RBI GRADE B
RBI ASSISTANT

Name of the Recruiting Body : RBI GRADE B

Type of Services :RBI Officers (Grade-B)

RBI Grade B 2021 Vacancy :

RBI Grade B Vacancy 2020 will be updated once the official notification is released. The number of for the post of RBI Grade-B 2019 was 199. Willing students can fill the application form for the preferred post. In the year 2018, the total number of vacancies was 166. Complete details of RBI Grade B 2019 vacancies are given in the table below:

S. No.PostsVacancy
1.Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR) – General156
2.Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR) – DEPR20
3.Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR) – DSIM23

RBI Grade B Exam: Eligibility Criteria :

Eligibility criteria include Age limit and Educational Qualification. For RBI Officers (Grade-B) examination, the lower and upper age limits were 21 years and 30 years respectively. Complete Eligibility criteria will be updated once the official notification is released. Certain relaxation is also given based on the certain factor as given below:

15 years
CategoryAge relaxation
SC/ST5 years
OBC3 years
Physically Handicapped10 years
PH + OBC13 years

Educational Qualification :

A minimum of aggregate 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th standard examinations.

RBI Grade-B Educational Qualification :


PostsMinimum Educational Qualifications
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General)
  • A minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PwBD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor's degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th Standard examinations.
  • The minimum qualifying percentage or an equivalent grade for the Bachelor’s degree will be in aggregate for all semesters / years.
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR
  • A 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 recognised 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 recognised 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 recognised Indian or Foreign University / Institute.
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM
  • A 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 in aggregate of all semesters / years 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 post graduate 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.

Salary Package :


RBI OFFICERS (GRADE-B) SALARY

 

  • As per the official notification of the RBI, the starting salary of RBI Grade B Salary in hand will be around ₹35,150/-.
  • The RBI Grade B Salary is tabulated below:

 

RBI Grade B Basic Pay₹35,150/-
RBI Grade B Pay Scale35150–1750(9)–50900–EB–1750(2)–54400–2000(4)–624000
RBI Grade B Grade PayNot applicable
RBI Grade B Salary : NET Salary Including All Allowances₹67,933/-

 

  • That is not it, there are other perks as well like Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance, Telephone Allowance, Conveyance Allowance etc. will also be provided.

 

RBI Grade B 2021: Application Fees :

Based on the previous year’s exam fee, it is expected to be the same this year as well which is a total of ₹850/- is the application fee to be paid by candidates belonging to the General and OBC category for RBI Grade B 2020 exam while the same amount is reduced to ₹100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

LEVEL OF EXAMS :

RBI Grade B 2021 Exam Pattern :

S.No.SubjectsNo.of.QuestionsMarksRemarksDuration
1.General Awareness8080-0.25 marksComposite time of 120 minutes.
2.Maths3030
3.English Language3030
4.Reasoning Ability6060
 Total200200
  • However, separate time will be allotted for each test. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout.

Mains Examination Pattern :


S.No.Name of the PaperType of the PaperTime (Mins)Marks
1.Paper I Economic & Social IssuesObjective Type90100
2.Paper II English (Writing Skills)Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard)90100
3.Paper III Finance & ManagementObjective Type90100

Important Note:

Interview (50 marks) :

Candidates are shortlisted for the personal interview round based on an aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I + Paper-II + Paper-III). Candidates are given the option to opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final Selection is done through merit list which is prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.

Marks obtained by the candidates in the Main examination will be considered for shortlisting for Interview and preparation of final merit list.

Note :


The penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary and Main examination) :


There is a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online Objective Tests. For each wrong answer, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question is deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. No marks are deducted for un-attempted questions.

Phase – III : IBPS PO Interview :

 

  • The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The qualifying marks in the interview are 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of CWE (Main exam) and interview for final merit list will be 80:20 respectively.

 

Detailed RBI Officers (Grade-B) Syllabus 2021 :


Phase – I


RBI Grade B Examination has three phases of Online Test for which candidates have to thoroughly study the following subjects :

English Language :Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test
Fillers
Sentence Errors
Vocabulary based questions
Sentence Improvement
Jumbled Paragraph
Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph/Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Ability :Puzzles
Seating Arrangements
Direction Sense
Blood Relation
Syllogism
Order and Ranking
Coding-Decoding
Machine Input-Output
Inequalities
Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
Data Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude :Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
Number Series
Approximation and Simplification
Data Sufficiency
Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
General Awareness :Banking and Insurance Awareness
Financial Awareness
Govt. Schemes and Policies
Current Affairs
Static Awareness

