RBI Assistant Exam, Dates, Eligibility, Selection Process, Paper Pattern

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, is the Banker and Policy maker for all the Banks of the country. Every year it invites applications for the post of Assistant in its various offices across the country. RBI Assistant Exam 2019 is one of the distinguished banking examinations conducted in an online format. This national level entrance examination takes place in two stages:

Preliminary Exam
Main Exam

After qualifying the main examination, candidates are required to take a language proficiency test (LPT). The test is conducted in the offcial/local language of the concerned state concerned. The candidates who are not proficient in the official/local language are disqualified. The recruitment of the candidate entirely depends on the performance and scores obtained in the online tests followed by the Personal Interview Session.
This article covers all the information related to Notification and the Important Dates (Tentative), Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process and Exam Pattern for RBI Assistant Examination 2019.

RBI Assistant Exam 2019: Quick Facts

Name of the Exam	RBI Assistant 2019
Exam Conducting Body	Reserve Bank Of India
Level of Examination	Central Level/ All India Level
Post Offered	Assistant
Total vacancies	623
Gross Salary Offered	Rs. 32,124 (Approximately including Gross Emoluments)

Important Dates:

Events	Dates (tentative)
Availability of Application Form	18 October, 2019
Last Date of Application Form	10 November, 2019
Payment of Fee in online mode	10 November, 2019
Availability of Admit Card for Preliminary Exam	16-28 November, 2019
Date of Preliminary Exam	27 & 28 November, 2019
Announcement of Preliminary Exam Result	First week of December, 2019
Availability of Admit Card for Main Exam	First week of December, 2019
Date of Main Written Exam	20 December, 2019
Announcement of Result	February, 2020
Personal Interview Session	March, 2020
Announcement of Final Result	April, 2020

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
The knowledge of computers is mandatory, especially word processing.
Candidates applying for the post should be proficient in the official language of the concerned state, which falls under the recruiting office.
Any candidate belonging to Ex- Servicemen category (except the dependents of ex- servicemen) should be a graduate from a recognized University. He/she should have passed matriculation or an equivalent examination of the Armed Forces. Also, the candidate must have served for at least 15 years in defence.

Age Limit:

The age limit of the applicants should be between 20 and 28 years.
The upper age limit relaxation is given to different categories and sections of the society.
For more details, visit the official website of RBI and the notification of RBI Assistant Exam.

Let us now look at the latest RBI Assistant Exam Selection Procedure and Exam Pattern in depth:

Selection Process:

Unlike the previous years’ procedure, the latest selection process includes three steps:

Online Objective Type- Preliminary Examination (100 marks)
Online Objective Type- Main Examination (200 marks)
Personal Interview (35 marks)

Paper Pattern:

Preliminary Examination

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Total Time
Numerical Ability	35	35	One Hour
Reasoning Ability	35	35
English Language	30	30
Total	100	100

*0.25 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer

Main Examination

Sections	Total Questions	Total Marks	Total Time
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	Two Hour
Reasoning Ability	40	40
English Language	40	40
General Awareness	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	40
Total	200	200

*0.25 marks are deducted for every incorrect answer

Personal Interview
The candidates who get through the written examination are eligible for the Personal Interview Session. The total marks allotted for this round are 35. The marks of all three rounds are cumulatively considered on the basis of which the final job offers are made to the candidates.
You can check the Official Website of RBI for the latest Updates and Notifications: www.rbi.org.in