Exam Pattern and Syllabus for IBPS RRB 2018 Officers Scale - I (or IBPS RRB PO) and Office Assistant (or IBPS RRB Clerk) posts is available here. This year, 10000+ vacancies will be filled through IBPS RRB Recruitment 2018.
Candidates who are planning to appear for IBPS RRB 2018 recruitment exam must go through the latest IBPS RRB Syllabus 2018 and its Exam Pattern for effective preparation.
Table of Contents
IBPS RRB 2018 Recruitment: Important Dates:
| Post |
Exam |
Date |
| Office Assistant |
Prelims |
19.08.2018, 25.08.2018 and 01.09.2018 |
| Office Assistant |
Mains |
07.10.2018 |
| Officer Scale I |
Prelims |
11.08.2018, 12.08.2018 and 18.08.2018 |
| Officers Scale I, II & III |
Mains |
30.09.2018 |
| Officers Scale I, II & III |
Interview |
November |
There will be no interview for office assistant post and there will be no preliminary exam for Officer Scale-II & III posts.
For complete details about all the important dates, eligibility criteria, educational qualification and experience, how to apply, etc., please refer this article.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant (or IBPS RRB Clerk) Exam Pattern 2018:
IBPS RRB 2018 Office Assistant (or IBPS RRB Clerk 2018) exam will be conducted in 2 phases:
• Preliminary Exam
• Main Exam
There will be no interview for this post.
Exam Pattern for Preliminary Exam of IBPS RRB Office Assistant (or IBPS RRB Clerk)
It’s a computer-based exam in which 80 objective questions (40 from reasoning section and 40 from numerical ability section) are asked. Candidates get 45 minutes to attempt all the questions.
| Name of Tests (Medium of Exam ) |
No. of Questions (Max. Marks) |
Duration |
| Reasoning (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
Composite time of 45 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Total |
80 Questions (80 Marks) |
|
IBPS RRB 2018 Main Exam (objective)
It will be a computer-based exam in which 200 objective questions will be asked. Candidates will get 2 hours to attempt all the questions.
| Name of Tests (Medium of Exam) |
No. of Questions (Max. Marks) |
Duration |
| Reasoning (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
Composite time of 2 Hours |
| Numerical Ability (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
|
| General Awareness (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Computer Knowledge (English/Hindi) |
40 (20) |
|
| (a)# English Language (English) |
40 (40) |
|
| (b)# Hindi Language (Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Total |
200 Questions (200 Marks) |
|
# Candidates can opt either (a) or (b).
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Syllabus 2018 (or IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus 2018)
Reasoning:
| Odd man out |
| Analogy |
| Syllogism |
| Coding-Decoding |
| Blood Relation |
| Alphabet Test |
| Series Test |
| Number |
| Ranking and Time |
| Causes and Effects |
| Direction Sense Test |
| Sitting Arrangements |
| Decision Making |
| Statement and Assumption |
| Figure Series |
| Assertion and Reason |
| Statement and Conclusion |
| Word Formation |
Numerical Ability:
| Number System |
| HCF and LCM |
| Decimal Fraction |
| Profit and Loss |
| Simple Interest |
| Compound Interest |
| Time and Work |
| Time and Distance |
| Averages |
| Simplification |
| Partnership |
| Percentages |
| Ratio and Proportion |
| Averages |
| Case Studies |
| Charts and Graphs |
| Permutation and Combination (Generally not asked in clerk level exams) |
| Probability (Generally not asked in clerk level exams) |
English Language:
| Spotting Errors |
| Commonly Misspelled Words |
| Jumbled Words |
| Phrase Substitution |
| Fill in the Blanks |
| Jumbled up sentences |
| Idioms and Phrases |
| Cloze Tests |
| Comprehension |
| One word Substitution |
Hindi Language:
| Vyakaran |
| Spoting Errors |
| Paragraph Based Questions |
| Vilom & Paryayvachi shabd |
Computer Knowledge:
| Computer Fundamentals |
| Basic Abbreviations |
| Software & Hardware Fundamentals |
| Shortcut Keys |
| Networking |
| Basic Knowledge of Internet |
| MS Office |
| History and Future of Computers |
| Database |
| Security Tools |
| Virus, Hacking, Trojans |
General Awareness
| Countries and Currencies |
| Current Affairs |
| Largest in India and world |
| Latest Topics in News in Financial World Monetary Policy |
| Budget and Economic Survey |
| Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India |
| Bank Accounts of Special Individuals |
| Organisations Deposits Credit |
| Loans |
| Non Performing Assets |
| Risk Management |
| BASEL |
| ACCORDS |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Exam Pattern (or IBPS RRB PO 2018 Exam Pattern)
IBPS RRB 2018 Office Assistant Exam (IBPS RRB Clerk 2018) will be conducted in 3 phases:
• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview
Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I: Prelims
In prelim exam, candidates need to solve 80 questions in 45 minutes. This will be a computer based test.
