As you know that Exam Date of “RBI Assistant 2020”i.e. Prelims & Mains are announced through its notification. Those applicants who have applied for the RBI Assistant Entrance Exam have now started preparing for their respective exams. And for preparation, they all started searching for Syllabus, Pattern of Exam and Process of Selection. So, here we will provide you full information related to the “RBI Assistant 2020” pattern of Exam, Syllabus and the process of Selection.
| Organization Name | Reserve Bank of India |
| Exam Name | RBI Assistant |
| Fee Payment and Registration Date Start From | 23 Dec 2019 |
| Fee and Online Application Last Date | 16 Jan 2020 |
| Editing Application Last Date | 16 Jan 2020 |
| Printing Application Last Date | 31 Jan 2020 |
| Prelims Test Date | 14 and 15 Feb. 2020 |
| Prelims Result Date | 3 March 2020 |
| Mains Exam Date | 29 March 2020 Postponed due to COVID-19 |
| Education | Graduate Degree in any Discipline |
| Total Openings | 926 |
| Official Website | www.rbi.org.in |
Types of Selection Process 2020
So, Mainly there are three types of Selection Process of “RBI Assistant 2020 Exam” namely-
- Prelims Examination
- Mains Examination
- Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
There is a particular syllabus for the “RBI Assistant 2020” Exam for each type of phase i.e. for Prelims and Mains Exam. The important part which is included in every phase namely:
- General English
- Numerical Aptitude, and
- Logical Aptitude
As we said that the above introduced important parts are common which came under the Prelims and Mains Exam. Out of 3 phases, there is an addition of G.K and Basic Knowledge of Computers, which came under the Mains Exam. For your important information, If you want to pass the coming round of “RBI Assistant Exam 2020”, then you have to clear “Sectional cut-off” and “Overall cut-off”.
Also Read: RBI Assistant Recruitment
Exam Pattern 2020 of RBI Assistant
So, Get ready to see the “RBI Assistant Exam Pattern” Entrance Exam 2020 of different Phases such as Prelims and Mains Exam.
Preliminary Entrance Examination Pattern 2020
| Name | Questions | Total Marks | |
| General English | 30 | 30 | The maximum time is 1hr. Is given to every applicant. |
| Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| Logical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| Total Marks | 100 | 100 |
Mains Entrance Examination Pattern 2020
| Name | Questions | Total Marks | Time |
| Basic English | 40 | 40 | 30 minute |
| Quantitative | 40 | 40 | 30 minute |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 minute |
| Basic Computer | 40 | 40 | 20 minute |
| G.K | 40 | 40 | 25 minute |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minute |
There is a 0.25 negative marking scheme for every wrong solution. It means that if you tick any wrong solution, then there is a rule of the negative marking scheme. So, if you don’t know the right solution, then just leave that question and move forward. That’s a better option for you.
Language Proficiency Test (LPT)
So, in this category, only those applicants will be able to take this test who have passed in the previous two rounds. This “Language Proficiency Test” is the most important part of any Entrance Examination. In this test, only the local and official language of every state is tested. The overall list is maintained by the government which is tested. If the applicant would not be able to speak that particular state language, then he or she may be eliminated.
There are different kinds of “local language” as per the official website updated information:
| Region Name | Language |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarati |
| Bengaluru | Kannada |
| Bhopal | Hindi |
| Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
| Chandigarh | Punjabi / Hindi |
| Chennai | Tamil |
| Guwahati | Assamese / Mizo / Khasi / Bodo / Manipuri / Bengali |
| Hyderabad | Telugu |
| Jaipur | Hindi |
| Jammu | Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | Hindi |
| Kolkata | Bengali / Nepali |
| Nagpur | Marathi / Hindi |
| Mumbai | Marathi / Konkani |
| New Delhi | Hindi |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
| Patna | Hindi / Maithili |
In this Language Test, Only those members will be able to give this test who score very good as per the merit basis of particular “Mains Entrance Exam”. And, these exams were conducted on an online medium. And, this Merit List is directly coming from the Bank itself. According to the no. of openings in the Bank, they have to prepare that merit List.
Also Read: RBI Assistant Cut Off
RBI Assistant Entrance 2020 Syllabus
RBI Assistant Entrance 2020 Syllabus: As you see that every Bank Exam has asked a variety of Logical thinking, quantitative, math and, English in their Question Paper. So, it just means that it is a circle towards them. And, we know this basic knowledge from our childhood studies. So, every applicant must have to prepare himself with all the basic knowledge such as G.K, Basic Computer Knowledge, etc. Here, we provided you with detailed information related to the Syllabus of the “RBI Assistant Exam” i.e for both Prelims and Mains Exam.
