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RBI Grade B Previous Year Question Papers

Reserve Bank of India Officers in Grade 'B' (Direct Recruit) - General/DEPR/DSIM

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About RBI Grade B

The RBI Services Board recruits Grade 'B' officers directly into the Reserve Bank in three streams: General, DEPR (economic and policy research) and DSIM (statistics and information management). The General stream is open to graduates with the required marks, while DEPR and DSIM need specialised degrees in economics/finance or statistics and data science; selection runs through two exam phases and an interview.

Eligibility (summary)

Age 21 to 30 years as on 01.04.2026 (with relaxations). General: graduation with 60% (50% SC/ST/PwBD) or post-graduation with 55%. DEPR: master's in Economics/Finance or related fields with 55%. DSIM: master's (55%) in Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, Data Science/AI/ML or related fields, or a four-year bachelor's with 60% in specified subjects. Read the latest notification for exact age limits, relaxations and qualifications.

Stages & subjects

  1. 1

    Phase-I

    General: online objective paper; DEPR: objective Economics plus descriptive English; DSIM: objective Statistics paper

  2. 2

    Phase-II

    General: three papers mixing objective and typed descriptive questions; DEPR/DSIM: descriptive subject papers (DSIM also a typed English paper)

  3. 3

    Interview

    75-mark interview, preceded by a non-scored personality assessment

General AwarenessEnglish LanguageQuantitative AptitudeReasoningEconomic and Social IssuesEnglish (Writing Skills)General Finance and ManagementEconomics (DEPR)Statistics (DSIM)

Exam pattern

Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.

StagePattern
Phase-IGeneral stream: single online objective paper of 200 marks, 120 minutes, with separately timed tests in General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning; sectional and aggregate minimums. DEPR: Paper-I objective Economics (100 marks, 120 min) and Paper-II descriptive English typed (100 marks, 120 min). DSIM: Paper-I objective Statistics (100 marks, 120 min)Panel Year 2026 (Advt. RBISB/DA/01/2026-27) · source
Phase-IIGeneral stream: Paper-I Economic and Social Issues and Paper-III General Finance and Management (each 100 marks, 120 min: 30 objective questions for 50 marks in 30 min plus 4 of 6 descriptive questions for 50 marks in 90 min) and Paper-II English Writing Skills (descriptive, 3 questions, 100 marks, 90 min); total 300. DEPR: two descriptive Economics papers of 100 marks, 120 min each. DSIM: Paper-II descriptive Statistics (100 marks, 180 min) and Paper-III descriptive English (100 marks, 90 min)Panel Year 2026 (Advt. RBISB/DA/01/2026-27) · source
InterviewInterview of 75 marks in Hindi or English; final merit for General adds Phase-II and interview marks (Phase-I is qualifying)Panel Year 2026 (Advt. RBISB/DA/01/2026-27) · source

Preparing with RBI Grade B papers

  • Practise each stage separately: Phase-I, Phase-II, Interview.
  • Re-check the syllabus in the latest notification before relying on older papers.

FAQs

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Who conducts RBI Grade B?

RBI Grade B is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India Services Board (RBISB). Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.

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