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Annually RBI conducts Grade B exams for recruitment of Grade B officers in RBI. RBI Grade B exam is highly anticipated exam by aspiring candidates seeking a career in the financial sector. RBI offers an excellent pay scale and reputed job profile. The official notification of RBI Grade B 2020 exam is expected to release by the first week of May 2020.RBI is expected to recruit approximately 630 grade B officers. However, until the exam notification is released candidates can go through the 2019 Grade B examination details. It is important for the candidates to know about cut off marks and other details required. In this article we will discuss about the selection process in detail.
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RBI Grade B 2020 Examination – Overview
| Post Name | RBI Grade B officer |
| Exam Conducting Body | Reserve Bank of India(RBI) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Date of examination | To be updated soon |
| Exam level | National Level |
| Official website | rbi.org.in |
| Selection process | Phase-I(Prelims), Phase-II(Mains),Interview |
| No.of vacancy | To be announced soon |
| Scale of pay | Rs:35,150/- |
RBI Grade B 2020 Selection Process
Selection of candidates will be through ONLINE examinations ,i.e examinations will be held in two phases followed by interview.
- Phase – I online examination.
- Phase II online examination.
- Interview.
Phase- I online examination exam pattern
Exam will be objective type for 200 marks. As prescribed by the Board candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate. Tabulated below is the exam pattern for phase-I examination.
| Subject | No.of Questions | Total time(Minutes) |
| General Awareness | 80 | 120
|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | |
| English language | 30 | |
| Reasoning | 60 | |
| Total marks | 200 |
Those who secured minimum marks separately for each test, as prescribed will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in Phase-I. The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
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Syllabus for Phase –I examination
- General Awareness
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning.
Phase II online examination exam pattern
| Name of Paper | Type of paper | Time(Minutes) | Marks |
| Paper-I:
Economic and Social Issues |
Objective type | 90 | 100 |
| Paper-II:
English(Writing Skills) |
Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the Keyboard. | 90 | 100 |
| Paper-III:
Finance and Management |
Objective type | 90 | 100 |
Note: All question papers (in both the Phases) except the test of English will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.
Syllabus for Phase -II examination
- Paper-I Economic and social Issues
Growth and Development, Social Structure in India, Economic Reforms in India, Globalization.
- Paper-II English(Writing Skills)
The paper shall be framed to assess the writing skills of candidate including expression and understanding of the topic.
- Paper-III Finance & Management
Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions,RBI and its functions, Financial Markets,The Union Budget, Inflation, Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, Financial Inclusion, Risk Management in Banking Sector,Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swap, Changing Landscape of Banking sector,An alternate source of finance,Public-Private Partnership ,Private and public social cost benefit, Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment, Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments.
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Interview
- Based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II online exam (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III) candidates will be shortlisted for the interview.
- Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on RBI website at appropriate time and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID.
- Interview will be of 50 marks. Final selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and interview.
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