Everything you should know before preparing or applying for the RBI Assistant Examination. This page summarizes the important information contained in the official RBI Assistant – Panel Year 2025 notification.
Important RBI Assistant details at a glance.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Assistant
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks; pass class for SC/ST/PwBD
20–28 Years as on 01/02/2026
Prelims → Main → Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
Online objective examination
650 Assistant vacancies
₹29,000 per month
Important information regarding RBI Assistant – Panel Year 2025.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Recruitment for the Post of Assistant – Panel Year 2025 in Reserve Bank of India |
| Exam | RBI Assistant |
| Conducting Body | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| Panel Year | 2025 |
| Total Vacancies | 650 |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks; pass class for SC/ST/PwBD |
| Age Limit | 20–28 Years as on 01/02/2026 |
| Selection Process | Preliminary Examination → Main Examination → Language Proficiency Test |
| Application Mode | Online only |
| Preliminary Exam | 100 Questions | 100 Marks | 60 Minutes |
| Main Examination | 200 Questions | 200 Marks | 135 Minutes |
| Negative Marking | 1/4 mark deducted for each wrong answer in objective tests |
| LPT | Mandatory and qualifying |
| Starting Basic Pay | ₹29,000 per month |
The notification is for the post of Assistant in the Reserve Bank of India.
The recruitment is for the Assistant post in the Reserve Bank of India.
Candidates apply for vacancies attached to specified RBI Recruitment Offices.
Starting basic pay is ₹29,000 with the notified scale and applicable allowances.
The notification states that there are reasonable prospects for promotion to higher grades.
Pay scale and benefits notified for RBI Assistant.
| Post | Basic Pay Scale | Starting Basic Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant | ₹29,000 – ₹78,640 | ₹29,000 |
At present, initial monthly gross emoluments without HRA are approximately ₹58,514. HRA of 15% of Pay is additionally paid if the employee is not staying in Bank accommodation. Other benefits include accommodation subject to availability, medical facilities, furnishing allowance, festival advance, leave fare concession and eligible loans/advances.
Basic eligibility requirements prescribed in the official RBI notification.
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate; pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.
Citizen of India or other eligible categories specified in the notification, subject to Certificate of Eligibility where required.
20–28 years as on 01/02/2026, subject to applicable relaxation.
Candidates must know how to read, write, speak and understand the language of the State/States falling under the Recruitment Office.
At least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and knowledge of word processing on PC. For SC/ST/PwBD candidates, pass class is prescribed.
An eligible Ex-Serviceman (other than dependents) should either be a graduate from a recognised University or have passed matriculation/equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.
Percentage is calculated by aggregating marks obtained in all subjects and maximum marks in all subjects. A fraction is ignored; therefore 49.99% is treated as below 50%. Where the institution prescribes a CGPA-to-percentage conversion, that method is accepted; otherwise the notification provides prescribed examples for a 10-point scale.
Candidates applying for a particular Recruitment Office must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and understanding the language of the State or any State falling under that office.
The age is counted as on 01/02/2026. Candidates born not earlier than 02/02/1998 and not later than 01/02/2006, both dates inclusive, are eligible, subject to the notification’s conditions.
Upper-age relaxation available to eligible categories.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years, up to 33 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 Years, up to 31 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | 10 years (GEN/EWS), 13 years (OBC), 15 years (SC/ST) |
| Ex-Servicemen | Service rendered in Armed Forces + 3 years, subject to maximum of 50 years |
| Widows / divorced women / judicially separated women not remarried | Up to 35 years; 40 years for SC/ST |
| Candidates with RBI work experience | Number of years of such experience, subject to maximum 3 years |
Cumulative age relaxation is not available under the above items or in combination with other items.
Important dates stated in the official notification.
| Activity | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Online Application / Submission | 16 February 2026 – 08 March 2026 |
| Online Fee Payment | 16 February 2026 – 08 March 2026 |
| Edit Window | Dates to be notified by RBI |
| Preliminary Examination (Tentative) | 11 April 2026 |
| Main Examination (Tentative) | 07 June 2026 |
Non-refundable charges payable online.
| Category | Fee / Intimation Charges |
|---|---|
| SC / ST / PwBD / EXS | ₹50 + 18% GST (Intimation charges only) |
| GEN / OBC / EWS | ₹450 + 18% GST (Application fee including intimation charges) |
| RBI Staff candidates | Nil, subject to separate staff-candidate eligibility |
Applications without prescribed charges are rejected. Fees/charges once paid are not refundable and cannot be held in reserve for another examination.
Selection consists of Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
Preliminary Examination: 100 questions, 100 marks, 60 minutes.
Main Examination: 200 questions, 200 marks, 135 minutes.
Language Proficiency Test in the official/local language of the concerned State.
1/4 mark is deducted for each wrong answer in objective tests.
