RBI Assistant Notification 2021: Every year or so, lakhs of candidates curiously wait for the RBI exam Assistant notifications as it’s one of the most sought-after and prestigious Banking jobs. This year’s recruitment notification for RBI Assistant 2021 will soon be released on the Reserve Bank of India’s website in the coming month of November 2021.
In this article, we will provide you with a direct link to check the notification that will take you directly to the RBI official notification. This link will become active as soon as the notification is released on the official website. You just have to follow us to get updated in time.
RBI Assistant Recruitment 2021
| Conducting Body | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| Post | RBI Assistant |
| No. of Vacancies | To be released soon |
| Registration begins | November 2021 (tentatively) |
| Last Date to Submit Application | To be released soon |
| Category | Regulatory Body/Bank Jobs |
| Exam Level | National level Exam |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency Test |
| Official Site | www.rbi.org.in |
Past RBI Assistant Vacancies for 2020
Here is the distribution of total Assistant Vacancies for 2020 for the year 2020. The total number of vacancies for this year (2021) is not released yet.
| Office | Vacancies | PWD | EXS | |||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | GEN | EWS | Total | VI | HI | OH | 4th Category | EX-1 | EX-2 | – |
| Ahmedabad | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bengaluru | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bhopal | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bhubaneswar | 5(2) | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chandigarh | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chennai | 11 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Guwahati | 4(2) | 12(1) | 7 | 27 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaipur | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jammu | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 11 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kolkata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mumbai | 34(1) | 46(17) | 101(2) | 199 | 39 | 419 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 39 |
| Nagpur | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Delhi | 6(1) | 0 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Patna | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 98 | 80 | 192 | 473 | 83 | 926 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 84 |
RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021 – Prelims
| S. No | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
- RBI Assistant prelims have negative marking for wrong answers, for every incorrect answer about 0.25 marks to be deducted from the final score.
- RBI Assistant is a qualifying exam, after qualifying this exam only, the candidate will be allowed to sit for the mains exam.
- RBI Assistant Prelims exam is bilingual that available in both the English and Hindi languages, except for the English section.
- There will be 3 sections in the RBI Assistant prelims exam with 100 objective type questions for 100 marks.
- The total time for the prelims exam is 1 hour.
RBI Assistant Syllabus 2021 – Prelims Exam
| Reasoning Ability | Numerical Ability | English Language | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge |
| Seating Arrangement | Number Series | Error Detection | Current Affairs | Computer basics |
| Puzzles | Data Interpretation | Reading comprehension | Banking Awareness | MS office |
| Direction and Blood relation | Simplification/ Approximation | Fillers | Economy/ Financial Awareness | Internet and web technology |
| Syllogism and Inequality | Profit & Loss | Sentence based error | Static Awareness | Database Management System |
| Alphanumeric Series and order and ranking | Data Sufficiency | Column based question | Networking | |
| Data Sufficiency and Miscellaneous questions | Quadratic Inequalities | Word usage | computer and Networking Security | |
| Input-output | Time Speed Distance | Cloze test | Operating System | |
| Logical Reasoning | Time & Work, problems on train | word swap | ||
| Ratio & Proportion, mixture and allegation | Spelling based error, para jumbles | |||
| Partnership | Idiom and phrases | |||
| Average and Ages | Sentence completion | |||
| Boat & Stream | Vocabulary Based | |||
| Pipes & Cistern | Paragraph Completion | |||
| Probability, Mensuration | Connectors |
RBI prelims exam has 3 sections with 100 objective-based questions for 100 marks. The candidate would be required to attempt 100 objective questions in a time span of 1 hour.
RBI Assistant 2021 – FAQ
How to clear RBI Assistant exam?
The most recommended way to clear the RBI Assistant exam is to have a preparation strategy along with a study plan and improve marks by attempting online RBI Assistant Mock Tests regularly.
What is there a Language proficiency test in RBI Assistant 2021 Exam?
RBI conducts a Language proficiency test for selected candidates in the RBI assistant mains exam to test their proficiency in regional language.
Are there any negative marks in the RBI Assistant exam?
There are a negative marking of one-fourth (0.25) marks for every wrong answer in the RBI assistant prelims and mains exam.
Will there be an Interview for RBI assistant exam?
No, there will be no such interview in the RBI assistant exam 2021. The selection process completely depends on prelims and main exams, and language proficiency tests.
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