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Reserve bank of India, India’s paramount banking institution is a dream career platform for every bank job aspirants. A golden opportunity is knocking at their door. Yes. The most awaited notification of RBI is finally out. RBI is hiring 926 assistants for their various branches all over the country. A bachelors degree with a minimum of 50 percent marks is the educational qualification required. The official notification regarding the recruitment was published on 23rd December 2019 in the official website of RBI, rbi.org.in. Applications should be submitted online before 16th January 2020. This article discusses all the details of RBI Assistant. We will also be discussing the cut-off marks of the same in detail.
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RBI Assistant 2019-20 Important Dates
| Official notification out on | 23rd December 2019 |
| Last date to submit online application | 16th January 2020 |
| Prelims exam | February 14th and 15th 2020 |
| Mains exam | March 2020 expected |
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RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria
Age limit
The age of the candidate must be between 20 and 28 years as on 01/ 12/2019. In elaborately, the born date of the candidates should neither be earlier than 02/12/1991 nor be later than 01/12/1999. Candidates belonging to the reserved categories will be granted age relaxation as given in the table below.
| Category | Relaxation in age |
| SC/ST | 5 years (up to 33 years) |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years (up to 31 years) |
| Person with disabilities (PWD) | 10 years (GEN/ EWS)
13 years (OBC) 15 years (SC/ST)
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| Ex-servicemen | To the extent of service rendered by them in armed forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to a maximum of 50 years |
| Widows/ divorcee/ women who are legally separated and not remarried | 10 years |
| Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989. | 5 years |
| Candidates having work experience in RBI | To the extent of the number of years working experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years |
Educational Qualification
Candidates need to have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 percent marks and computer knowledge. For those who belong to SC/ ST/ PWD categories a bachelor’s degree with pass marks will be enough.
RBI Assistant Exam Pattern
The recruitment process comprises prelims and mains examination followed by a language proficiency test. Both the prelims and mains examinations are computer based online tests and consists of objective type multiple choice questions.
RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern
Type of exam: objective type multiple choice questions
Mode of exam: online-computer based
| Name of the test | subjects | Number of questions | Total marks | duration |
| RBI Assistant Prelims exam | English language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| Reasoning ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | |
| total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
There will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark for each wrong answer.
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern
Those who qualified the prelims exam will be invited to appear for the mains exam
Type of exam: objective type multiple choice questions
Mode of exam: online-computer based
| Name of the test | subjects | Number of questions | Total marks | duration |
| RBI Assistant mains exam | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| English language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes | |
| Numerical ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes | |
| General awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes | |
| Computer knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes | |
| total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
- There will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark for each wrong answer.
- All the subjects other than English language can be written either in English or in Hindi.
- Those who qualify the mains exam will be asked to appear for the language proficiency test.
RBI Assistant Syllabus
Prelims Syllabus
| Reasoning | Numerical ability | English language |
| Puzzles | Data interpretation | Reading comprehension |
| Series | Number series | Phrases and idioms |
| Word formation | Algebra | Fill in the blanks |
| Venn diagram | Simplification | Spelling error |
| Analogy | Speed, distance and time | One word substitution |
| Coding-decoding | SI & CI | Sentence correction |
| Direction and distance | Averages | Error detection |
| Blood relations | Percentage | Synonyms and antonyms |
| Verbal reasoning | Ratio and proportion | |
| Non-verbal reasoning | Time and work | |
| syllogism | Problem on ages | |
| Arrangement and pattern | Mensuration | |
| Scheduling | Trigonometry | |
| Mathematical inequalities | Geometry |
Mains Syllabus
| English language | General awareness | Numerical ability | Computer knowledge | reasoning |
| Reading comprehension | Current world news | Time and distance | Languages | Number series |
| Synonyms | Current Indian news | Time and work | Basic hardware and software | Blood relations |
| Antonyms | Geography | HCF and LCM | History of computers | Analogy |
| Sentence correction | History | Simple and compound interest | Devices | Odd man out |
| Word meanings | Political science | Problems on trains | Coding and decoding | |
| Average | Directions | |||
| Allegations and comparison | Row arrangements | |||
| Probability | Symbols | |||
| Permutation and combination | Statement reading and understanding | |||
| Pipes |
RBI Assistant Cut off Marks – State wise
We can define cut off marks as the minimum marks required to get shortlisted in an exam. There are many factors which decide the cut off marks of an exam. Total number of candidates attended the exam, the number of vacancies available, the number of posts allotted for the reserved categories, the difficulty level of the examination etc influences the cut off marks.
