelims only decides who sits the Main. Your entire ranking comes from the Main Exam.
- Negative marking is 0.25 of the mark for every wrong answer across the objective papers, and sectional cut-offs apply — clearing the overall total is not enough.
Step-by-step: applying before 21 September
- Open the CRP RRBs section on ibps.in and choose the link for the post you want. Office Assistant and Officer applications are separate forms — you may apply for both, and you pay for both.
- Register with a new ID. Enter your name exactly as printed on your Class 10 certificate. A mismatch here is the most common reason for rejection at document verification.
- Note your Registration Number and Password. They are sent by SMS and email, and you will need them for the admit card in November. Save them somewhere permanent now.
- Upload your documents in the prescribed formats before you start filling the form, so you are not resizing files against the clock.
- Choose your RRB and state carefully. This choice is effectively final and it determines your local-language requirement and your real competition ratio.
- Pay the fee online and download the e-receipt.
- Download and save the final PDF of the submitted application. Print one copy; some banks ask for it at joining.
Documents to keep ready before you start
| Item | Format |
|---|---|
| Photograph | JPEG, 200 × 230 pixels, 20–50 KB |
| Signature | JPEG, 140 × 60 pixels, 10–20 KB |
| Left thumb impression | JPEG, 240 × 240 pixels, 20–50 KB |
| Handwritten declaration | JPEG, 800 × 400 pixels, 50–100 KB — written in English, in your own running handwriting, not capital letters |
| Degree certificate / marksheet | For your own reference while filling the form |
| Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD) | Required later at document verification |
Deadline behaviour: the IBPS portal is heavily loaded in the final 48 hours and payment gateways time out. Treat 19 September as your personal last date.
Full Details
Apply Online for Office Assistant & Officer Scale I, II, III Posts in Regional Rural Banks — Last Date 21 September 2026
IBPS opened online registration for the CRP RRBs-XV recruitment on 1 September 2026, and the application window shuts at the end of 21 September 2026. This is the single largest banking recruitment of the year — 13,706 posts across Regional Rural Banks nationwide — and every stage of the exam is computer-based, starting with the Officer Scale-I prelims on 21–22 November 2026.
Quick Highlights Dashboard
| Who is recruiting? | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), for participating Regional Rural Banks |
|---|---|
| Which posts? | Office Assistant (Multipurpose), Officer Scale-I, Officer Scale-II, Officer Scale-III |
| How many seats? | 13,706 (all posts combined) |
| Recruitment code | CRP RRBs-XV |
| Window to apply | 1 September 2026 → 21 September 2026 |
| Application status | 🟢 ACTIVE — accepting applications |
| First exam date | 21 & 22 November 2026 (Officer Scale-I Prelims) |
| Where to apply | ibps.in → CRP RRBs → Apply Online |
Why this notification matters
Regional Rural Bank posts are state-linked: you apply for a specific RRB and, in most cases, you must be proficient in that state’s local language. That makes the RRB exam the most realistic banking opportunity for candidates who want to work close to home, and it is why the Office Assistant cadre alone carries 8,183 of this year’s seats. The catch is that the window is only 21 days long and there is no extension guaranteed — the fee must also be paid inside the same window.
Official links you should use
- Apply Directly via the IBPS Online Portal (ibps.in) — registration and fee payment both happen here.
- Download the Official CRP RRBs-XV Notification PDF (ibps.in) — read the state-wise vacancy annexure before choosing your RRB.
Always cross-check the state-wise and category-wise vacancy annexure inside the official PDF before you lock your bank preference — those numbers decide your real competition.
Important Links
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. They are separate applications with separate fees, and their prelims are on different dates (21–22 November for Scale-I, 6/12/13 December for Office Assistant), so there is no clash. Both Main exams are also on different dates.
No. You must already hold a Bachelor's degree as on the cut-off date given in the notification. Unlike some SSC exams, IBPS RRB does not allow candidates whose result is still awaited.
For most participating RRBs, yes. Proficiency in the state's official language is a genuine eligibility condition and it is verified at document verification, not while applying — so a candidate who clears the exam can still be rejected on this ground. Check your chosen RRB's language clause in the notification PDF.
No. The bank and state preference is not editable after final submission, and IBPS does not run a preference-change window. Decide before you pay.
No. For Office Assistant and Officer Scale-I the prelims is purely a screening stage. Your final rank comes from the Main Exam (plus the interview for officer posts).
No. Office Assistant selection ends at the Main Exam and provisional allotment. Interviews apply only to Officer Scale-I, II and III.
Do not submit a second payment immediately. Wait for the transaction to reconcile and re-check your status on the IBPS portal; if it is still unpaid after a full working day, raise it with IBPS through the portal's grievance link well before 21 September.