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RBI Assistant Notification 2023: State-wise Vacancy, PDF Download

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RBI Assistant Notification 2023: Reserve Bank India released the RBI Assistant 2023 result for Prelims and Mains exam on September 13, 2023, on the official website, rbi.org.in. Only those candidates who pass the Preliminary examination will be eligible to take the Main one. The exam date for the RBI Assistant Prelims 2023 is November 18 and 19, 2023, while the RBI Asst. Mains exam is scheduled for December 31, 2023. RBI Assistant notification was released for 450 Assistant posts.

Before conducting the recruitment test, RBI will issue the RBI Prelims exam admit card — around one week before the exam. The RBI Assistant 2023 preliminary exam will be held in line with the exam guidelines, and every candidate must adhere to the same to ensure their candidature is safe. Candidates who are provisionally selected in the Mains exam must then take the Language Proficiency Test (LPT). Read this article to know more about the RBI Assistant notification 2023.

Latest News:
— RBI has postponed the RBI Assistant Preliminary 2023 exam. The RBI Assistant Prelims exam — which was scheduled on October 21 and 23, 2023 — will now be conducted on November 18 and 19, 2023.

RBI Assistant Notification 2023 PDF Download

The official RBI Assistant Notification 2023, with complete details for the posts, including category-wise vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and more, was released on September 13, 2023. The RBI Assistant Notification 2023 can be downloaded directly from this page. To learn more about the RBI Assistant 2023 notification, click on the link provided below:

RBI Assistant Exam 2023 Highlights

Let us first have an overview of the RBI Assistant 2023 notification:

ParticularsDetails
Name of the PositionRBI Assistant
Conducting BodyReserve Bank of India
Number of Vacancies450 vacancies
Job LocationPAN India
Frequency of ExamYearly
ModeOnline
Stages1) Preliminary exam
2) Mains exam
3) Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Official Websiterbi.org.in

RBI Assistant Exam Dates 2023 (Postponed)

The Reserve Bank of India has set the RBI Assistant Prelims and RBI Assistant Mains exams on November 18 and 19, 2023, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The important dates for RBI Assistant Recruitment 2023 are as follows:

EventsDates
RBI Assistant Notification 2023September 13, 2023
RBI Assistant 2023 Apply Online StartsSeptember 13, 2023
RBI Assistant 2023 Apply Online Last DateOctober 4, 2023
RBI Assistant Prelims 2023 Admit CardOctober 2023
RBI Assistant Prelims 2023 Exam DateOctober 21 and 23, 2023
November 18 and 19, 2023
RBI Assistant Prelims 2023 ResultNovember 2023
RBI Assistant Mains 2023 Admit CardNovember 2023
RBI Assistant Mains 2023 Exam DateDecember 2, 2023
December 31, 2023

RBI Assistant Vacancy 2023

The Reserve Bank of India has announced 450 Assistant positions to be filled through RBI Assistant Recruitment 2023. The vacancy distribution by category and state has been updated below, as mentioned in the detailed RBI Assistant 2023 notification PDF. Take a look at the RBI Assistant vacancy 2023 distribution below:

RBI Assistant 2023 Vacancy Details (State- and Category-wise)
OfficeReserved Vacancies*PwBD#ExS
SCSTOBC$EWS@GENTotalABCDEX-1EX-2
Ahmedabad024161311(1)01(1)11
Bengaluru11(2)1185235801(1)12(1)26
Bhopal060151211(1)01(1)11
Bhubaneswar28(6)2161911(1)01(1)12
Chandigarh51(1)5282111(1)01(1)12
Chennai103181301(1)1(1)1(1)11
Guwahati1842112601(1)2(1)1(1)13
Hyderabad214161403(2)0011
Jaipur01103501(1)0001
Jammu40311018000012
Kanpur & Lucknow12195285514(3)1(1)3(2)25
Kolkata54021122011(1)1(1)12
Mumbai0150107610118(7)3(2)6(5)410
Nagpur06319191(1)2(1)0012
New Delhi1082172811(1)01(1)13
Patna1(1)13141001(1)1(1)001
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi01(1)41101602(1)01(1)12
Total45(3)56(8)7137241450(11)8(1)30(24)10(7)20(17)2045

Note: “The Bank reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of vacancies as per the requirement or not fill up the vacancies”.

