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The RBI Assistant Exam is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to fill the vacancies for the posts of Assistants in various branches of the RBI across India. RBI Assistant is responsible for maintaining records/files, document verification, ensuring financial stability, issuing & circulating new currency, day-to-day transactions, attending Government Treasury Work, replying to emails and more.
For the year, the Reserve Bank of India is expected to announce more than 540 vacancies through the RBI Assistant Notification , and complete details can be released in January .
The selection process followed by RBI to select candidates for the post of Assistant is carried out through three stages, namely- Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency Tests. The final result will be based on the marks scored in the Mains Exam and Language test. In this article, we have covered all the necessary information regarding the RBI Assistant Exam. Lakhs of graduate candidates who were waiting for the RBI Assistant Exam must go through the complete article to know more about RBI Assistant Recruitment , eligibility, salary, exam pattern, selection process, and other details.
The official RBI Assistant Notification for various Assistant posts will be released in January on the official website www.rbi.org.in. The official notification PDF with complete details for the posts, including category-wise vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, and the selection process, will be released on the official website of RBI.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is responsible for recruiting eligible candidates at the national level for the post of RBI Assistant. For the candidates who are not clear about the RBI Assistant Recruitment process, we have provided a brief about the RBI Assistant in the table below.
| RBI Assistant Recruitment - Overview | |
| Organisation | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| Post | Assistants |
| Exam Level | National |
| Vacancies | 540+ |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Recruitment Process | Prelims, Main Exams, Language Proficiency Test |
| Education Qualification | Graduates or relevant degree |
| Age Limit | 20 years to 28 years |
| RBI Assistant Salary | Rs. 45,050/- |
| RBI Official Website | www.rbi.org.in |
RBI Assistant Notification with a complete schedule will be released on the official website. All important dates for the RBI Assistant exam will be updated in the table below as soon as the dates are announced with the RBI Assistant Recruitment Notification pdf.
| RBI Assistant Recruitment - Important Dates | |
| Activity | Date |
| RBI Assistant Notification | January |
| RBI Assistant Apply Online Start Date | January |
| Online Application Form Last Date | February |
| Last Date to Pay Fees | February |
| RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Date | |
| RBI Assistant Mains Exam Date | -- |
RBI Assistant Vacancy will be announced along with RBI Assistant Notification . As expected, the vacancies can be around 540. Last year RBI had introduced 450 vacancies for Assistant posts. The category-wise & state-wise vacancy distribution has been updated below for RBI Assistant 2023.
| RBI Assistant Vacancies [last year] | ||||||
| Office | SC | ST | OBC$ | EWS@ | GEN | Total |
| Ahmedabad | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Bengaluru | 11(2) | 1 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 58 |
| Bhopal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Bhubaneswar | 2 | 8(6) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| Chandigarh | 5 | 1(1) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| Chennai | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Guwahati | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Jaipur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jammu | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 12 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 55 |
| Kolkata | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| Mumbai | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 76 | 101 |
| Nagpur | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| New Delhi | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| Patna | 1(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 0 | 1(1) | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| Total | 45(3) | 56(8) | 71 | 37 | 241 | 450(11) |
Note: “The Bank reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of vacancies as per the requirement or not fill up the vacancies”.
The Online Application Dates will be announced through the RBI Assistant Notification. The online registration process will be conducted only for a short duration.
Candidates are required to pay Rs. 450 (for General and OBC Candidate) or Rs. 50 (for Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD) as their Application Fee for RBI Assistant Exam. He/She can pay the application fee online using net banking or by any credit/debit card.
Please note that no application fee is required to be paid by the RBI staff.
| RBI Assistant Application Fee | |
| Category | Amount / Fee |
| For OBC/General Candidates | Rs. 450/- |
| For SC/ST/PWD/EXS Candidates | Rs. 50/- |
Nationality: A candidate is required to be (a) a citizen of India or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
A candidate must range between 20 to 28 years of age to be eligible for the RBI Assistant Exam. Age relaxation is given to candidates belonging to the reserved category. The age relaxations granted by the Government of India are mentioned in the table below:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 Years i.e. up to 33 years |
| OBC | 3 Years i.e. up to 31 years |
| PwD | 10 Years for Gen 13 years for OBC 15 years for SC/ST |
| Ex-Servicemen | To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years. |
| Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married | 10 Years |
| Candidates, holding working experience of RBI | To the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years. |
A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with an aggregate of 50% (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) and above in any discipline to be eligible for the RBI Assistant Exam. He/She must hold knowledge of computers as well as have proficiency in the official language of the concerned state of Union Territory.
