IBPS RRB Syllabus 2023: Weightage PDF, Exam Tips

Parvathy Krishnakumar
Parvathy Krishnakumar

Updated on - Nov 10, 2023

IBPS RRB syllabus 2023 must be known by all aspiring candidates to strategize well for this exam. This syllabus includes reasoning, mathematics, and general knowledge. All candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria of IBPS RRB to attempt this exam. Before reading, the syllabus aspirants are advised to read about IBPS RRB Exam Pattern. 

The first thing to clear any exam is to have a detailed understanding of the syllabus for the exam, which will help the candidate in planning the whole preparation schedule. This will give a clear picture of the exam.

IBPS RRB 2023 Syllabus Highlights

Candidates must know about IBPS RRB 2023 syllabus to prepare well for this exam. IBPS RRB syllabus is different for the Preliminary and Mains examination. The time allotted for the Preliminary examination is 45 minutes while for the Mains examination, it is 2 hours.

The Prelims examination comprises two sections named reasoning & numerical ability whereas the Mains examination comprises of five sections named reasoning, numerical ability, general awareness, English/Hindi language, and computer knowledge. 

IBPS RRB Syllabus for Reasoning

IBPS RRB Syllabus for the reasoning exam consists of 40 questions for 50 marks and the topics are tabulated below. A student who solves a lot of puzzles will be able to ace this section.

IBPS RRB Reasoning Syllabus
Topics Expected No. Of Qns.
Seating Arrangement 10
Logical Reasoning 5 – 10
Tabulation 5
Puzzle 5 – 7
Coded Inequalities 5
Coding-Decoding 5
Blood Relations 5
Syllogism 5
Input-Output 0 – 5
Alphanumeric Series 0 – 5
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test 0 – 5
Data Sufficiency 0 – 5

IBPS RRB Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

IBPS RRB Quantitative aptitude (Numerical Ability) paper contains 40 questions for 50 marks. To solve the numerical issues it takes quite a lot of your time.

This paper takes the most time and is also confusing, but there are certain tricks and strategies to solve the issues in lesser time.

IBPS RRB Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus
Topics Expected No. of Qns.
Data Interpretation 15
Permutation, Combination & Probability 5
Sequence & Series 5
Simplification 5
Number Systems 3
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage & Averages 3
Profit & Loss 2
Work & Time 2
Time & Distance 2
Mixtures & Allegations 1 – 2
Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices 1 – 2

IBPS RRB Syllabus for General Knowledge

The following are the topics covered under the General Knowledge section. Reading daily newspapers will help a student keep track of the current events. Students must learn daily to score well in this section.

IBPS RRB General Knowledge Syllabus
Topics
Current Affairs of Last 6 Months
Banking Awareness – Indian Financial System
History of Indian Banking Industry – Structure of Indian Banking
Regulatory Bodies like – RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, FSDC, FMC, etc. (RBI History / Functions / Roles)
Indian Economy Questions
Budget Basics and Current Union Budget
International Organisations/ Financial Institutions
Indian Constitution
IBPS RRB General Awareness Books
Government Schemes – Bharat Nirman, Swavlamban, Swabhiman, etc.
Other important concepts like – BASEL, Micro Finance, Base Rate, Negotiable Instruments
Credit Rating Agencies, Financial Inclusions, Teaser Rates, GAAR, Priority Sector Lending, and all other relevant concepts.

IBPS RRB Syllabus for English/Hindi

IBPS RRB Exam has a set to test your skills in Hindi as well. The questions are quite simple but test you quite well in your language skills.

Grammar Part: Spelling, sentence, set of rules active-passive voice, indirect speech, articles, prepositions, phrases and idioms, sentence correction, question spotting the error, a word substitution, fill in the blanks.

Vocabulary: Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, sentence, word formation.

IBPS RRB English/Hindi Syllabus
Topics Expected No. of Qns.
Reading Comprehension 10
Cloze Test 10
Paragraph Complete/ Sentence Rearrangement 5
Para jumbles 5
Miscellaneous 5
Fill in the blanks 0 – 5
Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting 0 – 5

IBPS RRB Syllabus for Computers

This section of IBPS RRB Exam is intended to test the student's knowledge in the field of computer. Basic computer knowledge is essential to crack this section.

IBPS RRB Computer Syllabus
Computer Topics
The Internet (Concept, History, working environment, Application)
History of Computers
Hardware
Software
Database Management System (DBMS)
Communication (Basic Introduction)
Operating System
Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
Number System
Security Tools, Virus, Hacker
MS Windows & MS Office
Networking (LAN, WAN)

IBPS RRB Preparation Books

The following books can be used for the preparation of IBPS RRB Exam:

  • IBPS RRB Guide & Practice Paper (Hindi)Office Assistant Combo by GKP Publication
  • IBPS-RRB (CWE)Guide For officer scale 1, 2 & 3 by Disha Publication
  • Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
  • Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Verma
  • A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning (Revised Edition) by R S Aggarwal
  • Verbal Reasoning by M K Pandey

IBPS RRB Important Tips

 Competition is very high in this exam, so scoring good marks will ensure a position in the merit list. For this, the candidate should practice the aptitude and reasoning questions continuously.

For English and General/Banking awareness, the candidate should regularly read the newspapers especially sections related to economic news. Moreover, the candidate can refer to the previous year papers, sample papers, and the following Reference books.

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