RBI Assistant Notification 2025: Download Official Notification PDF

Reserve Bank of India Assistant 2024 ( RBI Assistant )

Anangsha Patra
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 12:42 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

RBI Assistant Notification 2025: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon release RBI Assistant notification 2025. RBI Assistant 2025 exam will be conducted to select candidates for the posts of Assistants in RBI. The notification will be released in PDF form and comprises the important details related to the exam. In RBI Assistant notification, candidates find details such as important dates, exam pattern, eligibility, selection process, application process, etc. RBI Assistant exam dates 2025 will be released along with the notification. The selection process of RBI Assistant comprises prelims and mains exams followed by Language Proficiency Test. Read below for more details on RBI Assistant 2025 exam.

Q:   When will RBI Assistant 2025 notification be released?

A: 

RBI Assistant 2024 notification is expected to be released soon. The notification will be released on the official website in PDF form. The notification comprises details such as important dates, application process, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, exam centres, etc. Those who are applying for the exam must read the notification carefully inorder to get the details related to the exam.

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Q:   When RBI Assistant 2025 application form will be released?

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RBI Assistant application form 2025 will be released online by RBI. The application form needs to be filled online and candidates need to complete all the steps of application process successfully. The steps to fill RBI Assistant application form are given below:

  • Go to the official website or follow the link
  • Click on the link-'New Registration link
  • Enter the required details to register for the exam
  • Click on the 'Submit' button
  • Registration number and password are generated
  • Upload scanned photograph and signature
  • Fill in other details such as exam centers, address detail, educational qualification & work experience, etc.
  • Pay the application fees
  • Submit the application form and take its printout
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Q:   What is the career path of an RBI assistant?

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The RBI assistants have the opportunity to get promoted to the post of manager in their careers. The following is the career path of an RBI assistant: 1. You join as an assistant in a particular regional office of the RBI. 2. You will have to serve a minimum of two years' service. 3. After two years of service, RBI assistants get multiple opportunities to get promoted to the officer level. 4. Normally, after a certain year of service, you can appear in the written test, and based on seniority, you can be promoted to the officer scale. 5. Other than that, RBI assistants may apply for merit-based promotions if they are graduates and have completed the JAIIB and CAIIB diplomas. 6. After five years of service, an RBI Assistant can be promoted to the rank of assistant manager based on qualification. 7. Afterwards, they can be promoted to the rank of Manager Grade B. 8. Mostly RBI Assistant can reach up to the post of Senior Manager Grade C.
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Q:   How to crack RBI Assistant exam in first attempt?

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It is easy to crack RBI Assistant exam in first attempt with a good preparation level. The tips and tricks to crack RBI Assistant exam in first attempt are given below:

  • Candidates can refer to the previous years' question papers to understand the pattern and know the types of questions asked in the exam
  • Candidates must prepare a timetable and allocate more time to the difficult sections
  • Candidates can clear their basic concepts by referring to the high school books
  • Candidates must attempt mock tests after completing the syllabus
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Q:   How many years of age relaxation is given to unreserved category candidates for RBI Grade B exam?

A: 
Candidates belonging to the unreserved categories are given relaxation in the upper age limit. The category-wise age relaxation given to candidates are given below: Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)-By 5 years, I. e. up to 33 years Other Backward Classes (OBC)-By 3 years, I. e. up to 31 years Persons with Disabilities (PWD)-By 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST) Ex-Servicemen-To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married-By 10 years Candidates domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989-By 5 years Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India-To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years.
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RBI Assistant Notification 2025: What is the eligibility?

To apply for the exam, candidates need to fulfil RBI Assistant eligibility criteria in terms of educational qualification and age. The age of candidates applying for the exam should be between 20 and 28 years. Relaxation in the upper age limit is given to candidates belonging to the reserved categories. Any graduate candidates with 50 per cent can apply for RBI Assistant exam. Candidates should be proficient in the local language of the state they are applying. Candidates can refer to the previous year's RBI Assistant notification PDF. 

