RBI Assistant 2022 Notification:

Updated On : 11 Mar, 2022

RBI ASSISTANT OVERVIEW

As per the latest information RBI (Reserve Bank Of India) has released the exam dates and vacancy details for the session 2021-22. It's a golden opportunity for those who are willing to appear in this examination. You should go through this notification once, to collect all the relevant information of the examination. 


Exam related dates are given below for a clear view of the candidates;

Event

Dates

Notification will be released

3rd week of February 2022

Application will begin

17th February 2022

Last Date To Apply

8th March 2022

Admit Card will be updated

March 2022 (2nd or 3rd week)

Exam Date (Prelim)

26th & 27th March 2022

 Main Test (Tentative)
 May 2022

Vacancy

As per the information, vacancies for the recruitment of RBI Assistant are 950. Candidates who are coming under the eligibility criteria( Age should be between 20 to 28 years and must have graduated or have equivalent qualification) for this post can apply for the recruitment of this post.
The RBI Assistant exam is a very lucrative opportunity for students looking to enter the banking industry. Therefore, thousands of students take this exam every year, which makes it very difficult and competitive. Therefore, in order to crack it, effective preparation according to the RBI Assistant exam mode is required. Candidates must check topic preparation skills against popular and expert strategies for the RBI Assistant exam.

RBI ASSISTANT APPLICATION

RBI Assistant 2022 Application Fee

Please note that no application fee is required to be paid by the RBI staff through online mode.

Category

Amount / Fee

For OBC/General Candidates

Rs. 450/-

For SC/ST/PWD/EXS Candidates

Rs. 50/-

RBI ASSISTANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nationality: Candidates must be Indian citizens or subjects of Nepal, or subjects of Bhutan, or Tibetan refugees who came to India before 1 January 1962 and intended to settle permanently in India, or Persons of Indian origin who have immigrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, East African countries Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam and intend to settle permanently in India.

Age Limit

Candidates must be between the age of 20 and 28 to be eligible for the RBI Assistant 2022 exam. Candidates who fall into the reserved category can get relaxation in their age. The age relaxations granted by the Government of India are shown in the table below:

Category

Age Relaxation

ST/SC

By 5 years, i.e. up to 33 years

OBC

By 3 years, i.e. up to 31 years

PWD

By 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST)

Ex-Servicemen

To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years

Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and not remarried/widows

By 10 years

Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India

To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years

Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989.

By 5 years

Educational Qualification:

i) At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC. 

ii) A candidate belonging to the Ex-servicemen category (except dependents of ex-servicemen) should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service. 

iii) Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office

RBI ASSISTANT EXAM PATTERN

In order to perform at the best level on any exam, it is most important to understand the exam pattern, including the number and type of questions asked. We have provided a detailed list of everything you need.

RBI Assistant Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Exam is the first stage of the selection process for RBI Assistants. The candidates who clear the pre-exam will appear in RBI Assistant Mains.

The total time allotted for the preliminary exam is 60 minutes, which means 20 minutes for each section.

For each wrong answer, 0.25 points will be deducted.

The exam is bilingual (Hindi and English).

The question paper pattern for the Preliminary exam will be in the following format.

Section

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

English Language

30

30

Numerical Ability

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

Total

100

100

RBI Assistant Mains Examination

The RBI Assistant Mains exam is also bilingual. Candidates who clear this will appear for the Language Proficiency Test (LPT).

RBI Mains has a total of 200 questions.

1 point is awarded for each correct answer, and 0.25 points are deducted for each incorrect answer.

The question paper pattern for the Mains exam will be in the following format:

Section

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 (2 hours 15 minutes)

Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

After qualifying the mains exam, candidates will have to take the Language Proficiency Test (LPT). The test will be conducted in the official/local language of the relevant country (see Annex IV of the published official notice). Candidates who are not proficient in the official/local language will be disqualified.

In the interview the main focus is to check the candidate's ability, general awareness and confidence. The LPT is also inherently qualifying, and points earned in it are not considered for final selection.

RBI ASSISTANT SYLLABUS

Topic-wise Preparation Strategies

If one doesn't know how to prepare for the exam, just knowing the exam patterns and the best books won't help. Seeing the difficulty level of the exam, it is imperative to prepare wisely. Below are all the subject preparation strategies that students must know. Additionally,  candidates must continue to do the RBI Assistants previous year's paper to understand the style and pattern of questions asked in the exam.

General awareness:

History

Geography

Economy

Polity

Static General Knowledge

Current Affairs

Science

Sports

Important Schemes

People in News

Awards

Banking Awareness

This section is part of the Mains paper and contains 40 questions of 1 point each (40 points total).

This part does not require any strategy or skill and is the easiest part to score.

Applying candidates need to be aware of all general, banking and economic events taking place at the national and international level.

Reasoning:

  • Puzzles

  • Venn Diagram

  • Analogy

  • Coding-Decoding

  • Verbal reasoning

  • Series

  • Word Formation

  • Direction and Distance

  • Blood Relations

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning

  • Syllogism

This requires keen analytical and logical skills.

It's a part of Prelims and Mains.

Prelims contains 35 questions 

Mains has 40 questions 

The way to practice should be that this part is practised every day and regularly reviewing everything you learn.

