RBI Grade B 2025 Notification Out for 120 Officer Posts, Apply Online!

RBI Grade B 2025: The Reserve Bank of India has released the job notification for the Officer in Grade B (DR) – General, DEPR & DSIM posts. There are 120 openings for these posts. Candidates with the qualification of Any Degree/B.E/B.Tech/MA/M.Sc/M.Phil/PhD/PG Degree can apply for these posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 10 – 30 September 2025. The detailed eligibility and application process are explained below. Interested candidates can also try IBPS RRB Recruitment.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI):

Reserve Bank of India was established in the year 1935 by the Indian government; now RBI was permanently moved to Mumbai before that RBI was located at Calcutta. RBI has 27 regional offices and four sub-office most of them, are in state capitals. The primary function of RBI is Regulator and supervisor of the financial system, Monetary Authority, Issuer of currency, Manager of Foreign Exchange, Regulator and Supervisor of Payment and Settlement Systems and related functions.

RBI Grade B 2025 – Overview

Job Role	Officer in Grade B (DR) – General, DEPR & DSIM
Job Category	Bank Jobs
Qualification	Any Degree/B.E/B.Tech/MA/M.Sc/M.Phil/PhD/PG Degree
Experience	Freshers/Experienced
Salary	Rs. 78,450/- to 1,41,600/-
Total Vacancies	120 Posts
Job Location	Across India
Starting Application Date	10 September 2025
Last Date	30 September 2025

Detailed Eligibility – RBI Grade B Vacancy:

Educational Qualification:

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.

Note:

• Graduation Level – Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Class XII and is at least of 3 years’ duration/ candidates possessing professional or technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional or technical graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.
• Post-Graduation  – Level Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Graduation and is at least of 2 years’ duration / recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional or technical Post-graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)- Department of Economic and Policy Research (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  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  OR
• Desirable: A Doctorate Degree in Economics, or research or teaching experience in economics, or publication in the field/area of Economics in standard journals

Note:

• 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.
• For SC, ST and PwBD candidates, the minimum marks required in Master’s Degree as in items (a) and (b) above is 50% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years
• Candidates having M.PhiI Degree and Doctorate Degree from a recognized Indian / Foreign University / Institute in economics will be eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years respectively.
• Candidates having Master’s Degree with research/teaching experience at a recognized Indian / Foreign University / Institute in Economics will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – Department of Statistics and Information Management (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; OR
• Desirable: 
  • Candidates with a Doctorate in topics related to above subjects will be given preference.
  • Research or teaching experience and publication in standard journals will be considered as an additional qualification.

Note:

• Candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D qualification in the specified subjects will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years respectively.
• Candidates with research/teaching experience at a recognized Indian / Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

Age Limit (As on 01 September 2025): A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than September 02, 1995 and not later than September 01, 2004.

Age Relaxation:

• up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, if the posts are reserved for them.
• up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates, if the posts are reserved for them.
• up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or because of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and currently registered with any Employment Exchange.
• up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on September 01, 2025
• up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of Gen/ EWS PwBD candidates. For SC/ST PwBD candidates up to a maximum of 15 years and for OBC PwBD candidates up to a maximum of 13 years, subject to reservation of vacancies under the respective post.

Salary:

• Selected candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs. 78,450/-p.m. in the pay scale of Rs. 78450-4050(9)-114900-EB-4050(2)-123000-4650(4)-141600 (16years) applicable to Officers in Grade ‘B’ and they will also be eligible for Special Allowance, Grade Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, Special Grade Allowance, Learning Allowance, House Rent Allowance as per rules in force from time to time.
• At present, initial monthly gross emoluments (without HRA) are Rs. 1,50,374/- (approximately). The House Rent Allowance of 15% of Pay will be paid, if accommodation is not provided by the Bank.

No of Vacancies: 120 Posts

• Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – (General): 83 Posts (UR: 35, EWS: 08, OBC: 19, SC: 15, & ST: 06)
• Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR: 17  Posts (UR: 06, EWS: 01, OBC: 02, SC: 04, & ST: 04)
• Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM: 20 Posts (UR: 10, EWS: 01, OBC: 03, SC: 02, & ST: 04)

Selection Process of RBI Grade B Vacancy:

OFFICERS IN GR ‘B’ (DR) – GENERAL:

• Selection will be done through Online / Written examinations in Phase – I and Phase – II and Interview.

