The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon release the RBI Assistant 2025 notification. RBI Assistant apply online link will be activated along with the notification. Candidates who have completed Graduation and are between 20 and 28 years can apply for RBI Assistant exam. Read below for more details on RBI Assistant 2025 exam.
RBI Assistant notification 2025 is yet to be released by RBI. It will be released in PDF form. The notification comprises the important detauks related to the exam. Candidates must read notification carefully before applying.
Only graduate candidates are eligible to apply for the exam. RBI Assistant exam pattern for prelims is divided into three sections. The mains exam carries five sections. The total marks allotted to the prelims test are 100. The mains exam consists of 200 marks.
RBI Assistant application form filling process is given below.
Click the 'RBI Assistant Registration' link
Register for the exam
Upload the documents
Fill the application form
Submit the registration form
Take the printout of the RBI Assistant application form
The candidate will have to arrange their scribes. Undertaking will be taken from both the students and scribe.
- What is RBI Assistant Recruitment?
- RBI Assistant Dates 2025
- RBI Assistant Exam Highlights
- RBI Assistant Apply Online
- RBI Assistant Admit Card
- RBI Assistant Vacancies 2025
- RBI Assistant Cutoff
- What is RBI Assistant Salary?
- RBI Assistant FAQs
What is RBI Assistant Recruitment?
RBI Assistant exam is conducted to select eligible candidates for the post of Assistant across its various branches in India. Selected candidates are initially posted in RBI’s office within the recruitment zone for which they have applied However, they are liable to be transferred in administrative exigencies to centres grouped and classified into West, South, North, and East Zone offices in India. RBI Assistant is one of the most sought-after banking exams in the country. The selection process includes preliminary and mains exams followed by a Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
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 |
RBI Assistant Exam Highlights
Reserve Bank of India is responsible for recruiting eligible candidates for the post of RBI Assistant at the national level. RBI every year invites applications for the post of RBI Assistant. In the table below, we have provided some important highlights related to RBI Assistant exam so that candidates gets a clear idea about the recruitment process.
| Exam Particulars | Exam Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name |
RBI Assistant |
| Conducting Body |
Reserve Bank of India |
| Exam Level |
National Level |
| Exam Frequency |
Once a year (Depending upon the number of vacancies) |
| Mode of Exam |
Online |
| Exam Purpose |
Recruitment to the post of Assistant |
| Exam Fees |
INR 450 for OBC/General/EWS INR 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS |
| Exam Duration |
Preliminary exam: 60 minutes Mains exam: 135 minutes |
| No. of Papers and Total Marks |
Prelims: 100 marks (English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability) Mains: 200 marks (Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness, Test of Computer Knowledge) |
| Total Questions |
Prelims: 100 Mains: 200 |
| Marking Scheme |
1/4 of marks are deducted for wrong answers |
| Language/Medium of Exam |
English and Hindi |
| Exam Stages |
Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency Test (LPT) |
| No. of Test Cities |
Prelims: More than 160 cities Mains: More than 100 cities |
| Official Website |
RBI Assistant Apply Online
RBI Assistant application form is released online along with a detailed notification. andidates need to pay the application fees online which are INR 450 for OBC/General/EWS categories and INR 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS. It is important that candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria before filling RBI Assistant online form.
RBI Assistant Admit Card
RBI Assistant admit card will be released online for Prelims and Mains. The prelims admit card is released for all the registered candidates. The mains admit card is released for candidates who qualify the prelims exam. The link to download RBI Assistant admit card is made available on the official website. However, we will provide the direct link to download the admit card. Candidates can download RBI Assistant admit card by logging with registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. Candidates need to carry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre.
RBI Assistant Vacancies 2025
RBI Assistant Vacancies are released along with the notification. The bank releases vacancies state-wise and category-wise. Selection for the post is made based on the number of vacancies. The number of vacancies announced in 2023 was 450. The selection process of RBI Assistant comprises prelims and mains exams followed by the language proficiency test. Check below the previous years' RBI Assistant vacancy break-up.
