What is RBI Grade B?
Reserve Bank of India will soon release an official notification for the recruitment of RBI Grade Officers under various departments, namely, DSIM, DR, and DEPR RBI Grade B Syllabus 2023 is an extremely crucial milestone on the road to clearing the RBI Grade B exams. RBI Grade B Syllabus 2023 will help the aspirants know what the exam is about and start their preparations in the right direction. RBI Grade B syllabus comprises three phases, each equally important.
- Age Limits (As of the 1st of January of the year of notification) – 21 to 30 Years
- Minimum Education Qualification
- Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – (General)
- 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
Number of Attempts
- UR Category – 06 Attempts
- SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/EWSs – No Restriction
Exam Pattern for RBI Grade B Examination: RBI Grade B officers are recruited through a 3 stage recruitment process –
- Phase 1 Examination (Preliminary exam)
- Phase 2 Examination (Mains exam)
- Phase 3 Psychometric Test & Interview
Phase 1 Pattern:
- The Phase 1 examination or the preliminary examination is a single paper comprising 200 Questions and 200 Marks.
- The overall duration of this paper is 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours. Please note that there is sectional timing as well.
- There is a penalty of ¼ for wrong answers.
- Candidates need to secure separate cut-off in each section as well as clear the overall cut off to be shortlisted for
- Marks obtained in Phase I are used only for shortlisting the candidates for Phase II examination process and are notcounted for final selection of the candidates.
The Phase 1 Examination has the following 4 sections:
| Section | Marks | Sectional Timing |
|---|---|---|
|
General Awareness |
80 |
25 Minutes |
|
Reasoning |
60 |
45 Minutes |
|
English |
30 |
25 Minutes |
|
Quantitative Aptitude |
30 |
25 Minutes |
|
Total |
200 |
120 Minutes |
Phase 2 Pattern: The Phase 2 examination of RBI Grade B consists of 3 papers of 100 Marks each.
| Name of Paper | Type of Paper | Time (Minutes) | No. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paper-I:
Economic and Social Issues |
50% Objective 50% Descriptive |
30 Min
90 Min
Total-120 |
30 Objective
04 Descriptive |
50 |
|
Paper-II:
English (Writing Skills) |
Descriptive |
90 Min |
03 |
100 |
|
Paper-III:
Finance & Management |
50% Objective
50% Descriptive |
30 Min
90 Min
Total-120 |
30 Objective
04 Descriptive |
50
50
Total-100 |
In Paper-I and Paper-III, 6 descriptive questions are asked out of which only 4 are supposed to be answered (2 Questions of 15 marks and 2 questions of 10 marks each)
Phase 3 Pattern: The Phase-III of the RBI Grade B examination consists of a Psychometric Test followed by an Interview.
- Candidates are required to undergo Psychometric Test before appearing for the Interview. It is qualifying in nature and no marks are allotted for it.
- Candidates are shortlisted for interview based on their Phase 2 marks only (sum of all 3 papers)
- Interview carries a weightage of 75 marks
- Candidates can opt for interview either in Hindi or English
- The final selection of candidates is done by adding marks secured in Phase 2 and Interview.
