RBI Grade B Exam


RBI Grade B 2023 Notification:
 Every year Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Grade B Officer Exam to select eligible candidates for the position of Grade B officer in its various branches all across the country. As the Reserve Bank of India offers an excellent pay scale and reputed job profile, it lures thousands of candidates every year to take this examination. With a handful of vacancies to be filled through the RBI Grade B Exam, it is really important to prepare effectively for this exam. Selection for RBI Grade B Officers will be done through a country-wide competitive Examination in three phases i.e. Preliminary and Main examination followed by an Interview.

RBI Grade B Recruitment 2023

RBI Grade B is a national-level government exam which is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the aspirants who have been looking forward to being a part of the Banking sector. RBI offers a lucrative salary and respectful job profile to Grade B Officer post is one of the main reasons for the increasing competition. RBI Grade B Notification 2023 will be released for various posts including-

  1. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General)
  2. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR
  3. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM

RBI Grade B 2023 Notification

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will release RBI Grade B 2023 notification PDF for the post of Grade B Officer Exam to recruit eligible candidates at the official website of https://www.rbi.org.in. It is an excellent opportunity for graduates who are looking for an opportunity in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). RBI Grade B 2023 exam has a three-phase selection process. Candidates who get selected after Phase-I & Phase-II of the exam are called for the final interview process. Download RBI Grade B last year's Notification PDF given below.

RBI Grade B Notification [Last Year]- Download PDF

RBI Grade B 2023- Exam Summary

To know in exam summary about RBI Grade B Exam 2023, the candidates can refer to the below exam summary table containing the important information about RBI Grade B Recruitment 2023. 

RBI Grade B 2023- Important Details

Organisation

Reserve Bank of India

Exam Name

RBI Grade B 2023

Posts

Grade B Officers

Vacancies

To be notified

Category

Govt Jobs

Online Registration 

To be notified

Recruitment Basis

Direct Recruitment

Selection Process

Phase I, Phase II & Interview

RBI Grade B Salary

Rs. 55,200/- Basic Pay [Revised]

Job Location

Across India

Official website

https://www.rbi.org.in/

RBI Grade B 2023- Important Dates

Reserve Bank of India will release the RBI Grade B 2023 Online Registration dates, Exam Date and other important dates along with the official RBI Grade B Notification 2023. All the important dates for RBI Grade B 2023 will be updated here once it has been released by RBI. 

RBI Grade-B 2023: Important Dates

Events

Dates

Release of RBI Grade B Notification

--

Online Application Form Starts

--

Online Application Last Date

--

Online Payment of Application Fees Last Date

--

RBI Grade B Phase-I Call Letter

--

RBI Grade B Phase-I Exam Date

--

RBI Grade B Phase-II Call Letter

--

RBI Grade B Phase-II Exam Date

--

RBI Grade B 2023 Exam Date

RBI Grade B exam date 2023 for all posts will be released along with its RBI Grade B Notification. The tentative exam dates for both prelims and mains and interview rounds for RBI Grade B 2023 Officer Exam will be updated below.

RBI Grade-B Exam Dates 2023

RBI Grade-B Events

Date

Officers in Gr B (DR)- General

Phase-I – Online Examination

--

Phase-II – Paper I, II & III Online Examination

--

Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR

Phase I - Paper - I - Online Examination

--

Phase II - Paper - II & III Online/Written Examination

--

Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM

Phase I - Paper - I - Online Examination

--

Phase II - Paper - II & III Online/Written Examination

--

Interview Process

To be notified 

Declaration of Final result

To be notified 

RBI Grade B 2023 Vacancy 

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce the total number of vacancies for the RBI Grade B 2023 exam along with its Official Notification 2023. Last year, RBI introduced 294 vacancies this year. Let's have a look at the vacancy distribution for RBI Grade B 2022 Exam.

Posts

Number of Vacancies

GEN/UR

SC

ST

OBC

EWSs

TOTAL

Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General

109

32 

15 

59

23 

238

Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR

11

04 

31

Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM

7

25

Total

127

43

25

71 

28

294

RBI Grade B 2023 Online Application

The online application process for RBI Grade B 2023 exam will start along with the release of the RBI Grade B Notification 2023. The candidates have to submit online application forms to get registered themself for RBI Grade B Exam 2023. All candidates who are interested to apply for RBI Grade B 2023 exam can fill the online application by clicking on the link given below when the RBI Grade B application process starts. 

