RBI (Reserve Bank of India) will release RBI Grade B notification 2025 for recruitment of Grade B post in the month of May 2025. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been inviting the application form for RBI Grade B exam 2025.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) online application for the recruitment of Officers in Grade B (General) DR, DEPR, and DSIM in Common Seniority Group (CSG) Streams for the year 2025. The RBI Grade B 2025 of phase 1 preliminary exam will be held in July 2025. The Reserve Bank of India also released the complete schedule for exam date, admit card availability, and result declaration date along with the RBI Grade B 2025 notification. Whereas an interview will take place in the month of August/September2025.

You can check for further information about RBI Grade B exam 2025 on the official website of RBI and that is rbi.org.in. It has been estimated that over 926 vacancies would be released through Reserve Bank of India.Candidates can read the official RBI Grade B Notification by clicking on the link mentioned below.

RBI Grade B Official Notification (Download PDF)

Click here for Officer in Grade B Phase II Result

RBI Grade B Officer 2025 Vacancy:

The number of vacancies will be released along with RBI Grade B Notification 2025 PDF. Last year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced 94 vacancies. Let’s have a look at the post-wise vacancy distribution for the RBI Grade B 2024 Exam.

RBI Grade B Officer 2025 Exam Dates:

RBI Grade B Officer 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates must meet the eligibility guidelines issued by RBI before applying online. The basic eligibility criteria pertaining to nationality, age limit and academic qualification of a candidate is discussed below:

I. Nationality: To appear for RBI Grade B Examination 2025, a candidate must be either: —

• a citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or
• a Tibetan refugee who is permanently settled in India prior to January 1, 1962, or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from either Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, or Vietnam with the intention of residing permanently in India.

Please note that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c), and (d) should possess a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.

II. Age:

• The minimum age limit for candidates to apply is 21 years while the upper age limit is 30 years on the 1st of September 2025 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd September 1989 and not later than 1st September 1998. For candidates with M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualifications, the upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.
• Candidates falling under the reserved category are eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit as per Government of India norms.

III. Educational Qualifications: The educational qualifications as prescribed by the Board for the RBI Grade B Examination 2021:

IV. Number of Attempts: If General Category candidates have already appeared 6-times for the Phase-I Exam of this post in the past, then they would be considered ineligible to apply. However, there is no such restriction in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD if the posts are reserved for them

RBI Grade B Officer 2025 Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern for RBI Grade B Exam will vary according to the posts candidates wish to apply for:

1.Selection for Officers in RBI Grade B (DR)-General

RBI Grade B Phase-I

RBI Grade B Phase-II

RBI Grade B Interview (Phase-III)dates.

2. Selection for Officers in RBI Grade B (DR)-DEPR

Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and interview. There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Economics) to be held in November 2021 and Paper II & III will be held separately in December 2021 (date to be confirmed in admit cards).

Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the ‘WE’ (Paper I, II and III) and interview taken together.

3. Selection for Officers in RBI Grade B (DR)-DSIM

Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and interview. There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Statistics) to be held in November 2021 and Paper II & III will be held separately in December 2021 (date to be confirmed in admit cards).

Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the ‘WE’ (Paper I, II and III) and interview taken together.

RBI Grade B Officer 2021 Syllabus:

The syllabus of the RBI Grade B 2021 exam is just like the other Bank Exams. The major sections from which the questions are asked are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English Language.
As the RBI Grade B exam has both Phase-I exam as well as Phase-II exam, the syllabus of both levels are entirely different from each other. Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of both the preliminary examination and mains examination.

Syllabus for Phase-I Examination:

Syllabus for Phase-II Exam:

RBI Grade B Officer 2021 Pre – Exam Training:

The Pre Exam Training is conducted for the candidates who belong to SC/ST and Minority Communities. The main aim of the Pre Exam Training is to provide training facilities to improve the abilities and to enhance the capabilities of privileged candidates. The training is free of cost, but all the other expenses like traveling, accommodation, food, etc. must be paid for by the candidates themselves. Pre Exam Training for the rbi assistant exam is specially conducted for candidates who could not afford to take admission in private coaching institutes. During the training, candidates will get to know the exam pattern, expected questions, tips & techniques to solve the problems, how to manage time during the rbi assistant exam and how to prepare for the Exam. Training is conducted for five days just before the start of the Preliminary Exam. Candidates who wish to appear in Pre Exam Training must select the relevant option at the time
of Online Registration. The administrative body has all the rights to cancel the program anytime at any of the centers, depending upon the response and feasibility or add some more centers or make alternate arrangements.

RBI Grade B Salary And Perks, Allowances:
Apart from the RBI Grade B Salary, the RBI Grade B employees will enjoy various allowances, perks which are listed below:

1. Dearness Allowance: The RBI Grade B officers will receive DA of 113% of the basic salary.

2. HRA Allowance: The Reserve Bank of India will offer 2BHK/3BHK flat to the RBI Grade B employees. If the employees are not allocated with flats, then they can claim up to Rs 70,000 as rent allowance.

3. Medical Allowance: Employees can claim medical allowances up to 4000 Rupees. These medical allowances are also valid for the dependents of the employees.

4. Education Allowances: Based on various parameters the officials will offer medical allowances to some of their employees. Those selected RBI Grade B officer can avail Rs. 4000/- under education allowance every month.

5. Fuel Allowance: If the RBI Grade B employee owns a vehicle in his/her name, then they can claim up to 150 liters of fuel per month.

