Ever since the announcement was made, applicants have started to ask the question ‘how to prepare for RBI assistants recruitment 2015’.At a time when public sector bank jobs in India are considered as best career option by graduates think about the response Reserve bank of India -India’s central bank would have generated.
With simple eligibility conditions 50% marks in graduation and salary higher than clerical cadre in PSB’s, its one offer no govt job aspirant would like to lose.
For this reason we are publishing detailed info on how to prepare for RBI assistants recruitment exam 2015.
RBI Exam Pattern
Similar to IBPS common exams for PO & clerk jobs, Reserve bank of India has also planned an online test for assistant cadre jobs.This means candidates would have to read the questions & answer them on a computer.
The online objective test is to be held in the month of September at various locations across India.
As seen in the image, there shall be 5 sections each consisting of 40 questions.While every correct answer fetches you 1 mark, 0.25 would be reduced as negative marks for each wrong answer.
Cutoffs: Candidates should secure minimum qualifying marks in each test paper & post higher overall scores for gaining entry into Interview stage.
The RBI assistant exam cutoffs cannot be said at this moment as they are fixed by the bank after the exams based on collective performance, no. of vacancies & no. of qualifiers.So do your best to maximize your chances of featuring in the merit list.
Solved Papers
Be it any bank exam, applicants are always on the lookout for model & sample questions.If you are searching for RBI assistant previous year solved question papers, here is one.
>> RBI assistants exam 2012 solved paper – Read online & download
Buy Books
RBI recruitments are seasonal & hence there aren’t many specialized coaching centres to help you in preparing for these exams.But study materials are readily available nowadays.Here are some latest RBI assistant exam books on the Internet.
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Topics to Prepare
The syllabus for RBI assistants exam 2015 is not provided in advertisement.But for the benefit of applicants, we are giving an indicative list of topics to cover.
These subjects were compiled based on eligibility conditions prescribed, previous tests & questions asked in similar competitive exams.
Reasoning |
English language |
Analogy | Synonyms & Antonyms |
Syllogisms | Tense & Voices |
Arrangements | Sentence completion |
Coding – Decoding | Comprehension questions |
Sequences | Verbs, Prepositions |
Statement and Conclusion | Rearrangement |
Number/ Letter Series | Error spotting |
Word/ Alphabet orders | Substitution exercises |
General awareness |
Numerical ability |
Computer Knowledge |
RBI & Banking knowledge | Time, Distance, Work, Wage problems | Operating systems (types, features etc) |
Abbreviations | Area & Perimeter, Profit & Loss | Networking (LAN, WAN, server, client etc.,) |
Indian history & economy | Ratio, Percentage & Fractions | Internet (email, antivirus,firewall,IP,spam etc.,) |
Awards, Days & events | HCF,LCM, Averages | Computer components (CPU,RAM,USB,drives,etc.,) |
Books & Authors | Simple/ Compound interest | |
Current affairs/ Latest news | Missing numbers |
Predicting exact questions for any government recruitment examinations is simply impossible.The above list shall serve only as a starting point but for scoring higher marks in RBI assistants exam 2015 we suggest you to prepare further. |
The competition for RBI assistants exams is certainly expected to be on the higher side.So putting your 100% effort in preparations is very much necessary.
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