RBI has announced Recruitment of Grade B Officers for 2024. Total posts announced are 94.

1. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General - 66 posts

2. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR - 21 posts

3. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM - 7 posts

(1) Important dates:

• Candidates will have to appear only in one shift of Phase - l examination.
• Candidates will have to appear in all the shifts of Phase - ll / Paper-I, II & Ill examination
• Candidates will have to appear for both the papers
• Candidates can apply for Grade ‘B’ (DR) either in DEPR or DSIM.

(2) Eligibility Criteria :

a. Age ( (As on July 01, 2024): Between 21 and 30 years

b. Educational 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 in any discipline / Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters / years.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR :

a. A Master's Degree in Economics (or any other master's degree where "Economics" is the principal constituent* of the curriculum/syllabus, namely MA / MSc in Quantitative Economics, Mathematical Economics, Financial Economics, Business Economics, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics); OR

b. A Master's Degree in Finance (or any other master's degree where "Finance" is the principal constituent* of the curriculum / syllabus, namely MA / MSc in Quantitative Finance, Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Techniques, International Finance, Business Finance, Banking and Trade Finance, International and Trade Finance, Project and Infrastructure Finance, Agri Business Finance); OR

c. For a) and b) above, minimum 55 per cent marks or an equivalent grade is required in aggregate of all semesters / years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University / Institute.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM :

a. A Master's Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics/ Applied Statistics & Informatics with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years; OR

b. 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

c. Master’s Degree in Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics, with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years from a recognized University/ Institute, an institute of national importance, UGC/ AICTE approved programme; OR

d. Four-year Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years in Data Science/ AI/ ML/ Big Data Analytics from a recognized University/ Institute, an institute of national importance, UGC/ AICTE approved programme; OR

e. Two years Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years from a recognized University/ Institute, an institute of national importance, UGC/ AICTE approved programme.

(3) Number of attempts: Candidates belonging to General Category/EWSs, who have already appeared Six times for Phase-I Examination for this post/s in the past, are not eligible to apply. No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, if the posts are reserved for them.

(4) Scheme of Selection:

(A) For Officers in Gr B (DR) - General :

Selection will be through ONLINE examinations and interview. Examinations will be held in two phases

(A) Phase-I ON-LINE Examination (Objective Type):

Duration - 120 Minutes
Max Marks - 200

The objective paper comprises of i) General Awareness ii) English Language iii) Quantitative Aptitude and iv) Reasoning.

Cut off marks : Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as aggregate.Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the Examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in the Objective Test.

(II) Phase-II ON-LINE Examination - Paper II is Descriptive and Paper I and III are Objective] :

Paper pattern : Three Papers - 300 marks
Paper-I – Economic and Social Issues - 2 hours - 100 marks
Paper-II – English ( writing skills) – 1½ hours – 100 marks (Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard)
Paper-III - Finance & Management – 2 hours - 100 marks

Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.

(B) For Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR / DSIM:

Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and Interview. There are 4 papers for the Examination. In Phase - I of the examination, there will be Paper - I Objective Type (on Economics) and PaperII Descriptive Type (On English). In Phase - II, there will be Paper - I Descriptive Type (on Economics) and Paper - II Descriptive Type (on Economics).

Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the 'Online / WE’ in Phase-I (Paper - I and Paper - II), Phase-II (Paper - I and Paper - II) and Interview taken together. Interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for Interview either in Hindi or English.

(5) Application fee :

(6) HOW TO APPLY ON-LINE:

Candidates have to apply only online through the Bank's website i.e. www.rbi.org.in from July 25 - August 16, 2024 (till 6PM) . No other means/mode of applications will be accepted.

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