RBI Grade B Eligibility, age limit, number of attempts, Education Qualification

RBI had revised the Eligibility Criteria for the latest RBI Grade B exam, i.e., the 2021 exams. The key change was in the education-based eligibility criteria.

To elaborate, till the 2019 Grade B officer recruitments which were previous to the 2021 recruitments, candidates not only had to have a minimum of 60% marks in their graduation but also the same in their 10th and 12th mark sheets as well.

This has changed in the 2020-21 Grade B recruitments. Now the minimum requirement demands at least 60% marks in Graduation or 55% marks in Post Graduation. The clause about having a minimum of 60% in the 10th and 12th mark sheets has been scrapped.

You can know more about the updated criteria in the subsequent sections.

RBI Grade B Eligibility 2021 – Age Limit & Relaxation

Coming to the topic of age limit, according to the RBI Grade B eligibility criteria as of 01st January 2021, you can’t take the exam if you are super smart or a genius who has cleared his college at the age of 18. That is because the minimum age limit to be able to sit for the exam is 21 years.

Whereas, the maximum age limit is 30 years. Thus, you also can’t take this exam if you had responsibilities in your 20’s and now want to be a Grade B officer in your 30’s. However, under some special circumstances, or cases, the RBI does grant provisions to take the exam even after the age of 30. To know the details about the same, keep on reading.

Here is the age eligibility:

The eligible age bracket ranges from the age of 21 to 30 years.

The upper age limit is 32 if you have M.Phil. and 34 if you have Ph.D.

The Upper age limit for OBC candidates is 33 years (only for non-creamy OBC candidates).

For SC/ST candidates, the upper age limit is 35 years.

Not only this, but You are also given a relaxation equal to the number of years of experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/ Financial Institution/RBI in the Public Sector with an upper cap of 3 years.

After reading the last point, someone might say that they had worked for 10 years in a bank and now they want 10 years of relaxation for the exam. Well, if that’s the case, know that it’s not Going to happen!!

RBI Grade B Eligibility 2021 – Number of Attempts

Talking about the maximum number of attempts that you are allowed to take for the RBI Grade B Exam, the answer is 6.

Having said that, it should be noted that you needn’t sit for the exam or use one of your attempts if you haven’t prepared for the exam properly. Well, you obviously can, but it’s not needed.

In cases such as the one I have mentioned above, you can always back out anytime you want, i.e., if you don’t think that you are well prepared before the prelims and you want to save your attempt for later.

However, in case you belong to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD, there are no such restrictions.

That’s because, for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates, the maximum number of attempts is unlimited, meaning they can choose to appear for the exam as many times as they want, till they attain their respective upper age limits.

RBI Grade B Eligibility

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