RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022: Preparation Strategy

The RBI Assistant prelims were held on 26 – 27 March 2022 and the results will be announced shortly. The RBI Assistant Mains exam will be conducted in April-May 2022. With only a few weeks left for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022, we hope your preparation is in full swing. If not, we suggest you start preparing right away.

While it is important to practice sufficiently for the exam, it is equally important to prepare smartly. It is important that you strategize your preparation well. Thus this article covers the following:

• RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern
• RBI Assistant Mains Exam Syllabus
• Preparation & time management tips
• RBI Assistant Mains Exam cutoffs
• Tips to improve your speed and accuracy

Use the following as a guide throughout your RBI Assistant Mains Exam Preparation.

RBI Assistant Mains Exam : Pattern

Name of Tests (Objective)	No of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	40	40	30 minutes
English Language	40	40	30 minutes
Numerical Ability	40	40	30 minutes
General Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Computer Knowledge	40	40	20 minutes
Total	200	200	135 minutes

*The above main online tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

RBI Assistant Mains 2022 Exam Syllabus

English Language syllabus for RBI Assistant 2022 Exam:

• Reading Comprehension
• Spot the error
• Fill in the blanks
• Cloze Test
• Sentence completion
• Para-jumbles
• Antonyms & Synonyms
• Phrase Replacement

Numerical Ability Syllabus for RBI Assistant 2022 Exam:

• Number Series
• Profit & Loss
• Average
• Time & Work
• Simplification
• Data Sufficiency
• Partnership
• Time & Distance
• Problem on Ages
• Ratio & Proportion
• Pipes & Cisterns
• Boats & Steams
• Data Interpretation
• Mensuration
• Percentages
• Mixture & Alligations
• LCM & HCF
• Probability
• Quant Comparison

Reasoning Syllabus for RBI Assistant 2022 Exam:

• Seating Arrangement – Linear, Circular, and Square
• Puzzle
• Syllogism
• Inequality
• Blood relations
• Coding-Decoding
• Data Sufficiency
• Ranking
• Distance & Direction

General Awareness Syllabus for RBI Assistant 2022 Exam:

• Banking Awareness
• Awareness about the Reserve Bank of India
• Current Affairs
• Static GK

Computer Knowledge syllabus for RBI Assistant 2022 Exam:

• Fundamentals of Computer
• Computer terms & abbreviations
• Operating System
• Networking
• Internet
• Microsoft Office
• History of Computers
• Hardware and Software

Tips to prepare for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam

Gather quality study material

Refer to the RBI Assistant Mains Exam Pattern & RBI Assistant Mains Exam Syllabus and ideally gather the previous years’ RBI Assistant Mains Exam Solved Question Papers and Online RBI Assistant Exam Study Material. The previous years’ solved question papers will not only help you understand the process of solving but also give you an idea of the kind of questions that can appear in the RBI Mains Exam Paper.

Brush-up your fundamentals

Once you are done gathering the required RBI Assistant Mains Exam Study Material, analyze the previous year’s RBI Assistant Mains Question Papers and brush up on the basic and advanced concepts under each section before you begin practicing them.

Practice sufficiently

Practice questions of different difficulty levels from every section and practice a sufficient number of questions. Set a timer during your practice sessions to determine the time taken by each question. Try and solve the questions in lesser time and with greater accuracy. Practice calculating mentally to save time during your RBI Assistant Mains Exam Paper.

Improve your Speed and Accuracy

During the final week of your RBI Assistant Mains 2022 Exam Preparation focus on improving your speed and accuracy. The following steps will help you prepare a custom study plan that will help you improve your speed and accuracy in RBI Assistant 2022 Mains Exam:

Step 1: Take an RBI Assistant 2022 Mains Mock Test

Step 2: Analyze your performance in the RBI Assistant Mains Mock Test using the analytics tool. Analyzing your performance will help you determine your speed and accuracy and identify your weak areas.

Step 3: Use this information to devise a custom study plan for the RBI Assistant Mains Exam.

We’re providing you with a table for your reference:

Name of the section	Speed & Accuracy	Plan
	List of topics in which you have good speed and accuracy.	Focus less on this area and dedicate relatively lesser time on these topics, but solve a sufficient number of problems so that you don’t lose touch.
	List of topics in which you have bad speed and accuracy.	Focus most on these topics and dedicate most of your time here. Practice as many problems as possible.

Step 4: Follow your custom study plan for the next two days, focusing on improving your weak areas in RBI Assistant and making your strong areas stronger.

Step 5: Once you have practiced sufficiently take another RBI Assistant Mains Mock Test

Repeat steps 1 to 5 until you have mastered all the topics under the RBI Assistant Exam Syllabus.

Time Management during the RBI Main Exam

• The duration of the RBI Assistant Mains 2022 exam is 135 minutes.
• One way to determine how much time you should be allocating to each section during the RBI Assistant Mains Exam is by taking the Mock tests. Analyze your performance in the mock test and identify your strong and weak areas in the RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022 Syllabus.
• It’s a good idea to start answering with the topics you’re confident in and is less time-consuming and finish it in as little time as possible with 100% accuracy and then move on to the more time-consuming & difficult topics/questions. Make sure you read the questions carefully before answering.
• RBI Assistant Mains Exam has sectional cut-offs, so aim to clear the RBI Assistant Sectional Cut-Offs, while at the same time increasing your overall score.
• While it is important to answer quickly, it is equally important to answer accurately as there’s a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
• For effective time management during the exam, set a timer during your practice sessions, to determine which topics are taking more time. Practicing a sufficient number of questions from your weaker sections in RBI Assistant Mains Exam 2022 Syllabus will help you increase your speed and accuracy.

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We hope the above guide helps you strategize your RBI Assistant Main Exam Preparation.

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