IBPS RRB Office Assistants
Exam Pattern
Note: Taking reference from IBPS RRB notification of 2024.
Preliminary Examination (objective) **
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Qs | Maximum Marks | Duration($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes |
Main Examination (objective)
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning | * | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | * | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness | * | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 a | English Language | English | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4 b | Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Numerical Ability | * | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
($) - IBPS reserves the right to make the duration of Tests separate for each test. This will be duly communicated to the candidates in the information Handout
** Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
*List of Version of tests (Medium of examination) for CRP RRB XIII for posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) .
| Sr. No. | Name of State/UT | Version of tests (Medium of examination) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | English, Hindi and Telugu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 3 | Assam | English, Hindi and Assamese |
| 4 | Bihar | English and Hindi |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | English and Hindi |
| 6 | Gujarat | English, Hindi and Gujarati |
| 7 | Haryana | English and Hindi |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 10 | Jharkhand | English and Hindi |
| 11 | Karnataka | English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani |
| 12 | Kerala | English, Hindi and Malayalam |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | English and Hindi |
| 14 | Maharashtra | English, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani |
| 15 | Manipur | English, Hindi and Manipuri |
| 16 | Meghalaya | English and Hindi |
| 17 | Mizoram | English and Hindi |
| 18 | Nagaland | English and Hindi |
| 19 | Odisha | English, Hindi and Odia |
| 20 | Puducherry | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam |
| 21 | Punjab | English, Hindi and Punjabi |
| 22 | Rajasthan | English and Hindi |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | English, Hindi and Tamil |
| 24 | Telangana | English, Hindi, Telugu and Urdu |
| 25 | Tripura | English, Hindi and Bengali |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | English, Hindi and Urdu |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | English and Hindi |
| 28 | West Bengal | English, Hindi and Bengali |
NOTE : There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
