IBPS RRB Syllabus 2020 for Prelims & Mains, Download PDF

IBPS RRB Syllabus:

Institute of Banking & Personnel Selection will conduct the exams for IBPS RRB recruitment. For your preparation purpose, we have added the IBPS RRB syllabus here. All topics are added for all the subjects. So use this IBPS RRB syllabus 2020 for preparation.

The IBPS RRB recruitment will happen in 2 or 3 stages for various posts. The selected candidates will be placed in the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) all over the country. The posts for which IBPS RRB exams conducted are,

• Office assistant (Multipurpose)
• Officer (scale I, II & III)

IBPS RRB Vacancy 2020

IBPS RRB 2020 Important Dates:

All the important events regarding the IBPS RRB recruitment are listed below. Already IBPS has released the tentative dates for the prelims and mains exams. So candidates start your preparation earlier. To support your preparation, we have added the IBPS RRB 2020 Syllabus. Use this for making study plan and preparation for the exam.

Activity	Tentative Dates
Online Registration start date	June 2020
Online Registration End date	July 2020
Officer Scale I Pre-exam training call letter download	July 2020
Officer scale I Pre-exam training	July 2020
Office Assistant Pre-exam training call letter download	July 2020
Office Assistant Pre-exam training	July 2020
Download of call letters for online preliminary exam	July2020
Online Preliminary exam dates	Office assistants & Officer Scale: 01.08.2020, 02.08.2020, 08.08.2020, 09.08.2020,16.08.2020
Online Preliminary Exam Result	Office assistants: September 2020 Officer Scale I: August 2020
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single	September 2020
Online Exam – Main / Single	Office Assistant: 19.09.2020 Officer Scale – I, II, & III: 13.09.2020
Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	October 2020
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	October 2020
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	November 2020
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant)	January 2021

IBPS RRB Selection Process:

The selection process for the various IBPS RRB recruitments are given in the table. Also the maximum marks for each stage are mentioned. For all the exams sectional and overall cut offs are applicable. IBPS RRB syllabus pdf download is available for the exam preparation of prelims and mains stages.

IBPS RRB Recruitment	1st round	2nd round	3rd round
Office Assistant (multipurpose)	Prelims exam(80 marks)	Mains exam(200 marks)	–
Officer Scale I	Prelims exam(80 marks)	Mains exam(200 marks)	Interview(100 marks)
Officer Scale II	Single Level Exam(200 marks)	Interview(100 marks)	–
Officer Scale III	Single Level Exam(200 marks)	Interview(100 marks)	–

 IBPS RRB Exam Subjects:

What is syllabus of IBPS RRB? In this page you can know the completely updated syllabus. For the various recruitment of IBPS RRB posts, there are certain subjects for the exam. They are listed below,

• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• English Language / Hindi Language
• Computer knowledge
• General Awareness (for office assistant and officer scale I mains exam)
• Professional Knowledge (only for officer scale II – specialist cadre)
• Financial Awareness (only for officer scale II & III single level exam)

For all these subjects we have provided the updated syllabus details. Candidates download the IBPS RRB syllabus 2020 pdf and prepare for the exam in an effective way.

IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern:

The IBPS RRB office assistant prelims exam schemes are,

• Correct answer – 1 mark.
• Wrong answer – 0.25 marks (minus mark).
• 45 minutes time duration without sectional timing.

The IBPS RRB Prelims syllabus is available here. Candidates prepare with it and perform will in the office assistant and officer scale I prelims exams.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (multipurpose) Prelims Exam Pattern
S No.	Section	No. Of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	40	40	Composite Time Duration of 45 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	40	40
	Total	80	80

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam Pattern
S No.	Section	No. Of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	40	40	Composite Time Duration of 45 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
	Total	80	80

IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern:

The IBPS RRB mains exam pattern and the single level exam pattern for all the recruitment posts are made available here. The important exam schemes are,

• The minus marks for each wrong answer is 1/4th of the marks allotted to that question.
• Consolidated time duration – 2 hours (2 hours and 30 minutes for officer scale II specialist cadre exams).

