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IBPS RRB PO 2026 · OFFICER SCALE-I · PRELIMS & MAINS

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2026 · Prelims & Mains

Every test IBPS sets for Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager) under CRP RRBs-XV — Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude in prelims; Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, English or Hindi Language and Quantitative Aptitude in mains — with the topics most commonly tested under each. Turn it into a day-by-day plan with JobSafal.

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Overview

Syllabus & pattern at a glance

IBPS RRB PO is an online exam in two phases. Prelims is a screening test; Main exam marks decide who is called for the common interview and make up 80% of the final score.

Exam
IBPS RRB PO 2026 — Officer Scale-I (Assistant Manager), CRP RRBs-XV
Stages
Prelims → Mains → Common Interview → Provisional allotment
Prelims tests
2 — Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude
Prelims marks
80 questions · 80 marks · 45 min
Mains tests
Reasoning · Computer Knowledge · General Awareness · English Language or Hindi Language · Quantitative Aptitude
Negative marking
¼ of the question’s marks, in every objective test
Medium
English, Hindi and, in many states, the state’s language (the English / Hindi language test only in that language)
Official syllabus
IBPS lists test names only — section D of the notification, ibps.in
Prelims · pattern

Prelims exam pattern

Two objective tests, each separately timed — 25 minutes for Reasoning and 20 for Quantitative Aptitude. You must clear IBPS’s minimum cut-off in both tests, and prelims marks are not carried into the final merit.

TestQuestionsMarks
Reasoning4040
Quantitative Aptitude4040
Total8080
⏱ Duration 45 min Per test 25 + 20 min Negative marking −¼ of marks Nature Screening
Prelims · syllabus

Prelims syllabus, test by test

IBPS publishes only the test names. Tap a test for the topics commonly tested under it — use them as a study checklist, not an official list.

Seating arrangementPuzzlesSyllogismInequalityBlood relationsDirection senseCoding-decodingOrder & rankingAlphanumeric seriesData sufficiency
Simplification & approximationNumber seriesQuadratic equationsData interpretationPercentageRatio & proportionAveragesProfit & lossSimple & compound interestTime & workTime, speed & distanceMixtures & alligationPartnershipMensuration
Mains · pattern

Mains exam pattern

Five separately timed objective tests — 200 questions, 200 marks, 120 minutes. The fourth test is a language test: you take either English Language or Hindi Language, not both.

Mains testQuestionsMarks
Reasoning4050
Computer Knowledge4020
General Awareness4040
English Language or Hindi Language (choose one)4040
Quantitative Aptitude4050
Total200200
Duration 120 min Language test English or Hindi Negative marking −¼ of marks Counts for merit (80%)
Mains · syllabus

Mains syllabus, test by test

Mains goes deeper than prelims and adds Computer Knowledge, General Awareness and a language test. Topic chips are commonly tested areas, not an official IBPS list.

Seating arrangementFloor, box & scheduling puzzlesSyllogismInequalityCoding-decodingBlood relationsDirection senseInput-outputData sufficiencyStatements, assumptions & conclusions
Computer fundamentalsHardware & softwareInput & output devicesMemory & storageOperating systemsMS Office basicsInternet & emailNetworking basicsComputer security & virusesKeyboard shortcuts
Current affairsBanking awarenessRBI & monetary policyRegional Rural Banks & NABARDAgricultural & rural financeFinancial inclusion & government schemesIndian economyStatic GK
English: reading comprehensionEnglish: cloze testEnglish: error detectionEnglish: para jumbles & fillersEnglish: vocabularyHindi: comprehensionHindi: grammar & error spottingHindi: vocabulary
Table, bar, line & pie chart DICaselet DINumber seriesQuadratic equationsQuantity comparisonData sufficiencyArithmetic word problemsProbabilityPermutation & combination
Where the marks are

How marks are split across tests

IBPS does not publish topic-wise weightage. It does fix the marks for each test — in mains, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude carry 50 marks each, General Awareness and the language test 40 each, and Computer Knowledge 20.

Reasoning

Prelims: 40 marksMains: 50 marksPuzzles & seating arrangementSyllogism & inequality

Quantitative Aptitude

Prelims: 40 marksMains: 50 marksData interpretationArithmetic

Awareness & Computers

Mains General Awareness: 40 marksMains Computer Knowledge: 20 marksBanking & rural financeComputer fundamentals

Language

Mains only: 40 marksEnglish or Hindi — your choiceReading comprehensionGrammar & vocabulary
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FAQ

Syllabus questions, answered

No. Section D of the CRP RRBs-XV notification lists only the tests with their questions, marks, timing and medium. The topic lists on this page are commonly tested areas, not an official list.
Two — Reasoning (40 questions, 40 marks, 25 minutes) and Quantitative Aptitude (40 questions, 40 marks, 20 minutes), for 80 marks in 45 minutes. You must qualify in both tests by scoring at least the minimum cut-off marks.
For every wrong answer in an objective test, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question is deducted. This applies to both prelims and mains. A question left blank carries no penalty.
No. The fourth mains test is either English Language or Hindi Language — 40 questions, 40 marks, 30 minutes — and you opt for one of them. Every mains test is objective.
Apart from the English and Hindi language tests, every test is offered in English and Hindi, and in many states also in the state’s language — for example Telugu in Andhra Pradesh, Marathi and Konkani in Maharashtra, Bengali in West Bengal. You chose the medium in the online application. If a translation differs, the English version prevails.
No. Only Main exam marks are used to shortlist for the interview and for the final merit, where the online exam and the interview are weighted 80:20.

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