RBI conducts online competitive examination for the recruitment of ‘Assistant-2023’, to fill the 450 Vacancies. Selection Process consists of Preliminary, Main examination and a Language Proficiency Test (LPT).In this article we examine in detail about
RBI Assistant Exam 2023 Notification
RBI Assistant Exam 2023 Date
| Online registration starts from September 13, 2023 – October 04, 2023 |
| Payment of Examination Fees (Online) September 13, 2023 – October 04, 2023 |
| Schedule of Online Preliminary Test (Tentative) October 21, 2023 & October 23, 2023 |
| Schedule of Online Main Test (Tentative) December 02, 2023 |
RBI Assistant Eligibility
Nationality: a candidate must be either
A citizen of India, a subject of Nepal, a subject of Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 and permanently settled in India,
A Person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam and permanently settling in India.
RBI Assistant Educational Qualification (as on 01‐09‐2023):
Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks and the knowledge of word processing on PC. For SC/ST/PwBD candidates there is no restriction on percentage of marks.
Ex-servicemen category (except dependents of ex-servicemen) should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and must have at least 15 years of experience in defence service.
Proficient in the local language of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting Office.
RBI Assistant Selection Process
Selection will be through Preliminary examination, Main examination and Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
i. Preliminary Examination (Multiple Choice):
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 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 | |
ii. Main Examination (Multiple Choice):
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Test of Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | Test of General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 5 | Test of Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes | |
iii. Language Proficiency Test (LPT) :
The candidates selected from the main on-line examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language/s of the State concerned
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests (Preliminary and Main).1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
RBI Assistant Age Limit
Age must be Between 20 and 28 years.
Candidates born not earlier than 02/09/1995 and not later than 01/09/2003 (both days inclusive)
| Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit: | Years |
| Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC / ST) up to 33 years | 5 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) up to 31 years | 3 |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD):(GEN/EWS)
(OBC) (SC/ST) |
10
13 15 |
| Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married Upto 35 years (40 years for SC/ST) | |
| Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years. | |
| Ex-Servicemen To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years | |
RBI Assistant Exam Centers 2023
The examination (Preliminary as well as main) will be conducted online in venues across many centers in India.
Preliminary Exam Centers
| Assam
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Arunachal Pradesh
Naharlagun |
| Andaman & Nicobar
Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh
Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Bihar
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, |
| Chandigarh
Chandigarh- Mohali |
| Chattisgarh
Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Delhi Delhi/NCR,
Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon 9 Goa Panaji Panaji |
| Gujarat
Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana,Rajkot,Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana
Ambala, Hissar, Kurukshetra, |
| Himachal Pradesh
Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu, Samba Jammu |
| Jharkhand
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi Dhanbad |
| Karnataka
Belagavi, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi |
| Kerala
Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra
Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon,Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR Region, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Satara |
| Manipur
Imphal |
| Meghalaya
Shillong |
| Mizoram
Aizwal |
| Nagaland
Kohima |
| Odisha
Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry
Puducherry |
| Punjab
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim
Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
| Telangana
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Tripura
Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal
Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
RBI Assistant Main Exam Centers
| Assam
Guwahati |
| Arunachal Pradesh
Naharlagun |
| Andaman & Nicobar
Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Bihar
Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh
Chandigarh- Mohali |
| Chathisgarh
Bhilai, Raipur |
| Delhi/NCR
Delhi/NCR |
| Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana
Hissar, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh
Hamirpur |
| Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu |
| Jharkhand
Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka
Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi |
| Kerala
Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Madhyapradesh
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra
Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur,Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR Region,Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune |
| Manipur
Imphal |
| Meghalaya
Shillong |
| Mizoram
Aizwal |
| Nagaland
Kohima |
| Odisha
Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela |
| Puducherry
Puducherry |
| Punjab
Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala |
| Rajasthan
Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim
Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu
Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
| Telangana
Hyderabad |
| Tripura
Agartala |
| Uttarpradesh
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Haldwani |
| West Bengal
Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Kolkata, Siliguri |
RBI Assistant Pay Scale
Initial Monthly Gross gross salary (without HRA) : ₹47,849/-.+HRA
Mode of Application: Candidates are required to apply ONLINE only through the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in. No other mode for submission of application is available.
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