IBPS RRB PO Prelims
IBPS does not publish RRB PO prelims papers. Coaching institutes rebuild each shift from candidates' memory, so wording, numbers and even whole sets can differ from what was actually asked. Each paper is listed as its source labelled it.
AffairsCloud — memory-based fragments (affairscloud "Some of the questions asked in IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I Preliminary Exam (All Shifts)" page; candidate-shared, no options/answers)
EducationObserver forum — previous-year solved paper (scanned magazine reproduction, uploaded to educationobserver forum; labelled 'solved previous paper 04.11.2016')
AffairsCloud — memory-based fragments (affairscloud "Some of the questions asked in IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I Preliminary Exam (All Shifts)" page; candidate-shared, no options/answers)
EducationObserver forum — previous-year solved paper (scanned magazine reproduction, uploaded to educationobserver forum; post says 'held on 05.11.2016')
AffairsCloud — memory-based fragments (affairscloud "Some of the questions asked in IBPS RRB Officer Scale -I Preliminary Exam (All Shifts)" page; candidate-shared, no options/answers)
AffairsCloud — memory-based fragments (affairscloud "Questions Asked in RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2017" page; candidate-shared, no options/answers given)
Career Power (Adda247) — memory-based (as labelled by source: "RRB PO PRE 2017 (Memory Based)", 9 Sep 2017 shift; Bankersadda/Career Power, posted 10 Sep 2017)
AffairsCloud — memory-based fragments (affairscloud "Questions Asked in RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2017" page; candidate-shared, no options/answers given)
Career Power (Adda247) — memory-based (as labelled by source: bankersadda.com/Adda247 "IBPS RRB PO 2018 Preliminary examination" Memory based paper)
Gradeup — memory-based (gradeup: "memory based questions which were shared by the candidates"); fragment, no options
Gradeup — memory-based (gradeup: "memory based questions which were shared by the candidates"); fragment, no options
Gradeup — memory-based (gradeup: "memory based questions which were shared by the candidates"); fragment, no options
AmbitiousBaba — memory-based (as labelled by source: "Reasoning Memory based Questions (4August 1st Shift)"); incomplete/low-quality compilation
Career Power (Adda247) — memory-based (as labelled by source: "RRB PO Prelims Memory Based Set-01"; bankersadda.com post of 6 Aug 2019 on the 4 Aug 2019 exam)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (Adda247: 'Memory Based Paper based on papers of 12th September 2020'; shift not specified)
IBPSGuide — memory-based (as labelled by IBPSGuide; shift not specified)
Oliveboard — memory-based (as labelled by Oliveboard: 'Previous Year Paper (Memory Based - 2020)'; date/shift not stated)
AmbitiousBaba — memory-based (as labelled by AmbitiousBaba, 1 Aug 2021 Shift 1)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (Adda247 'IBPS RRB PO Prelims Memory Based Paper 2021'; date/shift not stated in file, Adda's 2021 memory-based papers were based on 1 Aug 2021 papers)
AmbitiousBaba — memory-based (as labelled by source: AmbitiousBaba 'IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2022 (Reasoning Ability / Quantitative Aptitude) Memory based (Paper)', file names say 20th Aug 1st shift; PDFs created 20 Aug 2022)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (20th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 02'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (20th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 03'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (20th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 04'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: Bankersadda/Adda247 'IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2022 Memory Based Paper', compiled after reviewing all four shifts of 20 Aug 2022 from candidate feedback; single composite paper, not shift-specific; answers from companion Solution PDF)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (21st August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 05'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (21st August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 06'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (21st August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 07'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2022 (21st August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 08'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: Bankersadda/Adda247 'IBPS RRB PO Pre Memory Based Paper Mock 01: 05-Aug-2023', posted for 5 Aug 2023 Shift 1; republished as 'IBPS RRB PO Prelims Previous Year Paper 2023')
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (5th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 02'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (5th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 03'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (5th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 04'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (6th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 01'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (6th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 02'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Adda247 — previous-year paper (as labelled by source: Adda247 'RRB PO Pre 2023 (6th August) Shift-Wise Previous Year Paper Mock 03'; not explicitly labelled memory-based; shift inferred from mock number; PDF generated Sep 2026)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: 'IBPS RRB PO Pre 2024 Memory Based Paper Based on 3rd August 1st Shift', Adda247/Bankersadda, PDF created 4 Aug 2024; bilingual - Hindi lines omitted)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: 'IBPS RRB PO Pre 2024 Memory Based Paper 4-Aug-2024', Adda247 PDF; shift not stated - topic mix matches Bankersadda's 4 Aug 2024 Shift 1 analysis, so probably Shift 1; bilingual - Hindi lines omitted)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: 'IBPS RRB PO Pre 2025 Memory Based Paper Based on 22nd November 1st Shift', Adda247/Bankersadda, PDF created 22 Nov 2025)
Bankersadda/Adda247 — memory-based (as labelled by source: 'IBPS RRB PO Pre 2025 Memory Based Paper Based on 22nd November 2nd Shift', Adda247/Bankersadda, PDF created 22 Nov 2025)
2017: 10 Sep (6 questions only) and 16 Sep. 2018: 12 Aug (a few questions only). 2019: only 2 of the 4 shifts on 4 Aug. 2020: 31 Dec re-exam. 2021: 7 Aug. 2023: 6 Aug Shift 4. 2024: 3 Aug Shifts 2–4 and 4 Aug Shifts 2–4. 2025: 22 Nov Shifts 3–4 and all of 23 Nov. Some of these exist only behind logins (Testbook, Oliveboard).
Collected on 2026-11-10.