RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023 - Check updated Phase 1 & 2 Pattern

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023: Knowing the RBI Grade B exam pattern is a must for all candidates willing to appear for the RBI Grade B Examination. RBI conducts the RBI Grade B General Exam in three phases, i.e. Phase I, Phase II, and Interview round and in two phases for DEPR/DSIM i.e. online exam and interview. To successfully crack the RBI Grade B Exam, all the aspirants need to be well versed with the exam pattern of the concerned examination. Knowing about the exam pattern can give a significant boost to anyone’s exam preparation.

• Phase I examination will be conducted online in multiple shifts (only for General posts). Candidates need to qualify the Phase I examination to appear for the Phase II examination, where they have to give exams on three papers. 
• Candidates applying for DEPR/DSIM will directly appear for this exam, if there are vacancies for these posts too.
• Finally, based on the result of the Phase II examination the board will publish the list of candidates who will further appear for an interview round.
• Only after clearing all these steps candidates will receive the offer of appointment from RBI.
• In this article, we are going to discuss the RBI Grade B exam pattern and the marking scheme of the examination.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern

For RBI Grade B Exam Pattern aspirants need to clear three stages of the selection process to get recruited as RBI Grade B officers. The stages for General posts is as follows:

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Interview

Whereas the process for DEPR/DSIM posts is as follows:

• Written/Online Exam
• Interview

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern for General & DEPR/DSIM 2023
Topic	Details
Mode of exam	Grade B (DR) for General Phase I & II: Online  Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM Paper I: Online  Paper 2: Online Paper 3: Online
Test duration	Grade B (DR) for General Phase I: 120 minutes  Phase II: 330 minutes (combined) DEPR/DSIM Paper 1: 120 minutes Paper 2: 180 minutes Paper 3: 90 minutes
Nature of questions	Grade B (DR) for General Phase I: Objective type Phase II: Descriptive + Objective Type Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM Paper I: Objective type Paper II & III: Descriptive Type
Number of sections	Grade B (DR) for General  Phase I: Four Phase II: Paper 1, 2 & 3 Grade B (DR) for DEPR Paper I: Objective type paper on Economics Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Economics (Question paper displayed on the computer, answers to be written on paper) Paper III: Descriptive Type paper on English (To be typed with the help of keyboard) Grade B (DR) for DSIM Paper I: Objective type paper on Statistics Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Statistics (Question paper displayed on the computer, answers to be written on paper) Paper III: Descriptive Type Paper in English (To be typed with the help of keyboard)
Total marks	Grade B (DR) for General Phase I: 200 marks  Phase II: (Paper 1, 2, and 3) 100 marks for each paper Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM Paper I: 100 marks  Paper-II & III: 100 marks for each paper
Language of question paper	English and Hindi
Number of questions	Grade B (DR) for General Phase I: 200 Phase II: 133 Grade B (DR) for DEPR & DSIM Paper I for DEPR: 62  Paper I for DSIM: 20 Paper II & III:  Economics/Statistics: 5 English (Writing Skills): 3

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Phase I for General

• Phase I of the RBI Grade B exam will be conducted online in multiple shifts.
• The total marks for RBI Grade B Phase I examination is 200 marks.
• The duration of the examination is 120 minutes.
• Currently, there is no information on the marking scheme of phase I once the board updates we shall update the same.
• Candidates will get the time and venue of the examination in their admission Letter.
• The admission letter can be downloaded from the official website of RBI.
• Candidates have to secure minimum marks in each section to qualify for Phase II of the RBI Grade B examination.
• RBI will release a category-wise merit list based on marks obtained in the Preliminary examination.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Phase I (Prelims)
S No.	Section Asked	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	General Awareness	80	80	25 minutes
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	25 minutes
3.	English Language	30	30	25 minutes
4.	Reasoning	60	60	45 minutes
Total		200	200	120 minutes

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Phase 2 for General

The candidates have to qualify the Phase I of the RBI Grade B exam to appear for Phase II. RBI Grade B examination will consist of 3 papers. There are as follows:

• Economic and Social Issues
• Finance and Management
• English (Writing Skills)

Below is the Grade B Exam Pattern for the Main exam

• Phase II will consist of three papers.
• Paper I and III will be objective + descriptive in nature, whereas Paper-II will be descriptive in nature. 
• The total marks for the RBI Grade B Phase II examination are 300 marks.
• The combined duration of the examination is 330 minutes.
• The exam conducting board will set the papers in both English and Hindi, except Paper 2 (English - Writing Skills) which will be in English only. 
• Candidates will get the time and venue of the examination in their Admission Letter.
• The admission letter can be downloaded from the official website of RBI. 
• RBI will release a category-wise merit list based on marks obtained in the Preliminary examination. 

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern - Mains
Name of Paper	Type of Paper	Duration	Total Marks
Paper I: Economic and Social Issues	Objective + Descriptive	120 mins	100
Paper-II: English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive	90 mins	100
Paper III: Finance and Management	Objective + Descriptive	120 mins	100

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Phase 2 for DEPR/DSIM 

The candidates must note that the Paper I and Paper II topics for the DEPR posts will be Economics and that for DSIM posts will be Statistics.

Subject	Duration (min)	Max. Marks
Paper I - Objective	120	100
Paper II - Descriptive	180	100
Paper III - English Descriptive	90	100

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023 - Interview Process

RBI will publish a category-wise merit list by combining the marks of three papers of the Phase II examination. The board will decide the minimum cut off marks for shortlisting for Phase III, which is an interview round. 

• The exam conducting body will publish the list of names and roll numbers of the successful candidates of Phase II 
• All the candidates will be informed separately of the date and time. 
• The total marks for the interview round will be 75 marks. 
• Candidates have the independence to select their interview language from English and Hindi. 

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023 - Final Selection 

After conducting the interview round, RBI will publish the final merit list of candidates by combining the Phase II and interview round scores of the candidates. The final selection list will be published on the official website of RBI and the candidates will be informed separately by mail. All the successful candidates will be provided with the Appointment Letter by the Reserve Bank of India for the post of Grade B officer. Learn how to apply online for RBI Grade B.

RBI Grade B Exam Preparation Tips

• Understanding the RBI Grade B Syllabus
• Knowing the Exam Pattern of RBI Grade B
• Resolving the previous year's questions papers.
• Focus on important Topics
• Daily Mock Tests
• Managing time.
• Reading daily newspapers, magazines, and journals.
• Making a comprehensive study plan to cover the entire exam syllabus.
• Analyzing your performance by trying out the free RBI Grade B mock test.

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