RBI employees staged a rare protest against a new promotion policy that makes Grade B-to-C advancement vacancy-linked, with officers warning the move could sharply slow career progression at the central bank.
The notification mentions this for minimum educational eligibility criteria:
"Four-year Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 60% marks in aggregate of all semesters/ years or an equivalent grade/ CGPA in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics/ Quantitative Economics/ Econometrics/ Informatics/ Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Big Data Analytics or any other related branches of these areas from a recognized Indian/ Foreign University/ Institute approved/ recognized by Government/ UGC/ AICTE"
I completed my B.tech. in Information Technology in 2025 from a IIIT with appropriate percentage. I had subjects: AI (Sem 6), Data Science & Analytics, Machine Learning and NLP (Sem 7) and Neural Networks (Sem 8)
My Question: Does my branch count towards "other related branches" ? Can I apply for DSIM?
I am currently working as a FTE in Data Engineering. Aiming to appear for RBI / SEBI- general exams for 2026-2027. Need some inputs from this community as I have read that RBI is shifting towards hiring Grade As
SBI Clerk Recruitment 2026: Notification expected in July end 2026.
Prelims - September Last Week.
Mains - 7th November 2026
Educational Qualification: Graduation
Age: 21-28 Years.
Don't wait for Notification, start your preparation Early.
Disclaimer: This Post is only for education purpose, Currently Recruitment notification has not been released by SBI, you need to visit official SBI website for Updates on any Recruitment.