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RBI Grade B
Syllabus and Exam Pattern

CONTENTS
Syllabus ............................................................................................................................................ 2

Exam Pattern .................................................................................................................................... 7

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Syllabus
RBI Grade B Syllabus for Prelims

Section Syllabus

Quantitative 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

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English Language  Reading Comprehension

 Cloze Test
 Para jumbles
 Fill in the blanks
 Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
 Paragraph Completion

General Awareness  Current Affairs

 Indian Financial Systems
 Indian Banking Systems
 Monetary Plans
 National Institutions
 Banking Terms

RBI Grade B Syllabus for Mains

Section Subsection Topics

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Economic & Social  Growth and Development

Issues (Objective)  Measurement of growth
 National Income and per capita income
 Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
 Sustainable Development and Environmental issues
 Economic Reforms in India
 Industrial and Labour Policy
 Monetary and Fiscal Policy
 Privatization
 Role of Economic Planning
 Globalization
 Opening up of the Indian Economy
 Balance of Payments
 Export-Import Policy
 International Economic Institutions
 IMF and World Bank
 WTO
 Regional Economic Cooperation.
 Social Structure in India
 Multiculturalism
 Demographic Trends
 Urbanization and Migration
 Gender Issues
 Social Justice : Positive Discrimination in favor of the under
privileged
 Social Movements
 Indian Political System
 Human Development
 Social Sectors in India
 Health and Education

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Finance & Finance (a) Financial System

Management
(Objective)
 Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
 Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy,
Banking System in India, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM,
NABARD, NHB, etc.

(b) Financial Markets

 Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.),

functions, instruments, recent developments

(c) General Topics

 Risk Management in Banking Sector

 Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap
 Changing Landscape of Banking sector
 Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment,
Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments
 Financial Inclusion- use of technology
 Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-
Private Partnership
 Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, role of e-governance in
addressing the issues of corruption and inefficiency in the
government sector.
 The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of
Revenue, GST, Thirteenth Finance Commission and GST, Finance
Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
Management Act (FRBM),
 Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies
(control): WPI, CPI - components and trends.

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Management  Management: its nature and scope

 The Management Processes
 Planning, Organisation
 Staffing
 Directing and Controlling
 The Role of a Manager in an Organisation
 Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader
 Leadership Styles
 Leadership Theories
 A successful Leader versus an effective Leader
 Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD
 Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and
development
 Feedback and Performance Counselling
 Career Planning
 Training and Development
 Rewards
 Employee Welfare
 Motivation, Morale and Incentives
 Theories of Motivation
 How Managers Motivate
 Concept of Morale
 Factors determining morale
 Role of Incentives in Building up Morale
 Communication: Steps in the Communication Process
 Communication Channels
 Oral versus Written Communication
 Verbal versus non-verbal Communication
 upward, downward and lateral communication
 Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology
 Corporate Governance
 Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate
Governance.

English Writing This section does not have any specific syllabus. The questions of this
Skills section will be testing the writing skills, expression, and understanding of
(Descriptive) the English language of the aspirant.

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Exam Pattern
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern: Phase I for General
Topic Details

Mode of exam Grade B (DR) for General

 Phase I & II: Online

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

 Paper I: Online

 Paper 2: Online

 Paper 3: Online

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Test duration Grade B (DR) for General

 Phase I: 120 minutes

 Phase II: 330 minutes (combined)

DEPR/DSIM post

 Paper 1: 120 minutes

 Paper 2: 180 minutes

 Paper 3: 90 minutes

Nature of questions Grade B (DR) for General

 Phase I: Objective type

 Phase II: Descriptive + Objective Type

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

 Paper I: Objective type

 Paper II & III: Descriptive Type

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Number of sections Grade B (DR) for General

 Phase I: Four

 Phase II: Paper 1, 2 & 3

Grade B (DR) for DEPR

 Paper I: Objective type paper on Economics

 Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Economics (Question paper displayed on the
computer, answers to be written on paper)

 Paper III: Descriptive Type paper on English (To be typed with the help of
keyboard)

Grade B (DR) for DSIM

 Paper I: Objective type paper on Statistics

 Paper II: Descriptive Type paper on Statistics (Question paper displayed on the
computer, answers to be written on paper)

 Paper III: Descriptive Type Paper in English (To be typed with the help of
keyboard)

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Total marks Grade B (DR) for General

 Phase I: 200 marks

 Phase II: (Paper 1, 2, and 3): 100 marks for each paper

Grade B (DR) for DEPR/DSIM

 Paper I: 100 marks

 Paper-II & III: 100 marks for each paper

Language of English and Hindi

question paper

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Number of Grade B (DR) for General

questions

 Phase I: 200

 Phase II: 133

Grade B (DR) for DEPR & DSIM

 Paper I for DEPR: 62

 Paper I for DSIM: 20

 Paper II & III:

 Economics/Statistics: 5

 English (Writing Skills): 3

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RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022: Mains

Name of Paper Type of Paper Duration Total Marks

Paper I: Economic and Social Issues Objective + Descriptive 120 mins 100

Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) Descriptive 90 mins 100

Paper III: Finance and Management Objective + Descriptive 120 mins 100

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022: DEPR/DSIM

Subject Duration (min) Max. Marks

Paper I - Objective 120 100

Paper II - Descriptive 180 100

Paper III - English Descriptive 90 100

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022 - Interview Process

 The exam conducting body will publish the list of names and roll numbers of the successful candidates of
Phase II
 All the candidates will be informed separately of the date and time.
 The total marks for the interview round will be 75 marks.

 Candidates have the independence to select their interview language from English and Hindi.

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