Candidates follow the IBPS RRB Mains syllabus pdf added here. So that you can plan your preparation accordingly.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Mains Exam Pattern
S.No.	Section	Medium of Exam	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi / English	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	20
3	General awareness	Hindi / English	40	40
4a*	English Language	English	40	40
4b*	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Numerical ability	Hindi / English	40	50
	Total		200	200

IBPS RRB Office Officer Scale I Mains Exam Pattern 

IBPS RRB Office Officer Scale I Mains Exam Pattern
S.No.	Section	Medium of Exam	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi / English	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	20
3	General awareness	Hindi / English	40	40
4a*	English Language	English	40	40
4b*	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi / English	40	50
	Total		200	200

*Candidates can opt for either 4a or 4b section as per their choice.

IBPS RRB Single Level Examination Patterns:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (General banking Officer) Single level Exam Pattern
S.No.	Section	Medium of Exam	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi / English	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	20
3	Financial awareness	Hindi / English	40	40
4a*	English Language	English	40	40
4b*	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative aptitude & Data interpretation	Hindi / English	40	50
	Total		200	200

IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre) Single level Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre) Single level Exam Pattern
S.No.	Section	Medium of Exam	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	Professional Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	40	Composite time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2	Reasoning	Hindi / English	40	40
3	Computer Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	20
4a*	English Language	English	40	20
4b*	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	20
5	Financial awareness	Hindi / English	40	40
6	Quantitative aptitude & Data interpretation	Hindi / English	40	40
	Total		240	200

IBPS RRB Officer Scale III Single level Exam Pattern
S.No.	Section	Medium of Exam	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi / English	40	50	Composite time of 2 hours
2	Computer Knowledge	Hindi / English	40	20
3	Financial awareness	Hindi / English	40	40
4a*	English Language	English	40	40
4b*	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative aptitude & Data interpretation	Hindi / English	40	50
	Total		200	200

*Candidates can opt for either 4a or 4b section as per their choice.

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IBPS RRB Prelims Syllabus 2020:

The IBPS RRB officer scale I syllabus for the prelims exam is added here. In the prelims exam there is no English language section. Only 2 sections are available in the prelims exam. They are Reasoning and quantitative aptitude. This is just a mini exam, with a time duration of just 45 minutes. In recent years the level of prelims exam is very easy. Even average candidates can also give over 50 attempts. This year also candidates are expecting the easy level question paper. But due to high competitive situation, the cut offs are increasing every year in a high rate. So candidates should work hard to improve the speed and accuracy to give maximum attempts in the exam. The IBPS RRB office assistant syllabus for prelims exam is also similar to it

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude
Syllogism	Sequence & Series
Inequality	Simplification
Direction sense	Ratio and proportion
Blood relation	Percentage
Alpha-numeric series	Average
Order and ranking	Partnership
Puzzle	Quadratic equation
Seating arrangement	Profit and Loss
Input Output	Time and work
Coding decoding	Pipes and cisterns
Data sufficiency	Boats and stream
Tabulation	Problems on age
Logical reasoning	Problems on train
	Mixture of allegation
	Time, speed & distance
	Mensuration
	Data interpretation
	Simple and Compound interest
	Permutation, combination & probability

IBPS RRB Mains Syllabus 2020:

The IBPS RRB mains exams are very tough in recent years. We have added the IBPS RRB office assistant syllabus 2020 for the mains exam. All the exam topics are added for every section in the mains exams and single level exams. This will be also useful for the reference of IBPS RRB PO syllabus for mains exams.

IBPS RRB Reasoning Syllabus – Mains:

This subject is available in all the IBPS RRB mains and single level exams. This IBPS RRB PO mains syllabus for reasoning is useful for your preparation. For office assistant mains also you can refer this table.

IBPS RRB 2020 Mains Syllabus – Reasoning
Syllogism	Coded Inequality	Coded Direction sense	Alpha-numeric series
Coded Blood relation	Order and ranking	Analytical and decision making	Course of action
Data sufficiency	Coding decoding	Critical reasoning	Verbal reasoning
Circle Seating arrangement	Square seating arrangement	Puzzle	Input Output
Tabulation	Scheduling	Statement and assumption	Statement and conclusion
Assertion and reason

IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus – Mains:

For all the IBPS RRB mains exam, quantitative aptitude and DI section are available. Refer the topics in the table below.

