RBI Assistant 2023 Previous Year Exam Analysis

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to announce the RBI Assistant Notification for 2023. Those eagerly awaiting the official notification of the recruitment process and desiring to apply should remain connected to PracticeMock official website for the latest updates. Currently, the RBI Assistant role serves as an entry-level position, and candidates must achieve the minimum cutoff marks in both the preliminary and main examinations. The RBI conducted the preliminary exam for RBI Assistant 2022 on February 17, 2022.

However, due to the limited number of vacancies and the high volume of applicants, securing a position with the bank is not easy for every candidate. To gain insights into the questions asked in the RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam, candidates should refer to the RBI Assistant Preliminary Analysis, compiled based on feedback from students who have previously taken the exam.

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

According to the previous year’s RBI Assistant notification, the RBI Assistant Exam consists of two stages: the Preliminary and Mains examinations. To progress to the Mains stage of the selection process, candidates must meet the predetermined RBI Assistant Preliminary Cutoff Marks. The detailed exam pattern is as follows:

• The Preliminary examination is the initial stage and is qualifying in nature. It is conducted in a Computer-Based Test mode.
• The preliminary exam for RBI Assistant comprises three subjects: English language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude.
• There will be a total of 100 questions, with different numbers of questions for each subject.
• The marking scheme awards 1 mark for every correct answer and deducts 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Sections	No of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration of Exam
English Language	30	30	English	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	English and Hindi	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	English and Hindi	20 minutes
Total	100	100		60 minutes

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RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Previous Year Analysis

The RBI Assistant preliminary examination represents the first phase of the selection process, and candidates must pass it to proceed to the next stage. The examination typically features easy-level questions, but candidates must attempt a maximum number of questions due to cutoffs ranging from 88 to 97 for various categories. Therefore, candidates are advised to use PracticeMock RBI Assistant Preliminary Mock Test to enhance their performance.

Reasoning Ability

The Reasoning Ability section in the preliminary examination comprises 35 questions. Here are the important topics and their difficulty levels:

Topics	No of Questions Asked	Level of Questions Asked
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	15-20 questions	Easy
Direction Based Questions/Blood Relation based questions	2-3 questions	Easy
Numerical Series	3-4 questions	Easy
Questions based on Alphabet Series	4-5 questions	Easy
Questions based on Inequality	2-3 questions	Easy

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Quantitative Aptitude

The Quantitative Aptitude section includes the following topics with their corresponding difficulty levels:

Topics	No of Questions Asked	Level of Questions Asked
DI based on Caselet, Bar Graph, Pie Chart	10 questions	Easy
Simplifications	10 questions	Easy
Approximation	5 Questions
Missing Number series	5 questions	Easy
Word Problems based on different Arithmetic Chapters such as Boats, Time and Distance, SI & CI, Mixture and Allegations	5 questions	Easy

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English Language

The English Language section is the easiest, featuring 30 questions. Most candidates found this section easy and could solve 28-30 questions within the 20-minute time frame. The topic-wise analysis is as follows:

Topics	No of Questions Asked	Level of Questions Asked
Reading Comprehension	10 questions	Easy
Fillers based questions	5 questions	Easy
Arranging Sentences	5 questions	Easy
Error based questions	5 questions	Easy
Cloze Test	5 questions	Easy

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Overall Analysis and Good Attempts

Based on feedback from candidates who have previously taken the RBI Assistant Preliminary exam, the overall examination level is considered easy. Candidates were able to attempt at least 80-90 questions comfortably. Here are the subject-wise good attempts:

Sections	Good Attempts
English Language	27-30
Reasoning Ability	30-34
Quantitative Aptitude	30-32
Total	90-95

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Cut Off Marks

The bank releases the cutoff marks within 7 to 14 days after conducting the examination. The cutoffs depend on various factors, including vacancies, the paper’s difficulty level, and candidates’ total attempts. The cutoff marks for each category in different states are as follows:

RBI Office	General	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
Ahmedabad	92.75	89.50	91.00	90.25	79.00
Bengaluru	92.25	89.75	89.00	–	81.75
Bhopal	94.75	92.50	92.75	86.00	80.50
Bhubaneswar	95.75	94.75	93.75	85.75	81.25
Chandigarh	96.75	93.50	95.00	89.50	–
Chennai	94.00	92.75	87.00	88.00	–
Guwahati	89.50	86.25	83.75	83.50	77.75
Hyderabad	96.25	94.75	94.75	92.00	88.00
Jaipur	95.75	93.25	93.75	86.75	85.25
Jammu	94.25	87