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IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (RRB PO) Syllabus 2026

The complete IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (RRB PO) syllabus for 2026 — 6 sections and 60 topics in all, organised exactly as the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) prescribes. Use it as your revision checklist, then test yourself with a free IBPS RRB Officer Scale I (RRB PO) mock below.

Reasoning Ability (Prelims + Mains)11 topics

  • Puzzles — Linear seating (single row, two rows facing), Circular seating, Floor-based, Box-based, Day/Month scheduling
  • Syllogism (statement-conclusion, possibility)
  • Inequalities (direct and coded)
  • Coding-Decoding (alphabetic, numeric, symbol-based)
  • Blood Relations (direct + coded + family tree)
  • Direction Sense with distance calculation
  • Order and Ranking
  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Input-Output machine reasoning (Mains)
  • Statement-Assumption, Cause-Effect, Critical Reasoning passages (Mains)
  • Data Sufficiency in reasoning context

Quantitative Aptitude (Prelims + Mains)13 topics

  • Simplification and Approximation (BODMAS, decimals, fractions)
  • Number Series (missing/wrong)
  • Quadratic Equations comparison
  • Percentages, Profit-Loss-Discount
  • Simple Interest and Compound Interest
  • Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Ages
  • Time and Work, Pipes and Cisterns
  • Time, Speed and Distance — Boats and Streams, Trains
  • Averages, Mixtures and Alligation
  • Mensuration 2D and basic 3D
  • Data Interpretation — Tabular, Bar graph, Line graph, Pie chart, Caselet
  • Data Sufficiency (Mains)
  • Probability and Permutation-Combination (Mains)

English Language (Mains — if opted)8 topics

  • Reading Comprehension (banking, rural-finance, social themes)
  • Cloze Test (single/double blank)
  • Para Jumbles (sentence rearrangement)
  • Sentence Improvement / Error Spotting
  • Fill in the Blanks (single, double)
  • Vocabulary in context (synonyms, antonyms)
  • Word Usage / Word Swap (Mains-style)
  • Idioms and Phrases

Hindi Language (Mains — if opted)8 topics

  • Apathit Gadyansh (Hindi Reading Comprehension)
  • Vakya Sudhar (Sentence Correction in Hindi)
  • Vakya Krama Vyavasthapan (Para Jumbles in Hindi)
  • Rikt Sthan Bharo (Hindi Cloze Test / Fillers)
  • Paryayvaachi Shabd, Vilom Shabd (synonyms, antonyms)
  • Muhavare aur Lokoktiyaan (idioms and proverbs)
  • Sandhi-Vichchhed, Samaas, Alankar (grammar fundamentals)
  • Hindi vocabulary in banking and rural-finance context

General Awareness with Rural Banking emphasis (Mains)12 topics

  • RRB Act 1976, RRB Amendment Act 2015 (capital infusion), 50/35/15 shareholding pattern
  • RRB amalgamation history — Phase I (2005-10), Phase II (2012-15), Phase III (2019-20, 56→43 RRBs), Phase IV (One State-One RRB, effective 1 May 2025, 43→28 RRBs) and current 28-RRB structure
  • Sponsor Bank role, RRB-NABARD relationship, capital adequacy norms for RRBs
  • Priority Sector Lending — 75% PSL target for RRBs, sub-targets for small/marginal farmers, weaker sections, micro-enterprises
  • Agricultural finance — Kisan Credit Card (KCC), crop loans, gold loans against agri-jewellery, KCC interest subvention
  • NABARD — establishment 1982 NABARD Act 1981, refinance role, RIDF, schemes (LTRCF, STRCF, Tribal Development Fund)
  • Rural development schemes — DAY-NRLM, MGNREGA, PMAY-G, PM-KISAN, PMFBY, eNAM, KCC, PMKSY
  • Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Bank Sakhi, BC (Business Correspondent) model
  • Financial Inclusion — PMJDY, MUDRA, Stand-Up India, PMSBY, PMJJBY, APY, BC/CSP network in rural India
  • Microfinance regulation, NBFC-MFI, RBI Master Direction on Microfinance Loans 2022
  • RBI monetary policy basics, banking products and services, digital payments (UPI, AePS, BHIM)
  • Static GK and current affairs — awards, sports, books, persons in news, defence, science

Computer Knowledge (Mains)8 topics

  • Computer fundamentals — generations, hardware components, I/O devices
  • Operating systems — Windows, Linux basics, file management
  • Networking basics — LAN/WAN/MAN, internet, intranet, IP addressing fundamentals
  • MS Office — Word, Excel (basic formulas, shortcuts), PowerPoint
  • Database basics — DBMS vs RDBMS, primary key, table operations
  • Internet and Email — protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP), browsers, search engines
  • Cyber security — phishing, malware, antivirus, OTP, two-factor authentication, banking fraud awareness
  • Common computer abbreviations and shortcuts

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