RBI Assistant exam is going to be conducted in three phases [Prelims + Mains + Language Proficiency Test (LPT)]. The preliminary examination has three sections: Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language.
1. The mains exam has five different sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.
2. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for the wrong answers attempted by the candidate. No marks will be deducted if the question is left unanswered or blank.
3. Check the RBI Assistant exam pattern for Prelims & Mains as mentioned in the previous year Notification PDF, any change/up-gradation in RBI Assistant Recruitment Notification will be updated here.
The knowledge about the complete RBI Assistant Exam Pattern is a must to secure good marks in the examination. In the below section, we have discussed the exam patterns for both prelims & mains examinations for your reference.
The candidates have to primarily appear in the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam, which is the screening stage to shortlist candidates for Mains Exam.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
The candidates who qualify in the Prelims Exam will be eligible to appear for RBI Assistant Mains Exam for which the exam pattern has been mentioned below.
| RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). Based on the score of the preliminary examination students are qualified for the Mains exam. All the candidates must qualify for these three rounds to ensure final selection to the post of Assistant in Reserve Bank of India.
The RBI Assistant Exam has a predefined syllabus for all the sections for both the preliminary examination and mains examination. The detailed RBI Assistant Syllabus of the examination is discussed below:
| RBI Assistant Syllabus | ||||
| English Language | General Awareness | Quantitative Aptitude | Computer Knowledge | Reasoning |
| Reading Comprehension | Current World News | Time and Distance | Languages | Number Series |
| Synonyms | Current India News | Time and Work | Basic Hardware and Software | Blood Relations |
| Antonyms | Geography Concepts | HCF and LCM | History of Computers | Analogy |
| Sentence Correction | History Concepts | Simple and Compound Interest | Devices | Odd Man Out |
| Word Meanings | Political Science | Problems on Trains | Number Series | |
| Current Affairs | Average | Coding and Decoding | ||
| Allegations and Comparison | Directions Based Concept | |||
| Probability | Row Arrangements | |||
| Permutation and Combination | Symbols | |||
| Pipes | Statement Reading, Understanding | |||
The Basic Pay for an RBI Assistant is Rs. 20,700/- every month per month in the scale of Rs. 20700 – 1200 (3) – 24300 – 1440 (4) - 30060 – 1920 (6) – 41580 – 2080 (2) – 45740 – 2370 (3) – 52850 – 2850 – 55700 (20 years) and other allowances. In addition to the Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc. are also granted to the RBI Assistant. Thus, the Gross Salary of an RBI Assistant ranges to approximately Rs. 45,050/- every month.
Candidates are required to download the RBI Assistant exam admit card from its official website as the admit card won’t be sent to candidates via post. To login to the official website, a candidate will require the following:
The admit card/call letter will be issued to candidates in three phases:
Reserve Bank of India releases the result of the RBI Assistant exam within 1-2 weeks after the examination is over. Candidates who appeared for the RBI Assistant exam can check the result & Score Card at the official website. The result is released separately for each stage and the RBI Assistant final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the Mains exam and Language Proficiency Test.
The cut-off for the RBI Assistant exam will be declared once the exams are conducted on both preliminary as well as main levels. The cut-off is expected to be the same as the last year’s. Let’s take a look at RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut Off:
Check RBI Assistant Cut-off marks for the Prelims exam for RBI Assistant Exam 2023.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2021-22 | |||||
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Ahmedabad | 82.25 | 74.50 | 82.25 | 82.75 | 87.25 |
| Bengaluru | 76.75 | 71 | 82.25 | 80 | 82.75 |
| Bhopal | 80.25 | 76 | -- | 87 | 89.50 |
| Bhubaneswar | 80.50 | 79 | -- | 87.50 | 90.50 |
| Chandigarh | 80.25 | 80.25 | 84.75 | 87.50 | 90.75 |
| Chennai | 80.50 | -- | 86 | 77.75 | 87.75 |
| Guwahati | 79.25 | 73.50 | -- | 82 | 86 |
| Hyderabad | 84 | 80.75 | 88.50 | 88 | 90.25 |
| Jaipur | 79 | 81 | 87.75 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Jammu | -- | 69.50 | 78.25 | 78.75 | 85.50 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 79 | 78.75 | 85.25 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Kolkata | 83.25 | 73.25 | -- | 87 | 90.75 |
| Mumbai | - | 70 | -- | 82.50 | 85.25 |
| Nagpur | 84 | 72 | 85 | 82.25 | 87 |
| New Delhi | 80 | -- | 84.75 | 85.75 | 89.25 |
| Patna | 81 | 75 | -- | 87.50 | 89 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 74.75 | 57 | 84.50 | 76 | 86.50 |
| RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2021-22 | |||
| Sections | SC, ST, ALL- PWD | OBC, OBC-EXS | GENERAL, GEN-EXS |
| English (30) | 08 | 09 | 11 |
| Numerical Ability (35) | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Reasoning Ability (35) | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 28 | 31 | 35 |
Details of the RBI Assistant Prelims & Mains exam centre have been mentioned in the RBI Assistant Notification PDF.
