IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
Pre Exam Pattern:
| Officer Scale I | ||||
| Medium | Name of Tests | No. of questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Hindi/English | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| “ | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | ||
| Office Assistant | ||||
| Medium | Name of Tests | No. of questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Hindi/English | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| “ | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | ||
Main Exam:
| Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | ||||
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 A | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| Officer Scale I | ||||
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 A | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| Officer Scale II (General banking Officer) | ||||
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
| 1 | Reasoning Syllabus | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (DI) | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
| IBPS Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre) | ||||
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 2 hours 30 Minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language | 40 | 20 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| 6 | Professional Knowledge Syllabus | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 240 | 200 | ||
| Officer Scale III | ||||
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 50 | 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 4A | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
Negative Marking: There is a penalty of 0.25 marks out of 1 mark question in IBPS RRB exams for officers and office assistants if any wrong answer has been given. Five options will be given and you have to choose the right answer among them.
IBPS RRB Syllabus 2024
Reasoning Section :
Questions in this section comes from the following topics.
Analogy, Odd Man out, Syllogism, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Alphabet test. Series test, Number, ranking and time sequence,Causes and effects. Direction sense test, Sitting arrangement, Decision making, Input output, Assertion and reason. Figure Series, word formation, Statement and conclusions, Statement and assumptions. Statement and arguments, Statement and action’s courses, Passage and conclusions, Figure series test, Analogy, Odd figures, Miscellaneous test, Mirror/water image.
| Topics | No. of Question asked |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Input Output | 0 – 5 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 0 – 5 |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | 0 – 5 |
| Seating Arrangement | 10 |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 – 10 |
| Tabulation | 5 |
| Puzzle | 5 – 7 |
| Coding Decoding | 5 |
| Blood Relations | 5 |
| Data Sufficiency | 0 – 5 |
| Inequalities | 5 |
IBPS RRB Syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude Section:
Number system, HCF & LCM, Number series, Approximation Wrong Number. Finding next number in series, Decimal fractions, Square root and cube root. Profit and loss, Simple and compound interest problems, Time and work problems. Time and distance problems, Average problems, Simplifications, Partnerships, Percentage. Ratio and proportions, Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion, Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs. Mixed graphs, Case study, Mensuration, Permutations and combinations, Data tables, Probability.
| Topics | No. Of Questions asked |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
| Permutation, Combination & Probability | 5 |
| Series & Sequence | 5 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Ratio & Proportion, Percentage & Averages | 3 |
| Number Systems | 3 |
| Profit & Loss | 2 |
| Work & Time | 2 |
| Time & Distance | 2 |
| Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | 1 – 2 |
| Sequence & Series | 1 – 2 |
| Mixtures & Alligations | 1 – 2 |
IBPS RRB Syllabus of Numerical Ability:
Spotting errors, Phrase substitution, Jumbled up sentences, Double blanks in a sentence. Fill in the blank
Idioms & Phrases, Reconstruction of sentence & passage. One word substitution, Commonly misspelled words, Comprehensions. Synonyms and antonyms, Cloze Test.
| Topics | No. Of Questions asked |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Cloze Test | 10 |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 |
| Paragraph Complete/ Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Para jumbles | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Synonyms / Antonyms | 1-3 |
| Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting | 0 – 5 |
IBPS RRB Syllabus of General awareness with special reference to banking industry
Current affairs of last 6 months, Countries/Currencies, Indian Economy, International Economy. Banking terms, Books & Their Authors, RBI, Fiscal Monetary Policies, Repo rate, Reverse repo rate etc., Social Function of Banks, UNO, Marketing, Awards & Honors Sports, Finance, Agriculture etc. History of Banking.
| Questions are asked from following General Awareness Syllabus Topics |
| Important Days / dates |
| Full forms / Abbr. |
| Current Bank Rates |
| Current Affairs, Countries Capital & Currency |
| Census |
| Banking Awareness – Indian Financial System |
| History of Indian Banking Industry – Structure of Indian Banking |
| History / Functions / roles of Regulatory Bodies like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, FSDC, FMC etc |
| Monetary & Credit Policies |
| Budget Basics and Current Union Budget |
| International Organisations/ Financial Institutions |
| Credit Rating Agencies, Financial Inclusions, Teaser Rates, GAAR, Priority Sector Lending etc. |
| Capital Market & Money Market |
| Government Schemes – Bharat Nirman, Swavlamban, Swabhiman etc. |
| Other important concepts like – BASEL, Micro Finance, Base Rate, Negotiable Instruments, |
IBPS RRB Syllabus of Computer knowledge:
Basic computer fundamentals, Basic Software & Hardware and their functionalities, History and Future of Computers, Networking, Computer abbreviations, Microsoft-office, Basic knowledge of Internet use, Shortcut keys etc.
| Computer Syllabus Topics |
| Shortcut keys |
| Computer Abbreviations |
| Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application) |
| History of Computers |
| Software & Hardware |
| Database (introduction) |
| Number System |
| Security Tools, Virus, Hacker |
| MS Windows & MS Office |
| Communication (Basic Introduction) |
| Networking (LAN, WAN) |
| Security Tools, Virus, Hacker |
6. Hindi Language
You have to select one language out of Hindi and English for your paper.
व्याकरण भाग (Grammar) – रिक्त स्थान को भरना, वर्तनी, वाक्य, अप्रत्यक्ष प्रत्यक्ष भाषण, लेख, पूर्वसर्ग, नियमों के सेट सक्रिय निष्क्रिय आवाज, अलंकार, वाक्यांशों और मुहावरों, वाक्य सुधार, खोलना त्रुटि प्रश्न, एक शब्द प्रतिस्थापन,
शब्दावली (Vocabulary) समानार्थी शब्द, आलोम विलोम, वाक्य पूरा करना, शब्द गठन, पदबंधों, गद्यांश
Vyakaran, mistakes, samanarthak shabd, vipritarthak shabd, gadyansh(paragraph), fill in the blanks with suitable words.
The syllabus of IBPS RRB Officers scale I,II,III and office assistants is same. Only the difficulty level of questions varies. Officer’s exam is little difficult than Office assistants.