RBI Assistant Notification 2026: Vacancies, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Selection Process

Bank | 16 Feb 2026

RBI Assistant Notification 2026: Vacancies, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Selection Process

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the RBI Assistant Notification 2026 for the recruitment of 650 Assistant posts. The online application process has started on 16 February 2026 and will close on 8 March 2026 at 11:59 PM. Candidates who hold a graduate degree and fall within the age limit of 20 to 28 years can apply for this recruitment. Interested applicants should carefully read the full notification before submitting the online application.

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RBI Assistant Notification 2026- Overview

RBI Assistant Notification 2026- Overview
Organisation	Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Post	Assistants
Exam Level	National
Vacancies	650
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Registration Dates	16th February to 8th March 2026
Recruitment Process	Prelims, Main Exams, Language Proficiency Test
Education Qualification	Graduates or relevant degree
Age Limit	20 years to 28 years
RBI Assistant Salary	Rs. 58,514/- every month
RBI Official Website	www.rbi.org.in

Important Dates

Apply Start Date	16 February 2026
Apply Last Date	08 March 2026
Exam Date	11 April 2026
Mains Exam Date	07 June 2026

Application Fees

Gen/ OBC/ EWS	Rs. 450/-
SC/ ST/ PWD	Rs. 50/-
Mode of Payment	Online

RBI Assistant Vacancy 2026

RBI Assistant Vacancy 2026 has been announced along with the RBI Assistant Notification PDF. As announced, the vacancies to be filled this year are 650. The category-wise & state-wise vacancy distribution can be checked from the table below.

Office	Number of Vacancies*						PwBD				EXS
Office	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

Note: “The Bank reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of vacancies as per the requirement or not fill up the vacancies”.

RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Eligibility

Nationality: A candidate is required to be

(a) a citizen of India or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

RBI Assistant Educational Qualification (as on 01/02/2026)

A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with an aggregate of 50% (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) and above in any discipline to be eligible for the RBI Assistant 2026 Exam. He/She must hold knowledge of computers as well as have proficiency in the official language of the concerned state or Union Territory.

RBI Assistant Age Limit (as on 01/02/2026)

A candidate must be between 20 and 28 years of age to be eligible for the RBI Assistant 2026 Exam. Candidates born not earlier than 02/02/1998 and not later than 01/02/2006 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply. Age relaxation is given to candidates belonging to the reserved category. The age relaxations granted by the Government of India are mentioned in the table below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years, i.e., up to 33 years
OBC	3 Years, i.e., up to 31 years
PwD	10 Years for Gen 13 years for OBC 15 years for SC/ST
Ex-Servicemen	To the extent of service rendered by them inthe Armed Forces, plus an additional period of 3 years, is subject to a maximum of 50 years.
Widows/divorced women/ women judicially separated who are not remarried	10 Years
Candidates holding working experience of RBI	To the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of 3 years.

Selection Process

The selection process for this recruitment includes the following stages:

Pre Written Exam
Mains Written exam
Language Proficiency Test
Document Verification
Medical Examination

RBI Assistant 2026 Prelims Exam Pattern

The candidates have to primarily appear in the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam, which is the screening stage to shortlist candidates for the Mains Exam.

RBI Assistant 2026 Prelims Exam Pattern
Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

RBI Assistant 2026 Mains Exam Pattern

The candidates who qualify in the Prelims Exam will be eligible to appear for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam, for which the exam pattern has been mentioned below.

RBI Assistant 2026 Mains Exam Pattern
Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	40	40	30 minutes
Numerical Ability	40	40	30 minutes
Reasoning Ability	40	40	30 minutes
Computer Knowledge	40	40	20 minutes
General Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Total	200	200	135 minutes

Language Proficiency Test (LPT)

The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main online examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). Based on the score of the preliminary examination, students are qualified for the Mains exam. All the candidates must qualify for these three rounds to ensure final selection to the post of Assistant inthe Reserve Bank of India.

RBI Assistant 2026 Syllabus

The RBI Assistant 2026 Exam has a predefined syllabus for all the sections for both the preliminary examination and the mains examination. The detailed RBI Assistant Syllabus 2026 of the examination is discussed below:

RBI Assistant 2026 Syllabus
English Language	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	Computer Knowledge	Reasoning
Reading Comprehension	Current World News	Time and Distance	Languages	Number Series
Synonyms	Current India News	Time and Work	Basic Hardware and Software	Blood Relations
Antonyms	Geography Concepts	HCF and LCM	History of Computers	Analogy
Sentence Correction	History Concepts	Simple and Compound Interest	Devices	Odd Man Out
Word Meanings	Political Science	Problems on Trains		Number Series
	Current Affairs	Average		Coding and Decoding
		Allegations and Comparison		Directions-Based Concept
		Probability		Row Arrangements
		Permutation and Combination		Symbols
		Pipes		Statement Reading, Understanding

RBI Assistant 2026 Salary

The basic pay of an RBI Assistant is ₹29,000 per month. With allowances such as DA, HRA, CCA, and Transport Allowance, the gross monthly salary comes to approximately ₹58,514. RBI Assistants also receive medical benefits, leave travel concessions, and other perks.

RBI Assistant 2026 Apply Online

The online application process started on 16 February 2026. The recruitment process is conducted by IBPS on behalf of RBI.

Steps to Apply Online

Visit the official website at rbi.org.in
Click on Opportunities → Current Vacancies
Register using basic details
Upload required documents
Pay the application fee online
Submit the form and save a copy

Last date to apply: 08 March 2026

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