RBI has announced Recruitment of Grade B Officers for 2025. Total posts announced are 120.
1. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General - 83 posts
2. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR - 17 posts
3. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM - 20 posts
(1) Important dates:
Opening Date for Online Registration of Applications and Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges: September 10, 2025
Closing Date for Online Registration of Applications and Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges: September 30, 2025 (till 06:00 PM)
Post |
Name of the Examination |
Important Dates** |
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)- General |
Phase-I: Online Examination |
October 18, 2025 |
Phase-II: Paper-I, II & III Online Examination |
December 06, 2025 |
|
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)- DEPR |
Phase-I: Paper-I & II Online Examination |
October 19, 2025 |
Phase-II: Paper-I & II Written Examination |
December 07, 2025 |
|
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)- DSIM |
Phase-I: Paper-I Online Examination |
October 19, 2025 |
Phase-II: Paper-II & III Online / Written Examination |
December 07, 2025 |
- The Board reserves the right to make any changes in these dates.
- Candidate will have to appear in all the papers in all the shifts of Phase - ll (Paper-I, II & Ill) examination.
- Candidate will have to appear in both the papers.
- Candidates can apply for Grade ‘B’ (DR) either in DEPR or DSIM.
(2) Eligibility Criteria :
a. Age (As on September 01, 2025): Between 21 and 30 years
b. Educational Qualification (As on September 01, 2025):
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - (General) :
Graduation in any discipline /Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) or Post-Graduation in any discipline / Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters / years.
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR :
- MA/ MSc in Economics or MA/ MSc in courses such as Quantitative Economics, Mathematical Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Financial Economics, Business Economics, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics, Development Economics and International Economics (where "Economics" is the principal constituent* of the curriculum/ syllabus); OR
- MA/ MSc in Finance or MA/ MSc in courses such as Quantitative Finance, Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Techniques, International Finance, Business Finance, Banking and Trade Finance, International and Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, Project and Infrastructure Finance, Agri Business Finance (where "Finance" is the principal constituent* of the curriculum / syllabus).; OR
- For a) and b) above, minimum 55 per cent marks or an equivalent grade is required in aggregate of all semesters / years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University / Institute.
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM :
- Master's Degree with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Statistics / Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Quantitative Economics/ Econometrics/ Informatics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognized Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/ recognized by Government/ UGC/ AICTE;; OR
- Master's Degree with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Data Science / Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognized Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/ recognized by Government/ UGC/ AICTE; OR
- Four-year Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 60% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Quantitative Economics/ Econometrics/ Informatics/ Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognized Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/ recognized by Government/ UGC/ AICTE.
(3) Number of attempts: Candidates belonging to General Category/EWS, who have already appeared Six times for Phase-I Examination for this post/s in the past, are not eligible to apply. No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, if the posts are reserved for them.
(4) Scheme of Selection:
(A) For Officers in Gr B (DR) - General :
Selection will be through ONLINE examinations and interview. Examinations will be held in two phases
(A) Phase-I ON-LINE Examination (Objective Type):
Duration - 120 Minutes
Max Marks - 200
The objective paper comprises of (i) General Awareness (ii) English Language (iii) Quantitative Aptitude and (iv) Reasoning.
Cut off marks : Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as aggregate.Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the Examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in the Objective Test.
(II) Phase-II ON-LINE Examination - Paper II is Descriptive and Paper I and III are Objective] :
Paper pattern : Three Papers - 300 marks
Paper-I – Economic and Social Issues - 2 hours - 100 marks
Paper-II – English ( writing skills) – 1½ hours – 100 marks (Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard)
Paper-III - Finance & Management – 2 hours - 100 marks
Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.
(B) For Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR / DSIM:
Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and Interview. There are 4 papers for the Examination. In Phase - I of the examination, there will be Paper – I: Objective Type (on Economics) and Paper- II: Descriptive Type (On English). In Phase - II, there will be Paper – I: Descriptive Type (on Economics) and Paper – II: Descriptive Type (on Economics). The details are as follows:
Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the 'Online / WE’ in Phase-I (Paper - I and Paper - II), Phase-II (Paper - I and Paper - II) and Interview taken together. Interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for Interview either in Hindi or English.
(5) Application fee :
(6) HOW TO APPLY ON-LINE:
Candidates have to apply only online through the Bank's website i.e. www.rbi.org.in from 10th - 30th September, 2025 (till 6PM). No other means/mode of applications will be accepted.
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