RBI Assistant 2025: Your Complete Exam Guide for Success

Published on April 3, 2025
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RBI is the central bank of India, and the RBI Assistant exam is one of the most preferred banking exams in the country. The exam is held for candidates who want to work for the RBI as an Assistant. RBI recruits many people yearly for Assistant positions in its several branches across India. RBI was founded in 1935 by the British Raj and conducts exams for officers and office assistants for various departments. RBI Assistant Exam 2025 Notifications are going to be released soon.

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RBI Assistant 2025- Overview

The Reserve Bank of India is responsible for selecting qualified applicants from across the country for the position of RBI Assistant. We have provided a quick overview of the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2025 in the table here, in case you’re unclear about the RBI Assistant hiring process.

OrganizationReserve Bank of India (RBI)
PostRBI Assistant
Exam LevelNational Level
VacancyTo be Announced
Application ModeOnline
Exam ModeOnline
Registration DatesExcepted on 1st September 2025
Recruitment ProcessPrelims, Main Exams, Language Proficiency Test
Education QualificationA graduate degree from an accredited institution with at least 50% overall.
Age Limit20 years to 28 years
SalaryRs. 45,050/-
RBI Official Websiterbi.org.in

RBI Assistant Notification

RBI Assistant notification for 2025 is yet to be released. The formal announcement is anticipated to be published in March 2025. It will include all necessary details about the positions, including category-specific openings, eligibility requirements, exam format, curriculum, hand-written declaration, and the hiring procedure.

Applicants who are interested in the RBI Assistant position can also read through the previous year’s notification until the new RBI Assistant Notification 2025 is released:

RBI-Assistant-Notification

RBI Assistant Exam Dates 2025

EventDates
RBI Assistant Notification To be Announced
Apply Online Start DateTo be Announced
Online Application Form Last DateTo be Announced
Preliminary Exam Date To be Announced
Result for Preliminary Exam To be Announced
Mains Admit cardTo be Announced
Mains Exam Date To be Announced
Result for Mains Exam To be Announced

RBI Assistant Vacancy 2025

The vacancies for the 2025 recruitment will be announced along with the official notification. Last year, a total of 450 vacancies were introduced for the Assistant posts. The distribution of vacancies by category and state for the previous year is provided below. Please note that the bank reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies based on the requirements or leave some positions unfilled.

Vacancy Distribution (Last Year):

OfficeSCSTOBCEWSGENTotalPwBDEXS
Ahmedabad024161311
Bengaluru11(2)1185235806
Bhopal060151211
Bhubaneswar28(6)2161912
Chandigarh51(1)5282112
Chennai103181301
Guwahati1842112603
Hyderabad214161401
Jaipur01103501
Jammu4031101802
Kanpur & Lucknow12195285515
Kolkata5402112202
Mumbai01501076101110
Nagpur063191912
New Delhi1082172813
Patna1(1)13141001
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi01(1)41101602
Total45(3)56(8)7137241450845

Note: “The bank reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies based on requirements or leave some vacancies unfilled.”

RBI Assistant Salary

RBI Assistant’s monthly in-hand salary, ie. Gross Pay is Rs 45,050/- after including all the various allowances. The salary range is INR 20,700-1200, (3) 24,300-1440, (4) 30,060-1920, (6) 41,580-2080, (2) 45,740-2370, and (3) 52,850-2850-55,700 (20 years). Aspirants are also eligible for other benefits, such as Dearness Compensation, Housing Allowance, City Compensatory Stipend, Travel Allowances, etc., as they become available. When they choose not to live in the bank’s housing, staff would also receive a 15% housing allowance.

RBI Assistant Application Form

The RBI Assistant registration form announcement is yet to be made available online. Applicants must meet the RBI assistant eligibility requirements before applying for the position.

How to apply for an RBI Assistant?

Aspirants must be familiar with the procedure for completing the online RBI Assistant registration. The following describes how to submit an online application for the RBI Assistant:

Step 1: Visit the authorized site.

Step 2: The “Fresh Enrollment” link must be selected.

Step 3: Fill out the necessary information to sign up for the examination.

Step 4: Simply press the “Submit” key.

Step 5: Username and registration number will automatically be generated.

Step 6: Attach your scanned sign and picture.

Step 7: Provide other information such as exam locations, residence information, educational background, employment history, etc.

