Dear aspirants, those who are willing to write the RBI Grade B exam 2025 must fulfil some of the eligibility criteria. Firstly, the candidate should be an Indian citizen or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a Tibetan Refugee or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from the list of states mentioned on this page below. The second main eligibility criterion is the age limit. As per the official notification, a candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years to apply for this post. The post-wise minimum educational qualification is listed below on this page. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts the RBI Grade B examination every year to recruit eligible candidates for one of the most prestigious roles in the banking sector. Before applying for this highly competitive exam, candidates must carefully review the RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2025. Understanding the RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2025 is essential, as failing to meet even a single condition may lead to disqualification at any stage of the selection process. This page provides all the necessary details regarding the RBI Grade B eligibility criteria 2025 and other details. For any queries, kindly visit the FAQs listed below.

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RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2025: Exam Overview

The RBI Grade B Exam 2025 is a highly competitive national-level recruitment conducted by the Reserve Bank of India. It comprises three stages, namely, Phase 1, Phase 2, and the Interview. It is designed to assess candidates’ knowledge, aptitude, and analytical skills. Successful candidates secure prestigious managerial roles in India’s central banking system. Candidates can check the complete overview of the RBI Grade B exam 2025 from the table below.

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RBI Grade B Eligibility Criteria 2025

To write the RBI Grade B exam, candidates should fulfil the RBI Grade B eligibility criteria 2025. It is the first element that candidates should be aware of the candidates before applying for the posts. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria that include nationality, age limit, and educational qualification for all posts mentioned below. The candidates with all the necessary documents to support their eligibility will be considered eligible.

1. Nationality

A candidate must be either a

1. Citizen of India, or

2. a subject of Nepal, or

3. a subject of Bhutan, or

4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, with the intention of permanently settling in India.

• Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour the Government of India has issued a certificate of eligibility.

• A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to the candidate by the Government of India.

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2. Age Limit with Relaxation

• Age Limit -  A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on September 01, 2025, i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than September 02, 1995 and not later than September 01, 2004.

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Note:

• For eligible Staff Candidates, as per para 5.16 of RBI Master Circular on Recruitment dated April 01, 2025 and RBI circular CO.HRMD.No. G132 / 17000 /05.01.01 /2013-14 dated June 09, 2014, the relaxation in the age limit is according to the RBI circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013.

• Candidates belonging to either the SC or ST or OBC category, who are also covered under clauses of (iv), (v), and (vi) above, viz., those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen or PwBD, will be eligible for the grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both categories. Other than these two categories, cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under the above items or in combination with any other items.

• The term Ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as Ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

• The age concession under (iv) and (v) will not be admissible to Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers, including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on their own request.

• • Scheduled Commercial Banks are the Commercial Banks included in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934.

• Public Sector Insurance companies are the companies reckoned by Department of Financial Services (DFS) [(i) Life Insurance Corporation of India, (ii) General Insurance Corporation of India, (iii) The New India Assurance Company Limited, (iv) United India Insurance Company Limited, (v) The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, (vi) National Insurance Company Limited and (vii) Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited.]

• All India Financial Institutions (AIFI) are Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Housing Bank (NHB), Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).

3. Minimum Educational Qualification

The post-wise minimum educational qualification is detailed below.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - General

• Graduation in any discipline /Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) or PostGraduation in any discipline / Equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters/years.

• Graduation Level: Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Class XII and is at least of 3 years’ duration/ candidates possessing professional or technical qualifications which the Government recognises as equivalent to professional or technical graduation will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.

• Post-Graduation Level: Any such course from a recognised University / Institute that is taken after Graduation and is at least 2 years’ duration / recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional or technical Post-graduation, will be eligible for admission to the examination, subject to obtaining minimum marks prescribed above.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DEPR

Essential:

a) MA/ MSc in Economics or MA/ MSc in courses such as Quantitative Economics, Mathematical Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Financial Economics, Business Economics, Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics, Development Economics and International Economics (where "Economics" is the principal constituent of the curriculum/syllabus).  

OR

b) MA/ MSc in Finance or MA/ MSc in courses such as Quantitative Finance, Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Techniques, International Finance, Business Finance, Banking and Trade Finance, International and Trade Finance, Corporate
Finance, Project and Infrastructure Finance, Agri Business Finance (where "Finance" is the principal constituent* of the curriculum/syllabus).  

c) For a) and b) above, a minimum of 55 per cent marks or an equivalent grade is required in aggregate of all semesters/years from a recognised Indian or Foreign University / Institute.

