As the aspirants must be knowing that the RRB Clerk 2022 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 2022. The exam dates are mentioned below. 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 2022 study plan let’s first take a look at the tentative exam dates and the exam pattern.
IBPS RRB Clerk Tentative Exam Schedule 2022
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| IBPS RRB Notification 2022 | 06th June 2022 |
| Online Application Starts on | 07th June 2022 |
| Online Applications will end on | 27th June 2022 |
| Pre-Exam Training Schedule | 18th August to 23rd August 2022 |
| Call Letters for Prelims Exam | July 2022 |
| IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination (Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant) | 07th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st August 2022 |
| Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III) | 24th September 2022 |
| Officer Scale I Mains Exam | 24th September 2022 |
| Office Assistant Mains Exam | 01st October 2022 |
| Final Result (Provisional Allotment) | 01st January 2023 |
RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Free Mock Test
RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 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 2022 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.
| 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 10 + 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 11 + mock test analysis | Revision Test | Numerical Ability 10 sectional test |
| 33 | Practice Quant topic wise quiz | Practice Reasoning topic wise quiz | Revise Important topics |
| 34 | RRB Clerk Prelims Mock Test 12 + mock test analysis | Revise Important quant topics | Revise Important reasoning topics |
The above RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 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.
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