The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Rural Regional Bank (RRB) Clerk exam is one of the most awaited banking exams for aspirants seeking employment in rural banking sectors. The exam aims to assess candidates’ reasoning and numerical ability in prelims. On 12th August 2023, aspiring candidates across the country appeared for the IBPS RRB Clerk exam in multiple shifts. In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive analysis of the exam for all shifts conducted on 12th August. Link below
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern
The Candidates applying for IBPS RRB Clerk prelims Exam need to solve 80 questions within a time limit of 45 minutes. The Candidates must keep in mind that there will be negative marking of 1/4th mark. The following table is the prelims exam pattern:
| Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Composite of 45 mins |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
The Candidates shortlisted for IBPS RRB Clerk mains Exam need to solve 200 questions within a time limit of 2 hours. 40 questions will be asked from each section and there will be 5 sections in IBPS RRB office assistant mains exam.Aspirants must keep in mind that there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks.
| Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 50 | Composite of 2 Hours |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 | |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Hindi Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Each candidate will be required to clear both sectional as well as overall cutoffs in the main exam.
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