In 2021, RBI has come up with 322 vacancies for Grade B officers. This is an ideal time to increase your preparation levels for RBI Grade B 2021 exam. Most of you must be asking, with only 65 days in hand and with two phases to clear what should be my best bet?
The odds of your success depends on how sincere you are with the preparation strategy even if you have never taken a competitive exam or have knowledge on economics and/or finance.
YES!!! You read it right. You can still beat the other candidates to be among those 322 RBI Grade B officers.
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Phase wise Preparation for RBI Grade B 2021 Exam
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam
There are only 65 days till the Phase 2 exam of which you get 40 days for the Phase 1 exam and only 25 days for the Phase 2 exam. In 2019, RBI introduced sectional timings for each section in the Phase 1 exam. Phase 1 can be categorized further as shown below.
Non-calculations based questions are the most scoring of which General Awareness questions carries 40% weightage of the total marks. Moreover, the overall exam cut-off is higher than the sectional cut-off. Even if you are meeting sectional cut-offs you may not necessarily meet the overall cut-off. Hence, it is essential to learn how to make it through the sectional and overall cut-offs.
It is important to note that RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam is qualifying in nature hence you should always aim to obtain the cut-off marks. Anything more than the cut-off will still help you to only qualify for Phase 2 exam.
REMEMBER: Phase 1 is your entry pass to appear for Phase 2 exam.
RBI Grade Phase 2 Exam
This is the most important phase of all the three phases. The marks you score in this exam determine whether you will make it to the RBI Grade B officers list or not. Every mark in this paper will indicate your rank and seniority at RBI. RBI Grade B Phase 2 exam is of 300 marks divided equally among the three sections – Economic and Social Issues, Descriptive English and Financial Management.
RBI Grade B Phase 3 Exam
The interview also determines your overall merit list but is of 75 marks and carries 20% weightage in the overall merit list. Hence, you should emphasize more on Phase 2.
Next 40 Days Strategy
To crack RBI Grade B 2021 Phase 1 exam in the next 40 days, we have come up with the following exhaustive plan for four categories of aspirants based on their preparation level. You should dedicate the last 20 days, of these 40 days, to the Phase 1 exam.
You have just STARTED PREPARATION of IBPS/RBI/SEBI/NABARD exams
| Category | Education Background (Graduate /PG) | First 10 days | 11-20 days | 21-30 days | Last 10 days |
| A | Science, Arts (B.Tech/B.Sc./BA) | Phase 1– 60-90% | Phase 1– 70-90% | Phase 1– 100% | Phase 1– 100% |
| B | Economics, MBA, BBA, Bcom, CA/CS | Phase 1– 60-90% | Phase 1– 70-90% | Phase 1– 100% | Phase 1– 100% |
You CLEARED PRELIMS of more of IBPS/RBI/SEBI/NABARD exams
| Category | Education Background (Graduate /PG) | First 10 days | 11-20 days | 21-30 days | Last 10 days |
| A | Science, Arts (B.Tech/B.Sc./BA) | Phase 1 – 40-60% | Phase 1 – 60-80% | Phase 1 – 80-100% | Phase 1 – 100% |
| B | Economics, MBA, BBA, Bcom, CA/CS | Phase 1 – 50-70% | Phase 1 – 70-90% | Phase 1 – 80-100% | Phase 1 – 100% |
You have been PREPARING for UPSC for 2 years or more
| Category | Education Background (Graduate /PG) | First 10 days | 11-20 days | 21-30 days | Last 10 days |
| A | Science, Arts (B.Tech/B.Sc./BA) | Phase 1 – 60-80% | Phase 1 – 70-90% | Phase 1 – 80-100% | Phase 1 – 100% |
| B | Economics, MBA, BBA, Bcom, CA/CS | Phase 1 – 70-90% | Phase 1 – 80-90% | Phase 1 – 90-100% | Phase 1 – 100% |
You are WORKING in a BANK or others by clearing IBPS
| Category | Education Background (Graduate /PG) | First 10 days | 11-20 days | 21-30 days | Last 10 days |
| A | JAIIB/CAIIM/MBA | Phase 1 – 40-60% | Phase 1 – 60-80% | Phase 1 – 80-100% | Phase 1 – 100% |
Strategic Tips to Stay Ahead in the Race for RBI Grade B 2021
Do’s
- Focus on few trustworthy resources and start your preparation right away
- Look into your own strengths and weaknesses while learning from a good mentor
- Emphasize on practicing Phase 1 questions to improve speed and accuracy
- Read a financial newspaper, follow BeePedia religiously
- Divide your time based on your strengths and weaknesses
- Practice mock tests regularly and keep analysing your performance
- Have a systematic approach to reading and practicing writing for Descriptive English; get your writing analysed by a mentor
Don’ts
- Hunt social media for different resources and get misled
- Copy other’s strategy without looking at your own strengths and weaknesses
- Neglect Phase 1 and memorize tricks without enough practice
- Read too much from different resources for General Awareness
- Focus too much on the Phase 2 exam
- Leave mock test for the last day of the exam
- Ignore Descriptive English by only reading without practicing; it carries 1/3rd weightage
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All the best for RBI Grade B 2021.
Also Read:
RBI Grade B 2020-21: RBI Grade B Notification, Exam Pattern, Vacancy And Other Details
Perks of being an RBI Grade B Officer
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