(i) Candidates can apply only for one post and also for one Zone. If there are multiple registrations, the last registration will be retained.
(ii) Candidates need not submit/ send at any address, application printouts or any certificates or copies thereof at the time of online application. Their candidature will be considered on the strength of the information declared in the application.
(iii) All educational qualifications should have been obtained from recognised universities/ institutions in India or abroad. If grades are awarded instead of marks, candidates should clearly indicate its numerical equivalent.
(iv) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/ failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam.
(v) RBI shall not entertain requests from the candidates seeking advice about their eligibility to apply.
(vi) Candidates will have to visit the RBI website for downloading call letters for online test. Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through email/ SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant link, he/she can access the window for call letter download. The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number/ Roll Number, (ii) Password/ Date of Birth for downloading the call letter. Candidate needs to affix recent recognizable photograph on the call letter preferably the same as provided during registration and appear at the examination centre with (i) Call Letter (ii) Photo Identity Proof as stipulated in clause (xiii) below and also specified in the call letter and photocopy of the same Photo Identity Proof as brought in original.
(vii) The candidates will have to appear for the exam at their own cost.
(viii) CANDIDATES REPORTING LATE i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination. The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start Time of the test. Though the duration of the examination is 2.5 hours, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 4 hours including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions.
(ix) Documents relating to Age/ Qualification/ Category etc. will have to be submitted at the time of LPT/ document verification by the candidates called for LPT/ document verification. Caste certificate submitted by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority should clearly indicate the candidate’s caste, the Act/ Order under which the caste is recognised as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is originally a resident of.
(x) Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at the time of LPT/ document verification.
(xi) A declaration is required to be submitted in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/ she does not belong to the creamy layer as on date of LPT/ document verification. The OBC certificate containing the non-creamy clause should have been issued after 01.11.2018.
(xii) All candidates working in Government Sector, Government owned industrial undertakings, Public Sector Undertakings/ Financial Institutions/ Banks, Public Enterprises or other similar organizations, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work-charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees, are required to inform their employer (Head of Office/ Department) in writing, about applying for this recruitment, prior to the submission of their application online to the Bank. At the time of applying online, candidates working in such organizations, are required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing about applying for this recruitment to their Head of Office/ Department.
At the time of joining, the recommended candidates will have to bring proper Unconditional Relieving Letter from their PSU/ Government/ Quasi-Government employer.
(xiii) In the examination hall as well as at the time of LPT, the call letter along with an original and a photocopy of the candidate’s currently valid photo identity such as Aadhar card with a photograph/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo identity proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer on official letterhead/ Photo identity proof issued by a People’s Representative on official letterhead/ valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognised college/ university/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity card with photograph should be submitted to the invigilator for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/ her details on the call letter, in the Attendance List and requisite documents submitted. If identity of the candidate is in doubt the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Examination.
(xiv) Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered with or fabricated and should not suppress any material information while submitting online application.
At the time of examination, LPT or in a subsequent selection procedure, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of using unfair means, debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination conducted by RBI.
(xv) RBI would be analyzing the responses (answers) of individual candidates with those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If in the analytical procedure adopted in this regard, it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, RBI reserves right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
(xvi) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
(xvii) In all correspondence with RBI, Registration number received on submission of application and Roll no. indicated in 'Call Letter' must be quoted.
(xviii) In all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of examinations, LPT, assessment, prescribing minimum qualifying standards in online examination and LPT, in relation to number of vacancies and communication of result, RBI’s decision shall be final and binding on the candidates and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
(xix) The possibility for occurrences of some problem in administration of the examination cannot be ruled out completely which may impact test delivery and/ or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will be made to rectify the problem, which may include shifting the candidates to the other centres or to conduct of another examination if considered necessary. Decision of RBI in this regard shall be final. Candidates not willing to accept such change shall lose his/ her candidature for this exam.
(xx) If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions. More than one session are required if the nodes capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any centre or for any candidate.
(xxi) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises, where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disqualification including ban from future examinations.
(xxii) Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of calculators in examination premises.
(xxiii) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/ pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.
(xxiv) RBI will not furnish the mark-sheet to candidates. However, the online examination marks may be available on RBI’s website after the declaration of the final result.
(xxv) The post is also open to the employees of RBI (staff candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria.
(xxvi) Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and/ or an application in response thereto can be instituted only in Mumbai and courts/ tribunals/ forums at Mumbai only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause/ dispute.
(xxvii) Candidate’s admission to the test/ LPT is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by RBI.
Instances for providing incorrect information and/ or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of the selection process will lead to disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/ she will not be allowed to appear in any RBI recruitment process in the future. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective effect.

(i) Photograaph Image:

• Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.


• The picture should be in colour, against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.


• Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.


• If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows.


• If you have to use flash, ensure there’s no “red-eye”.


• If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.


• Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious head wear is allowed but it must not cover your face.


• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).


• Size of file should be between 20 kb–50 kb.


• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50 KB. If the size of the file is more than 50 KB, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning.

(ii) Signature Image:

• The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.


• The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.


• The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever necessary.


• If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination, does not match the signature on the Hall Ticket, the applicant will be disqualified.


• Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).


• Size of file should be between 10 kb – 20 kb.


• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20 KB.

(iii) Scanning the Photograph & Signature:

• Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch).


• Set Colour to True Colour.


• File Size as specified above.


• Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/ signature, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).


• The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is: image01.jpg or image01.jpeg. Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.
  Candidates using MS Windows/ MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50 KB & 20 KB respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’ option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50 KB (photograph) & 20 KB (signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editors also.
  If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
  While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate should fill in all his/ her details on Page 1. After verifying that the details filled in are correct and clicking on the ‘Submit/ Next’ button a link will be provided on Page 2 of the online application form to upload his/ her photograph and signature.

(iv) Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature:

• There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature


• Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph/ Signature”.


• Browse & Select the location where the Scanned Photo/ Signature file has been saved.


• Select the file by clicking on it.


• Click the ‘Upload’ button.


• Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photo and signature as specified.