Bank – Gurukulam IAS

Name of the Recruiting Body : SBI PO

Type of Services : Probationary Officer (PO)

SBI PO 2021 Eligibility Criteria :

Candidates had to meet the education qualification and age eligibility criteria in order to apply for SBI PO 2021 Recruitment. The following are the details of SBI PO Eligibility Criteria 2021.

Educational Qualifications :

Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
Basic knowledge of computers is a must.
The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark-sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/Institute.

SBI PO 2021 Age Criteria :

• Minimum Age Limit : 21 Years
> • Maximum Age Limit : 30 Years

SBI PO Salary 2021 :

SBI offers one of the greatest salary package along with other benefits, as for the year 2021, the notification is not yet released so we are providing you the details of SBI PO Salary 2021:

1	SBI PO Salary (Basic Pay)	₹27620/-
2	Dearness Allowance Of SBI PO	46.9% of the basic pay
3	City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)	3% or 4% (depending on the place of posting)
4	Leased House Accommodation	Minimum : ₹8000/- (Rural areas) Maximum : ₹29500/- (Urban Areas)
5	Furniture Allowance	₹120000/-
6	Medical Insurance	100% for employees 75% for families
7	Leased House Accommodation	Travelling Allowance
8	Petrol	₹1100 – ₹1300
9	Miscellaneous	₹4000/-
10	Total Compensation (Annually)	7.5 lakhs to 12.9 lakhs
11	Loan Benefits	Employees get Concession on interest rates

SBI PO 2021 Exam Dates :

S. No.	SBI PO Notification 2021 Activity	SBI PO Exam Dates
1.	SBI PO 2021 Notification Release Date	To be notified
2.	SBI PO Apply Online Start Dates	To be notified
3.	SBI PO Prelims Exam Date	To be notified
4.	Result of Online exam – Preliminary	To be notified
5.	SBI PO Mains Exam Date	To be notified
6.	Result of Online Examination – Main	To be notified
7.	Download Call Letter for Personal Interview	To be notified
8.	Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview	To be notified
9.	Declaration of Final Result	To be notified

SBI PO 2021 Exam Summary :

Name of Exam	SBI PO 2021 Exam
Conducting Body	State Bank of India
Periodicity	Annually
SBI PO Prelims Exam Date	To be notified
Exam Level	National
Mode of Exam	Online
Exam Rounds	3 (Prelims + Mains + Interview)
SBI PO 2021 Selection Stages	Prelims, Main Exam, Group Discussion / Interview
Candidates Expected to Register for SBI PO 2021	9-10 lakhs
Available Seats 2021	2000
Job Location	Across India
Official Website	@sbi.co.in
SBI PO Helpline	022 – 2282 0427

LEVEL OF EXAMS :

PHASE-I : PRELIMINARY (OBJECTIVE) :

SBI PO is a three-tier exam i.e. preliminary exam, main exam followed by Group Discussion & Personal Interview. Following is the expected exam pattern of SBI PO 2021 according to the previous year’s notification.

Phase-I : Preliminary (OBJECTIVE) :

Sr No.	Subjects	No.of.Questions	Max Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	Each section 20 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35
	Total	100	100	60 Minutes

Candidates have to qualify for the test by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. There will be no sectional cutoff. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 10 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) are shortlisted for the Main Examination.

PHASE-II : MAINS EXAMINATION PATTERN (OBJECTIVE) :

Main Examination consists of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests is online. Candidates have to answer the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of the Objective Test, Descriptive Test is administered.

S. No.	Name of test (Not by Sequence)	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Durstion
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2.	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
3.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
4.	General, Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
	Total	155	200	3 Hours

Objective Test

The objective test of 3 hours duration consists of 4 Sections for total 200 marks. The objective test has separate timing for every section. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

Descriptive Test :

The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 50 marks is a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in the objective test.

A Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination): There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Phase – III : Group Exercises (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and Descriptive Test are arranged in descending order in each category. The adequate number of candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank are called for Group Exercises and Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Exercises & Interview are decided by the Bank.

Detailed SBI PO Syllabus 2021

The three-tier process in the SBI PO exam was introduced in the year 2015. Generally, the syllabus of SBI PO remains the same. Click below to view SBI PO Syllabus. The SBI PO syllabus mentioned below is according to previous years. The syllabus is subject to change.

SBI PO Syllabus 2021 Preliminary Exam :

Given below is the syllabus of the Prelims examination.

English Language :	Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Jumbled Paragraph Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting Fill in the blanks Miscellaneous Paragraph Completion
Reasoning Ability :	Logical Reasoning Alphanumeric Series Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Data Sufficiency Coded Inequalities Seating Arrangement Puzzle Tabulation Syllogism Blood Relations Input-Output Coding-Decoding
Quantitative Aptitude :	Simplification Profit & Loss Mixtures & Allegations Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Time & Work Time & Distance Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Data Interpretation Ratio & Proportion, Percentage Number Systems Sequence & Series Permutation, Combination & Probability

SBI PO Syllabus 2021 Mains Exam :

Given below is the syllabus of the Mains examination of SBI PO 2021.

Reasoning :	Verbal Reasoning Syllogism Circular Seating Arrangement Linear Seating Arrangement Double Lineup Scheduling Input-Output Blood Relations Directions & Distances Ordering & Ranking Data Sufficiency Coding & Decoding Code Inequalities Course of Action Critical Reasoning Analytical & Decision Making
Data Analysis and Interpretation	Tabular Graph Line Graph Pie Chart Bar Graph Radar Graph Case let Missing DI Case let DI Data Sufficiency Probability Permutation & Combination
English Language	Reading Comprehension Grammar Vocabulary Verbal Ability Word Association Sentence Improvement Para Jumbles Cloze Test Error Spotting Fill in the blanks
General Economy Banking Awareness	Financial Awareness Current Affairs General Knowledge Static Awareness Banking and Financial Awareness
Computer Awareness	Internet Memory Keyboard Shortcuts Computer Abbreviation Microsoft Office Computer Hardware Computer Software Operating System Networking Computer – Fundamentals / Terminologies

IBPS PO 2019 Admit Card/Call Letter :

The admit cards for the Prelims Exam, Main Exam and Group Discussion and Personal Interview will be released 10-15 days before they are held. We will update the links to download them as soon as they are made available on the official website of the State Bank of India

IBPS PO 2019 Final Result :

The State Bank of India releases the results for different phases of examinations separately. The results are usually declared within a month after the examinations are conducted. We will provide the links to them as soon as they are available on the official website.

SBI PO Number of Attempts – 2021 :

Given below are the number of attempts for each category that are allowed in SBI PO 2021.

General/EWS	4
General (PwD)	7
OBC	7
OBC (PwD)	7
SC/ST (PwD)	No Restriction

SBI PO Result 2021 :

Once the examination will be conducted through the SBI, the result for the same will be declared within a month.

SBI PO Previous Years Cut-off Analysis :

Year	Cut-Off
2016	47.5
2017	51.5
2018	56.75
2019	71
2020	58.5

SBI PO Prelims Cut-off Analysis of previous years :

SBI PO Final Cut-off Analysis of previous years :

Year	Cut-Off
2016	49.75
2017	46.59
2018	50.79
2019	54.11
2020	46.59

NOTE :The above table shows SBI PO Cut-off trends from 2016-2020. The minimum qualifying marks are of UR (Unreserved Category).

Name of the Recruiting Body : SBI SO

Type of Services :Specialist Officer (SO)

SBI SO 2020 Educational Qualification / Work Experience :

Post	Educational Qualification (as on 01.01.2019)	Work experience
Senior Special Executive (Data Analyst)	Post-Graduation in Statistics/ Maths/Economics as full-time course from recognized Institute/ University with minimum 60% marks (or its equivalent). Additional qualification of MBA/ PGDBM/B.Tech. will be advantageous.	Min. 6 years of experience in Bank/PSU/ Corporate in the field of data handling/data analysis/data interpretation using: advance statistical & analytical tools viz.SPSS/SAS/STATA programming language viz. R/ Python. Experience in data analysis will be preferred.
Senior Executive (Statistics)	Post-Graduation in Statistics/ Maths/Economics as full-time course from recognized Institute/ University with minimum 60% marks (or its equivalent). MBA as additional qualification is preferable.	Min. 4 years of experience in Bank/PSU/ Corporate in the field of data handling/data analysis/data interpretation using: advance statistical & analytical tools viz. SPSS/SAS/STATA programming language viz. R/Python. Experience in data analysis will be preferred.
Deputy Manager (Law)	Degree in Law (3 years/5 years) from a recognised University in India	Enrolled as Advocates with Bar Council and having 4 years of experience as practicing Advocate OR Law Officer in the Legal Department of Scheduled Commercial Banks OR 4 years combined experience as practicing advocate and Law Officer in the Legal Department of Scheduled Commercial Banks. The experience should be after enrolment as advocate with Bar Council.
Armourers (in clerical cadre)	Minimum pass in class 10+2 exam or equivalent or armed forces certificate equivalent to 10+2	Should have been Armourer Grade I while in the service and should be fully qualified in Armament course conducted by Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (EME) in 1st class.

SBI SO Recruitment 2020 – Eligibility Criteria : :

