IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

‘Build your Nation. Build your career’

Life with RBI is not just another career. It's a commitment. Commitment to serve the Nation, where your decisions make an impact on the way the economy and the financial sector in the country evolves.

Come to RBI if you are looking for an ecosystem that encourages continuous learning, an equal opportunity work environment, a supportive HR climate and, of course, an attractive compensation structure.

We are a full service Central Bank handling a variety of functions. An exciting array of job roles are handled by our officers in Grade ‘B’ depending upon their postings. For more on this, please click / type the following URL in your browser https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/scripts/roles.aspx

1. Candidates to Ensure their Eligibility for the Posts:

Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the advertised posts. Reserve Bank of India Services Board, hereinafter referred to as 'Board’, would admit to the Examinations all the candidates applying for the post with the requisite fee/intimation charges (wherever applicable) based on the information furnished in the ONLINE application and shall determine their eligibility only at the final stage i.e. interview stage. If at that stage, it is found that any information furnished in the ONLINE application is false/ incorrect or if according to the Board, the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/she will not be allowed to appear for interview, claim any reimbursement towards travelling and can be removed from service without notice if he/she has already joined the Bank.

2. Mode of Application:

Candidates are required to apply ONLINE only through the Bank's website www.rbi.org.in. No other mode for submission of application is available.

Brief Instructions for filling up the "Online Application Form" are given in Appendix-I.

4. Help Facility: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee/intimation charges, or in downloading of Admission Letter, queries may be made through the link http://cgrs.ibps.in

Do not forget to mention 'RBI Officers in Grade 'B'-' DR' GENERAL/DEPR/DSIM (as applicable), in the subject of the email.

5. Use of MOBILE PHONES and other electronic devices BANNED:

(a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action, including ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.

(c) Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. The Board will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

(d) Use of calculators is not permitted in Phase I for Gr B DR General and Paper I for DEPR /DSIM of this examination. However, non-programmable electronic calculator is permitted for only Paper II of DSIM. Such calculator will be made available online on the screen for Paper II DSIM candidates only.

 Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) – DSIM- 2022- Job Requirement, Scheme of Selection and  syllabus

 (i) Job Requirements: To undertake collection, compilation, analysis and interpretation of  data on banking, corporate and external sectors; Modelling and forecasting of inflation,  growth and other important macroeconomics indicators; Analytical studies involving  statistical/econometric models in the operational areas of interest to the Reserve Bank;  Planning, designing and organizing sample surveys; maintaining technology-driven  centralized reporting system and Data warehouse for information management  /dissemination; and Development of methodology for the measurement and estimation of  variables and improvement of the database of various sectors of the economy. 

(ii) Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and interview. 

There are 3 papers for the Examination. 

• Paper I Objective Type (on Statistics) to be held on July 02, 2022 

• and Paper II  & III will be held on August 06, 2022 (date to be confirmed in admit cards). 

Name of Paper Duration Maximum Marks 

• Paper-I Objective Type (on Statistics) 120 minutes 100 

• Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Statistics) (Question paper displayed on computer,  answers to be written on paper) 180 minutes (100)

• Paper-III English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of keyboard) 90 minutes 100 -----Total 300 

• A composite time of 120 minutes will be given for answering Paper I. Other detailed information  regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available  for the candidates to download along with the Admission letter for examination from the RBI  website. Candidates have to secure minimum marks as may be prescribed by the Board. Candidates, who secure minimum aggregate marks in Paper I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted  for Paper-II/ Paper III of the examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in Paper-I. 

• The  minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Paper II and Paper III of the examination  will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. 

• Roll No. of the candidates  shortlisted for Paper II and Paper III examination will be published on RBI web-site, tentatively  within a week after Paper -I examination. (i) 

• (iii) Paper – II and III online/Written Examination: The Paper II and Paper III Examination will  be conducted on August 06, 2022 only for the candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of  results of Paper-I. The Paper II and Paper III examination will be in shifts. 

• Candidates are required  to appear for all shifts. Separate Admission Letters will be issued for each shift. The time-table for  Paper II and Paper III will be intimated to the candidates concerned along with Admission Letter  for Paper II and Paper III.   Reserve Bank of India Services Board, Mumbai Advt. No. 2A /2021-22 27 

• (iv) Question papers for 'WE' will be set in Hindi and in English (except Paper-III on English).  Answers for Paper-II may be written either in Hindi or English. Paper-III will have to be answered in  English only. Candidates may opt for interview in Hindi or English. v) The number of candidates to be called for interview will be decided by the Board. 

• vi) Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the 'WE' (Paper I, II and III) and interview  taken together. Interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or  English. 

• vii)Candidate shall be required to undergo Psychometric Test conducted by the Bank before  appearing for the Interview, no marks will be allotted for the same, and will not form part of the  final selection criteria