RBI Recruitment Notification 2026 | 93 Posts | Across India

RBI Recruitment Notification 2026 | Data Engineer, Project Manager and More Posts | 93 Posts | BE/ B.Tech/ M.Tech/ MBA/ CA/ M.Sc/ MCA | Across India | Last Date: 7th January 2026

Company: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
RBI Recruitment Notification 2026: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank, established in 1935, and is fully owned by the Government of India since its 1949 nationalization. Its core functions include regulating currency and credit, managing the country’s payment systems, maintaining monetary stability, and implementing monetary policy to control inflation while supporting economic growth.

The RBI plays an important part in the Development Strategy of the Government of India. It is a member bank of the Asian Clearing Union

Official Website: www.rbi.org.in

Positions: Data Scientist, Data Engineer, IT Security Expert, Cyber Security Analyst, Risk Analyst, and more.

Total Vacancies: 93 Posts

Experience: Experienced

Pay Scale: ₹3,10,000 to ₹6,00,000 per month (Level-wise)

Job Location:  Across India

Eligibility Criteria for RBI Recruitment Notification 2026:

Educational Qualification post wise:

• Data Scientist (DIT): Essential: Masters in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics/Data Sciences/Finance/Economics; Or BE/ B.Tech in Computer Science
• Data Engineer (DIT): Essential: BE/ B.Sc/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA. Desirable: Relevant certifications in Programming Languages, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR, Apache Spark, NoSQL Database Administrator certifications
• IT Security Expert (DIT): Essential: BE/ B.Sc/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA with specialization in Information Security. Desirable: CISM/CISSP/CEH/CCSP/OSCP/GSEC/CompTIA Security+/CISA
• IT System Administrator (DIT): Essential: BE/ B.Sc/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA. Desirable: IBM Certified System Administrator/VMware VCP/Oracle OCP certifications
• IT Project Administrator (DIT): Essential: B.Sc/ BE/ B.Tech/ BBA/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA or MBA. Desirable: PMP certification from PMI
• AI/ML Specialist (DIT): Essential: B.Sc/ BE/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA or Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics. Desirable: CAIP/CMLP/Google Cloud Professional ML Engineer/AWS Certified ML/Microsoft Azure AI Engineer
• IT-Cyber Security Analyst (DIT): Essential: B.Sc/ BE/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA with specialization in Information Security/IT Risk Management/Information Assurance/Cyber security. Desirable: CISA/CISSP/CISM/CEH/GIAC
• Network Administrator (DIT): Essential: B.Sc/ BE/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA. Desirable: CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CompTIA Network+ certifications
• Project Manager (Premises Dept): Essential: (i) Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent; and (ii) Microsoft Project Management Professional Certificate with knowledge of Power BI. Desirable: Good communication skills
• Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist (DoS): Essential: PG Degree in Statistics/Economics/Finance/Commerce; or MBA/PGDBA/PGPM/PGDM with finance specialization. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)/Diploma in Treasury, Investment, Risk management, or Data Analytics/CFA (USA)
• IT-Cyber Security Analyst (DoS): Essential: BE/ B.Sc/ B.Tech/ M.Sc/ M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/Cyber Security/Digital Forensics; or MCA. Desirable: CISSP/CISM/CISA/CEH
• Operational Risk Analyst (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics, Data Analytics or any other quantitative modelling field. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)/Diploma in Data Science/CFA (USA)/PG in Statistics/Econometrics/MBA
• Analyst (Credit Risk) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics/Finance/Economics. Desirable: MBA (finance)/CFA (USA)/CA/ICWA/LLB/LLM/IFRS Certificate
• Analyst (Market Risk) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics/Finance/Economics. Desirable: CFA/FRM, MBA (Finance)
• Risk Analyst (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Economics/Finance/Management. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)
• Accounts Specialist (DoS): Essential: CA/ICWA. Desirable: CFA (USA)/Company Secretary/IFRS Certificate
• Risk Assessment & Data Analyst (DoS): Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics/Finance/Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Mathematical Economics/Econometrics/Statistics & Informatics/Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s in Data Science/AI/ML/Big Data Analytics
• Policy Research Analyst (DoS): Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics/Finance/Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Mathematical Economics/Econometrics/Statistics & Informatics/Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s in Data Science/AI/ML/Big Data Analytics
• Business & Financial Risk Analyst (DoS): Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics/Finance/Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Mathematical Economics/Econometrics/Statistics & Informatics/Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s in Data Science/AI/ML/Big Data Analytics
• Data Engineer-I (DoS): Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Data Science/AI/ML/Electronics & Telecommunication; Or PG degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications; Or MCA. Good knowledge of SQL, Oracle, Python, R required. Desirable: CDMP/Google Professional Data Engineer/AWS Certified Data Analytics/CAP
• Data Engineer-II (DoS): Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Data Science/AI/ML/Electronics & Telecommunication; Or PG degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications; Or MCA. Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) course is mandatory. Desirable: Azure Data Engineer/SQL Server Database Development/CDMP
• Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics) (DoS): Essential: Master’s degree in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Economics/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Quantitative Economics/Finance/Quantitative Finance/Commerce; and Good knowledge of Python, R, SQL. Desirable: Certification in AI/ML, Data Science; PhD with relevant experience preferred
• Banking Domain Specialist (DoS): Essential: CA; Or MBA (finance specialisation) + 3 years accounting experience in commercial bank; Or PG in Economics/Statistics/Commerce + PGPM/PGDM (Finance) + 3 years accounting experience. Desirable: CS/ICWA/CMA/IFRS certificate
• Data Scientist (Data modelling) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/Mathematics/Data Science/Econometrics. Desirable: CFA/FRM (GARP)/PRM/Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science/AI & ML
• Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/ Econometrics/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Finance/ Economics; or MBA/PGDBA/PGPM/PGDM. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)/Diploma in Data Science/CFA (USA)
• Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/ Econometrics/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Statistics/Finance/Economics; or MBA/PGDBA/PGPM/PGDM. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)/Diploma in Data Science/CFA (USA)
• Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics) (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Economics/Statistics/Mathematics/Data Science; or PGDBA/PGPM/MBA (Finance); Or BE/ B.Tech/ ME/ M.Tech in Computer Science; or MCA. Desirable: CFA/FRM (GARP)/PRM/Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science/AI & ML
• Credit Risk Specialist (DoS): Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics/Econometrics/Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics/Finance/Economics; or MBA/PGDBA/PGPM/PGDM. Desirable: FRM (GARP)/PRM (PRMIA)/Diploma in Data Science/CFA (USA)
• Programme Coordinator (CoS) (DoS): Essential: Postgraduate in Economics and Finance. Desirable: CA, CFA, FRM, CISA or similar; PhD in Economics and Finance