The eligibility criteria are different for different positions that are filled through SBI SO 2020 exam. A candidate must fulfil the eligibility criteria for different positions for which they have applied in order to qualify for further processes.
Executive (FI & MM) – A candidate must have graduation in Rural Economy/ Agriculture & Allied Activities/ Horticulture as years full-time course
Senior Executive – (Social Banking & CSR) Basic – A candidate must have graduation (full time) in any stream and minimum 3 years of experience
Sr. Executive (Digital Relations) – A candidate must have B.E./ B. Tech with minimum 60% marks in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Communication from recognised University/ Institute and 4 years of experience
Sr. Executive (Analytics) – A candidate must have B.E./ B. Tech with minimum 60% marks in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical & Electronics/Electronics & Communication from recognised University/ Institute and 4 years of experience
Sr. Executive (Digital Marketing) – A candidate must have B.E./ B. Tech with minimum 60% marks in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electrical & Electronics/ Electronics & Communication from recognised University/ Institute and 4 years of experience
Head (Product, Investment & Research) – A candidate need to have Graduation/Post Graduation from Government recognized University/Institution or Reputed Colleges. Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience in financial services, financial product development and private banking
Central Research Team (Portfolio Analysis & Data Analytics) – A candidate need to have MBA/PGDM/Post graduation in Statistics/ Data Analytics from Government recognized University or Institution and minimum 5 years of experience
Central Research Team (Support) – A candidate need to have Graduates/ Postgraduates in Commerce/Finance/Economics/Management/Mathematics/Statistics from Government recognized University or Institution and work experience of 3 years
Investment Officer – A candidate need to have Graduates/ Postgraduates from Government recognized University or Institution. Certification by NISM/CWM mandatory. Minimum 5 years of experience as an investment officer/part of product team in Wealth Management organisation.
Project Development Manager (Technology) – A candidate need to have MBA/MMS/PGDM/M.E/M.Tech/B.E/B.Tech from Government recognized University or Institution and Minimum 4 years’ experience
SME Credit Analyst – A candidate need to have CA/ MBA (Finance) / PGDM (Finance) /PGDBM(Finance) or equivalent post graduation degree (Two years full time regular course) from Recognized University/College and 3 years’ of post basic qualification work experience
Product Manager – A candidate need to have B.E./B. Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/Electronics & Communication/Electrical & Electronics from recognized University/Institutions and Minimum 5 years’ post basic qualification experience as on 01.01.2020 as a product owner in the financial services space
Manager (Data Analyst) – A candidate need to have Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or Computer Science and Minimum 8 years’ post basic qualification experience
Manager (Digital Marketing) – A candidate need to have MBA(Marketing)/PGDM(Marketing)/ PGDBM (Marketing)/MMS (Marketing) from recognized University/ Institute and 5 years’ post basic qualification experience
Faculty, SBIL, Kolkata – A candidate need to have Post Graduation in the domain relevant to the position and minimum 3 years of teaching experience
Banking Supervisory Specialist – A candidate need to have Graduate / Post Graduate or any professional qualification in Banking, Finance or Management related areas and minimum 25 years of experience
Manager – Anytime Channel – A candidate need to have BE/BTech in IT stream only (Electronics & Communications/ Computer/ Electrical/Information Sciences) & Full Time 2 Years MBA/ PGDM or equivalent Management Degree. Minimum 7 Years Post Qualification (degree of BE/B Tech) experience in IT Sector and Banking
Vice President (Stressed Assets Marketing) – A candidate need to have CA/MBA/CMA/ACS/PGDM or PG in Management from recognized university/ college as 2 years full time regular course.Minimum 12 years of work experience
Chief Manager (Special situation Team) – A candidate need to have CA/MBA/CMA/ACS/PGDM or PG in Management from recognized university/ college as 2 years full time regular course.Minimum 8 years of work experience
Deputy Manager (Stressed Assets Marketing) – A candidate need to have CA/MBA/CMA/ACS/PGDM or PG in Management from recognized university/ college as 2 years full time regular course.Minimum 4 years of work experience

SBI SO Recruitment 2020 – Eligibility Criteria :

The educational qualification and age limit is given below for each post. Apart from the educational qualification that is mentioned below the candidates also need to hold work experience. Kindly go through the Notification PDF that is given above.

Eligibility Conditions :

Post	Educational Qualification	Age limit
Deputy Manager (Security) (Backlog)	Graduate	25 to 40 years
Deputy Manager (Security) (Current)	MBA/PGDM or Post Graduate Management degree and full time BE/B.Tech in Information Technology/Computer/Computer Science/Electronics/Electronics & Communication/Electrical & Electronics or a combination of these streams.	25 to 40 years
MANAGER (RETAIL PRODUCTS),	B.E. / B.Tech in CS/IT or MCA from a recognized University/Institution.	25 to 35 years
Data Trainer		38 years
Data Translator		38 years
Data Translator		40 years
Senior Consultant Analyst, Assistant General Manager (Enterprise & Technology Architecture)		45 years
Post-Doctoral Fellowship	Ph.D in Banking / Finance / IT / Economics related to BFSI sector.	40 years
Data Protection Officer	Graduation or it’s equivalent.	55 years
Deputy Manager (Data Scientist)	B.Tech/ M.Tech in Computer Science/ IT/ Data Science/ Machine Learning and AI (Minimum 60% marks compulsory in B. Tech/ B.E.)	24 to 32 years
Manager (Data Scientist)		26 years to 35 years
Deputy Manager (System Officer)		24 to 32 years
Risk Specialist	Chartered Accountant (CA), or CFA, or MBA/PGDM (Finance/ Data Analytics/ Business Analytics) or its equivalent; M.Sc. (Statistics).	25 to 30 years

Salary Package :

The basic salary of SBI SO, as mentioned in SBI SO 2018 Official Notification is Rs. 23700. Also, the SBI Probationary Officer gets 4 advanced increments of ₹980 which are added to his basic salary which finally amounts to ₹27620. Apart from the basic salary, an SBI SO also receives Dearness Allowance, City Compensation Allowance (CCA) and Special Allowance which, when added to the basic salary, amount to approximately ₹43307

SBI Specialist Officer Notification 2020 :

SBI SO 2020 : The State Bank of India (SBI) has released the official notification to recruit Specialist Officers or SO for Executive, Non-Executive, Manager, Officer Posts. The SBI SO 2020 Notification for 400+ posts was released on the official website sbi.co.in Candidates who are interested for this SBI SO Recruitment process are advised to go through the eligibility criteria, recruitment process, important dates and other details and apply online for SBI SO 2020. The SBI SO Apply Online Link will remain active till 13 July 2020. Given below are the direct link of the notifications which you can download to get complete details.

SBI SO 2020 – Exam Dates

SBI State Bank of India has not been released the exam dates (Interview Dates) for SBI SO 2020 exam along with its official notification. The important dates for SBI SO 2020 Recruitment are as follows :

Event	Dates
SBI SO Notification 2020	17 September 2020
SBI SO Online Registration Starts From	18 September 2020
Last Date to Apply Online for SBI SO	8 October 2020
Last Date To Pay SBI SO Fee	8 October 2020
SBI SO Interview Date	To be notified
SBI SO Admit Card	To be notified

SBI SO 2020 Notification – Important Dates :

Recruitment of SCO on Contractual/Regular Basis

Events	Exam Dates
Commencement of Online Registration	23 June 2020
Last Date to Register Online	13 July 2020
Online Fee Payment	23 June 2020 to 13 July 2020
Last Date to Print Your Application	31 July 2020

Professional Knowledge (Common for all Finance Posts) :

There are various posts which SBI recruits through SBI SO examination and there are different question papers are set for all the aspirants of different posts. Below the professional knowledge section of the question paper has been provided according to the posts under SBI SO. • Chartered Accountant : Accounting Standards, Accounting Guidance Note, Financial Report Standards, Indian Accounting Standards, Corporate Financial Reporting, Accounting and Reporting of Financial Instrument, Share-based Payment, Liability Valuation, Share, Business valuation, Inflation Accounting, Indian Capital Market, Mutual Funds, Foreign Exchanges, Auditing etc.
• Statistician : Basic Statistical Methods and Inference, Uni-Variate Data, Bi-Variate Data, Time series forecasting, Sampling Concepts, Sampling Distribution, Estimations Theory, Simple Regression, Multiple Regression, Variance Analysis, Banking-Insurance, Financial Market, Foreign Exchanges, Forecasting Portfolio etc.
• Law Officer: Banking Regulated Laws, Banking Security Laws, Negotiable Instruments, Ethics and Corporate Governance in Banking, Financial Analysis, Banking Operational Laws, Banker-Customer Relations, Electronic Banking, Loans and Advances, Compliance and Legal Aspects, Security Types and Regulatory Frameworks etc.
• Systems Officer/IT Officer : Computer Networks and Basic Programing Languages (C, C++, Java), Data Base Management Systems (DBMS), Basic concepts of Software and Hardware, Data Structures, Computer Organization, Computer Networks, Network Programming, Algorithms, Digital Electronics, Web Technologies, Information Systems and Software Engineering etc.

Question paper 1 mainly consists of the topics from Reasoning Abilities, Quantitative Abilities and English Language. The topics covered in this section are as follows :

Professional Knowledge (Common for all IT Posts) :

* DataBase Management System (DBMS)
* Data Communication & Networking
* Computer organization & Microprocessor
* Data structure
* Integrated circuits
* Programming language C, C++ and OOPS
* Cyber Security and Threats
* Operating system & amp; system programming
* Compiler design
* Software engineering
* Mobile Technologies
* Digital electronics
* Basic Terms

Professional Knowledge (Common for all Finance Posts) :

* Direct and Indirect Taxes
* Cost Accounting Concepts
* Management Accounting Concepts
* Basic Accounting concepts and principles
* Accounting Standards
* Auditing standards

SBI SO Syllabus Preliminary Exam :

The preliminary examination of SBI SO exam constitutes of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language. The complete detail of heading and sub-heading of the sections asked in Preliminary Exam of SBI SO exam is discussed below :

English Language :	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Fillers
	Sentence Errors
	Vocabulary based questions
	Sentence Improvement
	Jumbled Paragraph
	Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph/Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Ability :	Puzzles
	Seating Arrangements
	Direction Sense
	Blood Relation
	Syllogism
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
	Machine Input-Output
	Inequalities
	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
	Data Sufficiency
	Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude :	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
	Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
	Number Series
	Approximation and Simplification
	Data Sufficiency
	Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
General Awareness :	Banking and Insurance Awareness
	Financial Awareness
	Govt. Schemes and Policies
	Current Affairs
	Static Awareness
Computer Aptitude :	History and Generation of Computers
	Introduction to Computer Organisation
	Computer Memory
	Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
	Computer Software
	Computer Languages
	Operating System
	Computer Network
	Internet
	MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
	Basics of DBMS
	Number System and Conversions
	Computer and Network Security

SBI SO Mains Syllabus :

The Mains Examination of SBI SO exam comprises of 5 sections: Reasoning, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, General/Economy/Banking Awareness, Computer Awareness. The complete syllabus is discussed below :

Data Analysis	Reasoning	English Language	General/Economy/Banking Awareness	Computer Awareness
Tabular Graph	Verbal Reasoning	Reading Comprehension	Financial Awareness	Internet
Line Graph	Syllogism	Grammar	Current Affairs	Memory
Pie Chart	Circular Seating Arrangement	Vocabulary	General Knowledge	Keyboard Shortcuts
Bar Graph	Linear Seating Arrangement	Verbal Ability	Static Awareness	Computer Abbreviation
Radar Graph Caselet	Double Lineup	Word Association	Banking and Financial Awareness	Microsoft Office
Missing Case DI	Scheduling	Sentence Improvement		Computer Hardware
Let it Case DI	Input Output	Para Jumbles		Computer Software
Data Sufficiency	Blood Relations	Cloze Test		Operating System
Let it Case DI	Input Output	Para Jumbles		Computer Software
Probability	Directions and Distances	Error Spotting		Networking
Permutation and Combination	Ordering and Ranking	Fill in the blanks		Computer Fundamentals/Terminologies
	Data Sufficiency
	Coding and Decoding
	Code Inequalities
	Course of Action
	Critical Reasoning
	Analytical and Decision Making

SBI SO Cut-offs in Written Test :

Subjects	Subjects Cut-offs for SC/ST/OBC/PWD	Cut-offs for Unreserved
Reasoning	11.25	12.50
English language	5.75	6.50
Quantitative knowledge	3.50	45.25
Professional knowledge	40	45

Category Wise SBI SO Cut-offs for Professional Knowledge :

Categories	Categories Category wise cut off marks in professional knowledge
SC	54.50
ST	47.25
OBC	57.50
GEN	59.25
VI	49.25
HI	42
OH	49.75

Name of the Recruiting Body : SBI Clerk

Type of Services : Clerk

SBI Clerk Eligibility Criteria 2021 :

All the candidates who are willing to apply for the SBI Clerk Recruitment, need to fulfill the eligibility criteria for the recruitment.

