The RRB PO Mains exam is scheduled for September 25, 2021, and the candidates who have appeared for the examination should prepare for the same. The Mains exam is the second phase of the RRB Officer Scale 1 Exam. The candidates who successfully score high marks in the Mains exam will be called to appear in the Interview. The analysis of the RRB PO Mains Previous year exam will be helpful to the candidates in getting an idea of the type that has been asked in the examination over the years. 
 
Hence, to help the candidates with the same, we have come up with this article on the previous year's mains exam. Along with this, we have also covered the RRB PO Previous year cut off marks and the topics that could be asked in the upcoming examination.
 

IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Mains Analysis 

 
The RRB Officer Scale 1 Mains is more complex as compared to the preliminary exam and the questions asked are often lengthy and require a lot of practice. Hence, the candidates can follow the RRB PO Mains Mock Test by Smartkeeda to maximize their scores in the Mains examination.
 

Quantitative Aptitude

 
Topics No of question Asked Level of Questions asked
Data Interpretation 20 questions Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 questions Easy
Question-based on Data Sufficiency 5 questions Easy
Questions based on Arithmetic Chapters 10 questions Easy to Moderate
 

Reasoning Ability

 
Topics No of question Asked Level of Questions asked
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20 questions Moderate
Direction Based Questions 2 questions Easy
Blood Relation based questions 2 questions Easy
Chinese Coding and Decoding  5 questions Easy
Questions based on Data Sufficiency 5 questions  Easy
Questions based on Logical Reasoning 4-5 questions Easy to Moderate
 

General Awareness

 
Topics No of question Asked Level of Questions asked
General Awareness 25 questions Easy to Moderate
Question-based on Static awareness 15 questions Easy
 

English/Hindi

 
Topics No of question Asked Level of Questions asked
Reading Comprehension 10 questions Easy to Moderate
Fillers based questions 6 questions Easy
Arranging Sentences 5 questions Easy
Matching based questions 4-5 questions Moderate
Error based questions 5 questions Easy to Moderate
Rephrasing Questions 3 questions Moderate
Cloze Test 5 questions Moderate
 

Computer Knowledge

 
The questions in this section were easy and were based on the history of computers, basic concepts related to the subject i.e. Application, MS Office, etc.
 

Expected Topics for IBPS RRB PO Mains 2021

 
The candidates can check out the expected topics for each subject that could be asked in the IBPS RRB PO exam 2021 in the space below:
 
 
Subjects Topics
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Data Interpretation
  • Caselet
  • Missing/Wrong Number Series
  • Question-based on Data Sufficiency 
  • Questions based on Arithmetic Chapters
  • Questions based on Quantity Comparison
Reasoning Ability
  • Circular/Row Based/Square-based/Mixed Row Seating Arrangement
  • Advanced level Puzzles
  • Direction Based Questions
  • Blood Relation based questions
  • Advanced level Coding and Decoding 
  • Questions based on Data Sufficiency
  • Critical Reasoning
General Awareness
  • Current Affairs of upto last 6 months
  • Question-based on Static awareness
  • Banking Awareness of upto last 6 months
Language
  • High-Level Reading Comprehension
  • Fillers based questions
  • Arranging Sentences
  • Matching based questions
  • Error based questions
  • Rephrasing Questions
  • Cloze Test
 Computer Knowledge 
  • History of computers, 
  • Basic concepts related to the subject i.e. Application, 
  • MS Office
  • Hardware and Software
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  

IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Cut Off Marks

 
IBPS releases the cut-off marks for each section separately once the examination is over. The candidates who are aspiring for the RRB Officer Scale 1 2021 exam can check out the previous year’s cut-off marks for each stage to know the level of the questions asked and the difficulty level of the selection process.
 

IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Previous Year Cut Off Marks

 
Check out the table below to know the state-wise cut-off marks for RRB PO Phase 2 Mains exam.
 
State/UT General
Andhra Pradesh 76.38
Arunachal Pradesh NA
Assam 72.44
Bihar 77.31
Chhattisgarh 75.50
Gujarat 56.75
Haryana 91.81
Himachal Pradesh 88.38
Jammu & Kashmir 89.88
Jharkhand 82.25
Karnataka NA
Kerala NA
Madhya Pradesh 77.13
Maharashtra 73.56
Manipur 65.06
Meghalaya 58.50
Mizoram 64.06
Nagaland NA
Odisha 85.63
Puducherry NA
Punjab 92.38
Rajasthan 47.63
Tamil Nadu 81.06
Telangana 70.81
Tripura 80.44
Uttar Pradesh 70.56
Uttarakhand 100.38
West Bengal 80.94
  

IBPS RRB PO Final Cut Off Marks

 
The provisional selection of the candidates in any exam is based on the final cut-off marks released state wise for each category:
 
State/UT General
Andhra Pradesh 70.10
Arunachal Pradesh 46.65
Assam 62.25
Bihar 64.75
Chhattisgarh 62.85
Gujarat 69.50
Haryana 72.48
Himachal Pradesh 62.80
Jammu & Kashmir 72.82
Jharkhand 63.25
Karnataka NA
Kerala NA
Madhya Pradesh 69.58
Maharashtra 69.62
Manipur 54.35
Meghalaya 45.60
Mizoram 40.48
Nagaland NA
Odisha 71.52
Puducherry NA
Punjab 70.35
Rajasthan 75.55
Tamil Nadu 64.82
Telangana 64.32
Tripura 53.48
Uttar Pradesh 72.55
Uttarakhand 66.12
West Bengal 64.18

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