The official RBI Grade B 2024 recruitment notification has been released on 25 July 2024 and is now live on the RBI website. This notification contains the key information you need to know, such as important dates of RBI Grade B 2024 exam, the number of vacancies, exam centers, eligibility criteria and more.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of the RBI Grade B 2024 notification.
RBI Grade B 2024 Notification
The official RBI Grade B Exam 2024 notification has all the details that a candidate is looking for, including:
- Exam Dates
- Vacancies
- Eligibility Criteria
- Exam Centers
- Application Fee
- How to Apply
We’ll give you detailed information on all the above points from the latest official RBI Grade B 2024 notification.
Important Dates of RBI Grade B 2024 Exam
Here are the important dates that are mentioned in the official RBI Grade B 2024 notification:
| RBI Grade B 2024 Important Dates | |
| Event | Date |
| RBI Grade B Notification 2024 | 25 July 2024 |
| Online Application Start Date | 25 July 2024 |
| Online Application Last Date | 16 August 2024 |
| Phase 1 Exam | 8 September 2024 |
| Phase 2 Exam | 19 October 2024 |
| Interview | To be announced |
| Download Admit Card | To be announced |
Click below to Download the RBI Grade B 2024 Notifications PDF for free.
After getting familiar with the important dates for the RBI Grade B 2024 exam, let’s understand the number of vacancies.
Number of Vacancies in RBI Grade B 2024
RBI has declared a total of 94 vacancies in the 2024 notification, out of which 66 vacancies are for the generalist post.
| RBI Grade B 2024 Vacancies | ||||||||||
| Stream | Total | General/UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | PwBD Category* | |||
| A | B | C | D | |||||||
| General | 66 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 8(7) | 1 | 4(4) |
| DEPR | 21 | 8 | 1 | 6 (3) | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2(2) | 3(2) |
| DSIM | 7 | 2 | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | – | – | 2(2) | – | – | 1(1) |
() indicates backlog vacancies
| PwBD Category* | |
| A | Blindness and low vision |
| B | Deaf and hard of hearing |
| C | Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, and muscular dystrophy |
| D | Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, and mental illness Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf- blindness |
Now, let’s compare RBI Grade B 2024 vacancies with the previous years’ vacancies.
Comparison of RBI Grade B 2024 Vacancies With Previous Years
Here is the comparison of the RBI Grade B 2024 vacancies with the previous years’.
| RBI Grade B Vacancies Comparison | |
| Year | Vacancies |
| 2013 | 98 |
| 2014 | 117 |
| 2015 | 134 |
| 2016 | 163 |
| 2017 | 145 |
| 2018 | 166 |
| 2019 | 127 |
| 2021 | 270 |
| 2022 | 238 |
| 2023 | 222 |
| 2024 | 66 |
After getting familiar with the vacancies, it’s time to take a look at the RBI Grade B 2024 eligibility.
Eligibility for RBI Grade B 2024
RBI Grade B eligibility includes the following, but here is a quick way to check your eligibility for the RBI Grade B exam.
Age Limit & Relaxation for RBI Grade B 2024
Age for the RBI Grade B 2024 exam is calculated as of 1 July 2024. The minimum and maximum age limits for the unreserved or general category are 21 years and 30 years, respectively.
Educational Qualification for RBI Grade B 2024
You need to be a graduate in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) OR a post-graduate in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters/years.
Please note that one must have the required educational qualification as of 1st July 2024.
For more information, click on the link: RBI Grade B Eligibility.
After knowing the eligibility, it’s time to take a look at the RBI Grade B 2024 exam centers.
RBI Grade B 2024 Exam Centers
Here are the Phase 1, Phase 2, and interview centres for the RBI Grade B 2024 exam:
RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 1 Exam Centres
Here are the centres for the RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 1 exam:
| RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 1Exam Centres | |
| State/UT | Centre |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chirala, Kurnool, Nellore, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun city |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh- Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur (CG) |
| Daman & Diu | Rajkot |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Mehsana, Gandhi Nagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Solan, Shimla |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribaug, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Kannur, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi-NCR, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida & Greater Noida, Faridabad, Meerut, Gurugram |
| Orissa | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok-Bardang City |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli |
| Telangana | Hyderabad- Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee City |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 2 Exam Centres
Here are the centres for the RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 2 exam:
| RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 2Exam Centres | |
| Ahmedabad – Gandhi Nagar | Jammu |
| Bengaluru | Kanpur |
| Bhopal | Kochi |
| Bhubaneswar | Lucknow |
| Kolkata | Mumbai- Navi Mumbai |
| Chandigarh- Mohali | Nagpur |
| Chennai | New Delhi- NCR |
| Guwahati | Patna |
| Hyderabad | Pune |
| Jaipur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Raipur | |
Important Note: Interviews will be conducted at some of the Phase 2 centres, details of which will be mentioned in the interview call letter.
