What is UR in IBPS

Can you tell me in detail about the concept of UR in Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) exams as I will be fighting for the exam next year?

[Shaleen]

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous agency in India, which started its operation in 1975 as Personnel Selection Services (PSS)

IBPS Recruitment for PSBs follows 2 or 3 tier scheme.

While IBPS RRB & SO recruitment is two phase processes, IBPS PO & Clerk consists of three stages.

The first phase is Common written examination, followed by Interview and the final placement.

UR in IBPS

UR means Unreserved or General Category in an exam conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

Total vacancy declared by IBPS on 1/4/2014 including PWD seats.

• SC - 3208
• ST - 1827
• OBC - 5799
• General – 10846

Thus total seats in PO 3 = 21680

UR = 10846/21680 = 50.03%

SC + ST + OBC = 10834 = 49.97%

Out of which (208+390+458=1056) are PWD seats. HI, VI and OC are not separate vacancies

Thus seats left for non PWD = 21680-1056=20624.

As per rule 50.03% seats for UR and 49.97% for SC, ST and OBC

Thus ideal number of allotments in each category should have been excluding PWD.

SC + ST + OBC = 10306

Unreserved = 10318

But actual allotment figures are excluding PWD

SC - 3183

ST – 1824

OBC – 5667

UR – 9950

(3183+1824+5667+9950)=20624

(10674+9950)

Actual number of PWD seats taken from each category

SC = 3208-3183 = 25

ST = 1827-1824 = 3

OBC = 5799-5667 =132

UR = 10846-9950 = 896

Thus PWD breakup= 25 SC + 3 ST +132 OBC + 896 UR

Out of 1056 PWD seats only (208+247+58)513 got filled.

Thus now only 543 PWD seats are empty

Thus instead of 10318 Unreserved candidates got only 9950.

Difference of 368 seats.

Thus biggest difference is observed in unreserved category.

It is because 896/1056 PWD seats taken from Unreserved category.