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IBPS RRB Selection Process & Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Selection Process & Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Selection Process & Exam Pattern syllabus Penalty For Wrong Answers Cut-off Score scheme of Selection
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Selection of the candidates for the IBPS RRB Recruitment will be carried out based on a Common Written Examination followed by Document Verification and Interview Process wherever applicable.

The structure of the IBPS RRB Examinations consisting Prelims & Mains Examination; will be conducted online as per the official notification.

IBPS RRB Recruitment: Scheme of Selection

PostsPrelims ExamMains ExamDocument VerificationInterviewFINAL SCORE
IBPS RRB Office AssistantQualifying NatureMark considered for Merit ListWill be conducted separatelyNo interview= Mains Score
IBPS RRB Officer Scale IQualifying NatureMark considered for Interview &  Merit ListWill be conducted before / after the InterviewInterview Mark will be considered for Merit List= Mains Score + Interview Score
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (GENERALIST AND SPECIALISTSINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION SCORE will be considered for Interview &  Merit ListWill be conducted before / after the InterviewInterview Mark will be considered for Merit List= Single Level Exam Score + Interview Score
IBPS RRB SCALE IIISINGLE LEVEL EXAMINATION SCORE will be considered for Interview &  Merit ListWill be conducted before / after the InterviewInterview Mark will be considered for Merit List= Single Level Exam Score + Interview Score

IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Pattern

The Common Written Examination consisting of Prelims and Mains Examinations which will be conducted Online. The Exams will contain objective type questions with the pattern shown below.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr. NoName of TestsMedium of ExamNo. of QsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning*4040Composite time of 45 minutes
2Numerical Ability*4040
 Total 8080 

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr. No.Name of TestsMedium of ExamNo. of QsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning*4040

Composite time of

45 minutes

2Quantitative Aptitude*4040
 Total 8080 

Candidates (for Officer Scale 1 & Office Assistant 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.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

Sr No.Name of Test (Objective)Medium of ExamNo.of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning*4050Composite Time of 2 hours
2Numerical Ability*4050
3General Awareness*4040
4 aEnglish LanguageEnglish4040
4 bHindi LanguageHindi4040
5Computer Knowledge*4020
 Total 200200

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale -1 Mains Exam Pattern

Sr No.Name of Test (Objective)Medium of ExamNo.of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning*4050Composite Time of 2 hours
2Quantitative Aptitude*4050
3General Awareness*4040
4 aEnglish LanguageEnglish4040
4 bHindi LanguageHindi4040
5Computer Knowledge*4020
 Total 200200

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

* List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XI for posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) and Officer Scale I

Sr. No. Name of State Version of tests (Medium of examination)
1 Andhra Pradesh English, Hindi and Telugu
2 Arunachal Pradesh English and Hindi
3 Assam English, Hindi and Assamese
4 Bihar English and Hindi
5 Chhattisgarh English and Hindi
6 Gujarat English, Hindi and Gujarati
7 Haryana English and Hindi
8 Himachal Pradesh English and Hindi
9 Jammu & Kashmir English, Hindi and Urdu
10 Jharkhand English and Hindi
11 Karnataka English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
12 Kerala English, Hindi and Malayalam
13 Madhya Pradesh English and Hindi
14 Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
15 Manipur English, Hindi and Manipuri
16 Meghalaya English and Hindi
17 Mizoram English and Hindi
18 Nagaland English and Hindi
19 Odisha English, Hindi and Odia
20 Puducherry English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
21 Punjab English, Hindi and Punjabi
22 Rajasthan English and Hindi
23 Tamil Nadu English, Hindi and Tamil
24 Telangana English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
25 Tripura English, Hindi and Bengali
26 Uttar Pradesh English, Hindi and Urdu
27 Uttarakhand English and Hindi
28 West Bengal English, Hindi and Bengali

IBPS RRB Officer Scale - II Exam Pattern

Selection for IBPS RRB Officer Scale II Grade will be made based on a Single Level Examination. That is, candidates competing for this vacancies are need to write only one written examination.

Candidates becoming shortlisted in IBPS RRB Scale 2 will be placed as General Banking Officers or Specialist Officers. 

