RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2025: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Assistant exam to select candidates for the post of Assistant in the bank. RBI Assistant exam analysis will be released separately for the prelims and mains exams. According to the previous years' RBI Assistant exam analysis, the difficulty level of the prelims paper was easy to moderate. The difficulty level of the mains paper was moderate. The exam analysis of RBI Assistant highlights the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, number of good attempts, topic-wise number of questions asked in the exam. The total marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100 whereas the mains exam carries 200 marks. Read below for more details on the exam analysis of RBI Assistant.
Candidates can crack RBI Assistant exam with good preparation. They need to know the syllabus. It is also required to understand the exam pattern. Candidates must work upon improving the weak areas.
The RBI Assistant has negative marking scheme. 1/4 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer in prelims and Mains exam. The exam pattern has been given below
- Number of Questions: 100
- Total marks: 100 Marks
- For correct answer: +1
- Deduction for incorrect answer: 0.25 Marks
- For unanswered question: 0
Normalisation of marks is done to adjust the difficulty level of the question paper held across various shifts. RBI Assistant result is announced based on the normalised marks. Candidates should score good marks in the exam to crack the exam.
RBI Assistant 2025 exam analysis will be released separately for prelims and Mains exams. The exam analysis will be made available once the exam get over. RBI Assistant exam analysis comprises details such as the overall analysis, section-wise analysis, expected cut off and good attempts.
In the prelims exam of RBI Assistant a total of 100 questions are asked while there will be a total of 200 questions in the Mains exam. All the questions asked in the prelims and Mains exams are objective-type multiple-choice questions.
- RBI Assistant Syllabus
- RBI Assistant Cut off
- RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
RBI Assistant Syllabus
RBI Assistant syllabus is the important part of preparation. Candidates can check RBI Assistant syllabus is given below:
English Language: Reading Comprehension, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Correction, Word Meanings, etc.
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Banking Awareness, Policies Related to RBI, Monetary Policies, Fiscal Policies, Government Schemes, etc.
Quantitative Aptitude: Percentage, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Average, Profit & Loss, Data Interpretation, etc.
Reasoning: Number Series, Blood Relation, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Coding and Decoding, etc.
Computer Language: Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computers and Devices.
RBI Assistant Cut off
RBI releases state-wise and category-wise RBI Assistant cut off marks along with the scorecard. RBI Assistant cut off is the minimum mark that a candidate needs to secure to qualify the exam. RBI Assistant previous years' cut off helps candidates to formulate a strategy for the exam. RBI Assistant cutoff is applied on individual sections and total aggregate marks. To qualify the each stage of the exam, candidates need to secure the section-wise and overall cutoff marks. Prior to the release of the cut off marks, RBI Assistant Result is announced. Candidates can check below the previous year's cut off for prelims exam.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2022 State-Wise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Ahmedabad | 82.25 | 74.50 | 82.25 | 82.75 | 87.25 |
| Bengaluru | 76.75 | 71 | 82.25 | 80 | 82.75 |
| Bhopal | 80.25 | 76 | -- | 87 | 89.50 |
| Bhubaneswar | 80.50 | 79 | -- | 87.50 | 90.50 |
| Chandigarh | 80.25 | 80.25 | 84.75 | 87.50 | 90.75 |
| Chennai | 80.50 | -- | 86 | 77.75 | 87.75 |
| Guwahati | 79.25 | 73.50 | -- | 82 | 86 |
| Hyderabad | 84 | 80.75 | 88.50 | 88 | 90.25 |
| Jaipur | 79 | 81 | 87.75 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Jammu | -- | 69.50 | 78.25 | 78.75 | 85.50 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 79 | 78.75 | 85.25 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Kolkata | 83.25 | 73.25 | -- | 87 | 90.75 |
| Mumbai | - | 70 | -- | 82.50 | 85.25 |
| Nagpur | 84 | 72 | 85 | 82.25 | 87 |
| New Delhi | 80 | -- | 84.75 | 85.75 | 89.25 |
| Patna | 81 | 75 | -- | 87.50 | 89 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 74.75 | 57 | 84.50 | 76 | 86.50 |
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
Candidates can check below RBI Assistant exam analysis 2025 FAQs.
The monthly RBI Assistant salary is approximately INR 47,849. Basic pay is INR 20,700 per month. The gross salary of an RBI Assistant is INR 47,849. Candidates are entitled to other allowances.
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.
Check the zones below.
East Zone
West Zone
North Zone
South Zone
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 selection process includes prelims and Mains exams followed by a Language Proficiency Test. The prelims exam is divided into three sections English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The total marks to the test are 100. The total duration of the preliminary exam is 60 minutes. The Mains exam carries questions from Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness and Test of Computer Knowledge. The total marks allotted to the test are 200. The marks of the Mains exam are taken into consideration for the final merit list. Candidates qualifying the Mains exam are called for LPT. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. The prelims exam serves as a screening test for the mains exam.
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