RBI GRADE B EXAM PATTERN

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern

RBI follows a separate recruitment process for recruiting staffs for job vacancies in RBI, and recruitment is not done by any external firm. The Exam is conducted every year and the vacancies are less when compared to other banks. RBI Grade B Officer for Department of Economics and Policy Research and Department of Statistics and Information Management needs specific qualification and the pattern followed for these two posts is different from General Officer post. A detailed Exam pattern for each post is detailed for the candidate's knowledge.

Job Position	Selection Process
RBI Grade B - General	Phase I	Phase II (Paper I, II and III)	Interview
RBI Grade B - DEPR	Paper I	Paper II and III	Interview
RBI Grade B - DSIM	Paper I	Paper II and III	Interview

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - General Officer

Candidates who applied for RBI Grade B - General Officer post will have three phases. Candidates shortlisted in Phase I will have Phase II Exam (Paper I, II, and III) and candidates getting shortlisted in Phase II will be called for Phase III/Interview based on the no. of vacancies. The number of candidates to be called for the interview will be decided by the Board. Final Score will be arrived based on the Marks scored in Phase II and Interview. Find below the detailed Exam Pattern for RBI Grade B General Officer.

Exam	Exam Type	Marks	Duration
Phase I	Objective Type	200	2 hours
Phase II	Paper I - Objective	100	1½ hours
	Paper II - Descriptive	100	1½ hours
	Paper III - Objective	100	1½ hours
Phase III	Interview	50

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - General Officer - Phase I

RBI Grade B General - Phase I is the basic screening process for short listing candidates to the next stage. Phase I has four sections i.e. General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning. The questions will be of Objective type with 200 questions. The time duration will be 2 hours. Candidates are required to secure minimum qualifying marks in each section and also an overall score to be shortlisted for Phase II.

Topic	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
General Awareness	80	80	2 hours
English Language	30	30
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
Reasoning	60	60
Total	200	200

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - General Officer - Phase II

RBI Grade B General - Phase II Exam is conducted for candidates who got shortlisted in Phase I. There will be three Papers in Phase II i.e. Paper I, II, and III, and will be conducted in shifts. Candidates should appear for all shifts. All question papers will be set bilingual in Hindi and English except the test of English section. Find below the Exam structure of Phase II Exam.

Name of Paper	Topic	Exam Type	Time Duration	Marks
Paper I	Economic and Social Issues	Objective Type	1½ hours	100
Paper II	English	Writing Skills (Descriptive, to be typed with the help of keyboard)	1½ hours	100
Paper III	Finance and Management	Objective Type	1½ hours	100

Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper I, II, ad III). The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published by RBI and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID. Interview will be of 50 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and Interview.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - DEPR

RBI follows a different recruitment pattern for its Grade B Officer - DEPR (Department of Economics and Policy Research). The selection will be through Online/Written Examination and Interview. There will be three papers for the Examination. Paper I is conducted first and is of Objective type (on Economics). The time duration for Paper I is 120 minutes. Candidates should secure minimum aggregate cut-off marks in Paper I to be shortlisted for Paper II and III.  

Name of Paper	Topic	Exam Type	Time Duration	Marks
Paper I	Economics	Objective Type	120 minutes	100
Paper II	Economics	Descriptive Type (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper)	180 minutes	100
Paper III	English	Descriptive Type (To be typed using Keyboard)	90 minutes	100
Total				300

Paper II and II will be of Descriptive type on Economics and English. Paper II and III are conducted in shifts and candidates should appear for all shifts. Question paper will be set bilingually (Hindi and English) except Paper III - English. Candidates should secure minimum aggregate cut-off marks in both Paper II and III. 
Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Paper II and Paper III. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. The candidates shortlisted for interview will be published by RBI and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID. Interview will be of 50 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the Written Examination and Interview taken together.  

