RBI Assistant Books 2025: Check List of Recommended Books Here

Reserve Bank of India Assistant 2024 ( RBI Assistant )

Anangsha Patra
Updated on Sep 4, 2025 15:56 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Manager – Editorial

RBI Assistant Books 2025: It is not easy to get into the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the post of Assistant. To ace the RBI Assistant exam, candidates requires a lot of dedication, hard work, and patience during preparation. The exam is conducted annually wherein large number of candidates appear for the exam. The selection process comprises prelims and mains exams followed by language proficiency test. To clear the concepts given in the RBI Assistant syllabus, candidates need to refer to good RBI Assistant books.

Candidates should be careful while choosing the best books for RBI Assistant 2025 exam. They should those RBI Assistant books that are simple and easy to understand. Besides going through the books, candidates must also focus on preparing good RBI Assistant preparation tips that will help them to sail through the exam. We have provided on this page the list of RBI Assistant books. 

Q:   What are the important topics for RBI Assistant Quantitative Aptitude section?
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Students can focus on Simplification, Data Interpretation, Number Systems, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Sequence and Series etc. Candidates must solve a basic book for Mathematics and revise the topics again and again. They should attempt mock tests and analyse them properly to improve their score. Focus on easy set of topics such as DI, Quadratic Equations, Number Series, Approximations to improve the score. 

Q:   Which are the best books for RBI Assistant English?
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To ace the English Language section of RBI Assistant exam, candidates must have a strong hold of Grammar and Vocabulary. Questions in this section are asked from Fill in the Banks, Arrangement, Spotting Errors, Reading Comprehension and Synonyms, Antonyms for English. The best books for RBI Assistant English section are given below.

Name of the book

Authors of the book

Publishers of the book

Objective English

Uma Sinha, Hari Mohan Prasad

McGraw-Hill

General English

SP Bakshi

Arihant

Objective General English

RS Aggarwal

A Hand

Q:   What are the important topics for RBI Assistant Reasoning section?
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For RBI Assistant Reasoning section, candidates must focus on Seating Arrangements, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, etc. Candidates require sharp analytical and logical skills. This section is a part of both prelims and Mains exams. Candidates should practice every day and revise everything studied regularly. They should solve the previous years' question papers to know the type of questions in this section.

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The section-wise RBI Assistant books are given below.

Best Books for RBI Assistant English

  • Objective General English by SP Bakshi
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • High School English Grammar and Comprehension by Wren & Martin
  • English Language Question Bank by GK Publications

Best Books for RBI Assistant Quantitative Aptitude

  • Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
  • Advanced Maths for General Competitions by Rakesh Yadav
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive examinations by S Chand and RS Agarwal

Best Books for RBI Assistant Reasoning Aptitude

  • A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
  • Analytical Reasoning by S Chand and RS Agarwal
  • A New Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by BS Sijwali

Best Books for RBI Assistant General Awareness

  • General Knowledge by Arihant
  • General Studies by Disha
  • General Knowledge Manual by Pearson
  • General Knowledge by Lucent
  • Manorama Yearbook by Mathew & Mammen Manorama

Best Books for RBI Assistant Computer Awareness

  • Objective Computer Awareness by R Pillai
  • Computer Knowledge by Sikha Agarwal
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Q:   Which are the best books for RBI Assistant Numerical Ability?
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The Numerical Ability section appear in both prelims andMainsexams. In the prelims exam, a total of 35 questions are asked. The total marks allotted to this section are 35. In theMainsexam, this section carries 40 questions of 40 marks. Questions in the Numerical Ability section are asked from Percentage, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Average, Profit & Loss, Data Interpretation, etc. The best books for RBI Assistant Numerical Ability are given below.

Name of the book

Authors of the book

Publishers of the book

Objective Arithmetic

RS Aggarwal

A Hand

A new approach to Numerical ability

Navaratan Singh, Manpreet Cheema

Chelan

Objective Arithmetic

RS Gupta

RS Gupta

Q:   Which are the best books for RBI Assistant General Awareness?
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The General Awareness section appear only in theMainsexam. The test carries 40 questions of 40 marks. Questions are asked from Current Affair, Banking Awareness, Policies Related to RBI, Monetary Policies, Fiscal Policies, Government Scheme, etc. The best books for RBI Assistant General Awareness are given below.

Name of the book

Authors of the book

Publishers of the book

Banking awareness

Arihant experts

Arihant

General awareness

Arihant experts

Arihant

General knowledge

Odisha experts

Odisha

Q:   Which are the best books for RBI Assistant Computer Aptitude?
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Questions in the Computer Aptitude section are asked from Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computers and Devices. This section appear in theMainsexam only. Total questions asked in this section are 40. Total marks allotted to this section are 40. The best books for RBI Assistant Computer Aptitude are given below:

Name of the book

Authors of the book

Publishers of the book

Fundamentals of computer

E Balaguruswamy

E Balaguruswamy

Computer fundamentals

Anita Goel

Person

Computer fundamentals

Pradeep K Sinha

BPB publication

Q:   Which are the best books for RBI Assistant Reasoning?
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The Reasoning section appear both in the prelims andMainsexams. In the prelims exam, a total of 35 questions are asked whereas in theMainsexam a total of 40 questions are asked. Questions in this section are asked from Number Series, Blood Relation, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Coding and Decoding, etc. The Puzzles and Seating Arrangement questions carries maximum weightage. The best books for RBI Assistant Reasoning section are given below.

Name of the book

Authors of the book

Publishers of the book

Multi-Dimensional Reasoning

Mishra and Kumar Dr Lal

Upkar

Analytical reasoning

MK Pandey

MK Pandey

Reasoning Ability for Competitive Exam

Nikshit N Sinha

Person

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Q:   How to prepare for RBI Assistant General Awareness?
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The strategy to prepare for RBI Grade B General Awareness section is given below.
Watch news
Read newspapers
Refer to Current Affairs book
Make short notes
Candidates must prepare well for the exam. They should go through the syllabus and exam pattern.

Q:   What is RBI Assistant exam pattern?
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Candidates can clear the exam with proper plan. RRB NTPC preparation can be done in the following way.
Understand the syllabus
Know the pattern
Create study plan
Check weak areas
Attempt mock test
Practice previous years question papers

Q:   What is your strategy for the RBI Assistant exam preparation?
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Check details below.

Check previous year papers

Complete whole syllabus

Clear basics for the Quant section

Be thorough with the vocabs and grammar rules 

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