Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct the Phase-II Online Examination for Officer Grade B on September 19, 2016.

Only those candidates who have been short listed through the Phase-I examination will appear for the Phase-II examination.

RBI will declare the Phase-II Result on or before September 22, 2016.

On the basis of the aggregate marks obtained in the Phase-II examination (Paper-I, II and III) candidates will be short listed for the Interview.

RBI Officer Grade B 2016 Schedule-

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (General) 2016-

Online application process starts 18-Jul-16
Online application process ends 09-Aug-16
Last date for fee Payment 09-Aug-16
Phase-I Exam Dates September 4, 2016
Phase-II Exam Date September 19, 2016
Declaration of Phase-I Result Announced
Declaration of Phase-II Result on or before 25
September 2016

Officer in Grade ‘B’ for DEPR & Officer in Grade ‘B’ for DSIM-

For On-Line Registration of Applications and Payment of Fees/Intimation Charges 19 July, 2016 to
09 August, 2016
Paper-I : Objective Type (on Economics) for DEPR
Paper-I : Objective Type (on Statistics) for DSIM August 27, 2016
Paper-II : Descriptive Type (on Economics) for DEPR
Paper-II : Descriptive Type (on Statistics) for DSIM Paper-III : Descriptive Type (English) for DEPR
Paper-III : Descriptive Type (English) for DSIM August 28, 2016
Declaration of Result First week of September 2016


RBI Officer Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2016

A minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th and 10th standard examinations

50% in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates

Age limit: 21 and 30 years.

Only Indian citizens, citizens of Nepal and subjects of Bhutan, persons of Indian origin are eligible to apply.

RBI Officer Grade B Exam Pattern 2016

The exam will be held in two phases – Phase- I and Phase- II and both of them will be conducted online.

Phase – I is objective based while Phase- II is partially objective and descriptive.

Phase- I of the exam will be comprised of the following tests: General, English Language (iii) Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning.

Phase-II will have three papers: Economic and Social Issues (Objective Type), English (Writing Skills) (descriptive type) Finance and Management/ Economics/ Statistics (Objective Type).