RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO – Which One to Choose?

The RRB PO 2023 recruitment notification is now out featuring 8023 vacancies, however as far as notification for RBI Assistant is concerned it was expected sometime around these months, but there is nothing much information about it officially. Thus, we are not sure when we can expect the RBI Assistant 2023 notification to come, but those who are willing to give the exam must continue with their exam preparation so that they are ready once the notification gets released. Here in this article we will be giving a clear comparison between RRB PO and RBI Assistant exams as to which one the aspirants should choose. This article will be helpful for those in the dilemma of which out of the two exams they should consider. In this article RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO – Which One to Choose the comparison will be made on the basis of the exam pattern, job profile and salary etc.

This article is about giving insightful information regarding both RBI Assistant and RRB PO. So, if you are confused between the two then by going through this blog you may get a clarity as to which one to choose among the two. 

RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO– Which One to Choose?

Let’s start the comparison of the two by mentioning that both RBI Assistant and RRB PO exams are equally popular and important. Mentioned below is the comparison of the overall view of these two exams.

Exam	RBI Assistant	RRB PO
Conducting Body	IBPS (Reserve Bank of India)	The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
Position	Assistant (Clerical Level)	PO
Selection Procedure	Three Stages including:· RBI Assistant Prelims· RBI Assistant Mains· Language Proficiency Test	Three Stages including:· RRB PO Prelims· RRB PO Mains· Interview

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RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO – Exam Pattern

As far as the exam pattern of the two is concerned, mentioning it for both the exams below.

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern	RRB PO Exam Pattern
The Prelims of RBI Assistant comprises of 3 sections including test of Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability & English Language of a total of 100 marks	The Prelims of RRB PO comprises of 2 sections including Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning of a total of 80 marks
The total time duration of RBI Assistant Prelims is 60 mins	The total time duration is 45 mins

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RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO – Salary

RBI Assistant Salary	RRB PO Salary
As far as the basic pay of an RBI Assistant goes is Rs 13150/-	The starting Basic Pay Rs. 29,000/- – Rs. 33,000/-
Gross Salary – Rs 32528/-	Net Salary – Rs 53,253/-
Pay Scale of RBI Assistant – 13150-750(3)-15400-900(4)-19000-1200(6)-26200-1300(2)-28800-1480(3)-33240-1750(1)-34990(20 years)	Pay Scale of RRB PO is Rs 23700 – 980/7 – 30560 – 1145/2 – 32850 – 1310/7 – 42021

By looking at the above table it can be clearly seen that the salary of an RRB PO is much higher than that of RBI Assistant. However, here if we talk about a comparison between the two on the basis of salary then it is very apparent that RRB PO falls under the winning category.

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RBI Assistant Vs RRB PO – Other Perks and Allowances

Other than salaries, RBI Assistant and RRB PO get several perks and allowances. These are defined in the table below:

RBI Assistant Other Perks & Allowances	RRB PO Other Perks & Allowances
Housing Accommodation	House Rent allowance For Rural Areas: 5% of the basic pay for Semi-urban Areas: 7.5% of the basic payFor Urban Areas: 10% of the basic pay
Leave travel concessions for employee’s family once every two years	Medical facilities
Book grant, briefcase and newspaper	Pension Schemes
Interest free festival advance	Leave fare subsidy
Reimbursement of vehicle maintenance expense	Dearness allowance
Reimbursement of medical expense for OPD treatments and hospitalization	Overtime allowance
Loans at concessional rates for housing, car, education, consumer articles and for personal computer etc.	Newspaper allowance & Miscellaneous

Special Allowances: 7.75% of the basic pay 

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RBI Assistant Vs SBI Clerk Job Profile

RBI Assistant Job Profile	RRB PO Job Profile
Verification of both Banking & Non-Banking documents	Managing all the functions of the commercial bank
Maintaining files	Promotion of Loans and Credit facility among farmers for Agricultural Development & distribution of the credits
Respond to RTI queries	Checking upon the loan taker and further checking his capacity to pay back
Job profile includes data entry	Maintaining official records of the loans and reminders to be sent to them for repay
Replying and maintaining email logs	Spreading different policies and schemes to local people
Initiation of Office Notes belonging to various centres	Maintaining annual balance sheet of the bank and access the annual reports of the bank
	Creating the audit reports of the financial year
	Implementing the schemes passed by the Central Government for the development of Rural Area

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Career Growth of RBI Assistant Vs IBPS Clerk

RBI Assistant Career Growth	RRB PO Career Growth
Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager)	IBPS RRB PO
Grade B Officer (Managerial Level)	Assistant Manager
Grade C (Assistant General Manager)	Deputy Manager
Grade D (Deputy General Manager)	Branch Manager
Grade E (General Manager)	Senior Branch Manager
Grade F (Deputy Governor)	Chief Manager
	Assistant General Manager
	Deputy General Manager
	General Manager

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Conclusion

This is all from us related to these two job profiles. Those aspirants who have this confusion in mind as which out of the two you should choose then you can clearly figure out the difference and can take a wise decision yourself. Though, these both exams are important, however you will have to make a choice among the two depending upon the job profile, salary, career growth and perks and other allowances. RRB PO out of the two has better prospects though considering the work pressure and the salary etc.

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