RBI Assistant 2025 Preparation Tips: Check Complete Strategy Here

Reserve Bank of India Assistant 2024 ( RBI Assistant )

Anangsha Patra
Updated on Aug 30, 2025 13:11 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

RBI Assistant Preparation Tips 2025: Are you preparing for RBI Assistant 2025 exam? If yes, this article is going to help you. Preparing for RBI Assistant 2025 exam requires a organised approach. Candidates need to devise a concrete study plan that covers the important topics given in the RBI Assistant syllabus. To clear RBI Assistant exam, candidates need to have dedication and follow a systematic approach. With consistent revision and practice, candidates will be able to crack the exam. In this article, we have discussed the exam pattern, RBI Assistant preparation, and time management tips, tricks and tips to improve speed and accuracy.

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  • How to Prepare for RBI Assistant 2025 exam?
  • RBI Assistant 2025 Preparation Tips for Prelims and Mains
  • RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2025
  • RBI Assistant Syllabus
  • Best Books for RBI Assistant
  • RBI Assistant Preparation Tips 2025 FAQs
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How to Prepare for RBI Assistant 2025 exam?

RBI Assistant exam is not much different than other bank exams. All sections are almost similar except Computer Awareness. The level of exam is similar like IBPS Clerk and IBPS PO. Anyone preparing for these exams can simultaneously prepare for RBI Assistant 2025 exam. Check below few tips and tricks to prepare RBI Assistant mains exam:

Brush-Up the Fundamentals

Once you are done gathering the required study material, brush up the basic and advanced concepts under each section before practising them.

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Practice Sufficiently

Practice questions of different difficulty levels from every section. Set a timer during your practice sessions to determine the time taken by each question. Try and solve the questions in lesser time and with accuracy.

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Improve Your Speed and Accuracy

During the final week of your exam, focus on improving your speed and accuracy. To improve speed and accuracy, you should solve mock tests. Devise a proper study plan for the exam focusing on improving your weak areas. Make your strong areas more stronger.

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Attempt Mock Test

It is important to solve the sectional and full-length mock tests. This way you will be able to analyse your preparation for the exam.

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Make a Proper Time-table

Make a timetable that will help candidates in timely RBI Assistant preparation for the exam. Set realistic goals that candidates can achieve. Candidates must block their study hours during those times of the day when they are most productive and can concentrate better.

Practice Previous Years' Question Papers

Candidates must prepare previous year question papers to know the exam pattern, difficulty level, topic-wise distribution of questions, marking scheme, etc. Solving previous years' question papers will build confidence and increase their question-solving skills.

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Section-Wise RBI Assistant Preparation Tips

Just knowing the exam pattern, books and syllabus will not help if one does not know how to prepare for the exam. It is imperative to prepare for the exam in a smart way. Here are section-wise RBI Assistant preparation tips that candidates must be aware of:

RBI Assistant English Preparation Tips

This section comprises questions from Reading Comprehension, Sentence Re-Arrangement, Cloze Test, Spotting Error, etc. To attempt English section, candidates need to have a strong hold on grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, etc. To master these skills, candidates can go through thesaurus, dictionary, and newspaper. Candidates must learn new words and practice them regularly.

RBI Assistant Reasoning Ability Preparation Tips 

Reasoning Ability section can be scoring if prepared well. Questions are basically asked from Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Blood Relation, Inequalities, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, etc. Candidates can expect moderate to high-level questions from this section. This section test candidate's analytical and reasoning skills. Good observation skill is required for scoring marks in Alphanumeric Series. Maximum number of questions are asked from Puzzles and Seating Arrangement. Candidates must practice Reasoning daily from sample papers or previous years' question papers to score well in this section.

RBI Assistant General Awareness Preparation Tips

Candidates must keep themselves up to date with facts and news to score more in this section. General Awareness section is comparatively easier than other sections. Questions are asked from International Summits/ Conferences, Governmental Schemes and Initiatives, Sports Tournaments, Books and Authors, International Organisations, Monetary and Fiscal Policies, Banking and Financial terms etc. Candidates must read newspapers, current affair books and magazines to sharpen their skills in General Awareness.

RBI Assistant Quantitative Aptitude Preparation Tips

This section comprises questions from Data Interpretation, Simplification, and Arithmetic. Aspirants should learn shortcuts to solve questions in Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates should be thorough with Squares, Cubes, Percentage, Data Interpretation, Profit & Loss, Simplification, Simple & Compound Interest, etc. Data Interpretation questions might be lengthy. So practice as many questions as possible on this topic to improve speed and accuracy. Questions from Simple & Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Percentage, Time and Work, Time and Distance, and Speed will be of Class 10 and 12 standards.

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RBI Assistant 2025 Preparation Tips for Prelims and Mains

We have provided below the RBI Assistant preparation tips for prelims and mains exams:

RBI Assistant 2025 Prelims Preparation Tips

The prelims exam is all about speed. The level of questions asked in the exam is very easy. Candidates must solve the previous years' question papers. They should complete the syllabus. For Quant, candidates should work upon improving their basics. Practice different types of questions to prepare the Reasoning section. Read more and more Newspapers to prepare the English Language section.

RBI Assistant 2025 Mains Preparation Tips

To ace the mains exam, candidates need a mix of decent conceptual clarity and speed. Make at least two subjects strong and for the remaining try to clear the cut off. Practice higher level questions for the mains exam. For GA, refer to the newspaper and stay updated about the events of last one year or six months. Attempt mock tests to improve speed and accuracy.

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RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2025

RBI Assistant exam pattern for preliminary exam is divided into three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The question paper of the preliminary exam contains a total of 100 questions. The maximum marks allotted to the test is 100. The mains exam comprises four sections and carries a total of 200 questions. The maximum marks allotted to the exam is 200. After clearing the mains exam, candidates need to appear for the Language Proficiency Test (LPT). The test is conducted in the official/local language of the state. 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

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RBI Assistant Syllabus

RBI Assistant syllabus is given below for different subjects.

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.

 

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Best Books for RBI Assistant

The list of RBI Assistant books is given below:

English Language

Name of the book Author
Objective General English SP Bakshi
High School English Grammar and Composition Wren & Martin
Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis
Quick Learning Objective General English RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal

Numerical Ability

Name of the book Author
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations R.S. Aggarwal
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic Rajesh Verma
Numerical ability and Mathematical Aptitude Dr AB Rao/Dr AB Rao
Quicker Maths M Tyra

Reasoning Ability

Name of the book Author
Analytical Reasoning M K Pandey
A modern approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning R.S Aggarwal
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT Nishit K. Sinha
New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwal

Computer Knowledge

Name of the book Author
Fundamental of Computer E Balaguruswamy
Computer Fundamental Pradeep K Sinha
Objective Computer Awareness R. Pillai
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