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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has invited applications from qualified aspirants to the posts of ‘Assistant’ for the year 2021-22. Similarly, the online objective exam for the latest Common Recruitment Procedure for RRBs has commenced for the recruitment to the post of Group “B”-Office Assistant also known as Multipurpose. This exam will be organised by the IBPS. Selection of both posts is done by the means of a preliminary and a main nationwide exam.
| Detail | RBI Assistant | RRB Office Assistant |
| Official website | https://www.rbi.org.in/ | http://www.ibps.in/ |
| Vacancy | 950 | 6888 |
| Application starts on | 17.02.2022 | june 2022 |
| Final date for applying | 08.03.2022 | yet to be notified |
| Online Preliminary Test | March 26 & 27, 2022 | August 2022 |
| Result of prelims exam | Yet to be announced | September 2022 |
| Online Main Test | May 2022 | September 2022 |
| Mains exam result | Yet to be notified | January 2023 |
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Eligibility criteria by Age: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
For the general category, the RBI assistant post has an age limit range of 20-28 years. For RRB office assistant it is between 18 and 30 years. Age relaxation permitted for people of other categories are given in the table below
| Category | RBI Assistant | RRB Office Assistant |
| · Scheduled Caste
· Scheduled Tribe |
· 5 years
· Age limit- 33 years |
5 years |
| Other backward classes | · 3 years
· Age limit- 31 years · |
3 years |
| Ex-servicemen | · period of service done in the defence forces + 3 years
· subjected to an upper age limit of 50 years |
· period of service done in the defence forces + 3 years
· period of service done in the defence forces +8 years for Disabled Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST · subjected to an upper age limit of 50 years |
| · Widows
· divorced women · women judicially separated who are not re-married |
10 years | · Age limit up to 35 for general and ews candidates
· 38 years for OBC · 40 years for SC/ST |
| Candidates having work experience in the Reserve Bank of India | · Years of experience
· Maximum of 3 years |
– |
| People who are victims of the 1984 riots | – | 5 years |
| Person with disability | · General/EWS- 10 years
· OBC- 13 years · SC/ST- 15 years |
10 years |
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Required Educational Qualifications: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
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Below given are the educational qualifications required for the said posts.
| Details | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Office Assistant |
| Education | · Bachelor’s Degree in any field with at least 50% marks in the aggregate
· Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates · Should have a working knowledge of word processing on PC. · A candidate who is an Ex-servicemen should either be a graduate from an established University or must have qualified the matriculation or its equivalent exam of the Armed Forces and should have done at least 15 years of defence service · should be proficient in the local language of the particular state or regions falling under the vacancy of the office to which you are applying (i.e. know to read, write, speak and comprehend the language) |
· Bachelor’s degree in any field or its equivalent from a recognized University
· Proficiency in local language as given by the RRB/s* participating in the recruitment · Working knowledge of Computer is also desirable |
| Experience | – | – |
Application Procedure: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
The table given below shows the application link and the fees required to apply for the said posts.
| Required Details | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Office Assistant |
| Application link | www.rbi.org.in | www.ibps.in |
| SC/ST/PwBD/EXS fees | Rs 50/- | Rs 175/- |
| OBC/General/EWS fees | Rs 450/- | Rs 850/- |
Preliminary Examination Pattern: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
The preliminary examination pattern of RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Office Assistant are compared in the table below
| Topic | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Office Assistant |
| Subjects | · English language
· Numerical ability · Reasoning ability |
· Reasoning ability
· Numerical ability |
| Marks | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability-35 · Reasoning ability-35 |
· Reasoning ability- 40
· Numerical ability- 40 |
| Duration | 20 minutes for each subject separately | 45 minutes for both subjects combined |
| Number of questions | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability- 35 · Reasoning ability- 35 |
· Reasoning ability-40
· Numerical ability- 40 |
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Main Examination Pattern: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
The pattern of the main examination of both RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Office Assistant is as shown below:
| Topic | RBI Assistant | IBPS RRB Office Assistant |
| Subjects | · English language
· Reasoning · Numerical ability · General awareness · Computer knowledge |
· English/Hindi language
· Reasoning · Numerical ability · General awareness · Computer knowledge |
| Number of questions for each subject | 40 | 40 |
| Max marks for each subject | 40 | · English/Hindi language- 40
· Reasoning- 50 · Numerical ability- 50 · General awareness- 40 · Computer knowledge- 20 |
| Duration | · English language- 30 min
· Reasoning- 30 min · Numerical ability- 30 min · General awareness- 25 min · Computer knowledge- 20 min |
2 hours together for all the subjects |
| Total number of questions/ total marks | 200 | 200 |
| Total duration | 135 minutes | 2 hours |
- For RBI Assistant there is a language proficiency test for the people who qualify for the main exam
- For both exams, the students should achieve the individual cut off marks for each subject as well as above the cut off marks of the collective score.
