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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the 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).
The RBI has released the Notification for RBI Assistant 2026 exam. To know the important dates for the RBI Assistant 2026 examination, you can check the following table:
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:
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.
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.
The relaxation in the upper age limit for the different categories is given below:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the 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).
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The RBI has released the Notification for RBI Assistant 2026 exam. To know the important dates for the RBI Assistant 2026 examination, you can check the following table:
| Events | Major Dates |
| RBI Assistant Notification Release | 16 February 2026 |
| Online Application starts | 16 February 2026 |
| Last Date of Payment of Application Fees | 10th March 2026 |
| RBI Assistant Preliminary Examination | 11th and 13th April 2026 |
| RBI Assistant Mains Examination | 7th June 2026 |
| Official RBI website | https://rbi.org.in/ |
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 notification 2026, 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 | The period of service rendered in the Armed Forces along with an additional 3 years, not exceeding the upper age limit of 50 years. |
| Women who are widowed, divorced, or legally separated and have not remarried. | Up to 35 years (40 years for SC/ ST) |
| 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 notification 2026, 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/- |
EXAM PATTERN
RBI Assistant exam pattern 2026:
The exam will be carried in two different levels i.e Preliminary and main exam. Both will be done online only. The exam will be Objective in nature.
Preliminary Examination (MCQs):
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
Mains Examination:
| S. No. | Sections | No. of Question | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| 4. | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 5. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 6. | Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
RBI Assistant Vacancy 2026
The RBI Assistant Notification 2026 has been released with total 650 vacancies for the post of assistant. Here's the Category-wise and state-wise vacancies breakdown:-| Office | Number of Vacancies* | PwBD | EXS | |||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN/ UR | TOTAL | A | B | C | D | EX 1 | EX 2 | |
| Ahmedabad | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 |
| Bengaluru | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 2 |
| Bhopal | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 1(1) | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 3 |
| Bhubaneswar | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1(1) | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 |
| Chandigarh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 |
| Chennai | 13 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Guwahati | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2(2) | 1(1) | 1 | 3 |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaipur | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jammu | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 14 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 3(3) | 1 | 3(2) | 2 | 5 |
| Kolkata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 2 |
| Mumbai | 54 | 2(1) | 25 | 24 | 144 | 249 | 2 | 8(6) | 5(2) | 9(6) | 11 | 24 |
| Nagpur | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Delhi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Patna | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1(1) | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 37 (1) | 99 | 58 | 346 | 650(1) | 9(2) | 27(23) | 13(5) | 21(16) | 21 | 58 |
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