RBI Assistant 2026 Notification Out for 650 Vacancies, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, Salary, Download PDF, Apply Online

RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF was released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on its official website on 16 February 2026. The RBI Assistant Notification 2026 PDF has been released for a total of 650 Assistant vacancies in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the Panel Year 2025. Eligible candidates can apply online for the registration of RBI Assistant 2026 starting from 16 February 2026 until 8 March 2026 on the RBI website https://www.rbi.org.in/). The RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2026 is tentatively scheduled to be held on 11 April 2026 and RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026 will be held on 7 June 2026. Interested candidates can check all details about the RBI Assistant Notification PDF 2026, RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Date 2026, RBI Assistant Mains Exam Date 2026, RBI Assistant Vacancies 2026, RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2026, RBI Assistant Salary 2026, RBI Assistant Selection Stages 2026, RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2026 here in this blog article from Veranda RACE.

RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Notification Out

RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF for the Panel Year 2025 was officially released on its website (https://website.rbi.org.in/web/rbi/-/recruitment-for-the-post-of-assistant-panel-year-2025-in-reserve-bank-of-india) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 February 2026 for the recruitment of 650 vacancies for the post of RBI Assistant in the Reserve Bank of India offices.

Eligible candidates can start applying for the RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026 for the direct recruitment of 650 RBI Assistant vacancies in the Reserve Bank of India starting from 16 February 2026 on its official website, https://website.rbi.org.in/.

The last date to apply or submit the online registration application for the RBI Assistant 2026 Recruitment is 8 March 2026.

The online application registration window to apply for the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 will remain open from 16 February 2026 until 8 March 2026.

The RBI Assistant 2026 Selection Process is a two-stage exam process: Prelims, Mains followed by a Language Proficiency Test.

Candidates interested in clearing the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 must begin their RBI Assistant Exam preparation early to get through and clinch the RBI Assistant job and work in the Reserve Bank of India branches.

The RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF for the recruitment of 650 RBI Assistant vacancies is available for download for candidates starting from 16 February 2026. Candidates can download the official notification PDF for the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 starting from 16 February 2026 here using the direct link from Veranda RACE:

RBI Assistant 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF – 650 Vacancies – Click Here to Download PDF

The last date for the payment of online application fee and intimation charges for the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 will be until 8 March 2026.

What is the RBI Assistant Exam?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regularly conducts the RBI Assistant Exam on an annual basis to select suitable candidates for the position of RBI Assistant in its various RBI branches and offices across India.

This RBI Assistant Exam is the most highly anticipated competitive exam in the Bank or Insurance sector in India after the RBI Grade B Exam. The RBI Assistant also offers the highest salary among the recruitments conducted for Assistant posts in Banking, Insurance and Regulatory firms in India.

This RBI Assistant Recruitment attracts numerous aspirants who have Graduation in any degree due its eligibility criteria, attractive salary and long-term job security with India’s banking regulator, RBI.

The RBI Assistant 2026 for the direct recruitment of 650 RBI Assistant vacancies offers a golden opportunity for the Bank and Insurance exam aspirants to work with India’s central bank for candidates who’ve graduated in any degree.

Candidates who wish to join the Indian regulatory body for the Indian banking system and Indian currency and want to work in the country’s main payment systems can use this buzzing opportunity to join the Reserve Bank of India as an RBI Assistant.

The RBI Assistant Exam 2026 will be a nationwide exam administered by the Reserve Bank of India conducted in two phases or selection stages: RBI Assistant Prelims 2026, RBI Assistant Mains 2026 and RBI Assistant LPT 2026.

RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026: Overview

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has officially issued the RBI Assistant 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF on 16 February 2026. This RBI Assistant Recruitment Exam 2026 is conducted for the direct recruitment of 650 RBI Assistant vacancies to work in various RBI branches and offices across India.

Candidates interested in a career to work in India’s central bank and have a permanent government regulatory job can attend this RBI Assistant 2026 to compete for the 650 RBI Assistant vacancies in 2026 announced through the RBI Assistant Notification PDF 2026.

Candidates who are eligible to apply for the RBI Assistant Exam 2026 can find the comprehensive overview of the RBI Assistant 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:

RBI Assistant 2026: Apply Online

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will officially start the RBI Assistant 2026 Online Application Registration Process from 16 February 2026.

Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the 650 RBI Assistant vacancies can submit their RBI Assistant Online Application 2026 from 16 February 2026 until 8 March 2026 on the RBI official website.

To complete the RBI Assistant Online Apply Online Process 2026, eligible candidates must visit the official RBI website (https://www.rbi.org.in/) to apply if they have the eligibility such as nationality, age limit, educational qualification, etc. as mentioned in the RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF.

Candidates can also use the direct online registration application link available below in the Veranda RACE website blog to apply for the RBI Assistant 2026 Selection Process:

RBI Assistant 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

RBI Assistant Vacancies 2026

The number of RBI Assistant Vacancies 2026 was officially announced in the RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF on 16 February 2026 by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A total of 650 Assistant vacancies was announced by the Reserve Bank of India in the RBI Assistant 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF.

Candidates can also find the category-wise and office-wise RBI Assistant vacancies in 2026 here using the table below from Veranda RACE:

RBI Assistant Important Dates 2026

The Reserve Bank of India has released the exam-related important dates in the RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF. The online application process starts from 16 February 2026 and will be active till 8 March 2026.

