RBI Grade B vs SBI PO: salary, eligibility, exam pattern and syllabus

RBI Grade B: age 21 years to below 30 years (born not earlier than 2 April 1996 and not later than 1 April 2005) as on 1 April 2026; General cadre: graduation in any discipline with at least 60% in aggregate, or post-graduation in any discipline with at least 55% (SC/ST/PwBD: 50% for graduation, pass marks for post-graduation, where posts are reserved for them). DEPR cadre: MA/MSc in Economics (or a course where Economics is the main part, such as Quantitative Economics), or MA/MSc in Finance (or a course where Finance is the main part), with at least 55% (SC/ST/PwBD: 50% where posts are reserved). DSIM cadre: Master's degree with at least 55% in Statistics, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, Applied Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Econometrics, Informatics or a related field, or in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics or a related field; or a four-year Bachelor's degree in these fields with at least 60% (SC/ST/PwBD: 50% where posts are reserved). Graduation must be a course of at least 3 years after Class XII, and post-graduation at least 2 years after graduation; marks are counted over the whole course. Qualifications are counted as on 1 April 2026. SBI PO: age 21–30 years as on 1 April 2026; Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Central Government. Final-year or final-semester students may apply provisionally but must have passed by 30 September 2026. Integrated dual degree holders must have passed by 30 September 2026. Both from the latest official notices.

As printed in the notices — RBI Grade B: Pay scale ₹78,450-4,050(9)-1,14,900-EB-4,050(2)-1,23,000-4,650(4)-1,41,600 (16 years); starting basic pay ₹78,450 per month. SBI PO: Basic pay ₹48,480 (scale 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920), plus 4 advance increments. Allowances are paid on top; in-hand pay is not estimated here.

RBI Grade B: Phase-I examination (online); Phase-II examination (online / written), for candidates shortlisted from Phase-I; Interview, for candidates shortlisted from Phase-II; certificates are verified at this stage. SBI PO: Prelims: online objective test of 100 marks, qualifying only; Mains: online objective test (200 marks) plus a descriptive test (30 marks); Phase-III: psychometric test, group exercise (20 marks) and interview (30 marks).

RBI Grade B: 60 in all: 40 General cadre, 10 DEPR and 10 DSIM (24 GEN/UR, 6 EWS, 14 OBC, 11 SC, 5 ST). PwBD posts are included in these totals. EWS vacancies are tentative.. SBI PO: 1,500 (1,446 regular + 54 backlog). As printed in each latest notice.

RBI Grade B: ₹850 + 18% GST (GEN/OBC/EWS, fee including intimation charges); ₹100 + 18% GST (SC/ST/PwBD, intimation charges only). SBI PO: ₹750 (General/EWS/OBC); Nil (SC/ST/PwBD). Fee exemptions are listed in each notice.