# IBPS Regional Rural Bank (Officer Scale + Office Assistant) (IBPS RRB) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: BANKING · national
- Questions: 80 · Total marks: 80 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Negative marking: −0.25 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI, BN, GU, KN, ML, MR, PA, TA, TE

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–30 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university
- Approximate annual vacancies: 13,217
- Note: Local language proficiency required for state/UT of posting; computer knowledge desirable; Officer Scale-II/III require work experience
- Official portal: https://www.ibps.in (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — IBPS RRB Officer + Asst Prelims (exam day)
- 2026-08-13 — IBPS RRB 2026 official notification release (Officer & Clerk posts)
- 2026-08-14 — Official notification release (CRP RRBs XV)
- 2026-08-18 — Online application window opens
- 2026-08-22 — Officer Scale I Prelims Exam (Day 1) (exam day)
- 2026-08-23 — Officer Scale I Prelims Exam (Day 2) (exam day)
- 2026-08-24 — IBPS RRB 2026 notification release (CRP RRBs XV)
- 2026-08-26 — Online application window opens

## Syllabus outline
### Reasoning Ability (weight 1)
Blood Relations · Coding-Decoding · Letter Coding · Mixed Coding · Number Coding · Direction Sense and Distance · Inequality and Comparison · Logical Reasoning · Statement and Arguments · Statement and Conclusions · Statement and Assumptions · Ordering and Ranking · Seating Arrangement and Puzzles · Circular Arrangement · Linear Arrangement · Puzzle-Based Arrangement · Series and Pattern Recognition · Letter Series · Number Series · Syllogism

### Quantitative Aptitude (weight 1.2)
Average · Data Interpretation · Chart-Based DI · Tabular DI · Simple and Compound Interest · Compound Interest · Simple Interest · Mensuration · Number System · Divisibility and Remainders · Factors and Multiples · HCF and LCM · Percentage · Profit and Loss · Ratio and Proportion · Basic Ratio and Proportion · Mixture and Alligation · Simplification and Approximation · Time, Speed and Distance · Basic Speed and Distance · Boats and Streams · Problems on Trains · Time and Work

### General Awareness (weight 1)
Abbreviations and Organizations · Banking and Financial Awareness · Reserve Bank of India · Government Banking Schemes · Banking Terminology · Books and Authors · Current Affairs · Awards and Honours · International Current Affairs · National Current Affairs · Indian Economy · Science and Technology · Sports · Static General Knowledge · Indian Geography · Indian History · Indian Polity

### English Language (weight 0.8)
Cloze Test · Error Spotting · Grammar · Subject-Verb Agreement · Tenses · Active and Passive Voice · Reading Comprehension · Sentence Improvement and Para Jumbles · Vocabulary · Idioms and Phrases · Synonyms and Antonyms

### Computer Knowledge (weight 0.7)
Computer Abbreviations and Terms · Computer Fundamentals · Hardware Components · Memory and Storage · Database Management · Internet and Networking · MS Office · MS Excel · MS Word · Computer Security · Software and Operating Systems

### Hindi Language (Office Assistant) (weight 0.5)
Hindi Comprehension · Fill in the Blanks · Hindi Grammar · Kriya (Verb) · Samas · Sandhi · Sentence Correction · Hindi Vocabulary

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 68-74 marks (out of 80) / 85-92.5% |
| EWS | 65-71 marks (out of 80) / 81-89% |
| OBC | 63-69 marks (out of 80) / 79-86% |
| SC | 58-65 marks (out of 80) / 72.5-81% |
| ST | 55-62 marks (out of 80) / 69-77.5% |
| PwD | 48-56 marks (out of 80) / 60-70% |

**Guidance:**

- **General vs. OBC gap:** Typically 4-6 marks (5-7 percentage points); SC/ST cutoffs fall 10-15 marks below General, reflecting reservation relaxations and candidate pool competitiveness.
- **Post-wise variation:** Officer Scale-I cutoffs trend 8-12 marks higher than Office Assistant across all categories; state-specific RRB demand and vacancy distribution cause ±3-5 mark fluctuations year-over-year.
- **Cutoff drivers:** Exam difficulty (particularly Reasoning and Quantitative sections), number of vacancies per RRB, and regional preference intensity shift cutoffs—high-demand states (UP, Bihar, Rajasthan) push General cutoffs toward the upper range (72-74 marks).

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