RBI Grade B

RBI Grade B Exam is concluded for 2018

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Overview

What is RBI Grade B?
RBI conducts RBI Grade B Officer exam annually for Direct Recruitment (DR) for the posts of officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General, DEPR and DSIM in Common Seniority Group (CSG) Streams.

Under the new scheme of selection the examination for General posts will be consist of two phases, viz., Phase-I and Phase-II (both in online mode) followed by Interview.

RBI Grade B-Officer Career Prospects
RBI offers lucrative pay-scale and perks. There are also reasonable prospects for promotion to higher grades.

Below are some of the details about the same as per RBI’s 2018 notification.

(i) Pay Scale: Selected Candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs. 35,150/- p.m. in the scale of Rs. 35150-1750 (9)-50900-EB-1750 (2)-54400-2000 (4)-62400 applicable to Officers in Grade B.
They will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments are approximately Rs. 75,831/-(approx.)

(ii) Perks: Reimbursement of expenses for maintenance of vehicle for official purpose, newspaper, telephone charges, book grant, allowance for furnishing of residence, etc. as per eligibility. Free dispensary facility besides reimbursement of medical expenses for OPD treatment/hospitalisation as per eligibility. Interest free festival advance, Leave Fare Concession (once in two years for self, spouse and eligible dependents). Loans and Advances at concessional rates of interest for Housing, Vehicle, Education, Consumer Articles, Personal Computer, etc. Selected candidates will be governed by ‘the defined contribution New Pension Scheme (NPS)’, in addition to the benefit of Gratuity.

(iii) Accommodation: Bank’s accommodation subject to availability. At certain centres, limited number of residential quarters are available. Facility for securing residential accommodation on lease, however, exists at all centres.

Important Dates

Events		Important Dates	Links
Website Link Open For Online Registration of Applications and Payment of Fees/Intimation Charges		July 3, 2018 to July 23, 2018	General Application DEPR/DSIM Application
1. Officers in Gr B (DR) General	Phase-I Online Examination Phase-II Online Examination	August 16, 2018 September 7, 2018	RBI Grade B Phase II 2018 Result
2. Officers in Gr B (DR) DEPR	Paper – I Online Examination Paper – II & III Online/Written Examination	August 16, 2018 September 6 / September 7, 2018 (To be confirmed in Admit cards)	–
3. Officers in Gr B (DR) DSIM	Paper – I Online Examination Paper – II & III Online/Written Examination	August 16, 2018 September 6 / September 7, 2018 (To be confirmed in Admit cards)	–

RBI Grade B Vacancy 2018

Post	Number of Vacancies
Post	General (GEN/UR)	Scheduled Castes (SC)	Scheduled Tribes (ST)	Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non Creamy Layer)	TOTAL
1. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General	64	20	10	33	127^
2. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR	11	4	1	6	22^^
3. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM	11	(1)*	3#	2	17
^Out of 127 vacancies for Grade ‘B’ (DR)-General, 5 vacancies are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) Category. ^^Out of 22 vacancies for Grade ‘B’(DR)-DEPR, 1 vacancy is reserved for PwBD category under blindness and low vision.

RBI Grade B 2018 Eligibility

I. Nationality

A candidate must be either an Indian citizen OR
a Nepalese/Bhutanese subject OR
a Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before 1st January, 1962 with intention to settle permanently in India OR
a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of settling permanently in India.

II. Age Limits

(a) A candidate must be between 21 and 30 years old.

For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.

(b) Age Relaxations

Category	Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Ex-employees (banking institutions -services terminated for reasons of economy/bank going into liquidation) or Personnel retrenched from Government Offices	5 years
Candidates ordinarily domiciled in the State of J&K during the period between 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989	5 years
ECOs/SSCOs*	5 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities**	10 years
Candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector	3 years
Gr. B (DR)-DEPR/DSIM candidates having Master’s Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognised University/Institute	3 years

*Please check detailed eligibility conditions in the detailed notice here

RBI Grade B Application

Candidates have to apply only online through the Bank’s website i.e. www.rbi.org.in from July 3 – July 23, 2018. No other means/mode of applications will be accepted. Candidates desirous of applying for posts in both Gr. B (DR)-General and Gr B (DR) DEPR / DSIM (as the case may be) are required to apply using links for both the positions separately and pay the fees for both.

Quick-links for Applying for RBI Grade B
Direct Recruitment for the Post of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – (General) in Common Seniority Group (CSG) Streams – Panel Year 2018
Direct Recruitment for the Posts of Officer in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR/DSIM in Common Seniority Group (CSG) Streams – Panel Year 2018

RBI Grade B Application Fees and Intimation Charges

Sr. No.	Category	Charges	Amount
1.	SC/ST/PwBD	Intimation Charges only	Rs.100/-
2.	GEN/OBC	Application fee including intimation charges	Rs.850/-
3.	STAFF	Nil	Nil

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern

Prelim Examination (Phase I) of RBI Grade B(DR)- General

The prelim exam for RBI Grade B will take place on 16th August 2018. The date, time and venue on which a candidate has to appear for examination will be specified in the Admission Letter (AL) to be downloaded by the candidate.

Link to download admit card to be updated here.

Mode: Online
Type: Objective
Total Marks: 200
Cutoff: Sectional as well as Aggregate
Negative Marking: Yes, 0.25 marks per wrong answer are deducted

RBI Grade B Syllabus

RBI Grade B Prelims (Phase I) Syllabus – (DR) General

Though RBI only gives broad classification of sections, the syllabus for the prelims can be broken up into section-wise sub-topics. Here is a detailed view of the syllabus based on past year questions and other banking exams.

Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Current Affairs
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Indian Financial Systems
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures &Alligations	Para jumbles	Indian Banking Systems
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Monetary Plans
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	National Institutions
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting	Banking Terms
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

RBI Grade B Results

RBI Grade B Phase II Results

RBI Grade B Mains Result 2018 can be accessed by candidates using the following link

RBI Grade B Mains 2018 Result

RBI Grade B Phase I Results

Candidates can access RBI Grade B Prelims Result 2018 here

RBI Grade B Prelim Result 2018

RBI Grade-B Cutoff

RBI Grade B Cutoff 2018 – Phase I

Section-wise and overall cutoff marks in Phase – I exam (held on 16th Aug, 2018 and 2nd Sept, 2018) to shortlist candidates for Phase-II exam:
Section
Section	GENERAL AWARENESS (Out of 80)	REASONING (Max. Marks Out of 60)	ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Out of 30)	QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Out of 30)	AGGREGATE (Out of 200)
Category
GENERAL/UR	20.00	15.00	7.50	7.50	105.75
OBC	16.00	12.00	6.00	6.00	95.75
SC	14.25	10.75	5.25	5.25	91.75
ST	14.25	10.75	5.25	5.25	91.75
PWD (OH/HI/VH/MD)	14.25	10.75	5.25	5.25