At a glance
Live| Organisation | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
|---|---|
| Posts on offer | CRP RRBs-XV — Officer Scale I (General Banking) preliminary examination, scheduled for 21 and 22 November 2026 |
| Notification date | 21 November 2026 |
Figures are reproduced from the recruiting body's own notification. Verify on the official site before applying.
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has scheduled the preliminary examination for Officer Scale I under its Common Recruitment Process for Regional Rural Banks, cycle XV, for 21 and 22 November 2026.
We want to be precise about what has and has not happened here, because this is where job sites do the most damage. As of the beginning of November 2026, IBPS has announced the examination dates. It has not released the admit cards. Any page telling you that the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I call letter is out, and offering a download link, is either wrong or is trying to get you onto a third-party registration form. The call letter will appear only on ibps.in, in the candidate’s own login.
Officer Scale I at Regional Rural Banks is a distinct route from the mainstream IBPS PO recruitment. RRBs are jointly owned by the central government, the state government and the sponsor bank, and they recruit against a specific state’s notified area. That has a practical consequence candidates feel immediately: the eligibility for Officer Scale I in an RRB cycle is language-based, and the working knowledge of the local language of the notified district is a condition of appointment, not a preference.
The preliminary stage is a fast-track objective paper, and IBPS runs it in multiple shifts across the country. When the call letters do come out, expect the usual pattern: they appear roughly one to two weeks before the examination window, region by region, and the exam city printed on the slip is not negotiable. Candidates who have booked accommodation against an assumed centre should hold off until the slip is in hand.