Phase-I Online Examination (Objective Type)

• This will comprise a single Paper for 200 marks and will be held on October 18, 2025.
• A total time of 120 minutes will be given for answering.
• However, separate time will be allotted for each test.
• Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate, as may be prescribed by the Board.
• Candidates, who secure 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.
• Roll Number of the candidates shortlisted for Phase-II examination will be published on the RBI website, tentatively within a week after Phase-I examination.

Topics

General Awareness

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language

Reasoning

Total

Phase-II Online Examination:

• The Phase-II Online Examination will be conducted on December 06, 2025 only for the candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of results of Phase-I and based on the cut-off decided by the Board
• For both Paper-I and Paper-III, there will be 30 questions and 50 marks for Objective questions (some questions carrying 2 marks each and some carrying 1 mark each).
• In case of Descriptive questions, 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with varying difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each]
• In case, candidate answers more than 4 questions in descriptive, first 4 shall be evaluated.
• All question papers (in both the Phases, except the test of English) will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.

Topics	Type of Paper	Marks	Duration
Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues	50% Objective Type	50	30 Minutes
	50% Descriptive Type, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard. Candidates opting to type the answers in Hindi, may type with the help of either: (i) Inscript or (ii) Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout.	50	90 Minutes
Paper-II: English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard	100	90 Minutes
Paper-III: General Finance and Management	50% Objective Type	50	30 Minutes
	50% Descriptive Type, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard. Candidates opting to type the answers in Hindi, may type with the help of either: (i) Inscript or (ii) Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout.	50	90 Minutes

Interview:

• Candidates will be shortlisted for the Interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III).
• The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
• Roll Numbers of the candidates shortlisted for the 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 75 marks.
• Candidate shall be required to undergo Personality Assessment conducted by the Bank before appearing for the Interview.
• Candidate may opt for Interview either in Hindi or English.
• Final selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II examination and Interview and grace marks as applicable as per extant rules.

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 PaperII Descriptive Type (On English).
• In Phase – II, there will be Paper – I Descriptive Type (on Economics) and Paper – II Descriptive Type (on Economics).
• Candidates, who secure minimum aggregate marks in Paper-I & II of Phase – I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination.
• 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.

Phase	Name of Paper	Duration	Maximum Marks
Phase – I	Paper – I: Objective Type (on Economics)	120 minutes	100
	Paper – II : English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of keyboard)	120 minutes	100
Phase – II	Paper – I : Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper	120 minutes	100
	Paper – II : Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper)	120 minutes	100

Phase-II: Paper-I/ Paper II – Descriptive Type (on Economics) Written Examination (WE) 

• The Phase-II: Paper-I/ Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) will be conducted on December 07, 2025 only for the candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of results of Phase-I.
• The Phase-I: Paper-I/Paper-II and the Phase-II: Paper-I / Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) examination will be in shifts.
• Question papers for ‘WE’ will be set in Hindi and in English (except Paper-II on English).
• Answers for Phase II: Paper-I / Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) may be written either in Hindi or English.
• The Phase-I: Paper-II will have to be answered in English only.
• Candidates may opt for Interview in Hindi or English.
• The number of candidates to be called for Interview will be decided by the Board.
• 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
• Candidate shall be required to undergo Personality Assessment conducted by the Bank before appearing for the Interview.

Application fee:

• For GEN/OBC/EWSs – Rs. 850/- + 18% GST (Application fee including intimation charges)
• For SC/ST/PwBD – Rs. 100 + 18% GST (Intimation Charges only)
• Staff@: Nil

Payment Mode: Through Online

How to Apply for RBI Grade B 2025?

All interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 10 September to 30 September 2025 (Till 6.00 PM).

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Important Dates of RBI Grade B Vacancy:

Website Link Open for Online Registration of Applications and Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges		10 – 30 September 2025 (Till 6.00 PM)
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)-General	Phase-I Online Examination	18 October 2025
	Phase-II: Paper-I, II & III Online Examination
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR	Phase-I: Paper-I & II Online Examination	19 October 2025
	Phase-II: Paper-I & II Written Examination	07 December 2025
Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM	Phase-I: Paper-I Online Examination	19 October 2025
	Phase-II: Paper-II & III Online/Written Examination	07 December 2025