RBI recruitment alert: Office attendant applications invited

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the recruitment to the post of Office Attendant in RBI, Panel Year 2025.

There are 572 posts of ‘Office Attendant’ in various offices of the bank. The names of the offices, the notified vacancies in each, and the reservations are given in the notification at https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/.

The post of Office Attendant is a Class IV post, and its duties shall generally include physical movement and dispensation of files, records, office articles, utility items, etc.; delivery of dak; opening and closing of sections/divisions/departments; photocopying; assisting in other non-clerical and routine works; and any other work as assigned by the seniors of the bank, as per requirement.

Educational Qualifications (as of 01.01.2026): Applicant should have passed 10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) from the concerned State/UT coming under the Regional Jurisdiction of the Recruiting Office to which he/she is applying. Such qualification should be from a recognized board of that state/UT. The regional jurisdiction of recruiting offices is given in Annex IV of the notification.

The applicant should be an undergraduate as of 01.01.2026. Graduates and candidates possessing higher qualifications are not eligible to apply.

Applicants belonging to the ex-servicemen category should have passed 10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) and rendered at least 15 years of defence service, provided they have not graduated outside the Armed Forces.

Those applying to a recruiting office should be proficient in the language (should know how to read, write, speak, and understand the language) of the State/UT falling under that office.

Age (as of 01.01.2026): Applicant should be between 18 and 25 years of age. Those born not earlier than 02.01.2001 and not later than 01.01.2008 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply. Relaxation in the upper age limit for different categories is given in the Notification.

Selection will be through an online test and a language proficiency test (LPT).

The online test of 90 minutes’ duration will have 30 multiple-choice questions from each of (i) Reasoning (ii) General English (iii) General Awareness and (iv) Numerical ability. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Online Test. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to qualify in each part of the online test separately. The examination will be conducted online in venues across many centres in India. The tentative list of examination centres is available in the notification.

Language Proficiency Test (LPT): Those provisionally shortlisted from the online test will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). Roll numbers of those candidates who have qualified for LPT on the basis of Online test will be displayed on the Bank’s website.

LPT will be of a qualifying nature and will be conducted in the official/local language(s) of the state concerned as detailed in the notification. Candidates not proficient in the official/local language as per LPT shall be disqualified.

Only candidates who stand sufficiently high in merit on the aggregate marks of the online test, as decided by the bank in relation to the number of vacancies to be filled in, will be called for LPT.

Final selection will be on the basis of the candidate's performance in the online examination (in the order of merit), qualifying in LPT, medical fitness, verification of certificates, etc., to the bank’s satisfaction. Appointment of the selected candidate will be subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the rules of the Bank.

Pre-Examination Training: The Bank may arrange combined pre-examination online training for a limited number of SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India. Details are given in the Notification.

Applications can be submitted online at the link provided at https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/ latest by February 04, 2026. Test fees as given in the notification can also be paid by February 04, 2026.

The online test will be held on February 28 & March 01, 2026 (tentative dates).