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) Exam Pattern

Sr No.Name of TestMedium of ExamNo.of QuestionsMaximum MarksTotal Time
1ReasoningHindi/English4050Composite Time of 2 hours
2Quantitative Aptitude & Data InterpretationHindi/English4050
3Financial AwarenessHindi/English4040
4 aEnglish LanguageEnglish4040
4 bHindi LanguageHindi4040
5Computer KnowledgeHindi/English4020
 Total 200200

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) Exam Pattern​

Sr No.Name of Test (Objective)Medium of ExamNo.of QuestionsMaximum MarksTotal Time
1ReasoningHindi/English4040Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2Quantitative Aptitude & Data InterpretationHindi/English4040
3Financial AwarenessHindi/English4040
4 aEnglish LanguageEnglish4020
4 bHindi LanguageHindi4020
5Computer KnowledgeHindi/English4020
6Professional KnowledgeHindi/English4040
 Total 240200

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale - III Exam Pattern

Sr No.Name of Test (Objective)Medium of ExamNo.of QuestionsMaximum MarksTotal Time
1ReasoningHindi/English4050Composite Time of 2 hours
2Quantitative Aptitude & Data InterpretationHindi/English4050
3Financial AwarenessHindi/English4040
4 aEnglish LanguageEnglish4040
4 bHindi LanguageHindi4040
5Computer KnowledgeHindi/English4020
 Total 200200

Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

Penalty For Wrong Answers

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 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.

Medium of Examination - IBPS RRB Officer & Assistant

Sr. No. Name of State Version of tests (Medium of examination)
1 Andhra Pradesh English, Hindi and Telugu
2 Arunachal Pradesh English and Hindi
3 Assam English, Hindi and Assamese
4 Bihar English and Hindi
5 Chhattisgarh English and Hindi
6 Gujarat English, Hindi and Gujarati
7 Haryana English and Hindi
8 Himachal Pradesh English and Hindi
9 Jammu & Kashmir English, Hindi and Urdu
10 Jharkhand English and Hindi
11 Karnataka English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani
12 Kerala English, Hindi and Malayalam
13 Madhya Pradesh English and Hindi
14 Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani
15 Manipur English, Hindi and Manipuri
16 Meghalaya English and Hindi
17 Mizoram English and Hindi
18 Nagaland English and Hindi
19 Odisha English, Hindi and Odia
20 Puducherry English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
21 Punjab English, Hindi and Punjabi
22 Rajasthan English and Hindi
23 Tamil Nadu English, Hindi and Tamil
24 Telangana English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu
25 Tripura English, Hindi and Bengali
26 Uttar Pradesh English, Hindi and Urdu
27 Uttarakhand English and Hindi
28 West Bengal English, Hindi and Bengali
Please note that, only Reasoning , General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude and Computer Awareness will have questions bilingually (i.e in English and in Language in which the Aspirant has applied for a particular state which is stated above.). Aspirant will have to attend either english Language or Hindi Language as part of the Mains Examination which will not be in the Regional Languages.

Cut-off Score: IBPS RRB Exams

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose):

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination to be considered to be shortlisted for provisional allotment. Depending on the number of vacancies available in each state, candidates will be shortlisted for provisional allotment.

For Officers Scale I

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, adequate number of candidates in each category not exceeding three times of the declared vacancies in each state shall be called for interview, subject to availability. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.

For Officers Scale II and III

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Single Examination to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, adequate number of candidates in each category not exceeding three times of the declared vacancies shall be called for interview, subject to availability. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.

Mere passing in individual tests may not be sufficient as candidates should also score sufficiently high on Total score in order of merit to be called for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment. Decision of IBPS in short-listing and calling numbers of candidates for Common Interview / Provisional Allotment shall be Final.

IBPS RRB Recruitment - Final Allotment

On completion of the interview process, depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/ Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc.

In the event of two or more candidates having obtained the same score, merit order is decided as per date of birth (the candidate senior in age is placed before/ above the candidate junior in age), as per the prevailing practice.

IBPS RRB 2022 - All Links

Aspirants, who wish to apply for the IBPS RRB 2022 are requested to check all the links mentioned below to know the exact details about the IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment process for all the above mentioned vacancies.

Posts Links
IBPS RRB 2022 – Official Notification Click Here
State-Wise Vacancies – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment Click Here
Age Relaxation – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment Click Here 
Educational Qualification – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment Click Here 
List of Local Languages – IBPS RRB 2022 Recruitment Click Here 
IBPS RRB 2022 – Selection Procedure Click Here 
IBPS RRB Recruitment – Notification PDF Click Here 
IBPS RRB Recruitment – Window Advertisment Notification PDF Click Here 
IBPS RRB Recruitment – Apply Online Click Here 
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I – Apply Online Click Here 
IBPS RRB Office Assistant – Apply Online Click Here 
IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & Scale III – Apply Online Click Here

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