Reserve Bank of India - Officers in Grade ‘B’ (Direct Recruit-DR)

Age Relaxation

Documents Required for Verification

1. 10th Mark Sheet
2. 12th Mark Sheet
3. Graduation Certificate
4. Post-Graduation Certificate (if applicable)
5. Caste Certificate (if applicable)
6. PwD Certificate (if applicable)

Important Instructions

• Candidates must ensure eligibility before applying.
• Application fee is non-refundable.
• Use of mobile phones during the examination is prohibited.
• Candidates must bring valid photo ID proof to the examination.
• Admit cards will not be sent by post.

General Instructions

Ensure all details are correct before submission. Any discrepancies may lead to disqualification.

Additional Instructions From Notification

• PwBD – Persons with Benchmark Disabilities;
• Reservation: for Economically Weaker Section s (EWS s ) in recruitment is governed by the Office Memorandum No.36039/1/2019-Estt.
• certificate: being verified through proper channels”.
• reservation: under EWS category can be availed upon production of an “Income and Asset
• Certificate: ” issued by a Competent Authority in the format prescribed by Government of India for the Financial Year 2025-26 and Valid for the Year 2026-27.
• The candidate should be in possession of requisite Income and Asset
• certificate: in the prescribed format ( Appendix-VI ) in support of his/her claim for availing
• reservation: on / before the closing date of applications for the posts i.e.
• Reservation: for OBC in recruitment is governed by Office Memorandum No.
• reservation: under the said category must produce OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)
• certificate: based on the income for the Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 and issued on/ after April 01, 2026 (after the completion of FY 2025-26) but not later than the closing date of applications for the posts.
• The candidate should be in possession of the requisite OBC (NCL)
• certificate: in the prescribed format ( Appendix – V ) in support of his/her claim for availing
• relaxation: benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/EWS/Ex- servicemen must ensure that they are entitled to such
• relaxation: as per the eligibility prescribed.
• reservation: under various categories will be as per the prevailing Government guidelines at the time of finalization of result.
• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a
• certificate: of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
• certificate: of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility
• certificate: is issued to the candidate by the Government of India.
• certificate: that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment. vi) up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of Gen/ EWS PwBD candidates.
• For SC/ST PwBD candidates up to a maximum of 15 years and for OBC PwBD candidates up to a maximum of 13 years, subject to
• reservation: of vacancies under the respective post.
• Note: IV below. ix) For eligible Staff Candidates, as per para 5.16 of RBI Master
• relaxation: in age limit is according to RBI circular CO.
• G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013. x) For recruitment to the post of Grade ‘B’ (DR)-DEPR/DSIM cadre, candidates having Master's Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognised Indian/Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for
• relaxation: in upper age to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years.
• Note: -I Candidates belonging to either SC or ST or OBC category, who are also covered under clauses of para 4 ( b ) (iv), (v) and (vi) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen or PwBD, will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-
• relaxation: under both the categories.
• relaxation: will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items.
• Note: -II The term Ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as Ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.
• Note: -Ill The age concession under Para 4 (b) (iv) and (v) will not be admissible to Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on own request.
• Note: Graduation Level Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Class XII and is at least of 3 years’ duration/ candidates possessing professional or technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional or technical graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.
• Post-Graduation Level Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Graduation and is at least of 2 years’ duration / recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional or technical Post-graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.
• Note: -I For SC, ST and PwBD candidates, the minimum marks required in MA/MSc as in items (a) and (b) above is 50% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years, if the posts are reserved for them.
• Note: -II (i) Candidates having M.
• Degree and Doctorate Degree from a recognized Indian / Foreign University / Institute in economics will be eligible for
• relaxation: in the upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years respectively.
• (ii) Candidates having Master's Degree with research / teaching experience at a recognized Indian / Foreign University / Institute in Economics will be eligible for
• relaxation: in upper age limit to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years.
• Note: -I For SC, ST and PwBD candidates, the minimum marks required in items (a), (b) and (c) above is 50% in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA , if the posts are reserved for them.
• Note: -II (i) Candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D qualification in the specified subjects will be
• relaxation: in upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years respectively.
• (ii) Candidates with research / teaching experience at a recognized Indian / Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for
• Note: -I The candidate must hold a degree of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be Deemed as a University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification from a Foreign University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
• Note: -II Some Universities/Institutes/Boards do not award Class or percentage of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g., CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.).
• Note: -III Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks wherever awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.
• relaxation: in minimum educational qualifications for SC/ST/PwBD candidates mentioned above is subject to
• reservation: of vacancies under the respective post and category and identification of posts for PwBD as notified above.
• Note: -VI The date of passing eligibility will be the date appearing on the marksheet or provisional
• certificate: issued by the University/ Institute.
• certificate: issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing.
• 6 Number of Attempts Candidates belonging to General Category/EWS, who have already appeared Six times for Phase-I Examination for this post/s in the past, are not eligible to apply.
• No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, if the posts are reserved for them.
• Note: For Grade ‘B’ (DR) - General, the Bank encourages candidates with no prior experience to apply.
• 7 For SC/ST/OBC/ EWS/PwBD Candidates a) Even if there is no vacancy reserved for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD category candidates for a particular post, such candidates can still apply.
• However, they will not be eligible for any concession/
• SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempt from payment of Application Fee even in such case but will have to pay specified Intimation Charges. b) Candidates seeking
• reservation: as SC/ST/OBC, shall have to produce a
• certificate: in the prescribed proforma only, meant for appointment to posts under the Government of India from the designated authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognised as SC/ST/OBC and the Village/Town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
• certificate: should be exactly as mentioned in the lists notified by the Central Government from time to time.
• certificate: containing any variation in the caste name will not be accepted. c) The OBC claim of a candidate will be determined in relation to the State (or part of the State) to which his/her father originally belongs.
• A candidate who has migrated from one State (or part of the State) to another should, therefore, produce an OBC
• certificate: which should have been issued to him/her based on his/her
• certificate: from the State to which his/her father originally belongs.
• 8 For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (1) As per OM No.36035/02/2017 - Estt (Res) dated January 15, 2018 issued by Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Government of India regarding ‘
• Reservation: for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities’, the four categories of disabilities are as under: [A] (a) blindness and low vision [B] (b) deaf and hard of hearing [C] (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; [D] (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;
• (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf- blindness (2) The Bank has identified the following categories suitable for the posts mentioned below along with the Functional Requirements and only the following categories of PwBD candidates are, therefore, eligible to apply for the posts: Sr.
• Reservation: for PwBD is horizontal and within the overall vacancies for the posts subject to the posts having been identified suitable for such disabilities.
• (4) PwBD candidates should possess a latest disability
• certificate: issued by a Competent Authority as prescribed vide ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’ (RPwD Act, 2016).
• certificate: shall be subject to verification/re-verification, as may be decided by the Board/ Competent Authority.
• (5) Backlog vacancies (if any) reserved for PwBD would be filled by a person with benchmark disability in the respective category.
• If no suitable person from that category is available such backlog vacancies would be filled up by interchange among other eligible PwBD candidates subject to the posts having been identified suitable for such disabilities as stated at Para 8.
• Note: a) DoP&T in consultation with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) vide OM No.
• reservation: in jobs which are permanent in nature on the basis of temporary
• certificate: of disability as this will have adverse bearing on genuine persons with benchmark disabilities with irreversible permanent disability. b) A person who wants to avail benefit of
• reservation: will have to submit a permanent disability
• certificate: issued by a competent authority as per Government of India guidelines issued time to time in this regard and this
• certificate: will be subject to verification/ re- verification as may be decided by the Bank/Board. c) Candidate should possess permanent disability