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IBPS RRB PO Syllabus Overview

Organization

Institute of Banking Personnel

Exam Name

IBPS RRB 

Post

PO, and Officer Scale II and III

Negative Marking of IBPS RRB PO

0.25 marks deducted for the wrong answer to the question

Preliminary Exam date

27 July, 02 and 03 August 2025

Selection Process

Prelims, Mains, and Interview

Official Website

https://www.ibps.in/

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Pattern

Subject Name

Medium of Exam

Total Number  of Qs.

Max Marks

Duration

Reasoning

Hindi/English/Regional Language

40

40

25 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

Hindi/English/Regional Language

40

40

20 minutes

Total

80

80

45 minutes

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2025 Reasoning Ability

Alphabet/ Number/ Symbol Series

Inequality

Syllogism

Order & Ranking

Coding-Decoding

Direction-sense

Blood-Relation

Circular/ Triangular/ Rectangular/ Square Seating Arrangement

Linear Seating Arrangement

Box-Based Puzzle

Floor or Floor-flat-based Puzzles

Day/ Month/ Year-Based Puzzle

Comparison/Categorised/ Uncertain Puzzles Miscellaneous

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IBPS RRB PO Syllabus 2025 Quantitative Aptitude

Simplification & Approximation:

Square & Cube, BODMAS, Square & cube-root, Indices, percentage, fraction, etc.

Number Series:

Missing Number series, Wrong number series

Inequality:

Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison

Arithmetic:

Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, , Average, Age, Mixture and Alligation, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Pipe and Cistern, Profit & Loss and Discount, Time and Work, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Number System and HCF and LCM, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination etc.

Data Interpretation:

Missing Table Data Interpretation, Table Data Interpretation, Pie chart Data Interpretation, Mixed DI, Bar chart DI, Caselet ,Line chart Data Interpretation

Data Sufficiency:

Two Statements

IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern

Subjects

Number of questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

Reasoning Ability

40

50

30 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude

40

50

30 minutes

General Awareness

40

40

15 minutes

Computer Knowledge

40

20

15 minutes

English/Hindi language

40

40

30 minutes

Total

200

50

120 minutes

Reasoning Ability IBPS RRB PO Mains Updated Syllabus

General Awareness IBPS RRB PO Mains Latest Syllabus

• Direction/ Coded-Direction
• Inequality/Coded Inequality
• Blood Relation/Coded-Blood-Relation
• Syllogism (General + Coded)
• Circular/Triangular/Rectangular/ Square Seating Arrangement
• Comparison/Categorised/ Order Ranking-Based Puzzle
• Blood-Relation-Based Puzzles
• Day/Month/Year/Age-Based Puzzle
• Coded Series
• Box-Based Puzzles (Certain + Uncertain)
• Coding-Decoding (General + Coded)
• Resultant (Miscellaneous)
• Data Sufficiency (Two or Three Statements)
• Input-Output (Word or Number Based)
• Linear Seating Arrangement (Single, Double, or Uncertain) + With Direction & Distance
• Floor or Floor-Flat-Based Puzzles
• Logical Reasoning: Strength of Argument, Statement & Inference, Cause and Effect, Statement and Assumptions, Course of Statement, Action, & Conclusion.

• Current Affairs
• International Current Affairs
• Govt. Schemes/ Apps
• Science News
• Sports News
• State Current Affairs
• Financial Awareness
• Defence News
• Obituaries
• Static Awareness 
• Ranks and Reports
• Banking Awareness
• Economy

Quantitative Aptitude IBPS RRB PO Mains Detailed Syllabus

• Approximation: Fraction, Square & Cube, BODMAS, Square & Cube root, Indices, Percentage etc.
• Number Series: Missing Number Series, Wrong Number Series, Statement-Based Series, Double Pattern Series
• Inequality: Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison, Statement-based Quadratic equation
• Arithmetic: Percentage, Number System and HCF and LCM, Basic of Algebra Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture & Alligation, Simple Interest, Ratio & Proportion, Compound Interest, Time & Work, Pipe and Cistern, Train, Loss, Profit and Discount, , Boat & Stream, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation & Combination, Distance, Speed, and Time etc.
• Data Interpretation: Arithmetic DI, Pie chart DI, Table DI, Missing Table DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet, Radar DI.
• Data Sufficiency: Two Statements and Three Statements.

IBPS RRB PO Mains Detailed Syllabus for Hindi

IBPS RRB PO Mains Detailed Syllabus for Computer Knowledge

• अपठित गद्यांश
• समानार्थक और विलोम शब्द
• रिक्त स्थान
• गद्यांश में रिक्त स्थानों की पूर्ति
• वाक्य में त्रुटि
• शब्द त्रुटी या वर्तनी त्रुटी
• वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
• विलोम शब्द
• मुहावरे - लोकोक्तियाँ

• Fundamentals of Computer [History, Types, etc.]
• Generation of Computers
• Hardware and Software [Types of Software, Operating System, Interpreter, Compiler etc.]
• Input & Output Device
• Memory
• Number System [Binary Number, Conversion, etc.]
• Computer Language – Generation & its Type
• DBMS – Basic Introduction & Software
• Computer Network [TCP & OSI Model, Protocol, Topology, Methods of Communication, Networking Device and Components]
• Introduction of the Internet
• Internet’s Keywords
• Use of the Internet [Internet Protocol, E-mail, Chatting, E-Commerce, Internet Browser & its shortcut key, etc.]
• Network & Data Security [Firewall, Virus, Worm, Malware, Trojan horse, Keylogger, Spyware, Hacking, Phishing, Sniffing, Internet Security, Antivirus, User: Identification, Authentication, Biometric, etc.]
• Cyber Crime & Cyber Security
• Multimedia- its components & Uses [Audio, Video, Streaming, Animation, Adobe Flash, etc.]
• Introduction of MS Windows
• MS Office & its applications [MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel – Uses & Shortcut keys]
• Computer Shortcut Keys
• Computer Abbreviations.

Detailed Syllabus for English Language IBPS RRB PO Mains 2025 Bank Exam

Reading Comprehension: Conventional and comprehensive

Phrase rearrangement

Word swap: 3 words swap, 4 words swap

Word rearrangement

Match the column: 2 columns, 3 columns

Connectors

Starters

Fillers: Double Sentence Blanks, Single Blanks, Double Blanks

Word usage

Sentence-based Error: find the incorrect one, and correct one, 

Phrase replacement

Spelling error

Error correction

Idioms & phrases: Idioms and phrases fillers, usage Idioms and phrases 

Cloze test: Fillers, Replacement

Sentence Rearrangement: One fixed, Conventional

One-word inference