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RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2023

Candidates must meet the following RBI Assistant eligibility criteria:

Age Criteria

The minimum age limit is 20 years, but it should not exceed 28 years, and relaxation is given as per the following:

CategoryRelaxation
SC/STBy 5 years, i.e. up to 33 years
OBCBy 3 years, i.e. up to 31 years
Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married Upto 35 years (40 years for SC/ST)
PWDBy 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST)
Ex-ServicemenTo the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to a maximum of 50 years

Educational Qualification

  • i) At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC.
  • ii) A candidate belonging to the 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 rendered at least 15 years of defence service.
  • iii) As per RBI Assistant notification, candidates applying for the post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office.

Other Criteria

  1. Candidates seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC shall have to produce a certificate in the prescribed proforma ONLY, meant for appointment to posts under the Government of India from the designated authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC and the Village/Town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
  2. The OBC claim of a candidate will be determined in relation to the State to which his/her father originally belongs. A candidate who has migrated from one State to another should, therefore, produce an OBC certificate which should have been issued to him/her based on his/her father’s OBC certificate from the State to which he (father) originally belongs.
  3. No change in the community status already indicated in the online application by a candidate for this examination will be allowed.

RBI Assistant 2023 Online Application

The link to apply online for 450 RBI Assistant 2023 vacancies was activated from September 13 until October 4, 2023. Lakhs of candidates are expected to apply for the RBI Assistant recruitment exam 2023.

RBI Assistant 2023 Application Fee

Candidates must pay the application fee while submitting their RBI Assistant Registration Form. He or she can pay the application fee online through net banking or with a credit or debit card. Please keep in mind that the RBI staff is not required to pay an application fee.

CategoryAmount / Fee
OBC/General CandidatesRs.450/-
SC/ST/PWD/EXS CandidatesRs.50/-

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RBI Assistant Selection Process 2023

The RBI Assistant 2023 selection process has the following stages:

  1. Preliminary Exam: The exam will be divided into three sections: Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language.
  2. Mains Exam: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge, and General Awareness are the five sections of the exam.
  3. Document Verification

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2023

To do well in the examination, candidates must be familiar with the entire RBI Assistant exam pattern. For their convenience, we have discussed the exam patterns for both the prelims and mains examinations in the section below.

RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

A composite time of 1 hour is provided to the candidate in RBI Assistant Prelims 2023 exam.

SectionNo. of Question / Maximum Marks
English Language30/30
Numerical Ability35/35
Reasoning Ability35/35
Total100/100

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2023

A composite time of 135 minutes is allotted to the candidate.

SectionNo. of Question / Maximum Marks
English Language40/40
Quantitative Aptitude40/40
Reasoning Ability40/40
Computer Knowledge40/40
General Awareness40/40
Total200/200

As per the RBI Assistant notification released for the year 2023, there will be NO interviews for recruiting candidates for the post of RBI Assistant across India. The interview was conducted a few years earlier. But as of now, no interview will be conducted.

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RBI Assistant Negative Marking

There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests (Preliminary and Main examination). 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. No marks will be deducted if the question is left unanswered or blank.

RBI Assistant Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

Candidates provisionally selected 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. Candidates who are not proficient in the official/local language will be disqualified.

