RBI Grade B 2026: Notification, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, is the country's central bank. Every year, the organization holds recruitment exams to fill various positions. The exam is held to direct recruitRBI Officers Grade Bin Combined Seniority Group (CSG) streams. For the RBI Officer Grade B exam, candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 30 years.This year, there are 60 vacancies for the Manager (Grade B) posts across General, DEPR, and DSIM streams.

RBI Grade B exam has athree-phaseselection process for Officer Grade B (General). For RBI Officer Grade B (General) candidates must clear Phase-I, Phase-II of the exam, and the final interview process.

Candidates who pass all these selection procedures will be considered for the RBI Officer Grade B positions in its various branches all across the country. The RBI Officer Grade B Exam 2026 will be held online as a computer-based examination and offline as a descriptive (pen and paper mode).

Candidates who match the eligibility criteria can apply online using theofficial website for RBI Officer Grade B post.

Below you will find more information on theRBI Officer Grade B 2026 examapplication process, syllabus, exam pattern, vacancies, eligibility criteria, important dates, how to apply, and other details.

Essential Educational Qualifications(As of April 1, 2026):

RBI Officer Grade B (General)

Graduation in any discipline/professional qualification or equivalent technical with at least 60 percent marks (50 percent for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) or Post-Graduation/Equivalent technical qualification with at least 55 percent marks (passing marks for SC/ST/PwBD candidates) in aggregate of all semesters/years.

Note:

Graduation Level

Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after ClassXII and is at least of 3 years’ duration/ candidates possessing professional or technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalentto professional or technical graduation will be eligible for admission to theexamination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.

Post-Graduation Level

Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken afterGraduation and is at least of 2 years’ duration / recognised by the Governmentas equivalent to professional or technical Post-graduation will be eligible foradmission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.

Number of Attempts:

General/EWS: Maximum 6 attempts for the Phase 1 exam.

SC/ST/OBC/PwBD: No restriction on the number of attempts.

Age Limit(As of April 1, 2026):

Minimum: 21 years

Maximum: 30 years (Born between April 2, 1996, and April 1, 2005).

Relaxation: 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC/ST, and 10–15 years for PwBD. Candidates with M.Phil. and Ph.D. have an upper limit of 32 and 34 years, respectively.

The following are the permissible upper age limit relaxations and category-codes for claiming age relaxation:

Code No	Category	Age-relaxation permissible beyond upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PwBD (Gen/ EWS)	10 years
04	PwBD (SC/ ST)	15 years
05	PwBD (OBC)	13 years
06	Ex-Servicemen	5 years

Scheme of RBI Office Grade B Selection Procedure:

The recruitment process will be divided into the following phases:

FOR RBIOfficer Grade B (General)

• Phase-I

• Phase-II

• Interview

RBI Officers Grade B (DR)-General:

Phase-I Online Examination (Objective Type):

Part	Name of Tests	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
I	English Language	30	30
II	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
III	Reasoning Ability	60	60
IV	General Awareness	80	80
Total		200	200

Important Note:

I. The question papers will be of the multiple option type.

II. One mark has been allotted for each question.

III. The questions will be written in both Hindi and English.

IV. Each test will be given its separate time slot.

V. Candidates must get the minimum marks prescribed by the Board for each test individually as well as in aggregate

Phase-II online Examination:

Paper Number	Name of Paper	Type of Paper	Number of Question	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test
Paper-I	Economic and Social Issues	50% Objective Type	@	50	30 minutes
		Descriptive, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard	@	50	90 minutes
Paper-II	English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard	3	100	90 minutes
Paper-III	Finance and Management	50% Objective Type	@	50	30 minutes
		Descriptive, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard	@	50	90 minutes

@For both Paper-I and Paper-III, there will be 30 questions and 50 marks for Objective questions (some questions carrying 2 marks each and some carrying 1 mark each). In case of Descriptive questions, 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with varying difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each]. In case, candidate answers more than 4 questions in descriptive, first 4 shall be evaluated.

Interview:

Applicants will be shortlisted for interviews based on the sum of their Phase-II marks (Paper-I + Paper-II + Paper-III). The Board shall determine the minimal aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for an interview based on the number of vacancies. The interview will be worth 75 points.

Before presenting for the interview, the candidate must pass a psychometric test conducted by the bank. There will be no scores awarded for this, and it will not be considered as part of the final selection criterion. The candidate has the option of having the interview in Hindi or English. The final selection will be made using a merit list created by aggregating the marks obtained by applicants in the Phase-II examination and interview, as well as any grace marks that may be available under current guidelines.

