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Post

Number of Vacancies

GEN/UR

EWS
$

OBC @

SC

ST

Total

PwBD Category

A

B

C

D

1

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) - General Cadre

35

8

19

15

6

83

-

6(5)

1

4(3)

2

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR Cadre

6

1

2

4

4(4)

17

1

-

1(1)

3(3)

3

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM Cadre

10

1

3

2(2)

4(4)

20

2(2)

1

-

-

Total

51

10

24

21(2)

14(8)

120

3(2)

7(5)

2(1)

7(6)

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Application Submission Window

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Dates of Online/ Written Examinations

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Nationality

A candidate must be either:­

(i) a citizen of India, or

(ii) a subject of Nepal, or

(iii) a subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

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.

A candidate in whose case a 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.

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Age Limit

(As on September 01, 2025)

a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on September 01, 2025 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than September 02, 1995 and not later than September 01, 2004.

b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxed:

i) up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, if the posts are reserved for them.

ii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates, if the posts are reserved for them.

iii) up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or because of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with any Employment Exchange.

iv) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on September 01, 2025 and have been released :

1. on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from September 01, 2025) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or

2. on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or

3. on invalidment.

v) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on September 01, 2025 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a 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. Relaxation in upper age limit for PwBD will be subject to the posts having been identified suitable for such disabilities.

vii) For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively.

viii) For candidates having experience as an officer in Scheduled Commercial Banks, Public Sector Insurance Companies and All India Financial Institutions (AIFI), as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned. For details, please refer Note IV below.

ix) For eligible Staff Candidates, as per para 5.16 of RBI Master Circular on Recruitment dated April 01, 2025 and RBI circular CO.HRMD.No. G132 / 17000 /05.01.01 /2013-14 dated June 09, 2014, the relaxation in age limit is according to RBI circular CO. HRMD. No. 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. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

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. Other than these two categories, cumulative age 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-III

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-IV

• Scheduled Commercial Banks are the Commercial Banks included in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934.

• Public Sector Insurance companies are the companies reckoned by Department of Financial Services (DFS) [(i) Life Insurance Corporation of India, (ii) General Insurance Corporation of India, (iii) The New India Assurance Company Limited, (iv) United India Insurance Company Limited, (v) The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, (vi) National Insurance Company Limited and (vii) Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited.]

• All India Financial Institutions (AIFI) are Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Housing Bank (NHB), Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).

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Minimum Educational Qualifications

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.). In case University/Institute/Board defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into percentage of marks, the same will be accepted. However, where the University/Institute/ Board does not define criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into percentage of marks, in the degree/passing certificates, the undefined parameter(s) would be worked out as under:

Note-III

Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks wherever awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.

Note-IV

Where the Aggregate Grade Point (CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.) is awarded out of a number other than 10, it will be normalized out of 10 and computed as per Note II above.

Note-V

The 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.

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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.

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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/relaxation etc. 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. They must also ensure that the name of their caste/community and its spelling in their caste/community certificate should be exactly as mentioned in the lists notified by the Central Government from time to time. A 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 father's OBC certificate from the State to which his/her father originally belongs.

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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:

(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:

* Category Abbreviations Used

B-Blindness, LV=Low Vision, HH=Hard of Hearing, OA=One Arm, BA=Both Arms, OL=One Leg, BL=Both Legs, OAL=One Arm and One Leg, BLA=Both Legs Arms, BLOA=Both Legs & One Arm, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured, Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victim, MDy = Muscular Dystrophy, SD / SI = Spinal Deformity and Spinal Injury with / without any associated neurological / limb dysfunction, ASD (M) = Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mild), MI = Mental Illness, MD = Multiple Disabilities.

** Functional Requirements
S=Sitting, W=Walking, MF=Manipulation with Fingers, RW=Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing, C=Communication.

(3) PwBD candidates may belong to any category (i.e. General/SC/ST/OBC/EWS). 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). Such certificate shall be subject to verification/re-verification, as may be decided by the Board/ Competent Authority.

(5) Backlog vacancies 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. (2) above.

Note :

a) DoP&T in consultation with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) vide OM No. 36035/8/2023-Estt. (Res-II) dated May 19, 2023 has advised that it may not be appropriate to grant the benefit of 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 certificate/s in the prescribed format issued by the Competent Authority issued prior to the closing date of application.

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Guidelines for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 using a Scribe  and/ or Compensatory Time

The scribe and/or compensatory time will be allowed as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F. No. P-13013/75/2023- Policy-DD-III dated August 01, 2025 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).

