RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2018 for General Officer post:
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 2018 for 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 2018 for 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 2018 for DEPR post:
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 2018 for 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 2018 for 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 2018 for 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
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