Age Limit:

• Minimum Age: 21 years
• Maximum Age: 40 years
• Age Relaxation: Refer detailed guidelines.

Selection Process for RBI Recruitment Notification 2026:

• Stage 1 – Preliminary Screening/Shortlisting: Applications will be screened by a Screening Committee based on eligibility criteria
• Stage 2 – Document Verification: Shortlisted candidates must submit and verify documents supporting their claims regarding age, category, qualification, experience, etc.
• Stage 3 – Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview
• Shortlisting Criteria: RBI Services Board reserves the right to limit number of candidates called for Interview by enhancing minimum educational qualifications/minimum work experience requirement or through any other appropriate method
• Important Note: Merely fulfilling minimum requirements does not automatically entitle any candidate for interview. Final decision for shortlisting lies with RBI Services Board
• Interview Call Letter: Shortlisted candidates will be issued Interview Call Letter through email (documentsrbisb@rbi.org.in) only. No Call Letter will be sent by post or any other mode
• Candidature Status: Candidature will be subject to submission and verification of documents
• Screening for Large Applications: In case of significantly large number of applications, Bank may screen and shortlist reasonable number of candidates for interview
• Compensation Discussion: Candidates must indicate anticipated monthly compensation (within advertised range) along with previous employer compensation details before interview. However, any compensation discussion during interview may not be construed as offer of appointment
• Final Decision: In all matters regarding eligibility, interviews, assessment, prescribing minimum qualifying standards for shortlisting and interview, Board’s decision shall be final and binding

Application Fees:

• Category	Charges	Amount
  SC/ST/PwBD	Intimation Charges only	₹100/- + GST
  GEN/OBC/EWS	Application fee including Intimation Charges	₹600/- + GST
  RBI Staff Candidates	Fee Waiver	Nil

  • Payment Mode: Online only (Debit Cards – RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets)
  • Bank/Transaction Charges: To be borne by the candidate

Application Fees mode:

• Online Payment

How to Apply for RBI Recruitment Notification 2026?

• Application Mode: Candidates must apply ONLINE only through www.rbi.org.in. No other means/mode of application accepted
• Application URL: Visit www.rbi.org.in > Opportunities@RBI > Current Vacancies > Vacancies > “Lateral Recruitment of Experts on Full-Time Contract Basis in Reserve Bank of India (RBI)” > Click “Online Application Form” hyperlink
• Registration Process:
  1. Choose tab “Click here for New Registration”
  2. Enter Name, Contact details and Email-id
  3. System will generate and display Provisional Registration Number and Password
  4. Note down Provisional Registration Number and Password (also sent via Email & SMS)
• Filling Application:
  1. If unable to complete in one go, use “SAVE AND NEXT” to save data
  2. Verify details before final submission
  3. Enter basic details and upload Photo & Signature as per specifications
  4. Proceed to fill other details
  5. Validate and Save application
  6. Click Preview tab to verify entire application
  7. Modify if required, then click ‘Complete Registration’ after verifying all details
  8. Upload left thumb impression, handwritten declaration and necessary documents
  9. Click ‘Payment’ tab and proceed for payment
  10. Click ‘Submit’ button

All interested and eligible candidates can apply for this post online by 7th January 2026

• • Apply Link: Click Here
  • Detailed Notification PDF: Click Here

Important Dates:

Note: The Board reserves the right to make any changes in these dates. Corrigendum/Addendum, if any, will be published only on Bank’s website (www.rbi.org.in)