Evaluate the RBI website.

Introduction:
RBI Stands for Reserve Bank of India. It is India's central bank. Its aim is to
regulate the issue of bank note, keeping of reserve and to operate currency and
credit system of country.
1. Authority
RBI is Central bank of India. It is established on 1st April, 1935 with the provision
of Reserve bank of India act, 1934. It monetary authority which issue currency,
regulate and supervise financial system, manage foreign exchange. It also performs
a wide range of promotional functions to support national development.
2. Accuracy
It provides accurate bulletin and notification regarding financial situation or policy.
As a central monetary agency the information available in website is current and
accurate.
3. Objectivity
The provide concise and objective information. It includes policy rate, reserve
ratio, exchange ratio. Notification, Statistical information etc.
4. Currency
RBI official website provides current information regarding market trend, lending/
deposit rate, exchange rate etc. It also provides provides current notification and
press release almost every day.
5. Content:
The of RBI website provides information about Indian financial system. Apart
from Current rates it provides notification and press releases. It also provides
statistics regarding Indian economy and public debt statistic. It also publishes
journals, reports and working papers. RBI bulletin is one of the scholarly journals
in about Indian finance.
6. Coverage
The content of RBI can be categorized in 3 major category. 1. Current information:
it includes current policy rate, reserve ratio, notification. 2.Functionwise site: IT
covers function wise sites for monetary policy, research and financial market. 3.
publication: It provides information and content of its publication such as journal,
research reports.
7. Accessibility
The website it concise and informative. Home page provides information about
new notifications and journal. On the left hand corner, it provides information
regarding policy rates, reserve ratio etc. On the right hand corner, it provides
function wise sites. Site map, RSS feed and social media link is also provided.
8. Scope
The scope of information is restricted regarding Indian financial system. It
provides information regarding notification up to 1 month. Although it provides
current journal as well as journal up to 3 - 5 years.
9. Audience
In general audience of RBI website are semi layman or professionals. These
includes bank manager, economist or other financial business organizations.
Although it also pro provides content to encourage education and awareness
regarding financial aspect of layman’s.
10.Purpose
The prime purpose is to provide central website to publish information regarding
financial policy and statistic at one point.
11.Design
The design of RBI website contains Five elements
1. navigation: It provides multiple tabs such as notification, statistics along
with search facility..
2. Preamble: It provides brief information regarding function and objective of
information.
3. Quick link: It provides New notification and content on home page. It also
provide link to lodge a complaint.
4. Discover: It provides More links, sitemap and link to social media for
discovering further information.
 12.Technical element:
The Website is created with combination of HTML and Xml format. It reduces the
loading time of website. It provides content in web as well as in pdf format.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, RBI is central bank of India. It is authority in Indian economy and
finance. Although the prime purpose of website is to disseminate information
regarding finance to scholar, it also provide educational video.