RBI Assistant 2025 Exam - Application form (Out), Eligibility, Dates, Syllabus, Exam pattern

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Meghana Mohana KrishnanUpdated on Feb 18, 2026 09:58 AM

About RBI Assistant 2025

Reserve Bank India released the RBI assistant 2025 notification on February 16, 2026. The RBI application form 2025 was also released alongside the official notification at rbi.org.in. The RBI Assistant application last date is March 8, 2026. Candidates must refer to the official RBI notification to get clarity on the exam dates which are detailed in it. The bank has scheduled to conduct the RBI Assistant prelims exam on April 11, 2026. The RBI Assistant 2025 exam of Mains will be conducted on June 7, 2026.

Before filling the application form, applicants should also check the eligibility criteria of the exam. Candidates who are between 20 to 28 years of age and hold a graduation degree with at least 50% marks can fill the application form of RBI Assistant in online mode. The exam of RBI Assistant will be conducted in three phases - preliminary, and mains exam which will be followed by a Language Proficiency Test (LPT). 

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RBI Assistant 2025 Exam - Application form (Out), Eligibility, Dates, Syllabus, Exam pattern
RBI Assistant 2025 Exam - Application form (Out), Eligibility, Dates, Syllabus, Exam pattern

RBI Assistant 2025 Highlights

Full Exam Name
Reserve Bank of India Assistant Examination
Short Exam Name
RBI Assistant
Conducting Body
Reserve Bank of India
Frequency Of Conduct
Based on Vacancy
Exam Level
National Level Exam
Languages
English +1 more
Mode Of Application
online
Application Fee
Online : 450
Mode Of Exam
online
Mode Of Counselling
online
Exam Duration
Preliminary Exam:1 Hour +2 more
No Of Seats
650

RBI Assistant Important Dates

RBI Assistant Reserve Bank of India Assistant Examination (session 2025)

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam (session 2025)

RBI Assistant Mains Exam (session 2025)

Candidates must meet certain eligibility criteria in order to appear for the RBI Assistant exam. The eligibility criteria are thus determined by RBI taking into consideration the age and educational qualification of the candidates. Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria of RBI Assistant so that they do not face any rejection in the later stage of the selection process.
RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria – Age

Candidates must not be less than 20 years and more than 28 years of age.

However, there are age relaxations given to the candidates who belongs from reserved categories.

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria – Age Relaxation                                                                                            

Category      Age Relaxation      
SC/ST   5 years       
OBC3 years
PWD10 years 
Candidates were domiciled in the state of Jammu and Kashmir between January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989.5 years        

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria – Educational Qualification

  • Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks (in case of SC/ST/PWD, candidates just need to pass) and must be acquainted with word processing on PC.
  • Candidates who are Ex-Servicemen, must be a graduate from a recognized University or must have passed the metrication or any equivalent exam of Armed Forces and served at least 15 years in the defence services.
  • Must have proficiency in the language of the state under the office of recruitment which means the candidate must know to understand, speak, and write the language.

Background wave

RBI released the RBI Assistant application in online mode from February 16 to March 8, 2026. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can fill the application form of RBI Assistant along with the payment of application fees within the dates mentioned in the exam brochure. Candidates can also make corrections/modifications in the details filled in the application form in case of any error before final submission. 

Candidates must also take a printout of the application form and application fee receipt generated by the system and keep it with themselves for future reference. They must pay the application fees in online mode using different payment gateways like Net Banking, Debit Cards (Visa/RuPay/MasterCard/Maestro), Internet Banking, Credit Cards, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets. 

RBI Assistant Application Fees

            

Category

            

Application fee    

 GeneralRs. 450
OBC/EWS

Rs. 450

SC/ST/PWD/Ex-Servicemen   Rs. 50


Documents Required at Exam RBI Assistant 2025

Preliminary Exam 2025

Admit Card
Pan Card
Aadhar Card
Passport

Mains Exam 2025

Admit Card
Aadhar card
Pan card
Passport
Driving Licence

Reserve Bank of India Assistant Examination 2025

Admit card
Aadhar card
Passport
Pan card
Voter ID Card
University/college ID Card
Driving licence
Employee ID Card

