RBI Grade B Exam: Pattern Changed

July 15th, 2016 - Friday

The RBI, in its notice dated 4^th July 2016 said, “It has been decided by the Reserve Bankof India that for the captioned recruitment, from Batch Year-2016, in Phase-II online examination the Paper-III will consist of only one subject i.e. ‘Finance and Management’ (The other optional subjects viz. ‘Economics’ and ‘Statistics’ have been withdrawn) . All other criteria and scheme of selection remain the same.”

Read the transcript here- https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/Scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3201. The official RBI Grade B Exam: Pattern Changed notification shall come out in September 2016. This article provides you a peep into this changed pattern.

A comparison of changed pattern

Old Pattern	New Pattern
Phase-I (Online Examination)- Objective Type:	Phase-I (Online Examination)- Objective Type:
General Awareness- 80 questions English Language- 30 questions Quantitative Aptitude- 30 questions Reasoning- 60 questions Total= 200 questions (200 marks) Total Time Duration= 120 minutes Negative marks= 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer	General Awareness- 80 questions English Language- 30 questions Quantitative Aptitude- 30 questions Reasoning- 60 questions Total= 200 questions (200 marks) Total Time Duration= 120 minutes Negative marks= 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer
Phase-II (Written Examination)- Objective Type	Phase-II (Written Examination)- Objective Type
Paper-I: Economics and Social Science (objective type) Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) (descriptive type- to be typed on computer) Paper III: (Optional)- Choose from- Finance & Management, or Economics, or Statistics	Paper-I: Economics and Social Science (objective type) Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) (descriptive type- to be typed on computer) Paper III: Finance & Management (optional subjects withdrawn)

How will it impact the aspirants?

We believe that this step will be beneficial for the aspirants of RBI Grade-B jobs. This is so because they will now have to study just one subject, which means that they can focus on a single subject better. Often the students find Economics & Statistics difficult and RBI has phased out these subjects from Paper-III of Phase-II.

Selection Procedure

There has been no change in the selection procedure of RBI Grade B Exam. The exam shall be conducted in three phase only, viz. Phase-I, Phase-II & Interview.

The candidates have to qualify each round to reach the next level. In the final selection, the marks of Phase-II & performance in the interview rounds shall be analyzed. The interview round of RBI Grade B Exam carries 50 marks.

The RBI Grade B Exam aspirants are recommended to stay tuned in to RBI official website (https://www.rbi.org.in/) or our site for further information about this notification.

Tentative Dates of RBI Grade B Exam Notification

S.No.	Event	Tentative Dates
1	Commencement of online application process	September 2016
2	End of online application process	October 2016
3	Last date of paying fee	October 2016
4	Phase-I Exam Dates	November 2016
5	Phase-II Exam Dates	December 2016

We believe that time management and RBI Grade B Exam strategy will now be easier because the students can completely put their focus in one direction.

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