Banking | RBI

RBI Office Attendant 2026-27 cycle

Subordinate staff recruitment for the central bank, open to candidates with a class 10 pass, decided by a single online test and a qualifying language proficiency test.

Awaiting notification2 stages

Overview

Conducting body: RBIopportunities.rbi.org.in
Age limit: 18 to 25 years
Application fee: ₹50 to ₹450
Vacancies: To be announced
First stage duration: 1 hr 30 min
Negative marking: 1/4 mark per wrong answer

Reserve Bank of India Recruitment of Office Attendants is conducted by Reserve Bank of India. Selection runs through 2 stages: Online Examination, Language Proficiency Test.

Apply to a single Regional Office, having passed class 10 from a board in that state.
Take the online examination, a single 120-mark paper that decides the merit list.
Pass the Language Proficiency Test in the official language of that state.
Complete document verification and medical fitness checks.
There is no interview at any point in this process.

Important dates

Important dates
Event	Date	Status
Notification release RBI advertises Office Attendant posts irregularly, when Regional Offices report vacancies, rather than on a fixed annual calendar.	To be announced	Not announced
Online registration window Usually open for about three weeks from the advertisement date.	To be announced	Not announced
Online examination	To be announced	Not announced
Language Proficiency Test Held after the written result at the Regional Office applied for.	To be announced	Not announced
Final result	To be announced	Not announced

Eligibility

Educational qualification

A pass in class 10, that is SSC or matriculation, from a board recognised in the state or union territory where the Regional Office applied to is located.

This post carries an upper qualification bar as well as a lower one: the advertisement has excluded candidates holding a graduate degree in recent cycles, since the role is intended for candidates with school-level qualifications. The exact wording of that restriction has varied, so read it in the current advertisement before applying. Candidates must also be able to read, write and speak the local language of the state concerned.

Age

18 to 25 years as on the cut-off date stated in the official advertisement.

Upper age relaxation

SC and ST+5 years
OBC (non-creamy layer)+3 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability (General)+10 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability (OBC)+13 years
Persons with Benchmark Disability (SC and ST)+15 years
Ex-servicemen+3 years
Widows and divorced women who have not remarried+10 years

Nationality

A candidate must be one of the following:

A citizen of India
A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 intending to settle permanently
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or Vietnam intending to settle permanently in India

Application fee

Category	Fee
General, OBC and EWS Application fee and intimation charges, plus applicable taxes. Non-refundable.	₹450
SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen Intimation charges only, plus applicable taxes. Non-refundable.	₹50

Fees have been stable across recent cycles but are the kind of detail a notification can revise. Confirm on the official notification before paying.

Exam pattern

Stage by stage structure with question counts, marks, timing and the marking scheme.

Stage 1: Online Examination

Computer based test

Section	Questions	Marks
Reasoning	30	30
General English	30	30
General Awareness	30	30
Numerical Ability	30	30
Total	120	120

Duration: 1 hr 30 min|Negative marking: 1/4 mark per wrong answer

120 questions for 120 marks in a composite 90 minutes, with no separate clock per section.
A single test decides the merit list. There is no Preliminary and Main structure and no interview.
Questions are pitched at school level, and the paper is available in English and Hindi along with the regional language, as stated in the advertisement.

Stage 2: Language Proficiency Test

Pen and paperQualifying only

Duration: Varies|Negative marking: None

Conducted in the official language of the state where the Regional Office is located.
Purely qualifying, but failing it cancels the candidature regardless of the written score.

