RBI Grade B

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• Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – General Cadre: 40
• Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – DEPR Cadre: 10
• Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – DSIM Cadre: 10 (you can apply for either DEPR or DSIM, not both)
• 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

Source: Advt. No. RBISB/DA/01/2026-27 – Direct Recruitment for the Posts of Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) (General/DEPR/DSIM) Cadres – Panel Year 2026 (published 29 April 2026). Confirm in the official notice before applying.

• Perquisites listed in the notice: Bank accommodation (subject to availability), reimbursement for vehicle maintenance for official use, Knowledge Updation Allowance, telephone charges, furnishing allowance, free dispensary, medical reimbursement for OPD and hospital treatment, interest-free festival advance, leave fare concession once in two years, and concessional loans for housing, vehicle, education, consumer articles and personal computer.
• Pension: the Defined Contribution New Pension Scheme (NPS), compulsory for those joining on or after 1 January 2012; gratuity is paid in addition.
• Probation: two years, which the Bank may extend up to four years.
• Posting: selected officers can be posted and transferred anywhere in India.

• You choose four preferred centres each for Phase-I and Phase-II. The Board may allot a different centre, and requests to change it are not accepted.
• Free online pre-examination training for Phase-I and Phase-II is given to SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates who apply for the General cadre (details in Appendix IV). Phase-II training is only for those who clear Phase-I.

• Paper-I, Economic and Social Issues: growth and development (national income, poverty alleviation, employment, sustainable development); Indian economy (economic history, industrial and labour policy, monetary and fiscal policy since 1991, Economic Survey and Union Budget, money and financial markets, role of banks and RBI, public finance, agriculture, industry and services); globalisation (balance of payments, export-import policy, IMF, World Bank, WTO, regional cooperation); social structure (multiculturalism, demographic trends, urbanisation and migration, gender issues, social justice).
• Paper-II, English (Writing Skills): tests expression and understanding of the topic.
• Paper-III, General Finance and Management – financial system: financial institutions, functions of RBI, banking structure and institutions such as SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and NaBFID, global developments, IT in banking, non-banking system, digital payments.
• Financial markets: primary and secondary markets (forex, money, bond, equity), functions, instruments and recent developments.
• General topics: financial risk management, basics of derivatives, international banking, financial inclusion, alternate sources of finance and PPP, corporate governance in banking, the Union Budget, basics of accounting and financial statements with ratio analysis, inflation (WPI, CPI, monetary and fiscal policy).
• Management: fundamentals of management and organisational behaviour (personality, perception, motivation theories, leadership, emotional intelligence, transactional analysis, Johari window, conflict, organisational change and development, nudge theory); ethics at the workplace and corporate governance; communication.

• PwBD vacancies in this notice: General cadre 1 in category C and 1 in category D; DSIM 1 in category A; DEPR none.
• PwBD candidates get age relaxation of 10 to 15 years, pay only the ₹100 intimation charges plus GST, and need lower qualifying marks where posts are reserved for them.
• With 40% or more disability, a scribe is allowed for blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected) and cerebral palsy without another certificate; other categories need a certificate from a Government health institution. Compensatory time is 20 minutes per hour.
• With less than 40% disability, a scribe and/or compensatory time is allowed only if you have difficulty in writing, backed by a medical certificate from a Government health institution.
• You must say in the online application that you need a scribe; later requests may not be accepted. The scribe is arranged at your own cost and must be one qualification level below you.

1. 1

   Apply online on the RBI website

   Applications are accepted only online through the RBI website, from 29 April 2026 to 20 May 2026 (till 6:00 PM). No other mode is accepted. Brief instructions are in Appendix I of the notice.

2. 2

   Keep your uploads ready

   You upload a photograph, signature, left thumb impression and a handwritten undertaking. Their sizes and formats are given in Appendix I. Certificates are not uploaded with the application; they are checked at the interview.

3. 3

   Tell your employer if you are working

   If you are employed, you must inform your employer in writing before applying and give an undertaking in the online form.

4. 4

   Pay the fee

   GEN, OBC and EWS candidates pay ₹850 plus 18% GST. SC, ST and PwBD candidates pay ₹100 plus 18% GST (intimation charges only). RBI staff pay nothing. The fee is not refunded.

5. 5

   Apply only once

   If you submit more than one application, only the one with the higher Registration ID is considered.

6. 6

   Use the edit window if needed

   An edit window of two days after the closing date, for a fee, lets you change only your exam centre, medium of exam, father's name, mother's name and 10th/12th percentage.

7. 7

   Get help

   Queries go to cgrs.ibps.in, with the subject line "RBI Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - GENERAL/DEPR/DSIM – PY 2026".

• Eligibility is decided finally at the interview stage, when your certificates for age, qualification, category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) and PwBD status are verified. Certificates must be dated on or before the closing date.
• Formats in the notice: OBC (non-creamy layer) certificate in Appendix V, EWS Income and Asset Certificate in Appendix VI, SC/ST certificate in Appendix VII, and scribe forms in Appendices VIII to XI.
• For the General cadre 2026 interview, RBI's Phase-II result notice asked shortlisted candidates to bring the printed call letter with a recent photo, original documents, a photo ID and one set of self-attested copies, and to email the filled Bio-data and scanned certificates by 2 September 2026.
• If any information is found false or you do not meet the eligibility conditions, your candidature is cancelled.

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Who it is for

Graduates and post-graduates with good marks for the General cadre; Master's degree holders in Economics or Finance for DEPR; and Master's (or four-year Bachelor's) degree holders in Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, Data Science and related fields for DSIM.

Source: Advt. No. RBISB/DA/01/2026-27 – Direct Recruitment for the Posts of Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) (General/DEPR/DSIM) Cadres – Panel Year 2026 (published 29 April 2026). Confirm in the official notice before applying.

• Indian citizen, or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or another category named in the notice
• Age 21 to below 30 years, with category-wise relaxation and higher limits for M.Phil. / Ph.D. holders
• General cadre: graduation with 60% or post-graduation with 55% (lower marks for SC/ST/PwBD where posts are reserved)
• DEPR: Master's in Economics or Finance with 55%; DSIM: Master's with 55% or four-year Bachelor's with 60% in listed subjects
• General and EWS candidates who have already taken Phase-I six times cannot apply

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Selection is in three steps: a Phase-I examination, a Phase-II examination and an interview. Eligibility is checked in full only at the interview stage, when your certificates are verified.

• General Phase-I: General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning
• General Phase-II: Economic and Social Issues, English (Writing Skills), General Finance and Management
• DEPR: Economics (objective and descriptive) and English (descriptive)
• DSIM: Statistics (objective and descriptive) and English (descriptive)
• Interview