The Reserve Bank of India published a job advertisement for Grade B Officers on April 26, 2023. There are a total of 291 vacancies for this post. The online registration period for the recruitment has begun on May 9, 2023, and will end on June 9, 2023.
RBI Grade B 2023: Important Dates
RBI Grade B exam date 2023 and other event dates are mentioned in the official notification. The aspirants can check out the dates for all events in the below table:
Events | Important Dates |
RBI Grade B 2023 Notification PDF Release Date | 26th April 2023 |
RBI Grade B Apply Online | 9th May 2023 |
Last Date for Online Application | 9th June 2023 (Till 6:00 p.m.) |
RBI Grade B Exam Dates 2023 For Phase I | Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General) - 9th July 2023 Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (DEPR) - 16th July 2023 Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (DSIM) - 16th July 2023 |
RBI Grade B Exam Dates 2023 For Phase II | Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General) - 30th July 2023 Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (DEPR) - 2nd September 2023 Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (DSIM) - 19th August 2023 |
Result Release Date | To Be Announced |
Interview Date | To Be Announced |
Final result | To Be Announced |
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RBI Grade B 2023: Eligibility
Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate applying for the RBI Grade B exam must be either –
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Age Limit:
Candidates appearing for the RBI Grade B 2023 examination should be at least 21 years of age, whereas the maximum age limit for the RBI Grade B exam is 30 years. For the candidates, who are possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualifications, the upper age limit for them will be 32 and 34 years respectively.
Relaxation of Upper age limit
Category | Maximum Age Limit (In Years) |
Other Backward Caste (OBC) | 33 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 35 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 35 |
Ex-servicemen (including military services) | 35 |
Ex-bank employees | 35 |
PwD(General/EWS) | 40 |
PwD(OBC) | 43 |
PwD(SC/ST) | 45 |
Educational Qualifications:
RBI Grade B Educational qualifications vary post to post. The detailed information about educational qualification are given below:
Posts | Minimum Educational Qualifications |
| • 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. |
| 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 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 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 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) | 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 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 M. Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/years. OR 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. |
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RBI Grade B 2023: How To Apply
Step 1: Visit the RBI's official website.
Step 2: Visit the official notification on the left side and click on the link to access the form.
Step 3: Candidates need to fill out the RBI Grade B application form.
Step 4: The registration number and password will then be sent to the registered contact number.
Step 5: Candidates then need to log in again with their credentials.
Step 6: In the next step, applicants need to fill in their academic details.
Step 7: Review the application for any errors or spelling mistakes.
Step 8: Finally, pay the RBI Grade B application fees.
Step 9: Take a printout of the application for future reference.
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RBI Grade B 2023: Application Fees
The payment can be done by using debit cards/credit cards, internet banking, IMPS, cash cards/mobile wallets. The fee structure is given below.
Category | Charges | Fee |
General / OBC | Application fee + intimation charges | Rs 850/- |
ST/ SC/ PWD | Intimation charges | Rs 100/- |
Staff | No fee | No fee |
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RBI Grade B 2023: Exam Centres
Exam Centres for Phase I RBI Grade B (DR) General, DEPR and DSIM post are given below:
S.No. | State/Union Territory | Name of the Examination Centre |
1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
2 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Ujjain |
3 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chirala, Kurnool, Nellore, Vijaywada, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram Visakhapatnam |
4 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgoan, Kolhapur, Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune |
5 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
6 | Manipur | Imphal |
7 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh- Mohali |
8 | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
9 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Allahabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzzafarnagar, Varanasi |
10 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
11 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
12 | Nagaland | Kohima |
13 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur (CG) |
14 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun city |
15 | New Delhi | Delhi-NCR, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida & Greater Noida, Faridabad, Meerut, Gurugram |
16 | Orissa | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
17 | Goa | Panaji |
18 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
19 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Mehsana, Gandhi Nagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
20 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
21 | Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Karnal |
22 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur |
23 | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Solan, Shimla |
24 | Sikkim | Gangtok-Bardang City |
25 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
26 | Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribaug, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
27 | Telangana | Hyderabad- Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal |
28 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udipi |
29 | Tripura | Agartala |
30 | Kerala | Kannur, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam |
31 | Ladakh | Leh |
32 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Salem,Virudhunagar, Namakkal,Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli |
33. | Lakshadweep | Kavarrati |
34 | West Bengal | Asansol, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
35 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee City |
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RBI Grade B 2023: Scheme of Exam
1. There will be 200 questions from 4 sections; General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and Reasoning.
2. The time duration of the RBI Grade B Phase I Exam is 120.
3. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer, with no deduction for unanswered questions.
4. The questions will be of an Objective type
5. Except for English Language, other sections will be in English and Hindi.
6. Total 200 marks atllotted for RBI Grade B Phase I exam.
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RBI Grade B 2023: Syllabus
General Awareness
1. General Awareness
2. General Knowledge
3. Economical Terms
4. Government Schemes
Quantitative Aptitude
1. Data Interpretation
2. Probability
3. Simplification
4. Quadratic Equations
English Language
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze test
3. Passage Making
4. Error Spotting
Reasoning
1. Blood Relation
2. Distance - Directions
3. Coding-Decoding
4. Data Sufficiency
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RBI Grade B 2023: Admission to Examination Centres
1. Candidates must not forget to take their admit card with ID proof and 2 recent colored photographs.
2. No use of electronic items, books, or watches allowed inside the examination hall.
3. Candidates should reach the examination center 1 hour prior to the commencement of the exam.
4. A rough sheet will be provided at the examination hall.
5. Candidates cannot leave the examination center without the conclusion of the RBI Grade B exam.
6. Candidates need to follow all the instructions given by the invigilator.
7. Candidates found with debarred items will be disqualified from the exam.
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RBI Grade B 2023: Admit Card
The important steps related to the RBI Grade B Exam Admit Card download are given below:
Step 1: Visit the official website of RBI
Step 2: Click on “Opportunities@RBI” option given at the bottom of the RBI homepage
Step 3: Then click on the “current vacancies option. A list of notifications come up in the screen. Click on the RBI Grade B Admit card link
Step 4: Enter your registration number/roll number and date of birth/password
Step 5: You are redirected to the RBI Grade B admit card
Step 6: Download the admit card and get a printout of the same and carry it along at the exam centre.
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RBI Grade B 2023: Result
The steps to check the result of RBI Grade B exam are as mentioned below:
Step 1: Firstly, visit the official website of RBI.
Step 2: You will be able to see an option called “current vacancies”.
Step 3: In that particular section, you’ll get an option called “results”.
Step 4: When you click on the results option, you’ll be redirected to the page where you have to fill in the RBI Grade B application number and password.
Step 5: After entering the appropriate application number and password, your results will be displayed on the screen.
Step 6: You can download the results in pdf format.
Step 7: Save the downloaded results in your system and take a printout.
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RBI Grade B 2023: Mode of Selection
The RBI Grade B selection process consists of 7 stages. These are as follows:
1. Publication of RBI Grade B Notification.
2. Submission of RBI Grade B Application Form and Payment of Fees
3. RBI Grade B Phase I Examination
4. RBI Grade B Phase II examination
5. RBI Grade B Interview
6. Declaration of final result based on the Phase II exam and interview.
7. Document verification and providing joining letter.
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