RBI Grade B Cut Off 2023: Check Previous Years Cut off Marks Section-wise & Category-wise
RBI Grade B Cut Off: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) releases the state-wise, category-wise, and state-wise RBI Grade B cut off marks for prelims and mains exam along with the scorecard and marksheet. Candidates must obtain the cut off marks as it is the minimum marks required to qualify the exam. One must obtain the minimum marks separately in each test as well as aggregate. Therefore, analysis of previous years’ cut off marks for the exam is crucial for any candidate to assess the difficulty level trend over the past years and plan their preparation strategy accordingly.
In this article, we have discussed the past years’ cut off marks for RBI Grade B prelims and mains exams to help candidates prepare for the upcoming exams.
RBI Grade B Cut Off 2023
The RBI Grade B cut off marks shall be released officially after the exam has been successfully concluded for both prelims and mains. Candidates must refer to the cut off marks to set their target marks to qualify the exam and assess the difficulty trend of the exam. The cut off marks vary each year for the exam. The RBI releases section-wise cut off marks and category-wise marks for phase I and phase II exam.
RBI Grade B Cut Off 2023: Overview
RBI conducts RBI Grade B examination every year for the selection of eligible candidates for the post of officers in Gr B (DR) - General, Gr B (DR) - DEPR/DSIM across various branches in India. The selection process includes prelims exam, mains exam, and interview. Below, we have shared the key highlights:
| Name of Bank |
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| Exam Name |
RBI Grade B |
| Post Name |
Grade B (DR) - General, Grade B (DR) - DEPR/DSIM |
| Application Mode |
Online |
| Selection Process |
Prelims Exam Mains Exam |
| Language of Exam |
English |
RBI Grade B Cut Off Marks: Deciding Factors
There are various factors that affect the final cut off marks for RBI Grade B such as:
- Number of vacancies
- Number of candidates appearing for the exam
- Difficulty level of the exam
How to Check RBI Grade B Cut-Off Marks 2022?
Candidates who appeared for the RBI Grade B Prelims 2022 can check their cut-off marks by following the steps below:
Step 1: Visit the official website of RBI.
Step 2: Click on ‘Opportunities@RBI’.
Step 3: Click on ‘Current Vacancies’ and then ‘Results’.
Step 4: Click on the link ‘RBI Grade B Cut-Off Marks.
Step 5: Enter your registration/roll number and password/date of birth.
RBI Grade B Prelims Previous Years’ Cut-Off
Previous years' cut off marks are very important when preparing for the upcoming exam. One must go through the cut off marks for the past years in order to understand their desired target marks in the prelims and mains exam and formulate their strategy to crack the exam in the first attempt.
RBI Grade B Prelims Cut Off 2022
Check below the category-wise and section-wise marks as released by the RBI for the prelims exam held in 2022.
| RBI Grade B Cut Off 2022 for Phase I Exam |
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| Section |
Category |
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| GENERAL/UR |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD) |
|
| GENERAL AWARENESS |
12.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
6.25 |
6.25 |
6.25 |
| REASONING |
9.00 |
9.00 |
6.00 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
4.50 |
4.50 |
3.00 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
| QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE |
4.50 |
4.50 |
3.00 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
| TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate |
63.75 |
63.75 |
60.25 |
55.25 |
50.75 |
49.75 |
RBI Grade B Prelims Cut Off 2021
Let us also look at the marks subject-wise and category-wise for the phase-1 exam held in 2021 from the table below:
Section-wise
| RBI Grade-B Cut-Off 2021 for Phase-I Exam |
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| Section |
Category |