6. Maid Allowance: For RBI Grade B employees, Rs 3000/- will be offered under the maid allowance.

7. Mobile Allowance: RBI Grade B employees can claim up to Rs 1500/- as mobile allowance.

8. Sodexo Coupons: RBI provides the employees with Sodexo coupons worth Rs 2000/- which can be spent on food/groceries.

9. Leave Fare Concession Travel (LFC):  Once in two years the employees can avail LFC for self, spouse & dependents under LFC Travel allowance. The RBI will offer around 100000 for the employees under LFC allowance.

10. Briefcase allowance: The officers can avail Rs.7000 under briefcase allowance. Employees can reimburse the amount of briefcase every three years once.

11. Pectacles allowances: Spectacles allowance of Rs 7000/- can be claimed for either the RBI Grade B officer or the spouse of RBI Grade B officer.

RBI Grade B Officer 2021 Application Fees:

Application Fee for RBI Grade B Examination 2021 has to be paid in online mode only. Fee payable for various categories is indicated in the table below:

RBI Grade B Officer 2021 Admit Card & Other Info:

• Successful applicants for RBI Grade B Examination 2021 are issued an e-Admission Letter two week prior to exam date.
• Candidates can download the admit card from the official website of bank.
• Candidates should check the e- Admission Letter carefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if any, to the notice of Board immediately.

• In addition to the Admission Letter, candidates need to present a valid Photo ID proof issued by the GOI or the State Government (original as well as a photocopy) for verification.
• Acceptable photo ID proofs are PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph etc.

RBI Grade B Phase-I 2019 Result Declared

RBI Grade B 2020 prelims result has been released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI Grade B prelims 2020 exam was held on 9th November 2020. Candidates who have appeared in RBI Grade B 2020 Phase I can check their result from the link mentioned below :

Check List of Candidates who have been shortlisted for the Phase-II for Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (General) (DR) -2019

Check List of candidates who have been shortlisted for the Phase-II-Paper II and III for Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ – DEPR -2019

Check List of candidates who have been shortlisted for the Phase-II –Paper II and III for Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ – DSIM -2019

• Visit the careers section of official website of Reserve Bank of India.
• Go to the latest announcements section.
• Click on RBI Grade B 2020 Prelims result PDF.
• Find your roll number in the merit list.

RBI Grade B Phase-II 2020 Result Declared

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Phase II result for the post of Officer in Grade B. Phase II Exam was held on 01 & 02-12-2020. Appeared candidates can check their result at below link…

Click here for Officer in Grade B Phase II Result

RBI Grade B Officer 2020 Cut Off: Previous Year Cut Off

RBI Grade B 2019 Exam will be conducted in three phases:

• Phase-I exam
• Phase-II exam
•  Interview process

RBI Grade B Cut off  2018 | Prelims:

RBI Grade B Cut off  2017 | Prelims:

RBI Grade B Phase-II & Final Cut-off 2017 [(DR)-General]

RBI Grade B Cut-off 2017 Phase – II and overall RBI Grade B Cut-off 2017 (Phase II + Interview) is given below

RBI Officer Prelims Exam Analysis & Review:

RBI Grade-B Exam Analysis for Prelims-9th November: Shift-1

The Most awaited RBI Grade-B 2020 Phase-1 exam is over. Now it’s time for exam analysis of RBI Grade-B 2020 Phase-1 (9th November 2020) shift I. A lot of students have appeared for their Phase 1 exam today and this brings them a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in the most prestigious Banking Platform.RBI Grade B Officers Phase I Exam was conducted today (August 16, 2019). There were 200 questions, which had to be answered in 120 minutes. There were four sections – General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. All the sections except English Language were available bilingually, that is, both in English and in Hindi. Each question had 5 options and 1 mark was awarded for every correct answer while 0.25 marks was deducted for every incorrect answer.

The detailed break-up of the RBI Grade B Officers Phase I Exam 2019 is as follows:

Section-wise analysis of RBI Grade B Officers Phase I Exam 2019:

General Awareness:
Most number of questions came from the current affairs – both national and international. It has to be noted that a number of questions totaling 21 came from banking. Other areas that were covered in this section were sports, business, science and technology, and books and authors. Very few questions, around 4 in number, came from the static portion of GK. It is also to be noted that maximum current affairs questions came from the events and happenings that occurred from May to July 2019. Rest of the questions from the dynamic section of GK came from the events and occurrences that took place in the last one year. Overall, the difficulty level of this section can be categorized as easy to moderate.

English Language:
The section comprised 11 RC questions in total. There were two RC passages which had 4 and 7 questions in each passage. One RC passage was based on exchange rate and the second RC passage was on life events based. Most of the questions were inference based and so, took a long time to figure out the answer. Other topics that came in the exam included Sentence correction, Statement Connection, etc. No para jumble and cloze test questions came this time. Overall, the level of difficulty of the questions was moderate to difficult.

Quantitative Aptitude:
There were questions 5 questions each based on Wrong numbers in series and Comparison of two quantities in this section. There were 10 questions on Data Interpretation which were split into two sets of 5 questions each. Apart from that, there were 10 quantitative aptitude questions which were lengthy, calculative and time consuming.

Reasoning:
This section comprised of 6 AR sets (Puzzles) which were of moderate level in nature. Rest of the questions could have been attempted easily to maximize the score. No questions were there based on input-output. However, the overall section was quite time consuming

RBI Grade B Officers Recruitment 2021 : Frequently Asked Questions:

• To apply for the posts under this recruitment, As on 1st September 2021, a candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and he/she must not have attained the age of 30 years. A person must have been born earlier than 02nd September 1988 and not later than 01 September 1997 in which both the dates are inclusive.
• There is a relaxation of up to a maximum of five years in the upper age limit for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST Category.
• There is a relaxation of up to a maximum of three years in the upper age limit for the candidates belonging to the OBC Category.