RBI Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2021

RBI Assistant Syallbus 2021: Lakhs of candidates curiously gear up for the RBI exam, every year, as it’s one of the most sought-after and prestigious Banking jobs in India. But the candidates must be well-aware of the exam pattern and syllabus to clear the upcoming exam.

In this article, we will shed some light on the latest RBI Assistant Exam Pattern & Syllabus!

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RBI Assistant Selection Process

The selection procedure for RBI Assistant 2021 will be conducted in three phases.

1. RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam
2. RBI Assistant Mains Exam
3. Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

The candidates who want to grab the job opportunity of Assistant in the banking sector have to prepare the latest syllabus for RBI Assistant Prelims and Mains, given below, to qualify in each stage of the selection procedure.

RBI Assistant Recruitment 2021

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021 – Prelims

Important Points

1. RBI Assistant prelims have negative marking for wrong answers, for every incorrect answer about 0.25 marks to be deducted from the final score.
2. RBI Assistant is a qualifying exam, after qualifying this exam only, the candidate will be allowed to sit for the mains exam.
3. RBI Assistant Prelims exam is bilingual that available in both the English and Hindi languages, except for the English section.
4. There will be 3 sections in the RBI Assistant prelims exam with 100 objective type questions for 100 marks.
5. The total time for the prelims exam is 1 hour.

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2021 – Prelims Exam

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 Mains Exam Pattern 2021

Note: Important Points

1. There will be 200 questions from 5 sections; English language, Quantitative Aptitude, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, and Reasoning Ability
2. The time duration of RBI Assistant Mains Exam is 135 minutes. Section-wise timing has been mentioned below.
3. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer, no deduction for unanswerd questions.
4. The questions will be of Objective type
5. Except English Language, other sections will be in English and Hindi language.
6. Candidates qualifying Mains Exam will be called for Language Proficiency Test and marks will be counted in preparing merit list.

Language Proficiency Test (LPT) 2021

The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned as detailed below. Candidate who are not proficient in the official/ Local Language will be disqualified.

Only such number of candidates will be called for the Language Proficiency Test who stand sufficiently high in merit based on the aggregate marks of the main on-line examination, Such merit will be decided by the Bank in relation to the number of notified vacancies to be filled in.

The local language that are to be tested as per the official RBI Assistant notification are given below:

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021 – Mains

Note:

1. The candidates will be selected for RBI Assistant mains exam in the ratio of 1:10 based on performance in preliminary exam.
2. The duration of the RBI Assistant mains exam is 135 minutes. It is clear that for each section, a fixed timing allotted.
3. Similar to the prelims exam, the RBI Assistant mains exam also has negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer marked by a candidate.
4. As usually, mains exam is bilingual that available in both the English and Hindi languages, except the English section.
5. Overall, in the main exam, there will be 200 objective type questions will be given for 200 marks.

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2021 – Mains Exam

Below is the detailed topic wise RBI assistant syllabus 2021 for main exams.

A notable point is, there will be fixed time allotted to each section that means a candidate need to answer all the questions from specific section within given time.

Conclusion

The above-mentioned syllabuses can cover almost all the topics that the RBI Assistant exam invites. You should analyze it and prepare a study plan and look for assistance or help, if required, and dedicate 7-8 hours a day for exam preparation. Lastly, to check your preparation you must Solve previous year’s papers and attempt as many Mock Tests as you can.

FAQ’s RBI Assistant 2021

What is the exam pattern for RBI Assistant?

The exam pattern of RBI Assistant is different for prelims and mains examination. We have shared the detailed RBI Assistant exam pattern for both prelims and mains examination in the post shared above.

What is RBI Language proficiency test?

RBI conducts Language proficiency test to selected candidates in the RBI assistant mains exam to test their proficiency in regional language.

Is there any negative marking in the RBI Assistant exam pattern?

Yes, there is a negative marking of one-fourth mark for every wrong answer attempted by the candidate in the RBI Assistant exam under prelims as well as for mains.

How are candidates shortlisted for the RBI Assistant merit list?

The final selection of the candidates will be based on the marks scored in the RBI Assistant mains exam.

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