Things to know while Applying for RBI Assistant Exam 2017

Dear Banking Aspirant,

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the notification for the post of Assistant in their organization on Diwali and even the registration process for the above said has started. The total number of vacancies available for the RBI Assistant is 623. The total number of vacancies is divided for various states according to the spit as in the RBI website.

This is a great opportunity for the aspirants as this a season of exams and as you all know there are many exams in the forthcoming days too. So use this as an opportunity and crack the exam because it’s RBI and you know the perks of being an RBI assistant. It’s going to be tough and hard but at the end results matter and we hope ardent hard work and perseverance will pave to victory for all the candidates.

We have been getting queries regarding the application process of the RBI Assistant 2017 and we thought this will give an correct approach to apply for the RBI Assistant 2017 Examination. As you all know this notification by RBI is for the post of Assistants which are vacant in different states.

1. Where should I apply for the RBI Assistant 2017 Examination ?

You can apply for the post of RBI Assistant 2017 only through the RBI Official website. The aspirants can alternatively click the link below to directly visit the application page to apply for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 Examination.

Apply for RBI ASSISTANT 2017 EXAM

  • Please do note that no other mode of application process is available and it is available only through the RBI website.

2. When do the application process for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 commences and when is the last date to apply for the exam ?

The registration for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 has already commenced from 18th October 2017 and the last date to apply for the 623 vacancies for the post of Assistants is 10th November 2017.  Further information regarding the important dates are

RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT
Important Events Dates
Commencement of on-line registration of application 18/10/2017
Closure of registration of application 10/11/2017
Closure for editing application details 10/11/2017
Last date for printing your application 25/11/2017
Online Fee Payment 18/10/2017 to 10/11/2017

 

 

 

3. What is the Tentative Dates of the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 Preliminary Examination and Mains Examination ?

The tentative dates for the RBI Assistant preliminary examination is 27th and 28th November 2017 and the tentative dates for the RBI Assistant Mains Examination is 20th December 2017.

4. What should i do if I face any problems while applying for the RBI ASSISTANT Exam 2017 ?

In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee or receipt of call letter, queries may be made at candidate grievance Redressal cell http://cgrs.ibps.in / Don’t forget to mention ‘RBI Assistant Examination- 2017’ in the subject box of the email.
5. What are the individual vacancies available in each state for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 ?
The total number of vacancies available for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 is 623 and the split up of the vacancies for the various states can be checked in the table below.
Office Vacancies* PWD # EXS #
SC ST OBC$ GEN Total VI HI OH EX-1 EX-2
Ahmedabad 0 7(4) 4 8 19 0 0 0 1 2
Bengaluru 6 2 4 13 25 0 0 0 1 3
Bhopal 1 12(5) 0 12 25 1 0 0 1 3
Bhubaneswar 5(2) 3 1 8 17 0 0 0 1 2
Chandigarh 4 1 1 7 13 0 0 0 1 1
Chennai 3 0 4 8 15 1 0 0 1 2
Guwahati 3 9 6 18 36 0 1 0 2 4
Hyderabad 4(1) 1 3 8 16 0 0 1 1 2
Jaipur 2 3(1) 2 6 13 0 0 0 1 1
Jammu 2 4(1) 6 11 23 0 0 0 1 2
Kanpur &Lucknow 9 1 12 22 44 1 0 0 2 4
Kolkata 9 0 2 12 23 0 0 1 1 2
Mumbai 26 31(7) 78 129 264 3 2 3 12 26
Nagpur 0 4 3 8 15 0 0 1 1 2
New Delhi 9 0 14 24 47 0 1 1 2 5
Patna 7(2) 1 0 7 15 0 0 1 1 2
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi 2 0 4 7 13 0 1 0 1 1
Total 92 79 144 308 623 6 5 8 31 64
6. Is there any age restriction to apply for RBI ASSISTANT EXAM 2017?
Candidates aged between 20 and 28 years. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/10/1989 and not later than 01/10/1997 (both days including) are only eligible to apply.
7. What is the educational qualification required to apply for the post of RBI ASSISTANT 2017?

Candidates who wish to apply for the post of RBI ASSISTANT 2017 should be a graduate and should also have the working knowledge of word processing on PC. Also a candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category (except

dependents of ex-servicemen) should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.
8. Is there any percentage criteria to apply for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 ?
Yes, as said the candidate should be a graduate and should have got atleast 50% in the graduation in any discipline.

Note: 

Calculation of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the
candidate in all the subjects in all the semester(s)/year(s) by aggregating maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of honors / optional / additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class/Grade is decided on the basis of Honors marks only. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 49.99% will be treated as less that 50%.
9. Should I definitely know the Official Language of the state in which i’m applying for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017?
Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read,
write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office
Also additionally the candidates provisionally selected 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 (Annex -IV). Candidate not proficient in the Official/Local Language would be disqualified.
10. What are the Local Languages of the state concerned in Annex – IV ?
The Office wise local language is as follows:
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
11. What are the application fees/ Intimation Charges to apply for the RBI ASSISTANT EXAM 2017 ?
The application fees for the RBI ASSISTANT EXAM 2017
Rs. 50 for SC/ST/PWD/EXS (Only Intimation Charges)
Rs.450 for OBC/General candidates (Examination Fees + Intimation Charges)

12. I am in the final year of my study, Will I be able to apply for the RBI ASSISTANT EXAM 2017 ?

No. To apply for the RBI Assistant Exam 2017, you must be a graduate and should have a percentage of 50% and also you should have graduated before 1.10.2017.

13. What is the selection procedure of the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 ?

There are three phases for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017 and they are

  1. Online Prelims Examination
  2. Online Mains Examination
  3. Language Proficiency Test

You can read the official notification of the RBI ASSISTANT EXAM 2017 from the link below.

RBI ASSISTANT 2017 Official Notification

You can check the Language mentioned in the Annex IV in the link below.

Language List mentioned in RBI ASSISTANT 2017 Annex IV

If you still have doubts regarding the RBI ASSISTANT 2017, you can use the comments section in this post and we will make sure that it will be answered within few minutes.

Posts you can expect for the RBI ASSISTANT 2017

  • Perks, Salary, Emoluments of being a RBI ASSISTANT
  • Exam Pattern of RBI ASSISTANT 2017
  • Previous year Cut Off Marks of RBI Assistant 2017

 

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