IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 GBO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has released the IBPS RRB calendar 2025 for recruitment to various posts. According to this calendar, the IBPS RRB Scale 2 Officer GBO (General Banking Officer) exam date is 13th September 2025. This exam date is tentative. The candidates are advised to keep checking the exam date on the official portal of IBPS. The selection process for the IBPS RRB GBO exam is a single online examination followed by an Interview. The educational qualification for the post of General Banking Officer in IBPS RRB is a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks. They should also have two years of experience as an officer in a bank or financial institution. Preference is given to those with a degree in banking, finance, or other relevant fields. The eligible candidates should check the syllabus, subject-wise preparation strategy, and exam pattern of IBPS RRB GBO 2025 discussed in this blog.

IBPS RRB General Banking Officer Syllabus 2025

The Syllabus of the IBPS RRB GBO exam consists of a total of 5 subjects, such as Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, Financial Awareness, English/Hindi Language, and Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation. The candidates should prepare these subjects according to the topic-wise syllabus discussed here. The subject-wise topics are provided below.

The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 (GBO) Syllabus 2025:

Reasoning	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	General/ Financial Awareness	Computer Aptitude
Inequalities	Noun	Vedic Maths	Evolution of Banking in India	Computer History
Blood Relation	Pronoun	Number System	Know Your Central Bank (RBI)	Software
Directions	Verb	Number Series (Missing and Wrong) Ratio and Proportion	Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)	Operating System
Order and Ranking	Adjectives	Percentage Profit and Loss Averages	International Financial Institutions	Hardware Memory Unit
Alpha-Numeric Series	Adverbs Preposition Conjunction	Simple and Compound Interest	Types of Accounts, ATMs, Cheques Payment Systems in India	Networking
Miscellaneous Reasoning (Prelims)	Subject verb agreement	Partnership Problem on Ages	Currency Management	Programming Language
Coding-Decoding	Tenses Active-Passive Direct and Indirect	Time Speed and Distance (Boats and Stream; Trains) Time and Work (Pipes and Cistern)	Money Market & Capital Market	Number System Database
Syllogisms	Error Detection Reading Comprehension Cloze test	Data Sufficiency	Shares and Debentures	MS Office
Puzzles & Seating Arrangements	Sentence completion Phrase Correction	Data Interpretation	PSL and Types of Risk in banking	Shortcut Keys
Data Sufficiency	Para Completion Connectors Para Jumbles	Quantity Comparison	Miscellaneous	Full forms and File Extensions

IBPS RRB GBO Exam Pattern 2025

The exam pattern for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 GBO exam consists of 5 sections, namely Reasoning, Financial Awareness, English/Hindi Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation, and Computer Knowledge.

• Total Marks: 200
• Total Number of Questions: 200
• Total Duration: 120 minutes
• Negative Marking: Yes, 1/4th of the allotted marks deducted for wrong attempt.
• Medium of Exam: The medium of the exam will be English and Hindi, both languages.

Sr. No.	Section	Total number of questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	40	50	30 Minutes
2.	Computer Knowledge	40	20	15 Minutes
3.	Financial Awareness	40	40	15 Minutes
4.	English/Hindi Language	40	40	30 Minutes
5.	Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation	40	50	30 Minutes
	Total	200	200	120 minutes (2 hours)

IBPS RRB GBO Subject-wise Preparation Strategy

Below is the subject-wise preparation strategy for the IBPS RRB General Banking Officer Syllabus 2025. Candidates can follow this strategy or create their own for IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 GBO preparation.

IBPS RRB General Banking Officer English Language Preparation Tips

• Read newspapers daily (e.g., The Hindu or Indian Express).
• Practice grammar rules and vocabulary.
• Attempt daily comprehension and cloze tests online.

IBPS RRB GBO 2025 Quantitative Aptitude Preparation Tips

• Strengthen the basics of arithmetic.
• Learn shortcuts and tricks for simplification and calculation.
• Practice mock tests with time limits to improve speed.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 GBO Reasoning Ability Preparation Tips

• Start with easy topics like syllogisms and inequalities.
• Gradually move to high-scoring topics like puzzles and seating arrangements.
• Practice different types of questions to improve logic.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 2025 General/Financial Awareness Preparation Tips

• Read daily current affairs from trusted sources (newspapers or apps like AffairsCloud, Gradeup).
• Candidates can refer to the Bazooka Monthly PDF by PracticeMock.
• Revise banking terms, RBI policies, and recent government schemes.
• Prepare static GK related to countries, capitals, currencies, etc.

IBPS RRB General Banking Officer 2025 Computer Aptitude Preparation Tips

• Understand basic computer terminology and operations.
• Practice questions from previous years on MS Office and internet basics.

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