Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Junior Engineer Examination is one of the most popular competitive examinations among youngsters of India.
In this article, we are going to discuss the detailed syllabus and exam pattern of the RBI Junior Engineer Examination.
RBI Junior Engineer Exam Pattern
The selection process for RBI Junior Engineer Examination consists of three phases. They are mentioned below.
- Online Written Examination
- Language Proficiency Test
- Interview
Written Exam Pattern for RBI JE
| Sl. No. | Name of Tests | Total Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | English Language | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | Engineering Discipline (Paper-I) | 40 | 100 |
| 3 | Engineering Discipline (Paper-II) | 40 | 100 |
| 4 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| Total | 180 | 300 |
Note: There will be negative marking for this examination. For each wrong question, ¼ marks will get deducted
RBI Junior Engineer Examination Syllabus
English
- Fill in the blanks
- Error correction
- Sentence rearrangement
- Comprehensive passage
- Idioms and Phrases
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Subject-Verb Agreement
General Intelligence Syllabus
- Alpha Numerical Series
- Similarities and Differences
- Verbal and Figure Classification
- Non-verbal series
- Space Visualization
- Visual Memory
- Relationship concepts
- Decision making
Civil Engineering Syllabus
Paper-I
- Building materials
- Costing and Valuation
- Surveying
- Soil Mechanics
- Hydraulics
- Transportation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
Paper-II
- Theory of structures
- Concrete technology
- RCC design
- Steel design
Electrical Engineering Syllabus
Paper I
- Basics of Electrical Engineering
- Lighting design of office areas
- Transformers, Working principles, protection types, preventive maintenance
- Pumping
- Various type of motors
- Starting methods of various types of motors
- Substation design and layout including DG set
- Type of Earthing, Testing, Lightening arrestor
Paper-II
- Basic knowledge of air conditioning and Inverters
- Basic Knowledge of rectifiers and UPS systems.
- Energy conservation techniques
- The LT distribution system, cabling/ internal wiring system
- Panel design and faultfinding, preventive maintenance,
- Testing of electrical
- Basics of elevators, design, electrical safeties, protections controllers,
- Basics of CCTV system.
- Fire and Smoke Alarm system,
- Knowledge of Indian Electricity Rules
- Switch gears and protection used in HT/LT
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The candidates can download the RBI Junior Engineer Syllabus PDF from the official website of the Reserve Bank of India.
The marking scheme of the written examination for the papers includes 1 mark for every correct answer of English and Reasoning while 2.5 marks for the papers of Engineering discipline. Additionally, there will be a provision of negative marking.
The candidate has to visit the official website of the RBI Junior Engineer and look for the notification available on the homepage. The homepage contains the link to the syllabus PDF. The candidates can take a printout of the same for reference.
There will be a total of 180 questions for 300 marks. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests i.e. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.