Anangsha PatraDeputy Manager – Editorial
RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases RBI Assistant exam centres along with the notification. The exam centres are the cities where the prelims and mains exams will be conducted. In a particular city, there are multiple exam centres for RBI Assistant exam. The prelims exam of RBI Assistant is conducted at more than 160 cities while the mains exam is held across 100 cities. Candidates can choose two cities while filling the RBI Assistant application form.
RBI Assistant exam centre is allotted as per the preferences given by candidates. However, the examination authority reserves the right to allot RBI Assistant exam centres to candidates. The exam centres allotted to candidates cannot be changed after the final submission of the application form. Read below for more details on RBI Assistant exam centre.
Q: In how many cities RBI Assistant prelims exam will be conducted?
The list of test cities for RBI Assistant prelims exam is given below.
| State/UT/NCR | RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres |
|---|---|
Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh- Mohali |
Chattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Delhi | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba |
Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi |
Kerala | Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizwal |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Gangtok |
Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
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Q: In how many cities RBI Assistant Mains exam be held?
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The prelims and mains exams of RBI Assistant are conducted in the following cities.
RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres 2024
| State/UT/NCR | RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centres |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
| Assam |
Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar |
Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh- Mohali |
| Chattisgarh |
Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Delhi |
Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon |
| Goa |
Panaji |
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana |
Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu, Samba |
| Jharkhand |
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka |
Belagavi, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi |
| Kerala |
Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra |
Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| Mizoram |
Aizwal |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
| Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal |
Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Centres 2024
| State/UT/NCR | RBI Assistant Mains Exam Centres |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
| Assam |
Guwahati |
| Bihar |
Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh- Mohali |
| Chattisgarh |
Bhilai, Raipur |
| Delhi |
Delhi NCR |
| Goa |
Panaji |
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana |
Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu |
| Jharkhand |
Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka |
Bengaluru, Hubli, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi |
| Kerala |
Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur, |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra |
Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| Mizoram |
Aizwal |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
| Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela |
| Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| Punjab |
Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand |
Dehradun, Haldwani |
| West Bengal |
Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri |
Q: How to choose RBI Assistant exam centers?
Upvote Q: How many test cities can I choose for RBI Assistant exam?
The exam city for RBI Assistant exam can be selected while filling the application form. Candidates have the facility to choose one exam centre each for prelims and Mains exams. Candidates can only select the exam city, however, the details regarding the exam centres are mentioned on the admit card. The following steps will guide candidates to choose the RBI Assistant exam centres:
- Visit the official website of RBI
- Register for the exam by entering the required details
- Upload the scanned photograph and signature
- Enter the basic details, personal details, communication details and choose the exam city for prelims and Mains exams
- Upload the left thumb impression and handwritten declaration
- Preview the application form
- Pay the application fee and submit the application form
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Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of RBI Assistant 2024 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| To Be Notified | RBI Assistant 2024 Notification |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
31 Dec '23 | RBI Assistant mains exam 2023 |
18 Nov '23 - 19 Nov '23 | RBI Assistant prelims exam 2023 |
07 Nov '23 - 19 Nov '23 | RBI Assistant prelims admit card 2023 |
RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2024: Important Points
Few important points related to RBI Assistant 2023 exam centres are given below:
- RBI reserves the right to cancel any of the exam centres (preliminary as well as mains) and/or add some other centres depending upon the response, administrative feasibility etc.
- Details regarding RBI Assistant exam centres are mentioned on the admit card
- RBI reserves the right to allot candidates to any centre other than the one they have opted for
- Candidates need to appear for the exam at the RBI Assistant exam centre chosen by them
- The examination authority does not entertain any request for any in RBI Assistant 2023 exam centre
Q: Is there any sectional timings in the RBI Assistant exam?
Upvote Q: In how many shifts RBI Assistant prelims and Mains exams are conducted?
RBI Assistant prelims exam is conducted in four shifts while the Mains exam is held in two shifts. The shift 1 of prelims exam is held from 09:00 am-10:00 am while shift 2 is held from 11:30 am-12:30 pm. The Shift 3 exam is held from 02:00 pm-03:00 pm while Shift 4 is held from 04:30 pm-05:30 pm. The shift 1 of Mains exam is held from 10:00 am to 12:15 pm while shift 2 is held from 2:30 pm-4:45 pm. The shift-wise exam timings for RBI Assistant prelims and mains exams are given below.
RBI Assistant Prelims Shift Timings
| Shift | Timings |
|---|---|
Shift 1 | 09:00 am – 10:00 am |
Shift 2 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Shift 3 | 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm |
Shift 4 | 04:30 pm – 05:30 pm |
RBI Assistant Mains Shift Timings
Shift | Timings |
Shift 1 | 10:00 am to 12:15 pm |
Shift 2 | 2:30 pm – 4:45 pm |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Candidates can apply for vacancy in one Office only and will have to opt for online test (preliminary as well as main) centre within the same state the Office they have applied for. For example, candidate applying to Ahmedabad Office can opt for center only from state of Gujarat. If there are multi
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Selected candidates will be initially posted in the Bank's office within the Recruitment Zone for which they had applied. However, they are liable to be transferred, in administrative exigencies to centers grouped and classified into East, West, North, South Zone offices as under:
(i) East Zone: Kol
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LPT is mandatory. No exemption of any sort will be given to any candidate from appearing in LPT, which will be conducted at respective Regional Offices of the Bank. Final selection will be on the basis of candidate's performance in the online examination (in the order of merit), qualifying in LPT,
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Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank will be shortlisted from Preliminary (approximately 10 times the number of vacancies, subject to availability), and Main examination (approximately 02 times the number of vacancies, subject to availability) from the list of all ca
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At the time of online/written examination, only those PwBD candidates (who have disability of 40% or more) who have physical limitation in typing/writing including that of speed would be allowed the facility to use the service of a scribe. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rule
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Reserved category candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/EWS may apply against unreserved vacancies, if vacancies have not been reserved for their category in their state. However, they must fulfil the eligibility criteria for age and educational qualification at par with unreserved ca
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After downloading RBI Assistant admit card, candidates are advised to check the details carefully. In case of any disrepancies in the same, they should report to the examination authority for correction. If your DOB is wrongly printed in the admiit card, you should report to the examination authorit
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RBI Assistant admit card is important document without which candidates are not allowed to appear for the exam. Candidates are required to carrry the printed copy of their admit cards along with one photo-identity proof to the exam centre. The admit card carries important details related to the exam
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RBI Assistant marks are calculated based on the correct and incorrect answers. Normalisation of marks is done to adjust the difficulty level of question papers held across various shifts.
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The duration of RBI Assistant prelims exam is 60 minutes. The duration of Mains exam is 135 minutes. The exam timings are given below:
Prelims Exam
| Name of Tests (Objective) | Total Time |
|---|---|
English Language | 20 minutes |
Numerical Ability | 20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 20 minutes |
Total | 60 minutes |
Mains Exam
| Name of Test | Duration |
|---|---|
Test of Reasoning | 30 minutes |
Test of English Language | 30 minutes |
Test of Numerical Ability | 30 minutes |
Test of General Awareness | 25 minutes |
Test of Computer Knowledge | 20 minutes |
Total | 135 minutes |
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