Course Desscription

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts The Civil Services Examination (CSE)

Learning Objectives

IBPS - RRB's



Recruitment in Officers (Scale-I, II & III) & Office Assistants (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Syllabus

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:


Preliminary Examination (objective)*

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40 Composite time of 45 minutes
Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 40
Total 80 80
 
Officer Scale-I
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40 Composite time of 45 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude Hindi/English 40 40
Total 80 80

* Candidates (for both 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.

Main Examination (objective)

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs 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
 
Officer Scale-I
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50 Composite Time of 2 hours
Quantitative Aptitude 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
 

Single level Examination (objective)

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50 Composite Time of 2 hours
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Hindi/English 40 50
Financial Awareness Hindi/English 40 40
English Language ** English 40 40
Hindi Language ** Hindi 40 40
Computer Knowledge Hindi/English 40 20
Total 200 200
 
Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40 Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Hindi/English 40 50
Financial Awareness Hindi/English 40 40
English Language ** English 40 20
Hindi Language ** Hindi/English 40 20
Computer Knowledge Hindi/English 40 20
Professional Knowledge Hindi/English 40 40
Total 240 200
 
Officer Scale- III
Subject Medium of Exam No. of Qs Marks Duration
Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50 Composite Time of 2 hours
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Hindi/English 40 50
Financial Awareness Hindi/English 40 40
English Language** English 40 40
Hindi Language ** Hindi 40 40
Computer Knowledge Hindi/English 40 20
Total 200 200

**Candidates can opt either Subject (English or Hindi)

Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in an Information Handout, on authorized IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.

Penalty For Wrong Answers (Applicable To All – Preliminary, Main And Single Level Examinations)

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 or 0.25 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.

Verbal

  • » Analogy
  • » Classification
  • » Word formation
  • » Series
  • » Alphabet
  • » Ranking/Arrangement
  • » Coding & Decoding
  • » Blood Relation
  • » Distance and Direction
  • » Symbol & Notation
  • » Password
  • » Statement and Conclusion
  • » Scheduled Day or Date
  • » Mathematical problem
  • » Data Sufficiency
  • » Problem Solving: Data Analysis

Non Verbal

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions might be based on following topics :

  • » Numbers
  • » Simplification
  • » HCF & LCM
  • » Percentage
  • » Average
  • » Ratio & Proportion
  • » Profit & Loss
  • » Partnership
  • » Time and Work
  • » Time and Distance
  • » Allegation
  • » Simple Interest
  • » Compound Interest
  • » Mensuration
  • » Number Series
  • » Approximate Values
  • » Permutations & Combinations
  • » Probability
  • » Data Sufficiency
  • » Data Interpretation

General Awareness This section may consist of questions on basic Knowledge of the following topics :

General Awareness section of Banking exams consists of almost 90% questions from current events Hence the candidates are advised to make a proper study of National Newspapers Magazines and prepare News Capsules In addition to it the candidates must read magazines namely Pratiyogita Kiran, Renu General Knowledge & World Vision , Pappu Current News & Current Questions to make this section enriched.

  • » Economy
  • » Science and Technology
  • » Banking Knowledge
  • » Computer Knowledge
  • » Current Events
  • » Polity
  • » Persons in News
  • » Places in News
  • » Important Awards & Honors
  • » Commissions /Appointments/ Resignations
  • » Sport etc.

General English The questions in this section may be asked from the following topics :

  • » Passage
  • » Comprehension
  • » Common Errors
  • » Sentence Improvement
  • » Fill in the blanks
  • » Cloze Test
  • » Paragraph Rearrangement/ Antonyms and Synonyms

Marketing/ Computer : An aspirant should study the following topics :

  • » Theory of Economics
  • » Indian Economy
  • » Concept of Marketing
  • » Marketing Management
  • » Marketing Investigation
  • » Appointment of company, management and employees
  • » Staff Management
  • » Total Quality Management
  • » Importance of Marketing
  • » Marketing and Advertisement
  • » Responsibilities of Marketing
  • » Market and Business
  • » Division of Market
  • » Business Concept
  • » Marketing Concept
  • » Buyer and Seller
  • » Concept of Buying and Selling
  • » Needs of Consumers
  • » Consumer Index Prices
  • » Consumer Satification
  • » Techniques of Consumer Satisfaction
  • » Total Customer Value
  • » Total Customer Cost
  • » Factor Affecting Consumers
  • » Theory of Bargaining etcIntroduction of Computer and History
  • » Operating and DOS
  • » PC and System Software
  • » Computer Network
  • » Computer Device