Objective test used to shortlist candidates for the Main Examination.
| Test | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
A candidate has to qualify in each part separately and must qualify the Preliminary Examination to appear in the Main Examination.
Subject-wise structure of the RBI Assistant Preliminary Examination.
30 questions, 30 marks and 20 minutes.
35 questions, 35 marks and 20 minutes.
35 questions, 35 marks and 20 minutes.
Objective tests are separately timed.
| Test | Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 online tests, except the Test of English Language, are available in English, Hindi and certain other languages specified in the notification.
Five objective tests are included in the Main Examination.
40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes.
40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes.
40 questions, 40 marks and 30 minutes.
40 questions, 40 marks and 25 minutes.
40 questions, 40 marks and 20 minutes.
LPT is mandatory for provisionally shortlisted candidates from the Main Examination.
Conducted in the official/local language(s) of the concerned State.
Candidates not proficient in the required language are disqualified.
LPT is conducted at the respective Regional Office of RBI.
The notification states that LPT is mandatory and no exemption is given.
Three objective tests are conducted in 60 minutes.
Five separately timed objective tests total 200 questions and 200 marks.
Candidates shortlisted from Main must qualify in the concerned local language.
Based on online examination merit, qualifying LPT, medical fitness and verification of certificates, etc.
The notification permits online application only.
Go to the official RBI website and open the recruitment link for Assistant – Panel Year 2025.
Fill in the online application with accurate personal, educational and category details.
Upload the prescribed photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
Pay the prescribed application fee/intimation charges online.
After registration, take a printout of the system-generated online application form.
The notification provides detailed specifications for photograph, signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
Recent colour passport-style photo; preferred 200×230 pixels; file size 20–50 KB. A live photograph is also captured/uploaded.
Black ink on white paper; preferred 140×60 pixels; file size 10–20 KB.
JPG/JPEG, preferred 240×240 pixels at 200 DPI; file size 20–50 KB.
English only, black ink on white paper; preferred 800×400 pixels at 200 DPI; file size 50–100 KB.
Training may be arranged for eligible SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates.
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates may request pre-examination training subject to the Bank’s arrangements.
The request is sent to the concerned RBI Regional Office using the prescribed format.
Training may be in English/Hindi; Hindi training is subject to sufficient registrations.
Travelling, boarding and lodging expenses for the training are borne by the candidate.
PwBD reservation and facilities are governed by the RPwD Act, 2016 and Government instructions.
Magnified font is available; candidates with not less than 40% disability are eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour.
Eligible candidates with writing limitations may use a scribe subject to the prescribed conditions and certificates.
Eligible PwBD candidates with physical limitation to write/type receive 20 minutes per hour of the examination, whether using a scribe or not.
Office-wise local languages for the Language Proficiency Test as listed in Appendix-I.
| Recruitment Office | Local Language(s) |
|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | Gujarati |
| Bengaluru | Kannada |
| Bhopal | Hindi |
| Bhubaneswar | Odia |
| Chandigarh | Punjabi / Hindi |
| Chennai | Tamil |
| Guwahati | Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo / English for candidates from Nagaland/Arunachal Pradesh |
| Hyderabad | Telugu |
| Jaipur | Hindi |
| Jammu | Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | Hindi |
| Kolkata | Bengali / Nepali |
| Mumbai | Marathi / Konkani |
| Nagpur | Marathi / Hindi |
| New Delhi | Hindi |
| Patna | Hindi / Maithili |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
RBI Assistant is a clerical-level post in the Reserve Bank of India recruited through a country-wide competitive examination followed by a Language Proficiency Test.
At least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% marks in aggregate; pass class is prescribed for SC/ST/PwBD candidates, along with knowledge of word processing on PC.
20 to 28 years as on 01/02/2026. The notification provides category-wise upper-age relaxation.
650 Assistant vacancies are notified for Panel Year 2025.
English Language 30, Numerical Ability 35 and Reasoning Ability 35 questions: 100 questions, 100 marks and 60 minutes.
Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness and Computer Knowledge: 200 questions, 200 marks and 135 minutes.
Yes. One-fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer in the objective tests.
Yes. Candidates shortlisted from Main must undergo the Language Proficiency Test and candidates not proficient in the required local language are disqualified.
₹29,000 per month. The notification states initial monthly gross emoluments without HRA are approximately ₹58,514.
SC/ST/PwBD/EXS candidates pay ₹50 plus 18% GST as intimation charges; GEN/OBC/EWS candidates pay ₹450 plus 18% GST including intimation charges.
No. The notification permits online application only through the RBI website.
Bengali / Nepali, as listed in Appendix-I of the notification.
Visit the official Reserve Bank of India website for recruitment notifications, call letters and updates.
Refer to the RBI Assistant – Panel Year 2025 recruitment notification.
Check RBI’s official website for any corrigendum or changes in examination dates and recruitment instructions.