Download here RBI Assistant 2023 notification PDF

 
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RBI Assistant Notification 2025: How to apply?

RBI Assistant application form will be released online along with the notification. The link to fill the application form is made available on the official website. The application fee is INR 450 for OBC/General/EWS candidates and INR 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS. RBI Assistant application process comprises registration, uploading photograph and signature, filling the detailed form, uploading left thumb impression and handwritten declaration, and paying the fees. RBI Assistant 2025 application process is explained below:

  • Visit the official website of RBI
  • Click the ‘RBI Assistant Apply Online’ link on the home page
  • Register for the exam by entering the required details
  • Registration ID and password are generated
  • Upload the scanned images of photograph and signature
  • Fill educational qualification, address, exam centre details etc.
  • Preview the application form
  • Pay the application fees and submit it
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RBI Assistant Exam Centre

RBI Assistant exam centres are announced along with the notification. 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 exam city while filling the application form. RBI Assistant exam centres are given below.

RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Centre

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 Centre

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

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RBI Assistant Admit Card

RBI Assistant admit card is released separately for the prelims and mains exams. The link to download the admit card is made available on the official website. RBI Assistant prelims admit card is released for all the registered candidates. RBI Assistant mains admit card is released for all the qualified candidates of the prelims exam. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter registration number or roll number and date of birth or password. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post. The steps to download RBI Assistant admit card are given below:

  • Visit the official website of RBI
  • Click 'RBI Assistant admit card' link on the home page
  • Enter the required credentials
  • RBI Assistant admit card appears on the screen
  • Download the admit card and save it
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RBI Assistant Notification 2025: Exam Pattern

RBI Assistant exam pattern is such that it is divided into prelims and mains exams. According to RBI Assistant exam pattern, the preliminary exam is divided into three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The question paper of the preliminary exam contains a total of 100 questions. The maximum mark allotted to the test is 100. The total duration of the preliminary exam is 60 minutes. The mains exam is divided into five sections: Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness and Test of Computer Knowledge. The duration of the test is 135 minutes with sectional timings. The total marks for the exam are 200. RBI Assistant syllabus is of graduation level. There is a penalty for wrong answers.

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RBI Assistant Syllabus 2025

RBI Assistant syllabus is such that it is divided into prelims and mains exams. The syllabus comprises the topics and sub-topics that candidates must cover for the exam. RBI Assistant syllabus is given below:

English Language: Reading Comprehension, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Correction, Word Meanings, etc.

General Awareness: Current Affairs, Banking Awareness, Policies Related to RBI, Monetary Policies, Fiscal Policies, Government Schemes, etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Percentage, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Average, Profit & Loss, Data Interpretation, etc.

Reasoning: Number Series, Blood Relation, Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Coding and Decoding, etc.

Computer Language: Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computers and Devices.

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RBI Assistant Vacancies 2025

RBI Assistant vacancies are announced along with the notification. RBI Assistant Vacancies are announced category-wise and state-wise. In 2023, a total of 450 vacancies were announced. The previous year's vacancy break-up is given below.

Assistant 2023

Office
Reserved Vacancies* PwBD# EXS
SC ST OBC$ EWS@ GEN Total A B C D EX- 1 EX- 2

Ahmedabad

0

2

4

1

6

13

1

1(1)

0

1(1)

1

1

Bengaluru

11(2)

1

18

5

23

58

0

1(1)

1

2(1)

2

6

Bhopal

0

6

0

1

5

12

1

1(1)

0

1(1)

1

1

Bhubaneswar

2

8(6)

2

1

6

19

1

1(1)

0

1(1)

1

2

Chandigarh

5

1(1)

5

2

8

21

1

1(1)

0

1(1)

1

2

Chennai

1

0

3

1

8

13

0

1(1)

1(1)

1(1)

1

1

Guwahati

1

8

4

2

11

26

0

1(1)

2(1)

1(1)

1

3

Hyderabad

2

1

4

1

6

14

0

3(2)

0

0

1

1

Jaipur

0

1

1

0

3

5

0

1(1)

