RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Check State-wise Prelims & Mains Test Cities

By Anangsha Patra, Manager – Editorial

RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases RBI Assistant exam centres along with the notification. The exam centres are the cities where the prelims and mains exams will be conducted. In a particular city, there are multiple exam centres for RBI Assistant exam. The prelims exam of RBI Assistant is conducted at more than 160 cities while the mains exam is held across 100 cities. Candidates can choose two cities while filling the RBI Assistant application form.

RBI Assistant exam centre is allotted as per the preferences given by candidates. However, the examination authority reserves the right to allot RBI Assistant exam centres to candidates. The exam centres allotted to candidates cannot be changed after the final submission of the application form. Read below for more details on RBI Assistant exam centre.

Q: In how many cities RBI Assistant prelims exam will be conducted?

The list of test cities for RBI Assistant prelims exam is given below.

State/UT/NCR	RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzafarpur, Patna, Purnea,
Chandigarh	Chandigarh- Mohali
Chattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Delhi	Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi
Kerala	Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizwal
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal,
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

Q: In how many cities RBI Assistant Mains exam be held?

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.

Table of contents

RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024
RBI Assistant Dates 2025
RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Important Points
RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024 FAQs

RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024

The prelims and mains exams of RBI Assistant are conducted in the following cities.

RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres 2024

State/UT/NCR	RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzafarpur, Patna, Purnea,
Chandigarh	Chandigarh- Mohali
Chattisgarh	Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur
Delhi	Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi
Kerala	Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizwal
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal,
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Centres 2024

State/UT/NCR	RBI Assistant Mains Exam Centres
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Guwahati
Bihar	Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh- Mohali
Chattisgarh	Bhilai, Raipur
Delhi	Delhi NCR
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Hubli, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi
Kerala	Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur,
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizwal
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani
West Bengal	Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri

Commonly asked questions

Q: How many test cities can I choose for RBI Assistant exam?

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.
Visit RBI
Register for the exam
Upload photograph and signature
Select the test centre
Save the details

Q: How to choose RBI Assistant exam centers?

RBI Assistant exam centres are the cities where prelims and Mains exams are conducted. During application, candidates can only select the test cities. The details related to the RBI Assistant exam centres are mentioned on the admit card. The steps to select RBI Assistant exam centres are given below: Candidates need to visit the official website They need to register for the exam by entering the required details Registration ID and password are generated Candidates need to upload their scanned photograph and signature Candidates need to fill the detailed application form. It is this part candidates need to select one exam city each for the prelims and Mains exams Candidates need to upload the left thumb impression and handwritten declaration Candidates need to preview the application form Pay the required application fees and submit it.

RBI Assistant Dates 2025

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RBI Assistant 2024 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
To Be Notified	RBI Assistant 2025 Notification
31 Dec ' 23	RBI Assistant mains exam 2023
18 Nov ' 23 - 19 Nov ' 23	RBI Assistant prelims exam 2023
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RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Important Points

Few important points related to RBI Assistant exam centres are given below:

RBI reserves the right to cancel any of the exam centres (preliminary as well as mains) and/or add some other centres depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc.
Details regarding RBI Assistant exam centres are mentioned on the admit card
RBI reserves the right to allot candidates to any centre other than the one they have opted for
Candidates need to appear for the exam at the RBI Assistant exam centre chosen by them
The examination authority does not entertain any request for any in RBI Assistant 2023 exam centre

Commonly asked questions

Q: In how many shifts RBI Assistant prelims and Mains exams are conducted?

The shift-wise exam timings for RBI Assistant prelims and mains exams are given below.

RBI Assistant Prelims Shift Timings

Shift	Timings
Shift 1	09:00 am – 10:00 am
Shift 2	11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Shift 3	02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Shift 4	04:30 pm – 05:30 pm

RBI Assistant Mains Shift Timings

Shift	Timings
Shift 1	10:00 am to 12:15 pm
Shift 2	2:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Q: Is there any sectional timings in the RBI Assistant exam?

