Banking is a lucrative job aspired by lakhs of applicants. Every year lakhs of aspirants attend the exam. So, there is tight competition for these exams. The candidates apply for all the notifications whether it is of State Bank of India (SBI) PO/SO/Clerk, IBPS PO/SO/Clerical cadre, or that of IBPS Regional Rural Bank posts, Insurance exams, RBI. Some times they are unaware of the differences in the exam pattern, regardless of subjects.RBI is being considered as the most prestigious exam,hence it always a no brainer to choose RBI Assistant in comparison to SBI Clerk. A better understanding of important topics and examination level will really help candidates to score well. So, here we are comparing the SBI Clerk vs RBI Assistant exam.
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SBI Clerk vs RBI Assistant: Important Dates
SBI Clerk Important Dates
Recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales)
| Important Events | Dates |
| Commencement of on-line registration of application | 03/01/2020 |
| Closure of registration of application | 26/01/2020 |
| Closure for editing application details | 26/01/2020 |
| Last date for printing your application | 10/02/2020 |
| Online Fee Payment | 03/01/2020 to 26/01/2020 |
RBI Assistant Important Dates
| Release of RBI Assistant Notification | 23 December 2019 |
| RBI Assistant Online Application – Start Date | 23 December 2019 |
| RBI Assistant Online Application – End Date | 16 January 2020 |
| RBI Assistant Online Fees Payment – Last Date | 16 January 2020 |
| RBI Assistant Phase 1 Admit card | Feb 2020 (First Week) |
| RBI Assistant Phase 1 – Examination Date | 14 & 15 February 2020 |
| RBI Assistant Phase 1 – Result Date | Feb 2020 (Last Week) |
| RBI Assistant Phase 2 – Examination Date | March 2020 |
| RBI Assistant Phase 2 – Result Date | March 2020 (Last week) |
| RBI Assistant language proficiency test | April 2020 |
SBI Clerk vs RBI Assistant: Exam Pattern
SBI Clerk Exam Pattern
Prelims Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination (online) consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:
| Serial No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Mains Exam Pattern
The structure of main examination (online objective type) would be as follows:
| Serial Number | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 minutes |
| 3. | Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4. | General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
RBI Assistant Exam Pattern
RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern (Phase 1)
| Name of Tests (Objective) |
No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 20 Mins | |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 mins |
There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern (Phase 2)
| Name of Tests (Objective) |
No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 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 negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
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SBI Clerk vs RBI Assistant: Syllabus
SBI Clerk Syllabus
List of Reasoning Topics for SBI Clerk 2020 Exam is as follows -:
SBI Clerk Syllabus 2019 for Prelims – Reasoning Ability
Alpha-Numeric Series, Blood-Relation, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Inequalities, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Related Questions, Age Puzzles, Floor Puzzles, & Circular Seating Arrangement, Linear Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Symbol Series.
List of English Topics for SBI Clerk 2019 Exam is as follows -:
Error Detection, Connectors, Fill in the blanks (Double/Multiple/Sentence) Cloze Test (New Pattern), Inference, Phrase Replacement, Find the Odd man Out, Phrasal Verb Related, Para Jumbles, Reading comprehension, Paragraph Conclusion, Sentence Completion, Word usage/ Vocabulary Based Questions, Antonyms, and Synonyms.
List of Quant Topics for SBI Clerk 2019 Exam is as follows -:
Approximation and Simplification, Boats and Stream Problems, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation – Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart,etc. Number Series, Average, HCF and LCM, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Probability, Mixture and Allegation, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Speed Distance and Time, Train Problems, Work and Time, Quadratic Equations.
SBI Clerk Syllabus for Mains Exam
The SBI Clerk Main Exam has 4 sections – General English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude and General/Financial Awareness. The list of topics for each of these sections is given below.
SBI Clerk Syllabus Mains – General English
Following is the List of Topics for General on which questions will be asked in the SBI Clerk Main Exam. Almost all the topics are same as the prelims paper. It’s just that the difficult level of the questions to be asked in the Main Exam would be higher – Error Detection, Connectors, Fill in the blanks (Double/Multiple/Sentence) Cloze Test (New Pattern), Inference, Phrase Replacement, Find the Odd man Out, Phrasal Verb Related, Para Jumbles, Reading comprehension, Paragraph Conclusion, Sentence Completion, Word usage/ Vocabulary Based Questions, Antonyms and Synonyms.
SBI Clerk Syllabus Mains – Quantitative Aptitude
Following is the List of Topics for Quantitative Aptitude on which questions will be asked in the SBI Clerk Main Exam – Approximation and Simplification, Boats and Stream Problems, Data Sufficiency, Data Interpretation – Caselete, Radar/Web, Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart,etc. Number Series, Average, HCF and LCM, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Probability, Mixture and Allegation, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Quantity Comparison, Speed Distance and Time, Train Problems, Work and Time, Quadratic Equations.
SBI Clerk Syllabus 2019 for Mains – Reasoning and Computer Aptitude
Following is the List of Topics for Reasoning and Computer Aptitude section, on which questions will be asked in the SBI Clerk Main Exam -:
Reasoning: Logical Reasoning – Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument, etc. Alpha-Numeric Series, Blood-Relation, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Inequalities, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Related Questions, Age Puzzles, Floor Puzzles, & Circular Seating Arrangement, Linear Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Symbol Series
Computer Aptitude: Flow Charts, Binary to Numbers conversion, Numbers to Binary Conversion, Computer program based puzzles and aptitude problems, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Operating System, Computer Network, Internet, MS Office Suit and Short cut keys.
RBI Assistant Syllabus
English Language Syllabus
- Reading Comprehension
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Sentence Correction
- Word Meanings
- Cloze Test
- One Word Substitution
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Sentence Completion
- Phrases
- Active & Passive Voice
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
- HCF and LCM
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Problems on Trains
- Average
- Probability
- Allegations and Comparison
- Permutation and Combination
- Pipes& Cistern
- Number System
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Percentage
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
Reasoning Syllabus
- Number Series
- Blood Relations
- Analogy
- Odd Man Out
- Number Series
- Coding and Decoding
- Directions Based Concept
- Row Arrangements
- Symbols
- Statement Reading, Understanding
Computer Knowledge Syllabus
- Languages
- Basic Hardware and Software
- History of Computers
- Devices
- Viruses and Hacking
General Awareness Syllabus
- Current World News
- Current India News
- Geography Concepts
- History Concepts
- Political Science
- Banking Awareness
- RBI Terms
- Emoluments and Other Benefits
- Acts and Laws related to Bank (RBI)
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