Every year, the RBI Grade B test is held to select officers for the Reserve Bank.
On the official Reserve Bank of India website, the official RBI Grade B Exam Notification 2023 will be published in March 2023.
The following departments’ officers are inducted into the bank as successful candidates:
- Direct Hiring (DR) Basic Cadre
- Department of Statistics and Information Management (DISM) and Department of Economic Policy and Research (DEPR)
RBI Grade B Eligibility
The RBI requires the following qualifications of applicants for Grade B positions:
- Age restrictions: Graduates must be 21 to 30 years old.
- Education requirements: In order to sit for the RBI Grade B exam, candidates must have at least an undergraduate degree. Depending on the department for which an applicant is applying, different departments have different educational requirements and RBI cutoffs for the highest educational qualification.
- Only subjects from Nepal and Bhutan, as well as Indian nationals, are permitted to take the RBI exam. If they can present a certificate of eligibility from the Government of India, refugees and migrants from specific nations are also permitted.
- Candidates from the unreserved category may take the exam up to six times.
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern For Preliminary Examination
Topic | Duration | Marks |
---|---|---|
English Language | 20 minutes | 30 |
Numerical Ability | 20 minutes | 35 |
Reasoning Ability | 20 minutes | 35 |
Total | 60 minutes | 100 |
Exam Pattern For Mains Examination
Topic | Duration | Marks |
---|---|---|
English Language | 30 minutes | 40 |
Numerical Ability | 30 minutes | 40 |
Reasoning Ability | 30 minutes | 40 |
General Awareness | 25 minutes | 40 |
Computer Knowledge | 20 minutes | 40 |
Total | 135 minutes | 200 |
RBI Grade B Syllabus
Subjects | Topics |
---|---|
English Language | Error Detection Fill in the Blanks One-word Substitution Phrases and Idioms Reading Comprehension Sentence Correction Spelling Error Synonyms & Antonyms |
Numerical Ability | Algebra Averages Data Interpretation Geometry Mensuration Number Series Percentage Problem on Ages Ratio and Proportion SI & CI Simplification Speed, Distance and Time Time and Work Trigonometry |
Reasoning | Analogy Blood Relations Coding-Decoding Direction and Distance Non-Verbal Reasoning Puzzles Series Syllogism Venn Diagram Verbal reasoning Word Formation |
General Awareness | Awards Banking Awareness Current Affairs Economy Geography History Important Schemes People in News Polity Science Sports Static General Knowledge |
Computer Knowledge | Database Management Internet & Web MS-Office Networking Operating System Security System |