Thursday 12 July 2018

RBI Grade B 2018

Every year Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Grade B 2018 Officer Exam to select eligible candidates for the position of Grade B officer in its various branches all across the country. As Reserve Bank of India offers an excellent pay scale and reputed job profile, it lures thousands of candidates every year to take this examination. With a handful of vacancy to be filled through RBI Grade B Exam, it is really important to prepare effectively for this exam. Selection for RBI Grade B Officers will be done through a country-wide competitive Examination in three phases i.e. Preliminary and Main examination followed by an Interview.

RBI Grade B 2018 Notification

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the recruitment notification for the post of RBI Grade B Officer on 3rd July 2018. RBI Grade B 2018 exam has a three phase selection process. RBI Grade-B Officer Phase-I Exam is scheduled on 16th August 2018 and Phase-II will be conducted on 07th September 2018. Candidates who get selected after Phase-II of the exam are called for the final interview process.

Download RBI Grade-B 2018 Official Notification

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Dates

The important dates for RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2018 are as follows:
Event Date
Release of online application form 03rd July 2018
Online Payment of Application Fees / Intimation Charges: 03rd July to 23rd July 2018
Commencement of Phase-I exam 16th August 2018
Commencement of Phase-II exam 07th September 2018
Interview Process To be notified later
Declaration of final result To be notified later

RBI Grade B Online Application

The online application for RBI Grade B 2018 exam will start from 03rd July and the closing date is 23rd July 2018.

Click Here to Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018

RBI Grade B Vacancy 2018

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced 166 Vacancies for 2018 RBI Grade B Exam. Let's have a look at the tentative vacancy for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.
Serial Number Posts Vacancy
1. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General 127
2. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR 22
3. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM 17


RBI Grade B Salary 2018

All the Officers selected through RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be given the annual salary of 12-14 Lac. Along with this CTC comes numerous emoluments and perks. The Pay Scale for the RBI grade B Officer is Rs. 35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-62400. This means that you will be having basic pay of Rs. 35,150/- in which you will get an increment of Rs. 1,750/- up till nine years of your service. After the completion of nine years you will get into the executive band wherein the basic pay will be of Rs. 50,900/- and then again for the next two years you will get an increment of Rs. 1,750/- and further an increment of rs. 2000/- for the following 2 years thus ending up with the basic pay of Rs. 62,400/- and this is when you don't get any promotion. Apart from the Basic Pay, multiple emoluments such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance, Telephone Allowance, Conveyance Allowance etc. will also be provided.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Pattern

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam is conducted in three phases:
  • Phase-I exam
  • phase-II exam and
  • interview process
Candidates are required to clear all the three phases in order to get a confirmed post as a Grade B Officer in Reserve Bank of India.
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Prelims
Serial Number Section Asked No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1. General Awareness 80 80 Composite time of 2 hours
2. Quantitative Aptitude 30 30
3. English Language 30 30
4. Reasoning 60 60

Total 200 200
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern Mains
Serial Number Section Asked Paper Type Maximum Marks Duration
1. Economics and Social Issues Objective 100 90 minutes
2. Paper II English (Writing Skills) Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) 100 90 minutes
3. Paper III Finance & Management Objective Type 100 90 minutes
RBI Grade B Officer Interview Process
Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate marks obtained in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III of Phase II exam. Interview Process will carry 50 marks.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Syllabus

The syllabus of RBI Grade B 2018 exam is just like the other Bank Exams. The major sections from which the questions are asked are:
  • Reasoning
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • General Awareness and
  • English Language
Click to check RBI Grade B Syllabus 2018

Apart from the above mentioned three sections in Mains Exam, an additional section of English (Written Skills) is also present through which a candidate is tested on his/her writing skills.