2. These Guidelines will apply to all the individuals defined as Persons with Disabilities under Section 2(s) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD), Act, 2016. However, the facility of assistance i.e. scribe during written exam may be provided to all such candidates who, due to their disability, face functional limitations in writing an examination, irrespective of the nature or extent of their disability. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals with physical limitations in writing, visual impairments preventing reading or writing, intellectual disabilities affecting comprehension or expression, or any other disability that impedes their ability to participate effectively in the examination process, as certified by a competent authority, as specified in the said guidelines.

3. Such candidates who are eligible to use the services of scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination whether availing the facility of scribe or not.

4. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe and/or compensatory time in the examination should have invariably carefully indicated the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.

In all such cases where the facility of scribe and/or compensatory time is used, the rules as detailed in Appendix-IV will apply.

Other detailed instructions regarding availing services of scribe and/or compensatory time will be made available on the Bank's website (www.rbi.org.in) at the time of uploading of Admit Cards for examinations.

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Scheme of Selection

Selection for the aforementioned posts will be done through Online / Written examinations in Phase - I and Phase - II and Interview. Detailed scheme of selection is given at Appendix - II [Grade ‘B’ (DR) –General] / Appendix- III [Grade ‘B’ (DR)-DEPR and Grade ‘B’ (DR)-DSIM] which are available on the Bank's website www.rbi.org.in.

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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 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 at the Interview and claim any reimbursement towards travelling. Such candidates can be removed from the Bank’s services without notice if he / she has already joined the Bank.

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Pre-Examination Training For SC/ST/OBC/PwBDCandidates

(For Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR)-General Only)

The Bank will arrange free of cost, pre-examination training for Phase-I and Phase-II (Only for those who have successfully cleared Phase-I) examinations in online mode. Detailed instructions for candidates who may wish to avail of this facility are given in Appendix - V which is also available on the Bank's website www.rbi.org.in.  Please note that undergoing the training will not confer any right to the candidate to be called for the Examination or for recruitment in the Bank's service.

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Application Fee and Intimation Charges

*Bank/Transaction charges are to be borne by the candidate.

@ Fee/Intimation charges waiver is only for those employees of RBI (Staff Candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria separately stipulated by the Bank vide its circular RBI circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013 read with RBI circular CO.HRMD.No. G132 / 17000 /05.01.01 /2013-14 dated June 09, 2014 and para 5.16 of RBI Master Circular on Recruitment dated April 01, 2025. Their status as Staff Candidate will be verified at the time of Interview. In case they are not eligible to be treated as staff candidates (in terms of above referred HRMD circulars and Master Circular), they are advised to indicate themselves as non-staff candidates and pay Fees/ Intimation Charges as applicable to non-staff candidates.

Note-I

Applications without the prescribed Fee/ Intimation Charges shall be summarily rejected.

Note-II

Application Fee/Intimation Charges once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note-III

Application Fee/ Intimation Charges are required to be paid only in the manner prescribed in this advertisement.

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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.

Closing Date of Receipt of Applications:

The Online Applications can be filled up to September 30, 2025 till 06:00 PM.

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‘Edit Window’ for Candidates to Modify/ Correct Application Form

After the closing date for receipt of online applications, candidates will be provided for a period of 2 days’ edit window to enable them to correct/ modify online application form, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit applications after making requisite corrections/changes in online application data as per their requirement on making requisite payment. Dates for edit window will be notified on the Bank’s website in due course. The candidates will be allowed to change preferences/ data entered only in the following fields in the ‘Edit Window’ post application:

(1) Exam Centre

(2) Medium of Exam

(3) Father’s Name

(4) Mother’s Name

(5) 10th/ 12th Percentage

For detailed instructions, please refer to Appendix-I.

After the expiry of ‘Edit Window for candidates to Modify/ Correct Application Form’, no change/modification/correction will be allowed under any circumstances. No requests in this regard will be entertained.

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Help Facility

In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of Fee/Intimation Charges, or in downloading of Admit Card, 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 – PY 2025” (as applicable), in the subject of the email.

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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 venue, as safe keeping of the same cannot be assured. The Board will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

(d) Use of physical calculator is not permitted in any phases of these examinations. However, non-programmable electronic calculator will be made available online on the screen for Paper-II examination to DSIM candidates only. Candidates are not permitted to use or be in possession of any physical calculators in examination premises.