Phase – II


Paper-I :
Economic and social Issues :
Growth and Development
National Income and per capita income
Economic Reforms in India
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Balance of Payments
IMF and World Bank, WTO
Social Structure in India
Social Justice
Indian Political System
Health and Education
Paper-II :
English (Writing Skills) :
The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.
Paper-III :
Finance and Management :
Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
RBI and its functions
Financial Markets
The Union Budget
Inflation
Corporate Governance in Banking Sector
Financial Inclusion
Risk Management in Banking Sector
Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swap
Changing Landscape of Banking sector
An alternate source of finance
Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

RBI Grade B Result 2021 :

 RBI Grade B Result 2021 will be updated for all the stages i.e. Prelims, Mains followed by Interview once it is released on the official website of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

RBI Grade B Cut Off 2019: Check 2019 Cut off :


Test wise and aggregate cut-off marks in Phase-I examination held on November 9, 2019 for shortlisting the candidates for Phase-II examination for the post of Officers Grade-B (General)- DR-BY-2019


SectionGENERAL/UREWSOBCSCSTPwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD)
GENERAL AWARENESS (Maximum Marks = 80)20.0020.0016.0014.2514.2514.25
REASONING (Maximum Marks = 60)15.0015.0012.0010.7510.7510.75
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Maximum Marks = 30)7.507.506.005.255.255.25
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Maximum Marks = 30)7.507.506.005.255.255.25
TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate (Maximum Marks = 200)122.00122.00115.50108.00108.00108.00

RBI Officers (Grade-B) Cut Off 2018 :


RBI Grade-B Phase-I 2018 Exam :

Test wise and aggregate Cut–off marks in Phase- I examination held on August 16, 2018 and September 2, 2018 for shortlisting the candidates for Phase-II examination for the post of Officers Grade-B (General)–DR – BY-2018 :
SectionGENERAL AWARENESS (Maximum Marks = 80)REASONING (Maximum Marks = 60)ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Maximum Marks = 30)QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Maximum Marks = 30)TOTAL SCORE/ AGGREGATE (Maximum Marks = 200)
Category     
GENERAL/UR20.0015.007.507.50105.75
OBC16.0012.006.006.0095.75
SC14.2510.755.255.2591.75
ST14.2510.755.255.2591.75
PWD (OH/ HI/VH/MD)14.2510.755.255.2591.75

Name of the Recruiting Body : RBI ASSISTANT

Type of Services :ASSISTANT

RBI Assistant Salary 2020 :

  • Assistants will draw a starting basic pay of ₹14,650/- per month (i.e. ₹13,150/- plus two advance increments admissible to Graduates) in the scale of ₹13150 – 750(3) – 15400 – 900(4) – 19000 – 1200(6) – 26200 – 1300(2) – 28800 –1480(3)– 33240 – 1750(1) – 34990 (20 years)
  • Apart from the salary employee is entitled to Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., as admissible from time to time.
  • At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments for Assistants approximately ₹36091/-.
  • If a employee gets accommodation from the bank then he will not be given HRA.

RBI Assistant Eligibility Criteria :

RBI is not an easy nut to crack. It is important for an aspirant to meet Eligibility Criteria so as to apply for any recruitment process. It is the first and foremost step that should be checked before applying for any examination.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A degree of graduation with the minimum of 50% marks from a recognized university or equivalent to it is must. For a candidate belonging to SC/ST/PWD candidates, aggregate passing marks is required.
  • Relaxation
    A candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category (except dependents of ex-servicemen) should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.
  • Candidates applying for post in a particular recruiting office should be proficient in the language (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language) of the state/ any of the states falling under the recruiting office.

Note :

(1) The date of passing eligibility will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing.
(2) Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application. Where CGPA/OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and indicated in online application. If called for document verification, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks by the candidates in terms of norms.
(3) Calculation of Percentage: The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all the semester(s)/year(s) by aggregating maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of honors / optional / additional optional subject,if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class/Grade is decided on the basis of Honors marks only. The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 49.99% will be treated as less than 50%.

Age : (as on December 1, 2019)

• Minimum Age Limit: 20 years
• Maximum Age Limit: 28 years

RELAXATION OF AGE FOR OTHER CATEGORIES

CategoryAge Relaxation
SC/ST5 Years
OBC3 Years
PwD10 Years for Gen, 13 years for OBC & 15 years for SC/ST
Ex-ServicemenTo the extent of service provided by them to Armed Forces+ 3 years additional (Up to 50 Years)
Ex-ServicemenTo the extent of service provided by them to Armed Forces+ 3 years additional (Up to 50 Years)
Divorced women / Widows / Women judicially separated and not re-married10 Years
Candidates who were domiciles in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in between the period 1st January 1980 to 31st December 19895 Years
Candidates, holding working experience of RBIYears of Experience (Maximum 3 years)

