IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 & Exam Pattern for Officer Scale 1

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will conduct the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Prelims exam on 5, 6, 12, 13, and 19 August 2023 and candidates preparing for the RRB PO exam must check IBPS RRB PO Syllabus and exam pattern in detail to have a right strategy to follow. The details on the IBPS RRB PO syllabus and exam pattern are essential for effective preparation for IBPS RRB PO. The exam comprises three stages – Prelims, Mains, and Interviews.  Here in this post, we have covered the detailed IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 and exam pattern.

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IBPS RRB PO Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2023

The IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 and exam pattern are essential in order to prepare well for the examination. The syllabus not only helps to understand the nature of the exam but is also important to know the important topics asked in the examination. Overall the syllabus for the IBPS RRB PO has topics from sections like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, English language, etc. If you are preparing for the examination then you should also keep in mind the exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO. The space below has the detailed IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 and exam pattern.

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus Overview

Here you can check the detailed overview of IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Syllabus 2023

Here you check the detailed section-wise syllabus for IBPS RRB PO Prelims Examination. In the prelims exam, there are only two sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 Reasoning Ability

• Alphabet/ Number/ Symbol Series:
• Inequality:
• Syllogism
• Order & Ranking
• Coding-Decoding
• Direction-sense
• Blood-Relation
• Circular/ Triangular/ Rectangular/ Square Seating Arrangement
• Linear Seating Arrangement
• Box Based Puzzle
• Floor or Floor-Flat Based Puzzles
• Day/ Month/ Year-Based Puzzle
• Comparison/ Categorized/ Uncertain Puzzles Miscellaneous

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2023 Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplification & Approximation: BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage etc.
• Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series
• Inequality: Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison
• Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System and HCF and LCM, Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Alligation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Profit & Loss and Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination etc.
• Data Interpretation: Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet
• Data Sufficiency: Two Statement

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus 2023

Candidates should keep in mind the important section from the IBPS RRB PO syllabus and prepare accordingly for the IBPS RRB PO Examination. IBPS RRB PO Mains exam consists of 5 sections i.e. Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English/Hindi, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for Reasoning Ability

• Direction / Coded-Direction
• Blood Relation / Coded-Blood-Relation
• Inequality / Coded Inequality
• Coding-Decoding (General + Coded)
• Resultant (Miscellaneous)
• Coded Series
• Syllogism (General +Coded)
• Data-Sufficiency (Two or Three statements)
• Input-Output (Word or Number Based)
• Circular/ Triangular/ Rectangular/ Square Seating Arrangement
• Linear Seating Arrangement (Single, Double, or Uncertain) + With Direction & Distance
• Box Based Puzzles (Certain + Uncertain)
• Floor or Floor-Flat Based Puzzles
• Comparison/ Categorized/ Order Ranking-Based Puzzle
• Blood-Relation-based Puzzles
• Day/ Month/ Year/Age-Based Puzzle
• Logical Reasoning: Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Inference, Cause and Effect, Course of Action, Strength of Argument, and Statement and Conclusion

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

• Approximation: BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & Cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage etc.
• Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series, Double Pattern series, Statement based series
• Inequality: Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison, Statement based Quadratic equation
• Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System and HCF and LCM, Basic of Algebra Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Alligation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Profit & Loss and Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination etc.
• Data Interpretation: Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet, Radar DI, Arithmetic DI
• Data Sufficiency: Two Statement and Three statements

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for General Awareness

• Current Affairs
• State Current Affairs
• International Current Affairs
• Banking Awareness
• Economy
• Sports News
• Financial Awareness
• Govt. Schemes/ Apps
• Ranks and Reports
• Defence News
• Science News
• Obituaries
• Static Awareness

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for English Language

• Reading Comprehension: Conventional and comprehensive
• Phrase rearrangement
• Word swap: 3 words swap, 4 words swap
• Word rearrangement
• Match the column: 2 columns, 3columns
• Connectors
• Starters
• Fillers: Double Sentence Blanks, Single Blanks, Double Blanks
• Word usage
• Sentence-based Error: find the correct one, find the incorrect one
• Phrase replacement
• Spelling error
• Error correction
• Idioms and phrases: Idioms and phrases usage, Idioms and phrases fillers
• Cloze test: Fillers, Replacement
• Sentence Rearrangement: One fixed, Conventional
• One-word inference

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for Hindi

• अपठित गद्यांश
• समानार्थक और विलोम शब्द
• रिक्त स्थान
• गद्यांश में रिक्त स्थानों की पूर्ति
• वाक्य में त्रुटि
• शब्द त्रुटी या वर्तनी त्रुटी
• वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
• विलोम शब्द
• मुहावरे -लोकोक्तियाँ

IBPS RRB PO Mains Syllabus for Computer Knowledge

• Fundamentals of Computer [History, Types, etc.]
• Generation of Computer
• Hardware & Software [Operating System, Types of Software, Compiler, Interpreter, etc.]
• Input & Output Device
• Memory
• Number System [Binary Number, Conversion, etc.]
• Computer Language – Generation & its Type
• DBMS – Basic Introduction & Software
• Computer Network [TCP & OSI Model, Protocol, Topology, Methods of Communication, Networking Device and Components]
• Introduction of Internet
• Internet’s Keywords
• Use of Internet [Internet Protocol, E-mail, Chatting, E-Commerce, Internet Browser & its shortcut key, etc.]
• Network & Data Security [Firewall, Virus, Warm, Malware, Trojan Horse, Key logger, Spyware, Hacking, Phishing, Sniffing, Internet Security, Antivirus, User: Identification, Authentication, Biometric, etc.]
• Cyber Crime & Cyber Security
• Multimedia- its component & Uses [Audio, Video, Streaming, Animation, Adobe Flash, etc.]
• Introduction of MS Window
• MS Office & its application [MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel – Uses & Shortcut keys]
• Computer Shortcut keys
• Computer Abbreviations

IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 2023

The IBPS PO Exam pattern is equally relevant as the syllabus. The detailed exam pattern will help you to organize your preparation. The detailed exam pattern for all the stages of the examination is given here.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Pattern

The IBPS RRB Preliminary examination will be conducted in online mode. The detailed exam pattern for the prelims stage is given here.

1. Candidates are allocated a total duration of 45 minutes to complete the preliminary exam.
2. There are 2 sections with a total of 80 questions and a maximum score of 80 marks.
3. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer attempted by candidates.
4. It is necessary to clear the cut-off in all 2 sections.

IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern

In the IBPS RRB PO Mains exam, 2023 candidates are allocated a total duration of 120 minutes to complete the examination. It consists of 5 sections with a total of 200 questions and a maximum score of 200 marks. There is a negative marking in the IBPS RRB PO Mains exam 2023.

* Candidates have to choose one section between English and Hindi

IBPS RRB PO Interview

Aspirants who qualify in the RRB PO Mains exam are finally called for the Interview round by IBPS. The interview process will constitute 100 marks and the maximum marks for qualifying for this round will be 40% which is 35% for candidates belonging to ST/SC/OBC/PWD categories.