The Reserve Bank of India has officially released the coveted RBI Grade B Notification 2026, opening up doors for aspirants aiming for a prestigious career in the banking sector. This year, a total of 60 vacancies have been announced for Grade B (General/DEPR/DSIM) Officers. Along with the recruitment details, the apex bank has detailed the comprehensive state-wise exam centre list for Prelims, Mains, and DEPR/DSIM examinations.
As candidates prepare to apply for these competitive posts, selecting the right examination city is crucial. You can also keep track of upcoming hall tickets via the RBI Grade B Mains Admit Card 2026 Out- Click to Download portal updates.
RBI Grade B Exam Centre List 2026 Important Notes
When selecting and preparing for your test locations across various States /UTs, keep the following guidelines in mind:
- The Centres and the dates of the examination mentioned are subject to change at the discretion of the Board.
- Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed about the exact timetable and venue. No request for change of exam centre will be entertained.
- Candidates must select four preferred Examination Centres for Phase-I and Phase-II separately while filling the online application form. The preferences can be from any State/UT/NCR as per the given list. The choices for Phase-I and Phase-II may be different, but the Board reserves the right to allot any other centre than the ones chosen by the candidate.
- Candidates will have to appear at the allotted examination centre at their own risk and expense. The Board does not provide any arrangement for travel, boarding, or lodging. It will not be responsible for any injury, loss, or inconvenience caused during the examination.
- Interviews will be conducted at a centre decided by the Board. The details of the interview venue will be mentioned in the Interview Call Letter.
State-Wise Prelims Exam Centres List 2026
Review the detailed table below for the state-wise distribution of preliminary examination centres:
| States /UTs | Exam Centres for Prelims Exam |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur/Vijayawada, Kakinada, Tirupathi, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Ongole, Srikakulam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Gaya, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Mohali (SAS Nagar) |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand/Vadodara, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/Bardoli |
| Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra, Faridabad, Gurugram |
| Ladakh (UT) | Leh, Kargil |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Kangra |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar , Samba |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hubballi(Hubli)/Dharwad, Mangaluru(Mangalore), Mysuru(Mysore), Shivamogga(Shimoga), Udupi, Davanagere, |
| Kerala | Kannur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Ujjain, Satna |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalgoan, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/MMR, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Akola, Jalna, Chandrapur, Solapur, Dhule, Nanded, Latur, Beed, Parbhani, Ahilyanagar |
| Manipur | Imphal, Kakching, Churachandpur |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima, Dimapur |
| New Delhi | Delhi –NCR |
| Orissa | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Baripada |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Patiala, Moga, Phagwara |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Sikar |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Thanjavur, Vellore, Nagercoil/Kanyakumari, Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirupur |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal , Mehbubnagar, Nizamabad, Khammam |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida & Greater Noida, |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri, Burdwan,Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah |
Additional Exam Centre References
The following secondary tables present specialized groupings for specific phases and regional availability under the 2026 notification:
| Name of the Centres |
|---|
| Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara/Anand | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Bengaluru, Mysuru (Mysore) | Kanpur, Varanasi |
| Bhopal, Indore | Ernakulam, Kozhikode |
| Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Ganjam | Lucknow |
| Kolkata, Siliguri | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane/MMR |
| Mohali (SAS Nagar), Patiala | Nagpur |
| Chennai, Madurai | New Delhi/ Delhi/NCR |
| Guwahati | Patna |
| Hyderabad, Guntur/Vijayawada | Pune, Kolhapur, Nasik |
| Jaipur, Udaipur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Raipur |
| Name of the Centres (Alternative Listing) |
|---|
| Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara/Anand | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Bengaluru, Mysuru (Mysore) | Kanpur, Varanasi |
| Bhopal, Indore | Ernakulam, Kozhikode |
| Bhubaneswar, Berhampur-Ganjam | Lucknow |
| Kolkata, Siliguri | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane/MMR |
| Mohali (SAS Nagar), Patiala | Nagpur |
| Chennai, Madurai | New Delhi/Delhi/NCR |
| Guwahati | Patna |
| Hyderabad, Guntur/Vijayawada | Pune, Kolhapur, Nasik |
| Jaipur, Udaipur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Raipur |
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