RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Online Form 2025

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts 2025- Important Dates, Exam Date, Syllabus, Salary, Notification PDF: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the Admit Card for the Posts of Lateral Recruitment of Experts on a Full-Time Contract Basis. The RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Online application is open from December 17 2025. Candidates can fill out the online forms until January 6, 2026. Candidates must read the official notification before applying.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Recruitment 2025

Advt No.: RBISB/DA/04/2025-26

Important Dates

Application Start Date: 17 December 2025
Last Date For Application: 6 January 2026 (6 pm)
Fee Payment Last Date: 6 January 2026 (6 pm)
Last Date for Printing Your Application: 17 January 2026
Exam Date: Notify Later
Admit Card: Notify Later
Result: Notify Later

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Application Fee

General, OBC, EWS: Rs. 600/-
SC, ST, PH: Rs. 100/-
Staff: Nil
The candidates are required to deposit the requisite examination fees online through Internet Banking, Debit, or Credit Card.

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts: Age Limit

Age Limits As of 1 December 2025

For Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Age: 25-40 Years
For IT Security Expert, IT System Administrator, IT Project Administrator, AI / ML Specialist, IT – Cyber Security Analyst, Network Administrator, Age: 27-40 Years
For Project Manager, Age: 21-40 Years
For Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist, Operational Risk Analyst – DoS, Analyst (Credit Risk) – DoS, Analyst (Market Risk) – DoS, Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk) – DoS, Credit Risk Specialist – DoS, Age: 30-40 Years
For IT – Cyber Security Analyst – DoS, Data Engineer-I – DoS, Data Engineer-II – DoS, Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics) – DoS, Banking Domain Specialist – DoS, Data Scientist (Data modelling) – DoS, Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics) – DoS, Age: 28-40 Years
For Risk Analyst – DoS, Accounts Specialist – DoS, Age: 30-45 Years
For Risk Assessment & Data Analyst – DoS, Policy Research Analyst – DoS, Business & Financial Risk Analyst – DoS, Age: 25-45 Years
For Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk) – DoS, Age: 35-45 Years
For Programme Coordinator (CoS) – DoS, Age: 40-62 Years

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RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Eligibility Criteria

