IBPS RRB Clerk Previous Year Papers: What IBPS Publishes
No official RRB clerk papers exist. Here is what IBPS publishes and the numerical questions to expect.
IBPS does not release IBPS RRB clerk question papers. Its FAQ says that, as per IBPS policy, it does not provide the question paper, the answer key or a copy of your answer sheet. That applies to Office Assistant (Multipurpose), the RRB clerk post, and to every officer scale.
What you find online under "RRB clerk previous year paper" is memory-based: questions recalled by candidates and rebuilt into a paper. Useful only as a rough sample of style; IBPS has never checked the questions or the answers.
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What IBPS Publishes and What It Does Not
As checked on ibps.in on 19 October 2026.
Notification with the exam structure
Published?
Yes
Where
The CRP RRBs page for each cycle on ibps.in
Information Handout
Published?
Yes, to candidates
Where
With your exam call letter
Your score and cut-off
Published?
Yes, to you
Where
With your online result, after login
Question paper, answer key, answer sheet
Published?
No
Where
Not provided, as per IBPS policy
| Item | Published? | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Notification with the exam structure | Yes | The CRP RRBs page for each cycle on ibps.in |
| Information Handout | Yes, to candidates | With your exam call letter |
| Your score and cut-off | Yes, to you | With your online result, after login |
| Question paper, answer key, answer sheet | No | Not provided, as per IBPS policy |
RRB Clerk: Practise in the Language You Will Choose
The Office Assistant mains has 5 tests, and one is a language test where you choose English Language or Hindi Language. The notification says you can opt for either one. If you are more at home in Hindi, that choice is open to you; practise that section in the language you will actually pick.
Use the notification for your cycle as the blueprint for any practice paper: test names, question counts, marks and time per test. A memory-based paper from an older cycle may not match it.
Officer Scale I (RRB PO) Papers
The same policy covers Officer Scale I: no official question papers. Its prelims pairs Reasoning with Quantitative Aptitude, and its mains has the same English or Hindi language choice as the clerk paper. For the officer quant sections, practise data interpretation (charts and tables) as well as arithmetic.
Number series, percentages and data interpretation in the exam style. No signup.
Do Not Trust Leaked Papers
IBPS treats reproducing or sharing test content as misconduct, and the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 covers leaking question papers. A file claiming to be a real leaked RRB paper is not one to rely on or pass on.
Original Sample Numerical Ability Questions (Not From Any IBPS Paper)
Written by PrepClever to show the common question types. None is taken from an IBPS exam.
- 1
1. Number series. 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
The gaps are 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next gap is 11: 27 + 11 = 38.
- 2
2. Percentage. A farmer's yield rose from 40 quintals to 46 quintals. Find the percentage increase.
6 ÷ 40 × 100 = 15%.
- 3
3. Average. The average of five numbers is 24. Four of them are 20, 22, 26 and 28. Find the fifth.
Total = 5 × 24 = 120. 120 − 96 = 24.
- 4
4. Time and work. A finishes a job in 12 days, B in 6 days. Working together, how many days?
1/12 + 1/6 = 3/12 = 1/4, so 4 days.
How the Exam Tests This
RRB prelims is short: 45 minutes for two sections in the 2025-26 notification, each timed separately. The numerical section rewards quick, accurate basics like series, percentages and averages. The trap is spending three minutes on one hard question; with a quarter mark lost per wrong answer, a careless guess hurts more than a skip.
FAQs
Does IBPS release RRB clerk previous year question papers?expand_more
No. IBPS's FAQ says it does not provide question papers, answer keys or answer sheet copies, as per its policy.
Can I write the RRB clerk language section in Hindi?expand_more
Yes. In the Office Assistant mains you choose either English Language or Hindi Language.
Are RRB PO (Officer Scale I) papers released?expand_more
No. The same IBPS policy applies to every RRB post.
What maths topics come in RRB clerk?expand_more
Simplification and approximation, number series, quadratic equations, data interpretation and arithmetic such as percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, and time and work.
Next steps
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