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RBI Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern
Version RBI notification – Recruitment for the Post of Assistant, Panel Year 2025 · current
RBI Assistant (Panel Year 2025, notified Feb 2026). Prelims 100 marks in 1 hour, Mains 200 marks in 135 minutes, then language test.
Exam facts
- Conducted byReserve Bank of India
- Age (as on 1 Feb 2026)20 to 28 years (relaxation for reserved categories)
- QualificationGraduation with at least 50% (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD) and word-processing knowledge
- StagesPrelims → Mains → Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
- Negative marking1/4 of the marks of the question
- Sectional cut-offYou must qualify in each test separately
- ShortlistingAbout 10× vacancies after Prelims; about 2× after Mains
Exam pattern
Prelims (objective)
- English Language30 Qs30 marks20 min
- Numerical Ability35 Qs35 marks20 min
- Reasoning Ability35 Qs35 marks20 min
- Total100 Qs100 marks60 min
Mains (objective)
- Reasoning40 Qs40 marks30 min
- English Language40 Qs40 marks30 min
- Numerical Ability40 Qs40 marks30 min
- General Awareness40 Qs40 marks25 min
- Computer Knowledge40 Qs40 marks20 min
- Total200 Qs200 marks135 min
Topic-wise syllabus
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Reasoning 13
- Seating arrangement (linear, circular)
- Puzzles
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Coding-decoding
- Blood relations
- Direction and distance
- Order and ranking
- Alphanumeric series
- Input-output
- Data sufficiency
- Puzzles and seating arrangement (complex)
- Logical reasoning: statement-assumption, conclusion, course of action, cause and effect, arguments
Numerical Ability 13
- Simplification and approximation
- Number series
- Quadratic equations
- Data interpretation (table, bar, line, pie)
- Percentage, ratio and proportion, average
- Profit and loss
- Simple and compound interest
- Time and work
- Speed, time and distance; trains; boats
- Mixture and alligation
- Ages, partnership
- Mensuration (basic)
- Permutation, combination and probability
English Language 8
- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Error spotting / sentence correction
- Fillers (single and double)
- Para jumbles / sentence rearrangement
- Word swap and word usage
- Phrase replacement
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms)
General Awareness 5
- Current affairs of the last 6 months
- Banking awareness: RBI, monetary policy, banking terms, financial institutions
- Economy and government schemes
- Digital banking and payments (UPI, NPCI, CBS, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS)
- Static GK: HQs, currencies, national parks, dams, important days, committees, books and authors
Computer Knowledge 8
- Computer basics and history
- Hardware, memory and storage
- Operating systems and software
- MS Office
- Internet, networking and protocols
- Database (DBMS) basics
- Cyber security and threats
- Abbreviations and shortcuts
Pattern, marks, timing, age and marking scheme are from the official source: RBI notification – Recruitment for the Post of Assistant, Panel Year 2025. Topic lists follow the notification’s syllabus where it gives one; otherwise they are the standard topics asked in past papers. Always confirm with the latest official notification before the exam.
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