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RBI Grade B Officer (General / DEPR / DSIM)

Cycle 2025

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

DRAFT — unverified

Unverified — pending official notification check.

Phase-I (General) verified from verbatim mirror of official RBI information handout. Phase-II (General), DEPR and DSIM schemes from consistent secondary reporting cross-checked across multiple sources (rrbapply, careerpower, pw.live, oliveboard, shiksha); official rbi.org.in not directly accessible (bot protection). DEPR/DSIM paper counts and durations agree across sources; minute-level details should be re-verified from the official notification.

Exam pattern

1.Phase-I (General)

OFFICIALLY VERIFIED

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
General Awareness25 min (enforced)801−0.25Qualifying
English Language25 min (enforced)301−0.25Qualifying
Quantitative Aptitude25 min (enforced)301−0.25Qualifying
Reasoning Ability45 min (enforced)601−0.25Qualifying
Start mock test

Timing & navigation rules

  • Each section has its own timer — General Awareness: 25 min; English Language: 25 min; Quantitative Aptitude: 25 min; Reasoning Ability: 45 min. Sections lock when their time expires.
  • Sections must be attempted in order — you cannot return to an earlier section.
  • The test submits automatically when time runs out.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

2.Phase-II (General)

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues

Objective

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
Economic and Social IssuesNot timed separately301.6666666666666667−0.25Scored
Start mock test — Objective

Descriptive

Section details not specified for this session.

Descriptive — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

Timing & navigation rules

  • One 30 min overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

Paper-II: English (Writing Skills)

Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

Paper-III: Finance and Management

Objective

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
Finance and ManagementNot timed separately301.6666666666666667−0.25Scored
Start mock test — Objective

Descriptive

Section details not specified for this session.

Descriptive — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

Timing & navigation rules

  • One 30 min overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

3.DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research)

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Paper-I: Economics (Objective)

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
EconomicsNot timed separately1001−0.25Scored
Start mock test

Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

Paper-II: Economics (Descriptive)

Paper-II: Economics (Descriptive) — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

Paper-III: English (Descriptive)

Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

4.DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management)

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

Paper-I: Statistics (Objective)

Main Session

Sections & timing

SectionTimingQuestionsMarks / QNegativeNature
StatisticsNot timed separately1001−0.25Scored
Start mock test

Timing & navigation rules

  • One 2 hr overall timer for the whole paper. No sectional locks — the section split is indicative only.
  • You can move freely between sections and questions at any time.
  • The timer cannot be paused once started.

Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive)

Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive) — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

Paper-III: English (Descriptive)

Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — descriptive paper; interface is a later milestone.

5.Interview

OFFICIAL PARTIAL

75 marks; English or Hindi, candidate's choice.

Notes from the official source

Phase-I (General) · Objective Test · Main Session — note

5 options per question. Countdown timer top-right; exam auto-ends at zero; answers auto-saved. Cannot 'finally submit' before exhausting the full test time.

Phase-I (General) · Objective Test · Main Session — navigation

All tests separately timed; a question may be attempted only during the time allotted to that test (handout). Ad does not explicitly state interface section-locking beyond per-test timing.

Phase-I (General) · Objective Test · Main Session — qualifying criteria

Candidates MUST pass in each test separately as well as in aggregate (passing marks decided by the Board).

Phase-II (General) — note

Paper-I (ESI) and Paper-III (FM): objective (30Q/50M/30min) + descriptive (4-of-6 Qs/50M/90min). Paper-II (English): descriptive only (100M/90min, typed). Objective parts carry 1/4 negative marking.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues · Objective — note

30 questions, 50 marks (mix of 1-mark and 2-mark questions). For mock purposes modeled as 30 questions, 1 mark each with 1/4 negative marking.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues · Descriptive — note

6 questions; answer any 4 (2 of 15 marks + 2 of 10 marks). 50 marks. Not available as CBT mock.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) — note

Descriptive paper — essay, precis writing, comprehension. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed on computer. Not available as CBT mock.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) · Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) — note

Descriptive paper — essay, precis writing, comprehension. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed on computer. Not available as CBT mock.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-III: Finance and Management · Objective — note

30 questions, 50 marks (mix of 1-mark and 2-mark questions). For mock purposes modeled as 30 questions, 1 mark each with 1/4 negative marking.

Phase-II (General) · Paper-III: Finance and Management · Descriptive — note

6 questions; answer any 4 (2 of 15 marks + 2 of 10 marks). 50 marks. Not available as CBT mock.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) — note

3 papers + interview (75 marks). Paper-I is objective (online); Papers II & III are descriptive. Scheme per RBI advertisement; verify from rbi.org.in notification before relying on minute-level details.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) · Paper-I: Economics (Objective) · Main Session — note

Objective paper on Economics. 100 marks, 120 minutes. No PYQ bank available yet — mocks pending.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) · Paper-II: Economics (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive paper on Economics. 100 marks, 180 minutes; answers written on paper. Not available as CBT mock.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) · Paper-II: Economics (Descriptive) · Paper-II: Economics (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive paper on Economics. 100 marks, 180 minutes; answers written on paper. Not available as CBT mock.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive English paper — writing skills, expression, understanding. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed. Not available as CBT mock.

DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive English paper — writing skills, expression, understanding. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed. Not available as CBT mock.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) — note

3 papers + interview (75 marks). Paper-I is objective (online); Papers II & III are descriptive. Scheme per RBI advertisement; verify from rbi.org.in notification before relying on minute-level details.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) · Paper-I: Statistics (Objective) · Main Session — note

Objective paper on Statistics. 100 marks, 120 minutes. No PYQ bank available yet — mocks pending.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) · Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive paper on Statistics. 100 marks, 180 minutes; answers written on paper. Not available as CBT mock.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) · Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive) · Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive paper on Statistics. 100 marks, 180 minutes; answers written on paper. Not available as CBT mock.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive English paper — writing skills, expression, understanding. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed. Not available as CBT mock.

DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) · Paper-III: English (Descriptive) — note

Descriptive English paper — writing skills, expression, understanding. 100 marks, 90 minutes, typed. Not available as CBT mock.

Interview — note

75 marks; English or Hindi, candidate's choice.

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