RBI Assistant Exam pattern 2022

RBI Assistant 2022 Preliminary & Mains Exam Dates announced in January 2022, along with a complete announcement. For a complete exam pattern, read the article below.

The complete test pattern and curriculum are essential for formulating a winning strategy for the upcoming RBI Assistant Exam 2022. Candidates interested in applying for the RBI Assistant positions should study the exam pattern issued by the RBI. The RBI Assistant Syllabus, Test Pattern, and Selection Process for the RBI Assistant 2022 exam are covered in this article.

Brief Overview

Name of Examination RBI Assistant 2022

Type of Exam Objective Test

RBI Assistant 2022 Exam Date To be notified soon

Category RBI Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Duration of Exam • Preliminary – 60 minutes

• Mains – 135 minutes

Language of RBI Assistant Exam • English

• Hindi

Maximum Marks (Online Exam) • Preliminary – 100

• Mains – 200

Marking Scheme 1 Mark for each correct answer

Negative Marking 1/4th Marks (0.25)

Selection Process Prelims (qualifying)

Mains

Language Proficiency

Exam Pattern for RBI Assistants in 2022

Let's have a look at RBI Assistant 2022 Preliminary and Mains Exams Pattern.

Preliminary Exam Pattern for RBI Assistants in 2022

• There will be a total of 100 questions, and three sections: English, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability.
• The RBI Assistant Prelims Exam takes 60 minutes to complete.
• For each wrong response 0.25 marks will be deducted, but there will be no deduction for unanswered questions.
• Objective questions will be asked.
• The remaining sections will be in English and Hindi, with the exception of the English Language component.
• Because the Prelims Exam is a qualifying exam, its results will not be included in the merit list.

Sections No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration

English Language 30 30 A composite time of 1 hour

Numerical Ability 35 35

Reasoning Ability 35 35

Total 100 100

Exam Pattern for RBI Assistant Mains in 2022

• There will be 200 questions in all: English, quantitative aptitude, computer knowledge, general awareness, and reasoning ability.
• The RBI Assistant Mains Exam takes 135 minutes to complete. The timing for each section is listed below.
• There will be a 0.25 negative marking for each wrong response, but there will be no deduction for unanswered questions.
• Objective questions will be asked.
• Other than the English Language section, all other sections will be in English and Hindi.
• Candidates who pass the Mains Exam will be invited to take the Language Proficiency Test, and their scores will be used to compile the merit list.

Sections No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration

English Language 40 40 30 minutes

Quantitative Aptitude 40 40 30 minutes

Reasoning Ability 40 40 30 minutes

Computer Knowledge 40 40 20 minutes

General Awareness 40 40 25 minutes

Total 200 200 135 minutes

Language Proficiency Test (LPT) 2022

Candidates who have been provisionally selected from the main online examination will be required to take a language competence test (LPT). The language competence test will be conducted in the state's official / local language, as listed below. Candidates who do not speak the official or local language fluently shall be disqualified.

Only those candidates who score high in merit based on the aggregate marks of the main online examination will be summoned for the Language Proficiency Test. Such merit will be determined by the Bank in relation to the number of notified vacancies to be filled.

According to the official RBI Assistant notice, the following local languages will be tested:

Area Language for LPT

Ahmedabad Gujarati

Bengaluru Kannada

Bhopal Hindi

Bhubaneswar Oriya

Chandigarh Punjabi / Hindi

Chennai Tamil

Guwahati Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo

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

FAQs

Will the RBI Assistant Prelims scores be factored into the final merit list?

Ans. No. The RBI Assistant Prelims exam is merely a screening examination to identify candidates for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022.

What language will the RBI Assistant Exam 2022 be written in?

Ans. The English and Hindi versions of the RBI Assistant Exam 2022 will be available (except English language paper).

What are the selection steps?

Ans. Prelims Mains, and Language Proficiency Test are the steps in the selection process for RBI Assistant 2022.

Conclusion

The RBI Assistant Prelims exam is merely a screening examination to identify candidates for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022. We hope you find this post to be useful and instructive. Start studying for the RBI Assistant exam by taking practice tests before the exam. This will give you an added boost of confidence. This article contains information on the detailed exam structure for the mains and preliminary examinations, the examination grading scheme, what the language competence test is, and much more.