A total of 322 vacancies will be recruited through this recruitment process for the post of Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General, Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR and Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM. Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the advertised posts. The willing candidates can check all details about the recruitment process below including educational qualification, important dates, selection criteria, exam pattern and others.
Download RBI Grade B 2021 Recruitment Notification PDF
Important Dates:
- Notification Release Date: 28 January 2021
- Commencement of submission of online application: 28 January 2021
- Last date for submission of online application: 15 February 2021
- RBI Grade B Prelims Date: 1 March 2021
- RBI Grade B Mains Date: 1 April 2021
- DEPR/DSIM Paper 2, Paper 3 Exam: 31 March 2021
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM@ - Phase II - Paper - II & III Online/Written Examination- 31 March
RBI Grade B 2021 Vacancy Details
Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General - 270 Posts
Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR - 29 Posts
Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM - 23 Posts
RBI Grade B 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General - The candidate must have a bachelors degree with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PWD). Candidates must have also secured 60% Marks in 10th and 12th exams.
Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR - Candidates holding Master’s Degree in Economics/Econometrics/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Economics/Integrated Economics Course/Finance, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University/Institute; OR PGDM/ MBA Finance with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University /Institute; OR Master’s Degree in Economics in any of the sub-categories of economics i.e. agricultural/business/developmental/ applied, etc., with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University /Institute.
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)–DSIM: Master’s Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/ Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade. Or Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years and one-year postgraduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an Institute of repute; OR M. Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/years OR Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years.
RBI Grade B 2021 Age Limit - 21 to 30 years (There will be age relaxation for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories.
RBI Grade B 2021 Selection Criteria:
The selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of prelims, mains and Interview.
RBI Grade B 2021 Exam Pattern:
The written test will consist of two stages. i.e. phase 1 and phase 2. The phase 2 exam will be followed by an Interview.
RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 1:
The RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 1 will be of 200 Marks for 200 questions. The RBI Grade B 2021 Paper 1 will be of 2 hours. The exam will have MCQs from General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. Those who will qualify in the first phase will be called for Phase 2 Exam.
RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 2:
RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 2 will be of 300 Marks. The questions will be from Economics and Social Issues, English Writing Skills and Finance & Management. Those who will qualify in the RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 2 will be called for Interview Round.
How to apply for RBI Grade B 2021
Interested and eligible candidates can apply for RBI Grade B 2021 from 28 January 2021 to 15 February 2021. The candidates can directly apply to the aforesaid posts by clicking on the provided link of online application below.
RBI Grade B 2021 Application Fee
SC/ST/PwBD - Rs. 100/-
GEN/OBC/EWSs - Rs. 850/-
STAFF@ - Nil
