RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern for Prelims & Mains Examination

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023

RBI Assistant 2023 notification was released on 13 September. All the candidates who are planning to appear for the RBI Assistant 2023 Recruitment exam are now looking for the RBI Assistant Selection Process, Exam Pattern, and Syllabus as decided by the Reserve Bank of India. Go through the article below for a detailed exam pattern and syllabus.

The detailed exam pattern and syllabus play a vital role in preparing a fruitful strategy for the upcoming RBI Assistant Exam 2023. The candidates who want to grab the job opportunity must prepare as per the exam pattern released by RBI for the RBI Assistant posts. This article, are covering RBI Assistant Syllabus, Exam Pattern & Selection Process for RBI Assistant 2023 exam

Below we have provided the RBI Assistant exam syllabus on the basis of the previous year’s analysis. RBI Assistant exam is conducted in three stages – prelims, mains, and interviews.

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern

It is high time for candidates who are interested in the job profile for the RBI Assistant posts under RBI Assistant Recruitment 2023. The revised dates for the RBI Assistant Exam 2023 for the prelims phase is 18th & 19th November 2023 where as for the mains exam is 31st December 2023. Check out the key details for the RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern in the table below.

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern
Particulars	Details
Name of Examination	RBI Assistant 2023
Type of Exam	Objective Test
Category	RBI Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern
RBI Assistant Exam 2023	18th and 19th November 2023
Duration of Exam	• Preliminary – 60 minutes• Mains – 135 minutes
Language of RBI Assistant Exam	• English• Hindi
Maximum Marks (Online Exam)	• Preliminary – 100• Mains – 200
Marking Scheme	1 Mark for each correct answer
Negative Marking	1/4th Marks (0.25)
Selection Process	Prelims (qualifying)MainsLanguage Proficiency
Official Website	www.rbi.org.in

Also Check: RBI Assistant Previous Year Paper

RBI Assistant Selection Process

The RBI Assistant 2023 selection process involves three stages:

1. RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam: This is the first step, and candidates must pass it to proceed further.
2. RBI Assistant Mains Exam: After clearing the preliminary exam, candidates move on to the mains exam. It includes sections on English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning. Additionally, there’s a General Awareness and Computer Knowledge section in the mains exam.
3. Language Proficiency Test (LPT): This test ensures candidates have the required language skills.

For both the preliminary and mains exams, you need to do well in English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning. To progress, you must meet the sectional and overall cutoff scores for each phase of the exam.

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern 2023

Here are the key points about the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam:

• The RBI Assistant Prelims Exam consists for three sections: English language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability.
• The exam consists of total of 100 questions
• Total duration of RBI Assistant 2023 Prelims Exam is 60 minutes to complete the exam, with 20 minutes allocated for each section.
• If you answer a question incorrectly, 0.25 marks will be deducted as a penalty, but there is no penalty for leaving a question unanswered.
• All the questions in the exam are of the multiple-choice (Objective) type.
• You can choose to answer questions in either English or Hindi for all sections except the English Language section.
• It’s important to note that the marks obtained in the Prelims Exam do not count towards the final ranking, as the Prelims is a qualifying round.

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2023: Prelims
Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2023

Here are the key points about the RBI Assistant Mains Exam:

• The Mains Exam consists of 200 questions divided into five sections: English language, Quantitative Aptitude, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, and Reasoning Ability.
• You’ll have a total of 135 minutes to complete the entire exam. There are specific time limits for each section, which are mentioned separately.
• If you answer a question incorrectly, you’ll lose 0.25 marks as a penalty, but there is no penalty for leaving a question unanswered.
• All the questions in the Mains Exam are of the multiple-choice (Objective) type.
• For all sections except the English Language, you can choose to answer questions in either English or Hindi.
• Importantly, the marks you obtain in the Mains Exam will be counted when preparing the final merit list. Candidates who pass the Mains Exam will also be invited for a Language Proficiency Test.

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2023
Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	40	40	30 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	30 minutes
Reasoning Ability	40	40	30 minutes
Computer Knowledge	40	40	20 minutes
General Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Total	200	200	135 minutes

Language Proficiency Test (LPT) 2023

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. The candidate who is not proficient in the official/ Local Language will be disqualified.

Only such a 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 online 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 is to be tested as per the official RBI Assistant notification are given below:

Area	Language for LPT
Ahmedabad	Gujarati
Bengaluru	Kannada
Bhopal	Hindi
Bhubaneswar	Oriya
Chandigarh	Punjabi / Hindi
Chennai	Tamil
Guwahati	Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo
Hyderabad	Telugu
Jaipur	Hindi
Jammu	Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri
Kanpur & Lucknow	Hindi
Kolkata	Bengali / Nepali
Mumbai	Marathi / Konkani
Nagpur	Marathi / Hindi
New Delhi	Hindi
Patna	Hindi / Maithili
Thiruvananthapuram	Malayalam

RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023

Like all Bank Exams, RBI Assistant Syllabus 2023 revolves around the basic tricks and techniques that a student learning in English, Maths and Reasoning during his/her high school. Apart from that, a candidate must have basic knowledge of General Awareness and Computer Application terms to excel in RBI Assistant Exam. Let’s have a look at the detailed RBI Assistant Syllabus for the same.

English Language Syllabus

The questions in the English section will be asked from the below topics. The candidate must have the proper knowledge of tenses to score good marks in this section. Building a habit of reading newspapers and magazines daily would be of great help.

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
4. Sentence Correction
5. Word Meanings
6. Cloze Test
7. One Word Substitution
8. Sentence Rearrangement
9. Sentence Completion
10. Phrases
11. Active & Passive Voice

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

The questions of Numerical Ability/Quantitative Aptitude in the RBI Assistant Exam will be from the below-listed topics. The candidate must practice as much as questions to improve their speed and accuracy which is the most important thing to be taken care of this section.

1. Time and Distance
2. Time and Work
3. HCF and LCM
4. Simple and Compound Interest
5. Problems on Trains
6. Average
7. Probability
8. Allegations and Comparison
9. Permutation and Combination
10. Pipes& Cistern
11. Number System
12. Geometry
13. Mensuration
14. Percentage
15. Algebra
16. Trigonometry

Reasoning Syllabus

The questions in the reasoning section will be assessing the candidate’s presence of mind and speed in solving tricky problems. To score good marks in this section, the candidate must focus on their speed. Practicing previous year’s question papers would be of great help for the same.

1. Number Series
2. Blood Relations
3. Analogy
4. Odd Man Out
5. Number Series
6. Coding and Decoding
7. Directions Based Concept
8. Row Arrangements
9. Symbols
10. Statement Reading, Understanding

Computer Knowledge Syllabus

Basic knowledge of Computer is mandatory for the post of Assistant in the banking sector as most of the job responsibilities revolves around working on computers. The candidates will be assessed on the basis of their knowledge of the below topics.

1. Languages
2. Basic Hardware and Software
3. History of Computers
4. Devices
5. Viruses and Hacking

General Awareness Syllabus

The candidates must be aware of their surroundings to ace good marks in this section. The candidates must have a habit of reading current affairs, geography, history, and other topics as mentioned below.

1. Current World News
2. Current India News
3. Geography Concepts
4. History Concepts
5. Political Science
6. Banking Awareness
7. RBI Terms
8. Emoluments and Other Benefits
9. Acts and Laws related to Bank (RBI)
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