RBI Assistant Eligibility 2024: Check RBI Assistant Age Limit & Qualification

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Updated on Jul 9, 2024 16:27 IST

RBI Assistant Eligibility 2024: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prescribes RBI Assistant eligibility in terms of educational qualification, nationality, and age limit. Candidates must check the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. As per RBI Assistant 2024 eligibility, any graduate candidate between 20 and 28 years can apply for the exam. Read below the complete RBI Assistant eligibility criteria.

RBI Assistant Eligibility 2024: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mentions RBI Assistant eligibility in the notification. The eligibility is the basic requirement in terms of educational qualification, nationality and age limit that candidates need to fulfil inorder to be eligible for RBI Assistant 2024 exam. According to RBI Assistant eligibility 2024, candidates hold a graduation degree with 50 per cent marks from a recognised university. The age limit of RBI Assistant is 20 and 28 years. Relaxation in the upper age limit is given to candidates belonging to reserved categories. Candidates not adhering to the RBI Assistant eligibility criteria are disqualified during the recruitment process. To know more about RBI Assistant eligibility, read this article below.

Table of content

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024
RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024: Nationality
RBI Assistant Age Limit 2024
RBI Assistant Educational Qualification 2024
RBI Assistant Eligibility 2024: Guidelines for the Reserved Candidates
RBI Assistant Number of Attempts
How to fill RBI Assistant Application Form 2024?
RBI Assistant Salary

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024

It is mandatory for candidates to fulfill the RBI Assistant eligibility criteria or else the conducting authority reserves the right to cancel their candidatures. There are mainly three main parameters for the eligibility criteria of RBI Assistant-age limit, educational qualification, and proficiency in local/official state language. Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria should fill RBI Assistant application form.

Q: How many years of age relaxation is given to unreserved category candidates for RBI Grade B exam?

Candidates belonging to the unreserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit. The category-wise age relaxation given to candidates are given below: Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)-By 5 years, I. e. up to 33 years Other Backward Classes (OBC)-By 3 years, I. e. up to 31 years Persons with Disabilities (PWD)-By 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST) Ex-Servicemen-To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married-By 10 years Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989-By 5 years Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India-To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years.

Q: What is the educational criteria for RBI Assistant?

The educational qualification for RBI Assistant has been given below for the candidates. The candidates who want to appear for the RBI Assistant exam must fulfill the educational qualification eligibility criteria for the RBI Assistant exam:

a)The candidates who want to appear in the RBI Assistant exam must have completed graduation

b) The candidates have to secure the minimum percentage to appear for RBI Assistant exam

Candidates must have passed graduation from any discipline with 50 per cent. This percentage is relaxed for SC/ST/PwBD candidates. Such candidates must have passed graduation with pass class. Candidates must have the knowledge of computers.

Q: Is there any required experience for the post of RBI Assistant?

There is no prior experience required for the candidate to apply for the RBI Assistant recruitment. Candidates who have completed their graduation can apply for RBI Assistant exam. The percentage required in graduation inorder to apply for RBI Assistant exam is 50 per cent. The age limit prescribed for RBI Assistant exam is 20 and 28 years. Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply for RBI Assistant exam. Candidates must check the eligibility before applying for the exam.

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RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2024: Nationality

Only Indian nationals are eligible to apply for RBI Assistant exam. It is important to submit proof of being an Indian citizen. For proof, candidates can provide their Aadhaar Cards/PAN Cards/etc.

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i. a citizen of India, or
ii. a subject of Nepal, or
iii. a subject of Bhutan, or
iv. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of
permanently settling in India, or
v. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.

RBI Assistant Age Limit 2024

Candidates should be between 20 and 28 years. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Ex-Servicemen categories are eligible for age relaxation as per the government norms.

RBI Assistant Age Relaxation

The relaxation in the upper age limit provided to reserved categories is given below.

Q: Can I apply for the RBI Assistant post if I have already applied for another post in the RBI?

All candidates working in Government Sector, Government owned industrial undertakings, Public Sector Undertakings / Financial Institutions/Banks, Public Enterprises or other similar organizations, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work-charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees, are required to inform their employer (Head of Office/Department) in writing, about applying for this recruitment. Prior to the submission of their application online to the bank. At the time of applying online, candidates working in such organisations, are required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing about applying for this recruitment to their Head of Office/Department. Candidates should note that in case a communication is received at Bank from their employer, withholding permission to the candidate applying for this recruitment/ appearing at the examination, their application/candidature will be liable to be rejected/ cancelled.

Q: How can I fill RBI Assistant application form?

