IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I - Pattern, Syllabus & Mock Tests
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I recruits Assistant Managers for the Regional Rural Banks through the Common Recruitment Process. The latest cycle is CRP RRBs XV, notified on 1 September 2026, with 4,256 indicative Officer Scale-I vacancies across 28 banks as on 25 September 2026. Selection has an online Preliminary Examination, an online Main Examination and an interview. Prelims is a screening test of 80 questions in 45 minutes, with one fourth of a mark deducted for each wrong answer. Only the Main Examination and the interview count for the final list, in the ratio 80:20. The guide and mocks here are for Prelims.
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What is the IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I exam pattern?
Prelims has two separately timed tests: Reasoning (40 questions, 40 marks, 25 minutes) and Quantitative Aptitude (40 questions, 40 marks, 20 minutes). Each question has five options, and one fourth of the marks of a question is deducted for a wrong answer. You have to secure the minimum cut-off in both tests. Prelims marks are not carried forward. The Main Examination has 200 questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes: Reasoning (50 marks), Quantitative Aptitude (50), General Awareness (40), English or Hindi Language (40) and Computer Knowledge (20). The interview carries 100 marks, and the Main Examination and interview are combined 80:20.
| Section | Questions | Max Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
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What is the IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I syllabus?
IBPS does not publish a topic-wise syllabus for this exam. The notification names only the tests, and the Prelims information handout gives sample questions that it calls illustrative, not exhaustive. Those samples cover relative positions and directions, rank in a row, word formation and alphabet tests in Reasoning, and profit and loss, divisibility, simplification with fractions and a data table in Quantitative Aptitude. As a working list of our own, prepare puzzles and seating arrangements, syllogism, inequalities, coding and blood relations for Reasoning, and simplification, number series, quadratic equations, data interpretation and arithmetic for Quantitative Aptitude. No calculator is allowed.
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What is a good IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I cut-off?
No cut-off marks are quoted here. The CRP RRBs XV Prelims is listed for 21 and 22 November 2026, so this cycle has no cut-off yet, and we could not open an official IBPS document stating the previous cycle's cut-off. Under the notification you must secure the minimum cut-off in both Prelims tests, and a minimum score in each test of the Main Examination. Interview calls do not exceed three times the declared vacancies in each State, and allotment is limited to the RRBs of the State you applied for, so the marks needed depend on your State and category.
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How should I prepare for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I?
Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude are the whole of Prelims and half of the Main Examination, so they deserve most of your time. The pace is 37.5 seconds per Reasoning question and 30 seconds per Quantitative Aptitude question, which means choosing what to leave is part of the paper. With five options and a 0.25 penalty, a blind guess gains nothing on average; guess only after ruling out at least one option. Both tests have their own minimum, so do not neglect the weaker one. Start General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and the language test before the Prelims result, because the calendar leaves about four weeks before the Main Examination.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions are there in IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Prelims?
80 questions for 80 marks in 45 minutes: Reasoning has 40 questions in 25 minutes and Quantitative Aptitude has 40 questions in 20 minutes. The two tests are separately timed.
What is the negative marking in IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I?
One fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer, in both Prelims and the Main Examination. In Prelims that is 0.25 per wrong answer.
What is the qualification and age limit for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I?
A bachelor's degree in any discipline, with proficiency in the local language prescribed by the RRB. The age limit under CRP RRBs XV is above 18 and below 30 years as on 1 September 2026, with 5 years relaxation for SC and ST and 3 years for OBC (non-creamy layer).
Do Prelims marks count in the final selection?
No. Only the Main Examination marks are used for interview shortlisting and final merit. The Main Examination and the 100-mark interview are combined in the ratio 80:20.