| RB Assistant 2023 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Office |
Reserved Vacancies* | PwBD# | EXS | |||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC$ | EWS@ | GEN | Total | A | B | C | D | EX- 1 | EX- 2 | |
| Ahmedabad |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
1 |
1(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
1 |
| Bengaluru |
11(2) |
1 |
18 |
5 |
23 |
58 |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
2(1) |
2 |
6 |
| Bhopal |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
1(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
1 |
| Bhubaneswar |
2 |
8(6) |
2 |
1 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
2 |
| Chandigarh |
5 |
1(1) |
5 |
2 |
8 |
21 |
1 |
1(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
2 |
| Chennai |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
1(1) |
1(1) |
1(1) |
1 |
1 |
| Guwahati |
1 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
26 |
0 |
1(1) |
2(1) |
1(1) |
1 |
3 |
| Hyderabad |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
3(2) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jaipur |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1(1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jammu |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow |
12 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
28 |
55 |
1 |
4(3) |
1(1) |
3(2) |
2 |
5 |
| Kolkata |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
22 |
0 |
1 |
1(1) |
1(1) |
1 |
2 |
| Mumbai |
0 |
15 |
0 |
10 |
76 |
101 |
1 |
8(7) |
3(2) |
6(5) |
4 |
10 |
| Nagpur |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
1(1) |
2(1) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| New Delhi |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
17 |
28 |
1 |
1(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
3 |
| Patna |
1(1) |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
1(1) |
1(1) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi |
0 |
1(1) |
4 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
0 |
2(1) |
0 |
1(1) |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
45(3) |
56(8) |
71 |
37 |
241 |
450(11) |
8(1) |
30(24) |
10(7) |
20(17) |
20 |
45 |
RBI Assistant Last Year Vacancy
In 2021, a total of 950 vacancies were announced. Candidates can check below the state-wise RBI Assistant previous year vacancy.
| Office | Vacancies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Gen | Total | |
| Ahmedabad |
4 |
3 (2) |
9 |
3 |
16 |
35 |
| Bangalore |
11 |
9 (1) |
4 |
7 |
43 |
74 |
| Bhopal |
7 |
11(5) |
0 |
3 |
10 |
31 |
| Bhubaneswar |
6 |
10(2) |
0 |
3 |
12 |
31 |
| Chandigarh |
19 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
31 |
78 |
| Chennai |
13 |
0 |
20 |
6 |
27 |
66 |
| Guwahati |
2 |
17(7) |
0 |
3 |
10 |
32 |
| Hyderabad |
7 |
3(1) |
10 |
4 |
16 |
40 |
| Jaipur |
13 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
48 |
| Jammu |
0 |
3(1) |
3 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow |
28 |
1 |
36 |
13 |
53 |
131 |
| Kolkata |
9(1) |
4 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
26 |
| Mumbai |
0 |
41(25) |
0 |
13 |
74 |
128 |
| Nagpur |
5 |
14(2) |
10 |
5 |
22 |
56 |
| New Delhi |
19 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
31 |
75 |
| Patna |
1(1) |
4 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
33 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi |
7 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
28 |
54 |
| Total |
151 (2) |
123 (46) |
146 |
90 |
440 |
950 (48) |
RBI Assistant Cutoff
RBI Assistant cut off is the minimum qualifying mark that candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam. The cut off is released separately for prelims and mains exams in PDF form. RBI Assistant cutoff is released for different sections and categories. Normaisation is done to calculate the cut off of RBI Assistant. Based on the RBI Assistant cut off, candidates are selected for the subsequent rounds of selection process. Candidates can check previous year's RBI Assistant cut off for prelims and mains exams.
RBI Assistant Previous Years' Cut off
Download here RBI Assistant mains cut off 2023
RBI Assistant 2022 Prelims Cut off (Overall)
| 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 |
RBI Assistant 2022 Prelims Cut off (Sectional)
| RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2021-22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sections | SC, ST, ALL- PWD | OBC, OBC-EXS | General, Gen-EXS |
| English (30) |
08 |
09 |
11 |
| Numerical Ability (35) |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Reasoning Ability (35) |
11 |
12 |
12 |
| Total |
28 |
31 |
35 |
RBI Assistant 2022 Mains Cut off
| Office | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad |
107.75 |
94.75 |
110.5 |
107.75 |
120 |
| Bengaluru |
92.5 |
85.75 |
105 |
98.5 |
105 |
| Bhopal |
96 |
94.5 |
-- |
106.5 |
119.25 |
| Bhubaneswar |
92.25 |
80.5 |
- |
103 |
116 |
| Chandigarh |
98.75 |
102 |
109.25 |
117.5 |
124.75 |
| Chennai |
97.75 |
-- |
115.5 |
93.25 |
121.25 |
| Guwahati |
98.75 |
86.75 |
- |
104 |
112 |
| Hyderabad |
99.25 |
92.25 |
112 |
103.75 |
118.75 |
| Jaipur |
96.5 |
106.5 |
117.25 |
114 |
121.5 |
| Jammu |
-- |
86.5 |
101.75 |
101.5 |
117.5 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow |
97.25 |
92.25 |
108.75 |
114.5 |
120.75 |
| Kolkata |
106.5 |
83.75 |
-- |
113 |
128.25 |
| Mumbai |
-- |
84.5 |
-- |
108 |
116 |
| Nagpur |
112.75 |
90.25 |
114 |
112.75 |
123 |
| New Delhi |
101.25 |
-- |
112 |
113 |
123.25 |
| Patna |
-- |
87.5 |
-- |
109.75 |
116.5 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi |
90.5 |
100 |
107.25 |
93.25 |
115 |
RBI Assistant 2019-20 Prelims Cut off
The category-wise RBI Assistant cut off 2019-20 is given below.
