RBI Assistant 2023 notification will be released soon. All the candidates who are planning to appear for RBI Assistant 2023 Recruitment exam are now looking for the RBI Assistant Selection Process, Exam Pattern and Syllabus as decided by the Reserve Bank of India. Go through the article below for a detailed exam pattern and syllabus. To know about the RBI Assistant 2023 Exam in short refer to the below table and get to know the important details associated with the exam.
Name of Exam | RBI Assistant 2023 |
Type of Exam | Objective Test |
Category | RBI Assistant Syllabus & Pattern |
Duration of Exam | Prelims=60mins Mains=135mins |
Language of RBI Assistant Exam | English, Hindi |
Maximum Marks (Online Exam) | Prelims=100, Mains=200 |
Marking Scheme | 1 Mark of each correct answer |
Negative Marking | 1/4 Marks (0.25) |
Selection Process | Prelims, Mains, Language Proficiency Test |
RBI Assistant Selection Process
The selection procedure for RBI Assistant 2023 will be conducted in three phases as mentioned below. The candidates who want to grab the job opportunity of Assistant in the banking sector have to qualify in each stage of the selection procedure.
• RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam
• RBI Assistant Mains Exam
• Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
RBI Assistant 2023 has a specific syllabus for all the sections asked in both the preliminary examination and main examination. The major sections covered are:
• English Language
• Quantitative Aptitude and
• Reasoning
The above mentioned three sections are the common sections asked in both the preliminary exam and the mains exam. An additional section of General Awareness and Computer Knowledge is asked in Mains Exam apart from the above mentioned three sections. Sectional cut-off as well the overall cut-off for each phase of the examination must be cleared by a candidate in order to get selected for further rounds of the RBI Assistant 2023 Exam.
RBI Assistant Prelims Syllabus:
English Language– Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Para/Sentence Completion
Quantative Aptitude– Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equation, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Average, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Work, Time, and Energy, Time and Distance, Probability, Relations, Simple and Compound Interest, Permutation and Combination
Reasoning Ability– Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Inequalities, Syllogism, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Blood Relations, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning
RBI Assistant Prelims Pattern:
Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
RBI Assistant Mains Syllabus:
Reasoning Ability: Sitting Arrangements, Tabulation, Logical Reasoning, Syllogism, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Alphanumeric Series, Blood Relations, Ranking, Data Sufficiency, Distance & Direction, Coded Inequalities, and Verbal Reasoning.
Data Analysis & interpretation : Simplification & Approximation, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Number Series, Ratio & Proportion, Quadratic Equations, Averages, Boats & Streams, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Mixtures & Alligation, Permutation & Combination, Time & Distance, Probability, Partnership, Pipes & Cistern.
English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Double Fillers, Error Spotting, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Paragraph Completion, Para Summary, Sentence Connector, and Vocabulary.
General Awareness: This section compiles three different sub-sections which are current affairs, banking & financial affairs, and static awareness. It includes topics such as important bank news, economic affairs, national and international news, recent state affairs, agreements, visits, awards and honors, summits & conferences, and obituaries
Computer Knowledge Syllabus: A basic knowledge of Computer is mandatory for the post of Assistant in the banking sector as most of the job responsibilities revolves around working on computers. The candidates will be assessed on the basis of their knowledge of the topics:
Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computers, Devices, Viruses and Hacking.
RBI Assistant Mains Pattern:
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 min |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 min |
Total | 200 | 200 | 135 min |
Language Proficiency Test (LPT) 2023:
The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned as detailed below. The candidate who is not proficient in the official/ Local Language will be disqualified.
The local language that is to be tested as per the official RBI Assistant notification are given below:
Area | Language for LPT |
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 |
Thiruvanthapuram | Malayalam |
The preparation for this exam must be done magnanimously keeping in mind the latest pattern and the syllabus of the exam. It is necessary for the students to choose the right set of books to prepare for their examination as the syllabus of RBI Assistant 2023 Exam is quite vast. Candidates must also go through previous years Exams question papers in order to acclimatize to the change in the pattern of the exam and to know the sections from which the questions are majorly asked in the exam.
