RBI Assistant Exam 2020

RBI ASSISTAN EXAM 2020
RBI ASSISTANT EXAM: The RBI Assistant Examination is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the recruitment of candidates for Assistant in its various branches across the country. As it is a national level recruitment process, applications are invited from all sections of India. Candidates can apply online for this post after the release of the RBI Assistant Notification of 2020 by RBI. The exam is to be conducted in three stages: preliminary and main examination, followed by a language proficiency test (LPT). The score of the main examination will be used to create a merit list of selected candidates for the post of RBI Assistant.
RBI Assistant 2020 Notification
Notification of RBI Assistant Exam 2020 has been issued by RBI on 23 December 2019 for the post of “Assistant”. Short notice for the same has already been published on Employment News and other news websites. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the RBI Assistant 2020 Exam through the official website of RBI. The official notification PDF link for this exam is mentioned below.
RBI Assistant Main Exam Date Postponed
The Main Online Examination of the RBI Assistant 2020 Examination was scheduled to be held on March 29, 2020 (Sunday), but due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the exam has been postponed by the RBI. The new exam date will be updated here after it is released by RBI. All the candidates are advised to visit this page regularly to get more information and updates about the RBI Assistant 2020 Main Exam.
RBI Assistant Exam Date 2020
RBI has released the RBI Assistant 2020 Exam Dates with its official notification. The RBI Assistant Examination is conducted in different innings in different places across India. The RBI Assistant 2020 Prelims Exam is scheduled to be held on 14 and 15 February 2020, while the main examination has been postponed due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The tentative important dates of RBI Assistant Exam 2019-20 are as follows:
RBI Assistant Events | Date |
RBI Assistant Notification 2020 | 23.12.2019 |
Registration Starting Date | 23.12.2019 |
Registration Closing Date | 20.01.2020 24.01.2020 (For PWD) |
Admit Card for Preliminary Exam | 03.02.2020 |
RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Dates | 14th & 15th Feb. 2020 |
RBI Assistant Result of Preliminary Exam | 03.03.2020 |
RBI Assistant Main Exam Date 2020 | Postponed due to COVID-19 |
RBI Assistant Vacancy 2020
RBI will recruit 926 vacancies for the post of assistants in various RBI offices across the country through the RBI Assistant 2020 Examination. The state-wise and category-wise vacancies are shown in the figure below:


RBI Assistant 2020 Salary Structure
Assistants will get a starting salary of 14,650 / – per month (ie 150 13,150 / – plus two advance increments will be acceptable. To graduate on a scale of 750 13150 – 750 (3) – 15400 – 900 (4) – 19000 – 1200 (6) – 26200 – 1300 (2) – 28800-1480 (3)) – 33240 – 1750 (1) – 34990 (20 years) and other allowances, ie. Dearness allowance, house rent allowance, City allowances, Transport allowances, etc. allowable from time to time. Currently, the initial monthly gross Abandonment of approximately u 36091 / – for assistants.
* House rent allowance will not be paid to the employee if bank accommodation is provided and license fee will be recovered from her/him @ 0.3% of pay at the starting stage of the pay scale of Class III.
RBI Assistant 2020 Exam Pattern
The RBI Assistant Exam 2020 is scheduled to be conducted in three phases (Prelims + Mains + Language Proficiency Test (LPT)). The Preliminary Examination consists of three sections: Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language.The main examination consists of five different sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge, and General Awareness. There is negative marking for incorrect answers made by the candidate. If the question is unanswered or blank, no marks will be deducted.
Preliminary Exam Pattern:
Sections | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 Hour. |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
TOTAL | 100 | 100 |
RBI Assistant Main Exam Pattern
Sections | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 Mins |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 Mins |
Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 Mins |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 Mins |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 Mins |
TOTAL | 200 | 200 | 135 Mins |
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
Candidates selected provisionally from the main on-line examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). Students are eligible for the main examination based on the preliminary exam score. It is mandatory for all candidates to pass these three rounds to ensure final selection to the post of Assistant in the Reserve Bank of India.RBI Assistant 2020 Exam Syllabus
RBI Assistant Exam 2020 has predefined syllabus for all sections for both preliminary examination and main examination. The detailed syllabus of the exam is discussed below.
Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge | English Language |
Time and Distance | Number Series | Current World News | Languages | Reading Comprehension |
HCF and LCM | Blood Relations | Current India News | Basic Hardware and Software | Synonyms |
CI & SI | Analogy | Geography Concepts | History of Computer | Antonyms |
Problems on Train | Odd Man Out | History Concepts | Devices | Sentence Correction |
Average | Number Series | Political Science | Abbreviations | Word Meanings |
Allegations and Comparison | Coding-decoding | Technology News | ||
Permutation and Combination | Direction Sense | |||
Pipes | Arrangements | |||
Symbols | ||||
Statement Argument |
RBI Assistance Preliminary Exam Cut-off
The cut off for the RBI Assistant Exam 2020 will be declared as the exam will be conducted at both the preliminary and main level. The cut off is expected to remain the same as in previous years. Let’s take a look at the RBI Assistant last year cut off:
State Wise Cut off for RBI Assistant 2017 Preliminary Exam
Office | SC | ST | OBC | General |
Ahmedabad | — | 69.75 | 74.00 | 80.00 |
Bengaluru | 68.75 | 68.25 | 74.75 | 77.75 |
Bhopal | 78.00 | 63.75 | — | 83.25 |
Bhubaneswar | 71.25 | 68.50 | 82.25 | 84.50 |
Chandigarh | 77.00 | 70.25 | 81.75 | 87.50 |
Chennai | 76.00 | — | 81.75 | 83.50 |
Guwahati | 71.00 | 63.75 | 73.50 | 77.25 |
Hyderabad | 80.50 | 74.50 | 84.25 | 87.00 |
Jaipur | 74.50 | 67.50 | 81.75 | 85.75 |
Jammu | 70.25 | 56.25 | 72.25 | 80.00 |
Lucknow & Kanpur | 72.75 | 64.25 | 78.50 | 85.00 |
Kolkata | 74.50 | — | 78.50 | 86.50 |
Mumbai | 70.00 | 56.50 | 68.25 | 74.25 |
Nagpur | — | 54.00 | 75.75 | 80.00 |
New Delhi | 74.75 | — | 79.25 | 85.75 |
Patna | 69.75 | 72.50 | — | 86.25 |
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 76 | — | 84.25 | 87.25 |


