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RRB CLERK

The RRB Clerk Exam, also known as the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam, is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for recruiting clerks or office assistants in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across India.

About RRB LERK

The RRB Clerk Exam, conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), recruits candidates for the Office Assistant (Clerk) position in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across India. It includes Preliminary and Main exams that test reasoning, numerical ability, general awareness, and language skills.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nationality: The candidate must be an Indian citizen, a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanent settlement.
• Age Limit: Generally, 18–28 years (age relaxation for reserved categories as per government rules).
• Educational Qualification: A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university is mandatory. Proficiency in the local language of the respective RRB is required.

Selection Process

The RRB Clerk Exam follows a two-stage selection process:
• Preliminary Examination (Prelims)
• Main Examination (Mains)

Eligibility Criteria

Preliminary Exam
The Prelims is the first screening stage, consisting of two sections

Section

Number of Questions

Marks

Time

Reasoning Ability

40

40

45 minutes 

Numerical Ability

40

40

Total

80

80

45 minutes

• Negative Marking: 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
• Qualifying Nature: Candidates must clear the cutoff to qualify for the Mains exam.

Main Exam

The Mains is more extensive, covering five sections :

Section

Number of Questions

Marks

Time

Reasoning

40

50

Composite time of 2 hours

Numerical Ability

40

50

General Awareness

40

40

English/Hindi Language

40

40

Computer Knowledge

40

20

Total 

200

200

2 hours

• Mode: Online
• Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer.
• Final Selection: Based on Mains score, subject to document verification.

4. Syllabus Overview

Here’s an outline of the subjects included:
• Reasoning Ability: Puzzles, seating arrangements, blood relations, coding-decoding, syllogisms, inequalities, alphanumeric series, data sufficiency, etc.
• Numerical Ability: Data interpretation, simplification/approximation, number series, arithmetic topics (profit and loss, time and work, percentage, etc.), quadratic equations.
• General Awareness: Banking awareness, current events, economic and financial news, static general knowledge.
• English Language: Reading comprehension, cloze test, error spotting, sentence rearrangement, fillers, and vocabulary.
• Computer Knowledge: Basics of computers, MS Office, Internet, shortcuts, and computer fundamentals.

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