The total duration of the preliminary exam is 60 minutes. Each section of the prelims exam is conducted for 20 minutes. Candidates need to complete the paper within 135 minutes. The duration of the test of Reasoning is 30 minutes, Test of English Language is 30 minutes, Test of Numerical Ability is 30 minutes, Test of General Awareness is 25 minutes and Test of Computer Knowledge is 20 minutes. The section-wise RBI Assistant exam timings are given below. Prelims Exam English Language-20 minutes Quantitative Aptitude-20 minutes Reasoning Ability-20 minutes Mains Exam Test of Reasoning-30 minutes Test of English Language-30 minutes Test of Numerical Ability-30 minutes Test of General Awareness-25 minutes Test of Computer Knowledge-20 minutes.

Q: What are RBI Assistant exam day guidelines?

RBI Grade B exam day guidelines are released by the examination authority along with the admit card. Candidates need to follow the exam day guidelines given below while appearing for the exam: Candidates must not forget to take their admit card with ID proof and 2 recent colored photographs. No use of electronic items, books, watch allowed inside the examination hall. Candidates should reach the examination center 1 hour prior to the commencement of exam. Candidates need to bring a blue ball point pen. Rough sheet will be provided at the examination hall. Candidates cannot leave the examination center without the conclusion of RBI Assistant 2023 exam. Candidates need to follow all the instructions given by invigilator. Candidates found with debarred item will be disqualified from the exam.

Q: What are the photo-identity proofs required for RBI Assistant exam?

Along with the RBI Assistant admit card, candidates need to carry documents such as PAN Card/Passport/Permanent Driving Licence/Voter's Card with photograph/Bank Passbook with photograph/Photo Identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead /Photo Identity proof issued by a People's Representative on official letterhead/Valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognised College/University/Aadhar Card/E-Aadhar Card with a photograph/Employee ID in original/Bar Council Identity card with photograph. Ration Card and Learner's Driving License will not be accepted as valid ID proof. Staff candidates have to bring RBI Identity Card and its photocopy. Please note that the name appearing on the call letter (provided by you during the process of registration) should exactly match the name as appearing on the photo identity proof. Female candidates who have changed first/last/middle name post marriage must take special note of this. If there is any mismatch between the name indicated in the admit card and Photo Identity Proof are not allowed to appear for the exam. In case of candidates who have changed their name are allowed only if they produce Gazette notification/their marriage certificate/affidavit.

RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024 FAQs

Candidates can check below the FAQs related to RBI Assistant exam centres.

Q: How are the scores of RBI Assistant calculated?

RBI Assistant result are based on total marks. Marks allotted to the prelims exam are 100. The mains exam carries 200 marks. The selection process comprises prelims and mains exam.

Q: How to answer questions in RBI Assistant exam?

RBI Assistant exam is conducted online. All tests except English is in English and Hindi. The test carries multiple choices. Out of five answers only one is the correct answer. Candidates can select the correct answer and click that alternative which they feels is correct. Answer to any question will be considered for final evaluation, only when candidates have submitted the answers by clicking on Save & Next or Mark for Review & Next. The clock is set at the server and the countdown timer at the top right corner of their screen displays the time remaining for them to complete the exam. Click on the question number on the question palette at the right of your screen to go to that numbered question directly.

Q: Which are the items not allowed inside RBI Assistant exam centre?

Use of books, notebooks, calculators, watch calculators, pagers, mobile phones etc. Is not permitted in this examination.

Q: Which are the items allowed inside RBI Assistant exam centre?

Candidates must bring a ball point pen with them. A sheet of paper is provided which can be used for rough work or taking down the question number candidates would like to review at the end of the test before submitting your answers. After the test is over they must drop this sheet of paper along with the admit card and photocopy of photo identity proof in the designated drop-box. Photograph is captured at the examination venue. The photo captured is matched with the photo uploaded by the candidate in the application. Candidates must not change their appearance from the photo uploaded by them.