IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016: Exam Dates and Shift/Slot Timings

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains, as the name suggests, is meant to recruit candidates for the post of “Office Assistant” in the Regional Rural Bank (RRB). This examination is conducted by ‘Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS)’. The Prelims is the initial stage and Mains is the secondary stage of the recruitment process. The IBPS RRB Office Assistant examination has come to an end and the schedule for Mains 2016 is 18^th of December 2016. Students can download their respective admit cards for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains from the official website which will be uploaded soon.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016 Exam Will be Conducted in Slot/Shift wise, Exam timing is 8:30 AM Onwards

The recruitment process of IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam 2016 will consist of two phases: Prelims and Mains. Please note that there will be no interviews for the post of ‘Office Assistant’.

What are the exam dates of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016? Let us take a look at the important dates of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016 exam:

Upcoming events associated with IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016	Dates
IBPS RRB Mains-Office Assistant (Date of Exam)	December 18, 2016
Result Declaration	December 2016 (Third week)

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016: Exam Pattern

After having an idea of the important dates of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016, let us look at the pattern of IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016:

Name of Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
Reasoning	40	50
Numerical Ability	40	50
General Awareness	40	40
English Language (Optional)	40	40
Hindi Language (Optional)	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200

Note: The duration of the exam is 2 hours.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016: Exam Dates and Shift Timings

Exam Name	Exam Date	Shift Timings
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016	18/12/16 (Sunday)	08:00 AM onwards

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016: Eligibility Criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains 2016 examination:

The candidate’s age should be in between 18- 28 years. The relaxation of age can go up to 5 years (max) for the SC/ST candidates, 3 years for OBC candidates and 10 years for PWD candidates.

Let us finally have a look at the important topics from each section which will be asked in the IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam 2016:

Quantitative Aptitude:

Books to be followed: “Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by R. S. Aggarwal”

Important topics:

• Word problems
• Number series
• Data comparison
• Approximation
• Data Interpretation

Reasoning Ability:

Books to be followed:  “A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal

Important topics:

• Analytical Reasoning
• Inequalities
• Coding-decoding
• Direction sense
• Syllogism
• Blood relations

General Knowledge:

Books to be followed:  Magazines and Newspapers

Important topics:

• Current Affairs (of last 6 months)
• Indian Economy Marketing
• Awards & Honours
• Sports
• Finance
• Agriculture
• Banking History and associated terms
• RBI Functions

English Language:

Books to be followed:  Wren and Martin, ‘Word Power Made Easy’ by Norman Lewis

Important topics:

• Grammar
• Reading Comprehension
• Error Spotting
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Cloze Test
• Gap Fillers

Computer Knowledge:

Books to be followed:  Computer Fundamentals of Class 11^th and 12^th

Important topics:

• Computer Fundamentals
• Computer Organization
• Different generations of computer
• Input & Output Devices
• Computer Shortcuts & Basic Knowledge about MS Office
• Orientation of Memory
• Concepts of Internet
• Concepts of LAN and WAN
• Computer Abbreviations

We hope that this article will be helpful by all means. Stay tuned for more job updates. Good luck!