Chennai School of Banking (CSB), the Leading Training Institute in Chennai, provides excellent coaching to aspirants appearing for the RRB PO examination and subsequent interview for the selection of officers in various regional rural banks in India. CSB equips you to handle both stages of the selection process with supreme confidence.
There are a set of eligibility requirements that are mentioned by the conducting body in the official notification which need to be fulfilled by every applicant if they want to apply for the exam.
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 | |
Scale-I | 20 years | 30 years | 20 years | 33 years | 20 years | 35 years |
Nationality: Candidates must be a citizen of India, subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee
Educational Qualification:
The Exam Pattern for IBPS RRB PO consists of the following stages:
(1) Prelims Stage
(2) Mains Stage
(3) Interview Phase
Both sectional cut-off and overall cut-off are applicable. The prelims cleared candidates will attend the mains exam.
S. No. | Section | No. of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Composite Time Duration of 45 minutes |
2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
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 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
The IBPS RRB PO prelims is only qualifying in nature and the marks scored in this phase of the examination are not included in the final merit of the candidates. Those who qualify the prelims are shortlisted for the mains and those who qualify mains are further shortlisted for Interview.
The marks for the interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the interview for Probationary Officers will be as per extant guidelines. Only by qualifying both in the Online Examination (Main/Single) and Common Interview with sufficiently high marks will candidates be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.
The subjects covered in the syllabus are as follows:
Odd man out | Blood Relation | Ranking and Time |
Coding-Decoding | Series Test | Sitting Arrangements |
Blood Relation | Direction Test | Figure Series |
Causes and Effects | Statement and Assumption | Word Formation |
Decision Making | Statement and Conclusion | Puzzles |
Assertion and Reason | Inequalities | Alphabet Test |
Statements and Action Courses | Syllogism | Analogy |
Simplification | Percentage | Work and Wages, | Mixture of allegation |
Sequence & Series | Quadratic Equation | Time, Speed & Distance, | Mensuration |
Ratio and Proportion | Profit and Loss | Problems on Train, | Data interpretation |
Average | Time and Work | Boats and Stream, | Permutation |
Partnership | Pipes and Cisterns | Interest – SI & CI | Combination |
Number System | Decimal Fractions | Data Sufficiency | Probability |
Reading Comprehension | One word substitution |
Rearrangement of Sentences | Fill in the blanks |
Idioms | Jumbled Words |
Antonyms | Phrase Substitution |
Error Detection | Synonyms |
Cloze Test |
Computer Fundamentals | Networking | History of Computer |
Computer Abbreviations | Basic Knowledge of the Internet | Security Tools |
Software and Hardware Fundamentals | MS Office | Number System and Conversions |
Shortcut Keys | Database | Computer Languages |
Internet | Input and Output Devices |
India and International Current Affairs | Banking Terms and Abbreviations | Finance |
Banking Awareness | Banking History | Sports |
Countries and Currencies | RBI | Books ad Authors |
National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries | Sports | Agriculture |
Fiscal Policies | Budget | Government schemes |
Government policies |
Latest Topics in News in Financial World Monetary Policy | NPAs |
Budget and Economic Survey | Restructuring of Loans |
Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India | Bad Loans |
Bank Accounts and Special Individuals | Risk Management |
Organizations Deposits Credit | BASEL I |
Loans | BASEL II |
Advanced Non Performing Assets | BASEL II |
Asset Reconstruction Companies | ACCORDS |
– Strategise a study plan and follow it
– Solve IBPS RRB PO mock tests and practise papers on a regular basis
– Pay equal attention for preparation of each topic under each section
– Refer to the previous year question papers to understand the exam better
Start your journey to a dream career at an RRB with CSB’s coaching program.