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RBI Grade B Officer Recruitment 2026: If you aspire to secure a government job as an Officer at the Reserve Bank of India, an excellent opportunity has now arrived for you. The RBI has recently released a new notification for Grade B Officer positions. Online applications are scheduled to commence on April 29. Candidates dreaming of becoming officers will be able to apply—armed with the necessary documents—as soon as the registration window opens.

Through this recruitment drive, officers will be appointed to 60 vacancies. These include openings within the Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR) and the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DISM).

RBI Grade B Recruitment 2026: Important Dates
Website link opens for online registration and payment of application fees: From April 29 to May 20, 2026 (up to 6:00 PM)
Grade B – Direct Recruitment (General) Phase I Online Examination: June 13, 2026
Grade B (DR) – DEPR (Paper-I & Paper-II) / DISM (Paper-I): June 14, 2026
Phase II Online Examination – Grade B (DR) General: July 25, 2026
Phase II Online/Written Examination – Grade B (DR) DEPR (Paper-I & II) / DISM (Paper-II & III): July 26, 2026

RBI Grade B Officer Vacancies 2026
Post | Vacancies
Grade B Officer (DR) General | 40
Grade B Officer (DR) – Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR) | 10
Grade B Officer (DR) – Department of Statistics and Information Management (DISM) | 10
Total | 60

What are the Eligibility Criteria for an RBI Grade B Officer?
For the RBI Grade B Officer positions, specific eligibility criteria have been prescribed based on the respective departments. For the Grade B (General) category, candidates must hold a Graduation degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 60% marks and a Post-Graduation degree with a minimum of 55% marks. For the Grade B (DR)-DPER position, candidates must hold a Master's degree in Economics or Finance with a minimum aggregate score of 55%. Conversely, for the Grade B (DR)-DISM post, candidates must possess a Master's degree or have completed a minimum 4-year undergraduate program in Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science. Candidates can also verify specific eligibility details by referring to the detailed notification released by the RBI. While a concise notification has been issued at this stage, the comprehensive notification is expected to be released shortly.

**RBI Grade B Officer: Age Limit and Selection Process**
**Age Limit:** Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and not exceed 30 years of age. Candidates belonging to reserved categories will be granted age relaxation in the upper age limit in accordance with applicable regulations.

**Selection Process:** Candidates for the Grade B Officer position will be selected through a multi-stage process comprising Preliminary, Main, and Interview rounds. The final list of selected candidates will be compiled based on their performance in Phase II (i.e., the Main examination) and the Interview. The Preliminary examination will feature questions covering General Awareness (GA), Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and Reasoning Ability. The Main examination will consist of Paper I (Economics and Social Issues), Paper II (English), and Paper III (Finance and Management).

Each of these papers/sections will have a distinct duration.
The advertisement for the RBI Grade B Officer recruitment has currently been published in the *Employment News* newspaper. The Bank is expected to release the detailed advertisement on its official website—opportunities.rbi.org.in—very soon. Subsequently, candidates may be required to furnish documents such as their Aadhaar Card, Email ID, Mobile Number, Marksheets for Class 10, Class 12, Graduation, and Master's degrees, as well as their Category Certificate (SC, ST, OBC, EWS), whichever is applicable. Candidates are advised to keep these documents ready in advance.

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