SBI Clerk Age Limit (as of 01st April 2021) :

As per the official notification released by SBI, candidates should have attained a minimum of 20 years of age, and should not exceed the age of 28 years. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02nd April 1993 and not later than 01st April 2001. Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:

S.No	Category	Upper Age Limit
1	SC/ST	33 Years
2.	OBC	31 Years
3.	Person with Disabilities (General)	38 Years
4.	Person with Disabilities (SC/ST)	43 Years
5.	Person with Disabilities (OBC)	41 Years
6	Jammu & Kashmir Migrants	33 Years
7.	Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen	The actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years 8 years for disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST subject to a max. age of 50 years.
8	Widows, Divorced, Women (No Married)	GEN – 35 Years OBC – 38 Years SC/ST – 40 Years 7 years (subject to the maximum age limit of 35 years for General/EWS, 38 years for OBC & 40 years for SC/ST candidates)

Educational Qualifications (As on 01.01.2018) :

(a) He/she must hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
(b) Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificates should ensure that the date of passing the IDD. Those who are in the final year/semester of their Graduation may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if provisionally selected, they will have to produce proof of having passed the graduation examination.
(c) Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in the Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is required for the SBI Clerk exam.

SBI Clerk 2021: Salary and Pay Scale :

• The pay scale of SBI Clerk has been revised by SBI this year and the new pay scale of SBI Clerk is ₹17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920. Earlier, the pay scale was 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110- 2120/1- 30230-1310/1-31450.
• This means that the starting basic salary for a candidate will be ₹17900/- with a year-on-year increment of ₹1000/- with the Basic pay while the Maximum Basic Salary of an SBI Clerk ₹47,920.
• The In-Hand Salary of SBI Clerk will include the approximate amount a candidate gets after the deductions. The starting salary of SBI Clerk is between the range of ₹26000 to ₹29000/-.

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus 2021 :

Reasoning Ability	Direction & Distance Blood Relation Syllogism Alphanumeric Series Inequality Coding-Decoding Order & Ranking Input-Output Data Sufficiency Resultant & Coded Series Circular/Triangular/Square/Rectangular Seating arrangement Linear row/Double row arrangement Floor based Puzzle Box based Puzzle Day/Month/Year/Age based Puzzle Comparison/Categorised/Uncertain Puzzle Blood relation based Puzzle Alphabets based Questions
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification Approximation Missing Series Wrong Series Quadratic Equation Data Sufficiency Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Pie, Tabular) Average, Ratio, Percentage, Profit & Loss Simple Interest & Compound Interest Problems on Ages Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns Speed, Distance & Time Probability Mensuration Permutation & Combination Mixture & Allegation Pertnership Boat & Stream
English Language	Reading comprehension Fillers Cloze Test Phrase Replacement Odd Sentence Out cum Para Jumbled Inference, Sentence Completion Connectors Paragraph Conclusion Phrasal Verb Related Questions Error Detection/ Sentence based Error Word Usage/Vocab based Questions Sentence Improvement Error Correction Idioms & Phrases Word Swap Misspelt Word Rearrangement Column based Sentences & Fillers

SBI Clerk Main Syllabus 2021 :

Reasoning Ability	Machine Input-Output Blood Relation Syllogism Direction & Distance Alphanumeric Series Coding Decoding Order & Ranking Inequalites Data Sufficiency Statement & Conclusion Statment & Assumption Course of Action Cause & Effect Statment & Inference Strength of Argument
Computer Aptitude	History & Generation of Computers Introduction to Computer Organization Computer Memory Hardware & Input-Output Devices Computer Software Computer Languages Operating System Computer Network Internet MS Office & Shortcut Keys Basics of DBMS Number System & Conversions Computer & Network Security
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Tabular, Pie, Radar, Caselet) Quadratic Equations Inequalities (Quantity 1 & Quantity 2) Missing Series Wrong Series Simplification & Approximation Profit & Loss Simple Interest & Compound Interest Problems on Ages & Partnership Time & Work Speed, Distance & Time Mensuration Probability, Permutation & Combination Mixture & Allegation Average, Ratio & Proportion Boat & Stream Pipes & Cisterns Data Sufficiency
English Language	Reading Comprehension Fillers New Pattern Cloze Test Phrase Replacement Odd Sentence out cum Para Jumbles Inference Sentence Completion Connectors Paragraph Conclusion Phrasal Verb related Questions Error Detection Word Usage
General Awareness	Banking Awareness Financial Awareness Current Affairs Static Awareness Government Schemes & Policies Awards & Recognization Books & Authors Committees Natinal Affairs International Affairs Sports Defence News

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBBS

Type of Services : PO

Educational Qualification :

A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Language Proficiency :

It is important for candidates to be proficient in the official language of the State/UT is desirable

Nationality / Citizenship of Applicants :

Given below is the eligibility criteria related to the Nationality/ Citizenship of Applicants
1. Candidate must be the citizen of India
2. Candidate must be the subject of Nepal or Bhutan
3. Those candidates who are Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement.
4. Those Candidates are allowed who are of Indian Origin (PIO) and has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam or East African countries of Zaire,Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India
Given below is the age Relaxation given to different category candidates :

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)	3 years
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	10 years
Ex-Servicemen (Army personnel)	5 years
Widows/Divorced Women	9 years
Persons with Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir during the period of 1-1-1980 to 31-12-1989	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years
Regular Employees of Union Carbide Factory, Bhopal
Retrenched from service (for MP state Only)	5 years

IBPS PO Vacancies 2020-21 :

IBPS PO 2021 vacancies has not been announced yet, but it will be updated on the official website of IBPS. Although the vacancies in 2020 was increased vacancies to 3517 for the Recruitment.

Given below is the detailed table of the vacancies released in the year 2020.

Bank	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total	PWBD
1.Bank of Baroda	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.Bank of India	110	55	198	74	297	734	29
3.Bank of Maharashtra	37	18	67	5	103	250	10
4. Canara Bank	315	157	567	210	851	2100	84
5. Central Bank of India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6.Indian Bank	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
7.Indian Overseas Bank	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.Punjab National Bank	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
9. Punjab & Sind Bank	14	6	21	8	34	83	0
10.UCO Bank	53	26	95	35	141	350	44
11.Union Bank of India	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Total	529	262	948	352	1426	3517	73

In IBPS PO official notification 2018, there were initially 4102 vacancies mentioned which rose to 4252 after the culmination of IBPS PO recruitment process.
Similarly in 2017, initial indicative vacancies were 3562 & the number of final allotments rose to 3760. Viewers can refer to the graph below to view IBPS PO Vacancy trends.

Salary Package (IBPS Bank PO Salary 2021) :

Salary structure breakdown is mentioned in the table below

Basic Pay	23,700
Special Allowance	1,836.75
DA	10,163.63
CCA	870
Total (without HRA)	36,570.38
HRA	2,133.00
Gross with HRA	38,703.38

There is a provision of timely increment of the pay of the IBPS PO officer as given below

Increment Percentage	Basic Pay	Gross Salary
15%	₹26,706/-	₹37,068/-
20%	₹27,866/-	₹38678/-
25%	₹29,026/-	₹40,288/-
30%	₹30,187/-	₹41,899/-

IBPS PO 2021 Exam Important Dates :

IBPS has officially released a notification regarding the mains exam date for IBPS PO. Below is the table having some important dates for this exam.

Activity	Dates
IBPS PO Application Process Notification	02.08.2021
IBPS PO Application form	07.08.2021
Last date to apply for IBPS PO	28.08.2021
Call Letter download	September (tentatively)
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training	September 2020
Online Examination – PreliminaryIBPS PO Preliminary Admit Card	09.10.2021, 10.10.2021, 16.10.2021 & 17.10.2021
Mains examination	27.11.2021

LEVEL OF EXAMS

Stage–1 : IBPS PO Preliminary Examination :

IBPS PO Preliminary examination is objective type & the medium of paper is generally English. The medium for Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning Ability is both Hindi & English.

S. No.	Name of Test	No.of.Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

There is a provision of sectional cut-off i.e. candidates will have to qualify each section separately.

The descriptive test is a test of English which contains Letter Writing and Essay with 25 marks and 30 minutes duration.
Note : For every wrong answer in both preliminary and mains examination, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to the particular question.

Stage 2: IBPS PO Mains Examination :

IBPS PO Main Exam is both objective & descriptive in nature and is based on online mode. The objective test is 3 hours consist of 200 marks whereas the descriptive test is of 30 minutes of 25 marks.

S. No.	Name of test (Objective)	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2.	English Language	35	40	40 minutes
3.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
4.	General, Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
	Total	155	200	180 minutes

The descriptive test is a test of English which contains Letter Writing and Essay with 25 marks and 30 minutes duration.
Note : For every wrong answer in both preliminary and mains examination, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to the particular question.

Stage 3: IBPS PO IBPS PO Interview :

The total marks assigned to the interview stage is 100. The minimum qualifying marks are 40% for general candidates and 35% for SC/ST/OBC. The ratio of mains exam and interview for final merit list will be 80:20.
Note : Only the marks of mains and interview is calculated for the overall merit list. Prelims marks are just qualifying in nature.

Detailed IBPS PO Prelims Syllabus 2021

IBPS PO Prelims 2021 syllabus in a nutshell is given below. Aspiring bankers should go through the topics carefully.
Here’s the complete list of topics asked under each section, comprising IBPS PO Syllabus for Prelims 2021

English Language	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Para jumbles
	Vocabulary Based/td>
	Fill in the blanks<
	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting/td>
	Paragraph Completion<
	Spelling Errors
	Word Replacement
	Column based Fillers and Sentence Connectors
	Word Usage
	Idioms and Phrases
	Sentence Completion
Reasoning Ability	Puzzles
	Alphanumeric Series / Alphabets / Numeric Series
	Direction Sense
	Data Sufficiency
	Inequalities
	Seating Arrangements
	Input-Output
	Syllogism
	Blood Relation
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Pie Chart, Mixed, Missing, Arithmetic, Caselet)
	Inequalities (Quadratic & Quantity based)
	Number Series
	Approximation and Simplification
	Ratio & Proportion, Partnership
	Percentage
	Mixtures & Alligations
	Average & ages
	Profit & Loss
	Time and work & Pipe and cistern
	Simple Interest & Compound Interest
	Time & Distance, Boat & stream
	Permutation, Combination & Probability
	Mensuration (2D & 3D)
	Data Sufficiency

Detailed IBPS PO Mains Syllabus 2021

The complete IBPS PO Mains Syllabus is discussed below.

