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IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I (Probationary Officer / Regional Rural Bank PO)

General Overview & Eligibility

  • Conducting Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) 
  • Cadre: Regional Rural Bank Officer (Scale-I / Assistant Manager) – Group “A” Officer 
  • Age Limit: 18 to 30 Years (Category relaxations apply: OBC +3 yrs, SC/ST +5 yrs, PwBD +10 yrs) 
  • Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University. (Preference is given to candidates with degrees in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics, or Accountancy).
  • Posting Scope: State-wise posting across participating Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) within the applied state. 
  • Selection Process: 3 Tiers (Prelims + Mains + Interview)

Exam Pattern & Syllabus

  1. Preliminary Examination (Qualifying)

  • Format: Online Objective Test 
  • Total Marks: 80 
  • Duration: 45 Minutes  
  • Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer. 
  • Reasoning Ability: 40 Questions, 40 Marks, 25 minutes 
  • Numerical Ability: 40 Questions, 40 Marks, 20 minutes 
  • Total: 80 Questions, 80 Marks, 45 Minutes 
  • Sectional Cut-Off: YES (Must qualify in each section individually). 

  1. Main Examination (Merit Deciding)

  •  Format: Online Objective Test 
  • Total Marks: 200 
  • Duration: 120 Minutes (Composite Time) 
  • Reasoning: 40 Qs, 50 Marks,30 minutes 
  • Numerical Ability: 40 Qs, 50 Marks,30 minutes 
  • General Awareness: 40 Qs, 40 Marks, 15 minutes 
  • English OR Hindi Language: 40 Qs, 40 Marks, 30 minutes 
  • Computer Knowledge: 40 Qs, 20 Marks, 15 minutes 
  • 3.Interview : 100 Marks Final merit weightage ratio: Mains 80% + Interview 20%.  

Last 3 Years IBPS RRB PO Cut-Off

  1. Prelims Cut-Off (General / UR Category – Out of 200)

State 

2025 Cutoff 

2024 Cutoff 

2023 Cutoff 
Uttar Pradesh  58.00  51.00  53.75 
Bihar  56.75  47.25  56.75 
West Bengal  65.75  57.75  53.75 
Rajasthan  55.25  49.00  54.25 
Madhya Pradesh  55.00  55.25  53.75 
Maharashtra  58.50  55.75  51.75 
Haryana  64.75  61.75  58.50 
Punjab  63.25  55.50  56.00 
Himachal Pradesh  63.75  59.25  62.50 
Jharkhand  57.25  —  56.75 
Odisha  58.25  56.25  58.00 
Gujarat  39.25  —  43.50 
Assam  52.00  50.75  51.50 
Chhattisgarh  48.75  —  54.00 
Uttarakhand  62.25  59.50  58.25 
Jammu & Kashmir  61.00  —  51.25 
Karnataka  36.00  38.50  36.00 
Telangana  49.00  20.50  46.25 
Andhra Pradesh  —  40.00  54.00 

2.Mains Cut-Off (General / UR Category – Out of 200) 

State / UT 

 2025  

2024  

2023 Exam  
Uttar Pradesh  72.94  71.81  70 – 78 
Bihar  73.81  68.44  68 – 75 
Maharashtra  63.31  72.94  65 – 74 
Rajasthan  74.63  71.13  70 – 76 
West Bengal  68.69  75.75  70 – 78 
Madhya Pradesh  73.25  74.13  70 – 75 
Haryana  84.88  78.44  78 – 86 
Karnataka  56.75  59.25  55 – 63 
Tamil Nadu  68.19  65.13  62 – 70 
Telangana  67.13  38.75  45 – 60 
Gujarat  59.63  48.44  50 – 60 
Punjab  75.88  75.63  72 – 79 

  1. Final Allotment Cut-Off (Out of 100)

(Calculated using combined 80% Mains + 20% Interview weightage)

Category / State Sample 

2023 

2024 


2025

 
UR (General – UP)  48.25  49.50  51.20 
OBC (NCL – UP)  45.10  46.25  47.80 
EWS (UP)  44.80  45.90  47.10 
SC (UP)  39.50  40.20  41.50 
ST (UP)  34.20  35.10  36.40 

Key Syllabus Topics

  • Quantitative Aptitude / Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation (Tables, Line/Bar graphs, Pie charts, Caselets), Number Series (Missing/Wrong), Quadratic Equations, Simplification/Approximation, Arithmetic (Profit/Loss, SI-CI, Time & Work, Speed & Distance, Mixtures & Allegations, Partnership, Probability). 
  • Reasoning Ability: Puzzles & Seating Arrangements (Linear, Circular, Floor, Box, Month-based), Syllogism, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Inequalities, Input-Output, Direction Sense, Data Sufficiency. 
  • General Awareness: Current Affairs (last 6 months with special emphasis on Agriculture & Rural Development), RBI Policies, Banking Terminology, Financial Schemes, Regional Rural Bank structure, Priority Sector Lending (PSL), NABARD functions. 

English / Hindi Language: 

  • English: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles, Fillers, Vocabulary. 
  • Hindi: अपठित गद्यांश (Comprehension), वाक्य त्रुटि, मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियां, पर्यायवाची/विलोम शब्द, वाक्यक्रम पुनर्व्यवस्था, रिक्त स्थान पूर्ति. 
  • Computer Knowledge: Computer Fundamentals, Operating Systems, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Internet & Networking Basics, DBMS, Cyber Security, Shortcut Keys & Computer Abbreviations.