RBI Grade B 2018 Eligibility

Candidates are required to follow the given criteria to be eligible for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam:
  • Must be a citizen of India
  • Must be a subject of Nepal
  • Must be a subject of Bhutan
  • Must be a Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 who has the intention of settling permanently in India.
  • A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
Age Criteria: RBI has defined minimum age criteria for appearing in the RBI Officer (Grade ‘B’) examination. Candidates are required to be aged between 21 years and 30 years (both age included) to apply for RBI Grade B exam 2018.
Age Relaxation: Candidates, who belong to the reserved category will be provided relaxation in their upper age as per the rules decided by the Board.
Category Age relaxation
SC/ST 5 years
OBC 3 years
Physically Handicapped 10 years
PH + OBC 13 years
PH + SC/ST 15 years
Educational Qualification: Candidate appearing for the RBI officer examination-2018 must be a graduate from a recognized university or institute. He/Shemust have attained 60% marks in the graduation while the same percentage is reduced to 50% for the candidates belonging to the reserved category. Candidates having Doctorate degree with aggregate 50% marks can also apply for the RBI examination. In addition to this, candidates having masters’ degree with 55% marks will be allowed to apply for the RBI Exam 2018. Candidates having post graduate diploma in management or Masters of Business administration can also apply for the RBI Officer Grade B exam 2018. Chartered Accountant (CA), Company secretary or Cost Accountant can also apply for this examination.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Application Fees

A total of Rs. 850/- is the application fee to be paid by candidates belonging to General and OBC category for RBI Grade B 2018 exam. The same amount is reduced to Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category.

RBI Grade B 2018 Admit Card

The RBI Grade B Admit Card 2018 will be released separately for both Phase-I and Phase-II exam. The admit card for Phase-II Exam will be issued to candidates who have qualified the Phase-I exam of RBI Grade B.

RBI Grade B 2018 Exam Results

The results for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be released after the completion of each phase of the exam. A candidate is required to qualify both Phase-I and Phase-II exam to get a chance to sit for the interview process. The merit list is prepared in the descending order of the marks obtained by candidates after the interview process is complete. The final selection is based on how well you do in your interview.

RBI Grade B Exam Cut Off

The cut off for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam will be released after each phase of examination is completed. The cut-off for the Phase-I exam will be released first followed by cut off for Phase-II exam. Candidates can evaluate their marks and their chances of selection by matching their score with the cut off list released by RBI.
Official RBI Grade B Cut Off 2017 – Phase I
Section Category
GENERAL AWARENESS General OBC SC ST PWD (OH/HI/VH)
16.50 12.50 11.00 11.00 11.00
REASONING 11.00 8.00 6.75 6.75 6.75
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 6.75 5.25 4.75 4.75 4.75
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 4.00 2.50 2.00 2.00 2.00
Total Marks 78.00 68.00 64.00 64.00 64.00
Cut Off marks for RBI Grade-B Phase-II and III – 2016
Recruitment Stage Category
Aggregate of Paper- I, Paper-II and Paper-III Gen OBC SC ST
176.75 161.75 155.75 155.75
Aggregate marks in Written exam & Interview 225.50 211.00 204.25 210.25

RBI Grade B Online Application


The online application for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam has started from 3rd July 2018. The official notification forRBI Grade B 2018 has released on 3rd July 2018. The notification explained important details about RBI Grade B 2018 exam, these are exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility, information about exam centres and most importantly the details on how to apply online for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.

RBI Grade B Important Dates

The start date for Online Registration: 03rd July 2018
Last date to Apply Online for RBI Grade B: 23rd July 2018
Date of Online Examination Tier-I: 16th August 2018
Date of Online Examination Tier-II: 07th September 2018

Apply Online for RBI Grade B 2018

Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018 (Gr B – (DR) – General)
Apply Online for RBI Grade-B 2018 (DEPR/DSIM)