- No interview for both posts
Vacancies: RBI Assistant vs IBPS RRB Office Assistant
The vacancies for RBI Assistant according to the categories are as shown in the following table.
| Category | RBI Assistant |
| General | 440 |
| EWS | 90 |
| OBC | 146 |
| SC | 151(2) |
| ST | 123(46) |
| VI | 15 (6) |
| HI | 25 (16) |
| OH | 18 (9) |
| ExS-1 | 40 |
| ExS-2 | 90 |
The number given in brackets represents the backlog vacancies
The number of vacancies for the post of IBPS RRB Office Assistants (Multipurpose) according to categories is as given below.
| Posts | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | PWD |
| Office Assistants (Multipurpose) | 957 | 385 | 1475 | 542 | 2536 | 889 |
RBI Assistant state wise vacancies are as shown in the table below
| Office | RBI Assistant Vacancies |
| Ahmedabad | 35 |
| Bangalore | 74 |
| Bhopal | 31 |
| Bhubaneswar | 31 |
| Chandigarh | 78 |
| Chennai | 66 |
| Guwahati | 32 |
| Hyderabad | 40 |
| Jaipur | 48 |
| Jammu | 12 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 131 |
| Kolkata | 26 |
| Mumbai | 128 |
| Nagpur | 56 |
| New Delhi | 75 |
| Patna | 33 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 54 |
| Total | 950 (48) |
State-wise vacancy of IBPS RRB Office Assistant is as shown in the table below
| State | Bank | Vacancies |
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank | 212 |
| Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | 183 | |
| Saptagiri Grameena Bank | 160 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | 3 |
| Assam | Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | 137 |
| Bihar | Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank | 130 |
| Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank | 347 | |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | 71 |
| Gujarat | Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank | 266 |
| Saurashtra Gramin Bank | 60 | |
| Haryana | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | 297 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | 145 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Ellaquai Dehati Bank | 12 |
| J & K Grameen Bank | 76 | |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | 67 |
| Karnataka | Karnataka Gramin Bank | 182 |
| Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank | 115 | |
| Kerala | Kerala Gramin Bank | 193 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | 185 |
| Madhyanchal Gramin Bank | 101 | |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra Gramin Bank | 362 |
| Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank | 0 | |
| Manipur | Manipur Rural Bank | 7 |
| Meghalaya | Meghalaya Rural Bank | 6 |
| Mizoram | Mizoram Rural Bank | 6 |
| Nagaland | Nagaland Rural Bank | 2 |
| Odisha | Odisha Gramya Bank | 0 |
| Utkal Grameen Bank | 119 | |
| Puducherry | Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | 4 |
| Punjab | Punjab Gramin Bank | 156 |
| Rajasthan | Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank | 147 |
| Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank | 162 | |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Grama Bank | 368 |
| Telangana | Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank | 267 |
| Telangana Grameena Bank | 175 | |
| Tripura | Tripura Gramin Bank | 39 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Baroda UP Gramin Bank | 1071 |
| Aryavart Bank | 263 | |
| Prathama UP Gramin Bank | 338 | |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Gramin Bank | 48 |
| West Bengal | Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | 100 |
| Uttar Banga Kshetriya Gramin Bank | 24 | |
| Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank | 178 | |
| Total | 6784 | |
The article above gives you a brief idea about the details of both RBI Assistant and IBPS RRB Office Assistant posts as per the official notifications released by the authorities concerned. You can compare between the details and decide which job is a better option for you and apply or concentrate on the exam of your choice more. Download the Entri app for helping you with the preparation through instructional videos, study materials and mock tests.