Data Analysis	Number System, HCF &LCM, Series Inequality (Quantity based) Ratio & Proportion, Partnership Percentage Mixtures & Alligations Average & ages Profit & Loss Time and work & Pipe and cistern Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time & Distance, Boat & stream Permutation, Combination & Probability Mensuration (2D&3D) Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Pie, Mixed, Missing, Arithmetic, Radar) Caselet
Reasoning Ability	Puzzles Syllogism Seating Arrangements Machine Input-Output Blood Relation Direction Sense Data Sufficiency Coding-Decoding Inequalities Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
English Language	Reading Comprehension Error Detection Vocabulary Phrase Replacement Word Association Sentence Improvement Para Jumbles Cloze Test Spelling Errors Fill in the blanks Column Based Fillers Sentence Connectors Word Replacement Word Usage Sentence Rearrangement Sentence Completion
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness	Banking and Financial Awareness Current Affairs (4-5 Months) Static Awareness
Computer Aptitude	Internet Memory Keyboard Shortcuts Computer Abbreviation Microsoft Office Computer Hardware Computer Software Operating System Networking Computer Fundamentals/Terminologies Number System Basic of Logic Gates

 Note: Only those students will be called for the interview round who will successfully clear both the above-mentioned phase. The preliminary exam will be qualifying in nature but marks of both main (objective+ descriptive) will be taken into the account for the selection of the interview.

IBPS PO 2019 Admit Card/Call Letter :

The admit card or call letter will be available on the official websites of IBPS. Candidates who will apply for this exam may download the IBPS PO 2021 admit card from the official website of the bank as the hard copy of the IBPS PO Admit Card will not be sent to the candidate via post. To login on the official website, the candidates will require the following:
- Registration No/Roll No
- Date of Birth/Password
The admit card will be made available 10 to 15 days before the IBPS PO 2021 Exam. The admit card or call letter for IBPS PO 2021 will be issued in 3 phases :
- Online Preliminary Examination
- Online Mains Examination
- Interview

IBPS PO Cut Off 2019-20

IBPS PO Final Cut-Off 2019-20

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	OC	VI	HI	ID
Maximum Scores	47.07	50.80	50.22	48.98	60.58	46.38	53.16	42.33	42.04
Minimum Scores	36.02	33.24	40.27	40.82	44.44	36.00	42.18	26.36	28.80

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off for 2019-20

IBPS PO Mains Cut-off for 2019-20 has been released and below is the category wise cut-off marks for qualifying the exam. IBPS PO releases cut-off marks separately as per their category and this is applicable for both sectional and final cut-off list.

SNO	Category	Marks (Out of 225)
1	General	71.25
2	SC	55.63
3	ST	38.13
4	OBC	70.25
5	EWS	65.88

IBPS PO Cut Off 2018:

IBPS PO 2019-20 Prelims Cut-Off Score For General Category :

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cut Off Score EWS/UR	10.50	8.75	10.25	59.75
Cut Off Score SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	6.50	5.25	6.50

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-off Comparison :

IBPS PO previous years cut-off (2017 & 2018) has been given below.

Cut off comparison 2017-2018	IBPS PO -prelims 2017	IBPS PO – Main 2017	Final cut off 2017	IBPS PO -Prelims 2018	IBPS PO -Main 2018	Final cut off 2018
General	42.75	82	47.04	56.75	74.50	43.87
OBC	42.75	75.63	43.02	55.50	68.38	40.29
SC	36	62.50	38.56	49.25	56.38	35.78
ST	28.50	42.25	33.73	41.75	35.75	31.60

Overall Cut Off

Process for Arriving at Total Weighted Score & Cut-offs on Total Weighted Scores :

Total Weighted Score = Score obtained in Reasoning & Computer Aptitude + General/Economy/Banking Awareness + English Language + Data Analysis and Interpretation + English Language (Descriptive)

Category	Cut-offs on Total (Out of 225)
Scheduled Caste (SC)	56.38
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	35.75
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	68.38
General (Gen)	74.50
Hearing Impaired (HI)	42.63
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	53.25
Visually Impaired (VI)	66.88
Intellectual Disability (ID)	37.00

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBPS SO

Type of Services :Specialist Officer (SO)

IBPS SO 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of IBPS SO 2021 will be mentioned in the official notification. IBPS SO Eligibilty criteria generally remains same but varies from post to post because officers serve under Specialist Cadre/wing of Bank like Information technology, Marketing, HR, Law etc.

IBPS SO eligibility criteria according to IBPS SO official notification 2020 is as follows.

Essential Academic Qualifications :

Officer (Scale-I) :

4 year Engineering / Technology Degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation

(or)

Post Graduate Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Tele Communication / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Applications

(or)

Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) :

4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture / Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science / Fishery Science / Pisciculture / Agri. Marketing & Cooperation / Co-operation & Banking / Agro-Forestry / Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology / Food Science / Agriculture Business Management / Food Technology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering / Sericulture

Rajbhasha Adhikari(Scale I):

Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level.

(or)
Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

Officer (Scale I) :

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) :

Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / HR / HRD / Social Work / Labour Law.

Marketing Officer (Scale I) :

Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing) / Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing) / Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM / PGPM / PGDM with specialization in Marketing.

In case of dual specialisations, one of the fields of specialisation should be in the field prescribed. In case of major / minor specialisations, major specialisation should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA) / PG Diploma with more than two specialisations are not eligible to apply.

NOTE : For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates should have Certificate / Diploma / Degree in computer operations / Language / should have studied Computer / Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School / College / Institute.

Age Criteria :

Age of a candidate will be calculated as per the month of November 2019. The maximum and minimum age is given below.
Minimum Age: 20 years
Maximum Age: 30 years
There is relaxation of age for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD

Salary Package :

As per the IBPS SO 2020 Notification, the salary of a person appointed as a Specialist Officer in IBPS varies from ₹36,000 to ₹64,000. Candidates are advised to consider this year’s official notification which is yet to be released.

IBPS SO 2021 Exam Dates

As per the official advertisement released by IBPS, the following are the important dates and exam dates for IBPS SO 2021 :

IBPS SO 2021 Events	Date
IBPS SO 2021 Online Registration Start Date	To be announced soon
IBPS SO Online Registration Last/End Date	To be announced soon
Download Call Letter for Prelims Exam	A week before the examination
Preliminary Exam Date	18.12.2021, 26.12.2021
Result of Prelims	To be announced soon
Download Call Letter for Main Exam	A week before the examination
Main Exam Date	30.01.2022
Result of Main Exam	To be announced soon
Download Call Letter for Interview Round	To be announced soon
Conduct of the Interview Round	To be announced soon
Provisional Allotment	To be announced soon

IBPS PO IBPS SO Previous Years Vacancy Trends

Last year IBPS rolled out 600+ vacancies for Specialist Officers and the vacancies for this year will be released in the official pdf @ibps.in. The vacancies of IBPS SO varied from

Year	cut-off
2020	647
2019	1163
2018	1590
2017	1315
2016	1962

LEVEL OF EXAMS

IBPS SO 2021 Preliminary Exam :

The preliminary exam of IBPS SO is of 125 marks in 120 minutes time duration. IBPS SO prelims exam is not common for all the post but the timings and maximum is the same. Also, there is a sectional cut-off in IBPS SO Exam. Here is the post-wise prelims pattern of IBPS SO.

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari :

Sr No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2.	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2.	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125		120 minutes

Candidates had to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks decided by IBPS. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements were shortlisted for Online Main Examination.

IBPS SO Mains Exam :

For the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer :

The mains examination of IBPS SO demands professional knowledge of their respective fields. Here is a pattern for the same.

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge	60	60	English and Hindi	45 minutes

For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari :

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes
2.	Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes

Note :

There is a penalty of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in both preliminary as well as mains exam. However, there is no penalty for unattempted questions.

Detailed IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus 2019

There is no change in the examination pattern for IBPS SO 2019 in comparison to the last year’s pattern. The recruitment process will take in 3 phases, namely, Preliminary exam, the Main exam which will be a test of professional knowledge for the particular stream and the phase III is the Interview Round. For more details you can also check IBPS SO Eligibility & other details. Following is the exam pattern for Prelims:

A. Preliminary Examination

- For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari

S No	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English	50	25	English	40
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40
3	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40
	Total	150	125		120

- For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

S No	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1	English	50	25	English	40
2	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40
	Total	150	125		120

You have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
The following is the syllabus for English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness for IBPS SO 2019.

Reasoning Ability	Statement based Questions
	Syllogism
	Seating Arrangements
	Coding-Decoding
	Alpha Numeric Sequence
	Puzzles
	Blood Relation
	Analogy/td>
	Odd One Out
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation
	Time and Work
	Time, Speed and Distance
	Number Series
	Approximation
	Simple Interest and Compound Interest
	Profit & Loss
	Average
	Mixture and Allegations
General/Financial Awareness	Recent credit and monetary policies
	Indian Economy
	Overview of Indian Financial System
	Current Affairs
	National and International Matters
	Currency and Capital
	Awards and Honors
English Language	Sentence Arrangement
	Cloze Test
	Error Spotting
	Sentence Improvement
	Synonyms-Antonyms
	Phrases
	Elementary Grammar

Detailed IBPS SO Mains Exam Syllabus 2019

- The Pattern for Mains Exam includes the Professional Knowledge for various Posts.
- For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge	60	60	English and Hindi	45 minutes

For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes
2.	Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2021 Admit Card

IBPS SO 2021 Admit Card is expected to release a fortnight ago before the examination. The download link will be available on Bankersadda once it is released on the official website.

IBPS SO Cut Off 2020

IBPS SO Cut-off 2020 was released after the declaration of result of subsequent stages. Check the IBPS SO Cut Off of the final result for CRP IX given below

Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I)	22.67	25.93	29.67	26.67	37.73
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I)	56.33	53.47	64	62.67	64.8
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE I)	50.73	55.47	55.67	57.33	58
LAW OFFICER (SCALE I)	44.67	40.87	47	48.07	53.67
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE I)	48.33	52.27	43.33	57.4	59.2
MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE I)	43.33	38.67	44.87	43	51.93

IBPS SO Mains Previous Years Cut-off :

The cut of IBPS SO Mains depends upon:
Level of the Examination.
Pattern of the Examination.
Number of Vacancies.
Average attempts of candidates taking into account accuracy.
Mains Qualifying ratio with respect to total number of vacancies.

IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2018-19

- The cut-off for IBPS SO is given below

Post	SC	ST	OBC	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I)	52.93	50.6	54.93	60	67.27	49.93	58.47	NA
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I)	43.67	41.6	48.47	48.67	30.67	43.4	41.47	37.33
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE I)	55.33	50.67	61.33	59.67	NA	48.4	NA	NA
LAW OFFICER (SCALE I)	54.4	55	55.13	63.07	NA	49.73	NA	NA
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE I)	62.67	62.53	64.33	66.33	NA	56.33	NA	NA
MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE I)	52	47	54.27	59.67	55	47.67	55.27	73.8

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBPS Clerk

Type of Services : Clerk

Educational Qualifications :

Any Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a university recognised by the Government of India.

Salary Package :

According to IBPS Clerk official notification, The starting Basic Pay for IBPS Clerk is ₹11,765. The IBPS Clerk pay scale is 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230/1310-1-31540.
IBPS Clerk in-hand salary is ₹18000 to ₹21000 during the training period, It is the starting salary of IBPS Clerk. After the training period, the perks and other benefits are added and which may vary from bank to bank. The Basic Salary Component of Bank Clerk may vary in the range of ₹11,500 – ₹13,000. (with a scope of promotion.)

Facilities/Salary	Amount
Basic Pay	19900
Conveyance Allowance	757.08
Dearness Allowance	5209.82
SPL DA	4118
HRA	2039.75
Total	32024.65
Gross Salary	32024.65

IBPS Clerk Allowances

IBPS Clerk is also liable to get other allowances besides salary which depends on the place of posting. These other allowances like TA, DA, HRA are added in the salary and the total amount is what a person under IBPS Clerk gets in hand.

Special Allowance	It is 7.5 percent of the basic pay, after completion of 1 year it may increase from ₹ 400 to 500
Dearness Allowance	It is 60-70% (approx) percent of the basic pay which is revised quarterly
House rent allowance	It depends on the posting of the location. It is highest at 8.5% in the metropolitan cities.
Travel Allowance	These expenses are reimbursed by the banks(on official tours and travels only)
Medical Allowance	It is 2000/per year.

IBPS Clerk Salary: Pay Scale

Given below is the sum of Basic Pay and allowances makes up the total IBPS Clerk Salary.
This implies that the minimum Basic Pay for IBPS Clerk is ₹19900 while the maximum is ₹32024.

Basic Pay	Amount
Initial Basic Pay	₹11,765, with a yearly increment of ₹655 for three years
Basic Pay after 3 years	₹13730, with a yearly increment of ₹815 for the next three years
Basic Pay after the next 3 years	₹16175, with a yearly increment of ₹980 for the next four years
Basic Pay after the next 4 years	₹20095, with a yearly increment of ₹1145 for the next 7 years
Basic Pay after the next 7 years	₹28110, with a yearly increment of ₹2120 for next one year
Basic Pay after the next 1 year	₹30230, with a yearly increment of ₹1310 for next one year
Basic Pay after next year	₹31540 (maximum Basic Pay)

Eligibility Conditions :

Every year Institute Of Banking Personnel Selection releases the notification for the recruitment of clerk, this year as well IBPS has released its official exam calendar for the year 2021-22. The recruitment is done to recruit the clerk for various public sector banks. This is the 11th year of IBPS Clerk recruitment and hence named as IBPS CRP XI.
All those students who are preparing for the examination are well aware about the selection process of the IBPS Clerk. The recruitment is done based on the preliminary examination and mains examination. Students have to qualify both the examinations to get appointed in the examination.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Dates :

- IBPS Clerk preliminary exam 2021 will be held on 3 days followed by IBPS Clerk Mains 2021 on a single day. IBPS Clerk exams dates as given in the IBPS Clerk notification are 12th December, 13th, and 19th December 2020 while the mains examination will take place on 24th January 2021.

Events	Date
IBPS Clerk Notification 2021	June 2021
Online Registration Process	June 2021
Online Application Ends On	June 2021
IBPS Clerk Release of Prelims Admit Card	August 2021
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Examination 2021	August 28, 29 and September 4, 5, 2021
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam result	September 2021
IBPS Clerk Release of Mains Admit Card	October 2021
IBPS Clerk Mains Examination 2021	October 31, 2021
Declaration of Final (Mains) Result	April 1, 2022

Here is the complete schedule of IBPS Clerk Exam.

S. No.	Activity	IBPS PO Exam Dates
1	Online Examination – Preliminary	28.08.2021 29.08.2021 04.09.2021 & 05.09.2021
2	Online Examination – Main	31.10.2021

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Summary :

Organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
IBPS Official Website	ibps.in
Post	Clerk
Vacancy	3000+
Participating Banks	11
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims + Main Exams
Education Qualification	Graduate on or before 06.09.2021
Age Limit	20 years to 28 years (As on 01.07.2021)
Application Fee	SC/ST/PWD- `175General and Others- `850
Online Examination – Preliminary	August 28, 29 and September 4, 5, 2021
Online Examination – Mains	October 31, 2021
Notification Link	To be Updated
Online Application Link	To be Updated

Here is the complete schedule of IBPS Clerk Exam.

S. No.	Activity	IBPS PO Exam Dates
1	Online Examination – Preliminary	28.08.2021 29.08.2021 04.09.2021 & 05.09.2021
2	Online Examination – Main	31.10.2021

LEVEL OF EXAMS

IBPS CLERK EXAM PATTERN 2021

 IBPS Clerk 2021 is a three-tier examination which consists of preliminary followed by mains exam. Candidates can check IBPS Clerk 2021 exam pattern below.

A) IBPS Clerk 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern

Organisation	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
IBPS Official Website	ibps.in
Post	Clerk
Vacancy	3000+
Participating Banks	11
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Prelims + Main Exams
Education Qualification	Graduate on or before 06.09.2021
Age Limit	20 years to 28 years (As on 01.07.2021)
Application Fee	SC/ST/PWD- ₹175 General and Others- ₹850
Online Examination – Preliminary	August 28, 29 and September 4, 5, 2021
Online Examination – Mains	October 31, 2021
Notification Link	To be Updated
Online Application Link	To be Updated

Here is the complete schedule of IBPS Clerk Exam.

S. No.	Name of Tests (Objective)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

B) IBPS Clerk 2021 Mains Exam Pattern

S. No.	Name of Tests (NOT BY SEQUENCE)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Time allotted for each test (Separately)
1	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	English & Hindi	35 minutes
2	English Language	40	40	English & Hindi	35 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes
4	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English & Hindi	45 minutes
	Total	190	200		160 minutes

IBPS CLERK 2021 SYLLABUS

IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021 syllabus, in a nutshell, is given below. Aspiring bankers should go through the topics carefully and prepare for the exam accordingly.

Reasoning	Puzzle
	Alphanumeric Series/Alphabets/ Numeric Series
	Direction sense
	Data Sufficiency
	Inequalities
	Seating Arrangement
	Input-Output
	Syllogism
	Blood Relation
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
Quantitative Ability	Simplification & Approximation
	Number Series
	Inequality (Quadratic & Quantity based)
	Ratio & Proportion, Partnership
	Percentage
	Mixtures & Alligations
	Average & Ages
	Profit & Loss
	Time and work & Pipe and cistern
	Simple Interest & Compound Interest
	Time & Distance, Boat & stream
	Permutation, Combination & Probability
	Mensuration (2D & 3D)
	Data Interpretation (Bar, Line, Pie, Mixed, Missing, Arithmetic, Caselet)
	Data sufficiency
English Language	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Para jumbles
	Vocabulary Based
	Fill in the blanks
	Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting
	Paragraph Completion
	Spelling Errors
	Word Replacement
	Column based Fillers and Sentence Connectors
	Word Usage
	Idioms and Phrases
	Sentence Completion

IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2020

The following is the IBPS Clerk Mains cut off for CRP-IX released with the final result on 20 May 2020.

IBPS Clerk cut-off will be out after the examination. However, cut-off can be predicted as per the previous year’s exams. The cut-off is the minimum qualifying marks needed to qualify a particular stage of IBPS Clerk 2020. The cut-off of both the stages i.e. prelims & mains will be released separately.

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBPS

Type of Services :RRB PO/Assistant

Educational Qualification :

A candidate must be Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government. The candidate should have passed in English as one of the subjects at SSC/HSC/Intermediate/ Graduation level. Candidate must have passing certificate.

IBPS RRB 2021 Eligibility Criteria

IBPS RRB 2021 Eligibility Criteria depends on two factors i.e. Educational Qualification and Age

Educational Qualification

SNo	Post	Educational Qualification	Experience
1.	Office Assistant	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university	–
2.	Officer Scale-II General Banking Officer	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation, IT, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy	–
3.	Officer Scale I	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university. Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation, IT, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy	2 years as an officer in a bank or financial institution
4.	Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer
		IT Officer: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / IT or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.	1 year (in relevant field)
		CA:Certified Associate (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.	1 year as CA
		Law Officer: Degree in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.	2 years as an advocate
		Treasury Manager: Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance.	1 year (in relevant field)
		Marketing Officer: MBA in Marketing	1 year (in relevant field)
		Agricultural Officer: Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Horticulture / Dairy / Animal Husbandry / Forestry / Veterinary Science / Agricultural Engineering / Pisciculture with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.	2 years (in relevant field)
5.	Officer Scale III Senior Manager	Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation, IT, Management, Law, Economics or Accountancy.	Minimum 5 years as an officer in a bank or financial institution

Age

Office Assistant: Above 18 years and below 28 years.
Officer Scale-I: Above 18 years and below 30 years.
Officer Scale-II: Above 21 years and below 32 years.
Officer Scale-III: Above 21 years and below 40 years.

Salary Package

An Office Assistant in Regional Rural Bank can get a basic salary of ₹15000 to ₹19000 during the training period. After training period, the perks and emoluments may depend upon the performance of the candidate and it may also vary from bank to bank.
An Officer Scale-I in Regional Rural Bank can get a basic salary of ₹22,000 to ₹25000. Various allowances are also added onto as the salary components after which the salary may range from ₹33,000 to ₹37,000. The salary can also vary according to the place of posting and from one bank to another.

