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RBI Assistant Notification 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts the RBI Assistant Exam to fill 650 assistant positions across its branches across India. Maintaining records and files, verifying documents, guaranteeing financial stability, issuing and circulating new currency, handling daily transactions, attending government treasury work, responding to emails, and more are all responsibilities of an RBI assistant.
Important Dates
Have a quick look at the important dates pertinent to registration and the exam.
|
Activity |
Dates |
|
Tender Notification |
19.2.2026 |
|
Detailed Notification PDF |
16.2.2026 |
|
RBI Assistant Apply Online Start Date |
16.2.2026 |
|
Online Application Form Last Date |
08.3.2026 |
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Last Date to Pay Fees |
08.3.2026 |
|
RBI Assistant Preliminary Exam Date |
11.4.2026 |
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 |
|||||||||
|
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 |
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
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
A candidate must be between 20 to 28 years of age to be eligible for the RBI Assistant 2026 Exam. 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 |
10 Years for Gen 13 Years for OBC 15 Years for SC/ST |
|
Ex-Servicemen |
To the extent of service rendered by them in the 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 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. |
RBI Assistant 2026 Application Fees
Candidates are required to pay Rs. 450 (for General and OBC Candidate) or Rs. 50 (for Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD) as their Application Fee for the RBI Assistant 2026 Exam. He/She can pay the application fee online using net banking or by any credit/debit card.
Please note that no application fee is required to be paid by the RBI staff.
RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Selection Process
RBI Assistant 2026 exam is going to be conducted in three phases [Prelims + Mains + Language Proficiency Test (LPT)]. The preliminary examination has three sections: Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability and English Language.
1. The mains exam has five different sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.
2. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for the wrong answers attempted by the candidate. No marks will be deducted if the question is left unanswered or blank.
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 candidates must qualify in these three rounds to be selected for the Assistant post at the Reserve Bank of India.
RBI Assistant Salary 2026
Appointed candidates under the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 will get a starting salary of Rs. 29 to 58k.