IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2021 Study Plan – Know How to Score Well

As the aspirants must be knowing that the RRB Clerk 2021 recruitment notification is out now. As far as the important examination dates are concerned the RRB Clerk Prelims exam is scheduled in the month of August 2021, however no specific dates have arrived yet. We will be updating the candidates once the precise dates for the RRB office assistant 2021 will be out. Meanwhile, those who wish to prepare for the exam must start by giving it a free mock test and knowing your weak areas. In this article we will be guiding the candidates as how to plan their preparation strategy by giving them a well drafted RRB OA Prelims study plan. It is quite an important aspect for any candidate who wish to crack this exam in the very first attempt. Before, starting with the RRB OA prelims 2021 study plan let’s first take a look at the tentative exam dates and the exam pattern.

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Tentative Exam Schedule 2021

Activity	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates	08.06.2021 to 28.06.2021
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online)	08.06.2021 to 28.06.2021
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training l	09.07.2021
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training l	19.07.2021 to 25.07.2021
Download of call letters for online examination – Preliminary	July/ August, 2021
Online Examination – Preliminary	August, 2021
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	September 2021
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single	September 2021
Online Examination – Main / Single	September/October 2021
Declaration of Result – Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	October 2021
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	October/November 2021
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	October/November 2021
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose))	January 2022

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RRB OA Prelims 2021 Exam Pattern

S.No.	Name of Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	Reasoning	40	40	English & Hindi	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	40	40	English & Hindi
	Total	80	80		45 minutes

As you can see in the above exam pattern the IBPS RRB OA Prelims 2021 exam comprises of only two sections including Reasoning and Numerical Ability. As far as the selection process of RRB Clerk goes it comprises of two stages that is Prelims & Mains. Below mentioned study plan features concepts and topics of both these sections along with mock tests at regular intervals for the aspirants to practice.

IBPS RRB OA Prelims 2021 Study Plan

Day	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3
1	Inequality	Missing Series	RRB Clerk Prelims free mock test + mock test analysis
2	Approximation	Alphanumeric Series	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 1 + mock test analysis
3	Simplification	Direction Distance	Numerical Ability 01 sectional test
4	Approximation	Seating Arrangement (Circular & Linear)	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 2 + mock test analysis
5	Quadratic Inequalities	Syllogism	Reasoning 01 sectional test
6	Pie Chart DI	Puzzles (Box Based)	Numerical Ability 02 sectional test
7	Bar Graph DI	Blood Relations	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 3 + mock test analysis
8	Order & Ranking	Simplification	Reasoning 02 sectional test
9	Numerical Ability 03 sectional test	Reasoning 03 sectional test	Sectional Test Analysis
10	Floor & Flat Based Puzzles	Miscellaneous DI	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 4 + mock test analysis
11	Coding Decoding	Table DI & Line Chart DI	Reasoning 04 sectional test
12	Caselet	Missing DI	Numerical Ability 04 sectional test
13	Comparisons & Uncertain Puzzles	Arithmetic (Age, Mixture & Allegation)	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 5 + mock test analysis
14	Input-Output & Coding Decoding	SI, CI & Partnership	Reasoning 05 sectional test
15	Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Average	Number Series, Circular Seating Arrangement	Miscellaneous questions practice
16	Syllogism & Blood Relation	Data Sufficiency	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 6 + mock test analysis
17	Arithmetic (Speed Time Distance, Train, Boat & Stream	Arithmetic (Profit & Loss)	Numerical Ability 05 sectional test
18	Day, Month & Year based puzzle	Coding Decoding	Wrong Series
19	Mix DI & Caselet	Inequalities	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 7 + mock test analysis
20	Puzzle & Seating Arrangement	Coding – Decoding	Reasoning 06 sectional test
21	Number Series, Circular Seating Arrangement & Miscellaneous	Arithmetic (Percent, Ratio & proportion, Average, Fraction	Numerical Ability 06 sectional test
22	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 8 + mock test analysis	Syllogism, Blood Relation	Data Sufficiency & Quantity based
23	Inequalities	Missing Number Series	Direction Sense
24	Coding Decoding	Arithmetic	Reasoning 07 sectional test
25	Simplification & Approximation	Line & Pie Chart DI	Numerical Ability 07 sectional test
26	Day/Month/Year based puzzles	Caselet	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 9 + mock test analysis
27	Reasoning 08 sectional test	Comparison based puzzle, Floor & Flat based puzzles	Arithmetic (Profit & Loss)
28	Direction & Distance	Quadratic Inequalities	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 9 + mock test analysis
29	Numerical Ability 08 sectional test	Reasoning 09 sectional test	Analysis of the sectional tests & mock tests
30	Mix DI & Caselet	Missing & Wrong Number Series	Numerical Ability 09 sectional test
31	Coding-Decoding & Syllogism	Inequalities	Reasoning 10 sectional test
32	RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 10 + mock test analysis	Revision Test	Numerical Ability 10 sectional test

The above RRB Clerk Prelims 2021 study plan can be tweaked as per your exam preparation. This is just to give you an idea as how the aspirants can plan out their RRB Clerk prelims exam. Since there are only two sections, it is advisable to given equal importance and weightage to each while preparing for the exam.

Keep learning and revising all the above mentioned concepts & topics and keep on practicing RRB Clerk Prelims mock tests along with Numerical Ability & Reasoning sectional tests from time to time. Analyzing a mock test or a sectional test is equally important and make sure that you don’t miss out working on your weak areas. Feel free to update the above study plan according to your preparation requirements.