The
Reserve Bank of India conducted the preliminary examination for the recruitment
of 610 Assistant to various RBI branches. The prelims paper for RBI Assistant
is being conducted in multiple slots to accommodate as many candidates as
possible. Here is our detailed RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis as well as
Expected RBI Assistant Cutoff based on 23 December 2016 paper.
RBI
Assistant Exam Analysis: 23 December 2016
Before we being our detailed review
of RBI Assistant Prelims Examination, let us revisit the exam pattern for RBI
Assistant Prelims Exam. According to RBI
Assistant Exam Structure, the preliminary examination consisted of
100 questions from 3 sections – English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and
Reasoning Ability.
Section Name
|
Number of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
English Language
|
30
|
30
|
Numerical Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
Each question carried 1 mark and the total time to solve the
entire paper was 60 minutes. Turning our attention back to RBI Assistant Exam
Analysis,
The overall level of the paper was Moderate.
The paper had a mixed number of easy, moderate to challenging
questions, which could be segregated and attempted by candidates with good
amount of practice beforehand. Let us go a step deeper in our exam analysis of
RBI Assistant Prelims Paper with section-wise review of RBI Examination
conducted on 23rd December 2016.
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis for English Section
Beginning our paper review of RBI Assistant Prelims Examination,
the big surprise, the English Section had a
Moderate to slightly Difficult set of questions. The topic-wise breakdown of
questions is as follows.
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
Reading Comprehension
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Cloze Test
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Fill in the Blanks (Dual)
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Parajumbles
|
5
|
Difficult
|
Spotting the Error
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Based on the challenging mix of questions, we expect
an 18 to 20 attempt of questions with good accuracy to be a decent score.
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis for
Quant Section
The QA Section in RBI Assistant Prelims Examination had a
Moderate Difficulty Level, with slightly calculative questions. The
topic-wise breakdown of questions is as follows.
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
Number Series
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Simplification
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Data Interpretation and Analysis
|
10
|
Difficult
|
Inequalities (Level 2)
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Miscellaneous
|
10
|
Moderate
|
The Miscellaneous Questions consisted of SI/CI, Time
Distance and Work, Ratio & Proportion etc. Based on
the section, we expect an 20 to 22 attempt of questions with good accuracy to be a decent score.
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis for Reasoning Section
The Reasoning Section had a Moderate Difficulty Level throughout
the paper. The topic-wise breakdown of questions is as follows.
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level of Difficulty
|
Sitting Arrangement – Linear and Circular
|
10
|
Difficult
|
Complex Arrangement/ Puzzles
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Inequalities
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Syllogism (3 Statement)
|
5
|
Easy
|
Blood Relation
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Direction Sense
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Data Sufficiency
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Series (Alphanumeric)
|
5
|
Easy
|
While the syllogism based questions were easy to solve, most
candidates skipped Sitting Arranged questions due to the confusing language.
Based on the level of the questions asked, we expect
an 22 to 24 attempt of questions with good accuracy to be a decent score.
We conclude our RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis here. Refer
to our sections below to know about the number of good attempts and expected
cutoff marks for RBI Examination.
RBI Assistant Prelims 2016 - Number of Good Attempts
Based on both the level of paper and RBI Assistant Exam Analysis
of all slots conducted on 23 December 2016, here are the number of good
attempts in RBI Assistant Prelims Exam.
Section Name
|
Number of Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
English Language
|
30
|
18 – 20
|
Numerical Ability
|
35
|
20 – 22
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
22 – 24
|
Total
|
100
|
60 – 66
|
So, we
expect an attempt
of 60+ in the overall paper to be considered a decent score in RBI
Assistant Prelims Exam 2016.
Expected RBI Assistant Prelims Cut off 2016
The cutoff for RBI Assistant Prelims Examination conducted on 23
December depends on a number of factors, like number of candidates appeared,
level of paper and the difficulty level of paper, which we’ve explained in our
RBI Assistant Exam Analysis.
Questions Asked in RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 24th Dec 2016
Keeping all these factors in mind, this our expected RBI
Assistant Cutoff for Prelims Examination which was held on 23rd December 2016.
Category
|
RBI Assistant Expected Cutoff
|
GEN
|
58-62
|
OBC
|
55-59
|
SC
|
46-50
|
ST
|
42-46
|
We will be back again with our RBI Assistant Exam Analysis for
Prelims Paper tomorrow i.e. 24th December 2016.
Stay connected for more information regarding RBI Assistant
Recruitment 2016.
