| Conducting body | Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Official website ↗ |
|---|---|
| Posts | Assistant in various offices of the Reserve Bank of India |
| Qualification | A bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks in the aggregate (pass class for SC, ST and PwBD candidates) and knowledge of word processing on PC. |
| Age limit | 20–28 years on First day of the month in which the notification is issued (general category) |
| Domicile | Not required |
| Selection stages | Online Preliminary Examination: 100 questions, 100 marks in 60 minutes (qualifying) → Online Main Examination: 200 questions, 200 marks in 135 minutes → Language Proficiency Test (LPT) in the official/local language of the state concerned (qualifying) |
| Latest notification | Recruitment for the Post of Assistant – Panel Year 2025 (650 Vacancies) · 650 vacancies |
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About RBI Assistant
The Reserve Bank of India recruits Assistants for its regional offices across India through a two-stage country-wide competitive online exam (Preliminary and Main) followed by a mandatory Language Proficiency Test (LPT) in the official or local language of the state/office applied for. Prelims marks are qualifying only; final office-wise selection depends on Main exam marks and passing the LPT. The latest notification on the RBI opportunities portal advertised 650 Assistant vacancies across RBI offices.
Eligibility
Age limit
General category: 20–28 years, counted on First day of the month in which the notification is issued.
Age relaxation
- OBC: 3 years
- SC: 5 years
- ST: 5 years
- PwBD: 10 years
- Ex-servicemen: 3 years
- SC and ST candidates get 5 extra years (up to 33 years) and OBC candidates get 3 extra years (up to 31 years).
- PwBD candidates get 10 years (General/EWS), 13 years (OBC) or 15 years (SC/ST).
- Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated who have not remarried get relaxation up to 10 years.
Qualification
A bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks in the aggregate (pass class for SC, ST and PwBD candidates) and knowledge of word processing on PC.
Other conditions
- A candidate applying for a specific recruiting office must be proficient (able to read, write, speak and understand) in the official/local language of the state or union territory falling under that office.
- Ex-servicemen who have passed matriculation or equivalent and rendered at least 15 years of defence service are also considered graduates for this post.
- Application fee/intimation charges: Rs 450 plus 18% GST for General/OBC/EWS and Rs 50 plus 18% GST for SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen.
Selection process
- Online Preliminary Examination: 100 questions, 100 marks in 60 minutes (qualifying)
- Online Main Examination: 200 questions, 200 marks in 135 minutes
- Language Proficiency Test (LPT) in the official/local language of the state concerned (qualifying)
Exam pattern
Preliminary examination (online objective)
Mode: Online (CBT) with 20-minute sectional timers · Duration: 60 minutes · Negative marking: 1/4 of the marks assigned to a question (0.25 marks) is deducted for each wrong answer
| SUBJECT | QUESTIONS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
Main examination (online objective)
Mode: Online (CBT) with sectional timing · Duration: 135 minutes · Negative marking: 1/4 of the marks assigned to a question (0.25 marks) is deducted for each wrong answer
| SUBJECT | QUESTIONS | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 40 |
| Test of Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 |
| Test of General Awareness | 40 | 40 |
| Test of Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 |
RBI Assistant syllabus
English Language (Prelims & Mains)
- Reading comprehension, cloze test and para jumbles
- Spotting errors, phrase replacement and sentence improvement
- Fillers, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms
Numerical Ability (Prelims & Mains)
- Simplification, approximation, number series and quadratic equations
- Data interpretation: bar graphs, line charts, pie charts, tables and caselets
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time and distance, mensuration and probability
Reasoning Ability (Prelims & Mains)
- Linear, circular and floor/box puzzles and seating arrangement
- Syllogism, inequalities, blood relations, direction sense and order/ranking
- Alphanumeric series, coding-decoding, input-output, data sufficiency and logical reasoning
General Awareness & Computer Knowledge (Mains only)
- General Awareness (40 marks): RBI functions, monetary policy, banking and financial awareness, current affairs of the past 4 to 6 months, government schemes and static GK
- Computer Knowledge (40 marks): computer hardware and software basics, operating systems, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), DBMS fundamentals, networking, internet, keyboard shortcuts and cyber security
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
- Reading, writing, speaking and understanding test in the official/local language of the RBI office applied for
- Qualifying in nature; candidates who fail the LPT are disqualified even if they clear the Main exam cut-off
What they ask
Prelims is a high-speed 100-question test in 60 minutes with strict 20-minute timers per section, and office-wise prelims cut-offs often cross 85 to 90 out of 100 because the paper is set at an accessible clerical level. Mains adds General Awareness (40 marks in 25 minutes) and a standalone Computer Knowledge section (40 marks in 20 minutes). You must clear every section's minimum cut-off in both stages, and there is no interview—final merit comes from the 200-mark Main exam subject to passing the local language test.
How to prepare
- Apply only for an RBI regional office whose state language you can read, write and speak fluently, because the LPT is strictly enforced.
- Build speed in simplification, number series and 5-question puzzles for Prelims—scoring 85+ requires high accuracy with minimal skipped questions.
- Treat Computer Knowledge (40 marks in Mains) as a high-scoring booster by revising MS Office shortcuts, networking protocols and hardware/software terms.
- Focus your General Awareness revision on banking news, RBI notifications and the last five months of current affairs.
- Practise timed speed maths and puzzle sets daily on the free Improvam app.
RBI Assistant is one of the exams in the Improvam app. Open it to start a practice quiz.
Open in the Improvam appHow to apply
- Visit opportunities.rbi.org.in and open the Recruitment for the post of Assistant notification.
- Select the RBI regional office you are applying for (you can apply for only one office).
- Complete online registration, upload photo, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration, and pay the fee online.
RBI Assistant FAQs
No. Selection is through the Preliminary exam, the Main exam and a qualifying Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
Sources
- RBI Notification: Recruitment for the Post of Assistant ↗ (official, checked )
- RBI Opportunities portal: current vacancies ↗ (official, checked )
Checked against official sources on . Rules change with each notification, so read the latest one before you apply.