RBI Grade B Exam Pattern: Check Updated Exam Pattern Here

Updated RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Here. Reserve Bank of India is one of the most talked-about recruiters amongst government job aspirants. RBI recruits for Grade-B Post for working out through the day to day activities in the bank, maintaining the cash inflow and order in the bank. Exam Pattern for RBI Grade-B comprises of 2 stages of online examination followed by an interview round. Read this blog in detail to know every detail about the examination pattern.

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RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2020

The RBI Grade B exam consists of 3 stage which are as follows :

Phase – I Examination
Phase – II Examination
Interview

The RBI Grade B exam pattern consists of two phases of online examination naming Prelims and mains exam that are followed by an interview stage. The nature of the questions to be answered by the candidate also varies as Phase-I or Prelims only contains objective type questions. In contrast, Phase-II or mains requires candidates to write explanatory answers as well. Let’s have a look at the exam pattern for both of these stages.

Check the table below to know the breakdown of RBI Grade B exam pattern for Phase – I:

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern (Phase I)

Sections	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
General Awareness	80	80	A composite time of 120 minutes is provided to the candidate.
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
English Language	30	30
Reasoning	60	60
Total	200	200

Note

The Questions asked will be bilingual (asked in both English & Hindi) except for English Language Section.
A total of 200 questions will be asked which will carry 1 mark each. Thus, the total score of the entire Phase-I Exam will be around 200 Marks.
There is also Negative Marking for the first round of the selection process of RBI Grade B exam.0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong question attempted.
There will be no deduction in marks if candidates leave any question unanswered or unattended.

Check the table below to know the breakdown of RBI Grade B exam pattern for Phase – II:

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern (Phase II)

Name of the Paper	Type of the Paper	Duration (in minutes)	Marks
Paper I Economic & Social Issues	Objective Type	90	100
Paper-II English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive Type	90	100
Paper III Finance & Management	Objective Type	90	100

Note

The Phase-II Exam will consist of Both Subjective & Objective Type of questions.
Except the English Section, all the questions asked will be bilingual (available in both English & Hindi)..
Just like Prelims Exam, there will be negative marking in this phase of examination as well.0.25 marks will be deducted for every question attempted wrong
No marks will be deducted for unattended questions.

Check out the RBI Grade-B Exam syllabus here

RBI Grade B Interview:

The final phase of the recruitment is the interview. Candidates who qualify the first two phases of written examination are called for an interview. The RBI Grade B interview is conducted for 50 marks. The final selection of a candidate is based on the marks scored in the phase II exam and interview combined together. The prelims is only qualifying in nature and marks obtained by a candidate in the prelims are not considered while making the final merit list. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.