0

0

0

1

Jammu

4

0

3

1

10

18

0

0

0

0

1

2

Kanpur & Lucknow

12

1

9

5

28

55

1

4(3)

1(1)

3(2)

2

5

Kolkata

5

4

0

2

11

22

0

1

1(1)

1(1)

1

2

Mumbai

0

15

0

10

76

101

1

8(7)

3(2)

6(5)

4

10

Nagpur

0

6

3

1

9

19

1(1)

2(1)

0

0

1

2

New Delhi

1

0

8

2

17

28

1

1(1)

0

1(1)

1

3

Patna

1(1)

1

3

1

4

10

0

1(1)

1(1)

0

0

1

Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi

 

0

 

1(1)

 

4

 

1

 

10

 

16

 

0

 

2(1)

 

0

 

1(1)

 

1

 

2

Total

45(3)

56(8)

71

37

241

450(11)

8(1)

30(24)

10(7)

20(17)

20

45

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RBI Assistant Salary 2025

RBI offers lucrative salaries to RBI Assistants. There is good career growth for candidates based on their performances. The basic RBI Assistant salary is INR 20,700 per month. The payscale is INR 20700-1200 (3)-24300- 1440 (4) -30060-1920 (6)-41580-2080 (2)-45740-2370 (3)-52850- 2850-55700 (20 years). Candidates are entitled to Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance, etc., as admissible occasionally. The monthly gross emoluments for Assistants is approximately INR 45,050. The job profile of RBI Assistant is given below:

  • Candidates working on the RBI Assistant post must maintain files which include the collection of receipts, maintaining of Ledger, Balance tally, etc.
  • Candidates are also responsible for Data Entry. They need to enter day-to-day transactions on a computer
  • Relying and maintaining email logs
  • Relying to RTI (Right to Information) Queries
  • Currency Issue & Circulation
  • Selected candidates need to verify Banking Document
  • Attending to the Government Treasury Work
  • Coordinating with the higher authorities in terms of work

 

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RBI Assistant Cut off

RBI Assistant cut off is released along with the scorecard. The cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to secure inorder to be eligible for the exam. RBI Assistant Cutoff is released separately for prelims and mains exams. The cut off is released section-wise and state-wise in PDF form. Candidates securing the required cut off are selected for appointment. Candidates can check below the RBI Assistant last year cut off.