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - DSIM

RBI follows a different recruitment pattern for its Grade B Officer - DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management). The selection will be through Online/Written Examination and Interview. There will be three papers for the Examination. Paper I is conducted first and is of Objective type (on Statistics). The time duration for Paper I is 120 minutes. Candidates should secure minimum aggregate cut-off marks in Paper I to be shortlisted for Paper II and III.  

Name of Paper	Topic	Exam Type	Time Duration	Marks
Paper I	Statistics	Objective Type	120 minutes	100
Paper II	Statistics	Descriptive Type (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper)	180 minutes	100
Paper III	English	Descriptive Type (To be typed using Keyboard)	90 minutes	100
Total				300

Paper II and II will be of Descriptive type on Statistics and English. Paper II and III are conducted in shifts and candidates should appear for all shifts. Question paper will be set bilingually (Hindi and English) except Paper III - English. Candidates should secure minimum aggregate cut-off marks in both Paper II and III.
Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Paper II and Paper III. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. The candidates shortlisted for interview will be published by RBI and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID. Interview will be of 50 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the Written Examination and Interview taken together.  

RBI Grade B Syllabus - General Officer

General Awareness: Banking & Financial Awareness - Banking terms, Current rates (Bank rate, repo rate, reverse repo rate), RBI, Fiscal-Monetory Policies, Social Functions of Bank, Economic News - Indian and International Economy, Finance, shares, various schemes of Government, Monetary policies, Important guidelines, Financial & Economics News, Economics terms, etc.

English: Reading Comprehension (Based on Economy), Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement/Error Spotting, Para Completion, Para Jumbles, etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Data Interpretation, Number Series, Simplification and Quadratic Equations, Miscellaneous Questions, etc

Reasoning: Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Data Sufficiency, etc

Phase II of the RBI Grade B Exam has three Papers i.e. Paper I, Paper II, and Paper III. The syllabus for Phase II focuses on testing the banking knowledge and awareness of the candidates. Paper I on Economic and Social Issues; Paper II on English (Writing Skills); and Paper III on Finance and Management. Find detailed syllabus on General Officer post, follow RBI Grade B Syllabus.

RBI Grade B Syllabus - DEPR/DSIM

RBI follows a different pattern of recruitment process for RBI Grade B Officer - Department of Economics and Policy Research (DEPR). 

• Paper-I will be Objective type on Economics conducted online and comprise multiple choice questions.
• Paper-II (Economics) will be a descriptive type pen/paper based examination where the questions will be displayed on computer screen.
• Paper-III (English) will be of descriptive type where the candidates will be expected to type out answers on a computer.

RBI Grade B Officer - Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM) follows the same pattern as DEPR but with different syllabus (on Statistics) which is related to the post. Standard of papers would be that of Master's Degree examination of any Central University in India.

For detailed Syllabus on RBI Grade B - DEPR/DSIM, follow RBI Grade B Syllabus.

RBI Grade B - Notification

RBI releases the notification for its recruitment in Grade B officer posts in the May month every year. The notification provides with details on online application, eligibility, vacancy details, etc. The table below gives outline on important dates to be notified by the candidates.

Post/Cadre	Events	Tentative Dates
Officers in Grade B (DR) - General	Opening of Online Application	May 03, 2017
	Last Date for Closing/Editing Online Application	May 23, 2017
	Last Date for Payment of Fees	May 23, 2017
	Phase I* - (Online)	June 17, 2017
	Phase II# (Paper I, II, and III) - (Online/Written)	July 7,2017
Officers in Grade B (DR) - (DEPR and DSIM)	Opening of Online Application	May 05, 2017
	Last Date for Closing/Editing Online Application	May 23, 2017
	Last Date for Payment of Fees	May 23, 2017
	Paper I* (Online)	June 17, 2017
	Paper II and III# (Online/Written)	July 6, 2017
Final Interview	Dates will be specified by RBI

*Candidate will have to appear in only one shift of Phase-I examination.
^#Candidate will have to appear in all the shifts of Phase-II examination.