Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published a latest notification inviting applications for the post of assistants. As per the notification, 926 vacancies are reported. If you are aspiring for a bank job, then it is the time to leap at the opportunity. The official notification regarding the recruitment of RBI Assistant was published on 23rd December 2019 in the official website of RBI, rbi.org.in. Applications should be submitted online. The last date for submitting online application is 16th January 2020. In this article we are providing you all the required details of the examination along with a detailed description regarding the vacancy.
RBI Assistant-Important Dates
| Official notification out on | 23rd December 2019 |
| Last date to submit online application | 16th January 2020 |
| Prelims exam | February 14th and 15th |
| Mains exam | March 2020 |
RBI Assistant-Syllabus and Examination Pattern
The first step of the preparation for any competitive examination is to have a thorough idea regarding the syllabus and examination pattern of the particular exam. You can’t develop an effective study plan unless you are well aware of the syllabus and exam pattern. So here is the detailed description of the syllabus and examination pattern of RBI Assistant 2020.
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
| 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
| 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 |
Now let us have a look at the eligibility criteria of RBI Assistant Examination.
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 Vacancy
As we already mentioned above, 926 assistant vacancies are expected to be filled this year. The category-wise number of vacancies is shown in the table below.
| Category | Number of vacancies |
| SC | 98 |
| ST | 80 |
| OBC | 182 |
| Gen | 473 |
| PWD | 51 |
| Ex-servicemen | 118 |
| total | 926 |
The state-wise number of vacancy of RBI Assistant is as follows.
| office | Vacancies | PWD | EXS | |||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | GEN | EWS | Total | VI | HI | OH | 4th Category | EX-1 | EX-2 | |
| Ahmadabad | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bangalore | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bhopal | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bhubaneswar | 5(2) | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chandigarh | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chennai | 11 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Guwahati | 4(2) | 12(1) | 7 | 27 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaipur | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jammu | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kanpur & lucknow | 11 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kolkata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mumbai | 34(1) | 46(17) | 101(2) | 199 | 39 | 419 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 39 |
| Nagpur | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Delhi | 6(1) | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Patna | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & kochi | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 98 | 80 | 192 | 473 | 83 | 926 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 84 |
Hope this article helped you to know all the required details of the RBI Assistant examination. Make a study plan and start your preparations today itself. We wish you all the success ahead!
