(Syllabus) IBPS-RRB Examination
Recruitment in Officers (Scale-I, II & III) & Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
Syllabus
ONLINE EXAMINATION SYLLABUS-
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
Preliminary Examination (objective)*
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
Officer Scale-I
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
* Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
Main Examination (objective)
Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total :::::: | 200 | 200 |
Officer Scale-I
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| Total :::::: | 200 | 200 |
Single level Examination (objective)
Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| TOTAL:::: | 200 | 200 |
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 |
Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4a• | English Language | English | 40 | 20 | |
| 4b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| 6 | Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| TOTAL:::: | 240 | 200 |
Officer Scale- III
| Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Time |
| 1 | Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 |
Composite Time of 2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4a• | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
| 4b• | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
| TOTAL:::: | 200 | 200 |
Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.
Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in an Information Handout, on authorised IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.
PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY, MAIN AND SINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATIONS)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
