RBI Grade B 2018: Exam Dates, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility Criteria & More

Much awaited RBI Grade B Recruitment Notification 2018 is finally released. Candidates can apply online for this post at rbi.org.in from 3 July onwards. This year, there are 166 vacancies. Salary of RBI Grade B Officer is more than rupees 60 thousand per month and it is one of the most reputed jobs in banking sector. RBI Grade B recruitment exam 2018 will be held on 16 August (Phase I) and 7 September (Phase II). Interview dates will be announced later.

In this article, you will find complete details about exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, salary (in short complete details) about RBI Grade B Recruitment 2018.

Table of Contents

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Dates

RBI Grade B 2018 Online Application

RBI Grade B 2018: Vacancy

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern: 2018

RBI Grade B 2018 Syllabus

RBI Grade B Officer Salary: 2018

RBI Grade B 2018: Eligibility Criteria

RBI Grade B 2018: Exam Application Fees

RBI Grade B 2018: Admit Card

RBI Grade B 2018: Exam Results

RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off

The complete details about RBI Grade B (Officer) Recruitment 2018 are given below:

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Dates

Event	Date
Official Notification Release Date	3rd July 2018
Online Registration and Payment of Application Fees	03rd July to 23rd July 2018
Phase-I exam	16th August 2018
Phase-II exam	07th September 2018
Interview Process	To be announced later
Declaration of final result	To be announced later

RBI Grade B 2018 Online Application

The online application process for RBI Grade B (officer) 2018 exam will start from 03rd July. The last day to apply online for this post is 23rd July 2018. Candidates who want to apply for this post need to visit official website of RBI i.e., rbi.org.in and complete the registration process along with the payment of fees.

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RBI Grade B 2018: Vacancy

This year there are about 166 vacancies. More details about these vacancies are given below

$ Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the 'Creamy Layer' are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as 'General (GEN)’.

^Out of 127 vacancies for Grade ‘B’ (DR)-General, 5 vacancies are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) Category,
i.e. 1 vacancy for candidates of blindness and low vision; 1 vacancy for deaf and hard of hearing; 1 vacancy for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 2 vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons as detailed below in para 1 of Note for PwBD candidates.

^^Out of 22 vacancies for Grade ‘B’(DR)-DEPR, 1 vacancy is reserved for PwBD category under blindness and low vision.

* Backlog vacancy,

# includes 2 backlog vacancies.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern: 2018

RBI recruitment exam for Grade B posts will be conducted in 3 phases

• Phase-I exam (Prelims)

• Phase-II exam (Mains)

• Interview process

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Prelims

Section Asked	No. of Questions (Max. Marks)	Duration
General Awareness	80 (80)	Composite time of 2 hours
Quantitative Aptitude	30 (30)
English Language	30 (30)
Reasoning	60 (60)
Total	200 (200)

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Mains

Section Name (Paper Type)	Maximum Marks	Duration
Paper I: Economics and Social Issues (Objective)	100	90 minutes
Paper II: English [Writing Skills] Objective	100	90 minutes
Paper III: Finance and Management (Descriptive - to be typed with the help of keyboard)	100	90 minutes

RBI Grade B Officer Interview Process

Candidates who qualify in the above papers finally appear for interview. Interview Process will carry 50 marks.

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RBI Grade B 2018: Syllabus for Exam

You can access complete syllabus of RBI Grade B Exam from the link given below

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RBI Grade B Officer Salary: 2018

Starting from an initial salary of around 66000/- to perks such as festival allowance, grade allowance, book grant, transport allowance, briefcase grant, loans at concessional rates etc. The overall CTC of this job touches around Rs 15 lakh per annum if you take all the perquisites into account. You can  learn more about the salary of RBI Grade B Officer from the link given below

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RBI Grade B 2018: Eligibility Criteria

• Must be a citizen of India
• Must be a subject of Nepal
• Must be a subject of Bhutan
• Must be a Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 who has the intention of settling permanently in India.

• A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

Age Criteria: 

Generally 21 years and 30 years (both age included) to apply for RBI Grade B exam 2018.

Age Relaxation:

Candidates, who belong to the reserved category will be provided relaxation in their upper age as per the rules decided by the Board.

Category	Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Physically Handicapped	10 years
PH + OBC	13 years
PH + SC/ST	15 years

Educational Qualification:

• Candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or institute.
• He/Shemust have attained 60% marks in the graduation (50% for the candidates belonging to the reserved category).
• Candidates having Doctorate degree with aggregate 50% marks can also apply.
• Candidates having masters’ degree with 55% marks will be allowed to apply for the RBI Exam 2018.
• Candidates having post graduate diploma in management or Masters of Business administration can also apply for the RBI Officer Grade B exam 2018.
• Chartered Accountant (CA), Company secretary or Cost Accountant can also apply for this examination.

RBI Grade B 2018: Exam Application Fees

Last year, Rs. 850/- for General and OBC category and Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

RBI Grade B 2018: Admit Card

Admit card for Phase-I and Phase-II exams of RBI Grade B Recruitment will be released separately.  The admit card for Phase-II Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified the Phase-I of RBI Grade B.

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RBI Grade B 2018: Exam Results

For selection is RBI Grade B, a candidate need to qualify Phase-I, Phase-II and interview. The complete recruitment process takes few months.

RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off

You can check previous year RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off from the link given below

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