The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) conducts exam for selecting students on the Officer level of Grade B. This is conducted on an all India level. The application form for RBI Officer Grade B 2017 Exam has been released. There are total number of 161 vacancies. The gross salary offered to selected officers of grade B is Rs. 54970. This exam is conducted online. Those candidates who want to appear for this exam can check about the exam on the official website of the RBI.
In order to know more about the exam, read below -
For general candidates the maximum number of attempts for the exam is 6.
For reserved category candidate there is no restriction upon the number of attempts to be made by them till the attainment of their upper age limit.
The minimum age limit for the exam is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 30 years for the general category candidates. For reserved category candidates there will be provision of age relaxation.
Candidates can get application form on the official website of the RBI. The application form can be filled only online. There is no any other mode to fill the application form. Candidates should check the ‘how to apply section’ of the application form before filling it. They should fill all the necessary columns of it. It should be noted that it is important to fill all the required columns of the application form, otherwise application form might get rejected.
The application fee for the general and OBC candidate is Rs. 850. It is Rs.100 only for SC/ST or PwD category of candidates. There will be no fee for the staff of RBI.
The application fee can be paid only through the online mode. It can be paid either through net banking or through credit or debit card.
There are three stages in this examination. In the first stage written examination is held in which there are objective type questions of 200 marks. Those candidates who qualify the Phase 1 of written examination are called to take up the Phase 2 of the written examination. In the Phase 2 of the written examination there are objective and descriptive type questions for 300 marks. Those candidate who qualifies the phase 2 of the written examination are further called for the interview which is of 50 marks.
There is a scheme of negative marking in the examination. For every incorrect response or answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.
The Paper 1 has economics and social issue, Paper 2 is for English Language and Paper 3 is related to Finance and Management.
There is no scheme of negative marking in this phase of exam.
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About the exam |
Important dates |
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Issue of online Application Form |
May 3rd, 2017 |
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Closing date of online Application Form |
May 23rd, 2017 |
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Date of issue of Admit Card for Written Exam Phase 1 |
In June 2nd week, 2017 |
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Date of Written Exam Phase 1 |
June 17th, 2017 |
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22 June, 2017 |
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Issue of admit card for Written Exam Phase 2 |
July 2nd, 2017 |
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Date of Written Exam Phase 2 |
July 7th, 2017 |
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Announcement of result of Written Exam Phase 2 |
August 2017 |
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Interview date |
August 2017 |
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Announcement of final result |
August 2017 |
Those candidates who qualify the written exam of phase 2 are called for the interview. The total weightage of interview is 50 marks.
Candidates can download their admit cards from the official website of the RBI. It can be downloaded by entering details like Registration Number, Password and Date of birth. It should be noted that the RBI will not send the hard copy of admit card and the postal address of the student candidate.
In order to qualify this exam a candidate is required to score either equal to or more marks than the cut off marks. Candidates can check their result on the official website of the RBI. There will be 3 results in this exam declared at each phase of the exam. After interview the final result will be announced on the official website of the RBI.
Q. When will the RBI Officer Grade B exam for 2017 will be conducted?
The exam will be conducted on June 17, 2017 for Phase 1.
Q. When will the application form for the exam be made available?
The application form will be made available from May 3rd, 2017.
Q. How many phases are there in this exam?
There are three phases in this exam.
Q. How many papers are there in the Phase 1 of the exam?
There are four papers in the Phase 1 namely, General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.
Q. Is there any scheme of negative marking in the exam?
Yes there is a scheme of negative marking in the phase 1 of the exam. For every incorrect answer 0.25 marks will be deducted.
Q. How many papers are there in the Phase 2 of the exam?
There are 3 papers in this phase of the exam namely Paper 1 for Economic and social issue, Paper 2 for English language and Paper 3 for Finance and management.
Q. What is the nature of questions in the Phase 1 of the exam?
There are objective type questions in the Phase 1 of the exam.
Q. What is the nature of questions in the Phase 2 of the exam?
This phase contains objective type questions.
Q. What is the total marks of the Phase 1 of the exam?
The Phase 1 of the exam contains 300 marks.