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Corrigendum

Please note that Corrigendum, if any, issued on the above advertisement, will be published only on the Bank's website (www.rbi.org.in).

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Pay Scale

Selected candidates will draw a starting basic pay of ₹78,450/-p.m. in the pay scale of ₹78450-4050(9)-114900-EB-4050(2)-123000-4650(4)-141600 (16years) applicable to Officers in Grade ‘B’ and they will also be eligible for Special Allowance, Grade Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, Special Grade Allowance, Learning Allowance, House Rent Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments (without HRA) are ₹1,50,374/- (approximately). The House Rent Allowance of 15% of Pay will be paid, if accommodation is not provided by the Bank.

Note

For candidates possessing very high academic or professional qualification / experience of significant value to the Bank, the Bank may, at its sole discretion, consider granting up to four advance increments. The Board, at its sole discretion, may consider requests for higher emoluments because of higher qualification/special experience of value to the Bank at the Interview stage only. Such information may be furnished in the Bio-data Form in the appropriate column. The maximum number of increments which can be considered will be four. The Board/Bank will not entertain any request received after the Interview.

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Seniority

Candidates selected from recruitment for the post of Officer in Grade ‘B’ (DR) - GENERAL stream will join General Cadre and candidates selected from recruitment for the post of Officer in Grade ‘B’ (DR) - DEPR/DSIM stream will join DEPR/DSIM Cadre.

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Perquisites

Bank's accommodation, subject to availability, reimbursement of expenses for maintenance of vehicle for official purpose, newspaper, telephone charges, book grant, allowance for furnishing of residence, etc. as per eligibility, free dispensary facility besides reimbursement of medical expenses for OPD treatment/hospitalization as per eligibility, interest free festival advance, leave fare concession (once in two years for self, spouse and eligible dependents), loans and advances at concessional rates of interest for housing, vehicle, education, consumer articles, personal computer, etc. as per rules in force from time to time.

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New Pension Scheme (NPS)

Selected candidates will be governed by the 'Defined Contribution New Pension Scheme (NPS) which is mandatory for all employees joining the services of the Bank on or after January 01, 2012', in addition to the benefit of Gratuity.

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Others

a) At certain Centres, limited number of residential quarters are available. Facility for securing residential accommodation on lease, however, exists at all the Centres.

b) Initial appointment will be on probation for a period of two years. At Bank's discretion, the probation period may be extended up to a maximum period of four years.

c) There are reasonable prospects for promotion to higher grades.

d) Selected candidates are liable to be posted and transferred anywhere in India.

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Phase-I - Grade ‘B’ (DR) - General

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Phase-II - Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General

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Phase-I and Phase-II - Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR/DSIM

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Important Notes

a) The Centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Board.

NB: Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the timetable and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of Centre will be entertained.

b) Candidates can select four preferred Examination Centres for Phase-I and Phase-II separately as per their choice and must indicate the same in the online application. The candidate can choose any of the centres (out of the given list) in any State/UT/NCR for the four preferences. Choice of Centre by candidates for Phase-I and Phase-II Examinations can be different and must be indicated in the online application. However, the Board reserves the exclusive right to allot the candidate to any other centre other than the ones the candidate has opted for in the online application.

c) Candidates will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at their own risks and expenses. The Board does not make any arrangements for boarding/lodging of candidates. Board will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature during the course of Examination.

d) Interviews: The Interviews will be conducted at any centre as decided by the Board and the details of the same will be communicated in the Interview Call Letter.

How to Apply

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How to Apply

a) Candidates are required to apply only online using the website www.rbi.org.in and no other means/mode of application will be accepted. Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are given at Appendix-I which is available on the Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in. The applicants are advised to submit a single application, however, if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that the application with the higher Registration ID (RID) is complete in all respects like applicant’s details, examination Centre, photograph, signature, left thumb impression and handwriting undertaking, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the last completed applications with higher RID shall be entertained by the Board and Application Fee/Intimation Charges paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

b) All candidates working in Government Sector, Government owned industrial undertakings, Public Sector Undertakings/Financial Institutions/Banks, Public Enterprises or other similar organizations, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work-charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees, are required to inform their employer (Head of Office/Department) in writing, about applying for this recruitment, prior to the submission of their application online to the Bank. At the time of applying online, candidates working in such organizations, are required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing about applying for this recruitment to their Head of Office/Department. Candidates should note that in case a communication is received at the Bank from their employer, withholding permission to the candidate applying for this recruitment/ appearing at the examination, their application/candidature will be liable to be rejected/ cancelled. At the time of joining, the recommended candidates will have to bring proper discharge certificates from their PSU/Government/Quasi-Government employer without any lien.