| Name of Tests (Medium of Exam ) |
No. of Questions (Max. Marks) |
Duration |
| Reasoning (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
Composite time of 45 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Total |
80 Questions (80 Marks) |
|
Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I: Main
In main exam, candidates need to solve 200 questions in two hours.
| Name of Tests (Medium of Exam) |
No. of Questions (Max. Marks) |
Duration |
| Reasoning (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
Composite time of 2 Hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude (English/Hindi) |
40 (50) |
|
| General Awareness (English/Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Computer Knowledge (English/Hindi) |
40 (20) |
|
| (a)# English Language (English) |
40 (40) |
|
| (b)# Hindi Language (Hindi) |
40 (40) |
|
| Total |
200 Questions (200 Marks) |
|
# Candidates can opt either (a) or (b).
Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I: Interview
There is specific pattern for the interview. In the interview, generally, questions from current affairs and general banking are asked. However, there are some important things that candidates should know about IBPS RRB Interview.
• The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks / scores in interview for Officers will not be less than 40% (35% for SC / ST/OBC/PWD candidates).
• The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 80:20 respectively for the Officers cadre.
• The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination for the post of Officers Scale I.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Syllabus (or IBPS RRB PO 2018 Syllabus)
Most of the topics given in the IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I syllabus are similar to the syllabus of IBPS RRB Office Assistant.
However, the difficulty level of questions asked in IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I is quite high.
The important topics from which questions have been frequently asked in IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I exams are given below:
Reasoning:
| Alphabet |
| Alphanumeric Series |
| Analogy |
| Blood Relation |
| Classification |
| Coding-decoding |
| Seating arrangement (Circular seating arrangement, Floor based seating arrangement, Square seating arrangement) |
| Syllogism |
| Time and Sequence Test |
| Statements and Assumptions |
| Statements and Arguments |
| Statements and Conclusion |
| Cause and Effect |
| Course of Action |
| Data Sufficiency |
| Puzzle |
| Inequalities |
| Input - Output |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Tabular Graph |
| Line Graph |
| Pie Chart |
| Bar Graph |
| Mixed Graph |
| Data Sufficiency |
| Probability |
| Permutation and Combination |
| Number system |
| Approximation |
| HCF and LCM of Numbers |
| Problems based on age |
| Percentages |
| Ratio and proportion |
| Average |
| Mixture and Allegations |
| Time and Work |
| Pipe and Cistern |
| Speed, Distance and time |
| Partnership |
| Simple and Compound Interest |
| Permutation and Combination |
| Profit, Loss and Discount |
| Mensuration |
English Language:
| Reading Comprehension (including questions on antonym and synonyms) |
| Fill in the blanks |
| Error Spotting |
| Cloze Test |
| Para Jumbles |
| Sentence Improvement |
| Word Association |
| Verbal Ability |
| Vocabulary |
| Grammar |
Hindi Language:
| Paragraph Based Questions |
| Spotting Errors |
| Vyakaran |
| Vilom & Paryayvachi shabd |
Computer Knowledge:
| History and Future of Computers |
| Fundamentals of Computer |
| Basic Abbreviations Related to Computers |
| Software & Hardware Fundamentals |
| Shortcut Keys |
| Basic Knowledge of Internet |
| Networking |
| MS Office |
| History of Computers |
| Database |
| Security Tools |
| Virus, Hacking, Trojans etc. |
General Awareness:
| Country and capital |
| Airports and ports in India |
| Tallest and biggest in India and the world |
| First in the world as well as in India |
| Indian constitution |
| Culture of India |
| Abbreviations and Economic terminologies |
| Important Government Schemes |
| Important National and International days |
| Sports |
| Awards and Honors |
| Latest Events etc. |
| Currency of countries etc |
| Banking in India |
| Banking terminology |
| Bank headquarters |
| Slogans of banks |
| Regulatory bodies in India |
| Main function of RBI etc |
| Overview of Indian Financial System |
| History of Indian banking system |
| Fiscal and monetary policy |
| Work and responsibilities of National financial institutions like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC (Financial Stability and Development Council) etc |
| International organizations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UNO, SWIFT (The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), IBA, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Bank Board Bureau (BBB) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) etc. |
Important:
Penalty for Wrong Answers (applicable to all – Preliminary, Main and Single Level Examinations)
• There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Exams.
• For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate (1/4) 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. zero or no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.