Apply Online for RBI Grade B 2023- Check Details

RBI Grade B 2023 Application Fees

A total of Rs. 850/- is the application fee to be paid by candidates belonging to the General and OBC category for RBI Grade B 2023 exam. The same amount is reduced to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

Category

Application Fee

General/OBC

Rs. 850/-

SC/ST/PWD

Rs. 100/-

Staff@RBI

Nil

RBI Grade B 2023 Selection Process

RBI Grade B 2023 Exam is conducted in three phases, while the Prelims examination is Objective in nature while the Mains examination would comprise of the objective as well as descriptive test

  1. Phase-I exam
  2. Phase-II exam and
  3. Interview process

RBI Grade B 2023 Exam Pattern

Candidates are required to clear all three phases in order to get a confirmed post as a Grade B Officer in the Reserve Bank of India.

RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern

The prelims exam of RBI Grade-B Officer 2023 comprises a single Paper for 200 marks. A total time of 120 minutes will be given for answering. However, separate time will be allotted for each test.

SNo

Section Asked

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1.

General Awareness

200

200

Composite time of 2 hours

2.

Quantitative Aptitude

3.

English Language

4.

Reasoning

Note:

  1. A total time of 120 minutes will be given for the prelism exam. However, separate time will be allotted for each test. O detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter for RBI Grade B 2023 prelims exam.
  2. Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate.

RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern

S No

Sections / Subjects

Paper Type

Maximum Marks

Duration (minutes)

1.

Paper I: Economics and Social Issues

50% Objective Type, 50% Descriptive (to be typed with the help of the keyboard)

50
50

Total-100

30
90

Total-120

2.

Paper II: English (Writing Skills)

Descriptive (3 questions)

100

90 minutes

3.

Paper III: Finance and Management

50% Objective Type and 50% Descriptive

50
50

Total-100

30
90

Total-120

RBI Grade B Officer Interview Process

Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate marks obtained in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III of Phase II exam. Interview Process will carry 50 marks.

RBI Grade B 2023 Exam Syllabus

The RBI Grade B Syllabus for the prelims exam is similar to the other Bank Exams. The major sections from which the questions are asked are:

  1. Reasoning
  2. Quantitative Aptitude
  3. General Awareness and
  4. English Language

English

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning

General Awareness

Grammar

Mensuration

Puzzles

Banking & Financial Awareness

Vocabulary

Time and Work

Seating Arrangement

Monetary Policies

Error Spotting

Average, Ratio, Percentages

Directions and Distance

Economic Terms

Comprehension

Speed, Distance and Time

Data Sufficiency

Current Affairs

Passage Making

Mixture and Allegations

Blood Relations

Financial & Economics News

Jumble Words

Permutation and Combination

Syllogism

Static GK

Fill in the Blanks

Data Interpretation

Coding-Decoding

Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals

Sentence Framing

Probability

Inequality

Banking terms, rates, processes

Click to check RBI Grade B Syllabus 2023 (Prelims + Mains)

RBI Grade B 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are required to follow the given criteria (as per the previous year RBI Grade B Notification) to be eligible for RBI Grade B 2023 Exam:

RBI Grade B Citizenship & Nationality

• Must be a citizen of India

• Must be a subject of Nepal

• Must be a subject of Bhutan

• Must be a Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 and has the intention of settling permanently in India.

• A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

RBI Grade B Age Limit

RBI has defined minimum age criteria for appearing in the RBI Officer (Grade ‘B’) examination. Candidates are required to be aged between 21 years and 30 years (both age included) to apply for RBI Grade B exam 2023. For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualifications, the upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.

RBI Grade B Age Relaxation

Candidates, who belong to the reserved category will be provided relaxation in their upper age as per the rules decided by the Board.

Category

Age relaxation

SC/ST

5 years

OBC

3 years

Physically Handicapped

10 years

PH + OBC

13 years

PH + SC/ST

15 years

RBI Grade-B Educational Qualification

Posts

Minimum Educational Qualifications 

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General)

• Graduation in any discipline /Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) or Post-Graduation / Equivalent technical qualification with minimum 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters / years.

Note:

• Any such full-time course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Class XIIth and is at least of 3 years’ duration/ candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination.

• Candidates who have passed the Final Examination for Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India may also apply for the post.

OR

• Any such full-time course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after graduation and is at least of 2 years’ duration / recognised by the Government as equivalent to post graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR

• Essential: a. A Master's Degree in Economics / Econometrics / Quantitative Economics / Mathematical Economics / Integrated Economics Course/ Finance, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute.

OR

b. PGDM/ MBA Finance with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute.

OR

c. Master’s Degree in Economics in any of the sub-categories of economics i.e. agricultural/ business/ developmental/ applied, etc., with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute

d. (i) Candidates having Master's Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognized Indian/Foreign University/ Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM

Essential:

a. A Master's Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/ Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years.

OR

b. Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years and one year post graduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an Institute of repute.

OR

c. M. Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters / years.

OR

d. Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years.

RBI Grade B Number of Attempts

The number of attempts for a general candidate to appear for the RBI Grade B Exam is 6 (six) while for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM there is no limit for appearing in the exam unless they reach the maximum age level. 

