RBI Assistant 2025: Notification, Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Age Limit & Syllabus

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LPT is mandatory. No exemption of any sort will be given to any candidate from appearing in LPT,  which will be conducted at respective Regional Offices of the Bank. Final selection will be on the basis of candidate's performance in the online examination (in the order of merit), qualifying in LPT,  Medical fitness, verification of certificates, etc. to the Bank's satisfaction. Decision of the Bank in this regard, is final.

Based on the prelims result, candidates 10 times the number of vacancies are selected for the mains exam. On the basis of mains result, candidates two times the vacancies are selected for language Proficiency Test.

No, there is no required bond period after being chosen as an RBI Assistant. After getting selected, you will have to undergo a six-month probationary period before getting a permanent posting as an RBI Assistant. However, there is a mandatory two-year service or bond period to be considered for promotion. This is for those who want to apply for the promotion to the manager-level post in RBI after getting selected as assistants. After serving two years, the assistants in RBI become eligible for merit-based promotions to higher-level posts.

Candidates can apply for vacancy in one Office only and will have to opt for online test  (preliminary as well as main) centre within the same state the Office they have applied for. For example, candidate applying to Ahmedabad Office can opt for center only from state of Gujarat. If there are multiple registrations, the last registration will be retained. 

The difference between an RBI grade B and an RBI assistant: RBI Grade B: 1- Age limit: 21 to 30 years. 2- Qualification: Graduation with 60 percent marks. Class 12th with 60 percent marks and class 10th with 60 percent marks for the general category and for the SC, ST, and PWD categories 50 percent is required. 3- Salary: Basic pay: INR 35150 per month 4- Perks: 1- Conveyance allowance: 200 liter- Mumbai 180 liter- New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore. 150 liter- Other cities. 2- Furnishing of Residence for Officer- INR 1,60,000 (once in 5 years) FRO Maintenance (8%) 3- Leave Fare Concession (Every 2 years) The LFC amount is INR 1,12,000 per month. Maximum 4 persons 112000*4=4,48,000 5- Job Profile: There is no Public Dealing or Handling of the Public. Managing All the Government Accounts and Central Bank Account. Issuing and Maintaining the Circulation of currency and coin issued by RBI. Checking and Maintaining Financial Stability. Controlling The money supply in the system. 6- Posting in only Urban area. RBI doesn't have branches in Urban area. 7- Promotions: Manager (Grade B) Assistant GM Dupty GM Cheif GM Executive Director Governor You can reach up to Deupty Governor 8- Selection Process: Pre, Mains, Interview RBI assistant: 1- Age limit: 20 to 28 years. 2- Educational qualification: Graduation with 50 percent marks. For the SC, ST, and PWD categories passing the marks are required. 3- Salary: Basic pay: INR 146500 per month 4- Perks: 1- Conveyance allowance: 75 liter- Mumbai 65 liter- New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore. 55 liter- Other cities. 2- Furnishing of Residence for Employees- INR 50,000 (once in 6 years) FRO Maintenance INR 4000 per annum. 3- Leave Fare Concession (Every 2 years) The LFC amount is INR 11,832 per month. Maximum 4 people are allowed self and 2 spouses + 2 children Maximum 4 persons 11832*4 = 47,328 5- Job Profile: There is no Public Dealing or Handling of the Public. Managing All the Government Accounts and Central Bank Account. Remitting Fresh Currency in Your state. In financial Inclusion- Assisting The team while visiting. Various Districts in your state to Increase Financial Literacy. Banking Document Verification File work Data Entry Replying to Mails. 6- Posting in only Urban area. RBI does not have branches in Urban area. 7- Promotions: Assistant Manager (Grade A) Manager Assistant GM Dupty GM Cheif GM 8- Selection Process: Pre, Mains, Interview.

