IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Exam Pattern 2023: The Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) prescribes the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 exam pattern. Candidates preparing for the exam should check the exam pattern on the official website. Furthermore, they can check the detailed paper pattern on this page. It will help applicants know the marking scheme, exam duration, sections, and a number of questions.

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The IBPS RRB PO 2023 exam consists of three stages, i.e., Prelims, Mains, and Interviews. The Prelims exam contains two sections, namely Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. In comparison, Mains comprises five sections, i.e., Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, English/ Hindi Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. Read on to know more about IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern.

Latest Updates:
– IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 admit card is out.
– IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 2023 Application Form released on June 1, 2023.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Selection Process 2023

The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 exam is a three-stage exam. The Prelims and Mains stages of the exam are written online tests, while the final stage is the interview process. The candidates must clear the prelims round to appear for the mains exam.

Those shortlisted after the Mains exam will be called for an interview round. Moreover, the final list of candidates selected for the IBPS RRB exam Officer Scale 1 will be released based on the scores in Mains and Interview.

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Attempt unlimited IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims mock tests at Embibe and boost your confidence to face the examination. Follow the below-mentioned steps to take the mock test series:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on the “Getting a Government Job” menu bar.
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “Banking” from the dropdown and click on “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and select “IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Prelims” and click on “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Test” from the header section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the test.

IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern for Prelims

Candidates can check the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Exam Pattern for Prelims mentioned in the tabular column below:

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Exam Medium
Reasoning Ability	40	40	English/ Hindi
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	English/ Hindi
Total	80	80	–

Note: The total time duration for the Prelims exam is 45 minutes.

IBPS RRB PO Exam Pattern for Mains

Like Prelims, the Main exam is also conducted in online mode only. While the Prelims exam has two sections, namely, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude, the Main exam has five sections. The IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 exam pattern for Mains is tabulated below:

Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Reasoning	40	50
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation	40	50
General Awareness	40	40
English/Hindi Language	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200

The composite duration of the exam is 2 hours, and the sections are not separately timed. It means candidates can start with any section and move from one section to another. The exam is conducted bilingually.

That means, except English/Hindi Language section, all other sections are available in English and Hindi. Candidates can choose the language they want to take the exam in.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Marking Scheme

There is a negative marking in IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 objective-type tests. One-fourth of the marks allotted to the question will be deducted for each wrong answer. However, no marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

Candidates must score minimum marks in the Main exam to get shortlisted for an interview. The cutoff marks are decided based on the number of vacancies. An adequate number of candidates in each category, not exceeding three times the declared vacancies, will be called for an interview.

IBPS RRB PO Interview

IBPS invites candidates who have passed the RRB PO Mains exam to the Interview round. The interview process will be worth 100 marks, with the maximum score for qualifying for this round being 40 per cent (35 per cent for ST/SC/OBC/PWD candidates).

Also, check –

IBPS RRB PO Syllabus	IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Papers
IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis	How to Prepare for IBPS RRB PO?
IBPS RRB PO Prelims	IBPS RRB PO Mains

FAQs on IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 Exam Pattern 2023

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