RBI Grade B vs SEBI Grade A: 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. SEBI Grade A: age Not more than 30 years (born on or after 1 October 1995) as on 30 September 2025; General: Master's Degree / Post Graduate Diploma (minimum two years' duration) in any discipline, or Bachelor's Degree in Law, or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Chartered Accountant / Chartered Financial Analyst / Company Secretary / Cost Accountant. Legal: Bachelor's Degree in Law (two years' post-qualification experience as an Advocate is desirable). Information Technology: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in any branch, or a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a post-graduate qualification (minimum two years) in Computer Science / Computer Applications / IT. Research: Master's Degree / PG Diploma (minimum two years) in Economics, Finance, Statistics or a closely related field as listed, or a Master's in Mathematics with a one-year PG Diploma in Statistics. Official Language: Master's in Hindi / Hindi Translation with English at Bachelor's level, or other Master's–Bachelor's combinations of Hindi and English as listed. Engineering (Electrical): Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering; Engineering (Civil): Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. 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. SEBI Grade A: Pay scale ₹62,500 – 3,600 (4) – 76,900 – 4,050 (7) – 1,05,250 – EB – 4,050 (4) – 1,21,450 – 4,650 (1) – 1,26,100 (17 years); Gross emoluments at the minimum of the scale in Mumbai: approx. ₹1,84,000 per month without accommodation, ₹1,43,000 per month with accommodation. 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. SEBI Grade A: Phase I: online screening exam of two papers (marks used only to shortlist for Phase II); Phase II: online exam of two papers (Paper 1 English descriptive, Paper 2 stream-specific); Phase III: interview, for candidates equal to 3 times the vacancies, in order of merit.

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.. SEBI Grade A: 135 after the addendum of 14 November 2025 (originally 110): General 77, Legal 20, Information Technology 22, Research 8, Official Language 3, Engineering (Electrical) 2, Engineering (Civil) 3. PwBD vacancies are horizontal and included in these totals.. 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). SEBI Grade A: ₹1,000 + 18% GST (Unreserved/OBC/EWS, application fee cum intimation charges); ₹100 + 18% GST (SC/ST/PwBD, intimation charges). Fee exemptions are listed in each notice.