The last date to fill RBI Assistant application form is notified by the examination authority. RBI Assistant application fee is INR 450 for OBC/General/EWS categories and INR 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS. Applicants can edit their application forms within the deadline prescribed by the examination authority. Any graduate candidate is eligible to apply for RBI Assistant exam. The several stages of application process comprises-registration, uploading the scanned photograph and signature, filling the detailed application form, previewing the application form and paying the application fees.

 

RBI Assistant apply online link is made available on this page. Candidates are not required to send the hard copy of the application form. The application fee can be paid online.

Candidates belonging to the unreserved and OBC category have to pay INR 450. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD have to INR 50 as their Application Fee for RBI Assistant 2023 Exam. The candidates can pay the application fees online using UPI, Online banking, Credit and Debit card. The application fee once paid cannot be refunded. Candidates should keep the transaction receipt safely. This is required while raising any issue with RBI. The steps to pay the application fees are given below:

• The fee payment can be done using debit cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro)
• On successful payment of application fee, an e-receipt is generated
• Non-generation of e-receipt indicates payment failure
• Candidates need to login using provisional registration number and password and repeat the process of payment
• Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-Receipt and online Application Form containing fee details

RBI Assistant admit card is released one week before the exam. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number, date of birth or passwiord. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

Candidates need to carry one photo-identity proof as well as two passport-size photographs along with RBI Assistant admit card. The photo-identity proofs that candidates can carry are given below: Aadhaar Card PAN Card Passport Permanent Driving License Voter's Card Bank Passbook Photo-identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead.

At times due to the heavy load at the server, the official website becomes slow for which candidates find difficulty in accessing the RBI Assistant admit card page. Therefore, candidates should re-login to download the RBI Assistant admit card within an interval of 5 minutes. Candidates are advised to download the admit card at night. Candidates need to download their admit cards by logging with the required credentials. Candidates need to download their admit cards online as the hard copy of it will not be sent by post. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of the admit card along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre. Candidates are also required to carry two photographs inorder to affix them on the admit card.

The selection process of RBI Assistant includes the prelims and mains exam. Those qualifying the mains exam are called for LPT. The marks of the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. RBI Assistant exam is conducted to select eligible candidates for the post of Assistant in various branches of RBI.

In 2020, a total of 926 vacancies were announced for RBI Assistant exam. Out of the total vacancies, 473 were for General category, 192 were for OBC, 98 were for SC and 80 for ST. The state-wise RBI Assistant 2020 vacancies are given below. Ahmedabad-19 Bengaluru-21 Bhopal-42 Bhubaneswar-28 Chandigarh-35 Chennai-67 Guwahati-55 Hyderabad-25 Jaipur-37 Jammu-13 Kanpur and Lucknow-63 Kolkata-11 Mumbai-419 Nagpur-13 New Delhi-34 Patna-24 Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi-20.

A total of 241 vacancies were announced for General category in 2023. The vacancy break-up is given below for different stages.

Region	Vacancies
Ahmedabad	6
Bengaluru	23
Bhopal	5
Bhubaneswar	6
Chandigarh	8
Chennai	8
Guwahati	11
Hyderabad	6
Jaipur	3
Jammu	10
Kanpur & Lucknow	28
Kolkata	11
Mumbai	76
Nagpur	9
New Delhi	17
Patna	4
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	10
Total	241

There is no prior experience required for the candidate to apply for the RBI Assistant recruitment. Candidates who have completed their graduation can apply for RBI Assistant exam. The percentage required in graduation inorder to apply for RBI Assistant exam is 50 per cent. The age limit prescribed for RBI Assistant exam is 20 and 28 years. Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply for RBI Assistant exam. Candidates must check the eligibility before applying for the exam.

RBI Assistant Main Exam for 2019-20 was held on November 22, 2020. The highest cut off was recorded for Kolkata. RBI AssistantMainscut off for this state was 126.25 out of 200 marks. The state-wise cut off marks for General category is given below.

Office	General
Ahmedabad	123.50
Bengaluru	99.25
Bhopal	121.25
Bhubaneswar	103.25
Chandigarh	111
Chennai	121
Guwahati	105.75
Hyderabad	121
Jaipur	114.25
Jammu	123.25
Kanpur & Lucknow	117.25
Kolkata	126.25
Mumbai	86.25
Nagpur	103.5
New Delhi	116.75
Patna	108.25
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	114.25

 The sectional cut off marks are given below.

Category	Reasoning Ability	English Language	General Awareness	Computer Knowledge	Numerical Ability
EWS/General	14	14	14	14	14

 

RBI Assistant prelims cut off in 2019-20 under General category was recorded for Chandigarh. The cut off out of 100 marks was 96.75. The state-wise cut off marks for general category are given below.

RBI Zone Name	General
Ahmedabad	92.75
Bengaluru	92.25
Bhopal	94.75
Bhubaneswar	95.75
Chandigarh	96.75
Chennai	94.00
Guwahati	89.50
Hyderabad	96.25
Jaipur	95.75
Jammu	94.25
Kanpur & Lucknow	96.00
Kolkata	96.25
Mumbai	87.75
Nagpur	90.50
New Delhi	96.25
Patna	95.75
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	96.25

 The section-wise cut off marks are given below:

Sections	General
English	11
Reasoning Ability	12
Numerical Ability	13

 

RBI offers an attractive RBI Assistant salary along with numerous allowances and benefits. Candidates also receive increments at regular intervals. RBI Assistant receives a basic pay of INR 20,700 along with certain increments and the salary is expected to sure in five years. RBI Assistant salary after 5 years is INR 24300 per month including other allowances. The RBI Assistant  receives a handsome salary package, along with numerous allowances and benefits. RBI Assistant salary is INR 14,24,834 per year. Candidates selected to the post of RBI Assistant are responsible for maintaining files including collection of receipts, maintaining of ledger, balance tally, etc., Data Entry, Relying to Mails, Relying to RTI, Issue of Currencies, Verifying Banking Documents, etc.

Deducations in RBI Assistant salary is done like EE NPS Contribution, Professional Tax for specific periods, Meal Coupon costs, MAF, a fee for All India RBI Employee, and other charges. In total, about INR 3,575 is taken out from their gross pay each month. A detailed breakdown is given below.

Deductions	Amount
EE NPS Contrib Amount	INR 2,970
Prof Tax- split period	INR 200
Meal Coupon Deduction	INR 160
MAF	INR 225
All India RBI Employee	INR 10
Sports Club Membership	INR 10
Total	INR 3,375

The education of the salary of the RBI Assistant is given below.

Parameters	Amount (In INR)
EE NPS contribution amount	4200.00
Proof Tax- Split Period	200.00
EE NPS Arrears	3074.00
Meal Coupon Deductions	160.00
MAF	225.00
All India RBI Employees	30.00
Sports Club Subscription	20.00

RBI offers a lucrative salary to its employees. As a result of which, a large number of aspirants apply for the exam. The basic salary of RBI Assistant is INR 20,700 per month. The pay scale is INR 20700-1200 (3)-24300- 1440 (4) -30060-1920 (6)-41580-2080 (2)-45740-2370 (3)-52850- 2850-55700 (20 years). Candidates are entitled to Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance, etc., as admissible from time to time. At present, the initial monthly gross emolument for Assistants is approximately INR 45,050. The house allowance of 15 percent of pay is paid to employees.

The result of RBI Assistant is announced separately for prelims and Mains exams in PDF form. The result displays the roll numbers of qualifying candidates. The scorecard is released few days after the declaration of the result. Candidates can download their scorecards by logging with the required credentials. The examination authority does not send any intimation regarding the declaration of the result. The hard copy of the result is not sent to candidates by post. The steps to check RBI Assistant result 2023 are given below:

• Visit the official website of RBI-rbi.org.in
• Go to the ‘Recruitment Related Advertisement’ tab
• Find the ‘RBI Assistant result’ link
• Clicking the link, the result PDF opens on a new page
• Download the result PDF and save it