RBI Assistant Exam Pattern: The RBI has released the official notification for the RBI Assistant on its official website. In the official notification, the exam conducting body has also provided the RBI Assistant exam dates for 2023. Along with the exam dates, the exam conducting body has also published the RBI Assistant exam pattern for 2023. All candidates preparing for the RBI Assistant exam in 2023 should review the exam pattern, as it plays a crucial role in a candidate's preparation.
The main purpose of the exam pattern is to determine whether negative marking exists in the RBI Assistant exam or not. The RBI Assistant exam for 2023 consists of two phases: prelims and mains, followed by a Language Proficiency Test (LPT). The total number of questions in the RBI Assistant prelims exam is 100, while in the mains exam, there are 200 questions. Furthermore, the time duration for the RBI Assistant prelims exam is 60 minutes, whereas the mains exam has a time duration of 135 minutes.
Meanwhile, the RBI Assistant prelims exam for 2023 is scheduled to take place from October 21 to 23, 2023. On the other hand, the RBI Assistant mains exam will be held on December 02, 2023. Currently, the RBI Assistant application process is ongoing, and the last date to submit the RBI application form is October 04, 2023.
RBI Assistant Exam 2023: Highlights
Candidates can take a look at all the key highlights of the RBI assistant exam 2023 below:
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Details
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Exam Name
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Reserve Bank of India Assistant Exam
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Conducting Body
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Reserve Bank of India
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Exam Date
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Prelims: October 21, 2023 & October 23, 2023
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Mains: December 02, 2023
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RBI Assistant Exam Registration Date 2023
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September 13 to October 04, 2023
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Exam Mode
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Online
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RBI Assistant Total Vacancy
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450
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RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
RBI assistant prelims exam pattern 2023 has been released on the official website. The prelims exam is the first stage of the examination which is also known as the screening stage of the examination. If the candidate qualifies this stage, then they will be eligible to appear for the mains exam.
Meanwhile, there are three sections in the prelims exams including English Language, Numerical ability and Reasoning ability. Candidates can take a look at the RBI assistant exam pattern 2023 below:
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Name of the test objective
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Number of questions
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Maximum marks
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Total Time
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English Language
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30
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30
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20 Minutes
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Numerical Ability
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35
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35
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20 Minutes
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Reasoning Ability
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35
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35
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20 Minutes
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Total
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100
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100
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60 Minutes
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- The total number of questions in RBI assistant prelims exam is 100
- The total marks of the RBI assistant prelims exam is also 100
- On the other hand, the total time duration for the RBI assistant prelims exam is 60 minutes
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2023
Once the candidate qualifies the prelims exam, they will be eligible to appear for the RBI assistant mains exam 2023. The official notification consists the RBI assistant mains exam pattern 2023. Candidates who will qualify the mains exam will be eligible to appear for RBI assistant LPT.
Meanwhile, there are five sections in the RBI assistant mains exam pattern including English Language, Numerical ability, Reasoning ability, General Awareness, and Computer Knowledge. Candidates can take a look at the RBI assistant exam pattern 2023 below:
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Name of the test objective
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Number of questions
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Maximum marks
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Total Time
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Test of Reasoning
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40
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40
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30 Minutes
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Test of English Language
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40
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40
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30 Minutes
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Test of Numerical Ability
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40
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40
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30 Minutes
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Test of General Awareness
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40
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40
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25 Minutes
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Test of Computer Knowledge
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40
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40
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20 Minutes
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Total
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200
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200
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135 Minutes
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RBI Assistant Language Proficiency Test
The candidates who will be provisionally shortlisted from the mains online examination will be eligible to appear for the RBI assistant language proficiency test (LPT). The exam conducting body will conduct the LPT in the official/local language of the states. Candidates who are not fluent in the local language will not be qualified for the exam.
The Bank will invite candidates for the Language Proficiency Test based on their performance in the main online examination, with preference given to those who achieve a sufficiently high merit score. The determination of this merit score will be made by the Bank in accordance with the number of vacancies to be filled.
Below are the local languages specified in the official RBI Assistant notification for testing:
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Area
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Language for LPT
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Ahmedabad
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Gujarati
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Bengaluru
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Kannada
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Bhopal
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Hindi
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Bhubaneswar
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Oriya
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Chandigarh
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Punjabi / Hindi
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Chennai
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Tamil
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Guwahati
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Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo
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Hyderabad
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Telugu
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Jaipur
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Hindi
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Jammu
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Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri
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Kanpur & Lucknow
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Hindi
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Kolkata
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Bengali / Nepali
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Mumbai
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Marathi / Konkani
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Nagpur
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Marathi / Hindi
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New Delhi
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Hindi
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Patna
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Hindi / Maithili
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Malayalam
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RBI Assistant Exam Negative Marking
RBI assistant exam negative marking is the most asked question among candidates. To address the question, yes the RBI assistant exam does have a negative marking. A 0.25 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer whereas one 1 mark will be given to each correct answer.
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Details
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Correct Answer
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1 mark
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In Correct Answer
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-0.25
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RBI Assistant Exam Selection Process
RBI assistant exam 2023 has three phases including prelims, mains and a LPT. Candidates who want to work as an RBI assistant have to qualify for all three phases of the exam.
The RBI Assistant 2023 exam includes a distinct syllabus for each of the sections in both the preliminary and main examinations. The primary sections encompassed are as follows:
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude and
- Reasoning
The three sections mentioned above are common to both the preliminary and mains exams. In addition to these, the mains exam includes an extra section on General Awareness and Computer Knowledge. To progress to the subsequent rounds of the RBI Assistant 2023 Exam, candidates must meet the sectional cutoff as well as the overall cutoff for each phase of the examination.