NOTE

Candidates are not required to submit along with their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and EWS certificates etc. which will be verified at the time of the Interview only. However, PwD candidates shall be required to upload Disability Certificate/ Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID card) /Appendix-IX, as applicable at the time of online application.

In case the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Physically disabled, EWS etc are not in possession of the requisite certificate on / before the closing date of online application for the posts as prescribed, such candidates should apply under “General (GEN)” category.

The prescribed format of certificates to be produced by a candidate belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe in support of his/her claim is given in Appendix-VIII.

The candidates applying for the posts should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination on / before the closure of ONLINE application date. Their admission at all the stages of the examination for which they are admitted by the Board viz. Phase -I, Phase - II or Interview will be purely PROVISIONAL, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Examinations and Interview, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Board. If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Board. A candidate who is or has been declared by the Board to be guilty of:

(i) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by the following means, namely: -

1. offering illegal gratification to, or

2. applying pressure on, or

3. blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination, or

(ii) Impersonating, or

(iii) Procuring impersonation by any person, or

(iv) Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with, or

(v) Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or

(vi) Resorting to the following means in connection with his/her candidature for the examination, namely :

1. obtaining copy of question paper through improper means,

2. finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the examination.

3. influencing the examiners, or

(vii) Using unfair means during the examination, or

(viii) Writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches in the scripts, or

(ix) Misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like, or

(x) Using a scribe / availing compensatory time in examination despite being ineligible, or

(xi) Harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Board for the conduct of their examinations, or

(xii) Being in possession of or using mobile phone, pager or any electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the examination, or

(xiii) Violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their Admit Card permitting them to take the examination, or

(xiv) Attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable.

1. To be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he/she is a candidate and/or

2. To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period (i) by the Board from any examination or selection held by them; (ii) by the Bank from any employment under them; (iii) dismissal from service by the Bank if he / she is already in Bank's employment; and (iv) if he/she is already in some other service, the Board writing to his/her employer for taking disciplinary action.

Provided that no penalty shall be imposed except after (i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf; and (ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him/her into consideration.

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Correspondence with the Board

a) The Board will not entertain any correspondence with the candidates about their candidature except in the following cases:

The eligible candidates shall be issued an Admit Card before the commencement of the examination. The Admit Card will be made available on the Bank's website www.rbi.org.in for downloading by the candidates. No Admit Card will be sent by post. If a candidate does not receive e-Admit Card or any other communication regarding his/her candidature for the examination before the commencement of the examination, he/she should at once contact the help facility as mentioned above viz. http://cgrs.ibps.in.

b) No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the examination unless he/she holds an Admit Card for the examination. On downloading of e-Admit Card, check it carefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if any, to the notice of the Board immediately.

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Proof of Identity to be Submitted at the Time of Examinations

At the time of appearing for Phase - I or Phase - II of the examination, candidates are required to produce a currently valid photo identity card in original and a photocopy of the same, in addition to the Admit Card. Acceptable photo identity cards are PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank   Passbook   with photograph/ Photo identity proof issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead/ Photo identity proof issued by a People's Representative on official letterhead/ valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognised college / university/ e-Aadhar card / Aadhar card with a photograph/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity card with photograph. The candidate's identity will be verified with respect to his/her details on the Admit Card, in the Attendance List and requisite documents submitted. Please note that if identity of the candidate is in doubt, the candidate may not be allowed to appear in the Examination. Ration card and Learners Driving License will not be considered as valid Identity proof.

Note

(i) Candidates have to produce in original the photo identity proof and submit a photocopy of the same photo identity proof along with Admit Card while attending each shift of the examination without which they will not be allowed to take up the examination.

(ii) For Phase-II examination, candidates will have to carry two/three photocopies of photo ID proof, as there will be two/three shifts. However, in Phase-I only one photocopy of photo ID will be sufficient.

(iii) Candidates must note that the name (provided during the process of registration) as appearing on the Admit Cards should exactly match the name as appearing on the photo identity proof/ certificates/mark-sheets etc. Female candidates who have changed first/last/middle name post marriage must take special note of this.

(iv) In case of candidates who have changed their name, will be allowed only if they produce original Gazette Notification/their original marriage certificate/affidavit in original, together with a photocopy.

(v) If there is any mismatch between the name indicated in the Admit Card and Photo Identity Proof, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination.

(vi) Candidates reporting late i.e. after the Gate Closure Time specified on the Admit Card for examination (Phase-I as well as Phase-II) will not be permitted to take the examination.

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(a) The Board would be analysing the responses of all appeared candidates to detect abnormal similarity of responses. On the basis of such an analysis, if it is found that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the Board reserves the right to cancel his/her candidature.

(b) Board does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of or for any other reason beyond the control of the Board.

(c) The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely PROVISIONAL based on the information given by them in the Application Form. This will be subject to verification of all the eligibility conditions by the Board/Bank. The mere fact that an Admit Card has been issued to a candidate, will not imply that the candidature of the candidate has been finally cleared by the Board or that entries made by the candidate in his/her application for the Phase-I examination have been accepted by the Board as true and correct. Unless candidature is formally confirmed by the Board, it continues to be provisional. The decision of the Board as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Examination shall be final.

(d) Candidates should note that the name in the Admit Card in some cases, may be abbreviated due to technical reasons.

(e) The possibility for occurrence of some problems in the administration of the examinations cannot be ruled out completely, which may impact test delivery and/or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will be made to rectify such problem, which may include movement of candidates, delay in test. Conduct of a re-exam is at the absolute discretion of the Board/test conducting body. Candidates will not have any claim for a re-test. Candidates not willing to move or not willing to participate in the delayed process of test delivery shall be summarily rejected from the process.

(f) Candidates are advised to keep their E-mail ID/Mobile Number active for receiving advices viz. Admit Card/Interview Call Letters, etc.  Candidates may check e-mails/SMS regularly. The Board does not send any communication through any other mode.

(g) The posts are also open to the employees of RBI (Staff Candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria separately stipulated by the Bank vide their RBI Circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013 read with RBI Circular CO.HRMD.No. G132 / 17000 /05.01.01 /2013-14 dated June 09, 2014 and para 5.16 of RBI Master Circular on Recruitment dated April 01, 2025 and who apply online within the closing date. Their status as Staff Candidate will be verified at the time of Interview.

(h) The Board does not furnish marksheet to candidates. For Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General cadre, marks obtained in Phase-I (Online exam) will be made available on the website (www.rbi.org.in) in an interactive mode, after shortlisting of candidates for Phase-II. However, the marks obtained in Phase-II Examination and Interview will be made available on the Bank's website in an interactive mode only after declaration of the final result. For Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR/DSIM cadre, the marks obtained in Phase-I, Phase-II Examination and Interview will be made available on the Bank's website in an interactive mode only after declaration of the final result.

(i) Any canvassing by or on behalf of the candidates or to bring political or other outside influence with regard to their selection/recruitment shall be considered as disqualification.

(j) In all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of examinations, Interviews, assessment, prescribing minimum qualifying standards in both the Examination and Interview, in relation to number of vacancies and communication of result, the Board's decision shall be final and binding on the candidates and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

(k) The eligibility for availing reservation against the vacancies reserved for the PwBD shall be the same as prescribed in “Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016" provided further that the PwBD shall also be required to meet special eligibility criteria in terms of functional requirements (abilities/disabilities) as prescribed.

(l) A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government. If a candidate indicates in his/her application form that he/she belongs to General category but subsequently writes to the Board to change his/her category to a reserved one or from reserved to unreserved, such request shall not be entertained by the Board. Similar principle will be followed for EWS/PwBD categories also. In case of a candidate unfortunately becoming physically disabled during the course of the examination process, the candidate should produce valid document showing him/her acquiring a disability to the extent of 40% or more as defined under RPwD Act, 2016 to enable him/her to get the benefits of PwBD reservation.

(m) Candidates seeking reservation/ relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/EWS/Ex-servicemen must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation/ relaxation as per eligibility prescribed. They should also be in possession of all the requisite certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim as stipulated for such benefits. These certificates should be dated on or before the closing date of applications for the posts.

(n) Please note that Corrigendum, if any, issued on the above advertisement, will be published only on the Bank's website www.rbi.org.in.

(o) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai only.

(p) Disclaimer:

In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility criteria / norms and/or that he/she furnished any incorrect/ false information or has suppressed any material fact(s), indulged in unfair practice during examination, his/ her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is /are liable to be detected even after appointment, his / her services are liable to be terminated. Decision of the Bank/ Board in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of online / written examination/s, other tests and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank/Board in this regard.