Post Name	Educational Qualification	Work Experience
Department of Information Technology (DIT)
Data Scientist	Masters in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Data Sciences / Finance / Economics; Or BE / B.Tech in Computer Science.	Minimum 4 years of experience of working as a Data scientist, preferably at a financial institution.
Data Engineer	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 like Python / R / SAS / etc., Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH), Hortonworks Certified Administrator (HDPCA), MapR Certified Administrator (MCA), Apache Spark and Hadoop Developer (HDPCD), NoSQL Database Administrator (MongoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase).	Minimum 4 years of experience in database management, data pipeline development, and analytical database maintenance, with proficiency in designing logical data models, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and analytical data stores, ensuring data governance, and working with structured/unstructured data using technologies such as SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka, or similar platforms.
IT Security Expert	Essential: B.Sc / B.E. / B. Tech / M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA with specialisation in Information Security or equivalent. Desirable: Certification in Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) / Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) / Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) / Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) / Offensive Security Certified Professional certification (OSCP) / GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)/ CompTIA Security+/ CISA or equivalent.	Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Security in a security administration role, with a deep understanding of security principles and technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, vulnerability scanning tools, encryption and a proven track record of designing and implementing security policies and procedures in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
IT System Administrator	Essential: B.Sc / BE / B.Tech / M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA. Desirable: Professional Practitioner / Relevant certifications, such as IBM Certified System Administrator – z/OS, VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), equivalent certifications for respective positions.	Minimum 5 years experience in the areas of implementation, configuration, operations, and maintenance of Mainframe (z/OS)/ Virtualisation Management software/ Oracle/DB2 in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
IT Project Administrator	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 or equivalent qualifications. Desirable: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent qualifications.	Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT Project Management, interfacing with business and technical teams to finalise project scope document requirements and manage end to end implementation in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
AI / ML Specialist	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: Relevant professional certification like Certified Artificial Intelligence Professional (CAIP), Certified Machine Learning Professional (CMLP), Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Amazon Web Services Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or equivalent qualifications.	Minimum 7 years of professional experience in data preparation, feature engineering, model selection and training, and deployment of models into production systems. Strong proven experience with tools/libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NumPy, Pandas/etc. and functional knowledge on Machine Learning Algorithms (Regression Analysis/ Supervised/Unsupervised/ Neural Networks/NLP/etc.) and Deep Learning architecture required. Good knowledge of Python/Java/Scala/Unix/Rest API process required.
IT – Cyber Security Analyst	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 and Digital Threat Management. Desirable: Professional certifications like Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) or equivalent qualifications.	Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies/ Telecom companies/ IS Audit/ Information Security companies/ firms/ organisations
Network Administrator	Essential: B.Sc/ BE / B.Tech / M.Sc/ M Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA. Desirable: Relevant certifications, such as Cisco Certified Network Associate / Professional (CCNA/CCNP) or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) or CompTIA Network+ or equivalent certifications.	Minimum 5 years of experience in a network administration role, with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining computer networks, diagnose and troubleshoot complex network issues along with a deep understanding of networking concepts and technologies such as routing, switching, load balancing, firewall security, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network access control, virtual private networks (VPNs), etc. in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
Premises Department
Project Manager	Essential: (i) Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification; and (ii) Microsoft Project Management Professional Certificate with knowledge of power Bl. Desirable: Good communication skills.	Experience in Construction and Project management with at least 5 years of experience as Project Manager in construction activity after graduation in a public or private limited organization, in the area of Planning / Designing / Construction of Large office Building / Multi-storeyed Buildings / Residential Campus and having experience in preparation and evaluation of tender.
Department of Supervision (DoS)
Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist	Essential: (i) PG Degree in Statistics / Economics / Finance / Commerce; or (ii) ‘MBA / PGDBA / PGPM / PGDM’ – with finance specialization. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Treasury, Investment, Risk management, or Data Analytics, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).	Minimum 7 years of experience in commercial banks/ Systemically Significant NBFCs/ financial service organisations, of which three years of experience in the area of Treasury Operations or Risk Management Department.
IT – Cyber Security Analyst	Essential: (i) ‘B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech / MSc’ in Computer Science / Information Technology / Cyber Security / Digital Forensics; or (ii) MCA. Desirable: Professional certifications like Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).	Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies / Consulting / Telecom companies / IS Audit / Information Security companies / firms / organisations
Operational Risk Analyst	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics, Data Analytics or any other quantitative modelling field. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics Psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA), Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics or MBA / PGDBA / PGPM / PGDM.	Minimum 3 years’ experience in Operational Risk Management Department of a large financial institution viz. large commercial banks, NBFCs in the Top Layer, Upper Layer under Scale Based Regulation for NBFCs.
Analyst (Credit Risk)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics. Desirable: MBA (finance) / CFA (USA) / CA / ICWA / LLB / LLM / IFRS Certificate	Minimum 5 years of experience as a Credit Analyst (assessing corporate / institutional loan proposals) in Scheduled Commercial Bank.
Analyst (Market Risk)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics. Desirable: CFA / FRM, MBA (Finance).	Minimum 3 years of experience as a Dealer / Trader in an Investment Bank / Treasury of Scheduled Commercial Bank.
