Odisha Banking Assistant Exam Syllabus

March 14, 2023 by Dipti Arora

Syllabus

OSCB Assistant Grade 2 exam syllabus for prelims will have various subjects such as English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. For Mains, you will have to attempt questions from the English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and General and Financial Awareness respectively. The syllabus for English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude is the same for both prelims and mains; the only difference lies in the difficulty level of the exam.

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Odisha Banking assistant Prelims Syllabus

Section	Topics
Numerical Ability	Time and Work, Mensuration, Average, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Algebra, Relations, Percentages, Set Theory, Trigonometry, Stocks and Shares
English Language	Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the blanks
Reasoning Ability	Puzzles, Seating Arrangement- Circular, Square & Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine input and output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Scheduling, Distance and Direction, Ranking

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Odisha Banking assistant Mains Syllabus

Section	Topics
Reasoning Ability	Puzzle, Seating Arrangement, Verbal Reasoning, Computer Aptitude, Blood relation, Ordering & Ranking, Analytical Decision Making, Syllogism, Coding & Decoding, Machine Input and Output, Grouping & Scheduling, Miscellaneous, Direction, Alphanumeric Series, Inequality, Statement – Conclusions/Arguments
English Language	Joining Sentences, Idioms and Phrases, Sentence Completion, Error Correction, Fill in the Blanks, Prepositions, Antonyms, Synonyms, Error Correction, Sentence Improvement, Error Spotting, Substitution, Active and Passive Voice, Sentence Arrangement, Para Completion, Reading Comprehension
Numerical Ability	Simplification, Ratio and Proportion, Approximation, Quadratic Equation, Percentage, Data sufficiency, LCM & HCF, Boats and Streams, Profit and loss, Mensuration, Probability, Permutation & Combination, Simple interest and Compound interest, Problems on Ages, Partnerships, Time & Work Speed, Time & Distance, Pipes & Cisterns, Average
General/ Financial Awareness	Static GK - Country, Currency & Capital, Important Days Economic/Banking Awareness Indian Banking, important terms, Bank Headquarters, Regulatory Bodies, Functions of RBI, Indian Financial System, Fiscal & Monetary Policy, International Organisations – IMF, WB, ADB, UNO, SWIFT, BBB, BIS & UFBU Current Affairs Government schemes, National & International Days/weeks, Awards, Sports & other happenings

Books

After noting down the complete OSCB Assistant Grade 2 exam syllabus 2026, you should gather the study material available in the market (online or offline) to prepare for the exam. To assist you with this, we have listed down some important Odisha DCCB Assistant Manager books that will play a vital role in your OSCB Assistant Grade 2 preparation.

Subjects	Books	Author / Publisher
Reasoning Ability	Analytical Reasoning	M.K. Pandey
	Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning	R.S. Agarwal
	Logical & Analytical Reasoning	A.K. Gupta
	Data Analysis & Interpretation	Disha Publications
	A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal	B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
English Language	Objective General English	SP Bakshi
	Descriptive General English	SP Bakshi and Richa Sharma
	High School English Grammar and Composition	Wren and Martin
	Word Power Made Easy	Normal Lewis
Numerical Ability	Magical Book on Quicker Maths	M. Tyra
	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations	R.S. Agarwal
	Quantitative Aptitude	Sarvesh K Verma
	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Disha Experts
General/ Financial Awareness	Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information	N.S.Toor
	Banking Awareness	Arihant Publication
	Static GK General Knowledge	Arihant
	Pratiyogita Darpan	SQ Sachdeva Mahendra Jain
	Banking Awareness	N.K. Gupta
	Beepedia	IxamBee

Odisha Banking Assistant Exam Syllabus FAQs

You will be assesed based on your perforamce in English language, Quantitative aptitude, General Awarrness and Logiical Reasoning.

Yes, you can attempt Odisha DCCB Assistant Grade 2 free mock tests available on the ixamBee website. This way you will be able to check your preparation level for the exam

For the Odisha DCCB Assistant Grade 2 books, you can check the list of books mentioned in the books section above. The list has been prepared by our experts. You can take help from these books to prepare in the best possible way.