IBPS RRB OFFICE ASSISTANT EXAM

Chennai School of Banking (CSB), the Leading Training Institute in Chennai, trains candidates thoroughly to face the IBPS RRB office assistant preliminary and main examination with ease and confidence. CSB takes you through previous question papers to ensure that you are comfortable with the format of the examination. 

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What is IBPS RRB Clerk?

  • Each year Thousands of aspirants appear for the IBPS RRB (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Regional Rural Banks) Office Assistant. It is essential to understand the nature of this post along with the overall career growth.
  • Nature of Job:- The IBPS RRB Office Assistant would be the starting designation in the hierarchy of lower level management and would be a supporting hand in various functions of the bank.
  • The distinctive roles that the IPBS RRB office assistant may undertake on appointment vary from opening accounts, cash collection and even jobs like cheque verification etc.
  • Career Growth: As we all know that IBPS RRB Office Assistant is the starting point of job in any Bank. That means you will get plenty of opportunities to get promoted to an officer cadre. The job security is much higher compared to private sector banks.

IBPS – Regional Rural Banks (RRB)

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at regional level in different states of India. These banks are under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. They were created to serve rural areas with basic banking and financial services.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility:

Age Criteria

The candidate applying for the various posts under the IBPS RRB Recruitment must follow the age criteria as tabulated below:

– Office Assistant (multipurpose)

Age Limit:-

The candidates should fulfill the upper and lower age limits without fail.

Exam

General Category

OBC

SC/ST

 

Min. age

Max. age

Min. age

Max. age

Min. age

Max. age

Asst 

20 years

28 years

20 years

31 years

20 years

33 years

 

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility:

Educational Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a government-recognized University.
  • Local language Proficiency.
  • Basic working knowledge of computer.
  • For this post-work experience is not necessary.
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IBPS RRB Clerk Selection Process

  • The bank exam syllabus for most of the banking sector exams is quite similar. Candidates who are looking forward to apply for the upcoming IBPS RRB Officer Assistant exam must carefully go through the syllabus and exam pattern for the exam.

The selection process for the exam comprises two stages:

(i) IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam

(ii) IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (multipurpose) Prelims Exam Pattern

A composite time of 45 minutes is provided to candidates to complete two sections namely Reasoning and Numerical Ability. Candidates must clear the cut-off of each section. The cut-off for each section is decided by the team of IBPS depending on the level of difficulty of the paper

  • Total marks 80, covered by two sections.
  • No sectional timing.
  • Negative marks – 0.25 for each wrong answer.

Both sectional cut-off and overall cut-off are applicable. The prelims cleared candidates will attend the mains exam.

IBPS RRB Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern

S. No.

Section

No. of questions

Maximum marks

Duration

1.

Reasoning

40

40

Composite Time of 45 minutes

2.

Numerical Ability

40

40

 

Total

80

80

 

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Mains Exam Pattern

  • Total marks – 200
  • Total time duration – 2 hours (no sectional timing)
  • Penalty for each wrong answer – 1/4th of marks assigned to that question.

S.No.

Section

Number of questions

Maximum marks

Duration

1

Reasoning

40

50

 

2

Computer Knowledge

40

20

Composite time of 2 hours

3

General awareness

40

40

4

English Language

40

40

5

Numerical ability

40

50

 

Total

200

200

 

IBPS RRB Assistant Prelims Exam: Syllabus

Reasoning Ability:

Numerical Ability:

Alpha-numeric series, Syllogism,

Inequality,

Direction sense,

Blood relation,

Order and ranking,

Puzzle,

Seating arrangement,

Input Output,

Coding decoding,

Data sufficiency, Tabulation,

Logical reasoning.

Simplification,

Sequence & Series,

Ratio and Proportion, Problems on Age,

Average,

Partnership,

Percentage,

Quadratic Equation,

Profit and Loss,

Time and Work,

Pipes and Cisterns,

Work and Wages,

Time, Speed & Distance,

Problems on Train,

Boats and Stream,

Interest – SI & CI

Mixture of allegation,

Mensuration,

Data interpretation,

Permutation, Combination & Probability.

IBPS RRB Assistant Main Exam: Syllabus

Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language 

General Awareness 

Computer Knowledge

Seating Arrangement

Logical Reasoning

Tabulation Puzzles

Coding-Decoding

Inequalities

Blood Relations

Syllogism

Decision making

Input-Output

Alphanumeric Series

Ranking

Direction

Alphabet Test

Data Insufficiency

Analogy

Odd one out

Assertion and reason

Figure Series

Word Formation

Statement and Conclusion

Statement and assumption

Statement and Argument

Statement and action courses

Passage and conclusions

Data interpretation

Permutations and combinations

Probability

Sequence and series

Simplification

Number System

Ration and Proportion

Percentage

Average

Profit and Loss

Work and Time

Time and Distance

Mixtures and Allegations

Surds and Indices

Simple and Compound Interest

Sequence and Series

Bar Graphs

Line Graphs

Mixed Graphs

Case Study

Pie Charts

Cloze Test

Reading Comprehension

Fill in the blanks

Paragraph Completion

Sentence Correction

Para Jumbles

Miscellaneous

Synonyms

Antonyms

Multiple Meanings

Error Spotting

Double blanks in a sentence

Phrase substitution

Fill in the blanks with suitable words

Mistakes

Vocabulary

Current affairs (Last 6 months)

Banking Awareness

Indian Financial System

History and structure of Indian Banking

Indian Economy

Regulatory Bodies

RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, FSDC, FMC

History of RBI

Functions of RBI

Roles of RBI

Budget Basics

Current Union Budget

International Organizations

Financial Institutions

Indian Constitution

Government Schemes

Monetary and Credit policies

Concepts like BASEL

Micro Finance

Base Rate

Negotiable Instruments

Credit Rating Agencies

Teaser Rates and Current Bank Rates

GAAR and UNO

Important Dates and Abbreviation

Marketing

Awards and Honours Sports

Concept of Internet

History of Computers

Database Management System

Hardware

History and working of the Internet

Applications

Communication (Basic Intro)

Operating System

Security Tools

Viruses

Hackers

Number System

MS Windows and MS Office

Networking

LAN and WAN

Shortcuts

Computer Abbreviations

IBPS RRB Clerk Preparation

The IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam is tough to crack because of the large number of candidates that appear for the exam. It is important that an aspirant ensures that he/she thoroughly prepares themselves for the clerical cadre exam. Given below are a few tips that may help candidates prepare for the upcoming IBPS RRB Clerk exam:

  • Strategize a study plan and follow it completely to ace the examination
  • Solve RRB CLERK mock tests and practise papers on a regular basis
  • Manage to look after the time management skills while preparing for the exam
  • Look for the previous year IBPS RRB Clerk question papers for assistance
  • For current affairs, read the newspaper daily and stay updated with the latest news across the world.
  • The IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam is not very tough to qualify if the candidate is prepared well.

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