The RBI Assistant Notifications 2019 is going to be released soon so it is the perfect time for all the serious candidates to gear up their preparation to the next level. This article will provide the candidates with some effective RBI Assistant Preparation Tips that will be helpful for both the Prelims and Mains Stages of the exam. Read the complete post to know more.

• The candidates will know the section-wise and updated RBI Assistant Study Plan for 2019-20.
• The candidates will get the important books' recommendations for every section of the RBI Assistant syllabus.
• The exam takes place in two phases-Prelims and Mains and the candidates will know the exam patterns in detail for both the stages.

RBI Assistant Preparation Tips 2019-20

Phase 1-Preliminary Exam Pattern

The Preliminary Phase of the exam has 3 sections- English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
English Language	30	30	--
Numerical Ability	35	35	--
Reasoning Ability	35	35	--
Total	100	100	60 Minutes

Phase 2-Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains Phase of the Exam has 5 Sections-English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness, and Computer Awareness.

Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
English Language	40	40	30 min
Numerical Ability	40	40	30 min
Reasoning Ability	40	40	30 min
Computer Awareness	40	40	20 Min
General Awareness	40	40	25 min
Total	200	200	135 min

General Preparation Strategies for RBI Assistant 2019-20

The eligible aspirants are required to follow certain general preparation strategies and Tips in order to clear the RBI Assistant Exam.

• Exam Pattern-The candidates must be familiar with the present exam pattern and syllabus before starting the preparation process.
• Proper Planning and consistency-Proper and systematic planning along with consistency is extremely necessary
• Aim for Accuracy-Learning the tables, short-cuts, and quick tricks will increase the calculation speed on the day of the exam.
• Time Management-Practising more questions will be extremely helpful. The candidates can take up at least 10 years of previous year question papers and solving various Mock Test Series is very important.
• Consistent Revisions-Consistent and weekly and monthly revisions of the topics in the syllabus will prove helpful for the candidates.
• Strict follow of syllabus-Strictly following the syllabus is necessary because the question paper on the main day will contain questions only confined to the syllabus.

RBI Assistant Preparation Tips (Section-wise)

Let's see the strategy and preparation tips for each of the sections in a detailed manner along with the best books available for each section. This will help the candidates to upgrade their preparation level and increase their chances to get selected in the exam.

 Preparation Tips for Reasoning Section

Direction & Distance, Blood Relation, Ordering & Ranking, Arrangement & Pattern, Alphabetical Series, Sitting Arrangement, Syllogism, Alphabetical Series, Puzzles, Assertion & Reasoning form the major part. This portion of the syllabus is considered as scoring. Practicing the previous year's papers and solving a good quality Mock Test series does suffice. Practicing questions from this section for around 1 hour daily for about 45-60 days will be enough. Topics like Syllogism, Ordering & Ranking will require more attention.

RBI Assistant Preparation for English Section

The syllabus includes

• Vocabulary-Antonyms, Synonyms, Word Formation, and Spelling:
• Grammar- spotting Errors, phrases & Idioms, Direct & Indirect Speech, Active & passive voice
• Reading Comprehension, Theme Detection, Passage Completion
• Deriving Conclusion, Topic Rearrangement of passage, Cloze Test.

Solving the Previous Year papers is of utmost importance. Reading the editorial page of a daily newspaper is necessary for improving the candidate's vocabulary, reading speed and comprehension capability.

Preparation Strategy for Numerical Ability

The syllabus includes Ratio Proportion, Average, Time & Speed, Work, Distance, partnership, clocks, volume, surface area, Bars & Graph, Permutation & Combinations, Percentages, Simple & Compound Interest, probability, equation, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Data Interpretation, etc. Learning tables, formulae, and tricks beforehand will help the candidates to increase efficiency and speed on the day of the exam. Moreover, practicing mock tests series and previous year papers is extremely necessary. This section of the RBI Assistant Syllabus needs the most attention but one can become an expert with a proper time allotment and regular practice.

Preparation Plan for General Awareness Section

The syllabus of General Awareness includes Current Affairs of National Importance and International Importance, Polity, Geography, Modern Indian History, Culture, Indian Literature, Science & Technology, Indian Economy, Defence, etc. Reading Daily Newspapers like The Hindu, The Indian Express, etc. along with monthly current affairs released by various online educational websites will suffice.

Preparation Strategy for Computer Awareness

Basic knowledge of computers will be necessary. Going through the previous papers will give the candidate the basic idea of what to study and whatnot.

RBI Assistant Best Books

Sections	Books
Numerical Ability	Quantitative Aptitude by R.S Agarwalla
English Language	General English by S.P Bakshi, Newspapers
Reasoning Ability	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Agarwalla
General Awareness	Lakshmikant Polity, NCERT Books for Geography, History, culture, economics(class 6-12)
Computer Awareness	Objective Computer Awareness by Arihant Publications.