RBI Assistant Exam Dates 2026

Along with the RBI Assistant Notification 2026 PDF, the official exam dates for the Prelims and Mains of the RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026 have been released for RBI Assistant vacancies in 2026. Check the complete RBI Assistant Exam Dates 2026 for both Prelims and Mains here from the table:

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2026

Interested and eligible applicants for the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 for the recruitment to the post of RBI Assistant should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online for the RBI Assistant Selection Process in 2026.

The eligibility criteria for the RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026 include RBI Assistant Educational Qualification 2026, RBI Assistant Age Limit 2026, RBI Assistant Nationality, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF blog post of Veranda RACE:

RBI Assistant Age Limit 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the 650 RBI Assistant vacancies announced through the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Selection Process must between the ages of 20 years and 28 years as on the cut-off date. Candidates must be within the ages of 20 years and 28 years as mentioned in the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF.

The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age eligibility for the RBI Assistant Exam 2026 with respect to minimum and maximum age limit will be 1 February 2026.

Candidates born not earlier than 2 February 1998 and not later than 1 February 2006 (both dates inclusive) are only eligible to apply for the RBI Assistant Recruitment in 2026.

Eligible candidates from reserved categories will get RBI Assistant Age Relaxation in the upper age limit according to the government rules and RBI rules.

RBI Assistant Age Relaxation 2026

As per the RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF, age relaxation for the upper age limit will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 Age Relaxation:

RBI Assistant Educational Qualification 2026

Candidates interested to apply for the RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 must have the following educational qualification as mentioned in the RBI Assistant 2026 Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 650 RBI Assistant vacancies in the Reserve Bank of India branches.

Candidates should have at least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50 per cent marks (pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on computers.

Candidates belonging to the Ex-Servicemen category should either be a graduate or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent exam of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.

Candidates applying for Assistant post in a particular Recruiting Office should be proficient in the language, i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language of the state or any of the states falling under the Recruiting office.

The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age educational qualification for the RBI Assistant Exam 2026 will be 1 February 2026.

RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026

The RBI Assistant Recruitment 2026 is a two-staged selection process and candidates have to clear all the two stages to get shortlisted as a RBI Assistant in the Reserve Bank of India branches and offices across India.

The RBI Assistant 2026 Selection Process involves the following two selection stages:

RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2026

RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026

RBI Assistant Language Proficiency Test (LPT) 2026

RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2026

The RBI Assistant Prelims 2026 will be an online objective test consisting of multiple choice questions (MCQs).

This online test will have 100 MCQ questions for a total of 100 marks. The total duration of the RBI Assistant Prelims 2026 will be 60 minutes.

There will be three sections namely English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability.

The online test will have negative marking for wrong answers. One-fourth of the marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the RBI Assistant Prelims 2026.

There will also be sectional cut-off in the RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2026.

Candidates can find the detailed RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2026 from the Veranda RACE table below:

RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2026

Candidates who clear the Prelims Exam will be called to attend the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026. The RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026 will consist of 200 questions for a total time duration of 135 minutes.

The RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026 consists of 5 sections. This RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2026 will have negative marks and sectional cutoff. There will also be sectional timing in this selection stage of RBI Assistant Exam 2026.

Candidates can find the detailed RBI Assistant Prelims Mains Pattern 2026 from the Veranda RACE table below:

RBI Assistant Language Proficiency Test 2026

Candidates who are provisionally shortlisted from the RBI Assistant Mains 2026 will have to undergo a Language Proficiency Test (LPT). The LPT will be conducted in the Official or local language of the state concerned. Candidates not proficient in the official or local language shall be disqualified in the RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026.

The office-wise local languages for the purpose of LPT are as follows in the below table:

RBI Assistant Salary 2026

The candidates shortlisted for the post of RBI Assistant will be offered a pay scale in the range of ₹29000– 1700 (3) – 34100 – 2040 (4) - 42260 – 2720 (6) – 58580 – 2950 (2) – 64480 – 3370 (3) – 74590 – 4050 (1) – 78640. The RBI Assistant Basic Pay will be ₹29,000 per month.

At present, initial RBI Office Attendant monthly gross emoluments (without HRA) or monthly salary will be ₹58,514 per month. The HRA of 15% of pay will be paid, if accommodation is not provided by the Reserve Bank of India.

RBI Assistant Application Fee 2026

Candidates have to submit their RBI Assistant Exam Online Application Form to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) along with the RBI Assistant Exam Online Application Fee through online mode only.

Here you can find the detailed online application fee for the RBI Office Attendant Exam 2026:

Candidates (Except SC/ST/PwBD/EXS and RBI Staff) are required to pay a fee of ₹ 450 along with 18 per cent GST as online application fee and intimation charges for the RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026 only using online payment methods either by Internet banking facility of any bank or by using Credit/Debit Card/UPI payments/Mobile wallets.

RBI Assistant Exam Application Fee 2026:

General/EWS/OBC Candidates: ₹450 + 18% GST

SC/ST/PwBD/EXS: ₹50+ 18% GST

RBI Staff: No Exam Fee

The last date for the payment of the RBI Assistant Exam 2026 Online Application Fee is 8 March 2026.

RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2026

Candidates applying for the RBI Assistant Exam 2026 can find the comprehensive list of RBI Assistant Exam Centres 2026 for both Prelims and Mains in various states and union territories for RBI Assistant Selection Process 2026: