About the Exam
i. Prelimininary Exam
ii. Main Exam
iii. Interview
RBI Grade B 2022 Notification
Latest Update
RBI Grade B 2022: Highlights
| S.No. | Activity | Tentative Dates |
| 1 | Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 28/03/2022 to 18/03/2022 |
| 2 | Payment of application fee / intimation charges (online) | 28/03/2022 to 18/03/2022 |
| 3 | RBI Grade B Prelims Date | 28th May 2022 |
| 4 | RBI Grade B Mains Date | 25th June 2022 |
| 5 | DEPR/DSIM Paper 2, Paper 3 Exam | 2nd July 2022 |
| 8 | Interview | To be notified later |
Number of Vacancies
| S. No | Posts | Vacancy |
| 1. | Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General | 238 |
| 2. | Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR | 31 |
| 3. | Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM | 25 |
| Total | 294 |
Eligibility Criteria for RBI Grade B 2022
I. Nationality: A candidate must be either –
(i) A Citizen of India or(ii) A subject of Nepal or
(iii) A subject of Bhutan or
(iv) A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with intention of permanently settling in India provided that a candidate belong to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II. Age (as on 01/01/2022)
Minimum: 21 years, Maximum – 30 years i.e., A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1991 and not later than 01.01.2000 (both the dates inclusive)Relaxation of upper age limit
|
Sr. No. |
Category |
Age Relaxation (years) |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 years |
| 4 | Physically Handicapped + OBC | 13 years |
| 5 | Physically Handicapped + SC/ST | 15 years |
III. Minimum Educational Qualification (as on 31.01.2022):
| Posts | Minimum Educational Qualifications |
| 1. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General) |
• The candidate must have a bachelors degree with minimum 60% Marks or equivalent (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PWD). • Candidates must have also secured 60% Marks in 10th and 12th exams. |
| 2. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR |
• Candidate must hold a Master's Degree in Economics / Econometrics / Quantitative Economics / Mathematical Economics / Integrated Economics Course/ Finance, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute OR • PGDM/ MBA Finance with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute; OR • Master’s Degree in Economics in any of the sub-categories of economics i.e. agricultural/ business/ developmental/ applied, etc., with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute. |
| 3. Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM |
• Candidate must be having a Master's Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/ Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years OR • Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years and one year post graduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an Institute of repute; OR • M. Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters / years OR • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years. |
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022
The online test of RBI Grade B 2022 will consists of two stages i.e. phase 1 and phase 2. The phase 2 exam will be followed by an Interview. The RBI Grade B 2022 Phase 1 will be of 200 Marks for 200 questions. The exam will have MCQs from General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. Detailed RBI Grade B exam pattern 2022 for phase I is as follows:Online Preliminary Exam:
| Serial Number | Section Name | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General Awareness | 80 | 80 | Composite time of 2 hours |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
| 3. | English Language | 30 | 30 | |
| 4. | Reasoning | 60 | 60 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
Note: There will be a negative marking for 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the objective type questions.
Description Paper Exam Pattern:
| S. No. | Section Name | Paper Type | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Economics and Social Issues | Objective | 100 | 90 minutes |
| 2. | Paper II English (Writing Skills) | Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| 3. | Paper III Finance & Management | Objective Type | 100 | 90 minutes |
Interview
Application Fees for RBI Grade B 2022
| Sr. No. | Category | Application Fee |
| 1 | General and OBC | Rs 850/- |
| 2 | SC/ST/ PWD | Rs 100/ |
RBI Grade B Salary 2022
| Pay Scale | Rs. 35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-62400. |
| Basic Pay | INR 35,150 (Increment for 9 Years = INR 1750/-) |
| Basic Pay after 9 years | INR 50,900 (Increment for 2 Years = INR 1750/- and INR 2000/- for following 2 years) |
| Maximum Basic Pay | INR 62,400 |
| Total Salary Per Annum | The candidates are entitled to the salary of 12-14 Lacs annually. |
RBI Grade B 2022 Exam Centres
| States /UTs | RBI Grade B Exam Centers for Prelims |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | Guntur, Narasaraopet, Hyderabad, Rangareddy-Kodada, Karimnagar, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chittoor, Vijaywada, Kanchikacherla, Gudlavalleru, Eluru, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun city |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Chattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai |
| Daman & Diu | Jamnagar |
| Goa | Varna |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak |
| Himachal Pradesh | Dharamsala, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Chikaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Hubli, Dharwad, Haliyal, Gadag, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Udipi |
| Kerala | Kannur, Kasargod, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Nagarcoil |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Solapur |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi –NCR |
| Orissa | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Cuddalore, Villupuram |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok, Bardang City |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Dindigul Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tirunelvelli, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee City |
| West Bengal | Berhampore (WB), Durgapur, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
RBI Grade B Exam Centers for Phase-II Exam
| Name of the Examination Cities | |
| Ahmedabad | Jammu |
| Bengaluru | Kanpur |
| Bhopal | Kochi |
| Bhubaneswar | Lucknow |
| Kolkata | Mumbai |
| Chandigarh | Nagpur |
| Chennai | New Delhi |
| Guwahati | Patna |
| Hyderabad | Pune |
| Jaipur | Thiruvananthapuram |
RBI Grade B 2022 Syllabus: Section Wise
The preliminary exam for RBI Grade B 2022 will consists of four sections. The detailed syllabus for each section is given below. Any eligible candidate who aspires to join in RBI as a Grade B Officer is required to prepare the section syllabus thoroughly.Online Priliminary Exams
| Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language | General Awareness |
| Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Current Affairs |
| Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test | Indian Financial Systems |
| Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles | Indian Banking Systems |
| Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous | Monetary Plans |
| Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks | National Institutions |
| Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Banking Terms |
| Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion | |
| Tabulation | Data Interpretation | ||
| Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | ||
| Blood Relations | Number Systems | ||
| Input Output | Sequence & Series | ||
| Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
RBI Grade B Mains Exam Syllabus
| Subject | Syllabus |
| Economic & Social Issues |
Growth and Development Economic Reforms in India Globalization Social Structure in India |
| Finance |
Financial System Financial Markets Risk Management Basics of Derivatives Development in Financial Sector Union Budget Inflation |
| Management |
Role of Manager
Corporate GovernanceHuman Resource Development Motivation, Morale and Incentives Communication |
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