Now let us have a look at the previous year cut off marks of RBI Assistant examination. So that you will get a fair idea regarding how many marks will you have to score in the examination to get shortlisted.
RBI Assistant 2017 Prelims Cut off Marks
| Region/State | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| Ahmadabad | 80 | 74 | – | 69.75 |
| Bangalore | 77.75 | 74.75 | 68.75 | 68.25 |
| Bhopal | 83.25 | – | 78 | 63.75 |
| Bhubaneswar | 84.5 | 82.25 | 71.25 | 68.5 |
| Chandigarh | 87.5 | 81.75 | 77 | 70.25 |
| Chennai | 83.5 | 81.75 | 76 | – |
| Guwahati | 77.25 | 73.5 | 71 | 63.75 |
| Hyderabad | 87 | 84.25 | 80.5 | 74.5 |
| Jaipur | 85.75 | 81.75 | 74.50 | 67.50 |
| Jammu | 80 | 72.25 | 70.25 | 56.25 |
| Kanpur & lucknow | 85 | 78.5 | 72.75 | 64.25 |
| Kolkata | 86.5 | 78.5 | 74.5 | – |
| Mumbai | 74.25 | 68.25 | 70 | 56.5 |
| Nagpur | 80 | 75.75 | – | 54 |
| New Delhi | 85.75 | 79.25 | 74.75 | – |
| Patna | 86.25 | – | 69.75 | 72.50 |
RBI Assistant 2016 Mains Cut off Marks
| Region/State | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| Ahmadabad | 112 | 95.50 | NV | 79.75 |
| Bangalore | 113 | 96.75 | 93.5 | 94 |
| Bhopal | 122.75 | 112.25 | 101 | 84.75 |
| Bhubaneswar | 116.5 | NV | 88.75 | 79.75 |
| Chandigarh | 127 | 107.75 | 96 | NV |
| Chennai | 123.75 | 117 | 103 | NV |
| Guwahati | 107.25 | 119.5 | 94.25 | 74.5 |
| Hyderabad | 126 | 115.75 | 107.25 | 108 |
| Jaipur | 124.5 | 113.75 | 98.75 | 94.5 |
| Jammu | 116.5 | 104 | 96.5 | – |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 119 | 101.5 | 97 | 97 |
| Kolkata | 126 | 107 | 91.5 | NV |
| Mumbai | 111.5 | 105.25 | 97 | 73 |
| Nagpur | 107 | 103.25 | 108.5 | – |
| New Delhi | 128.25 | 113.25 | 108.5 | – |
| Patna | 116.50 | 104.50 | 90.25 | 100.75 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 128.75 | 119 | 97.25 | NV |
RBI Assistant 2019-2020 Expected Cut off Marks – State-wise
| Region/State | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| Ahmadabad | 70-80 | 65-75 | 65-70 | 50-70 |
| Bangalore | 65-70 | 70-75 | 60-70 | 55-65 |
| Bhopal | 75-85 | 67-77 | 65-80 | 55-65 |
| Bhubaneswar | 80-85 | 75-80 | 65-75 | 55-70 |
| Chandigarh | 80-90 | 70-85 | 65-80 | 70-75 |
| Chennai | 75-85 | 75-82 | 70-80 | 75-85 |
| Guwahati | 70-80 | 70-75 | 65-75 | 55-65 |
| Hyderabad | 80-90 | 75-85 | 75-90 | 70-75 |
| Jaipur | 80-85 | 75-85 | 70-75 | 60-70 |
| Jammu | 75-80 | 60-70 | 65-70 | 50-60 |
| Kanpur & lucknow | 78-85 | 70-80 | 60-75 | 60-65 |
| Kolkata | 80-88 | 70-80 | 70-75 | 65-75 |
| Mumbai | 70-75 | 65-70 | 60-70 | 45-55 |
| Nagpur | 70-80 | 65-75 | 60-68 | 55-65 |
| New Delhi | 80-85 | 70-80 | 70-75 | 65-75 |
| Patna | 80-90 | 70-80 | 65-70 | 65-75 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 80-90 | 70-85 | 65-75 | 60-78 |
RBI Assistant 2020 Expected Cut off Marks – Section-wise
| Sections | Total Questions | Total Marks | Expected Cut-off |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 7-10 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 14-18 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 11-14 |
| Overall | 100 | 100 | 79-83 |
RBI Assistant Job Profile 2020
Duties and Responsibilities
- File work
- Government treasury works
- Data entry
- Replying to mails
- Inward and outward mail entry