Risk Analyst	Essential: Post Graduate Degree /Diploma in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Economics / Finance / Management. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager Certification from Global Association of Risk Professionals [FRM (GARP)], Professional Risk Manager certification from Professional Risk Managers’ International Association [PRM (PRMIA)]	Five (05) years of experience in risk modelling in areas of credit / market / liquidity risk in a Scheduled Commercial Bank or a Systemically Important NBFC or in a rating agency established at least 10 years back.
Accounts Specialist	Essential: CA/ICWA. Desirable: Chartered Financial Analyst [CFA(USA)] / Company Secretary / IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Certificate program [IFRS Certificate].	Minimum five years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organizations, of which two years of experience in the areas of Treasury Operations, Credit Risk.
Risk Assessment & Data Analyst	Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics / Finance / Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Mathematical Economics / Econometrics / Statistics & Informatics / Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s Degree in Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data Analytics.	3 years’ experience in handling big data / analytical / statistical tools, etc. in Financial Sector.
Policy Research Analyst	Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics / Finance / Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Mathematical Economics / Econometrics / Statistics & Informatics / Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s Degree in Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data Analytics.	3 years experience in Research / Teaching experience at a recognised Indian / Foreign University / Institute in the areas of banking / finance / economics.
Business & Financial Risk Analyst	Essential: Master’s Degree in Economics / Finance / Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Mathematical Economics / Econometrics / Statistics & Informatics / Applied Statistics & Informatics. Desirable: Master’s Degree in Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data Analytics	3 years in Research oriented profiles in banking / finance Research / Teaching experience at a recognised Institute.
Data Engineer-I	Essential: (a) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Data Science / Artifical Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) / Electronics & Telecommunication ‘Or’ (b) Post Graduate degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications ‘Or’ (c) Master of Computer Applications (MCA). Desirable: One or more of the certifications viz. Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Google Professional Data Engineer or equivalent, AWS Certified Data Analytics or equivalent, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP).	7 years of experience in data engineering or a related role within the commercial banking or financial services industry
Data Engineer-II	Essential: (a) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Data Science / Artifical Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) / Electronics & Telecommunication ‘Or’ (b) Post Graduate degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications ‘Or’ (c) Master of Computer Applications (MCA). Desirable: One or more of the certifications viz. Azure Data Engineer Associate or equivalent, SQL/ PL SQL Server Database Development or equivalent, Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP).	5 years of experience as Oracle / SQL / PL SQL developer including writing of complex queries / blocks with uses of database normalization, indexing, complex joins, subqueries, nested queries, etc. at a financial institution.
Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics)	Essential: (a) Master’s degree in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Economics / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Quantitative Economics / Finance / Quantitative Finance / Commerce; and (b) Good knowledge of at least one data analytical tools / technologies, viz. Python, R, SQL etc. Desirable: (a) Certification courses in AI/ML, Data Science, etc., (b) Candidates with a Ph.D. degree along with relevant experience in application of data analytical tools to Economic / Financial Analysis will be given preference.	Minimum 5 years of experience (excluding any period of research or internship while pursuing degree / PhD) as a Data analyst at a financial institution / IT Firm / Consultancy firm; Out of the minimum 5 years’ experience, at least three years’ experience should be in credit risk modelling with knowledge of AI / ML techniques in a commercial bank / large financial company / financial services organization.
Banking Domain Specialist	Essential: Candidates should have one of the following three qualifications: (i) Chartered Account (CA) (i) MBA (with finance specialisation) + 3 years’ experience of having involved in accounting work in commercial bank (ii) Post graduate degree in Economics / Statistics / Commerce; + either ‘PGPM (Finance specialisation) or PGDM (Finance Specialisation)’ + 3 years’ experience of having involved in accounting work in commercial bank. Desirable: Company Secretary (CS), Cost and Work Accountants (ICWA), Cost and Management Accounting (CMA), IFRS certificate	(a) Minimum 7 years of experience of working in general banking operations; and (b) IT Knowledge with working on CBS and other core systems of commercial banks; and (c) Practical knowledge of dealing with banking data along with relevant knowledge.
Data Scientist (Data modelling)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science / Econometrics. Desirable: CFA / FRM (GARP) / PRM / Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science / AI & ML	Minimum 5 years of experience in data handling using Python, R for data analytics, visualization, statistical programming, data mining & Natural Language Processing (NLP) to manage relevant risk in commercial banks / large financial companies / financial services organisations.
Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).	Minimum 5 years experience
Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics, or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).	Minimum 7 years’ experience
Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics)	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Economics / Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science; or PGDBA or PGPM or MBA (with Finance specialization), or ‘B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech’ in Computer Science; or MCA. Desirable: CFA / FRM (GARP) / PRM / Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science /AI & ML.	Minimum 5 years of experience in data handling using Python, R for data analytics, visualization, statistical programming, data mining & Natural language processing (NLP) to manage relevant risk in commercial banks / large financial companies / financial services organisations.
Credit Risk Specialist	Essential: Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM. Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).	Minimum 5 years of experience
Programme Coordinator (CoS)	Essential: Postgraduate in areas of Economics and Finance. Desirable: Degrees / Certifications viz. CA, CFA, FRM, CISA or similar qualifications. PhD in the areas of Economics and Finance.	(a) Minimum 10 years’ experience in teaching courses on banking or financial markets in reputed academic institutions OR 15 years’ service in banks or financial institutions with at least 3 years’ experience as a member of faculty in training establishments in the financial sector; (b) Domain knowledge in the areas of Business Risk and Assurance functions as also one or more areas such as financial regulation/supervision and financial stability.

