RBI Assistant: Exam Pattern for Prelims & Mains & Syllabus

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern & Syllabus: RBI Assistant exam is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Exam will be conducted to select eligible candidates for the post of Assistant in various branches and sub-offices of RBI. This is a national-level recruitment process, candidates from all sections of India are invited. Interested candidates can apply for this job online mode. In this article we will give the information about the Exam Pattern & syllabus of RBI Assistant:

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern:

The selection process for the RBI Assistant Exam will be conducted in 2 stages:

Preliminary Exam
Mains Exam

Prelims Exam Pattern:

The RBI Prelims Exam will be conducted online mode.
There are 3 sections in the Exam i.e, English Language, Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability.
The Exam will contain 100 questions of 100 marks and candidates have to complete the Exam in 1 hour.
There will be a Penalty for Wrong Answers and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every answer attempted wrong by a candidate.

The table below highlights the RBI Assistant Exam Pattern for the Preliminary stage:

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
English Language	30	30	1 hour
Numerical Ability	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total	100	100

Mains Exam Pattern:

RBI Mains Exam will have 5 sections i.e, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Computer Knowledge & General Awareness.
The Exam will contain 200 questions of 200 marks.
Candidates have to complete the Exam in 135 Minutes.
There will be a Penalty for Wrong Answers and 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

The table below highlights the RBI Assistant Exam Pattern for the Mains stage:

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total 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

RBI Assistant Syllabus:

The RBI Assistant Exam has a predefined syllabus for all the sections for both preliminary examination and mains examination. The detailed syllabus of the examination is discussed below:

English Language Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Reasoning Syllabus

Computer Knowledge Syllabus

General Awareness Syllabus

Reading Comprehension
Synonyms
Antonyms
Sentence Correction
Word Meanings
Cloze Test
One Word Substitution
Sentence Rearrangement
Sentence Completion
Phrases
Active & Passive Voice

Time and Distance
Time and Work
HCF and LCM
Simple and Compound Interest
Problems on Trains
Average
Probability
Allegations and Comparison
Permutation and Combination
Pipes& Cistern
Number System
Geometry
Mensuration
Percentage
Algebra
Trigonometry

Number Series
Blood Relations
Analogy
Odd Man Out
Number Series
Coding and Decoding
Directions Based Concept
Row Arrangements
Symbols
Statement Reading, Understanding

Languages
Basic Hardware and Software
History of Computers
Devices
Viruses and Hacking

Current World News
Current India News
Geography Concepts
History Concepts
Political Science
Banking Awareness
RBI Terms
Emoluments and Other Benefits
Acts and Laws related to Bank (RBI)