RBI Grade B Salary 2023

The Pay Scale for the RBI Grade B Officer is Rs. 55,200-2850(9)-80850-EB-2850(2)-86550-3300(4)-99750(16 years). This means that you will be having basic pay of Rs. 55,200/- in which you will get an increment of Rs. 2850/- up till nine years of your service. After the completion of nine years, you will get into the executive band wherein the basic pay will be Rs. 80850/- and then again for the next two years you will get an increment of Rs. 2850/- and further an increment of Rs. 3300/- for the following 4 years thus ending up with the basic pay of Rs. 99,750/- and this is when you don't get any promotion. Apart from the Basic Pay, multiple emoluments such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance, Telephone Allowance, Conveyance Allowance etc. will also be provided.

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RBI Grade B Exam Centers

RBI Grade B Exam Centers for Phase-I Exam

States /UTs

RBI Grade B Exam Centers for Prelims

Andaman & Nicobar

Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

Guntur, Narasaraopet, Hyderabad, Rangareddy-Kodada, Karimnagar, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chittoor, Vijaywada, Kanchikacherla, Gudlavalleru, Eluru, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Naharlagun city

Assam

Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar

Bihar

Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chattisgarh

Raipur, Bhilai

Daman & Diu

Jamnagar

Goa

Varna

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara

Haryana

Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak

Himachal Pradesh

Dharamsala, Shimla

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu

Jharkhand

Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi

Karnataka

Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Chikaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Hubli, Dharwad, Haliyal, Gadag, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Udipi

Kerala

Kannur, Kasargod, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Nagarcoil

Lakshadweep

Kavaratti

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur

Maharashtra

Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Solapur

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

New Delhi

Delhi –NCR

Orissa

Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur

Puducherry

Cuddalore, Villupuram

Punjab

Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur

Sikkim

Gangtok, Bardang City

Tamilnadu

Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Dindigul Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tirunelvelli, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin

Tripura

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi

Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee City

West Bengal

Berhampore (WB), Durgapur, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

RBI Grade B Exam Centers for Phase-II Exam

Name of the Examination Cities

Ahmedabad

Jammu

Bengaluru

Kanpur

Bhopal

Kochi

Bhubaneswar

Lucknow

Kolkata

Mumbai

Chandigarh

Nagpur

Chennai

New Delhi

Guwahati

Patna

Hyderabad

Pune

Jaipur

Thiruvananthapuram

RBI Grade B 2023 Admit Card

The RBI Grade B Admit Card 2023 will be released separately for both Phase-I and Phase-II exams. The admit card for Phase-II Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified for the Phase-I exam of RBI Grade B. RBI will be releasing RBI Grade B Admit Card on its official website and candidates will not be sent RBI Grade B Call Letters through mail or post. 

Click Here to View RBI Grade B Admit Card 

RBI Grade B 2023 Result

The results for RBI Grade B 2023 Exam will be released after the completion of each phase of the exam. A candidate is required to qualify for both Phase-I and Phase-II exams to get a chance to sit for the interview process. The merit list is prepared in descending order of the marks obtained by candidates after the interview process is complete. The final selection is based on how well you do in your interview.

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RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off

The cut off for RBI Grade B 2023 Exam will be released after each phase of the examination is completed. The cut-off for the Phase-I exam will be released first followed by the cut off for the Phase-II exam. Candidates can evaluate their marks and their chances of selection by matching their score with the cut off list released by RBI. Check last year's RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off for reference. 

RBI Grade-B Cut-Off 2022 for Phase-I Exam 

Section 

Category 

GENERAL/UR 

EWS 

OBC 

SC 

ST 

PwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD) 

GENERAL AWARENESS 
(Maximum Marks = 80) 

12.00 

12.00 

8.00 

6.25 

6.25 

6.25 

REASONING 
(Maximum Marks = 60) 

9.00 

9.00 

6.00

4.75 

4.75 

4.75 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
(Maximum Marks = 30) 

4.50 

4.50  

3.00

2.25 

2.25 

2.25 

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 
(Maximum Marks = 30) 

4.50 

4.50  

3.00

2.25 

2.25  

2.25 

TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate 
(Maximum Marks = 200) 

63.75 

63.75  

60.25

55.25 

50.75 

49.75 

RBI Grade B Cut Off Previous Year- Click Here

RBI Grade B 2023 Exam Preparation

To score high in RBI Grade B 2023 Exam, it is really necessary for each and every candidate to look into the latest exam pattern and the change in the syllabus so that preparation can be done accordingly. Candidates have the option to opt for Offline Coaching Program offered by Career Power to enhance their skills. They can also solve Mock Test Papers to self-analyse themselves and prepare judiciously for this upcoming exam.

 

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