Step 8: Submit the registration fee.

Step 9: Finish the application form, then print it off.

RBI Assistant Application Fee

The registration fee is Rs. 450 (for General & OBC Applicants) and Rs. 50 (for Aspirants from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes). The application cost may be paid online through net banking or via a credit or debit card.

 Category Charges          Amount*
GEN/OBC & EWSsIntimation charges + Test fee₹ 450/-
SC/ST/PWBD & EXsOnly Intimation Charges₹ 50/-

Kindly remember that the RBI employee is not obliged to pay an application fee.

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants must meet the eligibility requirements regarding age, academic level, and nationality to qualify for the examination. Applicants can review the RBI Assistant eligibility requirements below.

Nationality:

  • (a) Aspirants must be Indian citizens or
  • (b) Subjects of Nepal,
  • (c) Subjects of Bhutan,
  • (d) Refugees from Tibet who entered India before January 1, 1962, to eventually settle entirely there, or
  • (e) People of Indian heritage who crossed into India from Pakistan, Burma, and Sri Lanka, as well as the East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, to have settled indefinitely in India

Age Limit:

Applicants ought to range from the ages of 20 and 28. Applicants can only register if they were born between February 2, 1994, and February 1, 2002 (both days included).

Relaxation of age:

Relaxation for the maximum age limit of five years would be offered to Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (SC/ST) aspirants, 3 years to OBC, 10 years to PWD, 10 years to widows/divorced women/ women lawfully split who are not re-married, 5 years to aspirants confined in the Jammu and Kashmir province during the time frame of January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989, etc.

CategoryAge Relaxation
SC/ST5 years, i.e., up to 33 years
OBC3 years, i.e., up to 31 years
PwD10 years for Gen, 13 years for OBC, 15 years for SC/ST
Ex-ServicemenWidows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not remarried
Candidates holding working experience in the RBI10 Years
Candidates holding working experience in RBITo the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years.

RBI Assistant Educational Qualification:

To be qualified for the Examination, an applicant must possess a bachelor’s degree in just about any department with a minimum cumulative GPA of 50% (passing category for SC/ST/PwBD applicants). In addition to being fluent in the dominant language of the relevant Union Territory state, he or she must also be familiar with computers.

RBI Assistant Admit Card

The candidates must have their registration number, roll number, and password to download the admission card.

Please follow these steps to download the RBI Assistant Admit Card:

  • Candidates must go to the RBI’s official website
  • Click the ”RBI Assistant Admit Card” link on the home page.
  • Enter your login information:
  • Roll number or registration number
  • The date of birth or password for the RBI Assistant admission card is displayed on the screen.
  • Take a printout of your admit card after downloading it.

Details present on the Admit Card

Candidates should double-check the information on the Admit Card before downloading it. The RBI Assistant Admit Card will include the following information:

  • Name
  • Father Name
  • Gender
  • Photograph and Signature
  • Registration Number
  • Category and PwD status
  • Date of Birth
  • Venue
  • Time
  • Examination Day
  • Exam Day Instructions

Documents required with Admit Card/ Hall Ticket

Candidates should take other essential documents with the admit card to the examination center. Candidates can carry any ID proof given below:

  • Aadhaar Card
  • PAN Card
  • Passport
  • Permanent Driving License
  • Voter’s Card
  • Bank Passbook
  • Photo-identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts competitive examinations to fill Assistant positions. The selection process will be divided into three stages. The first phase is the Preliminary Examination, the second is the Main Examination, followed by the third: Language Proficiency Test (LPT).

RBI Prelims

The preliminary examination will consist of 100 Objective types (multiple choice questions) and will be worth 100 marks in one hour. Only those who pass the RBI prelims exam can take the main exam.

SectionsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
English Language303020 minutes
Numerical Ability353520 minutes
Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

RBI Mains

The main exam will consist of 200 Objective types (multiple choice questions) and will carry a maximum of 200 marks. The total exam duration will be two and a half hours and fifteen minutes.

SectionsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
English Language404030 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude404030 minutes
Reasoning Ability404030 minutes
Computer Knowledge404020 minutes
General Awareness404025 minutes
Total200200135 minutes

Remember that there’ll be negative markings during this exam; 0.25 marks will be subtracted for each wrong answer the applicant gives. However, no marks will be subtracted for the question that’s not tried by the applicant.

Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

Candidates selected from the main online examination will be tested on their language skills (LPT). The language competency test will be administered in the state’s official/local language.

To read more about the RBI Assistant exam pattern, Click Here

RBI Assistant Syllabus

This exam has a specific course of study for all the sections asked in each prelims exam and the mains exam. The sections that feature in each of those exams are:

  • English Language
  • Numerical Ability
  • Reasoning Ability
English LanguageGeneral AwarenessQuantitative AptitudeComputer KnowledgeReasoning
Reading ComprehensionCurrent World NewsTime and DistanceLanguagesNumber Series
SynonymsCurrent India NewsTime and WorkBasic Hardware and SoftwareBlood Relations
AntonymsGeography ConceptsHCF and LCMHistory of ComputersAnalogy
Sentence CorrectionHistory ConceptsSimple and Compound InterestDevicesOdd Man Out
Word MeaningsPolitical ScienceProblems on TrainsCoding and DecodingNumber Series
Statement Reading and UnderstandingCurrent AffairsAlligations and ComparisonDirections Based Concept
AverageRow Arrangements
Permutation and CombinationSymbols
Pipes and Cisterns
Probability

To check out the Handwritten Declaration for the RBI Assistant Exam, Click Here

RBI Assistant Cut-Off

The cutoff marks are a student’s minimum marks to qualify for the exam. During this article, candidates shall grasp the cutoff marks for the prelims and mains examinations.

CategoryGEN/ EWSSC/ STOBC
Reasoning Ability (40)141112
English Language (40)141112
General Awareness (40)141112
Computer Knowledge (40)141112
Numerical Ability (40)141112

How to Check the Cut-Off?

Given below is the set of steps that a candidate can follow to check the latest Cut-Off:

  • Visit the official website of the RBI.
  • At the bottom of the homepage, click on the “Opportunities@RBI” option.
  • Then click on the “Current Vacancies” and “Results” options.
  • Click on the RBI Assistant marks/cut-off
  • Enter your roll number/ registration number and password/date of birth. The cut-off marks are displayed on the screen

Moreover, checking the cut-off will help applicants analyze and perceive the trend modification within the cutoff over the past few years. And prepare themselves consequently for the coming Assistant exams.

RBI Assistant Result

How to check results?

RBI Assistant Results are only available online. It will not be mailed or delivered to the student’s home address.

Below are the steps following which the result can be checked:

  • Visit the RBI’s official website.
  • Enter your registration number, application number, password, date of birth, and so on.
  • Submit the form by clicking the submit button.

NOTE: After clicking the button, the Result card of the candidate will appear on the screen. Applicants are advised to download and take the printout out the result for future reference.

To check the Scorecard, Click Here

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Frequently Asked Questions: (FAQs)

Q1. What is the RBI Assistant’s salary?

Ans. The monthly salary is approximately INR 47,849, which includes basic pay, perks, and allowances. The basic pay is INR 20,700 per month.

Q2. Is the RBI Assistant hard?

Ans. Overall, the RBI Assistant Exam Pattern is challenging, and candidates must have a thorough understanding of the syllabus and the pattern to crack the exam.

Q3. Will the RBI Assistant come in 2025?

Ans. The RBI will soon release the official RBI Assistant notification 2025 on www.rbi.org.in. This notification will include details such as category-wise vacancies, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, and the selection process.

Q4. What does an RBI Assistant do?

Ans. An RBI Assistant is responsible for maintaining files, verification of documents, managing the proper circulation of currency, and maintaining of ledger.

Q5. Is RBI Assistant better than SBI PO?

Ans. The selection process for RBI Assistant is relatively easier than for SBI PO, but the SBI PO position offers a more challenging and rewarding work environment. In terms of salary, SBI PO has a higher starting pay and faster career progression opportunities than RBI Assistant.

Q6. Can final-year students apply for the RBI Assistant exam?

No, final-year students cannot apply for RBI Assistant. Candidates must have a graduation degree at the time of application.

Authored by, Amay Mathur | Senior Editor

Amay Mathur is a business news reporter at Chegg.com. He previously worked for PCMag, Business Insider, The Messenger, and ZDNET as a reporter and copyeditor. His areas of coverage encompass tech, business, strategy, finance, and even space. He is a Columbia University graduate.

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