RBI Grade B Exam Pattern
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern
In 2018, RBI Grade B Exam will be conducted for 166 vanancies. The details are:
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RBI Grade B 2018
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Name of the Exam
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RBI Officer Grade B 2018
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Exam Conducting Body
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
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Post Offered
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Officer (Grade-B)
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Exam Level
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PAN India
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No. of Vacancies
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166
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Exam Mode
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Online (Computer Based Test)
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The RBI Grade B 2017 Exam was conducted through a nationwide competitive examination, in three phases as mentioned in the table below. A similar exam pattern is expected for 2018 also. Any change in the Exam Pattern for 2018 Exam will be updated once the official notification for RBI Grade B 2018 is released.
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Exam Details for RBI Grade B 2018
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Phase
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Exam
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Type
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Marks
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Phase 1
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Preliminary Exam
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Written-Objective
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200 Marks
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Phase 2
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Mains Exam
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Written-Objective & Descriptive
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300 Marks
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Phase 3
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Personal Interview
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Interview
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50 Marks
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Each of these phases has been detailed below.
Phase 1: RBI Grade B Preliminary Examination
Preliminary Examination comprised of 200 objective type questions, for 200 marks, with a composite time of two-hours. The examination consisted of 4 sections, as mentioned below:
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Sl. No.
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Name of Test
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No. of Questions
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Marks
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Time Allotted
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1.
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English Language
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30
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30
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Composite Time of
2 hours
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2.
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Quantitative Aptitude
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30
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30
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3.
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Reasoning Ability
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60
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60
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4.
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General Awareness
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80
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80
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Total
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200
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200
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Each section has an individual cut-off (decided by the bank), which candidates have to clear by securing pass marks. Those who successfully clear the sectional and overall cutoff of preliminary examination are shortlisted for the Main Examinations.
Phase – II: RBI Grade B Main Examination
Phase II, Main Examination is held for only those candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of results in Phase I. This examination comprised of Paper I and Paper III in the form of Objective Tests of 200 marks and Paper II as Descriptive Test of 100 marks. Scores obtained by the candidate hereafter decides his/her final selection for an interview as well as for the merit list.
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Paper
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Name of Paper
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Type of Paper
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Time Allotted (Minutes)
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Marks
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Paper I
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Economic and Social Issues
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Objective Type
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90
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100
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Paper II
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English (Writing Skills)
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Descriptive Type, to be typed on the computer with the help of keyboard
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90
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100
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Paper III
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Finance and Management
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Objective Type
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90
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100
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Total
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270
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300
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Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests are conducted online. Kindly note, all questions (in both Preliminary and Main Examination, except the Test of English), are available bilingually in English and Hindi.
Marking Scheme for RBI Grade B Exam
The Marking Scheme for RBI Grade B 2018 and penalty for wrong answers (Applicable to Both Preliminary and Main Examinations) is as follows:
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Marking Scheme
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For correct answers
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1 mark
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For wrong answers
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-0.25 marks
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For not attempted
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0 (no marks)
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Phase III: RBI Grade B Personal Interview (50 marks)
The marks of candidates qualifying in the Main Examination decides the final list of candidates for Personal Interview (PI), in each category.
Note: The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the final selection. Only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in PI (Phase-III) for the preparation of the final merit list.
RBI Grade B Final Selection:
Final Selection is done through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase-II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III) examination and interview.
Phase-III selection is made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Results of the candidates who have finally been selected has been made available at the RBI’s official website - www.rbi.org.in
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