• "Principal constituent" with respect to syllabus/curriculum means half or more of the total courses, including electives, must be in Economics or Finance."

Note:

• For SC, ST and PwBD candidates, the minimum marks required in MA/MSc as in items (a) and (b) above is 50% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years.

• Desirable: A Doctorate Degree in Economics, or research or teaching experience in economics, or publication in the field/ area of Economics in standard journals.

• Candidates having M. Phil. degree and a Doctorate Degree from a recognised Indian / Foreign University / Institute in economics will be eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years respectively.

• Candidates having a Master's Degree with research/teaching experience at a recognised Indian / Foreign University / Institute in Economics will be eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit to the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, the probationary period will not be reckoned.

• The above age relaxations will not be cumulatively available with the age relaxations available to various categories as mentioned above.

Officers in Grade 'B' (DR) - DSIM

Essential:

a. Master's Degree with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Statistics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Quantitative Economics/ Econometrics/ Informatics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognised Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/recognised by Government/ UGC/ AICTE.

OR

b. Master's Degree with a minimum 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Data Science / Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognised Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/recognised by Government/ UGC/ AICTE.

OR

c. Four-year Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 60% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Quantitative Economics/ Econometrics/ Informatics/ Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognized Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/ recognized by Government/ UGC/ AICTE.

Note:

1. For SC, ST and PwBD candidates, the minimum marks required in items (a), (b) and (c) above are 50% in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA.

Desirable:

(i) Candidates with a Doctorate in topics related to the above subjects will be given preference.

(ii) Research or teaching experience and publication in standard journals will be considered as an additional qualification.

2. Candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D qualifications in the specified subjects will be eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit by 2 years and 4 years, respectively.

• Candidates with research/teaching experience at a recognised Indian / Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for relaxation in the upper age limit to the extent of the number of years of such experience, subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, the probationary period will not be reckoned.

• The above age relaxations will not be cumulatively available with the age relaxations available to various categories as mentioned above.

General Notes

• The candidate must hold a degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification from a Foreign University recognised by the Association of Indian Universities.

• Some Universities/Institutes/Boards do not award Class or percentage of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g., CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.). In case the University/Institute/Board defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into percentage of marks, the same will be accepted. However, where the University/Institute/ Board does not define criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into percentage of marks, in the degree/passing certificates, the undefined parameter(s) would be worked out as under:

• Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks, wherever awarded, would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.

• Where the Aggregate Grade Point (CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.) is awarded out of a number other than 10, it will be normalised out of 10 and computed as mentioned above.

• The relaxation in minimum educational qualifications for SC/ST/PwBD candidates mentioned above is subject to the reservation of vacancies under the respective post and category and identification of posts for PwBD as notified above.

Number of Attempts

Candidates belonging to the General Category/EWS, who have already appeared six times for the Phase-I Examination for this post/s in the past, are not eligible to apply. No such restriction applies to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, if the posts are reserved for them.

Note: For Grade ‘B’ (DR) - General, the Bank encourages candidates with no prior experience to apply.

FAQs

Q: What is the age limit to apply for RBI Grade B 2025?

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on September 01, 2025.

Q: What are the educational qualifications required for RBI Grade B posts?

For,

• General: Graduation with at least 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD) or Postgraduation with at least 55% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD).

• DEPR: Master’s degree in Economics/Finance or related fields with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD).

• DSIM: Master’s degree in Statistics/Mathematics/Data Science or related fields with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD) or a four-year bachelor’s degree in these fields with 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD).

Q: How many attempts are allowed for the RBI Grade B Exam?

Candidates from the General/EWS category can attempt the RBI Grade B (General) Phase-I examination up to six times. There is no restriction on the number of attempts for SC, ST, OBC, and PwBD candidates, provided posts are reserved for them.

Q: What is the nationality criterion for RBI Grade B 2025?

A candidate must be either:

• A citizen of India, or

• A subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or

• A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle, or

• A person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries, or Vietnam to settle in India permanently.

Candidates falling under these categories (except Indian citizens) must hold a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.