IBPS RRB Syllabus
– Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) conducts Recruitment exam for staff in Regional Rural Banks (RRB) in India. This exam is conducted at various centers across the whole country. Here is IBPS RRB Exam Syllabus 2015 for Officer scale I,II,III and Office Assistants (Clerk).
IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose):
| Sr No. | Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBPS RRB Reasoning Syllabus | 40 | 50 | |
| 2 | IBPS RRB General Awareness Syllabus | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | IBPS RRB Numerical AbilitySyllabus | 40 | 40 | 2 hours |
| 4A | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 4B | Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | IBPS RRB Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB Officer Scale I :
Sr No. Section No. of Questions Marks Time allowed
1 IBPS RRB Reasoning 40 50 2 hours
2 IBPS RRB General Awareness Syllabus 40 50
3 IBPS RRB Numerical Ability Syllabus 40 40
4 A RRB English Language 40 40
4 B RRB Hindi Language Syllabus 40 40
5 IBPS RRB Computer Knowledge Syllabus 40 20
Total 200 200
IBPS RRB Officer Scale II (General banking Officer)
Sr No. Section No. of Questions Marks Time allowed
1 Reasoning Syllabus 40 50 2 hours
2 IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (DI) 40 50
3 IBPS RRB Financial Awareness 40 40
4 A RRB English Language 40 40
4 B RRB Hindi Language 40 40
5 RRB Computer Knowledge 40 20
Total 200 200
IBPS Officer Scale II (Specialist Cadre)
Sr No. Section No. of Questions Marks Time allowed
1 Reasoning 40 40 2.30 hours
2 IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation 40 40
3 IBPS RRB Financial Awareness Syllabus 40 40
4 A English Language 40 20
4 B Hindi Language 40 20
5 Computer Knowledge Syllabus 40 20
6 Professional Knowledge Syllabus 40 40
Total 240 200
IBPS Officer Scale III
Sr No. Section No. of Questions Marks Time allowed
1 IBPS RRB Reasoning 40 50 2 hours
2 IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation 40 50
3 RRB Financial Awareness 40 40
4A English Language 40 40
4 B Hindi Language 40 40
5 Computer Knowledge 40 20
Total 200 200
Negative Marking: There is a penalty of 0.25 marks out of 1 mark question in IBPS RRB exams for officers and office assistants if any wrong answer has been given. Five options will be given and you have to choose the right answer among them.
IBPS RRB Officer & Office Assistant Syllabus of each section is provided below in detail:
1. IBPS RRB SYLLABUS for Reasoning Section
Questions in this section comes from the following topics.
Analogy, Odd Man out, Syllogism, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Alphabet test. Series test, Number, ranking and time sequence,Causes and effects. Direction sense test, Sitting arrangement, Decision making, Input output, Assertion and reason. Figure Series, word formation, Statement and conclusions, Statement and assumptions. Statement and arguments, Statement and action’s courses, Passage and conclusions, Figure series test, Analogy, Odd figures, Miscellaneous test, Mirror/water image.
Topics No. of Question asked
Syllogism 5
Input Output 0 – 5
Alphanumeric Series 0 – 5
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test 0 – 5
Seating Arrangement 10
Logical Reasoning 5 – 10
Tabulation 5
Puzzle 5 – 7
Coding Decoding 5
Blood Relations 5
Data Sufficiency 0 – 5
Inequalities 5
2. IBPS RRB Syllabus 2015 : Quantitative Aptitude Section:
Number system, HCF & LCM, Number series, Approximation Wrong Number. Finding next number in series, Decimal fractions, Square root and cube root. Profit and loss, Simple and compound interest problems, Time and work problems. Time and distance problems, Average problems, Simplifications, Partnerships, Percentage. Ratio and proportions, Average & Ages Ratio & Proportion, Pie charts, Bar graphs, Line graphs. Mixed graphs, Case study, Mensuration, Permutations and combinations, Data tables, Probability.
Topics No. Of Questions asked
Data Interpretation 15
Permutation, Combination & Probability 5
Series & Sequence 5
Simplification 5
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage & Averages 3
Number Systems 3
Profit & Loss 2
Work & Time 2
Time & Distance 2
Simple Interest &Compound Interest & Surds & Indices 1 – 2
Sequence & Series 1 – 2
Mixtures & Alligations 1 – 2
3. English language section:
Spotting errors, Phrase substitution, Jumbled up sentences, Double blanks in a sentence. Fill in the blank
Idioms & Phrases, Reconstruction of sentence & passage. One word substitution, Commonly misspelled words, Comprehensions. Synonyms and antonyms, Cloze Test.
Topics No. Of Questions asked
Reading Comprehension 10
Cloze Test 10
Fill in the blanks 5
Paragraph Complete/ Sentence Correction 5
Para jumbles 5
Miscellaneous 5
Synonyms / Antonyms 1-3
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting 0 – 5
4. General awareness with special reference to banking industry
Current affairs of last 6 months, Countries/Currencies, Indian Economy, International Economy. Banking terms, Books & Their Authors, RBI, Fiscal Monetary Policies, Repo rate, Reverse repo rate etc., Social Function of Banks, UNO, Marketing, Awards & Honors Sports, Finance, Agriculture etc.History of Banking.
Questions are asked from following General Awareness Syllabus
Current Bank Rates
Current Affairs, Countries Capital & Currency
Census
Banking Awareness – Indian Financial System
History of Indian Banking Industry – Structure of Indian Banking
History / Functions / roles of Regulatory Bodies like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, FSDC, FMC etc
Monetary & Credit Policies
Budget Basics and Current Union Budget
International Organisations/ Financial Institutions
Credit Rating Agencies, Financial Inclusions, Teaser Rates, GAAR, Priority Sector Lending etc.
Capital Market & Money Market
Government Schemes – Bharat Nirman, Swavlamban, Swabhiman etc.
Other important concepts like – BASEL, Micro Finance, Base Rate, Negotiable Instruments,
5. IBPS RRB Syllabus for Computer knowledge
Basic computer fundamentals, Basic Software & Hardware and their functionalities, History and Future of Computers, Networking, Computer abbreviations, Microsoft-office, Basic knowledge of Internet use, Shortcut keys etc.
Computer Syllabus Topics
Shortcut keys
Computer Abbreviations
Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application)
History of Computers
Software & Hardware
Database (introduction)
Number System
Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
MS Windows & MS Office
Communication (Basic Introduction)
Networking (LAN, WAN)
Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
6. Hindi Language
You have to select one language out of Hindi and English for your paper.
Vyakaran, mistakes, samanarthak shabd, vipritarthak shabd, gadyansh(paragraph), fill in the blanks with suitable words.