Great news for all the government jobs aspirants !!!
RBI has released the notification for recruitment of RBI Assistant Officers for 623 vacancies. So,today I am going to share the latest pattern of RBI Assistant exam (Prelims and Mains).To know about the complete pattern in detail,please read below !
The aspirants are going to see a changed pattern in this exam.Therefore,we are sharing the changed pattern and complete syllabus of this exam
New pattern introduced this year :
1)Section-wise time has been allotted this year in the Mains.
2)The total time for the Mains exam of RBI Assistant has increased to 135 minutes.
Before discussing the latest pattern in details,let’s have a look at few most important points of this exam.
There will be total 3 phases for this exam.They are :-
a)Preliminary Phase (100 questions in 60 minutes)
b)Mains Phase (200 questions in 135 minutes)
c)Language Proficiency Test
Note: The online registration for RBI Assistant exam will start from 18th October and the last date for applying is 10th November.So,make sure to complete the registration process before the last date.
Prelims exam will be held on 27th and 28th November and Mains exam will be held on 20th Dec,2017.
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. Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office.
Age (as on 01.10.2017) – Between 20 and 28 years.
Application Fees – Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXS
Rs. 450/- for OBC/General candidates
Let’s have a look at the exam pattern of Prelims phase of RBI Assistant exam.
| S.no | Sections | Number of Questions | Number of Marks | Total time |
| 1. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 2. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 3. | English | 35 | 35 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | Composite 1 hour !! |
New pattern of Mains phase of RBI Assistant exam.The total duration of exam has been increased to 135 minutes from this year.
| S. No. | Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4. | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 7 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Note: There will be negative marks for wrong answers and 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.It means for 1 wrong answer,0.25 marks will be deducted.
Now,let’s come to the most important part of this exam,that is the syllabus.
Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude Section
Number Series
Simplification
Approximation
Data Interpretation
Quadratic Equations
Percentages
Profit and Loss
Average
Mixtures and Alligations
Time,Speed and Distance
Time and Work
Probability
Permutations and Combinations
Boats and Streams
Pipes and Cisterns
Syllabus of English for RBI Assistant Exam
Para-Jumbles
Fill in the blanks
Close Test
Reading Comprehension
Spot the error
Phrase Replacement
Syllabus of Reasoning for RBI Assistant exam
Puzzles
Syllogism
Arrangement (Circular,Linear,Floor,Box etc)
Blood Relation
Direction Sense
Inequality (Direct and Indirect)
Coding Decoding
Direction Sense
Ranking
Miscellaneous
Syllabus of Computer Awareness for RBI Assistant Mains Exam
- Computer Generation
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- PowerPoint
- Internet
- Operating System
- Computer Hardware
- Abbreviations related to Computer Knowledge
Syllabus of General Awareness for RBI Assistant Mains Exam.
History of Reserve Bank of India and current affairs related to it.
Banking/Economic/Financial Awareness
Current Affairs – Questions can be asked from various fields such as: National, International, Awards, Sports, Defense, Summits, Appointment, Books & Authors and Obituary etc.
All the best for your RBI Assistant exams.
Team Study Virus