RBI Grade B Vacancy 2018

166 RBI Grade B Vacancies have been declared this year. Let’s have a look at the detailed vacancy for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.

Serial Number Posts Vacancy
1. RBI Grade B (GEN) 127
2. RBI Grade B (OBC) 22
3. RBI Grade B (SC/ST) 17

RBI Officer Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2018

The Eligibility Criteria is determined by the following parameters:

Nationality
Age Limit
Educational Qualification
Experience
Number of Attempts

The parameters of RBI Officer Grade B 2016 has been explained below clearly:

1.Nationality:

  • A candidate must be an Indian citizen
  • A citizen of Nepal
  • A subject of Bhutan
  • A Tibetan refugee (who came to India before 1 January 1962)
  • 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

2.Age Limit:

The candidates as on 01/07/2018 should be between 21 and 30 years (candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/07/1988 and not later than 01/07/1997).
For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.
For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of the number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years.
For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

Relaxation of Upper age limit

 

Sr. No Category Age Relaxation
1 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
2 Other Backward Classes 3 years
3 PWD(Gen.), (OBC), (SC/ST) 10 years, 13 years, 15 years
4 Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services were terminated due to reasons of economy or as of bank liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and currently registered with Employment Exchange 5  years
5 Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89 5 years
6 Persons affected by 1984 riots 5 years

3.Educational Qualification :

General: The candidates should secure a minimum of 60% marks

SC/ST/PWD: (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD)

An equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th (or Diploma or equivalent) and 10th standard examinations. The minimum qualifying percentage or an equivalent grade for the Bachelor’s Degree will be in aggregate for all semesters / years.

RBI Officer Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2018 – Conversion Parameters

In case the University/Institute does not convert marks to grade, the following parameters would be employed.

Equivalent OGPA or CGPA or CPI or other similar evaluation term allotted on a scale of 10 Class/Division Aggregate Percentage of Marks in All the Subjects
6.75 I (First) 60%
5.75 II (Second) 50%

Number of Attempts as per RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2018

General Category: Candidates belonging to unreserved who had already appeared 6 times for Phase-I Examination for this post in the past, are not eligible to apply.

No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD, if the posts are reserved for them.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Pattern

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be conducted in three phases: Phase-I exam, phase-II exam and interview process. Candidates are required to clear all the three phases in order to get a confirmed post as a Grade B Officer in Reserve Bank of India.

Preliminary Examination

Subject No. Of Questions Marks
General Awareness 80 80
Quants 30 30
English 30 30
Reasoning 60 60
Total 200 200

Mains Examination

Name of the Paper Type of the Paper Time (Mins) Marks
Paper I Economic & Social Issues Objective Type 90 100
Paper II English (Writing Skills) Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) 90 100
Paper III Finance & Management Objective Type 90 100

Important Note:

1. Candidates will be required to write all the papers online.

2. Only successful candidates of Phase-I will appear for Phase-II examination on a later date.

3. Based on the results of Phase-II examinations candidates will be shortlisted for interview.

4. Final selection will be through merit lists which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II (Paper-I + Paper-II + Paper-III) and Interview.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Syllabus

Phase-1 exam is an objective type examination conducted online. It will have mainly 4 sections: General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.

Phase-2 exam of RBI Grade B 2018 is both objective & descriptive type. The major areas to focus upon are: Economic & Social Issues, English Language and Finance & Management.

Syllabus for Phase-I Examination:

Reasoning Quantitative Aptitude English Language General Awareness
Inequality

Coding Decoding

Syllogism

Machine Input Output

Data Sufficiency

Circular Arrangement

Linear Arrangement

Verbal Reasoning

Ordering and Ranking

Arrangement and Pattern

Blood Relations

Direction and Distance

Ratio and Proportion

Average

Time and Work

Speed, Distance and Time

Percentage

Permutation and Combination

Algebra

Trigonometry

Data Interpretation

Mensuration

Probability

Set Theory

Grammar

Vocabulary

Error Spotting

Comprehension

Passage Making

Jumble Words

Fill in the Blanks

Sentence Framing

Current Affairs

Indian Financial System

Indian Banking System

Monetary Plans

National Institution

Banking Terms

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