The RBI SO exam is yet to be conducted.
The RBI SO exam (except for Assistant Librarian in Grade ‘A’ and Curator on full time contract) was conducted on March 6, 2022. The interviews for various RBI Specialist Officer posts will be conducted in April, 2022. Details of the exam pattern for the post of Legal officer, Manager (Technical-Civil), Library Professionals (Assistant Librarian) in Grade ‘A’ etc is given below.
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Scheme of Exam for RBI Specialist Officer (SO) Posts
The exam pattern of RBI Specialist officer (SO) varies with the post. The details of the exam pattern for SO posts are given below.
Scheme of Examination for Legal Officer Grade B
Exam for Legal officer Grade B comprises Online and Offline Examinations and Interview. Legal officer Grade B examinations comprise objective and descriptive type question papers. The details are given below:
Scheme of Examination for Legal Officer Grade B
| S.No. | Details | Maximum Mark | Duration |
| 1 | Paper I – General Knowledge of Law | ||
| Objective Type Questions | 30 | Three Hours | |
| Descriptive Type Questions | 120 | ||
| Total | 150 | ||
| 2 | Paper II – English -Descriptive Type | 100 | Three Hours |
| Total | 250 | ||
| 3 | Interview Marks | 40 | |
| Grand Total | 290 |
Points to Remember
- Question Paper I (General Knowledge of Law) will be set in Hindi and English.
- Answers may be written either in Hindi or in English.
- Candidates may answer the Interview in Hindi or English.
- The number of candidates to be called for an interview will be decided by the Board based on the marks scored in the examination.
- Final selection for various posts will be made on the basis of the performance in the examination (Paper I and II) and interview.
Scheme of Examination for Manager (Technical-Civil/Electrical)
Exam for Manager (Technical-Civil/Electrical) will be through Online and Offline Examination and Interview. Candidates should remember that Paper-I and Paper-II examinations will be conducted on the same day.
Scheme of Examination for Manager (Technical-Civil/Electrical)
| SNo. | Type of paper | Duration | Marks |
| 1 | Online Examination
Paper-I Objective Type Test Test of professional knowledge/ job knowledge |
1 hr | 100 |
| 2 | Offline Examination
Paper-II Descriptive Type Test Standard of the papers will be that of B.E. Degree |
3 hrs. | 100 |
| Total | 200 | ||
| 3 | Interview | 35 | |
| Grand Total | 235 | ||
Points to Remember
- In Paper-I, there will be negative marking for every wrong answer.
- Paper-I of only such candidates, who appear in both the papers, would be evaluated.
- Paper-II of only such candidates, who score sufficiently high marks in Paper-I, as decided by the Board, would be evaluated.
- Question papers for examination will be set in Hindi and in English. Answers may be written either in Hindi or English.
- Candidates may opt to answer in Hindi or English in the interview.
- The number of candidates to be called for an interview will be decided by the Board.
- Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the examination (Paper I and Paper II) and interview.
Scheme of Examination for Library Professionals (Assistant Librarian) in Grade ‘A’In case of Library Professionals (Assistant Librarian) in Grade ‘A’, selection will be through an interview of 100 marks. A preliminary screening of the applications will take place (if required) to short-list eligible candidates who will be called for the interview. The Board has the right to raise the minimum experience in order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for Interview, based on the number of vacancies. Therefore, candidates who fulfil the minimum requirements would not automatically be entitled to attend the interview. Candidates who are shortlisted for the interview will have to submit self-certified scanned copies of documents in support of their eligibility on grounds of age, educational qualifications, work experience etc. at email ID documentsrbisb@rbi.org.in.
Scheme of Examination for Architect in Grade ‘A’
Scheme of selection for Architect in Grade ‘A’ will be through online written examination and interview. Written examination will comprise the following papers:
Scheme of Examination for Architect in Grade ‘A’
| S.No. | Exam Pattern | Number of questions | Duration of the test | Maximum marks |
| 1 | Paper I- Objective Test* | 50 | 45 mis | 100 |
| 2 | Paper II- English Test# | 4 | 75 mins | 100 |
| 3 | Paper III- Descriptive Test Standard of the paper will be that of a bachelor’s degree of Architecture | 4 | 60 mins | 50 |
| Total | 180 mins | 250 | ||
| 4 | Interview | 50 | ||
| Grand Total | 300 | |||
| *Paper I- Objective Test includes English grammar and aptitude test – 25% weightage each and rest 50% being Professional/ Job knowledge.
#Paper II- English Test will be descriptive with Precis writing, comprehension, official letter writing, report writing, etc. |
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Points to Remember
- There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective test and 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
- Question papers for examination will be available in English and in Hindi. Answers may be written either in English or Hindi.
- Candidates may opt to answer in Hindi or English in the interview.
Scheme of Examination for Curator on full time contract for RBI Museum at Kolkata
Selection of candidates for curator post will be through an interview of 100 marks. A preliminary screening of the applications will be carried out (if required) to short-list eligible candidates for the interview. Therefore, candidates who fulfil the minimum requirements would not automatically be entitled to attend the interview. Candidates shortlisted for the interview will have to submit self-certified scanned copies of documents in support of their eligibility with respect to age, educational qualifications, work experience etc. at email ID documentsrbisb@rbi.org.in
If you are preparing for the RBI Grade-B examination 2023 and other exams conducted by the RBI, refer to the links given below.
Related Links
| RBI Grade B Exam Date | RBI Grade B Notification |
| RBI Syllabus | RBI Grade B Exam Analysis |
| RBI Grade B | RBI Grade B Books |
| RBI Assistant | RBI Assistant Cut Off |
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