RBI Assistant 2023 Syllabus

The RBI Assistant Exam 2023 has a predefined syllabus for all sections of both the preliminary and main exams. The following is a detailed RBI Assistant syllabus for the examination:

English Language General Awareness Quantitative Aptitude Computer Knowledge Reasoning
Reading Comprehension Current World News Time and Distance Languages Number Series
Synonyms Current India News Time and Work Basic Hardware and Software Blood Relations
Antonyms Geography Concepts HCF and LCM History of Computers Analogy
Sentence Correction History Concepts Simple and Compound Interest Devices Odd Man Out
Word Meanings Political Science Problems on Trains Number Series
Current Affairs Average Coding and Decoding
Allegations and Comparison Directions Based Concept
Probability Row Arrangements
Permutation and Combination Symbols
Pipes Statement Reading, Understanding

RBI Assistant Pre-examination Training (PET)

  1. RBI shall arrange combined pre-examination training at certain centres for a limited number of SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India.
  2. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training may write to the Regional Office of the Reserve Bank of India for which the candidate is applying.
  3. Candidates opting for pre-examination training will be intimated about the training by the Regional Office. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging, etc. will be borne by the candidates for attending the Pre-examination Training program at the concerned Pre-examination Training Centre.
  4. Depending upon the response and administrative feasibility, the right to cancel any of the pre-examination training centres and/ or add some other Centres and/ or make alternative arrangements is reserved. 

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RBI Assistant 2023 Admit Card

Candidates must download the RBI Assistant 2023 admit card from the RBI’s official website because admit cards will not be mailed to them. To access the official website, a candidate will need the following information:

  • Registration No./Roll No.
  • Date of Birth/Password

RBI Assistant Zonal Office

The RBI Zonal offices are as under:

ZoneOffice Area
West Zone Ahmedabad, Bhopal (including Raipur), Mumbai (including Belapur, Pune and Panaji), Nagpur.
South Zone Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram (including Kochi).
North Zone Chandigarh (including Shimla), Jaipur, Jammu / Srinagar, Kanpur, (including Lucknow & Dehradun), New Delhi.
East Zone Bhubaneswar, Guwahati (including all North Eastern states excluding Gangtok), Kolkata (including Gangtok), Patna (including Ranchi)

RBI Assistant 2023 Prelims Result

The RBI Assistant Prelims Result 2023 will be released in November 2023 for the prelims exam held on November 18 and 19, 2023. Candidates who took the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2023 will be able to access the RBI Assistant Prelims result by clicking on the link provided below:

  • RBI Assistant Prelims Result 2023 (Inactive)

RBI Assistant Salary 2023

Assistants will receive an impressive basic pay of Rs.20,700/- per month in the scale of Rs.20700 – 1200 (3) – 24300 – 1440 (4) – 30060 – 1920 (6) – 41580 – 2080 (2) – 45740 – 2370 (3) – 52850 – 2850 (1) – 55700 and other allowances , viz DA, HRA, CCA, TA, etc., admissible from time to time. At present, initial Monthly Gross Emoluments for Assistants (without House Rent Allowance) will be approximately Rs.47,849/-.

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RBI Assistant Notification 2023 FAQs

Below are the most frequently asked questions regarding RBI Assistant 2023 exam notification:

Q: Will there be an interview conducted after the written exam?

Ans: As per the RBI Assistant notification 2023, there will be no interview after the written result. Candidates will have to appear for a Language Proficiency Test (LPT), though. 

Q: If I haven’t cleared the Preliminary exam. Can I appear for the Mains?

Ans: No, you have to clear the cut-off score of the Preliminary exam in order to appear for the Main exam.

Q: In how many languages is the RBI Assistant exam conducted?

Ans: The question paper will be bilingual in nature, i.e., in Hindi as well as English.

Q: What are the criteria for negative marking this year?

Ans: As per the RBI Assistant notification 2023, there will be a negative marking of ¼ marks for each incorrect response.

Q: When will the Mains exam be conducted?

Ans: RBI Assistant Mains 2023 exam will be conducted on December 31, 2023.

Q: What is the salary of an RBI Assistant?

Ans: The basic pay of an RBI Assistant is Rs.14,650/- every month, and the Gross Salary of an RBI Assistant ranges to approximately Rs. 36,091/- every month.

We hope our detailed article on RBI Assistant notification 2023 helps you. If you have any queries or feedback to share, please feel to drop a comment below. We will get back to you as soon as possible. We wish you all the very best for your exam.

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