RBI Assistant Notification 2025: Download Official Notification PDF

RBI Assistant mains exam is conducted in few selected cities. The details related to the test cities are mentioned in the admit card. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of the admit card along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre.

RBI Assistant exam cities are released along with the application form. Candidates must choose one exam centre. Process to select the exam centres is given below.
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The prelims exam of RBI Assistant is conducted at more than 160 cities. Candidates are required to enter their preferences of exam cities while filling the application form. Details related to the test cities are mentioned in 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.

A total of 950 vacancies were announced for RBI Assistant recruitment exam in 2022. Selection is done based on the prelims and mains exams. The vacancies are announced along with the notification.

The initial basic pay of RBI Assistant is INR 20,700 per month (as per revised salary) with a pay scale of INR 20700-1200 (3)-24300-1440 (4) – 30060-1920 (6)-41580-2080 (2)-45740-2370 (3)-52850-2850-55700 (20 years). The revised gross salary of an RBI Assistant is INR 45,050 per month including Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc. In case, the employees are not staying the apartments, they will be paid with House Allowance of 15 per cent of Pay additional. An amount of INR 3575 is deducted from the net gross pay of an RBI Assistant. Candidates are given reimbursement of expenses for maintenance of vehicle for official purpose, Newspapers, Briefcase, Book Grant, Allowance for furnishing of residence, etc. as per eligibility, Dispensary facility besides reimbursement of medical expenses for OPD treatment or hospitalization as per eligibility, Interest-free Festival Advance, Leave Fare Concession, Loan and Advance at concession rates of interest for Housing, Car, Education, Consumer Articles, Personal Computer, etc. It will be available to regular employees who will put in at least two years of service. The recruits will be governed by the Define Contribution New Pension Scheme, in addition to the benefit of Gratuity.

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.

RBI Assistant is a clerical level post. Selected candidates will be posted in various regional offices of RBI and these offices are mainly located in state capital. Candidates recruited for the RBI Assistant post have the following responsibilities:

Candidates working on the RBI Assistant post are required to maintain files which include the collection of receipts, maintaining of Ledger, Balance tally, etc.

Candidates are also responsible for Data Entry. They need to enter day-to-day transactions on a computer

Relying and maintaining email logs

Relying to RTI (Right to Information) Queries

Currency Issue & Circulation

Selected candidates need to verify Banking Document

Attending to the Government Treasury Work

Coordinating with the higher authorities in terms of work

According to the SBI Clerk transfer policy, SBI Clerks or Junior Associates are not eligible for transfer be it within the state or outside the state. Earlier, SBI Clerks were allowed to request for transfer after successfully completing 5 years of service at their current location of posting. SBI Clerks and Junior Associates who were recruited through a special recruitment drive for Kashmir Valley, Tura, and Ladakh are allowed to request a transfer only after successfully completing 8 years of service at their current base location. From 2021, this option has been discontinued for the newly recruited SBI Clerks. The latest official notification states that no inter circle transfers or inter state transfers are permitted for Junior Associates or SBI Clerks who have been recruited. Posting locations are classified as normal centres, difficult centres and most difficult centres.

RBI Assistant cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam. The cut off is declared in PDF form. It is released section-wise and in overall.

RBI Assistant prelims cut off is calculated out of 100 marks. Prelims cut off is used to select candidates for the mains exam. The cut off is released category-wise and state-wise. Several factors are considered for calculation of the cut off marks. 

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.