Exam Pattern and Syllabus

for IBPS RRB 2018

The registration for the application for the various posts of IBPS RRB has been already started from 6^th of June, 2018 and we request you to don’t sit back until the very last date. Get your registration done and start with the required preparations.

For all who are a bit confuse about the exam pattern for different posts and for those who have a doubt on syllabus, we are here with this detailed article on syllabus of preliminary examination and exam pattern for all the different posts like – office assistant (multipurpose), officer scale – I and officer scale – II and III.

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Some of these posts have only one or single online objective computer-based examination and some others do have two phase of online computer based objective examination. So let’s first discuss the exam pattern for all the different posts.

Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

If you are someone who is applying for the post of office assistant (multipurpose) in the IBPS RRB banks, then the first thing that you need to know here is that it is a two-phase examination process of selection. The examination is called as the preliminary examination and the second one is called as the mains examination.

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Preliminary Examination

The exam pattern of the preliminary examination for the post of office assistant (multipurpose) is as follows –

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Mains Examination

Exam pattern for mains examination is has been provided below for the post of office assistant (multipurpose) –

* A candidate needs to choose in between 4 a* or 4 b *.

Officer Scale – I

The selection procedure for the post of officer scale – I in the IBPS RRB banks has two online objective computer-based examinations. The preliminary examination and the mains examination. The exam pattern of both of these has been provided below.

Preliminary Examination

Link to apply for office assistant (multipurpose), click here

Mains Examination

* A candidate needs to choose in between 4 a* or 4 b *.

Officer Scale – II (General Banking Officer)

This post belongs to the scale – II level of IBPS RRB banks. The selection procedure is quite simple as the candidates, who have applied for this job needs to go through only one examination. But, at the same time, it is also quite difficult, as the level of examination is high. The exam pattern for this single examination is –

* A candidate needs to choose in between 4 a* or 4 b *.

Link to apply for officer scale – I, click here

Officer Scale – II (Special Cadre)

This is also a single examination test for the selection in IBPS RRB. The exam pattern is as follows –

* A candidate needs to choose in between 4 a* or 4 b *.

Officer Scale – III

This is also a post that has an only single examination to get selected as scale – III officer in IBPS RRB banks. The exam pattern for this scale – III post has been provided below –

* A candidate needs to choose in between 4 a* or 4 b *.

Negative Marking

All the above-mentioned examinations have the same negative marking scheme applied by the IBPS RRB. Each and every examination, whether it is the preliminary examination or the mains examination or the single level examination, there will be a fixed penalty of 0.25 marks getting deducted as per the marks assigned to a question. No marks will be awarded or deducted for the questions left unanswered.

Link to apply for officer scale – II and III, click here

Cut Off

The candidates had to clear all the sectional cut-offs in all the above-mentioned examinations. If you fail to clear the sectional cut off in any of these examinations, then it is impossible for you to get to the next level.

But, if a candidate only clears the sectional cut off doesn’t get selected for the next level until he or she also clears the overall cut off.

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Syllabus for IBPS RRB

Preliminary Examination

Reasoning Ability

1. Seating Arrangement
2. Puzzles
3. Direction Sense
4. Inequalities
5. Syllogisms
6. Blood Relation
7. Coding – Decoding
8. Order and Ranking
9. Alpha – Numeric Series
10. Machine Input – Output
11. Statement and Conclusion
12. Statement and Assumption
13. Statement and Argument
14. Data Sufficiency

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Number Series
2. Approximation
3. Simplification
4. Data Sufficiency
5. Quadratic Equations
6. Data Interpretation
7. Profit and Loss
8. Simple Interest
9. Compound Interest
10. Permutation and Combination
11. Probability
12. Problems on Ages
13. Speed, Time and Distance
14. Partnership
15. Boat and Stream
16. Problems on Trains
17. Time and Work
18. Averages
19. Ratio and Proportion
20. Mixture and Allegation
21. Pipes and Cisterns

Mains Examination

English Language

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze Test
3. Fillers
4. Jumbled Paragraph
5. Sentence Restatement
6. Paragraph Conclusion
7. Sentence Improvement
8. Error Detection
9. Paragraph Fillers
10. Vocabulary Based Questions

Reasoning Ability

1. Seating Arrangement
2. Puzzles
3. Direction Sense
4. Inequalities
5. Syllogisms
6. Blood Relation
7. Coding – Decoding
8. Order and Ranking
9. Alpha – Numeric Series
10. Machine Input – Output
11. Statement and Conclusion
12. Statement and Assumption
13. Statement and Argument
14. Data Sufficiency

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Number Series
2. Approximation
3. Simplification
4. Data Sufficiency
5. Quadratic Equations
6. Data Interpretation
7. Profit and Loss
8. Simple Interest
9. Compound Interest
10. Permutation and Combination
11. Probability
12. Problems on Ages
13. Speed, Time and Distance
14. Partnership
15. Boat and Stream
16. Problems on Trains
17. Time and Work
18. Averages
19. Ratio and Proportion
20. Mixture and Allegation
21. Pipes and Cisterns

General Awareness

1. Financial Awareness
2. Banking Awareness
3. Current Affairs
4. Static Awareness
5. Schemes and Policies

Computer Aptitude

1. History of Computers
2. Generation of Computers
3. Internet
4. Computer Memory
5. Introduction to Computer Organization
6. Computer Software
7. Computer Hardware
8. Input – Output Devices
9. Computer Languages
10. Operating Systems
11. Computer Networks
12. Basics of DBMS
13. MS Office Suite
14. Shortcut Keys
15. Number System and Conversion
16. Computer and Network Security