- Ensuring the financial stability
- To regulate the currency and its circulation
- Collection of receipts
- Ledger and balance tally
- Entering the daily transactions in the computer
- Verification of banking documents
Salary and Perks
The salary of an RBI Assistant is approx 32000/- per month including all the perks and allowances.
The basic pay is 15060/- per month.
The allowances associated with the job include,
- House rent allowance
- Dearness allowance
- City compensatory allowance
- Transport allowance etc.
These allowances may not be provided all the time. They are subject to conditions and availability.
The employees will also be provided with reimbursements for the expenses of vehicle maintenance, news paper, residence furnishing etc.
RBI provides accommodation but it is subject to availability.
Apart from these an RBI Assistant can also enjoy many other advantages like dispensary facilities, loans and advances etc.
The total annual pay of an RBI Assistant will be approx 3, 80, 000/- per annum.
Career Growth
Once an aspirant gets appointed as an RBI Assistant, he will have to work for two years to become eligible for the promotions. There will be promotional or departmental tests once in two years. A candidate can get a promotion by either qualifying the promotional tests or qualifying exams like JAIIB or CAIIB conducted by Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. The different stages of the promotional growth of an RBI Assistant are as follows.
- RBI Assistant
- RBI Grade A officer
- RBI Grade B officer
- RBI Grade C officer
- RBI Grade D officer
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Some Frequently Asked Questions on RBI Assistant Exam
Is there an interview session as a part of the recruitment process of RBI Assistant?
No. The selection procedure is merely based on prelims and mains exams followed by a language proficiency test. RBI has discarded interview for Assistant posts.
Is there any negative marking in the RBI Assistant examination?
Yes. For each wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. This will be applicable for both prelims and mains examination.
Is a final year degree student eligible to apply for the post?
No. the basic educational qualification required to apply for RBI Assistant is a graduation in any discipline with a minimum of 50 percent marks. While applying, candidates are supposed to fill their marks of graduation in the application form. So an aspirant needs to wait until his graduation course gets completed.
What is the application fee of RBI Assistant?
Those who belong to general/OBC Category will have to pay Rs. 450 as an application fee. For SC/ST/PWD/EXS categories Rs.50 will be enough.
How to apply for RBI Assistant 2020?
Visit the official website of RBI, rbi.org.in. You can see an option, “apply online”. Click on it, Select “new registration”
The application form will appear now. Fill it properly and submit.
So this is all about RBI Assistant. Hope this article helped you to have a deep understanding of this post. We are glad to answer for your doubts if any. You can ask it via the comment box below. Start your preparations today itself and achieve a great success. We wish you all the very best!
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