RBI Assistants Vacancies: Doubts Clarified

RBI Assistants Exam is a very good opportunity for those who want to make a career with India's Central Bank. As the detailed notification for 525 vacancies in already out, candidates are having many doubts in reference to these vacancies. Given below are the Frequently asked questions and their answers -

Question: I am pursuing graduation can I apply ?
Ans. No, This examination is meant for graduates only.

Question: I have just given my final year examination for graduation can I apply ?

 Ans. No, only if your results have  been declared on or before 1^st May 2013

Question: What is the percentage required for graduation ?

Ans. 50% is required in graduation for General and OBC candidates and simple pass class is required for SC/ST candidates

Question: Is this an online examination ?

Ans  Yes,

Question: Is there a sectional cut off ?

Ans. Yes

Question: Which state should I apply from ?
Ans. As per pt. (iii) on page 4 of the notification

“ Candidates applying for post in a particular state should be proficient in the language of the state i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language”.

Question: Can I apply from more than one State

Ans. No.

Question: I know how to speak Marathi, can I apply from Maharashtra ?

Ans.  No, It is clear that you need to read and write Marathi,  Mere Oral knowledge of any language is not sufficient.

Question: How will language proficiency be tested ?

Ans. It may done at the time of the Interview, you may be given a paragraph to write, alternatively you may be given material to read and comprehend in front of the Interview panel. The Interview panel may ask you questions in the regional language to see your comfort in that language

So if you do not know a particular language don’t apply from that state, it can lead to disqualification from this job and from all future jobs also

Question: What language proficiency is required at which office of RBI ?

Ans. Refer chart below

Sr. No	Office	Vacancies
		SC	ST	OBC	GEN	Total	Language proficiency required
1	Ahmedabad	2	0	6	17	25	Gujarati
2	Bengaluru	5	2	8	16	31	Kannada
3	Bhopal	5	2	5	13	25	Hindi
4	Bhubaneswar	3	5	2	10	20	Oriya
5	Chandigarh	0	0	5	15	20	Punjabi
6	Chennai	9	0	8	18	35	Tamil
7	Guwahati	2	5	5	13	25	Assamese
8	Hyderabad	3 (1)	0	8	12	23	Telugu
9	Jaipur	3	2	3	9	17	Hindi
10	Jammu	3	2 (1)	1	10	16	Urdu,Punjabi
11	Kanpur & Lucknow	8 (3)	0	6	11	25	Hindi
12	Kolkata	9	14	8	19	50	Bengali
13	Mumbai	22	7	0	102	131	Marathi
14	Nagpur	7	0	0	8	15	Marathi
15	New Delhi	7 (3)	0	8	13	28	Hindi
16	Patna	6	1	5	12	24	Hindi
17	Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	0	0	1	14	15	Malayalam
	Total	94	40	79	312	525

Question: I  know only Hindi which state should I apply from ?

Ans. Refer chart below

		SC	ST	OBC	GEN	Total
1	Bhopal	5	2	5	13	25
2	Jaipur	3	2	3	9	17
3	Kanpur & Lucknow	8	0	6	11	25
4	New Delhi	7	0	8	13	28
5	Patna	6	1	5	12	24
	Total	29	5	27	58	119

As per the chart above there is not much difference in the vacancies in the Hindi belt offices, so you can choose any office of your choice as per your location preference.

Question: If I apply from a particular office will I be posted in that office ?

As per Pt. (iv) on page 5 of the notification

  “Selected candidates will be initially posted in RBI’s office within the Recruitment Zone for which

they had applied. However, they are liable to be transferred in administrative exigencies to centres

grouped and classified into West, South, North and East Zone offices as under: “

(a) West Zone:

Ahmedabad, Bhopal (including Raipur), Mumbai (including Belapur), Nagpur,Pune and Panaji.

(b) South Zone:

Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochiand Thiruvananthapuram.

(c) North Zone:

 Chandigarh(including Shimla), Jaipur, Jammu / Srinagar, Kanpur, Lucknow (including Dehradun) and

New Delhi.

(d) East Zone:

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati (including all North Eastern states), Kolkata and Patna(including Ranchi).

So you would initially be posted at the office where you applied but may be transferred, so you should be mentally prepared for transfer

Question: There are very few vacancies in Hindi speaking states, is it worth applying ?

Ans. Yes, this job is for RBI assistants, securing a government job and that too in the Reserve Bank of India,is a matter of great pride and honour even if there are few vacancies, there is no harm in applying, since the pattern of the exam is very similar to that of IBPS Clerk. For bank jobs aspirants this is an ideal opportunity to test themselves.

In case you are already through with your IBPS preparation then there is nothing new which you need to study So no harm in applying. It is only a matter of Rs 400/- at the most.

In case you are targeting IBPS PO – 2013 or IBPS Clerk 2013, you should treat this RBI assistant’s examination as valuable practice for the examinations coming later in the year.

Also remember this profile of RBI assistants is no small profile, no less than a Clerical level cadre job in a PSU Bank , you will have a good career if you are selected.

It is also a prestigious job, so you need not feel disheartened if the number of vacancies is small. Only after trying can you succeed in life.

Question: What is the pattern of the paper and how should I prepare ?

Ans.   The pattern is similar to that of IBPS Clerk exam, 40 questions per section and 5 sections in total. So your preparation should be that of  IBPS Clerk.

Currently there are two Clerical level vacancies Insurance Assistants and RBI Assistants, both examinations are taking place in the month of July, and more or less the examination pattern will be similar, so you should target both these exams simultaneously.

Both these examinations are an ideal warm-up for the examination scheduled later in the year viz :-

(1)   IBPS RRB – II Officers and Assistants 2013

(2)   IBPS PO-III 2013

(3)   IBPS Clerk – III 2013

   So all the best and get cracking !!