Every year, RBI Grade B Officer Exam is conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to select eligible candidates for various posts such as General, DSIM, and DEPR. The exam notification for 2024 cycle is going to be released soon, and online registration will also be started after release of official notification. Only those candidates will be able to apply for Grade B officer posts who fulfill and meet RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2024. Candidates are advised to provide correct details regarding their eligibility status in application form. To know about eligibility requirements of RBI, interested candidates must read this complete article.
RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2024
Fulfilling basic eligibility criteria for RBI Grade B posts is important before filling out its application form. If any candidate is found providing incorrect information regarding their age or qualifications in their online registration form their application will directly be rejected and no further chance will be given to that specific candidate until next year’s recruitment. So, candidate’s are suggested to cross-check their eligibility status more than 2 times for final confirmation before submitting the RBI Grade B 2024 online form. The required eligibility criteria mainly includes factors like
- Age Limit
- Nationality
- Educational Qualification
RBI Grade B Age Limit 2024
Candidates who want to apply for various RBI Grade B posts must be at least 21 years of age and should not be more than 30 years old. If any candidate age does not fall within this age group then he/she cannot apply for respective posts.
| Particulars | Age |
| Minimum Age | 21 years |
| Maximum Age | 30 years |
Note:- The upper age limit for candidates having an M.Phil. degree is 32 years and for those who have done their PhD, the upper age limit is 34 years
RBI Grade B Age Relaxations
Special reserved categories receive some years of age relaxations in upper age limit by government for RBI Grade B Officer exam. Candidates who belong to scheduled caste or scheduled tribe categories get 5 years of age relaxations.
| Categories | Age Relaxations |
| Physically Handicapped | 10 years |
| ST/SC | 5 years |
| PH+ST/SC | 15 years |
| PH+OBC | 13 years |
| OBC | 3 years |
RBI Grade B Educational Qualification 2024
There are certain basic educational qualifications that candidates must fulfill before filling out application form for different posts under RBI Grade B Officer. The educational qualifications for General, DSIM, and DEPR posts are different and specified here below.
| Posts | Educational Qualifications |
| DSIM | A master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade overall across all semesters in any of following fields: mathematical statistics, statistical economics, econometrics, statistics, and informatics from IIT Kharagpur; or applied statistics and informatics from IIT Bombay. OR One-year post-graduate diploma in Statistics or similar fields from a reputable institute, and a Master’s degree in Mathematics with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade overall across all semesters or years. OR The Indian Statistical Institute’s M. Stat. degree with a minimum of 55% overall across all semesters and years. OR Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) jointly offered by ISI Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, and IIM Calcutta with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years. |
| General | Graduation in any discipline /Equivalent technical or professional qualification with a minimum of 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) or Post-Graduation / Equivalent technical qualification with a minimum of 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters/years. Note: Any such full-time course from a recognized University / Institute that is taken after Class XIIth and is at least 3 years duration/ candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognized by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination. |
| DEPR | A Master’s Degree in Economics / Econometrics / Quantitative Economics / Mathematical Economics / Integrated Economics Course/ Finance, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University /Institute. OR PGDM/ MBA Finance with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University /Institute. OR Master’s Degree in Economics in any of the sub-categories of economics i.e. agricultural/ business/ developmental/ applied, etc., with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters /years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University /Institute And Candidates having a Master’s Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognized Indian/Foreign University/ Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age limit to extent of many years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, a probationary period will not be reckoned. |
RBI Grade B Nationality 2024
The Reserve Bank of India has specified that candidates belonging to certain nationalities are only eligible to apply for General, DEPR, and DSIM Grade B posts. The eligibility requirements based on nationality are provided here below.
- should be a citizen of India
- should be a subject of Nepal
- should be a subject of Bhutan
- The candidate must be a Tibetan refugee who entered India before January 1, 1962, and who intends to remain there permanently.
- An individual of Indian origin who has moved to India to settle there permanently from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, all of which are in East Africa (previously Tanganyika and Zanzibar).