IBPS RRB 2020 Mains Syllabus – Quantitative Aptitude
Sequence & Series	Tabular graph	Line graph	Pie chart
Bar graph	Radar graph	Missing DI	Caselet DI
Data sufficiency	Permutation, combination & probability	Simplification	Ratio and proportion
Percentage, Average & partnership	Quadratic equation	Profit and Loss	Time and work
Pipes and cisterns	Boats and stream	Problems on age	Problems on train
Mixture of allegation	Time, speed & distance	Mensuration	Simple and Compound interest

IBPS RRB English / Hindi Language Syllabus – Mains:

The candidates should any one section from Hindi and English in the mains exam. The topics of IBPS RRB PO mains syllabus & Office assistant mains syllabus are given below.

English Language	Hindi Language
Reading comprehension	Vyakaran
Jumbled sentences	Fill in the blanks
Fillers	Paragraphs
Cloze test	Mistakes
Error spotting	Synonyms and antonyms
Phrase replacement	Miscellaneous
Sentence connector
Sentence improvement
Miscellaneous

IBPS RRB Computer Knowledge Syllabus – Mains:

The topics that included for IBPS RRB mains in computer knowledge section are given below.

IBPS RRB 2020 Mains Syllabus – Computer Knowledge
Internet	MS Office	Memory	Computer hardware
Keyboard shortcuts	Computer fundamentals	Computer abbreviations	Operating system
Number system	Networking	Basic of logic gates	Computer terminologies
Database	History of computer

IBPS RRB General Awareness Syllabus – Mains:

For the general awareness section of IBPS RRB office assistant and officer scale I mains, following topics are included,

• Current affairs
• Static GK
• Banking awareness

IBPS RRB Financial Awareness Syllabus – Mains:

The financial awareness section is included in the single level exam of officers scale II & III recruitments. The topics that come under this section are,

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus (Officer scale II & III) – Financial Awareness
Financial news	Overview of banking system	NPA and bad loans	Basel norms
Asset reconstruction companies	Loans	Restructuring of loans	Budget
Economic survey	Risk management	Monetary policy	miscellaneous

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IBPS RRB Exam Preparation Methods:

Clearing IBPS RRB exam is not a very tough task. For that you have to travel in a planned direction, throughout the preparation. In your preparation you have to practice lot of mock tests. Then finally as per your preparation, you have to execute the exam well. If you go in this way, you can easily crack the IBPS RRB exam. Follow the tips given here to prepare for the exam in an efficient manner.

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Follow the Updated IBPS RRB Syllabus 2020:

What is IBPS RRB syllabus? In this page you can get the correct syllabus details. You must know the updated syllabus. To make a study plan, you must follow a correct study plan. If you follow any old syllabus or pattern, you may miss out some topics in preparation.

Follow a Strict Study Plan:

To prepare a good study plan, you have to follow a suitable IBPS RRB Syllabus. Only then you can make a full fledged preparation schedule in a correct manner. Ensure that you finish the preparation as per the schedule. Don’t waste your time and make your study plan to extend.

Take Mock Test Practice:

If you follow the Correct IBPS RRB syllabus 2020 and study plan in a perfect manner, you can easily complete the preparation process. But mock test practice is the key to transform your ability to crack the exam in a successful manner. So take more mock test practice and gain excess experience to handle the exam.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is the IBPS RRB syllabus is different for the office assistant and the officer scale I posts?

A: No. A similar syllabus is applicable for the IBPS RRB office assistant and the officer scale I posts.

Q: What is the professional knowledge syllabus for the IBPS officer scale II specialist cadre recruitment?

A: In IBPS RRB officer scale II specialist cadre exam, there is professional knowledge section. In this section, you have to cover the subjects related to your degree qualification.

Q: Does the syllabus for IBPS RRB preliminary exam contains English language section?

A: No, the English language section is not included in the prelims exam of IBPS RRB office assistant and Officer Scale I. This syllabus only contains quantitative aptitude and reasoning subjects. But for all the IBPS RRB mains exam syllabus, English language subject is included.