• IBPS RRB Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023: Subject Wise Syllabus for Prelims, Mains for PO and Clerk

  • Exam Mode : Online
Update on: 07 Jun 2023 18:58:34 PM

IBPS RRB Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023: Have a look at latest IBPS RRB syllabus for Prelims and Mains exam for Officer Scale I, II, III (PO) and Office Assistant (Clerk). Check subject-wise Syllabus and important topics for Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English, Hindi, Computer Knowledge and Financial Awareness.

IBPS RRB Syllabus 2023

IBPS RRB Syllabus 2023: The  Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) provides the IBPS RRB syllabus along with the notification. Aspirants who are going to fill out the IBPS RRB application form must have a clear knowledge of the IBPS RRB syllabus and exam pattern so that they can devise a strategy to crack the exam. The IBPS RRB exam syllabus consists of three stages, Prelims, Mains and Interview (only for officer post). Based on the stages of the exam, the IBPS RRB syllabus consists of several topics and sub topics. 

Candidates who will be taking the IBPS RRB exam can go through the IBPS RRB syllabus and exam pattern that has been shared here. In addition to this, aspirants must also go through the previous year question papers to get more insight into the type of questions that are asked in the exam. 

IBPS RRB Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023

IBPS conducts the IBPS RRB exam for the posts of Officer Scale-I (PO), II, III and Office Assistant (Clerk). We have shared the IBPS RRB syllabus and exam pattern here for PO and Clerk posts. The exam rounds for IBPS RRB Clerk, PO, Officer Scale 1, 2, 3 is specified here. 

Exam rounds for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk:

• Preliminary Exam

• Mains Exam

• Interview Process (Only for IBPS RRB PO post)

Exam rounds for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III:

• Mains Exam (Single Examination)

• Interview Process

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 

The IBPS RRB exam pattern consists of Prelims, Mains and Interview. However, the IBPS RRB interview will not be held for the post of Office Assistant (Clerk). All the papers will be bilingual, i.e. English and Hindi. Each question shall be for 1 mark each with a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer attempted by you. 

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2023 (Prelims Stage)

The IBPS RRB exam pattern for PO and Clerk shall remain the same. All the questions in the IBPS RRB exam shall be objective in nature. Given below are the details for the same: 

- There shall be two sections in the IBPS RRB exam, Reasoning and Numerical Ability. 

- Each section has 40 objective questions for a total of 40 marks. 

- The question paper shall be set in English and Hindi languages.

Sections

No of Questions

Total Marks

Medium

Time Duration

Reasoning

40

40

English/Hindi

Composite time of 45 minutes

Numerical Ability

40

40

Total

80

80

IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 2023 for Mains

The IBPS RRB PO Mains exam pattern consists of five (5) sections. All the papers will be set in both English and Hindi Languages except for English Language. 

- The exam duration for IBPS RRB PO is 2 Hours. 

- Each section is for 50 marks, thereby, making the exam for a total of 200 marks. 

- Each section will has a total of 40 questions. 

- The following table depicts the IBPS RRB Mains exam pattern for PO. 

IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern

Sections

No of Questions

Total Marks

Duration of exam

Reasoning

40

50







 

Composite Time of 2 hours

Quantitative Aptitude

40

50

General Awareness

40

40

English Language/Hindi Language

40

40

Computer Knowledge

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Pattern 2023

The IBPS RRB Clerk Mains exam pattern consists of five (5) sections. All the papers will be set in both English and Hindi Languages. However, the language paper will be set only in the specified language. 

- The exam duration for IBPS RRB Clerk Mains is 2 Hours. 

- Each section is for 50 marks, thereby, making the exam for a total of 200 marks. 

- Each section will have 40 questions.

- The following table depicts the IBPS RRB Mains exam pattern for Clerk (Office Assistants). 

Sections

No of Questions

Total Marks

Time Duration

Reasoning

40

50







 

Composite Time of 2 hours

Numerical Ability

40

50

General Awareness

40

40

English Language/Hindi Language

40

40

Computer Knowledge

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1

Reasoning Paper

40

50

2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper

40

50

3

Financial Awareness Paper

40

40

4

English Language / Hindi Language

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge Paper

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)

The IBPS RRB Mains exam pattern for Officer Scale II is shared in the table below. Candidates will be given a choice to select the language paper, i.e. English or Hindi language as per their preference. 

