The preliminary examination of RBI Assistant 2017 conducted on 27th and 28th November. The exam was conducted for 100 marks comprised of 100 questions with a composite time of 60 minutes.
Pattern of Examination: The examination has 3 sections - Reasoning, Numerical Ability, English Language. In the examination there was be objective type of tests. Negative marking is applicable for the Objective Test. For every wrong answer, one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
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Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the examination was Easy to Moderate.
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| Section | Total Ques. | Level of Difficulty |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
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The section wise details are as follows:
Reasoning: This section was Easy.
| Topics | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Seating Arrangement | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Puzzle (month based) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Blood relation and Ranking | 2 | Easy |
| Alphabet Series | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Total no. of question | 35 |
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Numerical Ability
The difficulty level of this section was Easy to Moderate. There was only one set of DI asked in the examination.
| Topic | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Data Interpretation(Table graph) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Number Series (based on missing pattern) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Arithmetic – Averages, Profit and Loss, Compound interest, Discount Time and work, Ration and proportion, percentage, Ages, Boat and stream, Mixture & Allegation | 15 | Moderate |
| Total no. of question | 35 |
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English Language
The difficulty level of this section was Easy to Moderate. There were 4 questions of synonyms and antonyms based on the Reading Comprehension.
| Topic | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (based on story) | 12 | Moderate |
| Spotting error | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement (new pattern) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total no. question | 30 |
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Expected Cutoff marks: - As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cutoff marks are expected for different categories.
Total Cut Off Marks for RBI Assistant Prelims Exam 2017
| General | 30-35 |
| SC | 23-27 |
| OBC | 28-33 |
| ST | 20-25 |
Note: The candidates should note that the above cut offs may vary as it depends upon various factors hence, it is not possible to predict the exact cut off marks until RBI declared it on its website. The RBI will announce cut off marks, when the process of selection is over.
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