RBI Grade B Exam Pattern

Mode of exam 

Grade B (DR) for General

Phase I & II: Online 

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

Paper I: Online 

Paper 2: Offline

Paper 3: Online

Test duration

Grade B (DR) for General

Phase I: 120 minutes 

Phase II

Paper I & III will be held for 120 minutes

Paper-II will be held for 90 minutes

DEPR/DSIM post

Paper 1: 120 minutes

Paper 2: 180 minutes

Paper 3: 90 minutes

Nature of questions

Grade B (DR) for General

Phase I: Objective type

Phase II: Descriptive and Objective Type

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

Paper I: Objective type

Paper II & III: Descriptive Type 

Number of sections

Grade B (DR) for General 

Phase I: Four

Phase II: Paper 1, 2 & 3

Grade B (DR) for DEPR

Paper I: Objective type paper on Economics

Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Economics (Question paper displayed on the computer, answers to be written on paper)

Paper III: Descriptive Type paper on English (To be typed with the help of keyboard)

Grade B (DR) for DSIM

Paper I: Objective type paper on Statistics

Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Statistics (Question paper displayed on the computer, answers to be written on paper)

Paper III: Descriptive Type paper on English (To be typed with the help of keyboard)

Total marks

Grade B (DR) for General

Phase I: 200 marks 

Phase II (Paper 1, 2 and 3): 100 marks for each paper

Interview: 75 marks

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

Paper I: 100 marks 

Paper II & III: 100 marks for each paper

Inteview: 75 marks

Marking of normal questions

1/4 marks will be deducted for wrong answers in objective type questions

Language of question paper 

English and Hindi 

Number of questions 

Grade B (DR) for General

Phase I: 200

Phase II

Paper I & III: 30 objective-type questions and six descriptive type questions

Paper-II: Three questions

Grade B (DR) for DEPR & DSIM

Paper I for DEPR: 62 

Paper I for DSIM: 20

Paper II & III: 

Economics/Statistics: 5

English (Writing Skills): 3