IBPS RRB Exam: Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Preparation Tips!

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IBPS RRB Exam Details
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About IBPS RRB Exam
IBPS RRB Exam is conducted for the candidates who
wishes to work in Banks. The Institute of
Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) controls the
Recruitment Processes of 27 Public Sector Banks
and 82 Regional Rural Banks in India. Every year
lakhs of candidates get employment at various
positions like PO, Clerk SO in Indian
Government Banks.
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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria

• IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
• Below are the eligibility criteria to appear in
  the IBPS RRB Examination
• Nationality
• Candidate must be a citizen of India/Nepal/Bhutan.
  
• Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st
  January 1962 to be settled permanently in India
  
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• A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan,
  Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of
  Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly
  Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi,
  Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of
  permanently settling in India.

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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit For Officer Scale-III, candidates
should be of or above 21 years and of or below 40
years. For Officer Scale-II, candidates should
be of or above 21 years and of or below 32
years. For Officer Scale-I, candidates should be
of or above 18 years and of or below 30
years. For Office Assistant, candidates should
be of or above 18 years and of or below 28 years.
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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification For Officer Scale I
Degree in any discipline from a recognized
University or its equivalent and must have
proficiency in local language and Computer
knowledge or awareness will be an added
qualification. Preference will be given to the
candidates having degree in Agriculture,
Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry,
Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering,
Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and
Cooperation, Information Technology, Management,
Law, Economics and Accountancy. For Officer
Scale II (General Banking Officer) Degree in any
discipline from a recognized University or its
equivalent with a minimum of 50 marks in
aggregate. Preference will be given to the
candidates having degree in Banking, Finance,
Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry,
Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science,
Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture,
Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation,
Information Technology, Management, Law,
Economics and Accountancy. Experience Two years
as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.
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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
For Officer Scale II (Specialist Officer) (i).
Information Technology Officer Degree from a
recognized University in Electronics /
Communication / Computer Science / Information
Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of
50 marks in aggregate. Desirable Certificate
in ASP, PHP, C, Java, VB, VC, OCP
etc. Experience One year. (ii). Chartered
Accountant Certified Associate (CA) from
Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India. Experience One year. (iii). Law
Officer Degree from a recognized University in
Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 marks
in aggregate. Experience Two years as an
advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in
Banks or Financial Institutions for a period not
less than two years.
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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
(iv). Treasury Manager Certified Associate (CA)
from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/
institution. Experience One year. (v).
Marketing Officer MBA in Marketing from a
recognized university. Experience One
year. (vi). Agricultural Officer Degree in
Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal
Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/
Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a
recognized university or its equivalent with a
minimum of 50 marks in aggregate. Experience
Two years.
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IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria
For Officer Scale III Degree in any discipline
from a recognized University or its equivalent
with a minimum of 50 marks in aggregate.
Preference will be given to the candidates having
Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing,
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal
Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural
Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing
and Co-operation, Information Technology,
Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy. Exper
ience Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer
in a Bank or Financial Institutions.
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IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam (Objective Type) Office
Assistant (Multipurpose) Exam Duration 45
Minutes. Total Questions 80 Maximum Marks
80 Test Name Reasoning and Numerical
Ability Officer Scale-I Exam Duration 45
Minutes. Total Questions 80 Maximum Marks
80 Subjects Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude
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IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
Main Examination (Objective) Office Assistant
(Multipurpose) Exam Duration 45 Minutes. Total
Questions 80 Maximum Marks 80 Test Name
Reasoning, Numerical Ability, General Awareness,
English Language, Hindi Language and Computer
Knowledge Officer Scale-I Exam Duration 2
Hours Total Questions 200 Maximum Marks
200 Test Name Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude,
General Awareness, English Language, Hindi
Language and Computer Knowledge
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IBPS RRB Exam Pattern
Single Level Examination (Objective) Officer
Scale-II (General Banking Officer) Exam Duration
2 Hours Total Questions 200 Maximum Marks
200 Test Name Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude
Data Interpretation, Financial Awareness, English
Language, Hindi Language and Computer
Knowledge Officer Scale-II (Specialist
Officer) Exam Duration 2 Hours Total Questions
240 Maximum Marks 200 Test Name Reasoning,
Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation,
Financial Awareness, English Language, Hindi
Language, Professional Knowledge and Computer
Knowledge. Officer Scale-III Exam Duration 2
Hours Total Questions 200 Maximum Marks
200 Test Name Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude
Data Interpretation, Financial Awareness, English
Language, Hindi Language and Computer Knowledge
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IBPS RRB Preparation Tips

• Below are the week-wise IBPS RRB Study Plan
  Preparation Tips which will help you to go
  through the milestones like IBPS RRB Prelims and
  IBPS RRB Mains Exams.
• If you want to get preparation tips for IBPS exam
  for each day, you can visit here - IBPS RRB
  Preparation.
• For week-1, start with the important topics which
  will be surely asked in IBPS Examination.
• For week-2 and 3, study for the topics which are
  sometimes asked and carry low weightage in IBPE
  Examination.
• In the final week, you must revise the topics
  which you have learnt and practice previous years
  question papers and take mock tests.

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IBPS RRB Syllabus
English Language Reading Comprehension, Cloze
Test, Fillers, Sentence Errors, Vocabulary based
questions, Sentence Improvement, Jumbled
Paragraph, Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph
Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph
/Sentences Restatement, Paragraph
Inference) Hindi Language Reading Comprehension,
Cloze Test, Fillers, Errors, Jumbled Paragraph,
Odd one out, Paragraph based questions.
Numerical Ability Data Interpretation (Bar
Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web,
Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations),
Number Series, Approximation and Simplification,
Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic
Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI CI,
Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance
and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation
and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion,
Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream,
Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes
and Cisterns)
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IBPS RRB Syllabus
Reasoning Ability Puzzles, Seating Arrangements,
Direction Sense, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Order
and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine
Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol
Series, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning
(Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption,
Conclusion, Argument) General Awareness Banking
and Insurance Awareness, Financial Awareness,
Govt. Schemes and Policies, Current Affairs,
Static Awareness Computer Knowledge History and
Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer
Organisation, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware
and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer
Languages, Operating System, Computer Network,
Internet, MS Office Suit and Short cut keys,
Basics of DBMS, Number System and Conversions,
Computer and Network Security.
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