"It's not the job that I have applied for. It's not a job that I am running for," he said when asked if he is going to be the next chief of IMF.
Rajan had earlier served as the Chief Economist at the multi-lateral funding agency and was the government's Chief Economic Advisor before he was named the RBI Governor.
Rajan's 3-year term as the Governor comes to an end in September next year.
The incumbent MD Christine Lagarde's term will end in July next year.