RBI Grade ‘B’ Officer Recruitment – 2019 Registration|How to Apply

RBI Grade B 2019 applications are Open now.

Introduction

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the country. It regulates all the banks and provides essential financial services like inflation control, the issue of currency, storage of foreign exchange reserves etc. RBI, starting from 2015, conducts a national-level recruitment examination for selection of its grade B level officers. The RBI Grade B recruitment test comprises of three stages: Phase I, Phase II (both Online), and an interview.  Close to 2 lakhs candidates took the RBI Grade ‘B’ Phase I exam.

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List of Contents

1. RBI Grade B: Job Profile and Salary
2. RBI Grade B: Important Dates
3. Number of Vacancies
4. RBI Grade B Exam Date
5. Medium of Examination
6. Mode of Examination
7. RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria
   1. Nationality.
   2. Educational Qualifications.
   3. Age limits.
   4. Number of Attempts.
8. RBI Grade B Exam Pattern
9. RBI Grade B Interview
10. How to Apply?
    1. Application fee.
    2. Photograph and Signature Specifications.
    3. Registration procedure.
11. RBI Grade B Syllabus
12. RBI Grade B Admit Card
13. RBI Grade B Results
14. Important Links.

RBI Grade B 2020 Salary

Upon clearing the RBI Grade B 2019 Officer Exam, a probation period of 2 years (extendable to 4 years) will have to be served. A RBI Grade B Officer has to handle responsibilities like currency issue and circulation, keeping inflation in check, managing central government accounts etc.

The salary of Grade B Officer in RBI differs with the area of posting but the basic pay is Rs. 35, 150/- pm in the scale of Rs 35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750 (2)-54400-2000(4)-62400 and  they will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family allowance and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments are
approximately ₹ 77,208/-(approx.)

RBI Grade B 2019 Important Dates (Tentative)

RBI Grade B 2019 Vacancies ( Total 199 )

The vacancies announced for various posts in the exam are as follows:

RBI Grade B 2019 Exam Date

RBI Grade B Exam 2018 will be held for 3 posts – 

• Officers in Gr B (DR) General
• Officers in Gr B (DR) DEPR
• Officers in Gr B (DR) DSIM@

The exam date for the following posts and corresponding phases or papers is as follows:

Medium of Examination

RBI Grade B 2019  Exam Phase I shall be conducted in both ENGLISH and HINDI. For Phase II, except English Language Paper, the other two papers shall be conducted in both ENGLISH and HINDI. The candidate can opt for either of the languages.

Mode of Examination

RBI Grade B 2019 exam (both Phase I and Phase II) will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) and thus shall be conducted online.

RBI Grade B 2019 Eligibility 

Nationality

Candidate must either be a –

• Citizen of India or,
• Citizen of Nepal or subject of Bhutan or,
• Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who have migrated from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan or East African countries and intend to permanently settle in India.

Qualifications

 1  Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – (General):         Candidate must have completed his/her graduation with 60% (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates) or more marks from a recognized college or university.

He/she must have secured 60% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) or more marks in 10^th and 12^th standard examinations too.

2 Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR : Refer  Page 6-7 of Information Bulletin

3  Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM : Refer  Page 7-8 of Information Bulletin

  RBI Grade B 2019 Age Limit

• The candidate must be in the age range 21-30 years. ( Attained age 21 Years and must not have attained the age of 30 years as on 01 September 2019. Thus, he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd September 1989 and not later than 1st September 1998

• For candidates pursuing M.Phil. and Ph.D., upper age limit is 32 and 34 years respectively.

• Upper age limit is relaxed for candidates with experience in commercial banks or financial institutions. The relaxation is equal to the number of years of experience subject to a maximum of 3 years. But even for them, upper age limit is 33 years.

• Age relaxations will be provided as per post availability for reserved categories. Last year following relaxations were provided:

Number of Attempts

The number of attempts is 6 for General candidates. There is no cap on the number of attempts for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates. 

RBI Grade B 2019 Exam Pattern

RBI Grade B 2019 exam will be conducted in two phases – Phase I and Phase II. The exam is followed by an interview. The mode of the exam, both Phase I and Phase II, shall be online.

Phase I

In Phase I, the questions shall be objective in nature (MCQs). There shall be 200 questions of 1 mark each. A negative marking of 0.25 mark for each incorrect answer is the rule. The exam duration shall be 2 hours. Candidates have to secure both sectional and overall minimum qualifying marks.

