RRB Clerk Syllabus 2021: Detailed Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, better known as IBPS, has officially announced the exam dates of Prelims & Mains for IBPS RRB respective posts. The Prelims of IBPS RRB Clerk 2021-22 will be conducted on August 28, 29, and September 4. So, the candidates who have already filled the application forms on the 12th or those who are planning to apply until the last date, which is August 1, must gear up for proper preparation through the updated IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2021-22 Pattern and Syllabus.

We are supplying you with the correct syllabus and pattern, so you don’t miss even a single topic while preparing for the Exam!

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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims (Phase 1) Exam Pattern 2021-22

With the pattern given below, you need to keep in mind that you will be given a composite time of 45 minutes to complete 2 sections (Reasoning and Numerical Ability). You need to clear the cut-off of each section. The IBPS decides the cut-off on the basis of the level of difficulty of the Exam paper.

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	40	40	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

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IBPS RRB Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Question	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning Paper	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	General Awareness Paper	40	40
3	Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
4	English/Hindi Language Paper*	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper	40	20
Total	200	200

Penalty for Wrong Answers

Bear in mind, that there is a penalty for every wrong answer that you will attempt in both preliminary as well as Mains examinations. One-fourth of the mark will be deducted. But, there is no penalty assigned for the question left blank or unanswered.

Final Score Calculation for IBPS Clerk Exam 2021-22

The final score for the IBPS Clerk exam 2021-22 will be calculated keeping the following 4 points in mind:

1. The marks obtained by you in the Prelims Exam (Phase-1) will not be considered for your final selection.
2. You must qualify Phase-2 in order to be eligible for the final merit.
3. The aggregate score out of 100 is used for the final merit list for each category.

The Candidates with top merit rank in each category will be finally selected.

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IBPS Clerk RRB Syllabus 2021-22

Now that we have discussed the SBI Clerk pattern in detail, let’s have a subject-wise look at the RRB Clerk Exam 2021-22 in the tables given below. However, the 7 subjects covered by the RRB Clerk syllabus are:

1. Reasoning
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. English Language
4. Hindi Language
5. Computer Knowledge
6. General Awareness
7. Financial Awareness

IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus: Reasoning Ability

The reasoning ability section consists of logical and verbal reasoning. The topics that you need to cover are as follows:

Odd man out	Analogy	Syllogism
Coding-Decoding	Blood Relation	Alphabet Test
Blood Relation	Series Test	Ranking and Time
Causes and Effects	Direction Test	Sitting Arrangements
Decision Making	Statement and Assumption	Figure Series
Assertion and Reason	Statement and Conclusion	Word Formation
Statements and Action Courses	Inequalities	Puzzles

IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

The quantitative aptitude section is termed by many candidates as one of the toughest yet one of the most scoring sections. The detailed IBPS RRB syllabus for the quantitative aptitude section is as follows:

Number System	HCF and LCM	Profit and Loss
Decimal Fractions	Simple Interest	Compound Interest
Time and Work	Time and Distance	Average
Age Problems	Simplification	Partnership
Percentage	Ratio and Proportion	Data Interpretation
Permutation and Combination	Probability	Quadratic Equations

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IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus: English/Hindi Language

Most students find the English section to be tougher than most of the sections. If you are one of them, you better prepare all the basic grammatical concepts and rules to grab maximum marks in this section.

The table below gives a list of the topics relevant to the IBPS RRB Syllabus for verbal ability:

Reading Comprehension	Error Detection	Fill in the blanks
Rearrangement of Sentences	Cloze Test	Jumbled Words
Idioms	One word substitution	Phrase Substitution
Antonyms	Synonyms

This section also has an option of attempting questions in Hindi. So, if you want to choose Hindi instead of English, you can also choose Hindi and master the topics in Hindi given below

Vyakaran	Error Spotting
Paragraphs	Reading Comprehension
Fill in the blanks	Antonyms and Synonyms

IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus: Computer Knowledge

If you are good at computers and have a good knowledge of their concepts, you can score full marks in this section. Here are the topics you must focus on to cater to the demands of this section:

Computer Fundamentals	Computer Abbreviations
Software and Hardware Fundamentals	Shortcut Keys
Networking	Basic Knowledge of the Internet
MS Office	Database
History of Computer	Security Tools
Number System and Conversions	Computer Languages
Internet	Input and Output Devices

IBPS RRB Syllabus: General Awareness

The GA section is also a scoring section of the RRB Clerk Exam 2021, as it requires no mathematical calculations. To master this section, you should go through newspapers and magazines and prepare the topics given below:

India and International Current Affairs	Banking Awareness
Countries and Currencies	National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
Banking Terms and Abbreviations	Banking History
RBI	Sports
Finance	Sports
Books ad Authors	Agriculture
Fiscal Policies	Budget
Government schemes	Government policies

IBPS RRB Syllabus: Financial Awareness

The financial section is one of the most important sections of this exam. You need to prepare the following topics to cover this section:

Latest Topics in News in Financial World Monetary Policy	Budget and Economic Survey
Overview of Banking and Banking Reforms in India	Bank Accounts and Special Individuals
Organizations Deposits Credit	Loans
Advanced Non Performing Assets	Asset Reconstruction Companies
NPAs	Restructuring of Loans
Bad Loans	Risk Management
BASEL I	BASEL II
BASEL II	ACCORDS

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