IBPS RRB Assistant/Officer Scale-I 2021 Exam Dates :

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Preliminary exam is scheduled to be held on 1st, 7th and 8th August 2021 and the mains exam is to be conducted on 25th September 2021. The Sinlge exams for IBPS RRB Scale-II and III are to be held on 25th September 2021.
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Preliminary exam is scheduled to be held on 14th and 21st August 2021 and the mains exam will be held on 3rd October 2021.
All the important dates related to IBPS RRB 2021 are given below

S. No.	Important Events	Dates
1.	IBPS RRB 2021 Notification	June 2021
2.	Online Application Starts	June 2021
3.	Online Application Ends	July 2021
4.	Admit Cards – Preliminary Exam	July 2021
5.	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam	1st, 7th, 8th August 2021
6.	IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam	14th & 21st August 2021
7.	IBPS RRB Prelims Result	August/September 2021
8.	IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam	25th September 2021
9.	IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam	3rd October 2021
10.	IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & III Single Exam	25th September 2021

LEVEL OF EXAMS

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-I) Preliminary Exam 2021

In the IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Prelims exam, only two sections are asked i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.

Sr No.	Name of the test	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Duration Composite time of 45 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	40	Duration Composite time of 45 minutes
	Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-I) Mains Exam 2021

In IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Mains exam, there is no sectional timing. General awareness and computers are also asked in the mains exam. There is an option to choose the English language or Hindi language

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	Hindi/English	40	50	2 hours
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
3.	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4.a	English Language	English	40	40
4.b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

The final selection is made on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in the mains exam and the interview. There is a negative marking of 1/4 mark for each wrong answer in both phases.

BPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Preliminary Exam Pattern :

In the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims exam, only two sections are asked i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	45 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	40	45 minutes
	Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2021 Mains Exam Pattern

- In the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains exam, there is no sectional timing. General awareness and computers are also asked in the mains exam. There is an option to choose the English language or Hindi language.

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	Hindi/English	40	50	2 hours
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
3.	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4.a	English Language	English	40	40
4.b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

The final selection of IBPS RRB Clerk is made on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in the mains exam. There is a negative marking of 1/4 mark for each wrong answer in both phases

Detailed IBPS RRB Assistant Syllabus 2019 :

English Language :	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Fillers
	Sentence Errors
	Vocabulary based questions
	Sentence Improvement
	Jumbled Paragraph
	Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph/Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Ability :	Puzzles
	Seating Arrangements
	Direction Sense
	Blood Relation
	Syllogism
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
	Machine Input-Output
	Inequalities
	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
	Data Sufficiency
	Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude :	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
	Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
	Number Series
	Approximation and Simplification
	Data Sufficiency
	Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
General Awareness :	Banking and Insurance Awareness
	Financial Awareness
	Govt. Schemes and Policies
	Current Affairs
	Static Awareness
Computer Aptitude :	History and Generation of Computers
	Introduction to Computer Organisation
	Computer Memory
	Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
	Computer Software
	Computer Languages
	Operating System
	Computer Network
	Internet
	MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
	Basics of DBMS
	Number System and Conversions
	Computer and Network Security

IBPS PO 2021 Admit Card/Call Letter :

IBPS RRB will release the IBPS RRB 2021 Admit card when the registration will be completed. IBPS RRB Prelims for PO and Clerk exams will be held on 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, and 21st August 2021. The direct link will be provided here once the admit cards will be released on the official website of IBPS.

IBPS RRB Assistant 2021 Results

IBPS IBPS will release the result after completing each phase for both the exams i.e. RRB PO and RRB Clerk. The links to check the results for prelims and mains will be activated here.

IBPS RRB Assistant Cut Off 2019 :

State-wise Cut Off (RRB PO Mains) :

State	Cut Off Score
Andhra Pradesh	89.31
Bihar	81.69
Chattisgarh	103.89
Gujarat	86
Haryana	100.63
Haryana	100.63
Himachal Pradesh	99.50
Jammu	91
Jharkhand	92.63
Karnatka	82.75
Kerala	92.75
Madhya Pradesh	97.06
Maharashtra	85.25
Odisha	86.38
Rajasthan	91.38
Tamil Nadu	58.56
Telangana	81.63
Uttar Pradesh	89.69
Uttarakhand	100.13
Assam	83.31
Manipur	59.88
Mizoram	70.25
Nagaland	76.63
Puducherry	65

Officer Scale III Cut Off :

Officer Scale II (GBO) :

Name of Test	Maximum Score	Qualifying Score
		SC/ST/Pwd/OBC	GENERAL
Reasoning	40	1.00	3.00
Computer Knowledge	40	9.00	12.50
Financial Awareness	40	3.25	6.00
English Language	40	2.00	6.75
Hindi Language	40	4.00	7.00
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	3.00	6.75

Officer Scale II (IT, CA, LAW, Treasury, Marketing & Agricultural Officer) :

Total Weighted Score = Score obtained in Reasoning & Computer Aptitude + General/Economy/Banking Awareness + English Language + Data Analysis and Interpretation + English Language (Descriptive)

Name of Test	Max. Score	Qualifying Score
		SC/ST/PWD/OBC	GENERAL
Professional Knowledge – IT	40	2.50	5.25
Professional Knowledge – CA	40	10.25	12.50
Professional Knowledge – LAW	40	1.00	4.00
Professional Knowledge – Treasury	40	1.00	2.50
Professional Knowledge – Marketing	40	2.50	5.75
Professional Knowledge – Agriculture	40	1.25	3.00
Reasoning	40	1.00	2.75
Financial Awareness	40	1.00	3.50
English Language	40	2.25	7.50
Hindi Language	40	3.00	6.00
Computer Knowledge	40	9.50	13.25
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	40	2.25	6.25

TWS Cut OFF Applied

Officer Scale II (GBO) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
47.81	23.13	61.94	61.94	44.06	29.88	33.94	NA

Officer Scale II (IT) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
89.38	74.00	98.75	105.88	66.50	31.38	81.50	NA

Officer Scale II (CA) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
NA	NA	42.25	61.13	NA	NA	NA	NA

Officer Scale II (CA) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
NA	NA	42.25	61.13	NA	NA	NA	NA

Officer Scale II (LAW) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
57.75	34.88	57.13	57.75	NA	33.75	42.50	NA

Officer Scale II (Treasury Manager) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
43.75	41.13	28.75	43.75	NA	NA	NA	NA

Officer Scale II (Marketing) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
70.38	46.88	78.00	78.00	NA	56.13	48.00	NA

Officer Scale II (Agricultural) :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
30.25	27.63	37.25	37.25	NA	NA	NA	NA

Officer Scale III :

SC	ST	OBC	GENERAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
58.75	40.75	65.81	73.38	81.31	70.44	40.56	NA

IBPS RRB Clerk 2018 Prelims Cut Off :

State	Cut-Off
Uttar Pradesh	70.75
Haryana	76.25
Madhya Pradesh	70.5
Himachal Pradesh	77.5
Punjab	74.75
Rajashan	73
Bihar	70.25
Odisha	71.25
Gujarat	69.75
Andhra Pradesh	72.5
West Bengal	75.25
Chattisgarh	67.75
Tripura	48.75
Maharashtra	69.75
Kerala	73.5
Telangana	67.75
Karnataka	66.25
Jammu & Kashmir	70
Assam	67.5
Jharkhand	69.75
Tamil Nadu	61.75

IBPS RRB Cut Off 2018 :

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut Off 2018 :

State	Cut-Off
Uttar Pradesh	50.00
Haryana	57.00
Maharashtra	47.50
Karnataka	44.25
Gujarat	48.25
Telangana	45.25
Bihar	45.00
Andhra Pradesh	52.50
Uttarakhand	54.00
Odisha	50.50
Himachal Pradesh	59.75
Tamil Nadu	43.25
Rajasthan	50.50
West Bengal	48.50
Punjab	54.75
Chhattisgarh	53.50
Tripura	29.25
Jammu & Kashmir	47.25

IBPS RRB Clerk 2018 Prelims Cut Off :

State	Cut-Off
Andhra Pradesh	89.31
Bihar	81.69
Chhattisgarh	103.89
Gujarat	86
Haryana	100.63
Himachal Pradesh	99.50
Jammu	91
Jharkhand	92.63
Karnataka	82.75
Kerala	92.75
Madhya Pradesh	97.06
Maharashtra	85.25
Odisha	86.38
Rajasthan	91.38
Tamil Nadu	58.56
Telangana	81.63
Uttar Pradesh	89.69
Uttarakhand	100.13
Assam	83.31
Manipur	59.88
Nagaland	76.63
Puducherry	65
Tripura	78.69
West Bengal	92.06

IBPS RRB Assistant Mains Cut Off 2018

Cut Off for Individual Subjects of IBPS RRB Assistant Mains :

S. No.	Name of test (Not by Sequence)	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Cut off SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	General
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	07.50	10.25
2.	English Language	35	40	07.50	08.00
3.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	02.25	11.25
4.	General, Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	05.00	04.50
5.	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) only for	2	25	08.75	10.00
	PO/Officer cadre

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBPS

Type of Services :Specialist Officer (SO)

Educational Background :

I.T. Officer (Scale-I) :

4 year Engineering / Technology Degree in Computer Science / Computer Applications / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Telecommunications / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation

(or)
Post Graduate Degree in Electronics / Electronics & Tele Communication / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Instrumentation / Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Applications

(or)
Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) :

Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) :

Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level.

(or)
Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

Law Officer (Scale I) :

A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) :

Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / HR / HRD / Social Work / Labour Law.*

Marketing Officer (Scale I) :

Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing) / Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing) / Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM / PGPM / PGDM with specialization in Marketing *

Salary Package :

Approximate salary of a Bank PO is 35,000 – 40,000 and it may vary across different banks. To know more about other allowances, perks and benefits.

Eligibility Conditions :

Post	Age limit	Category	Age relaxation
PROBATIONARY OFFICER	20 – 30 years	SC/ST	5 years
Clerical cadre	20 – 30 years	Handicapped (PH)	10 Years
Others	20 – 30 years	PH + OBC	13 Years

IBPS SO 2019 Exam Dates :

As per the calendar released by IBPS for the year 2019, IBPS SO Preliminary Examination will be conducted on 28th and 29th of December 2019 and IBPS SO Main Examination will be conducted on the 25th of January 2020.

S. No.	Activity	IBPS SO Exam Dates
1.	Online Examination – Preliminary	28th & 29th December, 2019
2.	Online Examination – Main	25th January 2020

LEVEL OF EXAMS

IBPS SO 2019 Preliminary Exam :

The pattern for IBPS SO 2019 examinations will be released by IBPS through its official notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officers which is expected to be out in October 2019. Here is the examination pattern for preliminary and main examinations of the year 2018 :

For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari :

Sr No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2.	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer :

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	English Language	50	25	English	40 minutes
2.	Reasoning	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

IBPS SO 2019 Mains Exam :

For the post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer :

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge	60	60	English and Hindi	45 minutes

For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari :

S. No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes
2.	Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	English and Hindi	30 minutes

Important Note :

Marks obtained by the candidates in the Main examination will be considered for shortlisting for Interview and preparation of final merit list.