Syllabus

Reasoning Ability

Analogy and classification
Series completion, alphabetical and numerical
Coding and decoding
Blood relations and direction sense
Ranking and ordering
Simple seating arrangement
Odd one out
Non-verbal reasoning: figure series and mirror images

English Language

Basic grammar: tenses, articles and prepositions
Sentence correction and error spotting
Fill in the blanks
Vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms
Simple reading comprehension
Common idioms and phrases

Quantitative Aptitude

Number system and simplification
Percentage, ratio and proportion
Average
Profit, loss and discount
Simple and compound interest
Time, speed and distance
Time and work
Simple data interpretation from tables and bar charts
Mensuration at school level

General Awareness

Reserve Bank of India: basic functions and role
Banking terms in everyday use
Indian polity and constitution at school level
Indian geography and history at school level
Government schemes in the news
Sports, awards and important days
Current affairs of the previous six months

How to apply

Check the qualification bar in both directions
You need a class 10 pass, but the advertisement has also excluded candidates holding higher qualifications in recent cycles. Read that clause carefully before paying the fee, since it is the most common reason applications are rejected here.
Open the RBI opportunities portal
RBI advertises on its dedicated opportunities site rather than the main home page.
Choose your Regional Office
You must have passed class 10 from a board in the state where the office is located, and you must know the local language.
Register and upload your documents
Upload photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwritten declaration to the specified dimensions.
Pay the fee and save the receipt
Pay online, then download the e-receipt and application printout.

Documents to keep ready

Valid photo identity proof such as Aadhaar, PAN, passport, driving licence or voter ID
Class 10 mark-sheet and pass certificate from a board in the applied state
Proof of local language proficiency, where available
Caste or EWS certificate in the prescribed format, where applicable
PwBD certificate issued by the competent authority, where applicable
Recent passport-size photograph, signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration as uploaded

Salary and job profile

Pay and allowances

Pay scale:: Office Attendant grade under the Reserve Bank of India pay structure
Initial basic pay:: To be announced
Approximate in-hand:: To be announced

Allowances

Dearness Allowance
House Rent Allowance or Bank accommodation
Local Compensatory Allowance
Family Allowance

Perks

Bank accommodation, subject to availability
Medical facilities for self and dependants
Leave Fare Concession
Concessional interest on loans as applicable to the grade
Pension under the National Pension System, gratuity and provident fund

RBI states indicative starting pay and gross emoluments in each advertisement. Confirm the current figures there.

What the job involves

General office support within a Regional Office: handling files, records and internal despatch.
Assisting departmental staff with routine administrative tasks.
Operating office equipment such as photocopiers and franking machines.
Attending to visitors and internal messenger duties.
Eligibility to appear for internal examinations that allow promotion to the Assistant cadre over time.

How to prepare for RBI Office Attendant

The paper is school level, so accuracy decides the outcome rather than technique. With a quarter-mark penalty and a small vacancy count, a careless wrong answer costs more than a skipped question.
90 composite minutes for 120 questions is comfortable by banking standards. Use the time to check rather than to attempt more.
General Awareness is the section where school-level candidates can gain most quickly, particularly basic RBI and banking terminology.
Prepare for the Language Proficiency Test from the start if you are applying to a state whose language you speak but do not write.
Verify the qualification restriction before you spend months preparing. Candidates who complete a degree during the cycle have been ruled ineligible in the past.

Frequently asked questions

Can a graduate apply for RBI Office Attendant?

Recent advertisements have barred candidates holding a graduate degree, because the post is meant for school-qualified candidates. The precise wording has changed between cycles, so check the current advertisement rather than assuming either way.

Is there an interview?

No. A single 120-mark online test decides the merit list, followed by a qualifying Language Proficiency Test.

Do I have to be from the state I apply to?

In effect yes. You must have passed class 10 from a board in that state or union territory and be able to read, write and speak the local language, which is tested separately.

What level are the questions pitched at?

School level across all four sections. The competition comes from the number of applicants against a small vacancy count rather than from difficulty.

Can I be promoted from this post?

Yes. Office Attendants can appear for internal examinations that open a path into the Assistant cadre and beyond, which is a large part of why the post attracts so many applicants.

Last verified 28 July 2026(today, by editorial)

Not yet confirmed for this cycle: the schedule, the vacancy count, basic pay, gross pay, in-hand pay, the application fee and the qualification conditions. Where we have a figure from previous cycles we show it and label it as expected; where we do not, the page says "to be announced". Check the official source below before you rely on any of it.

Official sources

RBI opportunities portal (official portal)
Reserve Bank of India official website (official portal)

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