IBPS RRB Officer & Assistant: Exam Dates, 2016 Cut Offs, Pattern & Syllabus

 

Dear Aspirants,

The IBPS RRB 2017 is around the corner! The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is slated to conduct two of the most sought-after & competitive examinations on the following dates:

Name of the exam	Exam Date
IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 Prelims	Sept 9th, 10th, 16th
IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 Mains	Nov 5th
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims	Sept 17th, 23rd, 24th
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains	Nov 12th

 

The last date to apply is 14^th August.

Previously, we had provided you a comprehensive preparation guide for IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 and IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary Exams. In the following article, we are providing you previous year cut off marks of IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 and IBPS RRB Office Assistant. Use this information as a handy guide to strategize your IBPS RRB 2017 Examination.

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IBPS Officer Scale – 1 Prelims 2016 Cut Off Marks

Name of the section	Gen	SC	OBC
Reasoning	15	10.75	10.75
Quantitative Aptitude	12.25	8.50	8.50

 

IBPS Office Assistant Prelims 2016 Cut Off Marks

Name of the section	Gen	SC	OBC
Reasoning	18.25	13.25	13.25
Quantitative Aptitude	16.25	11.50	11.50

 

IBPS Officer Scale – 1 Mains 2016 Cut Off Marks

Name of the section	Gen	SC	OBC
Reasoning	14.25	11.75	11.75
Computer Knowledge	19.50	17.00	17.00
General Awareness	11.25	8.50	8.50
English Language	5.75	–	–
Hindi Language	22.50	20.00	20.00
Quantitative Aptitude	14.00	11.50	11.50

 

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State-wise Cut Off for IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 and Office Assistant Prelims (Gen category)

Name of the state	IBPS RRB Office Scale-1	IBPS Office Assistant
Andhra Pradesh	56.75	71.25
Assam	45.25	57.50
Bihar	49.50	62.75
Chhattisgarh	46.50	69.75
Gujarat	41.25	55.50
Haryana	56.50	70.00
Himachal Pradesh	50.25	62.25
Jammu and Kashmir	50.50	58.75
Jharkhand	52.75	61.75
Karnataka	–	54.25
Kerala	55.50	69.50
Madhya Pradesh	50.50	64.00
Maharashtra	51.25	66.50
Odisha	57.00	67.50
Punjab	57.25	72.50
Rajasthan	52.75	66.00
Tamil Nadu	–	58.00
Telangana	–	62.00
Tripura	–	53.50
Uttarakhand	53.75	65.75
Uttar Pradesh	52.25	64.75
West Bengal	53.25	70.00

 

Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 & Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern

Name of the section	No of questions	Max Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	40	45 mins
Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

 

IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 & Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

Name of the section	No of questions	Max Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	50	120 mins
Numerical Ability	40	50
General Awareness	40	40
English Language*	40	40
Hindi Language*	40	40
Computer Awareness	40	20
Total	200	200

*candidates can opt either English or Hindi language

Negative marking: For each wrong answer 0.25 marks of the marks assigned to that question is deducted as penalty.

 

Important topics to focus on for IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 & Office Assistant Preliminary Exam 2017

Reasoning

Input output, seating arrangement (circular & linear), coding decoding, syllogism, data sufficiency, alphanumeric series, alphabet test, ranking/direction/order, coded inequalities, puzzles, blood relations, logical reasoning.

Quantitative Aptitude

Quadratic equations, data sufficiency, data interpretation (pie chart, radar chart, mixed graph, bar graph, line graph, table), number series, partnership, problems on ages, percentage, averages, ratio and proportion, mixture & allegation, profit and loss, work and time, simple and compound interest, time and distance, simplification/approximation, boats and streams.

 

Note: The list above is indicative & not exhaustive. We suggest you refer to previous years IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 and Office Assistant question papers to determine the complete syllabus.

 

Further reading:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale -1 & Office Assistant Exam Preparation Strategy 2017

IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 & Office Assistant Exam Notification 2017

IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 & Office Assistant Exam FAQs

IBPS RRB Officer Scale – 1 vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant: Know the Difference