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RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut-Off| Last 4 Years

RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut-Off: The news of the official RBI Assistant 2021 notification is creating a lot of buzz these days. The tentative dates of September are looking very promising now.

RBI Assistant Prelims Zone/State Wise Cut Off 2019-20

RBI Zone Name	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	General
Ahmedabad	90.25	79.00	89.50	91.00	92.75
Bengaluru	–	81.75	89.75	89.00	92.25
Bhopal	86.00	80.50	92.50	92.75	94.75
Bhubaneswar	85.75	81.25	94.75	93.75	95.75
Chandigarh	89.50	–	93.50	95.00	96.75
Chennai	88.00	–	92.75	87.00	94.00
Guwahati	83.50	77.75	86.25	83.75	89.50
Hyderabad	92.00	88.00	94.75	94.75	96.25
Jaipur	86.75	85.25	93.25	93.75	95.75
Jammu	–	79.50	87.00	89.00	94.25
Kanpur & Lucknow	87.00	–	92.25	94.25	96.00
Kolkata	92.25	–	–	92.00	96.25
Mumbai	84.00	71.50	84.25	81.75	87.75
Nagpur	88.00	77.50	–	88.75	90.50
New Delhi	89.00	–	92.75	93.50	96.25
Patna	85.75	–	93.75	94.00	95.75
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	87.00	–	95.00	89.75	96.25

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RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut Off: 2017-18 Preliminary Examination

Office	SC	ST	OBC	GEN
Ahmedabad	–	69.75	74	80
Bengaluru	68.75	68.25	74.75	77.75
Bhopal	78	63.75	–	83.25
Bhubaneswar	71.25	68.5	82.25	84.5
Chandigarh	77	70.25	81.75	87.5
Chennai	76	–	81.75	83.5
Guwahati	71	63.75	73.5	77.25
Hyderabad	80.5	74.5	84.25	87
Jaipur	74.5	67.5	81.75	85.75
Jammu	70.25	56.25	72.25	80
Kanpur & Lucknow	72.75	64.25	78.5	85
Kolkata	74.5	–	78.5	86.5
Mumbai	70	56.5	68.25	74.25
Nagpur	–	54	75.75	80
New Delhi	74.75	–	79.25	85.75
Patna	69.75	72.5	–	86.25
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	76	–	84.25	87.25

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RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut off: 2016 Preliminary Examination

Office	SC	ST	OBC	GEN
Ahmedabad	–	51.25	68	73.75
Bengaluru	62.5	58.75	68	71.75
Bhopal	68.5	53.25	74.25	77.75
Bhubaneswar	66.5	57.25	–	79.75
Chandigarh	67	–	73.75	81.5
Chennai	70.25	–	76.25	78.25
Guwahati	68	57.5	70.25	72.5
Hyderabad	73.75	70	78	81.5
Jaipur	69	62.25	76	80.5
Jammu	66.75	50.75	62.75	76
Kanpur & Lucknow	67.25	63	73.5	79.75
Kolkata	68.25	–	72.75	80.75
Mumbai	63.75	47.5	66	70.25
Nagpur	–	–	68	71.75
New Delhi	70	–	73.25	81
Patna	68	65.25	75.5	80.25
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	68.75	–	77.75	81

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RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut Off: 2015 Preliminary Examination

Centre	General	SC	ST	OBC
Ahmedabad	158	–	118.25	147.5
Bangalore	150.75	134	133.25	142.75
Bhopal	169	152.75	147	160.5
Bhubaneshwar	169.25	153.25	135.75	165.5
Chandigarh	171.5	148.5	–	158.5
Chennai	163.25	150	137.75	159.75
Guwahati	161.75	142.25	136.75	151.25
Hyderabad	169	156.25	139	163.25
Jaipur	169	146.75	142	163.5
Jammu	163.75	–	118.5	135.25
Kanpur & Lucknow	170.25	150.25	–	162
Kolkata	169.25	150.5	137.25	157.5
Mumbai	155.5	143.75	119.75	150.75
Nagpur	154.5	–	–	–
New Delhi	170.75	146.5	–	158.25
Patna	170	146	135.75	163.5
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	165	147.75	–	–

RBI Assistant Prelims Cutoff 2017

Centre wise/Category wise cutoff in respect of the preliminary online examination held in 2017.