Note :

There will be negative marking for every wrong answer in both Preliminary and Main Examination for which there is a penalty of ¼ or 0.25 of the marks assigned to the particular question.

We do not claim that it will exactly be the same as we expect it to be for IBPS can surprise candidates with a changed face of banking examinations anytime. So, you also have to prepare yourself for all sorts of bombshells that can be dropped by IBPS when IBPS PO 2019 is conducted..

Phase – III : IBPS PO Interview :

The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The qualifying marks in the interview are 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE (Main exam) and interview for final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.

Detailed IBPS SO Preliminary Exam Syllabus 2019 :

English Language :	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Fillers
	Sentence Errors
	Vocabulary based questions
	Sentence Improvement
	Jumbled Paragraph
	Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph/Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Ability :	Puzzles
	Seating Arrangements
	Direction Sense
	Blood Relation
	Syllogism
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
	Machine Input-Output
	Inequalities
	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
	Data Sufficiency
	Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude :	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
	Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
	Number Series
	Approximation and Simplification
	Data Sufficiency
	Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)

IBPS SO Professional Knowledge Syllabus :

The syllabus of Professional Knowledge is field specific for each post.

Marketing Officer Syllabus :

Marketing Overview and Marketing Process and Marketing Planning; Concept, Nature, Scope and Importance of Marketing; Functions, and Importance of Marketing Management; Consumer/Buyer Behavior; Market Segmentation: Importance of Market Segmentation; Marketing Research; Product Planning and Development Sales Promotion and its Objectives; Branding, Packaging, and Labeling; Pricing Decisions: Pricing, Pricing Decision Strategies; Wholesale and Retail Trade; Services Marketing; Bank and Insurance Marketing; Consumer Protection in India: List of Consumer Rights, Consumer Protection Act; Marketing Organization; Marketing Program; Marketing Decision-Making; Sales Forecasting; Product Distribution: Definition, Channels of Distribution; Advertisement; Sales Management; Marketing Environment; Rural Marketing; International Marketing; Social Responsibility and Business Ethics.

Agriculture Field Office :

Agriculture current affairs; Crop horticulture vegetables; Spacing time of sowing seed rate; Herbicides Pesticides; Important points regarding plants fruits vegetables; Preservation of fruits and vegetables; Types of cropping system; Different Diseases; Seed technology – Different government schemes; Agriculture economics – Agriculture cost and schemes; Various types of agricultural practices; Soil resources; Indian soil; Green manures; Animal husbandry and technology; Different varieties of animals; Agriculture small industries like honey daily in the fisheries; Various diseases and its causes; Rural welfare activities in India; Different insurance schemes regarding agriculture; Development schemes.

IT Officer :

1. Operating System

Simple Batch Systems, Multiprogram batched systems, Time Sharing Systems, Process Concepts and PCB, Process Scheduling, Schedulers, and Context Switching, Interprocess Communication, CPU Scheduling, Scheduling Criteria, Scheduling Algorithms- FCFS, SJFS, Priority Scheduling, Round-Robin Scheduling, Multilevel Queue Scheduling, Multilevel Feedback Queue Scheduling, Multiple-Processor Scheduling, Real-Time Scheduling, The Critical Section Problem, Semaphores, The Dining Philosophers Problems, Critical Regions, Deadlock- Prevention, Avoidance, Detection, Recovery, Bankers Algorithm, Memory Management, Logical Vs Physical Address Space, Segmentation, Virtual Memory, Demand Paging, Page Replacement Algorithms- FIFO, Optimal Algorithm, LRU, Second Change; Counting Algorithm , Thrashing.

.2. Data Structure

Asymptotic Notation, Stacks and Queues, Trees, Algorithms, Binary Trees, Lemma, Heaps and Heapsort, Minimum Spanning Trees, All pair shortest path, Optimal Binary Search Trees, Tree Traversal, Graphs- Search and Traversal techniques, Sorting- Insertion Sort, Selection Sort, Radix Sort, Merging, Complexity of Sorting and Merging Algorithms, Hashing, Chaining, PASCAL, Looping, Break and continue statement, Functions

3. Object-Oriented Programming

Java Basics (History of Java, data types, variables, scope and lifetime of variables, arrays, operators, expressions, control statements, type conversion and casting, simple java program, concepts of classes, objects, constructors, methods, access control, this keyword, overloading methods and constructors, parameter passing, recursion, nested and inner classes, exploring string class), Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Packages and Interfaces, Exception Handling, Multithreading, Event Handling, Applets

4. Database Management Systems

Database models, File Management System VS DBMS, Tuple Relational Calculus, Normal Forms, Data-Structure Diagrams, ER Diagram, SQL Basics, Transaction Control.

5. Compiler Design/Language Processor

Assemblers, Compiler structure, Lexical Analyser, Parsing, Buffer pairs, syntax error handling, Parse tree and derivation, grammar, bottom-up parsing, LR Parsing, Syntax tree, Storage Organization, macro instructions, macro processor, loader, linker, interpreters.

6. Computer Organisation

Number System, Arithmetic Addition and subtraction, Overflow Detection, Decimal Fixed Point Representation, Floating Point Representation, Gray Code, Weighted Code, Excess-3 Code, Error Detection Codes, Parity Bit, Odd Function, Machine Language, Addressing Modes, Program Counter, CPU, General Register Organisation, Control Word, Microprogrammed Control, Data Dependency, Memory Organisation, Cache, Mapping.

7. Microprocessor and Computer Hardware

Microprocessor Architecture and its operations, 8085, 8080A, Bus Organisation, Registers, Accumulator, Stack Pointer, Memory Classification, Flip Flop, R/W Memory, ROM, RAM, 8085 Control and Status Signals, Power Supply and Clock Frequency, Logical Operations, Instruction Format, Stacks, Subroutine, Interrupts, Programmable Interrupt Controller, Interrupt Operation, Ladder Network, D/A Converters, Multiplexer De-multiplexer, Digital Comparator, Parity Generator/Checker, Flip Flop, Ring Counter, Ripple Counter, Up/Down Counter, Synchronous Counter.

8. Computer Network

Reference Models, OSI and TCP Models, Data Transmission, Transmission Medium, IEEE Standards, and Protocols- 802.3, 802.4, 802.5, IP Address, NIC, Switching, Networking devices, Internet, Types of Networks

9. Software Engineering

SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Software Configuration Management (SCM), Software Development Models, Requirement Elicitation, Software Design and Maintenance, Software Testing: Testing Objectives, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, Testing for Functionality and Testing for Performance, Top-Down and Bottom-Up Testing Strategies: Test Drivers and Test Stubs, Structural Testing (White Box Testing), Functional Testing (Black Box Testing), Test Data Suit Preparation, Alpha and Beta Testing of Products.Static Testing Strategies: Formal Technical Reviews (Peer Reviews), Walk Through, Code Inspection, Compliance with Design and Coding Standards.

10. Web Technology

Web Page Designing: HTML: list, table, images, frames, forms, CSS, Document type definition, XML: DTD, XML schemes, Object Models, presenting and using XML, Using XML Processors: DOM and SAX, Dynamic HTML.
Scripting : Javascript: Introduction, documents, forms, statements, functions, objects; introduction to AJAX, VB Script, Introduction to Java Beans, Advantage, Properties, BDK, Introduction to EJB, Java Beans API.
Server Site Programming: Introduction to active server pages (ASP), Introduction to Java Server Page (JSP), JSP Application Design, JSP objects, Conditional Processing, Declaring variables and methods, Sharing data between JSP pages, Sharing Session and Application Data, Database Programming using JDBC, development of java beans in JSP, Introduction to Servlets, Lifecycle, JSDK, Servlet API, Servlet Packages, Introduction to COM/DCOM/CORBA.
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor): Introduction, syntax, variables, strings, operators, if-else, loop, switch, array, function, form, mail, file upload, session, error, exception, filter, PHP-ODBC.

11. Data warehousing & Data Mining

Data Warehouse Process and Technology : Warehousing Strategy, Warehouse management and Support Processes, Warehouse Planning and Implementation, Hardware and Operating Systems for Data Warehousing, Client/Server Computing Model & Data Warehousing. Parallel Processors & Cluster Systems, Distributed DBMS implementations, Warehousing Software, Warehouse Schema Design, Data Extraction, Cleanup & Transformation Tools, Warehouse Metadata.
Data Mining : Overview, Motivation, Definition & Functionalities, Data Processing, Form of Data Preprocessing, Data Cleaning: Missing Values, Noisy Data,(Binning, Clustering, Regression, Computer and Human inspection), Inconsistent Data, Data Integration and Transformation. Data Reduction:-Data Cube Aggregation, Dimensionality reduction, Data Compression, Numerosity Reduction, Discretization and Concept hierarchy, generation.
Data Visualization and Overall Perspective : Aggregation, Historical information, Query Facility, OLAP function, and Tools. OLAP Servers, ROLAP, MOLAP, HOLAP, Data Mining interface, Security, Backup and Recovery, Tuning Data Warehouse, Testing Data Warehouse. Warehousing applications and Recent Trends: Types of Warehousing Applications, Web Mining, Spatial Mining, and Temporal Mining.

12. Computer and Network Security

Basic security topics, including symmetric and public key cryptography, digital signatures, cryptographic hash functions, authentication pitfalls, and network security protocols.

Law Officer :

Various Indian Laws and Acts with reading on the banking sector like contract acts; Laws related to partnerships; Laws related to companies; Laws related to firms etc. RBI functions; Relevant laws of negotiable instruments; Foreign Exchange; Securities; How to prevent money laundering; Bankers Book Evidence Act; Offenses and Penalties; Consumer Protection Act; Banking Ombudsman Scheme; RTI Act; DRT Act and Information Technology Act; The Banking Ombudsman Scheme; Procedure for Redressal of Grievance; Commercial Laws with Reference to Banking Operation; Contracts of Guarantee; Contracts of Bailment; Contracts of Pledge; Contracts of Agency; Meaning and Essentials of a Contract of Sale; Definition, Meaning, and Nature of Partnership.