Follow the steps mentioned below to fill in the online application form of RBI Grade B 2018:
Step 1: Click on the above mentioned link of Apply Online to get redirected to the official page of Reserve Bank of India to fill in the Online Application for RBI Grade B 2018
Step 2: Click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" link provided on the topmost right hand side of the home page of Reserve Bank of India.
Step 3:You will be redirected to the first section of the RBI Grade B Application form wherein you have to fill in all your basic information and click on Save and Next button at the bottom of the page.
Step 4: You will now be redirected to the second section of the RBI Grade B 2018 application form. Upload your photograph and signature in the size and format allowed by RBI. The permissible size of the photograph must be 4.5 cm * 3.5 cm and the photograph must be of passport size. Both the photograph and the signature must be clear and legible. Permissible file size of photograph must be of minimum 20 KB and of maximum 50 KB and that of the signature must be of minimum 10 KB and of maximum 20 KB. Click on next button after uploading your photograph and signature successfully to get redirected to the next section of RBI Grade B 2018 Application Form.
Step 5: Now, fill in your personal details. There are three sub-sections that need to be completed in this portion of the RBI Grade B application form.
After you have filled in your personal details, you are required to fill in your Educational Qualifications and your Work Experience. Once you are done with this, you are required to fill in the preference list stating the choice of your centre to give RBI Grade B 2018 Exam.
Step 6: Get a preview of your application form and verify all the information provided by you in the Online Application Form of RBI Grade B. In case you find any error, you can edit the information provided by you.Once the data is uploaded and saved, you are not allowed to make any changes in the form, whatsoever.
Step 7: Finally, Select the preferable payment method to fill in the application fee for RBI Grade B 2018 Exam. You can complete the payment either through Credit Card/Debit Card/ Net Banking etc.
Step 8: Click on Submit button. Your application for RBI Grade B 2018 will be successfully submitted.

RBI Grade B Syllabus


RBI Grade B syllabus is similar to that of any other bank exam. There are four major sections that a candidate needs to prepare to ace the preliminary exam. These are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language and General Awareness. The sections have a wide range of topics on which questions are based. It is recommended that candidates must have a look at the previous year papers and know about the weightage of each topic.

RBI Grade B Preliminary Exam syllabus:

The preliminary examination of RBI Grade B exam 2018 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. Here is the detailed syllabus:
Reasoning Quantitative Ability English Language General Awareness
Logical Reasoning Simplification Reading Comprehension Current Affairs
Alphanumeric Series Profit & Loss Cloze Test Indian Financial Systems
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Mixtures &Alligations Para jumbles Indian Banking Systems
Data Sufficiency Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices Miscellaneous Monetary Plans
Coded Inequalities Work & Time Fill in the blanks National Institutions
Seating Arrangement Time & Distance Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting Banking Terms
Puzzle Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere Paragraph Completion
Tabulation Data Interpretation

Syllogism Ratio & Proportion, Percentage

Blood Relations Number Systems

Input Output Sequence & Series

Coding Decoding Permutation, Combination &Probability

RBI Grade B Mains syllabus:

The Mains Examination of RBI Grade B exam 2018 will constitute of 3 sections: Economic & Social Issues, Finance and Management. The complete syllabus is discussed below:
Subject Syllabus
Economic & Social Issues Growth and Development
Economic Reforms in India
Globalization
Social Structure in India
Finance Financial System
Financial Markets
Risk Management
Basics of Derivatives
Development in Financial Sector
Union Budget
Inflation
Managemnet Role of Manager
Human Resource Development
Motivation, Morale and Incentives
Communication
Corporate Governance
Besides the preliminary exam and the mains exam, an interview process is also conducted for candidates who qualify the first two phases of RBI Grade B exam.
The final merit list is made on the basis of marks obtained by a candidate in his/ her mains exam and interview process.

Tuesday 6 February 2018

SBI Clerk 2018 (Junior Associates)

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam is held by SBI or State Bank of India to recruit candidates for Clerical Cadre in its different branches across the country. SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 facilitates the recruitment for the post of Junior Associates (JA). SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after bank exams today and a huge number of candidates appear for the same every year. SBI Clerks (Junior Associates) are responsible for all the client interactions and related operations. Candidates who are recruited as SBI clerks are designated as cashiers, depositors and other posts that form the face of a particular SBI Bank branch. Here, in this article we talk about SBI Clerk 2018 Notification, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus & more.

SBI Clerk 2018 Notification

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Notification has been finally released by State Bank of India. Candidates can check the official notification by clicking on the link mentioned below. The online registration for SBI Clerk 2018 exam has started from 20th January 2018. The Online Application window closes on 10th February 2018.
Total number of vacancies updated in the official notification for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 is 8301.

Changes for SBI Junior Associates 2018:

As per the official notification released by SBI "No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed". Thus, there will not be any sectional cut off for this year's SBI Junior Associates Recruitment's Online Examination. However, the criteria solely lies within the hands of the organisation.

Click Here to Apply Online for SBI Clerk 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Exam Dates 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Preliminary Examination is scheduled in the month of March-April 2018, while SBI Mains will be conducted on 12th May 2018. The notification for the prelims has been published by State Bank of India. Candidates must keep visiting this website regularly to stay updated about the important dates for SBI Clerk 2018 Exam.
Events Dates
SBI Clerk 2018 Notification 19th January 2018
Start of SBI Clerk 2018 Online Application 20th January 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Application Form Closes 10th February 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Preliminary Exam March-April 2018
SBI Clerk 2018 Mains Exam 12 May 2018

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Application

The SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 application process has commenced from 20th January 2018. Candidates are required to visit the official page of SBI to fill in the online application forms as the entire process to apply for SBI Clerk 2018 exam will be online. The application fee for SBI Exam is Rs. 600/- for General category and Rs. 100/- for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category.

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Selection Procedure

For the selection to the post of Clerical Cadre through SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 exam, candidates are selected through two phases of exams- SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam. It is compulsory for all candidates to clear both the phases to secure the appointment letter from SBI.

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of SBI Clerk 2018 exam is mainly about two pre-requisites:
  • A candidate is required to be between 20-28 years to be eligible for SBI Clerk 2018 exam.
  • He/shemust hold a valid degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
  • A candidate is required to be: A citizen of India, A subject of Nepal, A subject of Bhutan, A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of settling permanently in India or a person of Indian origin who migrated to India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, Vietnam and have the intention of settling permanently in India.
Serial No. Category Upper Age Limit
1 SC / ST 33 years
2 OBC 31 years
3 Person with disabilities (General) 38 years
4 Person with disabilities(SC /ST) 43 years
5 Person with disabilities(OBC) 41 years
6 Jammu & Kashmir Migrants 33 Years
7 Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years, (8 years for Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to max. age of 50 years
8 Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) GEN- 35 years
OBC- 38 years
SC/ST- 40 years

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2018

To crack SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 exam it is very important to know the exam pattern in and out. Here is the exam pattern of SBI Clerk Prelims and SBI Clerk Mains exam:

SBI Junior Associates Preliminary Exam Pattern

Serial No. Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration
1 English Language 30 30 20 minutes
2 Numerical Ability 35 35 20 minutes
3 Reasoning 35 35 20 minutes

Total 100 100 60 minutes

SBI Junior Associates Mains Exam Pattern

Serial Number Section No. of Question Total Marks Duration
1. General English 40 40 35 minutes
2. Quantitative Aptitude 50 50 45 minutes
3. Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 50 60 45 minutes
4. General/Financial Awareness 50 50 25 minutes

Total 190 200 2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Syllabus 2018

The syllabus for SBI Preliminary Exam and SBI Mains Exam is more or less the same with minute variation for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2018 Exam. Candidates should have strong understanding of concepts in English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge and General Awareness.
Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning Computer Knowledge English General Awareness
Simplification Machine Input/Output Basics of computer, different generations, hardware/software, etc. Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms Current Affairs – news on banking industry, awards and honors, books and authors,latest appointments, obituaries, new schemes of central and state governments, sports, etc.
Number Series Syllogism DBMS Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles Static GK - country-capital, country-currency, headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies), constituencies of ministers, dance forms, nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.
Data Sufficiency Blood Relation Networking Sentence Correction/ Error Finding Banking/Financial terms
Data Interpretation Direction Sense Internet Spell Checks
Quadratic Equations Inequalities MS Office and Shortcuts used in MS Officers Fillers
Time and Work Puzzles – Seating Arrangement, Floor puzzle, etc. Input/output Devices, their types Cloze Test
Partnership Coding Decoding Important abbreviations

Profit and Loss Ranking


Mensuration Statement and Assumptions /Conclusions


Time, Distance and Speed – Trains, Boats n Streams



Simple and Compound interest



Mixture and Alligation



Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Averages



SBI Clerk 2018 Admit Card

Registered candidates will be required to download BI Clerk Admit Card 2018 from the official website of State Bank of India. The hard copy of the SBI Clerk admit card won’t be couriered to applicants. The admit card for SBI Clerk Exam 2018 will be released in two stages - admit card for preliminary exam, the admit card for mains exam.
One must login to his/her account created while filling in the online application form and download the admit card.
To login on the official website of SBI, a candidate is supposed to have:
  • Registration Number/Roll Number
  • Date of Birth/Password
The admit card for SBI Clerk 2018 exam will be issued to candidates in two phases:
  • For Preliminary Exam (available tentatively from 1st March 2018)
  • For Mains Exam (available tentatively from 26th April 2018)
All candidates must go through the guidelines provided on the official website of SBI before downloading his/her admit card.

SBI Clerk Result & Cut offs 2018

SBI Clerk Result 2018 will be declared once the both phases are concluded. SBI will publish results individually for both preliminary and mains exam. SBI Clerk 2018 releases sectional cut-offs for both – SBI Clerk Preliminary Exam and SBI Clerk Mains Exam. Aspirants are required to meet the cut-offs for all the sections to make it to the merit list.

SBI Clerk 2016 Prelims Cut-Off

SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (Category Wise)
Subjects Total Marks General OBC/ST/SC/OH/VI/HI/DXS
Reasoning Ability 35 7.75 3.25
Numerical Ability 35 5.5 2
English Language 30 6.75 3.25
SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (State Wise)
Candidate’s Category & Total Marks obtained in SBI Clerk 2016 exam out of 100
States Gen OBC SC ST OH VI HI XS DXS
Madhya Pradesh 54.75 54.75 36.5 9 36 12.75 14.25 11.75 19
Rajasthan 64.5 64.5 53.5 25.5 41.25 15.75 20.5 10.5 14.25
Uttar Pradesh 59 56.25 42.75 31.5 47.25 10.75 11.75 9.5 11.75
Himachal Pradesh 57.5 57 42.75 48.25 22.75 17.25 22.25 9.25 36.25
West Bengal 51.25 35.25 32 20.75 11 14.25 11.25 11.5 18.5
Maharashtra 51.5 51.5 51.5 24.5 39.5 55.75 14 11.25 23.75
Delhi /Haryana 66.25 50.75 56 10




Bihar 51.5 51.5 33.5 57.25 37 14.25 12 10.75 25.5
Punjab 67.5 56.5 45 45




Chhattisgarh 22.5 22.5 9.5 9.25 13 15 2.5 1.25 28.5
Gujarat 42 42 42 28




Uttarakhand 59.25 48.25 37.5 45.25 36.25 25.25 13.5 10.75 33.75
Tamil Nadu 21.25 21.25 21.25 21 11.75 15 9.5 9.75 15.25
NAGALAND 21.75 21.75 21.75 21.75 N/A 24.5 25 26.5 19.5
Andhra Pradesh 39.25 39.25 39.25 10 45.25 34 12.25 9 27.5
Jharkhand 38.5 38.5 31.5 29.25 11.25 11.75 10.5 11.25 31.75

SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Cut-off

SBI Clerk Cut off 2016 (Category Wise)
Subjects Total Marks GENERAL SC/ST/OBC OH/VI/HI/ XS/DXS
General / Financial Awareness 50 13.5 9.5 3.25
General English 40 14.25 10.25 4.5
Quantitative Aptitude 50 14.5 11.25 6.5
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude 60 24 19 11.25
SBI Clerk 2016 Mains Cut-off (State-wise)
States SC ST OBC GEN XS OH VI HI DXS
Madhya Pradesh 100.75 76.25 122.75 130.25 60.00 100.75 96.50 63.00 -
Uttar Pradesh 103.00 81.50 120.50 132.25 86.25 107.50 111.25 69.00 61.25
West Bengal 105.50 86.75 110.75 131.00 86.75 87.75 65.75 73.75 65.75
Bihar 98.25 80.50 123.00 130.25 76.50 103.75 101.00 60.50 62.50
Uttarakhand 102.25 105.50 116.75 133.50 69.75 106.00 107.25 66.50 86.00
Haryana 106.25
119.50 137.00




Gujarat

112.00 122.50




Telangana


123.25




Punjab


138.50




Maharashtra


123.50




Andhra Pradesh


128.50




Jharkhand


127.00




Himachal Pradesh


133.50




Nagaland


115.75




Karnataka


117.00




Kerala


135.75




Rajasthan


136.00




Tamil Nadu


132.00




Assam


124.50




Chandigarh


121.75