RBI Assistant 2025 Exam Centers

StateCity
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh
Chirala
Chittoor
Guntur
Kakinada
Kurnool
Nellore
Ongole
Puttur
Rajahmundry
Tirupati
Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Telangana
Hyderabad
Karimnagar
Khammam
Warangal
Assam
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Jorhat
Silchar
Tezpur
Bihar
Arrah
Aurangabad
Bhagalpur
Bihar Sharif
Darbhanga
Gaya
Muzaffarpur
Patna
Purnea
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Punjab
Mohali
Amritsar
Bathinda
Jalandhar
Ludhiana
Patiala
Sangrur
Chhattisgarh
Bhilai
Bilaspur
Raipur
Delhi
New Delhi
Haryana
Faridabad
Gurgaon
Ambala
Hisar
Karnal
Kurukshetra
Panipat
Sonipat
Yamuna Nagar
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Greater Noida
Agra
Aligarh
Allahabad
Bareilly
Bulandshahr
Gorakhpur
Jhansi
Lucknow
Mathura
Meerut
Moradabad
Muzaffarnagar
Varanasi
Goa
Panaji
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar
Anand
Himatnagar
Jamnagar
Mehsana
Rajkot
Surat
Vadodara
Himachal Pradesh
Baddi
Hamirpur
Kangra
Kullu
Mandi
Shimla
Sirmaur
Solan
Una
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu
Samba
Jharkhand
Bokaro
Dhanbad
Hazaribagh
Jamshedpur
Ranchi
Karnataka
Bangalore
Kalaburagi
Hubli
Mangaluru
Mysuru
Shivamogga
Kerala
Alappuzha
Kannur
Kochi
Kollam
Kottayam
Kozhikode
Malappuram
Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram
Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Gwalior
Indore
Jabalpur
Sagar
Satna
Ujjain
Maharashtra
Amravati
Aurangabad
Chandrapur
Dhule
Jalgaon
Kolhapur
Latur
Mumbai
Thane
Navi Mumbai
Nagpur
Nanded
Nashik
Pune
Ratnagiri
Satara
Manipur
Imphal
Meghalaya
Shillong
Mizoram
Aizawl
Nagaland
Kohima
Odisha
Angul
Balasore
Berhampur
Bhubaneswar
Ganjam
Cuttack
Dhenkanal
Rourkela
Sambalpur
Puducherry
Puducherry
Rajasthan
Ajmer
Alwar
Bikaner
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Kota
Sikar
Udaipur
Sikkim
Gangtok
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Coimbatore
Dindigul
Madurai
Nagercoil
Namakkal
Perambalur
Salem
Thanjavur
Thoothukudi
Tirunelveli
Tripura
Agartala
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
Haldwani
Roorkee
West Bengal
Asansol
Bardhaman
Berhampore
Durgapur
Kolkata
Hooghly
Howrah
Kalyani
Siliguri

Candidates can check the RBI exam pattern for prelims and mains from the following table.

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern – Preliminary Exam

The RBI Assistant exam is conducted in three phases – preliminary, mains and language proficiency test. Exam pattern of RBI Assistant is mentioned in below given table

Sr.noName of TestsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksTotal time
1Reasoning Ability3535

1 hour (20 Minutes are individually allotted to each section)

2English Language3030
3Numerical Ability3535
Total
100

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Exam Pattern

Sr. No.Name of Tests             (Objective)No of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Numerical Ability404030 minutes
2.General Awareness404025 minutes
3.English Language404030 minutes
4.Reasoning404030 minutes
6.Computer Knowledge404020 minutes
Total
200200


RBI Assistant Language Proficiency Test Exam Pattern

  • All the candidates who qualify the mains examination will be eligible to take the Language Proficiency Test.
  • The LPT for RBI Assistant is conducted in the Official/Local language of the state concerned.

  • Candidates who do not qualify the LPT is disqualified.

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RBI Assistant 2025 Syllabus

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Syllabus
RBI Assistant Mains Exam Syllabus

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Admit Card

Reserve Bank of India released RBI Assistant 2025 admit cards on the official website. RBI Assistant admit card for the preliminary exam is released for only those candidates who have successfully filled the application form. Candidates can download their admit card of RBI Assistant 2025 by filling in the details like roll number/registration number and DOB/Password.

Candidates must get the admit card printed and bring it to the exam centre on the day of the RBI Assistant examination. Candidates must take a printout of the admit card and carry it along with them to the exam centre on the day of the examination. It is important that candidates must also carry one of their identity proofs along with the admit card of the prelims exam of RBI Assistant. No candidate will be allowed in the examination hall without the admit card of the RBI Assistant.

How to download the admit card of RBI Assistant 2025

Step 1: Visit the official website

Step 2: Click on the link mentioned of admit card

Step 3: A new window will be opened

Step 4: Enter the required login credentials

Step 5: Download and save RBI assistant 2025 admit card

RBI Assistant admit card contains below mentioned details :

  • Candidates name

  • Registration number

  • Gender

  • Photo and signature of the candidate

  • Application number

  • Birth-date

  • Date, day and time of the RBI Assistant 2018 Exam

  • Reporting time

  • Category

  • Exam instructions

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Admit Card

RBI Assistant Mains admit card is issued for RBI Assistant 2025 for only those candidates who have qualified in the preliminary examination of the RBI Assistant. To download the admit card of the mains examination of RBI Assistant, candidates must visit the official website, click on the admit card link and fill in the details like registration/roll number and date of birth/password. The admit card will appear on the screen in PDF format.

