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.
- RBI Assistant Previous Year's Exam Analysis
- RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2025
- RBI Assistant Syllabus
- RBI Assistant Cut off
- RBI Assistant Result
- RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
RBI Assistant Previous Year's Exam Analysis
Candidates can check below the previous year's RBI Assistant exam analysis for prelims and mains exams:
RBI Assistant 2023 Prelims Exam Analysis
The section-wise distribution of questions is given below.
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RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2022 for Mains (May 8)
The mains exam of RBI Assistant was divided into five sections: Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness and Test of Computer Knowledge. There are a total of 200 questions and the total marks of the test are 200. Candidates need to complete the paper within 135 minutes. There are sectional timings for the exam. The table below highlights the overall difficulty level and number of good attempts.
| Subject | Good Attempt | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language |
21-23 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
20-22 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
23-25 |
Moderate |
| Computer Knowledge |
25-27 |
Easy to Moderate |
| General Awareness |
23-25 |
Moderate |
| Total |
112-122 |
Moderate |
RBI Assistant 2022 Mains Exam Analysis for Reasoning
There were no question from Machit Input & Logical Reasoning. There were four sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement questions. There were post wise puzzles based on city, month-wise Puzzles, Linear Seating Arrangement, Order & Sequence.
| Subjects | Topics | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement |
20 |
Moderate |
| Letter Based |
3-4 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogism |
3-4 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
Moderate |
| Chinese Coding |
5 |
Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
| Simple Coding (Letter to Number) |
1 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Moderate |
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for Quantitative Aptitude
There were three sets of Data Interpretation questions. There were Caselet DI table-based, Per Chart DI, Tabular DI.
| Subjects | Topics | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Approximation |
5-6 |
Moderate |
| Missing Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
| Q1-Q2 |
5 |
Moderate |
| DI |
15 |
Moderate |
| Arithmetic Questions |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total |
40 |
Moderate |
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for English Language
There is a total of 40 questions in the English language in the RBI Assistant mains exam 2022. The distribution of questions in this section are given below.
| Name Of The Topics | Number Of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
10 |
| Reading Comprehension |
10 |
| Double Fillers |
5 |
| Para Jumbles |
5 |
| Total |
40 |
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2022 for GA & Computer Knowledge
The level of Computer Knowledge in RBI Assistant mains exam is easy to moderate. Questions were asked based on internet and excel. The level of General Awareness section was moderate. Some of the questions asked in GA are given below:
- RBI Minutes publication time
- Pension Day
- Full form of PRAN by PFRDA
- Vodafone Promotors
- Author of “Where About” book
- Author of “The Happy Life” book
- Mudu Malai National Park
- Tulip Largest Garden
- OBICUS [U stands for]
- One Horn Rhino
- Multi-Dimensional Poverty
- ILO Gilbert Houngbo
- Self Made Billionaire
- CPI Index
- Loures World Sport Award
- Dada Saheb Phalke Award
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2022 for Prelims (March 26 & March 27 All Shifts)
According to the feedback shared by students, the overall difficulty level of the exams was easy. The Reasoning and English sections were easy, whereas, the Quantitative Aptitude section was easy to moderate. The preliminary exam according to RBI Assistant exam pattern comprised three sections, English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The question paper of the preliminary exam carries a total of 100 questions. The maximum marks allotted to the test are 100. The total duration of the preliminary exam was 60 minutes.
RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (March 27)
The overall and section-wise RBI Assistant exam analysis 2022 for prelims exam held on March 27 is given below.
