RBI Officer Grade B Recruitment 2025: Exam Pattern & Syllabus Out Now

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the notification for Officer Grade B (DR) Recruitment 2025. A total of 120 vacancies are announced under General, DEPR, and DSIM streams. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from 10 September 2025 to 30 September 2025. Selection will be done through Phase I, Phase II, and Interview.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI Officer Grade B Recruitment 2025: Exam Pattern & Syllabus

Advt No.: RBI/DR/Grade-B/2025 : Short Details of Notification

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Selection Process

Phase I – Online Preliminary Exam (Objective)
Phase II – Online Mains Exam (Objective + Descriptive)
Interview
👉 Final Merit = Phase II + Interview (Phase I सिर्फ़ qualifying है)

📘 Exam Pattern

Phase I (Preliminary Exam)

Mode: Online (MCQ)
Questions: 200
Marks: 200
Duration: 120 Minutes (2 Hours)
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks per wrong answer

Section	Questions	Marks	Time (minutes)
General Awareness	80	80	25
English Language	30	30	25
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	25
Reasoning Ability	60	60	45
Total	200	200	120

Phase II (Mains Exam)

Mode: Online (Objective + Descriptive)
Total Papers: 3
Marks: 300 (100 each paper)
Duration: 90 minutes per paper

Paper	Subject	Type	Marks	Duration
I	Economic & Social Issues (ESI)	Objective + Descriptive	100	90 min
II	English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive (Essay, Precis, Comprehension)	100	90 min
III	Finance & Management (F&M)	Objective + Descriptive	100	90 min

Interview

Marks: 50
Final Merit: Phase II (300) + Interview (50) = 350 Marks

📚 Detailed Syllabus : RBI Officer Grade B Recruitment 2025

A. Phase I (Prelims)

General Awareness:
- Current Affairs (National & International)
- Banking, Economy & Finance Awareness
- RBI Functions & Policies
- Government Schemes, Reports & Indices
English Language:
- Reading Comprehension
- Error Spotting, Sentence Correction
- Para Jumbles, Vocabulary
Quantitative Aptitude:
- Simplification, Data Interpretation
- Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion
- Time, Speed, Distance, Probability, Permutation & Combination
Reasoning Ability:
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
- Syllogism, Inequalities, Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations, Input-Output, Logical Reasoning

B. Phase II (Mains)

Economic & Social Issues (ESI):
- Growth & Development, Poverty, Employment, Sustainable Development
- Indian Economy: Agriculture, Industry, Services
- Monetary & Fiscal Policy, Inflation, Balance of Payments
- Social Issues: Education, Health, Gender, Human Development
English (Writing Skills):
- Essay Writing (Banking, Economy, Finance, Social Issues)
- Precis Writing
- Comprehension & Business Correspondence
Finance & Management (F&M):
- Financial System: Money, Market, Instruments
- Risk Management, Basics of Accounting & Financial Statements
- Corporate Governance, Ethics, Motivation & Leadership
- Human Resource Development & Organizational Behaviour

⚡ 7-Day Preparation Plan

Day 1: General Awareness + Current Affairs (last 6 months)
Day 2: Quantitative Aptitude (DI + Arithmetic)
Day 3: Reasoning (Puzzles, Syllogism, Inequality)
Day 4: English Language (Grammar + RC + Vocabulary)
Day 5: ESI (Growth, Development, Policies) + Finance Basics
Day 6: English Writing Practice (Essay, Precis) + Mock Test
Day 7: Full-length Mock Test (Phase I style) + Revision of weak areas

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❓ FAQs : RBI Officer Grade B Recruitment 2025

Q1. RBI Grade B 2025 में कितने Phases होंगे?
👉 तीन – Phase I, Phase II और Interview.

Q2. Final Merit किस पर बनेगी?
👉 केवल Phase II (300 marks) + Interview (50 marks).

Q3. Educational Qualification क्या है?
👉 Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 60% marks (SC/ST/PwBD – 50%).

Q4. Age Limit क्या है?
👉 21 से 30 वर्ष (कुछ categories को relaxation मिलेगा).

Q5. Salary / Pay Scale कितना है?
👉 Approx. ₹55,200/- Basic + Allowances → कुल ₹1,16,000/- per month (approx).