The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) invites applications from eligible candidates for 950 posts of ‘Assistant’ – 2021 in various Offices of the Bank. Selection for the post will be through a country-wide competitive examination in two phases i.e. Preliminary and Main examination followed by a Language Proficiency Test (LPT). Please note that Corrigendum, if any, issued on the above advertisement, will be published only on the Bank’s website – www.rbi.org.in.
Applications will be accepted Online only through the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in. No other mode for submission of application is available.
Important Dates
| Website Link Open | 17.02.2022 to 08.03.2022 |
| Payment of Examination Fees (Online) | 17.02.2022 to 08.03.2022 |
| Schedule of Online Preliminary Test (Tentative) | March 26 & 27, 2022* |
| Schedule of Online Main Test (Tentative) | May 2022* |
| *RBI reserves the right to change the dates of examination. |
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for the post of “Assistant” in Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Candidates may click on the link below for filling in the online application form.
“Recruitment for the post of Assistant – 2021”
1. Application form
Before applying, Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the post. Candidates are requested to apply online through the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in.
| Office | Vacancies* | PwBD | EXS | |||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC$ | EWS | GEN | Total | VI | HI | OH | 4th Category | EX-1 | EX-2 | |
| Ahmedabad | 4 | 3 (2) | 9 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1(1) | 2 | 3 |
| Bangalore | 11 | 9 (1) | 4 | 7 | 43 | 74 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Bhopal | 7 | 11(5) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 3 |
| Bhubaneswar | 6 | 10(2) | 0 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chandigarh | 19 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 78 | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Chennai | 13 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 66 | 1 | 2(1) | 2(1) | 1(1) | 3 | 6 |
| Guwahati | 2 | 17(7) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 1(1) | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 3(1) | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jaipur | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 2(1) | 1(1) | 2 | 5 |
| Jammu | 0 | 3(1) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 28 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 53 | 131 | 2(1) | 3(1) | 1(1) | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Kolkata | 9(1) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mumbai | 0 | 41(25) | 0 | 13 | 74 | 128 | 4(2) | 7(6) | 5(4) | 5(4) | 6 | 12 |
| Nagpur | 5 | 14(2) | 10 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| New Delhi | 19 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 75 | 2 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 3 | 7 |
| Patna | 1(1) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 3 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 151(2) | 123(46) | 146 | 90 | 440 | 950 (48) | 15(6) | 25(16) | 18(9) | 19(10) | 40 | 90 |
Vacancies in brackets () indicate backlog.
Eligibility Criteria:
(a) Age (as on 01.02.2022)
Between 20 and 28 years. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/02/1994 and not later than 01/02/2002 (both days including) are only eligible to apply.
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit:
Upper age limit will be relaxed as under:
| Sr. No | Category | Relaxation in Age |
| (i) | Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC / ST) | By 5 years, i.e. up to 33 years |
| (ii) | Other Backward Classes (OBC) | By 3 years, i.e. up to 31 years |
| (iii) | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) | By 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST) |
| (iv) | Ex-Servicemen | To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to maximum of 50 years. |
| (v) | Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married | By 10 years |
| (vi) | Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India | To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to maximum of 3 years. |
Scheme of Selection:
I. Preliminary Examination (Multiple Choice):
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
II. Main Examination (Multiple Choice):
| Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Test of Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | Test of General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 5 | Test of Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
III. Language Proficiency Test (LPT) – The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main on-line examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned as detailed below. Candidate not proficient in the Official / Local Language shall be disqualified.