The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the RRB PO Exam every year for banking aspirants who are willing to join the rural regional banks that are participating in the exam. Although the official notification is yet to be issued, the dates have been announced through the IBPS calendar, and according to the calendar, the RRB PO Prelims will be conducted on 22nd and 23rd November 2025. In such a situation, there are almost three months left, so scoring 75+ marks in the RRB PO 2025 Exam can be very much possible, and in this blog, we are going to share the tips and important strategies to follow during the preparation.
RRB PO 2025 Exam Pattern
IBPS RRB PO exam is conducted in three stages- Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The table given below gives a detailed glance at the exam pattern.
Prelims Exam Pattern
| Section | Medium | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Time |
| Reasoning | English / Hindi / Regional | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | English / Hindi / Regional | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes |
Mains Exam Pattern
| Section | Medium | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Time |
| Reasoning Ability | English / Hindi | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | English / Hindi | 40 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| General Awareness | English / Hindi | 40 | 40 | 15 minutes |
| English / Hindi Language | English / Hindi | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge | English / Hindi | 40 | 20 | 15 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
Imp Note: There is a sectional cutoff, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer in both Prelims as well as Mains. One more thing is that there will be no English section in prelims stage.
Tips to How to Score 75+ Marks in RRB PO 2025 Exam?
There are almost 3 months of time to prepare for the RRB PO 2025 Exam. By following the given tips below, you can easily score 75+ in the RRB PO 2025 Exam.
Analyse Previous Year Papers and Syllabus
Analyse previous year papers along with the exam pattern and syllabus. Check which topics are coming every year, or what the difficulty level of questions that have been asked possesses. See what each section focuses on, for example, in the English cloze test, error detection, or fill in the blanks are asked, or the weightage of usage of correct words, antonym-synonym has more. What you can do is make an Excel sheet and note down the number of questions asked in each year, and then thoroughly analyze it. We know the process is tedious and time-consuming, so what you can do is check out our blogs on RRB PO Previous year paper, where we have analyzed each thing in its precise form.
Attempt a Mock Test and Note down your Plus and Minus Points
To know what your strengths and weaknesses are, you need to attempt a mock test first, and by this, you will get an idea of the exam as well. Write down where you feel stuck and in which areas you will be able to solve very easily. To ease this process, you can check out our mock test series where we offer one full-length and three topic-wise tests absolutely free, along with detailed analysis of the same.
Prepare the Basics of Important Topics on the First basis
After analysing the weak and plus points, exam pattern, and syllabus, it’s time to focus on starting your preparation by learning a topic from each subject daily, along with revision. To get the list of important topics, you can check out our blog on the most Important topics of RRB PO.
Revision is a must
It’s okay if on some days, you don’t want to learn something new, as we all get tired. But skipping revision is not at all allowed if you want to crack the exam. Toppers may not plan their study schedule, but they definitely plan their revision schedule.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Here is a list of common mistakes to avoid while preparing for RRB PO exam so that you can score 75+ marks.
- Many candidates are either preparing for prelims only or preparing for mains after prelims, which mostly leads to poor performance. What one should do is prepare for mains and prelims in parallel, meaning first prepare the basics of a topic, then go towards the advanced or tough questions.
- Not giving enough time for revision; you can learn 100 topics in a day, but will it matter if you do not remember a single one? Definitely no! So, what you can do is read at least 2-3 new topics and revise them on alternate days for better results.
- Piling up the current affairs for last month, this will only add to the burden, as revising them at the last moment is next to impossible. So make sure at least you are preparing current affairs on a weekly basis.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have given tips along with mistakes to avoid while preparing for the RRB PO Exam. To help you with overall preparation, we have compiled a complete course where you can get video lectures, PDF notes, e-books, along with a mock test series, and much more. The link is given below.
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