RBI GRADE B PHASE-1 EXAM PATTERN (OBJECTIVE) RBI GRADE B PHASE-2 EXAM PATTERN (OBJECTIVE + DESCRIPTIVE)

SECTION NO. OF QUE MARKS TIME NAME OF PAPER TYPE OF PAPER MARKS TIME
General Awareness 80 80 Paper I: Economic & social issues Objective + Descriptive 100 120 minute
Quant. aptitude 30 30 Paper II: English (Writing skills) descriptive 100 90 minute
English Language 30 30 120 Paper III: Finance & Management Objective + Descriptive 100 120 minute
Reasoning 60 60 minutes
Total 200 200 RBI GRADE B PRELIMS SYLLABUS

SUBJECTS SYLLABUS
Quant. aptitude Ratio & Proportion, Mensuration, Percentage, Average, Speed, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Permutation and Combination, Mixture and
Alligation, Data Interpretation, Probability, Stocks and Shares, Simplification and Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Inequalities, Number
Series, Upstream and Downstream, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest
Reasoning Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Inequalities, Direction Test, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Reasoning, Analogy,
Coding-Decoding, Ranking, Alphanumeric series
English Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Fill in the blanks, Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting, Paragraph Completion, Vocabulary,
Grammar, Idioms& Phrases, Tense
General Awareness Current Affairs, Indian Financial Systems, Indian Banking Systems, Monetary Plans, National & International Institutions, Banking Terms, Banking
Agreements, Economic News, Sports News, Awards, Books & Authors
RBI GRADE B MAINS SYLLABUS

English (writing 1. essay Writing 2. Precis Writing 3. Comprehension

Skills)
Economic & Economic Reforms in India Growth and Development
Social Issues  Industrial and labour Policy  Measurement of Growth: National Income and
 Monetary and fiscal Policy per Capita Income
 Privatization  Poverty Alleviation and Employment generation
 Role of Economic Planning in India
 Economic Planning in India  Sustainable Development and Environment
Globalization issues
 Opening up of the Economy Social Structure in India
 Balance of Payments  Multiculturalism
 Export-Import Policy  Demographic Trends
 International Economic Institutions  Urbanization and Migration
 IMF and World bank  Gender issues
 WTO  Social Justice: Positive discrimination in favour of
 Regional Economic Cooperation underprivileged
 Social Movements
 Indian Political System
 Human Development
 Social sectors in India
 Health and Education
Finance & Finance Management
Management Financial system Management
 Regulations of Banks & Financial Institutions  Nature of scope
 Functions of RBI  Processes (planning, organizing, staffing,
 The conduct of monetary policy directing, controlling)
 The Banking system of India  Role of manager in organization
 Financial Institutions (SIDBI, NABARD, EXIM,
NHB) Leadership
Financial markets  Tasks of a leader
 Primary & Secondary markets (Forex, money,  Styles and theories
Bond, Equity)  Successful vs effective leader
 Functions, Instruments, Recent Developments  Human resource development
General Topics  Concepts and goal of HRD
 Risk Management in Banking Sector  Performance appraisal – Potential appraisal &
 Basics of Derivatives: Forward, futures and Swap development – feedback and performance
 Changing landscape of Banking sector counselling – career planning – training &
 Recent developments in financial sector, development – Rewards – Employee welfare.
Portfolio investment, public sector reforms, Motivation
Disinvestments  Theories
 Financial Inclusion – Use of Technology  Morale and incentive
 The role of e-governance in addressing the  How managers motivate
issues of corruption & inefficiency in  Morale concept
government sector  Factors influencing morale
 The Union budget – Direct and indirect taxes;  Role of incentives in building up morale
non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, 13th Finance Communication
Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal responsibility  Steps in communication process
and budget management act  Communication channels
 Inflation: Definition, Trends, estimates,  Communication types: Oral vs Written; Verbal vs
consequences, and remedies: WPI, CPI – Non-verbal; Upward, downward & lateral
components of trends  Role of IT
 Barriers to communication
Corporate Governance
 Mechanisms
 Factors affecting corporate governance