IBPS RRB Office Assistant syllabus

Online prelims and mains for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in Regional Rural Banks. Prelims is Reasoning and Numerical Ability only, 80 questions in 45 minutes.

Office Assistant Preliminary Examination

Reasoning

40 questions, 40 marks · 25 minutes

40 questions for 40 marks, so each question is taken as 1 mark. A wrong answer takes away 0.25. A blank scores 0. The candidate must reach the cut-off in this test as well as in Numerical Ability. The medium is English, Hindi or a listed language of the State or UT.

  • Puzzles and seating arrangements
  • Syllogism
  • Inequality
  • Coding-decoding
  • Blood relations
  • Direction sense
  • Alphanumeric and number series
  • Order and ranking

Numerical Ability

40 questions, 40 marks · 20 minutes

40 questions for 40 marks, so each question is taken as 1 mark. A wrong answer takes away 0.25. A blank scores 0. The notification names the test Numerical Ability, not Quantitative Aptitude (that name is used for Officer Scale-I).

  • Simplification
  • Number series
  • Quadratic equations
  • Data interpretation
  • Percentage, profit and loss
  • Ratio, average and partnership
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Time and work, time and distance

Office Assistant Main Examination

Reasoning

40 questions, 50 marks · 30 minutes

50 marks for 40 questions. Taking an equal share, each question is 1.25 marks and a wrong answer takes away 0.3125. The notification prints marks for the test, not for one question.

  • Puzzles and seating
  • Syllogism, inequality and coding
  • Input-output and logical reasoning of the same kind as the Preliminary test, at a higher level

Computer Knowledge

40 questions, 20 marks · 15 minutes

20 marks for 40 questions. Taking an equal share, each question is 0.5 marks and a wrong answer takes away 0.125. The marks count in the Main total; a minimum score in this test is also required.

  • Computer basics, hardware and software
  • Operating systems and office tools
  • Internet, networking and security basics

General Awareness

40 questions, 40 marks · 15 minutes

40 marks for 40 questions, so each question is taken as 1 mark. A wrong answer takes away 0.25.

  • Banking and financial awareness
  • Current events
  • Static general knowledge

English Language

40 questions, 40 marks · 30 minutes

The candidate attempts either English Language or Hindi Language, not both. This test is in English only. 40 marks for 40 questions; a wrong answer takes away 0.25.

  • Reading comprehension
  • Cloze test
  • Error spotting and fillers
  • Para jumbles

Hindi Language

40 questions, 40 marks · 30 minutes

Alternative to English Language. This test is in Hindi only. 40 marks for 40 questions; a wrong answer takes away 0.25. The Main total counts one language test.

  • गद्यांश
  • रिक्त स्थान
  • वाक्य में त्रुटि
  • पर्याय और विलोम

Numerical Ability

40 questions, 50 marks · 30 minutes

50 marks for 40 questions. Taking an equal share, each question is 1.25 marks and a wrong answer takes away 0.3125.

  • Data interpretation
  • Arithmetic
  • Number series and simplification