About RBI Assistant Recruitment Exam
This is the exam held for recruitment of assistant to the The Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Find information about the examination regarding paper pattern, eligibility, application dates, exam dates, etc. below.
The RBI conducts online examination for recruitment for the post of assistant in offices of the bank.
Eligibility
Age Limit: Between 18 and 28 years. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/06/1987 and not later than 01/06/1997 (both days including) are only eligible to apply.
Educational Qualification
• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC.
• A candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category 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.
• Candidates applying for post in a particular state should be proficient in the language of the state i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language.
Test Duration & Pattern
| Sr.No. | Name of Test | No. of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 120 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
Exam Format: The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India.
About RBI Officers Grade ‘B’
This is the bank exam held for recruitment to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the job of Grade B officer. Find information regarding paper pattern, salary, exam dates, result etc.The RBI conducts an online exam for recruitment to the post of Grade ‘B’ officer in its branches all over the country.
Eligibility
1. Age (as on 01/05/2017):
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st of May, 2017 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd May, 1987 and not later than 1st May, 1996. For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.
The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:
• up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them;
• (ii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them;(iii) up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and currently registered with Employment Exchange,(iv) up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989;(v) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st May, 2017 and have been released;a. on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st May, 2017 otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; orb. on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; orc. on invalidment.
For more details, view the official notification
2. Educational Qualifications (as on 01/07/2016)
View the minimum educational qualifications prescribed for the posts:here
Test Duration & Pattern
Phase-I ON-LINE Examination (Objective Type): Total Marks:200
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | Duration |
| 1 | General Awareness | 120 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | |
| 4 | Reasoning |
Phase-II Written Examination (Descriptive Type): Total Marks:100
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | Duration |
| 1 | English | 90 minutes each |
| 2 | Economic and Social Issues | |
| 3 | Finance and Management |
Exam Format
The Phase – I exam is conducted online and the Phase II exam is written.
Important Dates
| Event | 2016 Dates | 2017 Dates |
| Online registration | 18th July to 9th Aug 2016 | 03rd May to 23rd May 2017 |
| Payment of fees (Online) | 18th July to 9th Aug 2016 | 03rd May to 23rd May 2017 |
| Payment of fees (Offline) | 18th July to 9th Aug 2016 | – |
| Phase-I Online Examination | 4th Sep 2016 | 17 June 2017 |
| Phase-II Online Examination | 19th Sep 2016 | 07 July 2017 |