Exam Pattern

Getting aware of the IBPS RRB Scale 2 exam pattern before you start your preparation, is the first and foremost step towards success. IBPS RRB 2022 Scale 2 recruitment notification consist of 2 category -General Banking and Specialist Officer. The exam pattern for RRB General Banking Officer and Specialist Officer differs. Let's get more insight into the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 exam pattern 2022 from below.
IBPS RRB Scale 2 General Banking Officer Exam Pattern
The online examination for IBPS RRB Scale 2 General Banking Officer consists of five subjects - Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, Financial Awareness, English/Hindi Language and Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation. The RRB Scale 2 2022 exam for GBO is a multiple-choice objective exam with a composite time of 2 hours. Further details for IBPS RRB Scale 2 GBO exam pattern is given in the table below.
Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | Composite Time of 2 hours |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English Language | English | 40 | 40 | |
Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 40 | |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
IBPS RRB Specialist Officer (SO) Exam Pattern
The online objective exam for IBPS RRB Specialist Officer consists of multiple-choice questions from six subjects - Professional Knowledge, Reasoning, Financial Awareness, English/ Hindi Language, Computer Knowledge and Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation. The total number of questions will be 240. Further details regarding the IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 exam pattern 2022 for SO is provided in the table below.
Name of the Tests | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Professional Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes |
Reasoning | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Financial Awareness | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
English Language | English | 40 | 20 | |
Hindi Language | Hindi | 40 | 20 | |
Computer Knowledge | Hindi/English | 40 | 20 | |
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation | Hindi/English | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 240 | 200 |
Interview
If you qualify the sectional cut-offs and the overall cut-off in IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 under General Banking Officer and Specialist Officer category, you will be called for the Interview. The call letters for RRB Scale 2 Interview can be downloaded from the official website of IBPS. The call letters will be announced few days after the results of the IBPS RRB Scale 2 exam. You are supposed to carry all the valid documents during the time of the interview failing which, your candidature will be cancelled. The number of candidates called will be thrice the number of vacancies released.
The total marks allotted to the Interview stage are 100. The final merit will be based on the marks obtained by you in the IBPS RRB Scale 2 2022 online exam and the interview in the ratio of 80:20.
Marking Scheme 2022
The marking scheme helps you judge the accuracy level with which you need to attempt an exam. The IBPS RRB Scale 2 exam specifies a penalty of one-fourth marks assigned to that question to arrive at the corrected score. If a question is left unanswered, there will be no penalty for that question. You need to score a minimum cut-off score in each of the tests to be shortlisted for the RRB Scale 2 interview.
IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 Marking Scheme
IBPS RRB Officer Scale 2 Marking Scheme | Considered Marks |
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For wrong answers | -1/4 marks |
For not attempted | 0 (no marks) |
Exam Language
The IBPS RRB 2022 Scale 2 exam is bilingual in nature i.e it can be attempted in Hindi or English. The Language section will be available in the respective language only i.e Hindi Language section will be available in Hindi and English Language will be available in English only.
Free Mock Tests
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