Candidates need to fill RBI Assistant application form online only. There is no facility to submit the application offline. The application process comprises several steps such as registration, uploading scanned photograph and signature, filling the detailed application form, uploading left thumb impression and handwritten declaration, previewing the application form and fee payment. Applicants need to submit the application fees online by using debit card/credit card/net banking/UPI, etc. The application fee is INR 450 for OBC/General/EWS candidates and INR 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS. Candidates can make changes in the details within the application process. After final submission no changes in the application form are entertained. Candidates must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed by the examination authority.

Q: Can I change the details entered in RBI Assistant application form after final submission?

No, candidates are not allowed to change the details entered in RBI Assistant application form after final submission. If candidates want to make changes in the application form, they should do it within the prescribed registration deadline. RBI Assistant application form should be filled online only. Candidates are not required to send the hard copy of the RBI Assistant application form. The application fee should be paid online. Any graduate candidates between 20 and 28 years can apply for the exam. Candidates must read the notification carefully to ascertain that they are eligible to apply for the exam. Admit cards will be issued to those candidates who successfully submits the application form.

Category	Relaxation in upper age limit (In years)
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)	5 (i.e 33)
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	3 (i.e 31)
Persons with Disabilities (PWD)	10 (Gen/EWS), 13 (OBC) and 15 (SC/ST)
Ex-Servicemen	To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of three years subject to a maximum of 50 years.
Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married	10
Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989	5
Candidates having work experience in the Reserve Bank of India	To the extent of a number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of three years.

RBI Assistant Educational Qualification 2024

The educational qualification prescribed for RBI Assistant is graduation. Candidates can check below the RBI Assistant educational qualification:

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 per cent marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on Personal Computer (PC)
If a candidate is belonging to the Ex-servicemen category (except dependents of ex-servicemen) then they should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service
Candidates should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state or any of the states they are applying from
Candidates, who are in the final semester/year of graduation can also apply provisionally subject to the condition if called for an interview, they need to produce proof of having passed the graduation

Calculation of Percentage For Educational Criteria

The percentage of marks in graduation is calculated by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all the semesters by the maximum marks in all the subjects. The fraction of the percentage will be ignored by the authorities for example if the percentage arrived is 49.99 per cent it will be taken as 50 per cent.

Official Languages of the States

State	Official Language
Ahmedabad	Gujarati
Bengaluru	Kannada
Bhopal	Hindi
Bhubaneswar	Oriya
Chandigarh	Punjabi/Hindi
Chennai	Tamil
Guwahati	Assamese/ Bengali/ Khasi/Manipuri/ Bodo/ Mizo
Hyderabad	Telugu
Jaipur	Hindi
Jammu	Urdu/ Hindi/ Kashmiri
Kanpur & Lucknow	Hindi
Kolkata	Bengali/ Nepali
Mumbai	Marathi/ Konkani
Nagpur	Marathi/ Hindi
New Delhi	Hindi
Patna	Hindi/ Maithili
Thiruvananthapuram	Malayalam

RBI Assistant Eligibility 2024: Guidelines for the Reserved Candidates

RBI Assistant guidelines for reserved categories are given below:

The candidates belonging to the OBC category but not coming under the non-creamy layer will not be considered OBC category candidates
Such candidates should indicate their category as UR
Reserved categories such as OBC/SC/ST who are coming under the non-creamy layer may apply against the unreserved candidates if the vacancies are not reserved for their categories
The reservations under the various categories will be prevailing as per the guidelines of the Government of India at the time of the finalization of the RBI Assistant result

RBI Assistant Number of Attempts

Candidates can apply for RBI Assistant exam multiple times within their age limit. For eg: For candidates who started appearing for the exam at the age of 20 years then the maximum number of attempts is restricted to 8 times. The maximum age limit is 28 years.

How to fill RBI Assistant Application Form 2024?

To fill the RBI Assistant application form, candidates need to follow the steps given below:

Visit the official website
Click the ‘New Registration’ link available on the home page of RBI
Candidates need to apply online for RBI exam
Enter the basic details in the registration form such as name, mobile number, email ID, etc.
On successful registration, candidates will receive the registration number and password
In the next step, candidates need to upload their scanned photograph and signature
After uploading the photograph and signature, proceed to fill the detailed application form
Choose RBI Assistant exam centre and enter details of educational qualification
Verify the details before final submission
Candidates should proceed to pay the application fees

RBI Assistant Salary

RBI offers a remarkable opportunity to candidates who are looking forward to pursuing their career in the banking sector. The basic salary of RBI Assistant is INR 20,700 per month. The payscale is INR 20700-1200 (3)-24300- 1440 (4) -30060-1920 (6)-41580-2080 (2)-45740-2370 (3)-52850- 2850-55700 (20 years). Candidates are entitled to 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 is approximately INR 45,050.

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