RBI ASSISTANT EXAM DATES2019-20:

The last date to apply for RBI Assistant 2019-20 is 24th January 2020. Candidates aspiring to work with RBI should apply at the earliest to avoid last minute disappointment. The complete timeline of RBI Assistant 2019-20 has been given below

S. No.Important EventsImportant Dates
1RBI Assistant Apply OnlineStart Date 23rd December 2019
2Apply Online Last Date24th January 2020
3Last Date to pay the Application Fee24th January 2020
4RBI Assistant Prelims Admit Card DateTo be notified soon
5RBI Assistant Prelims Exam Date14th & 15th February 2020
6RBI Assistant Prelims ResultDate To be notified soon
7RBI Assistant Mains Exam Date22 November 2020
8RBI Assistant Mains Admit Card Date
9RBI Assistant Mains Result Date

RBI ASSISTANT VACANCIES 2019-20 :

There are 926 vacancies in RBI Assistant 2019-20 spread across various regions of India. The highest number of vacancies are in Mumbai Office i.e. 419 followed by Chennai Office i.e. 67. For detailed region-wise vacancies click on the link below.

RBI ASSISTANT STATE CUM CATEGORY WISE VACANCIES :

There are 926 vacancies in RBI Assistant 2019-20 spread across various regions of India. The highest number of vacancies are in Mumbai Office i.e. 419 followed by Chennai Office i.e. 67. For detailed region-wise vacancies click on the link below.

OfficeVacancies*PWD #EXS #
 SCSTOBCGENEWSTotalH1OH4th CategoryEX-1EX-2
Ahmedabad1241111910112
Bengaluru0161222100012
Bhopal4842244210114
Bhubaneswar5(2)421522811012
Chandigarh6071933510013
Chennai110153566711126
Guwahati4(2)12(1)72755511025
Hyderabad3151422510012
Jaipur5362033701113
Jammu013811300011
Kanpur & Lucknow110143266311026
Kolkata200811101101
Kolkata34(1)46(17)101(2)199394196441639
Nagpur120911301011
New Delhi6(1)071833410113
Patna3061322410112
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi20511220 /td>1 <1012
Total988019247383926171211348

Other details :

  • Bhopal includes 1 vacancy for Raipur,
  • Chandigarh includes 1 vacancy for Shimla,
  • Guwahati includes 1 vacancy for Agartala, 1 for Aizwal, 1 for Shillong and 1 for Imphal,
  • Kanpur & Lucknow includes 38 vacancies for Lucknow and 4 for Dehradun,
  • Kolkata includes 1 for Gangtok,
  • Mumbai includes 3 vacancies for Pune and 1 vacancy for Panaji and 23 vacancies for Belapur
  • Patna includes 1 vacancy for Ranchi.

RBI Assistant Category Wise Vacancies :

CategoryVacancies
General473
OBC192
SC98
ST80
EWS83
TOTAL926

LEVEL OF EXAMS :

PRELIMINARY (OBJECTIVE) :

S.No.SubjectsNo.of. QuestionsMarksRemarksDuration
1.English Language3030-0.25 marksEach sections 20 minutes
2Quantitative Aptitude3535
3Reasoning Ability3535
 Total100100  

MAINS EXAMINATION PATTERN (OBJECTIVE) :

S.No.Name of TestNo. of QuestionsMax. MarksDuration
1.English Language404040 minutes
2.Reasoning404040 minutes
3.Computer Knowledge404040 minutes
4.General Awareness404025 minutes
5.Quantitative Aptitude404020 minutes
 Total200200135 minutes

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST :

Language Proficiency Test (LPT) – The candidates provisionally shortlisted from the main on-line examination will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT). The language proficiency test will be conducted in the Official / Local Language of the State concerned as detailed below). Candidate not proficient in the Official / Local Language shall be disqualified.

THE OFFICE WISE LOCAL LANGUAGE/S IS/ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Ahmedabad – Gujarati
• Bengaluru – Kannada
• Bhopal – Hindi
• Bhubaneswar – Oriya
• Chandigarh – Punjabi / Hindi
• Chennai – Tamil
• Guwahati – Assamese / Bengali / Khasi / Manipuri / Bodo / Mizo
• Hyderabad – Telugu
• Jaipur – Hindi
• Jammu – Urdu / Hindi / Kashmiri
• Kanpur & Lucknow – Hindi
• Kolkata – Bengali / Nepali
• Mumbai – Marathi / Konkani
• Nagpur – Marathi / Hindi
• New Delhi – Hindi
• Patna – Hindi / Maithili
• Thiruvananthapuram – Malayalam

IMPORTANT NOTE

i) The above online test/s except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
ii) Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests of the online examinations
iii) A candidate has to qualify in Preliminary Examination for appearing in Main Examination.
iv) There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests (Preliminary and Main examination). 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

RBI ASSISTANT SYLLABUS 2020 :

RBI Assistant syllabus is a must before you appear for the exam. The mains exam has got postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. There are four sections in RBI Assistant mains namely: Numerical Ability, Reasoning, English & General awareness. We are providing you the detailed mains syllabus for the main examination. There will be Language Proficiency Test for those who are applying from the other state to test their command on regional language and it is mandatory for them to qualify it.

