The Indian Institute of Banking and Finance is the exam conducting body that is going to conduct the CAIIB Exam 2025 (June Cycle). In this article, we have provided the CAIIB Exam Pattern 2025 for the candidates who will be appearing for the exam. Before starting their preparation for the exam, candidates must understand the exam pattern, marking scheme, and selection process. It gives you an idea about the format of the exam, and you can make your preparation strategy according to it.

CAIIB Exam Pattern 2025

The CAIIB Exam 2025 will be conducted in online mode with 4 compulsory papers that are Advanced Bank Management (ABM), Bank Financial Management (BFM), Advanced Business and Financial Management (ABFM), and Banking Regulations and Business Laws (BRBL). Paper 5 will be an elective paper in which candidates have to choose 1 subject out of the 5 subjects that are Rural Banking, Human Resource Management, Central Banking, Risk Management, and Information Technology and Digital Banking. 

  • Mode of Exam: Online
  • Language: English or Hindi
  • Number of Papers: 4 (Compulsory) + 1 (Elective)
  • Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions
  • Number of Questions: 100 questions in each Paper
  • Marks: 100 marks for each Paper
  • Negative Marking: No, there will be no negative marking
  • Time Duration: 2 Hours for each Paper
CAIIB Exam Pattern 2025
PapersNumber of QuestionsMarksDuration
Advanced Bank Management (ABM)1001002 Hours
Bank Financial Management (BFM)1001002 Hours
Advanced Business and Financial Management (ABFM)1001002 Hours
Banking Regulations and Business Laws (BRBL)1001002 Hours
  1. Rural Banking
  2. Human Resource Management
  3. Central Banking
  4. Risk Management
  5. Information Technology and Digital Banking
1001002 Hours
Total50050010 Hours

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CAIIB Papers 2025 (Compulsory & Elective Papers)

The CAIIB Exam 2025 will consist of 5 papers, out of which 4 papers are compulsory to attempt, and in the 5th Paper, candidates will have their choice to select the subject. 

Compulsory Papers: The following papers that have been mentioned below are compulsory for the candidates to attempt;

  1. Advanced Bank Management (ABM)
  2. Bank Financial Management (BFM)
  3. Advanced Business and Financial Management (ABFM)
  4. Banking Regulations and Business Laws (BRBL)

Elective Paper: The candidates will have their choice to select the subject. Candidates can choose one subject among the following subjects;

  1. Rural Banking
  2. Human Resource Management
  3. Central Banking
  4. Risk Management
  5. Information Technology and Digital Banking

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FAQs

The CAAIB Exam 2025 will consist of 5 paper out of which 4 are compulsory and 1 is elective.

No, there is no negative marking in the CAIIB Exam 2025.