IBPS RRB Officers & Clerk (Office Assistant) Online Exam Pattern & SomeImportant Things

IBPS RRB Online Exam 2013 Pattern/ Structure is as follows. Detailed syllabus will posted in next post.

* Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b from Group A & B states.

There is no Hindi Language option for Group C state candidates.

Here is the classification of Group A, B & C.

Group A: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand States and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, National Capital Territory of Delhi Union Territories

Group B: Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab States and Chandigarh Union Territory

Group C: All other States and Union Territories not included in the A and B Regions.

***** There will be 40 questions from all the sections. But, Reasoning & Numerical Ability sections carry 50 marks each. So, each question carry 1.25 mark. For computer knowledge, each question carry 0.50 mark. Without noticing this, many candidates in previous exams keep on asking that why my marks wrongly calculated in total by IBPS. Ok.

Penalty For Wrong Answers:
There will be 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.

** If the total marks obtained is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer, i.e. if fraction is 0.50 or more, it will be rounded off to next higher integer.

Cutoff: Each candidate will have to secure a minimum cutoff score in each section & also on the Total Score.

Validity of Score Card: Score issued by IBPS will be valid for one year from the date of display of the Score on IBPS’s website and will be considered for recruitment exercises during that period.