IBPS RRB Office Assistant - Pattern, Syllabus & Mock Tests
IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Multipurpose) is the Group "B" clerical post in Regional Rural Banks, filled through the Common Recruitment Process run by IBPS. The latest cycle is CRP RRBs XV, notified on 1 September 2026, with indicative vacancies across 28 RRBs that add up to 8,222 as on 25 September 2026. Selection has an online Preliminary exam and an online Main exam, with no interview. Prelims is 80 questions in 45 minutes with separate timers for Reasoning and Numerical Ability; only Main exam marks count for final merit. The guide and mocks here are for Prelims.
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What is the IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam pattern?
Prelims has two separately timed tests: Reasoning (40 questions, 40 marks, 25 minutes) and Numerical Ability (40 questions, 40 marks, 20 minutes). One fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer. You must clear the minimum cut-off in both tests to be shortlisted for Mains. The Main exam has 200 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes: Reasoning (50 marks), Numerical Ability (50), General Awareness (40), English or Hindi Language (40) and Computer Knowledge (20), each with its own timer. Scores are normalised by the equi-percentile method, and there is no interview for Office Assistants.
| Section | Questions | Max Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 |
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What is the IBPS RRB Office Assistant syllabus?
IBPS does not publish a topic-wise syllabus for this exam; the notification only names the tests. Our working list for Reasoning covers puzzles and seating arrangements, ranking, direction, blood relations, coding and decoding, alphabet and number series, inequalities and syllogism. For Numerical Ability it covers simplification, number series, percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, interest, time and work, time and distance, mensuration and data interpretation. Mains adds General Awareness (current affairs and banking), Computer Knowledge and a choice of English or Hindi Language.
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What is a good IBPS RRB Office Assistant cut-off?
Cut-offs are decided by IBPS after each exam, state-wise and category-wise, on normalised scores. Prelims has a minimum in each of the two tests plus a total cut-off; Mains has a minimum in each of its five tests and then a merit order on the total. The Office Assistant Prelims of CRP RRBs XV is scheduled for 6, 12 and 13 December 2026, so no cut-off exists yet. We found no official IBPS document stating earlier cut-offs, so none is reproduced here. Final merit uses Main exam marks only.
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How should I prepare for IBPS RRB Office Assistant?
Reasoning and Numerical Ability are all of Prelims and half of the Mains marks, so they deserve most of your time. Numerical Ability gives 30 seconds per question and Reasoning 37.5 seconds, with no calculator, so calculation speed matters most. Each test has its own timer and its own minimum, so do not sacrifice either one. With a 0.25 penalty, guess only after ruling out at least one option. Start General Awareness and Computer Knowledge before Prelims, because the Main exam is scheduled for 30 January 2027, about seven weeks after Prelims.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions are there in IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims?
80 questions for 80 marks in 45 minutes: Reasoning has 40 questions in 25 minutes and Numerical Ability has 40 questions in 20 minutes, each timed separately.
What is the negative marking in IBPS RRB Office Assistant?
One fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer, in both Prelims and Mains. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
Is there an interview for IBPS RRB Office Assistant?
No. Office Assistants are provisionally allotted on the marks of the online Main exam. The interview is only for Officers Scale I, II and III.
What is the age limit and qualification for IBPS RRB Office Assistant?
18 to 28 years as on 1 September 2026 under CRP RRBs XV, with 5 years relaxation for SC and ST and 3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer). A bachelor's degree in any discipline and proficiency in the local language prescribed by the RRB are required.
When is the IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam?
The IBPS calendar gives 6, 12 and 13 December 2026 for the Preliminary exam and 30 January 2027 for the Main exam under CRP RRBs XV. The dates are tentative; check ibps.in.