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.
The examination has been scheduled for both today and tomorrow i.e. 23rd and 24th December 2016. The paper review for both Prelims Exam will be updated at each day’s end.
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.
1. Reading Comprehension : 8 Questions (story
based farmer’s gift to a king)
2. Cloze Test : 7 Question ( Story based )
3. Error ( Sentence Correction) : 5 Questions
4. Para jumbles : 5 Questions
5. Wrong word : 5 Questions
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 Easy to Moderate Level, with
slightly calculative questions. The topic-wise breakdown of
questions is as follows.
·
Data
Interpretation : 1 set – 5 Questions ( Tabular DI )
·
Simplification/Approximation
– 15 Questions
·
Number
Series : 5 Questions
·
Miscellaneous
: 10 Questions (Age,
Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple
Interest, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Time & Work, etc.)
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 Easy Level throughout
the paper. The topic-wise breakdown of questions is as follows.
·
Inequality
: 5 Questions
·
Syllogism
: 5 Questions
·
Seating
Arrangement – 2 sets : 10 Questions
·
Linear
arrangement – 8 people facing North
·
Circular
Arrangement – 8 people Facing Center
·
Puzzle –
1 set ( Monday to Sunday ) – 5 Questions
·
Alphanumeric
Symbol Series : 5 Questions
·
Miscellaneous
: 5 Questions [ 3 blood Relation and 2 Direction Questions ]
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.
We will be back again with our RBI Assistant Exam Analysis for
Prelims Paper 24th December 2016 slot 2 .Stay connected for more information regarding RBI Assistant
Recruitment 2016.