Overall Analysis
| Subject | Good Attempt | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Ability |
30-33 |
Easy |
| Reasoning Ability |
30-31 |
Easy to Moderate |
| English Language |
26-27 |
Easy |
| Total |
85-90 |
Easy |
Section-Wise Exam Analysis
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Floor Based Puzzle |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Circular Based Puzzle |
5 |
Easy |
| Month Based Puzzle |
5 |
Easy |
| Syllogism |
4 |
Easy |
| Mixed Series |
5 |
Easy |
| Chinese Coding |
5 |
Easy |
| Direction & Distance |
3 |
Easy |
| Word Pairing |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | No. Of questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Number Series (Missing ) |
5 |
Easy |
| Simplification |
15 |
Easy |
| Data Interpretation (Table DI) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
10 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy |
English Language
| Topics | Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
07-08 |
Easy |
| Cloze Test |
07 |
Easy |
| Word Swap |
05 |
Easy |
| Error Detection (One-liner, incorrect) |
05-06 |
Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
05 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy |
RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (March 26)
The overall and section-wise RBI Assistant exam analysis 2022 for prelims exam held on March 26 is given below.
Overall Analysis
| Sections | Difficulty level | No. of Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
29-31 |
| Reasoning ability |
Easy |
30-32 |
| English language |
Easy |
26-28 |
| Overall |
Easy |
89-95 |
Section-Wise Exam Analysis
The topic-wise distribution of questions in different sections of RBI Assistant exam is given below.
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Linear Seating Arrangement |
5 |
| Circular Seating Arrangement |
5 |
| Tabular Based Puzzle |
5 |
| Inequality |
2 |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
| Direction Sense |
3 |
| Alphanumeric Series |
5 |
| Numeric Series |
5 |
| Meaningful Based |
1 |
| Word Based |
1 |
| Total |
35 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Line Graph Data Interpretation |
5 |
| Simplification |
12 |
| Missing Number Series |
5 |
| Arithmetic |
13 |
| Total |
35 |
English Language
| Topics | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
9 |
| Error |
4 |
| Single Fillers |
5 |
| Sentence Improvement |
5 |
| Para Jumble |
5 |
| Word Usage- Callous, Issue |
2 |
| Total |
30 |
RBI Assistant 2020 Prelims Exam Analysis
The overall analysis of RBI Assistant is given below:
| Sections | Difficulty level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Easy |
| Numerical Ability |
Easy |
| Reasoning Ability |
Easy to moderate |
| Overall |
Easy to moderate |
Candidates can check below the section-wise RBI Assistant exam analysis.
English Language
The level of English Language of RBI Assistant was Easy. Questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, Antonyms and Synonym, etc. Candidates can check below the topic-wise distribution of questions.
| Topic | No. of Question |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Rearrangement | 5 |
| Filler | 5 |
| Cloze Test | 5 |
| Spelling | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
The level of the Numerical Ability section was easy to moderate. The distribution of questions and their difficulty level are given below:
| Topics | No. of Question |
|---|---|
| DI | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Wrong Series | 5 |
| Approximation | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
The difficulty level of this section was easy. Questions were asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, Inequality, Syllogism, Alphanumeric Series, Number Series, Direction Sense. Candidates can check below the distribution of questions and their difficulty level.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Syllogism | 05 |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 10 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 |
| Alphabetical Series | 5 |
| Direction Distance | 5 |
| Total | 35 |
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RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2025
RBI Assistant exam pattern is such that it is divided into prelims and mains. The prelims exam comprises three sections-Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language. The test paper carries a total of 100 questions and total marks allotted to the test are 200. The mains exam comprises five sections: 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 obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. Only the marks obtained in the mains exam are taken into consideration for the final merit list. Candidates can check below RBI Assistant exam pattern.
Prelims Exam
| RBI Assistant Paper Pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Tests (Objective) | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
| Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
60 minutes |
Mains Exam
| RBI Assistant Paper Pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Test | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Test of Reasoning |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Test of English Language |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Test of Numerical Ability |
40 |
40 |
30 minutes |
| Test of General Awareness |
40 |
40 |
25 minutes |
| Test of Computer Knowledge |
40 |
40 |
20 minutes |
| Total |
200 |
200 |
135 minutes |
Commonly asked questions
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.
Commonly asked questions
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 |
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RBI Assistant Result
RBI Assistant result is announced separately for the prelims and mains exams. The prelims result can be accessed through login by entering registration number or roll number. The mains result will be made available in PDF form and comprises the roll numbers of qualified candidates. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. Final selection of candidates is done based on the mains exam.
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RBI Assistant Exam Analysis 2025 FAQs
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