Use Mock Tests to clear Sectional Cut-offs of RBI Assistant

Importance of Prelims

The date of RBI Assistant Prelims is not out yet as its official notification has not been released. Please be informed that this is an exciting job and you will be competing with lakhs of aspirants for thousands of vacancies. Prelims for sure is a gateway to a lucrative banking career. But did you ever wonder why is a prelims conducted before the mains exam? Well! The reason is: prelims is conducted as a rejection test as it selects only around ten times the number of vacancies and rejects the remaining applicants. And here the purpose of prelims ends. In fact, the marks of prelims are not even accounted for in the final selection. So the question remains, what all is required to clear the prelims?

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Sectional and Overall Cut-offs

You need to score at par or higher than the cut-offs in prelims to qualify for the mains. And this applies to all three sections and the total of all three sections. Let’s have a look at the previous year’s cut-offs to get an idea.

RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut-offs in 2022

Section	SC, ST, ALL- PWD	OBC, OBC-EXS	GENERAL, GEN-EXS
English (30)	08	09	11
Numerical Ability (35)	10	11	12
Reasoning Ability (35)	11	12	12
Total	28	31	35

Zone-wise RBI Assistant Prelims Cut-offs in 2022

RBI Zone Name	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	General
Ahmedabad	82.25	74.50	82.25	82.75	87.25
Bengaluru	76.75	71	82.25	80	82.75
Bhopal	80.25	76	—	87	89.50
Bhubaneswar	80.50	79	—	87.50	90.50
Chandigarh	80.25	80.25	84.75	87.50	90.75
Chennai	80.50	—	86	77.75	87.75
Guwahati	79.25	73.50	—	82	86
Hyderabad	84	80.75	88.50	88	90.25
Jaipur	79	81	87.75	86.75	89.25
Jammu	—	69.50	78.25	78.75	85.50
Kanpur & Lucknow	79	78.75	85.25	86.75	89.25
Kolkata	83.25	73.25	—	87	90.75
Mumbai	–	70	—	82.50	85.25
Nagpur	84	72	85	82.25	87
New Delhi	80	—	84.75	85.75	89.25
Patna	81	75	—	87.50	89
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi	74.75	57	84.50	76	86.50

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Once you glance over it, you understand that the cut-offs of all the three sections are quite achievable. But that is, until you have a look at the overall cut-off. The overall cut-off ranges between 82-91 which is way high than the total of all three sectional cut-offs. It is obvious that you need to do excessively well in one or more sections to compensate for those extra marks.

Note: These cutoffs are of 2022 and are only used for reference and understanding. This year’s cut-offs depending on several parameters may change.

How Mock tests aid you in clearing Sectional cut-offs

Mock tests simulate the actual test in terms of several parameters like: the number of questions and their difficulty level, sectional time limits and interface. In simple terms, mock tests give you the opportunity of taking tests similar to the actual test, try different strategies in those tests and stick with the one which fetches you maximum marks. Another benefit is, when you take a number of mock tests, in the actual exam you don’t feel completely uncomfortable as you know that you have “been there done that!”.

Mock Test Analysis

The analysis which you get after taking a mock test provides input on a number of fronts. Not only it highlights your weak areas, but it also provides a detailed explanation of incorrectly answered questions. What’s more! It also provides your rank vis-a-vis other test takers so that you know how much more effort you need to put in to be in the top ranks. The analysis also highlights the segment where you spent comparatively more time. When revising and practising, ensure that you cover as many of your weak areas as possible. Also, give your best in each of the sections in the actual test. Not only will this help you in clearing each of the sectional cut-offs, it will also help you achieve a good overall score.

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Practice, Analyse, Repeat

It all boils down to practising via sectional and mock tests with a study plan, working on the analysis to improve your weak areas and keeping a tab on your performance in mock tests. Doing this will definitely help you in sailing past cutoffs, be it sectional or overall.

Hoping that this article will help you in your preparation, we wish you all the best for your exam!