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| GENERAL/UR |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD) |
|
| GENERAL AWARENESS |
16.00 |
16.00 |
12.00 |
10.25 |
10.25 |
10.25 |
| REASONING |
12.00 |
12.00 |
9.00 |
7.75 |
7.75 |
7.75 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.50 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
| QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.50 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
3.75 |
| TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate |
66.75 |
66.75 |
63.75 |
53.50 |
52.75 |
52.75 |
Phase 1 overall Cut Off
| Category |
Cut off Marks (Out of 200) |
| General |
66.75 |
| EWS |
66.75 |
| OBC |
63.75 |
| SC |
53.50 |
| ST |
52.75 |
| PwBD |
52.75 |
RBI Grade B Phase II and Final Cut Off
| Exam Stage |
RBI Grade B Final Cutoff 2021 for General post |
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| Gen |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
PwBD |
|
| Phase II (Out of 300 marks) |
187.75 |
187.75 |
167.5 |
166.75 |
187.75 |
166.75 (HI, LD, MD) |
| Phase II and interview (Out of total 375 Marks) |
252.25 |
241.25 |
212.25 |
205.25 |
218.25 |
Gen-226 |
| Exam Stage |
RBI Grade B 2021 Final Cutoff for DEPR |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
PwBD |
|
| Aggregate cutoff marks in Paper-I (Objective Test of Economics) of written exam for candidates whose Paper-II (Descriptive Type Test) were assed (Out of 100 marks) |
47.83 |
42.83 |
40.83 |
40.83 |
47.83 |
40.83 (LD) |
| Aggregate cutoff marks in Paper I, II and III taken together in written exam for shortlisting the candidates for interview (Out of 300 marks) |
183.17 |
172.83 |
162.17 |
162.17 |
183.17 |
162.17 (No candidates shortlisted for interview phase) |
| Aggregate cutoff marks in the written exam (Paper I, II and III) and interview taken together (out of 375 marks) obtained by the last recommended candidate |
249.83 |
220.83 |
186.34 |
No candidate shortlisted for interview phase |
208.01 |
No candidate shortlisted for interview phase |
| Exam Stage |
RBI Grade B 2021 Final Cutoff for DSIM |
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| Gen |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
PwBD |
|
| Aggregate cutoff marks in Paper I (Objective type test on Statistics) of written exam for candidates whose Paper II (Descriptive type test) were assessed (Out of 100 marks) |
46.67 |
46.67 |
39.67 |
39.67 |
46.67 |
39.67 (HI,MD) |
| Aggregate cutoff marks in Paper-I, II and III taken together in written exam for shortlisting candidates for interview (out of total 300 marks) |
164.67 |
157.33 |
143.67 |
143.67 |
164.67 |
143.67 (No candidate shortlisted for interview phase) |
| Aggregate cutoff marks in written exam (Paper-I, II and III) and interview taken together (Out of 375 marks) obtained by the last recommended candidate |
236 |
195.75 |
169.67 |
181.33 |
219.33 |
No candidate shortlisted for interview phase |
RBI Grade B Prelims Cut Off 2019-20
Let us also look at the marks subject-wise and category-wise for the phase-1 exam held in 2019-20 from the table below:
Prelims Cut Off
| Section |
Category |
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| GENERAL/UR |
EWS |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD |
|
| General Awareness (Maximum Marks = 80) |
20.00 |
20.00 |
16.00 |
14.25 |
14.25 |
14.25 |
| Reasoning (Maximum Marks = 60) |
15.00 |
15.00 |
12.00 |
10.75 |
10.75 |
10.75 |
| English Language (Maximum Marks = 30) |
7.50 |
7.50 |
6.00 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Maximum Marks = 30) |
7.50 |
7.50 |
6.00 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
| Total Score/Aggregate (Maximum Marks = 200) |
122.00 |
122.00 |
115.50 |
108.00 |
108.00 |
108.00 |
Grade ‘B’ (DR) General
| RECRUITMENT STAGE |
Category |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
Pw BD |
|
| Paper I, II & III Aggregate Cut Off |
193.25 |
188 |
172.25 |
172.25 |
193.25 |
172.25 ( HI, LD, MD) 176.75 (VI) |
| Written Exams (All Papers) + Interview Aggregate Cut off |
238.25 |
215.5 |
206.5 |
194 |
197 |
Gen 215.75 OBC 194.75 |
