Notification: 27th January 2021
Prelims Exam Date: 6th March 2021
Phase- II Exam Dates: 31st March & 1st April 2021
RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Services Board released the notification for the recruitment of RBI Grade-B officers for DR, DEPR and DSIM in Common security group (CSG) streams. The exam will be in two phases, phase-1 and phase-2. The final round will be interview.
| Event | Date |
| Starting date for registration | 28th January 2021 |
| Notification | 27th January 2021 |
| Prelims Exam Date (Phase-1 General) | 6th March 2021 |
| Mains Exam Date (Phase-2 General) | 31st March & 1st April 2021 |
| Tentative Declaration of Results of Phase - I | 13th March 2021 |
| Tentative Declaration of Results of Phase - 2 | To Be Announced |
The applicants of DR (General) should be a graduate and should have attained minimum marks of 60% for general category and 50% in case of SC/ST/PWD or its equivalent grades in their bachelor’s degree, 12th/Diploma and in 10th standard.
For the DEPR and DSIM posts the applicants should have a master’s degree in any of the specified courses and should have the minimum marks of 55% for General category applicants and a minimum of 50% for SC/ST/PWD category applicants in their master’s degree.
A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st of January 2020. For M.Phil and Ph.D. candidates the upper age limit is 32 and 34 years respectively.
The age relaxation will allowed up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them. The age relaxation, up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them.
| Category | Age Relaxation | |
| Physically Handicapped | 10 years | |
| PH + OBC | 13 years | |
| PH + SC/ST | 15 years |
RBI Grade B (RBI assistant exam will have the preliminary & Main examinations)
The syllabus for Prelims (phase I):
The syllabus for Mains (phase II):
| S.No | Subject | No. of Questions |
| 1 | General Awareness | 80 |
| 2 | English Language | 30 |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 |
| 4 | Reasoning Ability | 60 |
| Total | 200 Questions | |
| S.No | Test | Type of Test | Max. Marks | Time Limit |
| 1 | Paper-I Economic & Social Awareness | Objective Test | 100 | 90 min. |
| 2 | Paper-II English (Writing skills) | Descriptive Test | 100 | 90 min. |
| 3 | Paper-III Finance & Management | Objective Test | 100 | 90 min. |
Selected candidates will get a starting basic pay of Rs. 35,150/- p.m and also they will be eligible for other allowances like Dearness allowance, Local allowance, House rent allowance, Family allowance etc., At present the initial Gross monthly emoluments are about Rs. 75,831/-