| RBI Assistant Cutoff 2020 |
RBI assistant pre cutoff SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad |
90.25 |
79.00 |
89.50 |
91.00 |
92.75 |
| RBI Assistant Bangalore cutoff |
-- |
81.75 |
89.75 |
89.00 |
92.25 |
| Bhopal |
86.00 |
80.50 |
92.50 |
92.75 |
94.75 |
| Bhubaneswar |
85.75 |
81.25 |
94.75 |
93.75 |
95.75 |
| Chandigarh |
89.50 |
-- |
93.50 |
ews cutoff of rbi assistant of punjab-95.00 |
96.75 |
| Chennai |
88.00 |
-- |
92.75 |
87.00 |
94.00 |
| Guwahati |
83.50 |
77.75 |
86.25 |
83.75 |
89.50 |
| Hyderabad |
92.00 |
88.00 |
94.75 |
94.75 |
96.25 |
| Jaipur |
86.75 |
85.25 |
93.25 |
93.75 |
95.75 |
| Jammu |
-- |
79.50 |
87.00 |
89.00 |
94.25 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow |
87.00 |
-- |
92.25 |
94.25 |
96.00 |
| Kolkata |
92.25 |
-- |
-- |
92.00 |
96.25 |
| Mumbai |
84.00 |
71.50 |
84.25 |
81.75 |
87.75 |
| Nagpur |
88.00 |
77.50 |
-- |
88.75 |
90.50 |
| RBI assistant delhi cutoff |
89.00 |
-- |
92.75 |
93.50 |
96.25 |
| Patna |
85.75 |
-- |
93.75 |
94.00 |
95.75 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi |
87.00 |
-- |
95.00 |
89.75 |
96.25 |
What is RBI Assistant Salary?
The basic pay of RBI Assistant is INR 20,700 per month. The pay scale is INR 20,700 1200 (3)-24,300-1440 (4)-30,060-1920 (6)-41,580-2080 (2)-45,740-2370 (3) – 52,850-2850-55,700 (20 years). According to the RBI Assistant salary, the other allowances offered to candidates are Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., as admissible from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments for Assistants will be approximately INR 45,050 (House Allowance of 15 per cent of pay will be paid to employees additionally, if they are not staying in the bank’s accommodation. The salary structure of the RBI Assistant is given below.
| Particular | Amount (In INR) |
|---|---|
| Basic Pay | 20,700 |
| Additional | 265 |
| Grade Allowance | I2200 |
| Dearness Allowance | 12,587 |
| Transport Allowance | 1000 |
| House Rent Allowance | 2238 |
| Special Allowance | 2040 |
| Local Compensatory Allowance | 1743 |
| Gross pay | 45,050 |
| Net Pay | INR 40,000 |
RBI Assistant Job Profile
The RBI Assistant job profile is responsible for clerical tasks such as maintaining files, verification of documents, maintenance of ledger, etc. RBI Assistant job profile is given below:
- Ensuring Financial Stability
- Currency Issue & Circulation
- Banking Document Verification
- Attending Government Treasury Work
- File work which includes collection of receipts, maintenance of ledger, balance tally, etc.
- Data Entry
- Replying to mails
RBI Assistant Promotion and Career Growth
RBI offers a myraid of opportunities for promotion and career growth. The career growth in RBI is given below:
- Scale 1: Officer/ Assistant Manager (Grade A)
- Scale 2: Manager (Grade B)
- Scale 3: Senior Manager (Grade C)
- Scale 4: Chief Manager (Grade D)
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RBI Assistant FAQs
The result of RBI Assistant is announced separately for prelims and Mains exams in PDF form. The result displays the roll numbers of qualifying candidates. The scorecard is released few days after the declaration of the result. Candidates can download their scorecards by logging with the required credentials. The examination authority does not send any intimation regarding the declaration of the result. The hard copy of the result is not sent to candidates by post. The steps to check RBI Assistant result 2023 are given below:
- Visit the official website of RBI-rbi.org.in
- Go to the ‘Recruitment Related Advertisement’ tab
- Find the ‘RBI Assistant result’ link
- Clicking the link, the result PDF opens on a new page
- Download the result PDF and save it
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