IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection released the official Notification for IBPS RRB Exam. This year, IBPS will conduct preliminary examination for IBPS RRB Officers & Assistants on 3rd, 4th, 11th, 17th, 18th & 25th June 2019. Here is the detailed IBPS RRB Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains.
- Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB 2019 will give you an idea of what to prepare and what not to prepare for IBPS RRB 2019 Examination.
- There are 56 participating organizations in IBPS RRB. Candidates have the opportunity to land a Job in various major & minor locations in the nation.
- IBPS has released the IBPS RRB Admit Card for Pre-Exam Training. Candidates can download the hall ticket and begin their preparation.
- If you are yet to start your preparation, IBPS RRB Syllabus 2019 will help you prepare a study plan for exam preparation.
- Enhance your preparation by going through detailed IBPS RRB Preparation Tips which will help you to score more in the examination.
- Here, in this post, we have provided detailed Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern for Assistant and Officer post separately.
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2019
As there are few days left for the exam, it is high time for candidates to begin their preparation. The main important thing to remember in preparation is knowing the exam pattern well. Once you are well versed with the exam pattern, you can prepare the flow of study plans required to crack IBPS RRB 2019 examination. Here is the detailed Exam Pattern 2019 as per the latest IBPS RRB Notification published by IBPS.
IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2019 for Office Assistant and Officer Grade
IBPS RRB Exam is conducted in two stages for all the posts which include Prelims and Mains. Candidates who are appearing for the IBPS RRB Prelims Exam are suggested to solve more and more questions to be perfect in any topic. Practice IBPS RRB Previous Year Question Papers to know different types of questions that can appear in the exam.
- The IBPS RRB exams will be conducted in the online mode which is known as a computer-based test.
- Each paper has objective type multiple choice questions
- Candidates will have an option to answer the questions in either Hindi or English language.
- Also, candidates will have to choose between English and Hindi as one of the section for the exam.
- There is a provision of negative marking as well. For each incorrect answer, 0.25 or ¼ mark will be deducted.
The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern
Candidates who are appearing for Office Assistant need to clear two stages: Preliminary and Mains exam.
Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern
The Preliminary IBPS RRB exam pattern Office Assistant is tabulated below.
Section | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 minutes |
Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern
Here is the table below comprising of Mains exam pattern for Assistant post.
Section | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Exam Pattern
Candidates who are appearing for Officer Scale I have to go through 2 Phases i.e., Prelims and Mains in order to get shortlisted for Personal Interview Round.
Officer Scale I Prelims Exam Pattern
Check out the Officer scale I Prelims IBPS RRB exam pattern here
Section | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 45 minutes |
Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
Officer Scale I Mains Exam Pattern
Go through the Mains pattern for Officer Scale I here
Section | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
Numerical Ability | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
General Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale II Exam Pattern
Candidates who are applied for Officer Scale II need to appear for a single online examination. The qualified candidates will then be shortlisted to appear for Interview round. Scale II has 2 posts which are as follows:
- Scale II – General Banking Officer
- Scale II – Specialist Cadre
Officer Scale II- General Banking Officer Exam Pattern
Here is the table showing exam pattern for Officer Scale II- General Banking Officer
Section Name | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite time of 2 hours |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
Finance Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English | English | 40 | 40 | |
Hindi | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 Question | 200 Marks | 2 Hours |
Officer Scale II- Specialist Cadre Exam Pattern
Here is the table showing IBPS RRB exam pattern for Officer Scale II- Specialist Cadre
Section Name | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Finance Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English | English | 40 | 20 | |
Hindi | Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 240 Question | 200 Marks | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale III Exam Pattern
Candidates who had applied for Scale III will have to appear for single online examination. Candidates qualifying the exam will then have to attend the interview round.
Section Name | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | A cumulative time of 2 hours |
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Hindi | Hindi | |||
English | English | 40 | 40 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Total | 200 Questions | 200 Marks | 2 Hours |