RBI IS Audit
Meet RBI's IS audit and cyber-governance expectations for banks and NBFCs.
RBI Framework Gap
Against the RBI Cyber Security Framework
Annual IS Audit
Full information-systems audit fieldwork
RBI-Format Report
Board-ready report and regulatory filing
CERT-In Auditors
A qualified, CERT-In-aligned team
What it is
An Information Systems (IS) Audit under RBI rules is an independent examination of a regulated entity's IT systems, cyber controls and governance against RBI's Cyber Security Framework and the Master Direction on IT Governance, Risk, Controls and Assurance Practices.
Who must comply
Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), small finance and payments banks, Top/Upper/Middle Layer NBFCs, Credit Information Companies and All-India Financial Institutions.
How IntelligenceX helps
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes if you are a Top, Upper or Middle Layer NBFC. The IT Governance Master Direction (effective April 2024) mandates IS audit, board-level IT governance and assurance practices.
RBI expects independent, qualified auditors, and CERT-In empanelment is the market standard for cyber and VAPT scope. Internal audit alone does not satisfy the external-assurance expectation.
For most banks and NBFCs, four to eight weeks of fieldwork depending on the number of applications and locations in scope, followed by the RBI-format report and board presentation. We plan it around your financial-year and regulatory-filing calendar.