Reserve Bank of India is to release its Assistant recruitment notification 2021 soon. The notification is expected by lakhs of Bank job aspires. In this article download the RBI Assistant syllabus 2021 PDF and also check the examination pattern. While most of the syllabus is similar to that of all banking exams, however, the RBI Assistant questions will be easier than its complements. Also, download the RBI Assistant’s previous question papers and free online mock tests. Start preparation for this clerical cadre posts with Entri and get into your aim.
The newly hired RBI Assistants will have a basic pay of Rs. 14,650/- and the salary including all allowances stands at approximately Rs 36,091/-.
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RBI Assistant 2021
The notification and exam dates of the Assistant posts for 2021 is yet to be announced. Aspirants can follow our page for all updates.
RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021
The recruitment process of RBI Assistant has three phases for the candidate selection. Check the general features regarding the online exams both Prelims and Mains exams:
There will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark for each wrong answer.
All the subjects other than the English language can be written either in English or in Hindi.
Candidates qualifying in the prelims will be asked to attend the Mains exam.
And, those who qualify for the mains exam can appear for the Language Proficiency Test.
- RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern 2021
| Name of the test | Subjects | Number of questions | Total marks | Time 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 |
- RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2021
| Name of the test | Subjects | Number of questions | Total marks | Time 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 |
- Language Proficiency Test
Language Proficiency Test is mandatory. No exemption of any sort will be given to any candidate from appearing in LPT, which will be conducted at the respective offices of the Bank. However, the Biometric verification and LPT are qualifying in nature and the final selection will only be based on performance in the main on-line examination.
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RBI Assistant Syllabus 2021
Prelims Exam Syllabus
| Numerical Ability | Reasoning Ability | English Language |
| Number Series | Directions and Blood relations | Reading Comprehension |
| Quadratic Equations | Syllogism | Synonyms and Antonym |
| Simplification/ Approximation | Alphabetic Series | Error Detection |
| Averages | Input-Output | Sentence based error |
| Allegations, Comparison | Inequalities | Word usage |
| LCM, HCF | Puzzles | Cloze test |
| Train and boat problems | Seating Arrangement | Spelling based error, para jumbles |
| Time and Distance Concept | Order and ranking | Jumbled Sentence/ Paragraphs |
| Time and Work | Data Sufficiency and Miscellaneous questions | Idiom and phrases |
| Pipes and cisterns | Logical Reasoning | Fillers |
| Probability, Permutation, and Combination | Analogy | Vocabulary, Connectors |
| Simple and Compound interest | Word Meanings | |
| Mensuration | ||
| Data Sufficiency |
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Mains Exam Syllabus
The topics under the Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability, and English Language are the same rather the questions will be moderately high level compared to the Prelims examination. Check the syllabus to be covered for the other two subjects, that is, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge.
| General Awareness | Computer Knowledge |
| Banking Awareness | Computer basics |
| Current Affairs | MS office |
| Static Awareness | Languages |
| Economy/ Financial Awareness | Basic Hardware and Software |
| Database Management System | |
| Networking | |
| Networking Security | |
| Operating System | |
| Internet and web technology |
Language Proficiency Test(LPT)
The LPT will be conducted in the following official state-wise local languages as follows:
- 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
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So, these are the topics to be covered under the RBI Assistant Syllabus 2021. Download Entri to get the weightage of marks for each topic under each subject. Also, get the study plan/ strategies to cover all the topics and prepare well for the upcoming exam.
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FAQ Related to RBI Assistant 2021
Q. What is the selection procedure for RRB Assistant?
A. The RRB Assistant will have three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Language Proficiency.
Q. Can a final-year graduate student apply for RBI Assistant?
A. Yes. but you have to get a degree before the date stipulated in the notification.
Q. Is there any negative marking for RBI Assistant?
A. Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.
Q. What is the RBI Language proficiency test?
A. RBI conducts a Language proficiency test is to check their proficiency in regional language. The test is mandatory but is of qualifying nature.
Q. How to prepare for the RBI Assistant?
A. Cover all the syllabus topics accurately, make necessary study-plans, practice more mock tests and attempt previous year question papers.
