Cooperative banks and local area banks play a crucial role in the rural and cooperative banking sector in India. These banks cater to the financial needs of the rural population and contribute to the development of the agricultural and rural sectors. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the IBPS RRB PO Exam to recruit Probationary Officers in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Let's explore whether cooperative banks and local area banks are included in the participating banks for the IBPS RRB PO Exam.



Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are financial institutions formed with the objective of providing banking services in rural areas. They are sponsored by nationalized banks, and their ownership is shared by the central government, state government, and the sponsoring bank. The IBPS RRB PO Exam is specifically conducted for the recruitment of Probationary Officers in RRBs. The participating RRBs include:

- Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
- Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank
- Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank
- Aryavart Bank
- Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
- Baitarani Gramya Bank
- Ballia Etawah Gramin Bank
- Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
- Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
- Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
- Baroda UP Bank
- Bihar Gramin Bank
- Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank
- Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
- Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank
- Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank
- Ellaquai Dehati Bank
- Gramin Bank of Aryavart
- Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank
- J & K Grameen Bank
- Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank
- Karnataka Gramin Bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank
- Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank
- Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
- Maharashtra Gramin Bank
- Manipur Rural Bank
- Meghalaya Rural Bank
- Mizoram Rural Bank
- Nagaland Rural Bank
- Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
- Odisha Gramya Bank
- Pallavan Grama Bank
- Pandyan Grama Bank
- Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
- Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank
- Prathama UP Gramin Bank
- Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank
- Punjab Gramin Bank
- Purvanchal Bank
- Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank
- Saptagiri Grameena Bank
- Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
- Sarva UP Gramin Bank
- Saurashtra Gramin Bank
- South Malabar Gramin Bank
- Sutlej Gramin Bank
- Telangana Grameena Bank
- Tripura Gramin Bank
- Utkal Grameen Bank
- Uttarakhand Gramin Bank
- Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
- Vananchal Gramin Bank
- Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank
- Vidisha Bhopal Kshetriya Gramin Bank