RBI Grade B Syllabus 2022 & Exam Patter For Phase I and Phase II

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2022: Here we have provided you with the detailed syllabus of RBI Grade B Phase I and Phase II for General (DR), DSIM, and DEPR. This is going to help you get an understanding of the syllabus before starting your preparation for the RBI Grade B 2022 exam. Before strategizing your preparation, it is advisable to go through the syllabus and exam pattern first. Read the article for a complete understanding of RBI Grade B Syllabus 2022

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2022

The syllabus of the RBI Grade B exam is just like the other Bank Exams. The major sections from which the questions are asked are Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English Language. As the RBI Grade B exam has both Phase-I exam as well as Phase-II exam, the syllabus of both levels are entirely different from each other.
Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of both the preliminary examination and mains examination.

RBI Grade B 2022 Vacancy

RBI Grade B Vacancy 2022 has been announced with the Group B notification through newspaper advertisement. The total number of vacancies announced for RBI Grade B 2022 is 294. The candidates can go through the vacancy distribution for an idea.

RBI Grade B 2022- Important Dates

Below are the dates of the RBI Grade B 2022 recruitment notification:

Event	Date
Release of online application form	28th March 2022
Last date to submit the online application form	18th April 2022
RBI Admit card for Phase-I Exam	May 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR)- General Phase-I – Online Examination	28th May 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR)- Phase-II – Paper I, II & III Online Examination	25th June 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR- Phase I – Paper – I – Online Examination	02nd July 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DEPR- Phase-II – Paper I, II & III Online Examination	06th August 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM- Phase I – Paper – I – Online Examination	02nd July 2022
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM- Phase I – Paper – II & III – Online Examination	06th August 2022
RBI Grade B Mains Result	—
Interview Process	—
Declaration of the final result	—

RBI Grade B Phase I Prelims Exam Pattern:

The RBI Grade B Phase 1 Prelims Exam is the initial stage of the selection process. The marks obtained from this exam will not be considered for the final selection. But candidates have to clear this phase 1 exam to qualify for the mains exam. The RBI Grade B Phase 1 Prelims Exam Pattern is given here for your reference.

S. No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	2 hours
2.	Numerical Ability	30	30
3.	Reasoning Ability	60	60
4.	General Awareness	80	80
	Total	200	200

• The prelims exam is a multiple-choice exam.
• There will be a negative marking of ¼ mark on the wrong answer.

RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern:

RBI Grade B Mains Exam is much important one because the marks will be considered for the final selection. So candidates have to give more importance to this exam. The RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern is given here for your reference.

S. No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
1.	Economics & Social Issues	100	90
2.	Finance & Management	100	90
3.	English Descriptive	100	90
	Total	300	270

In the mains exam, the Economies & Social issue paper Finance & Management are Objective type Paper and paper 3^rd English is subjective Paper Essay writing, Precision, and Reading Comprehensive.

Also Check: RBI Grade B Salary

RBI Grade B Syllabus (Prelims Exam):

There are four sections that come under the prelims examination. The mark distribution and the number of questions will differ in each section. So give attention to each topic based on the exam pattern and the mark distribution. RBI Grade B Marks will not be counted for final Merit but only qualified candidates able to appear on the mains examination.

Reasoning	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	General Awareness
Alphanumeric Series	Number System	Reading Comprehension	Banking & Financial Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification & Approximation	Close test	Monetary Policies
Order Ranking/ Direction	Profit & Loss	Para-Jumble	Economic terms
Alphabet Test	Mixture & Allegation	Spotting Error	Indian Banking System
Data Sufficiency	Surds and Indices	Fill-Ups Single & double Filler	Banking terms
Coded Inequalities	Simple & Compound Interest	Paragraph Completion	Current Affairs
Puzzle	Speed, Time & Distance	Idioms & Phrases	Award & honors
Seating Arrangement	Time & Work		Sports
Syllogism	Mensuration		Science & Research
Tabulation	Permutation & Combination		Government Schemes & Policies
Coding & Decoding	Probability		Important dates & Themes
Input-Output	Data Interpretation		Static GK
Blood Relation	Data Sufficiency		National & International Financial Institutions
	Ratio & Proportion
	Percentage
	Number series Wrong & Missing

RBI Grade-B Syllabus (Mains Exam):

RBI Grade Officers selection will be based on three-phase examination Prelims and Mains & Interview. In the mains exam, three-section are asked two are objective type and the third is subjective. The score of the Mains exam will be calculated for final merit.

RBI Grade B Mains syllabus contains 3 different topics namely

(i) Economic & Social Issues

(ii) Finance

(iii) Management.

Detailed Mains RBI Grade B Syllabus topics are available below.

Economic & Social Issues – RBI Grade B Syllabus (Mains):

• Growth and Development
• Economic Reforms in India
• Globalization, Opening up of the Indian Economy, Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy
• Social Structure in India
• Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
• 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

Finance – RBI Grade B Syllabus (Mains):

• 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.
• Financial Markets: Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.)- Functions, instruments, recent developments.
• 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, WPI, CPI – components, and trends.

• Risk Management in Banking
• Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, & Swap
• Development in the Financial Sector
• Financial Inclusion – use of technology
• Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment, Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments

Management – RBI Grade B Syllabus (Mains):

• Nature and scope: The Role of a Manager in an Organisation.
• 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.
• Communication: 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.
• The Management Processes - Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling;
• Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader, Leadership Styles & Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.

English Descriptive: (Writing Test)

A descriptive type of skill test will be conducted for 100 Mark to check the language proficiency of the candidate. Essay Writing, Precision, etc.

Best Books for RBI Grade B 2022 Exam

Below listed are some useful preparation books for RBI Grade B 2020. These books will go long way in clearing out doubts and consolidating knowledge of core fundamentals in each section.

Subjects	Name of the book	Author Name
Economic and Social Issues	Indian Economy	Uma Kapila
Indian Economy	Mishra Puri
Growth and Development	Devraj Ray
Sociology	C.N. Shankar Rao
English	Descriptive General English	S P Bakshi and Richa Sharma
Finance & Management	Monetary Theory and Public Policy	Kenneth Kurihara
Economic Growth and Development	Mayer and Baldwin
Financial Management	Prasanna Chandra
Statistics	An Introduction to Numerical Analysis	Atkinson
Sampling Techniques	Cochran, William G
Fundamental of Applied Statistics	Gupta, SC, VK Kapoor
English	Objective English	Edgar Thorpe
Objective General English	R.S. Aggarwal, Vikas Aggarwal
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Reasoning	Test of Reasoning	Edgar Thorpe
A modern approach to verbal & non-verbal Reasoning	R.S. Aggarwal
How to prepare for Logical Reasoning	Arun Sharma
Analytical Reasoning	M.K. Pandey

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