Office	SC	ST	OBC	GEN
Ahmedabad	–	69.75	74.00	80.00
Bengaluru	68.75	68.25	74.75	77.75
Bhopal	78.00	63.75	–	83.25
Bhubaneswar	71.25	68.50	82.25	84.50
Chandigarh	77.00	70.25	81.75	87.50
Chennai	76.00	–	81.75	83.50
Guwahati	71.00	63.75	73.50	77.25
Hyderabad	80.50	74.50	84.25	87.00
Jaipur	74.50	67.50	81.75	85.75
Jammu	70.25	56.25	72.25	80.00
Kanpur and Lucknow	72.75	64.25	78.50	85.00
Kolkata	74.50	–	78.50	86.50
Mumbai	70.00	56.50	68.25	74.25
Nagpur	–	54.00	75.75	80.00
New Delhi	74.75	–	79.25	85.75
Patna	69.75	72.50	–	86.25
Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi	76	–	84.25	87.25

RBI Assistant Prelims Cutoff 2016

RBI Assistant state-wise and category-wise Prelims cutoff vary and to qualify for the next step, candidates must clear the sectional cutoff.

Office	SC	ST	OBC	General	PWD	EXS
Ahmedabad	–	51.25	68.00	73.75	42.00	36.25	40.00	–	48.50
Bengaluru	62.50	58.75	68.00	71.75	38.00	30.00	42.50	57.00	43.50
Bhopal	68.50	53.25	74.25	77.75	–	50.00	39.50	–	50.25
Bhubaneswar	66.50	57.25	–	79.75	31.50	51.75	46.00	50.25	61.75
Chandigarh	67.00	–	73.75	81.50	34.25	49.50	32.50	34.00	54.00
Chennai	70.25	–	76.25	78.25	–	32.00	35.25	49.25	42.50
Guwahati	68.00	57.50	70.25	72.50	–	39.75	66.50	–	35.75
Hyderabad	73.75	70.00	78.00	81.50	37.50	66.75	62.00	43.75	59.25
Jaipur	69.00	62.25	76.00	80.50	–	–	–	49.00	55.75
Jammu	66.75	50.75	62.75	76.00	–	41.25	56.00	–	41.25
Kanpur and Lucknow	67.25	63.00	73.50	79.75	36.25	52.25	38.75	44.25	59.50
Kolkata	68.25	–	72.75	80.75	39.25	37.50	35.25	52.25	51.75
Mumbai	63.75	47.50	66.00	70.25	45.00	55.75	61.00	33.75	41.75
Nagpur	–	–	68.00	71.75	41.75	40.50	37.00	–	43.00
New Delhi	70.00	–	73.25	81.00	34.50	52.25	55.25	37.25	56.50
Patna	68.00	65.25	75.50	80.25	35.50	61.50	52.50	35.75	55.00
Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi	68.75	–	77.75	81.00	–	–	42.75	67.50

Factors which shall influence 2021-22 RBI Assistant Cut-Off

The number of applicants which will apply this year vs the number of vacancies announced
The difficulty level of the paper is the most critical marker of cut-offs in any exam.

RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021

For Phase 1 – Prelims – RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021

Name of Tests	No. of Qs	Max. Marks	Total Time
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Note: This will be an Online Test (Objective Based)

0.25 negative marking will be applicable for every wrong answer

For Phase 2 – Mains – RBI Assistant Exam Pattern 2021

Name of Tests	No. of Qs	Max. Marks	Duration
Test of Reasoning	40	40	30 minutes
Test of English Language	40	40	30 minutes
Test of Numerical Ability	40	40	30 minutes
Test of General Awareness	40	40	25 minutes
Test of Computer Knowledge	40	40	20 minutes
Total	200	200	135 minutes

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Disclaimer: The cut‑off data presented is based on previous exam records and candidate inputs. It is for guidance only. Aspirants must verify all details through official RBI notices before relying on this information for preparation or career decisions.

Vishwas Agarwal