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RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2023

Before you begin, you must be aware of the fact that if you fail to fulfil the RBI Grade B eligibility for 2023, or your RBI Grade B application form will be cancelled. The RBI Grade B notification will have all the details related to educational and eligibility criteria, age limit, relaxation, nationality etc. The expected RBI Grade B eligibility criteria 2023 has been mentioned below.
RBI Grade B Educational Criteria
In order to apply for RBI Grade B exam 2023, you must fulfil the criteria of RBI Grade B eligibility. As per the RBI Grade B 2022, a minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWBD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor's degree to be eligible for the post of RBI Grade B Officer. Besides this, a Post Graduate degree in your respective field or MBA in Finance is essential if you are applying in the specialized fields for RBI Grade B 2023.
Name of the Post | Educational Criteria |
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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.
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Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR | A Master's Degree in Economics / Econometrics / Quantitative Economics / Mathematical Economics / Integrated Economics Course/ Finance, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute. OR PGDM/ MBA Finance with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute. OR Master’s Degree in Economics in any of the sub-categories of economics i.e. agricultural/ business/ developmental/ applied, etc., with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University /Institute. |
Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM | A Master's Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/ Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years. OR Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years and one year post graduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an Institute of repute. OR M. Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters / years. OR Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years. |
RBI Grade B Age Criteria
To apply for RBI Grade B exam 2023, you must fulfil the RBI Grade B age limit as well. You must have attained the age of 21 years and should not be older than 30 years as on the date that will be mentioned in the official RBI Grade B notification 2023. The age criteria for RBI Grade B is different If you possess M.Phil. and PhD qualifications.
Name of the Post | Age Criteria (As on January 01, 2022) |
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RBI Grade B Officer | Minimum Age - 21 Years / Maximum Age - 30 Years ( i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than January 02, 1992 and not later than January 01, 2001) |
RBI Grade B Age Relaxation
Like all other organizations, the RBI also provides relaxation in age for certain categories of candidates for which you have to produce the valid documents at the time of RBI Grade B Interview. The criteria of age relaxation vary according to the categories, as indicated below:
Category | Age Relaxation |
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OBC | 3 years |
SC/ST | 5 years |
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 Employment Exchange | 5 years |
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989 | 5 years |
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5 years |
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5 years |
Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and currently registered with Employment Exchange | 5 years |
PwBD* (GENERAL/EWS) | 10 years |
PwBD(OBC) | 13 years |
PwBD(SC/ST) | 15 years |
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RBI Grade B Number of Attempts
There is a limit on the number of times you can appear for the RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam, according to the various categories, as described below:
Category | Number of Attempts |
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General | 6 attempts |
SC/ST/PWD/EXSM | No limit |
If you have already appeared for the maximum number of chances permissible, you will not eligible to apply for the RBI Grade B Exam 2023.
Nationality
A candidate applying for the RBI Grade B exam 2023 must be either:
- A citizen of India, or
- A subject of Nepal, or
- A subject of Bhutan, or
- A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
- A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
If you belong to a case where certificate of eligibility is necessary, then you may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to you by the Government of India.