RBI conducted the online objective written exam for the recruitment of Assistants on July 20 & 21, 2013. The written exam was of 2 hours and consisted of 200 questions.
Questions were divided into five sections of 40 questions in each section.

RBI Assistant Exam 2013 – Analysis:

English Section – English was the easiest section of all the sections. Out of 40 questions in English,
10 questions from comprehension passage, 10 questions from cloze test, 05 questions from sentence arrangements, 05 questions from single filler and 10 questions from common error.
If you have prepared well, it was very easy to attempt all 40 questions.

General Awareness – Most of the questions were related to banking and RBI. Apart from that, there were some current affairs question. Overall, this section was moderate in difficulty. Some of the questions were Current CRR, money bill can be introduced in – lok sabha/rajya sabha, revolution 2020 author, winner of 2012 french open women singles, tax structure in budget , banking ombudsman, primary market, secondary market related to -trading/rbi etc., white label ATM, current note life, food security bill guarantees subsidized food to _ percent of population, function of finance commission, Women’s day, SAARC Theme, Meaning of inflation, Golden Globe Award, etc.

Computer Awareness – This section was little tricky but most of the questions were easy. Questions were based on MS office, Networking and General computer knowledge.

Numerical Aptitude – The most time consuming section. Almost all the questions were based on BODMASS calculations. There were 1-2 questions from Geometry, Algebra, etc.

Reasoning – This section was also easy except few questions.

So, overall paper was quite easy.

RBI Assistant Exam 2013 – Cutoff:

As the written exam was easy, the cutoff is expected to be high. It will be around 120-140+ depending on the number of seats in your region.

See Also:

Study Material for RBI Grade B officers Exam 2013

Best Books to Prepare for RBI Grade B Officers Exam 2013

RBI Assistant Exam 2013 – Results:

As the written exam was conducted online, the results are expected to be released within 15-30 days. You are advised this page or follow us on Facebook to get instant result updates.

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