RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2020 - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prescribed the RBI Assistant 2020 exam pattern for all aspiring candidates. The exam pattern of RBI Assistant 2020 contains the stages of exam, sections from where questions will be asked, number of questions, marking scheme, mode and medium of the exam etc. Candidates must go through the RBI Assistant exam pattern 2020 before they start off with the exam preparation. As per RBI Assistant 2020 exam pattern, the exam is held in three stages - prelims, mains, and language proficiency test (LPT). The prelims exam of RBI Assistant is conducted in online mode for a total of 100 questions of 1 mark each wherein questions are asked for three sections - English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. Candidates who pass in prelims have to take mains exam. As per RBI Assistant exam pattern 2020 for mains exam, the test will be conducted for a total of 200 marks. Candidates who pass in the mains exam will have to appear for the LPT.Latest: RBI has postponed the RBI Assistant 2020 mains exam which was earlier scheduled on March 29.RBI Assistant 2020 for the online mains exam is expected to be conducted in Marchj/April 2020. The test is conducted to recruit candidates as Assistants at various offices of RBI.
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According to the exam pattern of RBI Assistants, the exam is conducted in the following three stages:
Prelims
Mains
Language Proficiency Test
The prelims exam is the first stage of the RBI Assistant selection procedure. As per the exam pattern of RBI Assistant, the prelims exam comprises the following features:
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The test is held in online mode
The questions will be objective type multiple choice.
There are a total of 100 questions of 1 mark each
Questions are asked from three sections - English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
Candidates are given a total of 60 minutes.
A sectional timing of 20 minutes will be given.
Except the English Language test, rest sections will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Sr. No.
Name of Tests
No. of Questions
Max. Marks
Time
1.
Numerical Ability
35
20 mins
2.
Reasoning Ability
3.
English Language
30
Total
100
1 hour
The mains exam is the second stage in the selection process of RBI Assistant. According to RBI Assistant exam pattern 2020, only those candidates who will pass in the prelims exam will only be able to appear for the mains exam. The exam pattern of RBI Assistant mains exam comprises the following:
The mains exam is held in the online mode.
The questions are objective type multiple choice.
A total of 200 questions of 1 mark each are asked
Candidates are given 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete the mains exam.
Question from five sections are asked - Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge
Candidates qualifying in this test will have to appear for the LPT stage
Name of Tests (Objective)
No of Questions
Maximum Marks
Duration
40
30 minutes
General Awareness
25 minutes
Reasoning
Computer Knowledge
20 minutes
200
2 hours and 15 minutes
The language proficiency test is conducted for those who pass the mains exam of RBI Assistant. The LPT for RBI Assistant is mandatory and no exemption will be provided to any candidate from taking this test . The LPT will be conducted at respective offices of the Bank. The test is qualifying in nature and is conducted in the Official/Local Language of the State concerned. However, candidates who fail to qualify the LPT will be declared disqualified in the exam. The list of the languages have been listed below:
The official local language of the states is mentioned below:
Ahmedabad - Gujarati
Bengaluru - Kannada
Bhopal - Hindi
Bhubaneswar - Oriya
Chandigarh - Punjabi/Hindi
Chennai - Tamil
Guwahati - Assamese/Bengali/Khasi/Manipuri
Hyderabad - Telugu
Jaipur - Hindi
Jammu - Urdu/ Hindi
Kanpur & Lucknow - Hindi
Kolkata - Bengali
Mumbai - Marathi
Nagpur - Marathi/Hindi
New Delhi - Hindi
Patna - Hindi
Thiruvananthapuram - Malayalam
It is important for the candidates to know the marking scheme of RBI Assistants 2020. As per the marking scheme, candidates will be awarded 1 mark for each correct answer while for each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Stage
Total marks
Marks allotted per correct answer
Marks deducted for each incorrect answers
1
0.25
LPT
Qualifying in nature
Along with knowing the RBI Assistant 2020 exam pattern, it is also important to know the RBI Assistant syllabus which provides the details about the topics, sub-topics, etc. in the examination. Authority provides the syllabus of RBI assistant 2020 separately for prelims and mains exam. The preliminary exam contains three sections from where the questions can be asked - Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability, English Language. Candidates can check the syllabus of the preliminary examination in the below-mentioned table.
Vocabulary
Analytical Reasoning
Synonyms
English Comprehension
Direction & Distance
Antonyms
Sentence Correction
Linear Arrangement
Analogies
Rearrangement of Sentence in Paragraph
Complex Arrangement
Spelling Mistakes
Rearrangement of Words In Sentence
Classification (Odd Man Out)
Idioms and Phrases
In order to prepare for the RBI Assistant exam, candidates must follow some of the tips and tricks mentioned below:
Understand the syllabus and RBI Assistant exam pattern 2020
Figure out which are your weak areas & strong areas
Prepare a study plan
Give much time to the subjects in which you are weak
Maintain a strict study plan and make sure you complete each topic from where the questions are expected.
Solve previous years question papers and take as many mock tests as possible.
Answer:
Yes, as per the exam pattern of RBI Assistants 1/4th of the marks allotted to the question will be deducted for each incorrect response in both prelims and mains exam of RBI Assistant recruitment.
RBI Assistant examination is conducted in online mode. Candidates will be given objective type MCQ.
No, candidates can only pick the local language of the state from which they have applied for the Language Proficiency Test of RBI Assistant recruitment exam.
Yes, candidates have to attempt each section in 20 minutes' time.
Candidates will be given 2 hours and 15 minutes in total to take the mains exam. There will be a separate time limit for each section of the main question paper.
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We can expect the notification for RBI assistant by the end of December. As RBI Grade B exams are done, we can hope RBI will come up with assistant notification. I suggest you to start preparing well for the examination, so you can clear it in one go. Dedicate at least 5-6 hours daily for your preparation. Practice mocks as much as you can. Revise the concepts. You can definitely clear the exam. If any doubts, pls feel free to ask !
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For RBI Assistant Exam, you need to be between 20 to 28 years of age pls should be a graduate in any discipline with 50% marks. For reserved categories (SC/ST/PWD candidates), they just need to pass graduation in any discipline. Knowledge of word processing on PC is required too.
Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office.
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Hi Prasanna,
Candidates who are appearing for the post of Assistants in RBI conducted every year. Candidates must have a effective preparation strategy.
Prepare a time table
First go through the exam pattern
Segregate topics from the syllabus
As the test is online candidates take mock tests
Prepare from practice papers and sample papers
Refer to some of the important books. Some of the Books and Study Material to follow are:
English →Objective English by Hari Mohan Prasad, Verbal Ability and RC by Arun Sharma and SP Bakshi, English Grammar by Lucent.
Quant → R. S Agarwal , K Kundan DI, Quicker Math
Reasoning → R.S Agarwal and M.k.Pandey . Subscribe my YouTube channel BANK4SUCCESS and join my WhatsApp Group to get study material.
New Pattern Topics Available on Internet.
Current Affairs → BSC Magazine, Monthly capsules, Daily Updates.
Banking Current Affairs(5–10 Ques) → BANK4SUCCESS
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Make notes and do revision work regularly after completely each unit.
Time management: In prelim exam your target is to get more marks in less time as the questions are comparatively easy. If you are good at English you can score more in less time.
Balance speed and acccuracy- Reasoning is a very scoring section in which you get the best balance of speed and accuracy.
Practice for the exam: build on on your basics and fundamentals. Analyse your performance and work on your ‘improvement area’ to score more by taking a lot of mock tests.
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