SBI Clerk Vs RBI Assistant comparison is here. RBI Assistant and SBI Clerk are two major and most popular jobs which many students dream of cracking and getting into their dream job. Both the exams have very high competition and every year lakhs of aspirants fill the form for both the exams. SBI Clerk and RBI Assistant both give you a clerical cadre post. With each passing year, the competition has been increasing while the number of vacancies has been decreasing and this has further made these exams tough to crack.
Every year SBI releases the notification for filling the vacancies of both SBI PO and SBI Clerk and both these vacancies add up to more than 10,000 every year. Due to this large number of vacancies the candidates always have high hopes of grabbing a seat by cracking any of these exams. However this year, the examination for both SBI PO and SBI Clerk has been postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Â
This year the number of vacancies for SBI Clerk is 8000 whereas the SBI PO vacancies are yet to be released.
RBI Assistant 2020 notification was released on 23rd Dec 2019 for 926 posts in different States and Union Territories and pre-exam was held on 14th Feb 2020, and 15th Feb 2020, and the result was declared on 3rd March 2020. However, the Mains exam will be held on 22nd November 2020.
In this blog, we will cover all the important aspects which you want to know regarding the RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk exam such as exam pattern, salary, and perks, career and promotions, job profile, workload, the difficulty level of the exams, etc.
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk – Exam Pattern
The Prelims exam pattern of both RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk is almost the same. In both the exams, the candidate is tested on the basis of similar subjects.
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk – Prelims
| Exam | RBI Assistant | SBI Clerk |
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| Section cut-off | Yes | Yes |
| Overall cut-off | Yes | Yes |
| Overall Timing | 1 Hour | 1 Hour |
| Sectional Timing | No (Composite Time of 1 Hr) | 20 mins for each section |
| Negative Marking | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Total Marks | 100 | 100 |
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk–MainsÂ
The Mains Exam of both RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk differs in terms of the number of questions asked and time duration allotted to each section.Â
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RBI Assistant Mains
| Â Â Â Â Â Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Â Â Duration |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 mins |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 mins |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 mins |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 mins |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 135 mins |
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SBI Clerk Mains
Sections |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 mins |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 mins |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 mins |
| General, Economy/Banking Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 mins |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 mins |
This sums up the exam pattern comparison of prelims and mains exam of RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk.
You can know more about the official notification of RBI Assistant
You can know more about the exam pattern, official notification, and other important details of SBI Clerk
RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk–Salary, Allowances, and Perks
Both RBI Assistant and SBI Clerk offer a decent salary to their employees. However, the salary of an RBI Assistant is more when compared to SBI Clerk.Â
SALARY |
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| RBI Assistant | Â Â Â Â SBI Clerk |
| Basic Pay– ₹13,150/-
Pay Scale- 13150-750(3)-15400-900(4)-19000-1200(6)-26200-1300(2)-28800-1480(3)-33240-1750(1)-34990(20 years) Gross Salary– ₹36,091/- |
Basic Pay– ₹13,075/-
Pay Scale – 11765-655/3-13730-815/3-16175-980/4-20095-1145/7-28110-2120/1-30230-1310/1-31450 Gross Salary – ₹31,450/- |
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See more about the salary and other allowances of RBI Assistant
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk–Promotions and Careers
Both RBI Assistant and SBI Clerk offer great careers to their employees. Every hard-working employee gets an opportunity to serve at top positions in the organization if the employee is capable enough. Few fortunate and capable employees from Banks get the opportunity to work as a Deputy Governor in RBI as well.
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk–Job Profile
SBI Clerk involves more customer services and dealing with the queries of the customer whereas RBI Assistant rarely involves any customer dealing work.
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RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk– Difficulty Level of Exam
- RBI Assistant is a Clerical level post and the difficulty level of this exam can be compared to bank clerk exams, however, due to a lesser number of vacancies and a higher number of applicants, the cut-off for RBI Assistant is usually very high.
- SBI Clerk is also a Clerical level post and the difficulty level of both prelims and mains is similar to the RBI Assistant.
RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk–Other Important Comparisons
| RBI Assistant | SBI Clerk | |
| Transfers | Mostly, once in 5 years | Transfers are frequent in Banks with one transfer every 2-3 years. |
| Working Days | 5 days a week with mostly fixed timing | 6 days a week (2nd Saturday Off). |
| Postings | Mostly Home State and in Urban cities. | Mostly Rural postings in the initial years. |
| Work Pressure | Very less | High |
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q: Which has more frequent transfers between RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk?
A: SBI Clerk has more frequent transfers when compared to RBI Assistant.
Q: Does the RBI Assistant give rural postings?
A: No, all the offices of RBI are in urban areas so there are no rural postings in RBIÂ Assistant.
Q: Which exam is tough between RBI Assistant vs SBI Clerk?
A: Both SBI Clerk and RBI Assistant exams are of a similar level.
Q: When is the RBI Assistant mains 2020?
A: The RBI Assistant mains examination will be conducted on 22nd November 2020.
Q: When will the preliminary result for SBI Clerk 2020 be released?
A: SBI Clerk preliminary result for 2020-21 will be conducted soon on the official website.Â
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