RBI Assistant Mains

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is soon going to release the notification for RBI Assistant 2026 and invite applications from eligible Indian candidates for the posts of ‘Assistant’ in various Offices of the Reserve Bank of India. 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).

RBI Assistant is unquestionably one of the most prestigious jobs for banking aspirants. Along with attractive salary and other perks and allowances, selected candidates would enjoy all the benefits given to all the employees who work under the Central Government as RBI Assistants comes under the Central Government post.

Here we are going to discuss the important aspects of RBI Assistant exam in detail including the important dates, Job profile, Eligibility criteria, Education Qualifications, Application fees, Examination pattern & Syllabus.

RBI Assistant 2026: Important dates

It is expected that an information brochure for RBI Assistant recruitment would be released in the next few days. To know the important dates for the RBI Assistant 2026 examination, you can refer to the following table:

Events	Major Dates
RBI Assistant Notification Release	To be announced
Online Application starts	To be announced
Last Date of Payment of Application Fees	To be announced
RBI Assistant Preliminary Examination	To be announced
RBI Assistant Mains Examination	To be announced
Official RBI website	https://rbi.org.in

 

RBI Assistant Pre Mock Test
 

RBI Assistant Job Profile:

Before getting selected as an Assistant at the Reserve Bank of India, it is important to know the role of an Assistant in this organization. Following are some of the key responsibilities of an RBI Assistant:

• The Assistants at RBI have to maintain files, collect receipts, balance tally, maintain the ledger, etc.

• RBI Assistants also have to verify the documents and bank details.

• The RBI Assistant aids in the Issuance and Circulation of currency

• They are also expected to reply to all the emails received and maintain a log of the same.

• The Assistants at RBI are expected to make sure of financial stability.

Eligibility Criteria:

Before applying for the RBI Assistant examination, you need to ensure that you fulfill all the eligibility conditions including the age limit, education qualification, nationality, etc. as admission at all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification, at any time before or after the written examination, it is found that you do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, your candidature for the examination will be cancelled.

Therefore, to avoid inconvenience at any stage of the examination, we are going to familiarize you with the eligibility criteria for RBI Assistant Examination in detail.
 

Education Qualification:

Before applying for the examination, you should go through the essential education qualification required for RBI Assistant Examination. Any graduate from any disciple can apply for the examination provided they fulfill the following conditions:

I. At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on PC.

II. A candidate belonging to the 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.

III. Candidates applying for a 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.

Age Relaxation:

As per the previous year's notification, candidates aged between 20 and 28 years are only eligible to apply for the RBI Assistant Exam.

The relaxation in the upper age limit for the different categories is given below:
 

Category	Age-Relaxation (In years)
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe (SC / ST)	By 5 years, i.e. up to 33 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	By 3 years, i.e. up to 31 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)	By 10 years (GEN/ EWS), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years (SC/ST)
Ex-Servicemen	To the extent of service rendered by them in Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3 years subject to a maximum of 50 years
Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not re-married	By 10 years
Candidates having work experience in Reserve Bank of India	To the extent of number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years

 

RBI Assistant 2026 Application Fees

As per the previous year’s notification, candidates will have to pay the Examination fees/ Intimation Charges (Non- Refundable) as given in the following table. Staff candidates are exempted from payment of examination fees and intimation charges. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of examination fees/intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
 

Category	Fees
For OBC/General/EWS candidates	₹ 450 /-
For SC/ST/PwBD/EXS	₹ 50/-

 

Mains Examination: