SCHEME OF SELECTION FOR OFFICERS IN GR B (DR)-DEPR /DSIM:
A. Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR-2023- Job Requirement, Scheme of Selection and syllabus
(i) Job Requirements: Primarily to undertake economic analysis and research and contribute to policy formulation, apart from compilation of data relating to select sectors.
(ii) Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and interview. There are 4 papers for the
Examination. In Phase – I of the examination, there will be Paper – I Objective Type (on Economics) and Paper- II Descriptive Type (On English). In Phase – II, there will be Paper – I Descriptive Type (on Economics) and Paper – II Descriptive Type (on Economics).
Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the Admission letter for examination from the RBI website.
Candidates have to secure minimum marks as may be prescribed by the Board.
Candidates, who secure minimum aggregate marks in Paper I & II of Phase – I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase II of the examination. The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase – II of the examination will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for Phase – II examination will be published on RBI web-site, tentatively within a week after Phase – I.
(iii) Phase II – Paper-I/ Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) Written Examination (WE): The Phase II – Paper-I/ Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) will be conducted on September 02, 2023 only for the candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of results of Phase I. The Phase I – Paper-I/Paper-II and The Phase II – Paper-I / Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) examination will be in shifts. Candidates are required to appear for all shifts. Separate Admission Letters will be
issued for each shift. The time-table for Phase I – Paper-I/Paper-II and Phase II – Paper-I / Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) will be intimated to the candidates concerned along with Admission Letter for Phase I & Phase – II.
(iv) Question papers for ‘WE’ will be set in Hindi and in English (except Paper-II on English). Answers for Phase II – Paper-I / Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) may be written either in Hindi or English. The Phase I – Paper-II will have to be answered in English only. Candidates may opt for
interview in Hindi or English.
(v) The number of candidates to be called for interview will be decided by the Board.
(vi) Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the ‘Online / WE’ in Phase I (Paper – I & Paper – II), Phase II (Paper – I & Paper – II) and interview taken together. Interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.
(vii) Candidate shall be required to undergo Personality Assessment conducted by the Bank before appearing for the Interview, no marks will be allotted for the same, and will not form part of the final selection criteria.
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