After knowing the exam centers, it’s time to understand the fee required to fill out the RBI Grade B manager 2024 exam application form.
RBI Grade B 2024 Application Fee
Here is the application fee and intimation changes to apply for the RBI Grade B 2024 exam:
| Category | Charges | Amount* |
| SC/ST/PwBD | Intimation Charges only | ₹ 100/- + 18%GST |
| GEN/OBC/EWSs | Application fees, including intimation charges | ₹ 850/- + 18%GST |
| STAFF | Nil | Nil |
*Bank/Transaction charges are to be borne by the candidate.
How to Apply for RBI Grade B 2024 Exam
Below, we will guide you through the RBI Grade B registration process and explain how to fill the online application form.
Follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for the RBI Grade B Exam 2024.
Click here for the RBI Grade B Online Application Direct Link.
Step 1: Visit the RBI Website
Visit the Reserve Bank of India’s Official Website, i.e., https://www.rbi.org.in/.
Step 2: Find Opportunities@RBI on the Homepage
After navigating to https://www.rbi.org.in/, the homepage will be displayed. Scroll down the homepage and find the section labeled “Opportunities@RBI” at the bottom. Click on this section to proceed.
Step 3: Click on Vacancy
After clicking on it, a new page will open in the new tab. Hover your cursor on the “Current Vacancy” section and click on the “Vacancy” sub-section.
Step 4: Find the RBI Grade B Notification
Find and click on “Direct Recruitment for the post of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (Direct Recruit-DR) (On Probation-OP) (General/DEPR/DSIM) Cadres – Panel Year 2024”
Step 5: Click on the Apply Online Link
Carefully read the notification to understand the eligibility criteria and other details, and click on the “ONLINE” link provided in the notification.
Step 6: Click on the New Registration
If you’re a new user, register with your basic details and create an account. Click on the “Click here for New Registration” to initiate the process.
Step 7: Collect the Prerequisites
Before registering yourself, it is advisable to collect the prerequisites for applying online. Here are the prerequisites candidates should have in digital (scanned copy):
- Photograph (4.5cm x 3.5cm)
- Signature (with black ink)
- Left thumb impression (on a white paper with black or blue ink)
- A handwritten declaration (on a white paper with black ink)
The text for the handwritten declaration is as follows: “I, (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
Step 8: Fill in the Application Form
Fill in the required details accurately in the application form. It is a 6-step process mentioned below:
- Basic Info:
Candidates are required to provide basic personal information, such as name, mobile number, and email ID.
- Photo & Signature:
Upload scanned copies of your photograph and signature.
- The size of the photograph file should be between 20 to 50 kb.
- The size of the signature file should be between 10 to 20 kb.
Important Note: Please read the RBI Grade B signature and photo size guidelines carefully before uploading the same.
- Details:
There are 3 sections of this step:
- Basic Details: Enter basic details such as the post you are applying for, category, disability, center for the exam (phases 1 and 2), medium of written exam, etc.
- Personal Details: Enter your date of birth, gender, address, etc.
- Qualification: Enter your educational qualifications, computer knowledge, work experience, etc.
- Preview:
Carefully review all the information provided before proceeding.
- Upload:
Upload scanned copies of your left thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
- The left thumb impression file size should be between 20 to 50 kb.
- The handwritten declaration file size should be between 50 to 100 kb.
- Payment:
Pay the required application fee through the provided payment gateway using a debit/credit card, net banking, IMPS, or other payment options. After completing the payment successfully, you can print the transaction acknowledgment for future reference. Candidates will also receive a text message as well as an email stating that their application has been registered successfully.
Step 9: Log in with Your Credentials
After completing the RBI Grade B registration, log in with your credentials and check your payment status. Make sure it indicates “paid”.
Step 10: Download/Print Application
Download the application or take its print for future reference.
Important Notes:
- Multiple registration is not allowed in the RBI Grade B exam and candidates are advised to submit only one application. In case of multiple applications, only the latest application is considered by RBI.
- The last date to apply for RBI Grade B is 16 August 2024. Do not wait till the last minute; fill out the online RBI Grade B 2024 form as soon as possible to avoid facing potential issues like server overload or technical glitches.
Conclusion
We have discussed everything you need to know about the RBI Grade B 2024 officer exam notification. We have also offered a step-by-step breakdown of the online application process, ensuring you can confidently submit your form. If you still have any doubts, please check out the FAQs section.