Details of the Posts:

Followings are the likely posts that will be filled up through this Examination:

Post Name	GEN/UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total	PwBD*
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – General	16	4	9	7	4	40	2
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – DEPR	4	1	1	3	1	10	0
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – DSIM	4	1	4	1	—	10	1
Grand Total	24	6	14	11	5	60	3

Syllabus For RBI Officers Grade B (General)

Phase-I Examinations:

(A) English Language

• Reading Comprehension

• Cloze Test

• Fill in the Blanks

• Sentence Rearrangement

• Jumbled Words/Sentences

• Error Spotting

• Sentence Framing

• Match the columns

• Vocabulary

• Grammar

• Tenses Rules

• Idioms & Phrases

(B) Quantitative Aptitude

• Ratio & Proportion

• Mensuration

• Percentage

• Average

• Speed, Time and Distance

• Time and Work

• Permutation and Combination

• Mixture and Alligation

• Data Interpretation

• Probability

• Simplification and Approximation

• Quadratic Equations

• Inequalities

• Number Series

• Upstream and Downstream

• Profit and Loss

• Simple and Compound Interest

(C) Reasoning Ability

• Puzzles

• Seating Arrangement

• Inequalities

• Direction Test

• Blood Relation

• Syllogism

• Input-Output

• Data Sufficiency

• Reasoning Analogy

• Coding-Decoding

• Ranking

• Alphanumeric series

(D) General Awareness

• Current Affairs

• Indian Financial System

• Indian Banking System

• Banking Awareness

• Banking History

• Monetary Plans

• Economic News

• Indian Culture

• Indian Constitution

• National and International Institutions

• Bank Terms & Abbreviations

• Government Schemes

• Banking Agreements

• Sports News

• Awards

• Books and Authors

• Static GK – National Parks, Sanctuaries, Dams, Currency, Stadiums, etc.

Phase-II Examination:

(A) Paper-I - Economic and Social Issues:

(A-I) Growth and Development

• Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income

• Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India

• Sustainable Development and Environmental issues.

(A-II) Indian Economy

• Economic History of India

• Changes in Industrial and Labour Policy

• Monetary and Fiscal Policy since reforms of 1991

• Priorities and recommendations of Economic Survey and Union Budget

• Indian Money and Financial Markets: Linkages with the economy

• Role of Indian banks and Reserve Bank in the development process

• Public Finance

• Political Economy

• Industrial Developments in India

• Indian Agriculture

• Services sector in India.

(A-III) Globalization

• Opening up of the Indian Economy

• Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy

• International Economic Institutions

• IMF and World Bank – WTO

• Regional Economic Cooperation

• International Economic Issues

• Social Structure in India

• Multiculturalism

• Demographic Trends

• Urbanisation and Migration

• Gender Issues

• Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged

• Social Movements

• Indian Political System

• Human Development

• Social Sectors in India

• Health and Education

(B) 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

(C) Paper-III -Finance and Management:

(A-I) Finance

(A-I) Financial System

• Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions

• Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy

• Banking System in India – Structure and concerns

• Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, etc,

• Changing landscape of banking sector.

(A-II) Financial Markets

• Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.

(A-III) General Topics

• Risk Management in Banking Sector

• Basics of Derivatives

• Global financial markets and International Banking – broad trends and latest developments.

• Financial Inclusion

• Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership

• Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, role of e-governance in addressing issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector.

• The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends

• Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI - components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies.

• FinTech

(B) Management:

(B-I) Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour:

• Introduction to management

• Evolution of management thought

• Management functions and Managerial roles;

• Meaning & concept of organizational behaviour

• Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big five model of personality; concept of reinforcement

• Perception: concept, perceptual errors

• Motivation: Concept, importance, Content theories (Maslow’s need theory,

• Alderfers’ ERG theory, McCllelands’ theory of needs, Herzberg’s two factor theory) & Process theories (Adams equity theory, Vrooms expectancy theory).

• Leadership: Concept, Theories (Trait, Behavioural, Contingency, Charismatic, Transactional and Transformational Leadership

• Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions.

• Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window

• Conflict: Concept, Sources

(B-II) Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance:

• Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business.

• Theories of ethics

• Utilitarianism: weighing social cost and benefits, Rights and duties, Justice and fairness, ethics of care, integrating utility, rights, justice and caring

• Moral issues in business: Ethics in Compliance, Finance, Human

• Resources, Marketing, etc.

• Ethical Principles in Business: introduction, Organization Structure and Ethics, Role of Board of Directors, Best Practices in Ethics Programme, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, etc.

• Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance

• Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology.

Fee Payable by Candidates for RBI Officer Grade B Exam:

Category	Application Fee & Intimation Charges	GST (18%)	Total Amount Payable
General / OBC / EWS	₹850	₹153	₹1,003
SC / ST / PwBD	₹100	₹18	₹118
RBI Staff	Nil	Nil	Nil

Payment Mode: Fees can only be paid via Online Mode (Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets, or UPI). No offline modes like Challan or Demand Draft are accepted.