Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus and official exam structure for RBI Assistant – Panel Year 2025.
The selection process consists of Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
100 Questions • 100 Marks • 60 Minutes
200 Questions • 200 Marks • 135 Minutes
Each objective test has its own prescribed time.
Language Proficiency Test after the Main Examination.
The Preliminary Examination is an objective test consisting of English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
30 Questions • 30 Marks • 20 Minutes
35 Questions • 35 Marks • 20 Minutes
35 Questions • 35 Marks • 20 Minutes
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies English Language as a Preliminary Examination objective test with 30 questions, 30 marks and 20 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of English topics.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Numerical Ability as a Preliminary Examination objective test with 35 questions, 35 marks and 20 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of Numerical Ability topics.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Reasoning Ability as a Preliminary Examination objective test with 35 questions, 35 marks and 20 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of Reasoning topics.
The Main Examination consists of five objective tests: Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness and Test of Computer Knowledge.
40 Questions • 40 Marks • 30 Minutes
40 Questions • 40 Marks • 30 Minutes
40 Questions • 40 Marks • 30 Minutes
40 Questions • 40 Marks • 25 Minutes
40 Questions • 40 Marks • 20 Minutes
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Test of Reasoning with 40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of Reasoning topics.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Test of English Language with 40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of English topics.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Test of Numerical Ability with 40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of Numerical Ability topics.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Test of General Awareness with 40 questions, 40 marks and 25 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list under this test.
The official RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 notification specifies Test of Computer Knowledge with 40 questions, 40 marks and 20 minutes. The notification does not publish a chapter-wise list of Computer Knowledge topics.
Official question, marks and timing structure mentioned in the RBI Assistant Panel Year 2025 recruitment notice.
| Stage | Test | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes | |
| Main | Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes | |
| Test of Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes | |
| Test of General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 Minutes | |
| Test of Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 Minutes |
The notification specifies different examination mediums for different RBI Recruitment Offices.
The Test of English Language is conducted in English.
Other online tests are available in English, Hindi and the additional languages specified for the respective Recruitment Office.
English, Hindi & Bengali are available as the medium of online examination.
The LPT is the final language-based stage after the Main Examination.
The LPT is conducted in the Official / Local Language(s) of the concerned state.
No exemption is given from appearing in the LPT.
Candidates not proficient in the applicable local language shall be disqualified.
Bengali / Nepali are the local languages specified for the Kolkata Recruitment Office.
The official notification specifies three Preliminary tests: English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
The Preliminary Examination contains 100 questions for 100 marks: 30 English Language, 35 Numerical Ability and 35 Reasoning Ability.
The Main Examination consists of Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of Numerical Ability, Test of General Awareness and Test of Computer Knowledge.
The Main Examination contains 200 questions for 200 marks with a total duration of 135 minutes.
Yes. One-fourth (1/4th) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer in the Preliminary and Main Objective Tests.
Yes. The LPT is mandatory for candidates provisionally shortlisted from the Main Examination. Candidates not proficient in the applicable Official / Local Language shall be disqualified.
The Panel Year 2025 recruitment notification specifies the examination tests, their questions, marks and timings, but does not provide a chapter-wise topic list. Therefore, this page does not present unofficial topic lists as official RBI syllabus.
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