If a banking career is your dream, then the Reserve Bank of India’s annual Assistant recruitment is a golden opportunity for you. Being part of our central bank and regulatory body will be rewarding as well as satisfying. Among many opportunities available in Reserve Bank, the Office Assistant post is one of the clerical cadre positions available to graduates below 28 years. With two stages of computer base tests, you can start your banking career with an initial payment of Rs. 36,091, making this position is among the favourite for many banking aspirants. On successful completion of 3 years in service, you can appear for the department tests to get promoted to the officer’s grade. So, if you can spend the next couple of months on the RBI Assistant exam preparation, you will have a rewarding as well as satisfying career. Let’s check the RBI Assistant exam tips, books, question papers, and course details.
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RBI Assistant Study Material 2021
The Reserve Bank of India’ Office Assistant recruitment process has two stages of Computer-Based Objective tests followed by a local language proficiency test. RBI Office Assistant 2021 exam pattern is:
- RBI Assistant Prelims
| Sections | Number of
Questions |
Maximum
Marks |
Exam
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 01 hours |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- RBI Assistant Mains Exam
| Sections | Number of
Questions |
Maximum Marks | Exam
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 |
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RBI Assistant Previous Year Question Papers
One of the first things you should grab while wondering about theRBI assistant exam strategy would be the previous year question papers. Click on the below-given links to download the RBI Assistant Previous Question Papers for free:
- RBI Assistant Mains 2015: Download Here
- 2014 RBI Assistant Question Paper: Download Here
- 2013 RBI Assistant Question Paper: Download Here
- RBI Assistant 2012 question paper: Download Here
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Best Books for RBI Assistant Exam
| Subject | Name of Book | Author/
Publisher |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Practice Book on Quicker Maths, 2nd Edition | M.Tyra, K.Kundan / Magical Book Series |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations 17th Edition | R.S Aggarwal / S.Chand Publisher | |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Varma / Arihant Publishers | |
| Computer Awareness | Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams | Arihant Publishers |
| Computer Fundamentals | P.K Sinha | |
| General Awareness | Newspapers | Indian Express, The Hindu, etc |
| Banking Awareness | Arihant Publications | |
| Yearbooks | Manorama | |
| NCERT Textbooks (Science, History, Geography, Civics, Economics) | Class VI to XII | |
| Lucent’s General Knowledge | Lucent Publications | |
| English Language | Objective English 4th Edition | Edgar Thorpe / Pearson |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis / Penguin | |
| Objective General English 2nd Edition | S.P Bakshi / Arihant | |
| Reasoning | A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal |
| Analytical Reasoning | MK Pandey | |
| How to Crack Test of Reasoning: In All Competitive Exam | Arihant Publication | |
| A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal | B.S. Sijwali & Indu Sijwali |
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