RBI Grade B Syllabus

RBI Grade B Syllabus

RBI Grade B exam is conducted in three phases. It takes two phases of written examination to get to the third phase of personal interview. 

RBI Grade B 2018 Phase I Syllabus

The Phase I comprising of 200 Questions of 200 marks requires the students to be well- versed with the following topics: 

RBI Grade B 2018 Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

• Percentages
• Ratio and proportion
• Averages
• Mixture and allegation
• Time and work
• Speed, distance and time
• Stocks and shares 
• Partnership
• Clocks
• Volume and surface area
• Height and distances
• Permutation & combinations
• Simple and compound interest
• Equations
• Probability
• Trignometry
• Profit, loss, and discount
• Mensuration
• Elements of algebra
• Data Interpretation: Pie charts and Caselets
• Tables
• Bar & graphs
• Line charts
• Mixed DI
• Missing DI
• Radar/Web 

RBI Grade B 2018 Syllabus for Reasoning

Verbal Reasoning

• Analogy
• Classification
• Word formation
• Statement and conclusions
• Statements and Arguments
• Syllogism
• Statement and assumptions
• Statement and arguments
• Coding decoding
• Blood relations
• Passage and conclusions/ inferences
• Alphabet test
• Series test
• Number, ranking and time sequence
• Direction sense test
• Decision-making test
• Figure series
• Machine Input/output
• Assertion and reasoning
• Sitting arrangement
• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangements
• Inequalities
• Data Sufficiency 

Non-Verbal Reasoning 

•  Odd figure out
•  Analogy
•  Series test
•  Miscellaneous test etc

RBI Grade B Syllabus for English Language

Vocabulary

• Synonyms
• Homonyms
• Antonyms
• Spelling
• Word formation
• Idioms and phrases
• Fill in the suitable words

Grammar

• Spotting errors
• Sentence correction
• Active/ passive voice
• Phrases and idioms
• Direct and indirect speech
• Reading Comprehension
• Passage completion
• New Paragraph Based Questions (Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement)
• Theme detection
• Deriving conclusion
• Rearrangement of passage

RBI Grade B 2018 Syllabus for General Awareness

• Banking Terminologies
• Abbreviations and economic terminologies
• History and Overview of Indian financial System
• Recent credit and monetary policies
• Banking awareness, including Important Government schemes on capital & money market
• Financial Awareness that is inclusive of Introduction to National financial institutions like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, FSDC etc.
• Introduction to International organisations like IMF, World Bank, ADB, UN etc.
• Current affairs related to national and international issues of last 6 months
• Static Awareness

RBI Grade B 2018 Phase II Syllabus

Paper I: Economic and Social Issues:

• Growth and Development
• 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
• Indian Economy
• Balance of Payments
• Export-Import Policy
• International Economic Institutions
• IMF and World Bank
• WTO
• Regional Economic Co-operation
• Social Structure in India
• Multiculturalism
• Demographic Trends
• Urbanization and Migration
• Gender Issues
• Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged.
• Social Movements
• Indian Political System
• Human Development
• Social Sectors in India
• Health and Education

Paper II: English (Descriptive Paper)

The paper on English shall be designed in a manner to check the writing skills of the candidate including the power of expression and understanding of the topic.

Paper III - Finance and Management:

Finance

(a) Financial System:

• 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, the 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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