Quantitative ability:

  • Data Interpretation

  • Number Series

  • Averages

  • Trigonometry

  • Algebra

  • Simplification

  • Percentage

  • Ratio and Proportion

  • Time and Work

  • Problem on Ages

  • Mensuration

  • Speed, Distance and Time

  • SI & CI

  • Geometry

Prelims: There are 35 questions in this section.

Mains: There are 40 questions in this section.

This section is all about real-life computing, and students need to do well with numbers.

The best strategy is to revise all the basic theories and formulas, and practise as much as you can.

English

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Phrases and Idioms

  • Spelling Error

  • Error Detection

  • Synonyms & Antonyms

  • One word Substitution

  • Sentence Correction

  • Fill in the Blanks

Prelims: There are 30 questions in this section.

Mains: There are 40 questions in this section.

This section focuses on vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension

For this part, students need to develop the habit of reading every day. This helps with vocabulary as well as grammar and syntax.

One has to pass all the basic grammar rules, learn new words, and practise them in everyday conversation and writing.

Computer knowledge

  • MS Office

  • Operating System

  • Database Management

  • System

  • Networking

  • Security

  • Internet & Web

RBI ASSISTANT POST

As the official notification is yet to be released, we can estimate the vacancies in the view of previous year notification.

Take a look at the category wise and region/city wise previous year vacancy distribution:

Office

 

Vacancies

PWD 

Ex SM #

SC

ST

OBC

GEN

EWS

Total

VI

HI

OH

4th Category

EX-1

EX-2

Ahmedabad

4

3 (2)

9

16

3

35

1

1 (!)

0

1 (!)

2

3

Bengaluru

11

9 (1)

4

43

7

74

1 (!)

1

1

1

3

7

Bhopal

7

11 (5)

0

10

3

31

0

1 (!)

1

1 (!)

1

3

Bhubaneswar

6

10 (2)

0

12

3

31

0

1 (!)

0

1

1

3

Chandigarh

19

1

19

31

8

78

1

1 (!)

1

1

4

7

Chennai

13

0

20

27

6

66

1

2 (1)

2 (1)

1 (!)

3

6

Guwahati

2

17 (7)

0

10

3

32

0

1 (!)

1 (!)

1

1

5

Hyderabad

7

3 (1)

10

16

4

40

1

2 (1)

0

0

2

4

Jaipur

13

1

4

26

4

48

0

1

2 (1)

1 (!)

2

5

Jammu

0

3 (1)

3

5

1

12

1 (1)

0

0

0

0

1

Kanpur & Lucknow

28

1

36

53

13

131

2 (1)

3 (1)

1 (!)

2

6

13

Kolkata

9 (1)

4

0

11

2

26

0

0

1 (!)

1

1

2

Mumbai

0

41 (25)

0

74

13

128

4 (2)

7 (6)

5 (4)

5 (4)

6

12

Nagpur

5

14 (2)

10

22

5

56

1 (!)

1

1

0

2

6

New Delhi

19

0

18

31

7

75

2

 1 (1)

1

1 (!)

3

7

Patna

1 (!)

4

0

25

3

33

0

1 (!)

1

1 (!)

1

3

Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi

7

1

13

28

5

54

0

1

0

1

2

5

Total

151 (2)

123 (46)

146

440

90

950

15 (6)

25 (16)

18 (9)

19 (10)

40

90

RBI ASSISTANT SALARY

Assistants will draw a starting basic pay of ₹ 14,650/- per month (i.e. ₹ 13,150/- plus two advance increments admissible to Graduates) in the scale of ₹ 13150 – 750(3) – 15400 – 900(4) – 19000 – 1200(6) – 26200 – 1300(2) – 28800 –1480(3) – 33240 – 1750(1) – 34990 (20 years) and other allowances, viz. Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., as admissible from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments for Assistants approximately ₹ 36091/-.

RBI ASSISTANT CUT OFF

Check the RBI Assistant cut-off mark for the Power Exam for RBI Assistant Exam 2019-20.

RBI Assistant Mains Cut Off 2019-20

Office

SC

ST

OBC

EWS

GEN

Ahmedabad

112

108.25

112.50

--

123.50

Bengaluru

--

--

94

--

99.25

Bhopal

109.25

103.75

116.50

118.25

121.25

Bhubaneswar

95.50

87.75

103.25

--

103.25

Chandigarh

82.75

--

100.25

--

111

Chennai

101.50

--

119.75

108.50

121

Guwahati

72.75

97.75

105.75

--

105.75

Hyderabad

98

--

111.50

104

121

Jaipur

91.50

98.75

103.50

--

114.25

Jammu

--

--

111.5

108.50

123.25

Kanpur & Lucknow

92

--

91

105.25

117.25

Kolkata

114.25

--

122.75

126.25

Mumbai

86.25

76.25

86.25

--

86.25

Nagpur

103.5

--

--

--

103.5

New Delhi

95

106.50

115.75

116.75

Patna

90.25

--

107.50

106.25

108.25

Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi

114.25

--

90.50

--

114.25

RBI Assistant 2022 Result

Candidates can check the result after the examination in official website of RBI.

Each stage result is released separately. The candidates will go next step after qualifying the previous one.

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