IBPS RRB Scale 2 Eligibility Criteria 2024
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) administers the IBPS RRB recruitment drive for multiple lucrative positions, including Officer Scale 1 (PO), Officer Scale II, Scale III and Office Assistant (Clerk). IBPS is anticipated to announce the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 notification 2024 shortly, so we advise interested individuals to keep a close eye on IBPS updates like exam dates, IBPS RRB salary structure, exam pattern, etc. to take advantage of this opportunity, without fail.
To be eligible to apply for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 Officer exam you need to ensure that you fulfill the IBPS RRB Scale 2 eligibility criteria. Failure to meet any of the eligibility criteria for the RRB Officer Scale 2 will result in the disqualification of your application. Since the eligibility criteria for RRB Scale 2 in 2024 will become fully apparent only after the release of the IBPS RRB notification 2024, interested candidates can consult the eligibility criteria from the previous year, outlined below.
The IBPS RRB Scale 2 Eligibility criteria will be comprised with the official notification. You are supposed to give attention to each and every detail mentioned under it to evaluate whether you are fulfilling every required criterion or not. In case of non fulfilment of any criteria, you will not be able to apply for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 Exam.
IBPS RRB Scale 2 Educational Criteria 2024
There are two types of eligibility criteria, which you are required to fulfil, i.e, Educational and Age Criterion. Make sure you fulfil both the criteria to become eligible for this exam. Nonfulfillment of either of them will lead to the cancellation of your candidature. There is a reason why this IBPS RRB Scale 2 Eligibility criteria exist, that is to ensure that the candidate has the basic knowledge and has the ability to learn and adapt to the new job schedule. Please note that here all the information will be according to the previous recruitment drive because this year the notification is yet to be released.
To be eligible for applying to the IBPS RRB Scale 2, there is a fixed educational qualification you are required to fulfill. The educational qualification required for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 possess a Master's Degree in any discipline or a Bachelor’s Degree in any specified course mentioned below. Further details on the IBPS RRB Scale 3 educational qualification can be checked in the table below. Apart from that, basic computer literacy is also needed to facilitate the official work and track records. You should be computer literate and conversant with MS–Office (Word and Excel) applications.
As per the notification, the IBPS RRB Scale 2 exam consisted of two posts - General Banking Officer and Specialist Officer, so each post requires different educational eligibility. Also under the Specialist Category, there were various posts covered that demanded different educational degrees. Candidates who met the educational qualification criteria outlined in the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 notification 2024 were deemed eligible for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 Officer exam in 2024. Details of IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 eligibility can be deduced from the table below.
| POST | Eligibility Criteria | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 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 degree 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. |
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 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 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 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) |
IBPS RRB Scale 2 Officer Age Criteria
Apart from the educational qualification, there is a fixed age criteria needed to fulfil the eligibility criteria of the IBPS RRB Scale 2 exam. There is fixed age criteria based on the fixed date that you are required to fulfil as on the date which will be mentioned in the notification. Make sure your birth date matches with the birth date you have mentioned in your authentication documents like your Aadhar card, Birth certificate or high school marksheet. In case your birth year mentioned in the application does not synchronize with the birth date mentioned in your documents, will lead to the cancellation of your candidature.
Apart from the regular educational criteria, candidates were also required to fulfill the age criteria for IBPS RRB Scale 2 2023. To apply for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 posts, a candidate must be between 21 and 32 years of age. Details regarding the age limit for IBPS RRB Scale 2 2024 can be inferred from the table below.
| Post | Age Criteria |
|---|---|
| IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 | Above 21 years - Below 32 years |
Age Relaxation for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2
Once you are well inclined with the age required for the IBPS RRB Scale 2 Exam, it is also important for you to know that there is a rule of giving age relaxation to some selected reserved categories. Yes, you read that right. Age relaxations are provided to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories. Age relaxation means, some candidates can refrain from fulfilling the necessity of the upper age limit criteria. They can apply for this exam, based on the relaxation of some years given to them which will be mentioned in the official notification. This relaxation can be from 5 years to 2 years. In other words, candidates from the reserved category do not necessarily have to be 30 years of age, they can be 33 or 35 based on the relaxations given in the notification.
IBPS RRB provides an upper age limit relaxation to certain categories as specified by the Government. Candidates eligible for the age relaxation need to produce the respective certificates at the time of selection. Without the original certificates, the relaxation will not be applicable. Find the complete details for IBPS RRB Scale 2 Officer age relaxation in the table given below.
| Category | Age relaxation |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
| Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
| 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 efficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines | 5 years |
| Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
