IBPS RRB Syllabus 2025 for PO, Clerk Prelims and Mains Exams
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IBPS conducts the IBPS RRB exam every year for Officer Scale 1, 2, 3, and Office Assistant vacancies and for this year, 13294 vacancies are announced through IBPS RRB Notification 2025 released on 31st August 2025. The banking aspirants willing to apply for these posts must begin their preparation with the updated syllabus.
The IBPS RRB syllabus is very similar to any other bank exam, but the pattern is slightly different. In this article, we are discussing the syllabus and exam pattern along with timing and marking scheme for Office Assistant (Clerk) and Officer Scale-I (PO), II & III exams.
IBPS RRB Syllabus 2025
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims and Mains Exam Dates have been announced along with IBPS Calendar 2025, and the candidates interested in the exam must buckle up their preparation. Let’s have a look at the details of all exams separately, as released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
| IBPS RRB Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 Overview | |
| Bank Name | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) |
| Posts | Office Assistant (Clerk), Officer Scale 1 (PO), Officer Scale 2 and 3 |
| Vacancies | 13294 (Increased) |
| IBPS RRB Exam Date 2025 | PO- 22nd and 23rd November 2025 Clerk- 6th, 7th, 13th & 14th December 2025 |
| Catgeory | Syllabus & Exam Pattern |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Selection Process | Clerk- Prelims & Mains PO- Prelims, Mains and Interview Officer Scale 2 & 3- Online Exam and Interview |
| Sectional Timing | Yes |
| Official website | www.ibps.in |
IBPS RRB Clerk Admit Card 2025 Out- Click to Download
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Pattern 2025
IBPS RRB 2025 Office Assistant (Clerk) Exam is conducted in 2 different phases which are given below:
Exam rounds for IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk):
• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
25 minutes are provided to candidates to complete Reasoning Section and 20 minutes to complete Numerical Ability section. Candidates must clear the cut-off of each section. The cut-off for each section is decided by the team of IBPS depending on the level of difficulty of the paper
| IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 | |||||
| S No. | Sections | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Minimum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes | ||
IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2025
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam Pattern:
| IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English Language / Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
Note: There is no interview for the IBPS RRB 2025 Office Assistant exam. The final selection will be based on marks obtained by a candidate in the mains exam of RRB Clerk.
1/4th marks will be deducted for every wrong answer attempted by a candidate.
IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 2025
IBPS RRB 2025 Officer Scale-I (PO) Exam is conducted in 3 different phases while the Officer Scale-II & III (SO) will be conducted through 2 phases.
Exam rounds for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I (PO):
• Preliminary Exam
• Mains Exam
• Interview Process
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Pattern
| IBPS RRB PO Officer Scale-I Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 | ||||
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes | |
The complete list of all the sections available for the main Exam in different scales, i.e. Officer Scale I, II and III are discussed below.
IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern (Officer Scale-I)
| IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern 2025 (Officer Scale-I) | ||||
| S. No. | Section | No. of Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | English Language / Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern 2025
Exam rounds for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II & III:
• Mains Exam (Single Examination)
• Interview Process
IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer)
| IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern 2025 for Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) | ||||
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English Language/Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre)
| IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern 2025 for Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) | ||||
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Question | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Professional Knowledge Paper | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English Language / Hindi Language | 40 | 20 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 6 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 240 | 200 | 150 minutes | |
IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale-III
| IBPS RRB Mains Exam Pattern 2025 for Officer Scale-III | ||||
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| 3 | Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| 4 | English Language Paper or Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
All the exams will be held through online mode and will be of objective type.All sections (except English Language section & Hindi Language section) will be bilingual (i.e. will be asked in both English & Hindi). There will be both sectional as well as overall cut offs in IBPS RRB 2025 Officer Scale-I (PO) exam. 1/4th marks will be deducted for every answer attempted wrong by a candidate in IBPS RRB 2025 Exam.
Now that we have discussed the detailed exam pattern of the IBPS RRB 2025 Exam, let’s look at the detailed syllabus of the IBPS RRB 2025 Exam.
IBPS RRB Syllabus 2025 for Prelims & Mains Exam
The syllabus of Officer Scale-I (PO) is almost similar to that of IBPS RRB Assistant (Clerk) exam for both Prelims & Mains. The IBPS RRB 2025 syllabus differs a little bit for Officers Scale II & III as compare to other exams. The detailed subject wise analysis on all subjects is given below:
IBPS RRB PO & Clerk Syllabus 2025
The IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) & Officer Scale-I (PO) Exam Syllabus majorly falls into five sections:
• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Computer Knowledge
• General Awareness and
• English Language / Hindi Language
IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 & 3 Syllabus 2025
The IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer) and Officer Scale-III Exam Syllabus majorly falls into five sections:
• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
• Computer Knowledge
• Financial Awareness and
• English Language / Hindi Language
The IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) Exam Syllabus majorly falls into five sections:
• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation
• Computer Knowledge
• Professional Knowledge and
• English Language / Hindi Language
IBPS RRB Syllabus for All Subjects
If you are looking for the latest IBPS RRB PO Syllabus and IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus, then you must go through the topics included in the subjects from the below table. The subcategories of these five sections are mentioned below:
| IBPS RRB Syllabus for All Subjects | |
| Subjects | Syllabus & Topics |
| Reasoning Syllabus | Puzzles - Seating Arrangement: Circular/Direction-based/MISC Number Series Odd man out Coding-Decoding Blood Relation Analogy Syllogism Alphabet Test Ranking and Time Causes and Effects Direction Sense Figure Series Word Formation Statement and Assumption Assertion and Reason Statement and Conclusion Statement and Arguments Statements and Action Courses |
| Quantitative Aptitude Or Numerical Ability Syllabus | Number System Data Interpretation - Bar Graph, Line Graph & Pie chart HCF & LCM Profit & Loss Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time & Work Time & Distance Decimal & Fraction Averages Mensuration Simplification Partnership Percentages Ratio & Proportion Averages Case Studies Charts and Graphs Permutation & Combination Probability |
| General Awareness Syllabus | Current Affairs National International Current Affairs Sports Abbreviations Currencies & Capitals General Science Government Schemes & Policies Banking Awareness Awards and Honors RBI Books and Authors National Parks & Sanctuaries |
| English Language or Hindi Language Syllabus | Reading Comprehensions Grammar / Vyakaran Spotting Errors Fill in the Blanks Misspelled Words Jumbled Words Rearrangement of Sentence Jumbled up sentences Idioms and Phrases Cloze Tests One word Substitution Antonyms and Synonyms |
| Computer Knowledge Syllabus | Fundamentals of Computer History of Computers Future of Computers Basic Knowledge of Internet Networking Software & Hardware Computer Shortcut Keys MS Office Database Security Tools Virus Hacking Trojans Input and Output Devices Computer Languages |
| Financial Awareness Syllabus | Current events in Financial World Monetary Policy Budget Economic Survey Banking Banking Reforms in India Bank Accounts of Special Individuals Loans Asset Reconstruction Companies Non Performing Assets Restructuring of Loans Bad Loans Risk Management BASEL I BASEL II BASEL III Organisations - RBI, SEBI, IMF, World Bank & Others |