HR/Personnel Officer :

Human Resource Management; Human Resource Development; Human Resource Information System; Transactional Analysis- Understanding TA- life stages; Recruitment & Selection; Training and Development; Rewards & Recognition; Performance Management & Appraisal; Management of Compensations and Benefits; Mobility of Personnel and Retirement; Business Policy and Strategic Analysis; Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Effectiveness: Concept of EI, theories; Managing change and organizational effectiveness; Management Process and Organizational Behaviour; Managing Interpersonal and Group Processes; Collective Bargaining and Negotiation process; Conflict Management; Grievance Management; Industrial Relations & Trade Unions; Labour Laws; Discipline : Principles of Natural Justice, Disciplinary Proceedings, Domestic Enquiry; Personnel problems and employee counseling -Labour turnover, absenteeism, alcoholic and drug abuse. Employee health, safety, and welfare.

Rajbhasha Adhikari :

Professional Knowledge test for this post is a test of Hindi Language, the syllabus includes Reading Comprehension (related to women empowerment), Grammar, Synonym (पर्यायवाची), Translation and Word Meaning. As it is a test of Hindi language and translation, candidates should be well versed with Hindi Grammar and build their vocabulary.

IBPS SO Result & Cut Off 2018 :

As per the official notification released by IBPS, it will bring out the result mains examination in the month of February 2019. The final results after the conduct of interview process will be declared in the month of April this year.

Given below are the cut off scores of IBPS SO Recruitment 2016 and 2017. IBPS SO 2018-19 cut off scores will be updated here as soon as the result of IBPS SO Main Exam is out.

Following were the cut off scores for various posts of Specialist Officers Recruitment in 2016 (out of 100) :

Post	SC	ST	OBC	UR
Agriculture Field Officer	31.20	29.20	34.80	35.00
Rajsabha Adhikari	52.00	46.60	55.60	52.60
Law Officer	48.00	31.80	51.60	57.40
HR/Personnel Officer	57.20	55.40	57.60	60.60
Marketing Officer	62.40	51.80	65.40	67.20

Following were the cut off scores for various posts of Specialist Officers Recruitment in 2017 (out of 100) :

Post	UR	SC	ST	OBC
IT Officer (Scale-I)	50.93	41.00	32.27	46.73
Agriculture Field Officer	46.87	41.00	38.53	46.07
Rajbhasha Adhikari	45.53	38.67	NA	43.07
Law Officer	59.00	47.67	46.00	52.93
HR/Personnel Officer	63.07	50.00	47.67	59.33
Marketing Officer	70.53	55.67	55.67	67.00

Name of the Recruiting Body : IBPS

Type of Services :RRB PO/Assistant

Educational Qualification :

Salary Package :

An Office Assistant in Regional Rural Bank can get a basic salary of ₹15000 to ₹19000 during the training period. After training period, the perks and emoluments may depend upon the performance of the candidate and it may also vary from bank to bank.

An Officer Scale-I in Regional Rural Bank can get a basic salary of ₹22,000 to ₹25000. Various allowances are also added onto as the salary components after which the salary may range from ₹33,000 to ₹37,000. The salary can also vary according to the place of posting and from one bank to another.

Eligibility Conditions :

Post	Age limit	Category	Age relaxation
PROBATIONARY OFFICER	20 – 30 years	SC/ST	5 years
Clerical cadre	20 – 28 years	OBC	3 years
Specialist Officers	20 – 30 years	Handicapped (PH)	10 years
Others	20 – 30 years	PH + OBC	13 years

IBPS RRB 2020 Office Assistant Preliminary Exam will be conducted on 19th, 20th and 26th September 2020 and the mains exam for the same will be conducted on 31st October 2020.

The online exam of IBPS RRB 2020 Officer Scale-I will also be conducted on 12th and 13th September 2020 (Preliminary Exam) and the mains exam for the same will be conducted on 18th October 2020. This year, a single exam will also be conducted for IBPS RRB Officer Scale II & III on 18th October 2020.

IBPS RRB 2020: Important Dates :

All important dates related to IBPS RRB 2020 examination are given below:

Activity	Dates
IBPS RRB Notification 2020	30th June, 2020
Online Application Starts	1st July 2020
Online Applications will end on	21st July 2020
Download of call letters for PET	12th August 2020
Pre-Exam Training Schedule	24th August to 29th August 2020
Call Letters – Preliminary Exam	8th September 2020
IBPS RRB Preliminary Examination (Officer Scale-I & Office Assistant)	12.09.2020, 13.09.2020, 19.09.2020, 20.09.2020 and 26.09.2020
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Result	October 2020
IBPS RRB Mains Admit Card	October 2020
Online Examination – Main / Single Officers (II & III)	18th October 2020
Officer Scale I Mains Exam	18th October 2020
Office Assistant Mains Exam	31st October 2020
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant):	to be announced

LEVEL OF EXAMS

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-1) 2018 Preliminary :

Sr No.	Name of the test	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Duration Composite time of 45 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	40	Duration Composite time of 45 minutes
	Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Officer (Scale-1) 2018 Mains :

IBPS RRB Officers (Scale-1) Mains exam will contain 200 questions and time allotted will be 120 minutes. The pattern of the Mains exam is given below :

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite time of 120 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
3.	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4.a	English Language	English	40	40
4.b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

Candidates can opt either 4.a or 4.b.

IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 Preliminary :

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite time of 45 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite time of 45 minutes
	Total		80	80

IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 Mains :

IBPS Mains exam will contain 200 questions and time allotted will be 120 minutes. The pattern of the Mains exam is given below :

S. No.	Name of the Test	Medium of the exam	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite time of 120 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
3.	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4.a	English Language	English	40	40
4.b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

Candidates can opt either 4.a or 4.b. :

Note : There is a negative marking for every wrong answer in both Preliminary and Main Examination for which there is a penalty of ¼ or 0.25 of the marks assigned to the particular question.

Important Note :

Marks obtained by the candidates in the Main examination will be considered to shortlist a candidate for Interview and preparation of final merit list.

Penalty for Wrong Answers : (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)

There as a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth of the marks assigned to that question was deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. No marks are deducted for un-attempted questions.

Detailed IBPS RRB Assistant Syllabus 2019 :

English Language :	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Fillers
	Sentence Errors
	Vocabulary based questions
	Sentence Improvement
	Jumbled Paragraph
	Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph/Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Ability :	Puzzles
	Seating Arrangements
	Direction Sense
	Blood Relation
	Syllogism
	Order and Ranking
	Coding-Decoding
	Machine Input-Output
	Inequalities
	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
	Data Sufficiency
	Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude :	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
	Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
	Number Series
	Approximation and Simplification
	Data Sufficiency
	Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
General Awareness :	Banking and Insurance Awareness
	Financial Awareness
	Govt. Schemes and Policies
	Current Affairs
	Static Awareness
Computer Aptitude :	History and Generation of Computers
	Introduction to Computer Organisation
	Computer Memory
	Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
	Computer Software
	Computer Languages
	Operating System
	Computer Network
	Internet
	MS Office Suit and Short cut keys
	Basics of DBMS
	Number System and Conversions
	Computer and Network Security

IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 Admit Card/Call Letter :

All the candidates who register for IBPS RRB Assistant Exam, within stipulated time, will be assigned an e-admit card/hall ticket/call letter that can be downloaded from the official website of IBPS 10-15 days before the examination is held.

IBPS RRB Assistant 2019 Results :

IBPS will release the results in two stages after completion of each level Exam. The candidates selected in the rounds progress to the next one. Candidates can check the result from the direct link to official IBPS website as and when the results are announced.

IBPS RRB PO Cut-Off 2019 Prelims :

IBPS RRB Clerk Cut Off 2019: IBPS RRB Cut-Off for PO (Officer Scale-I) has been released by IBPS today. IBPS RRB PO (Officer Scale-I) 2019 Prelims exam was conducted on 4th August 2019. The Cut-Off list for IBPS RRB PO (Officer Scale-I) 2019 Prelims exam is mentioned below. All candidates are required to visit this page regularly to check IBPS RRB 2019 PO & Clerk Prelims Cut-Off. Let’s have look at the IBPS RRB PO Cut-Off for 2019 Prelims Exam .

State	Cut-Off
Andhra Pradesh	58.50
Assam	41.50
Bihar	58
Chhattisgarh	55.50
Gujarat	43.50
Haryana	64.50
Himachal Pradesh	59.75
Jammu & Kashmir	55.25
Jharkhand	59.5
Karnataka	46.25
Kerala	61
Madhya Pradesh	54.70
Maharashtra	56
Odisha	55.75
Punjab	63.50
Rajasthan	58.50
Tamil Nadu	55.25
Telangana	54
Uttar Pradesh	58.75
Uttarakhand	65
West Bengal	55.25

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Cut Off :

State	Cut-Off
Andhra Pradesh	71.50
Assam 64.75	64.75
Bihar	74.25
Chhattisgarh	75.50
Gujarat	63.25
Haryana	76
Himachal Pradesh	71
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand	58.50
Karnataka	65.25
Kerala	75
Madhya Pradesh	68.25
Maharashtra	69.25
Odisha	73.75
Punjab	77.50
Rajasthan	75.25
Tamil Nadu	68
Telangana	68.50
Tripura	71.25
Uttar Pradesh	74.00
Uttarakhand	76.75
West Bengal	74.75

IBPS RRB Cut Off 2018 :

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut Off 2018 :

State	Cut-Off
Uttar Pradesh	50.00
Haryana	57.00
Maharashtra	47.50
Karnataka	44.25
Gujarat	48.25
Telangana	45.25
Bihar	45.00
Andhra Pradesh	52.50
Uttarakhand	54.00
Odisha	50.50
Himachal Pradesh	59.75
Tamil Nadu	43.25
Rajasthan	50.50
West Bengal	48.50
Punjab	54.75
Chhattisgarh	53.50
Tripura	29.25
Jammu & Kashmir	47.25

IBPS RRB PO Mains Cut Off 2018 :

State	Cut-Off
Andhra Pradesh	89.31
Bihar	81.69
Chhattisgarh	103.89
Gujarat	86
Haryana	100.63
Himachal Pradesh	99.50
Jammu	91
Jharkhand	92.63
Karnataka	82.75
Kerala	92.75
Madhya Pradesh	97.06
Maharashtra	85.25
Odisha	86.38
Rajasthan	91.38
Tamil Nadu	58.56
Telangana	81.63
Uttar Pradesh	89.69
Uttarakhand	100.13
Assam	83.31
Manipur	59.88
Nagaland	76.63
Puducherry	65
Tripura	78.69
West Bengal	92.06

IBPS RRB Assistant Mains Cut Off 2018

Cut Off for Individual Subjects of IBPS RRB Assistant Mains :

S. No.	Name of test (Not by Sequence)	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Cut off SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	General
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	07.50	10.25
2.	English Language	35	40	07.50	08.00
3.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	02.25	11.25
4.	General, Economy/Banking Awareness	40	40	05.00	04.50
5.	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) only for PO/Officer cadre	2	25	08.75	10.00