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1

Reasoning Paper

40

50

Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes 

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper

40

50

3

Financial Awareness Paper

40

40

4

English Language / Hindi Language

40

20

5

Computer Knowledge Paper

40

20

6

Professional Knowledge Paper

40

40

Total

240

200

IBPS RRB 2023 Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-III

The IBPS RRB Mains exam pattern for Officer Scale III is shared in the table below. Candidates will be given a choice to select the language paper, i.e. English or Hindi language as per their preference. 

S. No.

Section

Question

Marks

Duration

1

Reasoning Paper

40

50

2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper

40

50

3

Financial Awareness Paper

40

40

4 A

English Language Paper

40

40

4 B

Hindi Language Paper

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge Paper

40

20

 

Total

200

200 

 

Also Check: 

IBPS RRB Clerk Cut Off
IBPS RRB PO Cut Off

IBPS RRB Syllabus 2023

Now that you have known about the IBPS RRB exam pattern for Office Assistant, Officer Scale I, II, III, we have shared the detailed IBPS RRB syllabus with you here. The IBPS RRB syllabus for Officer Scale I (PO) and Office Assistant (Clerk) is almost similar to each other. However, the syllabus for Officer Scale II and III is slightly different from that of Officer Scale I and Clerk. 

IBPS RRB Syllabus for Prelims and Mains

The subject wise IBPS RRB syllabus for Prelims and Mains is shared here. 

IBPS RRB Syllabus

Subject 

Topics 

Reasoning Syllabus 

Puzzles - Seating Arrangement: Circular/Direction-based/MISC

Number Series

Odd man out 

Coding-Decoding

Blood Relation 

Analogy

Syllogism 

Alphabet Test

Ranking and Time 

Causes and Effects

Direction Sense

Figure Series

Word Formation 

Statement and Assumption 

Assertion and Reason

Statement and Conclusion

Statement and Arguments 

Statements and Action Courses 

Quantitative Aptitude Or Numerical Ability Syllabus 

Number System 

Data Interpretation - Bar Graph, Line Graph & Pie chart

HCF & LCM 

Profit & Loss 

Simple Interest & Compound Interest

Time & Work

Time & Distance

Decimal & Fraction

Averages

Mensuration

Simplification

Partnership 

Percentages

Ratio & Proportion

Averages 

Data Interpretation

Permutation & Combination 

Probability 

General Awareness Syllabus 

Current Affairs 

Terms associated with Sports

Currencies & Capitals 

General Science

Government Schemes & Policies 

Banking Awareness

Awards and Honors

RBI, its functions, policies undertaken by it, etc. 

Books and Authors

National Parks & Sanctuaries 

English Language or Hindi Language Syllabus 

Reading Comprehensions

Grammar / Vyakaran

Spotting Errors

Fill in the Blanks 

Misspelt Words

Jumbled Words 

Rearrangement of Sentence

Jumbled up sentences

Idioms and Phrases

Cloze Tests 

One-word Substitution 

Antonyms and Synonyms 

Computer Knowledge Syllabus 

Fundamentals of Computer

History of Computers 

Future of Computers 

Basic Knowledge of Internet 

Networking Software & Hardware

Computer Shortcut Keys

MS Office 

Database

Security Tools

Virus

Hacking

Trojans Input and Output Devices

Computer Languages 

Financial Awareness Syllabus 

Current events in Financial World

Monetary Policy

Budget

Economic Survey 

Banking Banking Reforms in India 

Bank Accounts of Special Individuals Loans 

Asset Reconstruction Companies 

Non-Performing Assets (NPA)

Restructuring of Loans

Bad Loans 

Risk Management 

BASEL I, II, III

Organisations and their functions such as RBI, SEBI, IMF, World Bank & Others 

IBPS RRB Question Papers 2023

IBPS conducts the IBPS RRB exam in online mode. Students who are aiming to crack the IBPS RRB exam can practice questions that are provided by the coaching institutes. By solving the previous year IBPS RRB question paper, you will get a good detail of the questions that are asked in the exam. It helps you analyse your performance and the scope of improvement that is needed to crack the exam. 

X

Get Updates For Exam

I'm interested in education loans
I have read the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions. I provide consent for my data to be processed for the purposes as described and receive communications for service related information.
Receive alerts related to marketing, promotions and latest updates.

Latest Education News

Just Now