| States/UT | RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Center | RBI Assistant Mains Exam Center |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati |
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, | Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Raipur, Bilaspur | Bhilai, Raipur |
| Delhi | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon | Delhi NCR |
| Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Mehsana | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ambala | Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una | Hamirpur |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi |
| Kerala | Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Satara | Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala | Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore | Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Ptayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi, Moradabad | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun, Haldwani |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri, Hooghly | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kolkata, Siliguri |
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Nationality: A candidate is required to be (a) a citizen of India or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
A candidate must range between 20 to 28 years of age to be eligible for the RBI Assistant Exam. Age relaxation is given to candidates belonging to the reserved category. The age relaxations granted by the Government of India are mentioned in the table below:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 5 Years i.e. up to 33 years |
| OBC | 3 Years i.e. up to 31 years |
| PwD | 10 Years for Gen 13 years for OBC 15 years for SC/ST |
| Ex-Servicemen | To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years. |
| Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married | 10 Years |
| Candidates, holding working experience of RBI | To the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years. |
A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with an aggregate of 50% (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) and above in any discipline to be eligible for the RBI Assistant Exam. He/She must hold knowledge of computers as well as have proficiency in the official language of the concerned state of Union Territory.
RBI Assistant exam is going to be conducted in three phases [Prelims + Mains + Language Proficiency Test (LPT)]. The preliminary examination has three sections: Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language.
1. The mains exam has five different sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.
2. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for the wrong answers attempted by the candidate. No marks will be deducted if the question is left unanswered or blank.
3. Check the RBI Assistant exam pattern for Prelims & Mains as mentioned in the previous year Notification PDF, any change/up-gradation in RBI Assistant Recruitment Notification will be updated here.
Like all Bank Exams, RBI Assistant Syllabus revolves around the basic tricks and techniques that a student learned in English, Maths and Reasoning during his/her high school. Apart from that, a candidate must have basic knowledge of General Awareness and Computer Application terms to excel in RBI Assistant Exam. Let’s have a look at the detailed RBI Assistant Syllabus for the same.
The questions in the English section will be asked from the below topics. The candidate must have the proper knowledge of tenses to score good marks in this section. Building a habit of reading newspapers and magazines daily would be of great help.
The questions of Numerical Ability/Quantitative Aptitude in the RBI Assistant Exam will be from the below-listed topics. The candidate must practice as much as questions to improve their speed and accuracy which is the most important thing to be taken care of this section.
The questions in the reasoning section will be assessing the candidate's presence of mind and speed of solving tricky problems. To score good marks in this section, the candidate must focus on their speed. Practising previous year question papers would be of great help for the same.
A basic knowledge of Computer is mandatory for the post of Assistant in the banking sector as most of the job responsibilities revolves around working on computers. The candidates will be assessed on the basis of their knowledge of the below topics.
The candidates must be aware of their surroundings to ace good marks in this section. The candidates must have a habit of reading current affairs, geography, history, and other topics as mentioned below.
Let’s have a look at the detailed RBI Assistant Exam Pattern for the Preliminary Exam and Mains Exam of RBI Assistant .
| RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
| RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern | |||
| Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned as detailed below. The candidate who is not proficient in the official/ Local Language will be disqualified.
Only such several candidates will be called for the Language Proficiency Test who stand sufficiently high in merit based on the aggregate marks of the main online examination, Such merit will be decided by the Bank about the number of notified vacancies to be filled in.
The local language that is to be tested as per the official RBI Assistant notification are given below:
| Area | Language for LPT |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarati |
| Bengaluru | Kannada |
| Bhopal | Hindi |
| Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
| Chandigarh | Punjabi / Hindi |
| Chennai | Tamil |
| Guwahati | Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo |
| Hyderabad | Telugu |
| Jaipur | Hindi |
| Jammu | Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | Hindi |
| Kolkata | Bengali / Nepali |
| Mumbai | Marathi / Konkani |
| Nagpur | Marathi / Hindi |
| New Delhi | Hindi |
| Patna | Hindi / Maithili |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
