The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is responsible for upholding the economic institutions of the country. Through its recruitment exams, the RBI selects candidates who will go on to be an essential cog in the commercial machinery of India.
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In this article, we bring to you the RBI Vacancy details regarding the two major posts for which the Reserve Bank of India conducts recruitment.
The two major posts for which RBI releases vacancies include:
The recruitment for the RBI Grade B exam 2021 is still ongoing and 300+ vacancies were released by the conducting body.
The RBI vacancy 2023 for the post of Grade B Officer will be released soon, and candidates who are anticipating the release of notification must continue with their preparation and ensure that they cover all the important topics included in the syllabus. Aspirants can refer to the links below for section-wise preparation:
| Logical Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude |
| Verbal Ability | Computer Knowledge |
| Banking Awareness | Logical Reasoning Question and Answers |
RBI Grade-B Vacancy
The 2023 vacancy details will be released soon.
The phase-1 of RBI Grade-B exam was conducted on 28 May 2022. The total number of vacancies for this post was 294. To get a general idea of the number of vacancies that are usually available, candidates can refer to the vacancy details given below.
The 2022 vacancy details are as follows:
The table below gives details for RBI Grade B vacancy for the year 2021:
The table below gives details for RBI Grade B vacancy for the year 2019:
| RBI Grade B Vacancy 2019 | |||||
| Post | Number of Vacancies | ||||
| Unreserved i.e., General | Scheduled Castes (SC) | Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Other Backward Classes (OBC)$ | Total | |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – General | 65 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 156^ |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – DEPR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20^^ |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – DSIM | 11 | 2 | 4# | 4 | 23 |
$ Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘Creamy Layer’ are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘General (GEN)’.
^Out of 156 vacancies for Grade ‘B’ (DR)-General, seven vacancies are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) Category, i.e. two vacancies for candidates of blindness and low vision. 1 vacancy for deaf and hard of hearing.
Two vacancies for locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and two vacancies for multiple disabilities from amongst persons as detailed below in para 1 of Note for PwBD candidates.
^^Out of 20 vacancies for Grade ‘B’(DR)-DEPR, one vacancy is reserved for PwBD category under blindness and low vision. * Backlog vacancy, # includes three backlog vacancies.
The table below gives details for RBI Grade B vacancy for the year 2017.
| RBI Grade B Vacancy 2017 | |||||
| Post | Number of Vacancies | ||||
| Unreserved i.e., General | Scheduled Castes (SC) | Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Other Backward Classes (OBC)# | Total | |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – General | 73 | 22 | 11 | 39 | 145$ |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – DEPR | 09 | 00 | 00 | 03 | 12 |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – DSIM | 01 | 1 | 02* | 00 | 4 |
# Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘Creamy Layer’ are not entitled to
OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘General (GEN)’.
$ Out of 145 vacancies mentioned above one job is reserved for candidates with Visual
Impairment (VI) and three vacancies are reserved for candidates with Hearing Impairment (HI). No
backlog vacancies are available for OH category. However, PWD candidates belonging to any
of the three categories may apply for these posts, subject to their suitability for
these posts. Persons with Disability may belong to any group – GEN/SC/ST/OBC.
* Backlog vacancy
Visit the RBI Syllabus page, to know more in detail about the topics that will be asked in the exam.
The table below gives details for RBI Grade B vacancy for the year 2016.
| RBI Grade B Vacancy 2016 | |||||
| Post | Number of Vacancies | ||||
| Unreserved i.e., General | Scheduled Castes (SC) | Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Other Backward Classes (OBC)# | Total | |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – General | 77 | 26 | 8 | 52 | 163 |
# Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘Creamy Layer’ are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate
their category as ‘General (GEN)’.
* Out of 163. vacancies mentioned above, six vacancies are reserved for candidates belonging to Persons with Disability (PWD)
Category – 2 jobs for Visually Handicapped (VH) and 4 vacancies for Hearing Impaired (HI). Persons with Disability may belong to any group – GEN/SC/ST/OBC.
The table below gives details for RBI Grade B vacancy for the year 2015
| RBI Grade B Vacancy 2015 | |||||
| Post | Number of Vacancies | ||||
| Unreserved i.e., General | Scheduled Castes (SC) | Scheduled Tribes (ST) | Other Backward Classes (OBC)# | Total | |
| Officers in Grade B (DR) – General | 67 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 134* |
#Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘Creamy Layer’ are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as ‘General (GEN)’.
*Out of 134 vacancies mentioned above, 04 vacancies are reserved for candidates belonging to Persons with Disability (PWD) category – one vacancy each for Visually Handicapped (VH), Orthopedically Handicapped (OH), and two vacancies for Hearing Impaired (HI). Persons with Disability may belong to any category – GEN/SC/ST/OBC.
For more RBI Grade B Officer exam related information, candidates can visit the links given in the table below:
| RBI Grade B Syllabus | RBI Grade B Exam Dates | RBI Grade B Mock Test |
| RBI Grade B Salary | RBI Grade B Eligibility | RBI Grade B Books |
RBI Assistant Vacancy
The RBI Assistant recruitment notification 2021 has been released and candidates can apply online till 08th March 2022. A total of 950 vacancies have been released by RBI and candidates can apply for the post through online mode only.
The 2023 vacancy details will be released soon.
Only a limited number of vacancies will be released for each branch of the RBI. To get selected as an RBI assistant, the candidates will have to clear both prelims and mains exams.
To get a general idea of the number of vacancies that are usually available, candidates can refer to the vacancy details of the previous years’ exams.
The latest notification for the post of Assistant was released on 17 February 2022 and vacancies for recruitment across various states of India had been released. The image below shows the distribution of RBI Vacancy for the Assistant post for the 2022 recruitment:
The image below shows the distribution of RBI Vacancy for the Assistant post for the 2017 recruitment:
The RBI Vacancy 2016 for the post of Assistant, category-wise and state-wise has been given below:
Given below is the city-wise distribution of RBI vacancy for 2020 recruitment. The image below shows the distribution as per the official notification released by the conducting body.
Given below is the RBI Assistant 2020 vacancy details:
For more information regarding the RBI Assistant exam, candidates can refer to the articles given below:
| RBI Assistant Notification | RBI Assistant Admit Card | RBI Assistant Result |
| RBI Assistant Syllabus | RBI Assistant Eligibility | RBI Assistant Salary |
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