Prelims Cut off

Office SC ST OBC EWS GEN PwBD EXS
A B C D & E EXS-1 EXS-2

Ahmedabad

-

84.50

90.25

92.00

94.00

72.50

45.00*

-

65.25*

63.50*

81.25

Bangalore

84.75

84.00

87.75

87.25

91.00

-

48.25

78.50

45.75*

56.25*

72.25

Bhopal

-

83.75

-

94.00

95.50

69.75

43.50*

-

57.75*

49.00

82.50

Bhubaneswar

89.25

80.75

95.00

94.25

96.00

79.75

61.75

-

54.75*

58.75

86.00

Chandigarh

90.75

88.50

92.75

94.25

96.50

62.75

54.75*

-

49.00

69.00

88.50

Chennai

92.25

-

94.50

88.00

95.00

-

45.50

82.75

42.25*

47.50

81.00

Guwahati

90.75

84.75

90.00

89.25

92.75

-

46.00*

66.75

59.00*

44.00*

74.00

Hyderabad

91.50

89.25

94.25

94.00

95.75

-

47.25*

-

-

58.00

86.25

Jaipur

-

86.75

95.00

-

96.25

-

46.00*

-

-

-

82.25

Jammu

86.25

-

90.00

91.25

93.00

-

-

-

-

46.75*

78.75

Kanpur & Lucknow

89.50

85.00

93.75

94.25

95.50

85.75

53.25

86.00

45.50*

67.00

88.25

Kolkata

91.50

83.75

-

93.25

96.25

-

51.75

77.00

46.25*

57.50

82.50

Mumbai

-

79.75

-

89.00

91.00

86.25

41.75*

81.25

47.25*

43.50*

74.00

Nagpur

-

81.00

92.00

90.25

93.00

82.25

47.00*

-

-

38.00*

80.50

New Delhi

92.25

-

93.00

94.25

95.50

87.25

63.50

-

60.25*

67.75

87.75

Patna

88.25

86.25

94.50

94.25

96.25

-

56.50

78.75

-

-

88.00

Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi

-

73.00

93.75

89.50

95.25

-

44.25*

-

48.25*

62.25

84.50

Mains Cut off

Office SC ST OBC EWS GEN PwBD EXS
A B C D & E EXS-2 EXS-1

Ahmedabad

-

98.75

110.75

113.50

116.25

120.00

#

-

#

#

#

Bengaluru

95.25

87.00

104.75

105.00

111.25

-

82.25*

96.25*

#

97.25*

#

Bhopal

-

91.75

-

115.75

120.50

110.25*

#

-

#

#

#

Bhubaneswar

103.00

81.50

115.75

115.25

124.50

89.50*

#

-

#

106.75

89.00

Chandigarh

102.50

99.25

108.50

117.75

126.75

128.25

#

-

#

113.00

#

Chennai

109.25

-

118.50

99.50

120.75

-

#

115.25

#

#

#

Guwahati

102.25

94.00

107.00

95.50

111.50

-

#

#

#

115.25

#

Hyderabad

101.50

102.50

112.75

116.50

123.75

-

#

-

-

#

#

Jaipur

-

111.75

121.00

-

124.00

-

116.00*

-

-

110.25*

-

Jammu

103.75

-

106.00

113.75

116.25

-

-

-

-

108.25*

#

Kanpur & Lucknow

100.00

98.00

112.75

114.75

119.50

102.50*

112.00*

108.00*

100.25*

106.00*

#

Kolkata

102.25

86.50

-

103.75

119.00

-

#

#

90.50*

105.00

#

Mumbai

-

87.50

-

109.00

113.75

102.25

104.50*

111.25*

100.25*

101.50*

#

Nagpur

-

93.00

114.00

113.00

115.75

109.25*

#

-

-

#

#

New Delhi

108.75

-

113.25

113.25

121.25

108.75*

109.50*

-

108.50*

104.75

#

Patna

102.50

91.00

111.25

115.00

122.75

-

#

#

-

#

-

Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi

-

83.25

113.75

104.25

118.00

-

#

-

#

#

#

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How to Prepare for RBI Assistant 2025 exam?

To crack the exam candidates must good RBI Assistant preparation strategy. The focus of candidates should be on revision and practising the previous years' question papers. Besides, candidates must also focus on attempting the mock tests. Candidates can check the tips and tricks to crack the exam:

  • Candidates must go through the exam pattern and syllabus before beginning the preparation
  • The syllabus helps candidates to know the topics that they need to cover for the exam
  • After going through the syllabus, candidates should start practicing the previous years' question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam
  • Candidates should attempt mock tests to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Solving mock tests also improves speed and accuracy
  • Candidates must work on improving the weak areas
  • Candidates must prepare a proper study routine and follow it diligently

Books to Prepare for RBI Assistant Exam

The list of RBI Assistant Books is given below:

English Language

Name of the book Author
Objective General English SP Bakshi
High School English Grammar and Composition Wren & Martin
Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis
Quick Learning Objective General English RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal

Numerical Ability

Name of the book Author
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations R.S. Aggarwal
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic Rajesh Verma
Numerical ability and Mathematical Aptitude Dr AB Rao/Dr AB Rao
Quicker Maths M Tyra

Reasoning Ability

Name of the book Author
Analytical Reasoning M K Pandey
A modern approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning R.S Aggarwal
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT Nishit K. Sinha
New Approach to Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwal

Computer Knowledge

Name of the book Author
Fundamental of Computer E Balaguruswamy
Computer Fundamental Pradeep K Sinha
Objective Computer Awareness R. Pillai
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RBI Assistant Notification 2025 FAQs

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