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Vacancy Details

Total Vacancy: 93 Posts

Sl. No.	Post Name	Equivalent Grade	Posts
Department of Information Technology (DIT)
1	Data Scientist	Grade ‘C’	2
2	Data Engineer	Grade ‘C’	2
3	IT Security Expert	Grade ‘C’	7
4	IT System Administrator	Grade ‘C’	5
5	IT Project Administrator	Grade ‘C’	3
6	AI / ML Specialist	Grade ‘C’	3
7	IT – Cyber Security Analyst	Grade ‘C’	5
8	Network Administrator	Grade ‘C’	3
Premises Department
9	Project Manager	Grade ‘C’	5
Department of Supervision (DoS)
10	Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist	Grade ‘C’	1
11	IT – Cyber Security Analyst	Grade ‘C’	13
12	Operational Risk Analyst	Grade ‘C’	2
13	Analyst (Credit Risk)	Grade ‘C’	2
14	Analyst (Market Risk)	Grade ‘C’	2
15	Risk Analyst	Grade ‘C’	5
16	Accounts Specialist	Grade ‘C’	5
17	Risk Assessment & Data Analyst	Grade ‘C’	2
18	Policy Research Analyst	Grade ‘C’	2
19	Business & Financial Risk Analyst	Grade ‘C’	6
20	Data Engineer-I	Grade ‘C’	1
21	Data Engineer-II	Grade ‘C’	1
22	Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics)	Grade ‘C’	1
23	Banking Domain Specialist	Grade ‘C’	1
24	Data Scientist (Data modelling)	Grade ‘C’	2
25	Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)	Grade ‘C’	1
26	Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)	Grade ‘D’	1
27	Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics)	Grade ‘C’	4
28	Credit Risk Specialist	Grade ‘C’	4
29	Programme Coordinator (CoS)	Grade ‘E’	2

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Salary Details

(a) The monthly compensation payable includes the following consolidated amount:

Level 3 (equivalent to Gr. C): ₹3,10,000/-
Level 4 (equivalent to Gr. D): ₹4,30,000/-
Level 5 (equivalent to Gr. E): ₹4,80,000/-

and housing allowance applicable at the centre of posting. The compensation will be subject to applicable tax deduction at source.

(b) The Selection Committee reserves the right to fix an appropriate initial consolidated amount within the following range after negotiation with candidates.

Level 3: ₹3,10,000/- to ₹4,10,000/-
Level 4: ₹4,30,000/- to ₹5,10,000/-
Level 5: ₹4,80,000/- to ₹6,00,000/-

Document Required

Class 10th and 12th mark sheets
Degree and Other Certificates
Valid government-issued photo ID (Aadhar Card)
Disability certificate (if applicable)
Caste Certificate
Income Certificate for EWS
Domicile Certificate

RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts Selection Process

Selection for the posts will be made through a preliminary screening/shortlisting process by a Screening Committee, followed by document verification and an interview. RBI Services Board reserves the right to limit the number of candidates called for an interview, commensurate with the number of vacancies, by enhancing the minimum educational qualifications/ minimum work experience requirement as indicated above or through any other appropriate method.

How to Apply for RBI Lateral Recruitment of Experts 2025

(1) Candidates need to visit the official website of the RBI or the link given in the link section.

(2) Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. The candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using the Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars if needed.

(3) Candidates are required to upload their
– Photograph
– Signature
– Left thumb impression
– A handwritten declaration
– Certificate as mentioned in clause J (ix) (if applicable)
– SSC/ SSLC/ 10th standard or equivalent certificate
– Candidates will also be required to capture and upload their live photograph through webcam or mobile phone during the registration process.

(4) Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves, as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Before submission of the online application, candidates are advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on the COMPLETE REGISTRATION Button. Visually Impaired candidates are responsible for carefully verifying/filling in the details in the online application form properly, and ensuring that the same are correct before submission, as no change is possible after submission.

(5) Digi Locker has been integrated with the online application form. The candidate may provide access to issued credentials/documents (Aadhaar, Educational Qualification Documents, etc.) and information (Name, Date of Birth, Gender, etc.) through Digi Locker voluntarily.

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