RBI ASSISTANT SYLLABUS fOR PRELIMS AND MAINS:

Reasoning AbilitySeating Arrangement
Puzzles
Direction and Blood relation
Syllogism and Inequality
Alphanumeric Series and order and ranking
Data Sufficiency and Miscellaneous questions
Input-output
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative AptitudePuzzles
Number Series
Data Interpretation
Simplification/ Approximation
Profit & Loss
Data Sufficiency
Quadratic Inequalities
Time, Speed & Distance
Time & Work, Problems on train
Ratio & Proportion, Mixture and Allegation
Partnership
Average and Ages
Boat & Stream
Pipes & Cistern
Probability, Mensuration
English Language:Error Detection
Reading comprehension
Fillers
Sentence based error
Column based question
Word usage
Cloze test
Word Swap
Spelling based error, Para Jumbles
Idiom and Phrases
Sentence Completion
Vocabulary Based
Paragraph Completion
Connectors
General Awareness :Current Affairs (4-5 Months)
Banking Awareness
Economy / Financial Awareness
Static Awareness
Computer KnowledgeComputer Basics
MS Office
Internet and Web Technology
Database Management System
Networking
Computer and Networking Security
Operating System

RBI ASSISTANT ADMIT CARD/CALL LETTER :

RBI Assistant Admit Card Prelims 2020 :

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the call letter of RBI Assistant preliminary examination. Candidates can download the RBI Assistant Admit Card from the official site or from the direct link provided below. RBI Assistant prelims 2020 will be held on 14th/15th February 2020.
  • Registration Number and Password are generated at the time of registration and displayed on the screen. These are also sent to the candidate immediately upon successful registration.
  • The direct link to download RBI Assistant Admit Card Prelims 2020 is available on the official website of RBI. Alternatively, The candidates are suggested to print out a hard copy of their admit card to take along with them on the exam date as the admit cards are available online only. The RBI Assistant Admit Card link is given below.
  • Official Link to download RBI Assistant Admit Card

RBI ASSISTANT RESULT 2019-20 :

RBI Assistant Result 2019-20 will be released after the commencement of exam. The result for both the stages i.e. prelims & mains will be released separately. Once the result is released from officially, it will be updated here. Candidates are advised to bookmark this URL to get latest updates about RBI Assistant recruitment 2019-20.

RBI ASSISTANT PRELIMS EXPECTED CUT OFF 2019-20 :

As per the analysis and word of mouth received from the students who took the exam on 14th and 15th of Feb, said that the paper was of easy-moderate level where they could attempt 80+ questions. That’s a great attempt! Isn’t it? Students looked quite happy and delighted after the exam got over and also optimistic to clear the prelims phase and attend the main phase of RBI Assistant.

Region/CircleExpected Cut off for General Category (+/- 3)Vacancy
Ahmedabad8119
Bengaluru7921
Bhopal76.542
Bhubaneswar7728
Chandigarh8235
Chennai71.567
Guwahati7255
Hyderabad8325
Jaipur76.537
Jammu8413
Kanpur & Lucknow80.563
Kolkata89.511
Mumbai70419
Nagpur8113
New Delhi8734
Patna83.524
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi8620

RBI ASSISTANT CUT OFF :

RBI ASSISTANT PRELIMS CUT-OFF 2017 :

Centre wise/Category wise cut off in respect of the preliminary online examination for the post of Assistant held on 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th October 2017.
OfficeSCSTOBCGEN
Ahmedabad69.757480
Bengaluru68.7568.2574.7577.75
Bhopal7863.7583.25
Bhubaneswar71.2568.582.2584.5
Chandigarh7770.2581.7587.5
Chennai7681.7583.5
Guwahati7163.7573.577.25
Hyderabad80.574.584.2587
Jaipur74.567.581.7585.75
Jammu70.2556.2572.2580
Kanpur & Lucknow72.7564.2578.585
Kolkata74.578.586.5
Mumbai7056.568.2574.25
Nagpur5475.7580
New Delhi74.7579.2585.75
Patna69.7572.586.25
Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi7684.2587.25