Grade ‘B’ (DR)-DEPR
| RECRUITMENT STAGE |
Category & CUT OFF MARKS |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
PwBD |
|
| Aggregate cut off marks for Paper 1 |
52.67 |
47.67 |
45.67 |
45.67 |
52.67 |
HI- 45.67 LD/MD/VI -52.67 ( As No vacancy ) |
| Aggregate cut off marks for Paper 1,2 & 3 |
182.84 |
173.67 |
161.84 |
169.5 |
182.84 |
182.84 (No candidate shortlisted for the interview phase) |
| Aggregate cut off marks in written examination (All Papers) + Interview |
229.17 |
203.17 |
195.67 |
189.34 |
204.17 |
(No candidate shortlisted for the interview phase) |
GRADE ‘B’ (DR) DSIM
| RECRUITMENT STAGE |
Category & CUT OFF MARKS |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
EWS |
Pw BD |
|
| Paper I cut off marks |
38.33 |
38.33 |
31.33 |
31.33 |
38.33 |
31.33 |
| Aggregate cut off marks for Paper 1,2 & 3 |
160 |
160 |
142.33 |
139 |
160 |
139 |
| Aggregate cut off marks for written exam (All Papers) + Interview |
212 |
196.17 |
186.5 |
No candidate Shortlisted for the interview phase |
188.33 |
No candidate shortlisted for the interview phase |
RBI Grade B Prelims Cut Off 2018-19
Below we can find the prelims exam cut off marks subject-wise and category-wise for the year 2018-19 from the table below:
| Section |
Category |
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| GENERAL/UR |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD |
|
| General Awareness |
20.00 |
16.00 |
14.25 |
14.25 |
14.25 |
| Reasoning |
15.00 |
12.00 |
10.75 |
10.75 |
10.75 |
| English Language |
7.50 |
6.00 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
7.50 |
6.00 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
5.25 |
| Total Score/Aggregate |
105.75 |
95.75 |
91.75 |
91.75 |
91.75 |
RBI Grade B Mains Cut Off 2018-19
Let us also look at the mains exam cut off marks subject-wise and category-wise for the year 2018-19 from the table below:
| Stage |
Category & CUT OFF MARKS |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD |
|
| Cut off Marks For Paper I, II, and III(Out of total 300 marks) |
201.25 |
186.25 |
180.25 |
180.25 |
180.25 |
| Cut off Marks for Paper I, II, II, and Interview (Out of total 350 Marks) |
248.50 |
235.50 |
221.25 |
219.50 |
GEN-235.50 OBC-223.00 |
RBI Grade B Prelims Cut Off 2017-18
Let us also look at the prelims exam cut off marks subject-wise and category-wise for the year 2017-18 from the table below:
| Section |
Category |
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| GENERAL/UR |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
PwBD |
|
| General Awareness |
16.50 |
12.50 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| Reasoning |
11 |
8 |
6.75 |
6.75 |
6.75 |
| English Language |
6.75 |
5.25 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
4.75 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
4 |
2.50 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Total Score/Aggregate |
78 |
68 |
91.75 |
64 |
64 |
RBI Grade B Mains Cut Off 2017-18
Below table depicts the cut off marks for the mains exam 2017-18.
| Stage |
Category & CUT OFF MARKS |
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| GENERAL |
OBC |
SC |
ST |
|
| Cut off Marks For Paper I, II, and III(Out of total 300 marks) |
196.75 |
181.75 |
175.75 |
175.75 |
| Cut off Marks for Paper I, II, II, and Interview (Out of total 350 Marks) |
245.75 |
228.00 |
220.50 |
211.25 |
RBI Grade B Previous Year Question Paper
RBI Grade B Question Papers are one of the important parts of the study schedule to boost your preparation level. Solving RBI Grade B previous years question papers will provide you information about the difficulty level, type of questions asked, and important topics which are asked often over the past years as well as determine your own performance.
RBI Grade B Syllabus
The RBI Grade B syllabus for each is available separately for phase and subject relevant for Gr. B (DR) for General, DEPR, and DSIM streams. Candidates who are preparing for any of the two posts can go through the syllabus of RBI Grade B and ensure that all the topics are covered during their preparations.