Prelims Online Syllabus 2020
| General English | Numerical Aptitude | Logical Aptitude |
| Antonyms (1 to 5) | Simplified Question (1 to 10) | Numerical Series (1 to 5) |
| Fillers (1 to 5) | Work & Time (1 to 5) | Inequalities (1 to 5) |
| Synonyms (1 to 5) | LCM & HCF (1 to 5) | Blood Relation (1 to 5) |
| Detect Errors (1 to 5) | S.I (Simple Interest) (1 to 5) | Syllogism ( 1 to 5) |
| Comprehension (1 to 10) | C. I (Compound Interest) ( 1 to 5) | Sitting Arrangement (1 to 5) |
| Average (1 to 5) | Puzzle Questions ( 1 to 10) |
Mains Online Syllabus 2020
| General English | G.K | Numerical Aptitude | Logical Reasoning | Basic Computer |
| Fillers | India & World political | Simplification | Number series | Shortcut tricks |
| Comprehension | Main Events (India and World) | Time & work | Analogy | History |
| Detect Errors | Award (India and world) | HCF & LCM | Blood relation | Devices |
| Rearrangement | Famous Personality | Simple Interest and Compound Interest | Coding & decoding | Hardware & software |
| Antonym / Synonym | History of India | Problems on Ages and train | Sitting arrangement | |
| Sports (India & World) | Average / Mean | Statements | ||
| Obituaries | Pie chart | Puzzle | ||
| Geometry Problems | Inequalities | |||
| Syllogism |
Important Points Related to RBI Syllabus
- For every wrong solution, there will be (1/4th) marks deducted for every prelim and Mains Exam.
- Two-Phase i.e. Prelims and Mains Exam are available in both Hindi and English Language or you say it is bilingual.
- Every applicant must clear in each category of the exam.
- When applicants pass starting two rounds i.e. Prelims and Mains, then only they have to go for the LPT test. It is done according to the Merit list i.e. prepared by the Bank itself based on aggregate numbers and number of openings.
- Language Proficiency Test will be tested at the various offices of the bank.
- After this, the overall performance should be done based on medical fitness, Biometric data, online test, pass in LPT test, and Certificate verification, etc.
- To get selected in RBI Assistant Post, all applicants must have to clear Mains Exams.
Preliminary and Mains Examination Center
As you know that to give any type of exam, you have to visit any type of center. So, for RBI Assistant Exam, here are provided you many Centers between a variety of states and, etc.
| S.No. | NCR/ State Name | Prelims Exam Center | Mains Exam Center |
| 1. | Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair | Port Blair |
| 2. | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
| 3. | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Nellore, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Kurnool, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Tirupati |
| 4. | Assam | Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Guwahati, Dibrugarh | Guwahati |
| 5. | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Naharlagun |
| 6. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh- Mohali | Chandigarh- Mohali |
| 7. | Delhi | Delhi, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon | Delhi NCR |
| 8. | Chattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur, Bhilai |
| 9. | Bihar | Sarah, Aurangabad, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Patna, Purnea | Darbhanga, Patna, Muzaffarpur |
| 10. | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Satara, Nagpur, Pune, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nasik, Ratnagiri | Amravati, Nanded, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Pune, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik |
| 11. | Gujarat | Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Anand, Mehsana, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Gandhinagar, Vadodara |
| 12. | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Sagar, Gwalior, Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Satna | Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |
| 13. | Haryana | Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Karnal | Kurukshetra, Hissar, Karnal |
| 14. | Kerala | Kannur, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Trichur | Kochi, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Trichur |
| 15. | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Una, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan | Hamirpur |
| 16. | Karnataka | Belagavi, Hubli, Bengaluru, Kalaburgi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Udipi, Shivamogga | Bengaluru, Hubli, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udipi |
| 17. | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba | Jammu |
| 18. | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 19. | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| 20. | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| 21. | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong |
| 22. | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala |
| 23. | Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| 24. | Telangana | Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam | Hyderabad |
| 25. | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| 26. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Namakkal, Salem, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli | Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli |
| 27. | Punjab | Amritsar, Sangrur, Bhatinda, Mohali, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala | Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana |
| 28. | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Kota, Bikaner, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar | Ajmer, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar |
| 29. | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Rourkela, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Rourkela, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack |
| 30. | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 31. | West Bengal | Asansol, Siliguri, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Hooghly, Kolkata | Asansol, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri |
| 32. | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Varanasi, Aligarh, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar | Agra, Varanasi, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar |
| 33. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Roorkee, Haldwani | Haldwani, Dehradun |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Centers are there for RBI Assistant Exam 2020 in India?
It is near about 33 centers in India.
For any wrong answer, how much marks will be deducted?
There are 0.25 negative marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Is there a different RBI Syllabus for the Prelims and Mains Exam?
Yes, it is different.
In the Language Proficiency Test (LPT), which language can they be tested?
They tested your region’s Local Language. If you can clear it, then only you can move on to further steps.