Candidates can download the PDF and take the printout of the RBI Assistant admit card for the main examination. Candidates need to carry the admit card of the RBI Assistant mains exam at the mains exam centre along with the required document of identification which includes any one of the ID proofs. Candidates will not be able to enter the examination hall if they fail to bring the admit card of RBI Assistant mains examination at the exam centre on the day of the examination.

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Result

The authorities declare the RBI Assistant 2025 result for the prelims exam in online mode. Candidates can check their results by clicking on the official website of the exam conducting authority. For each session, the marks scored by the candidates in both prelims and mains exam will be normalized and the result will be declared based on this normalized score. The result of RBI Assistant is declared in three phases – Prelims, Mains and Language Proficiency test in online mode.

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Result

RBI Assistant mains stage result isdeclared in online mode. Candidates can check their RBI Assistant 2025 mains stage results by visiting the official website and entering their respective roll number/registration number and password/date of birth. For each session, RBI Assistant mains exam marks will be normalized and the result will be declared based on this normalized score.

Candidates need to secure both overall and sectional qualifying marks as per their category. All those candidates who qualify the mains examination will be called for Language Proficiency test. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the candidate's performance in both mains exam and Language Proficiency test.

RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Cutoff

RBI Assistant cut off for prelims exam is released by RBI along with the declaration of the result. Cut off of RBI Assistant is the minimum marks that a candidate must score to be eligible for next round of selection process. In order to qualify the prelims exam candidates must secure region-wise/category-wise and sectional cutoff in each stage of the RBI Assistant selection process. The final result is declared on the basis of the cut off score of each stage of RBI Assistant exam

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Cutoff

RBI Assistant mains cut off is released by RBI after the declaration of the result. The cut off of RBI Assistant 2025 is released in PDF format. RBI Assistant cut off is minimum qualifying marks that a candidate need to score in order to be eligible for next round of selection process. In order to qualify the mains stage candidates must secure the sectional cut off in each stage of the RBI Assistant selection process. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the cut off score secured in mains stage of RBI Assistant exam.

Documents Required at RBI Assistant 2025 counselling

Reserve Bank of India Assistant Examination 2025

Date of birth certificate or high school mark sheet with date of birth
Original score card along with two xerox copies
Mark Sheet/certificate of class 10 and 12 examination
Certificate regarding degree/post-graduate/other examinations passed
Character certificate
Caste certificate (if required)
Medical Certificate for physically challenged candidates
Discharge certificate in applied under ex-servicemen
Aadhaar card/passport/pan card/voter Id card /driving license /any other photo id card issued by the statutory authorities with affixed photograph
Passport size photographs

Reserve Bank of India released the selection procedure of RBI Assistant in official notification. Stage of selection process is mentioned below

1. Prelims - 100 Questions- 100 Marks

2. Mains - 200 Questions- 200 Marks

3. Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

Candidates who qualify the prelims stage will have to appear in mains stage of exam. Those qualify the mains satges of recruitment will be invited to appear in Language Proficiency Test (LPT) exam.

General Information

Contact Number:

02222692274 + 2 more

Relevant Links:

Official Website Link Click Here, + 1 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How can I apply for RBI assistant 2026?
A:

Candidates can apply online on the official website of RBI.

Q: How many attempts are there for RBI assistant?
A:

No there is no fixed numbed of attempts in RBI Assistant 2026 exam

Q: What is exam pattern of RBI Assistant 2026?
A:

Candidates who are applying for the exam should note that RBI Assistant exam pattern for prelims includes 100 questions of same marks while for mains it is 200.

Q: When will the RBI Assistant exam be conduted?
A:

The RBI Assistant exam of prelims will be conducted on April 11, 2026. 

Q: Is there interview for RBI assistant?
A:

No there is no interview process in exam, candidates who qualify the mains exam will have to appear for Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

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To be eligible for IBPS clerk exam, your age must be between 20 to 28 years as on 1 July of exam year. Since you will be 29 years old on 1 July 2025, you are in eligible for this exam.

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To clear the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) civil services examination , it's important to understand that the RBI conducts competitive exams primarily for positions like Grade B officers and Assistant positions . These exams are not directly part of the UPSC Civil Services Examination but have their own

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