The Phase I paper shall comprise of the following sections:

Phase II

Those who will clear Phase I of RBI Grade B 2019 can appear for Phase II. In Phase II, both objective and subjective questions shall be there.

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR-2019

The Phase II examination of RBI Grade B 2019 exam shall comprise of 3 Papers.  

• Paper I  (Objective Type (on Economics) )    120 Minute    100 Marks
• Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics)   180  Minute     100 Marks
  (Question paper displayed on computer,
  answers to be written on paper)
• Paper-III English – Descriptive                        90 minute        100 Marks
  (To be typed with help of keyboard)

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM- 2019

The Phase II examination of RBI Grade B 2019 exam shall comprise of 3 Papers.

Paper-I Objective Type (on Statistics)                    120 Minute       100 Marks

Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Statistics)              180  Minute       100 Marks
(Question paper displayed on computer,     
answers to be written on paper)  

Paper-III English – Descriptive                            180  Minute       100 Marks
(To be typed with help of keyboard)

 Note :Paper III of Phase II shall have 3 optional subjects out of which candidate has to choose one.

Note :  (i) Interview will be of 50 marks. Candidate may opt for interview in English or Hindi.            

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

Pattern Summary

RBI Grade B 2019 Interview

Candidates shall be called for interview based on the marks received in Phase II of written exam. Total marks for the interview would be 50 marks. Candidates can opt for either English or Hindi for the interview. 

How to Apply for RBI Grade B 2019 Exam?

Application portal for RBI Grade B 2019 examination is open now.

The last date to apply for the exam was 11 October 2019.

RBI Grade B 2019 Fee

The application fee for RBI Grade B exam 2019 would be :

Rs. 850 for General/OBC candidates,

Rs. 100 for SC/ST/PWD/Ex-Service candidates 

No fee for the staff of RBI.

Application fee can be paid through Online mode i.e. Debit Cards ,RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.

Photograph and Signature Specifications

• Photograph – JPEG format; Dimensions: 200 x 230; Size: 20-50 KB.

• Signature – JPEG format; Dimensions: 4.5 x 3.5 cm

How to Register and Apply 

Registration and filling up form is only online mode 

Before applying on line, candidate must scan :

• Photograph 
• Signature
• Left Thumb Impression
• a hand-written declaration on paper (text as given below)

“I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”

Log on Official site     Application

Go on hyper link      On line Applications Form

 Before registration, candidate must have active:

• A valid personal email ID
• Mobile number

These will required  till the completion of this recruitment process. Bank may send intimation to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID.

In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID and have mobile

• On clicking  On line Applications Form , candidate will be redirected to new page of registration.To register, click on New Registration and  enter basic details like name, email ID, date of birth, contact number etc.
• After registration is completed, a provisional registration number and password are generated for future use.(  An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent).

• The candidate then needs to upload the photograph and signature as per the specifications mentioned earlier.

• The candidate then has to fill up educational information and other details as they appear on the form.

• The candidate then has to submit the application form after verifying all the details.

• In the last stage, the candidate has to pay the application fee as per the mode mentioned earlier.
• Pre view of the application is to be seen before FINAL SUBMISSION BUTTON.

      Note: (i)  Exam conducting body does not send any communication by any oher mode than E-mail/SMS.
 (ii) No change in E-mail ID will be entertained during the entire process of the recruitment

• RBI Grade B 2019 Syllabus

The RBI Grade B 2019 Exam will test the candidate on everything from English to Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness. For Finance and Management paper, knowledge of financial markets, financial systems etc. shall be tested. The English language paper shall test the writing skills of the candidates. In Economic and Social Issues paper, topics like growth and development, economic reforms etc. shall be covered.

Aspirants can go through the RBI Grade B exam Syllabus in detail.

For suggested study Material RBI Gde B Exam 2019 Phase I, Go on link:

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RBI Grade B 2019 Admit Card

The admit cards for Phase I will be issued ( To be notified later) and those for Phase II will be issued in the ( To be notified later).

Candidates need to carry a photo identity proof along with the admit card on the day of the examination. The admit card is mandatory for appearing in the examination and strictly not transferable.

RBI Grade B 2019 Results

Three results would be announced for RBI Grade B examinations – Phase I, Phase II and Final. The final results for RBI Grade B 2019 will tentatively be announced  to be notified later.

The final results will take into account the marks scored in both Phase II written exam and the interview.

Important Links

For suggested study Material RBI Gde B Exam 2019 Phase I, Go on link:

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