RBI Grade B 2021- Phase II- Essay Writing- Important Tips

Now when only 16 days are left in the RBI Grade B Phase II exam, you must be on top of your preparation & revision. Apart from Economic & Social Issues and Finance & Management, there is this 3rd section of English (Writing Skills) as well. This section comprises of:

1. Essay Writing
2. Précis Writing
3. Comprehension

We are providing you all the details of essay writing in this article. But first, have a look at the exam pattern of RBI Grade B Phase II.

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper I: Economic and Social Issues– 50% Objective & 50% Descriptive	30 Objective Questions & 6 Descriptive Questions of which 4 have to be answered	100	120 minutes
Paper II: English (Writing Skills)	3	100	90 minutes
Paper III: Finance and Management– 50% Objective & 50% Descriptive	30 Objective Questions & 6 Descriptive Questions of which 4 have to be answered	100	120 minutes

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So as is evident in the above exam pattern, Paper II (English- Writing Skills) will be of 100 marks and you will have 1 hour & 30 minutes to answer it. Time management is of utmost importance here and going by the difficulty level of the 3 questions in this section, you can categorize Précis Writing as the most difficult part. Essay writing can be considered as the second most difficult topic amongst the three. So, you need to prepare accordingly. We have already provided you with all the details of Précis Writing. And in this article, we have come up with the important points you need to keep in mind while writing an essay. Let’s have a look:

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Most Important Points while Writing an Essay

1. Select a topic (from the given ones) about which you know more.
2. Make a rough draft of the points you will be covering.
3. Divide the draft into 3 parts: Introduction, Body & Conclusion.
4. Make a note of all the examples, facts etc. which you are going to mention in that essay. Please note that this is an optional step. You can do this as you write the essay.
5. Start the essay with a fact or quote to make the first impression good.
6. Follow the word limit religiously and divide it appropriately between Introduction, Body & Conclusion. Neither of these should be too long or too short.
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7. Use simple sentences which are easy to understand.
8. Don’t just use difficult words for the sake of using them. Use only if they fit in the given context.
9. Avoid any kind of grammatical error, spelling error and punctuation mistakes.
10. After finishing the essay, read it once to see if there is anything missing or if some sentences are not connecting properly.

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What to write in Introduction?

• Introduction is about history, definition and other information about that topic.
• Think about how you can grab the reader’s attention in this part of the essay.
• As already stated, start with a fact or quote.
• State the general topic once.

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What to write in Body?

• This is the most important part of your essay. It will comprise of your strongest arguments or key points.
• Each of these key points should be supported by relevant examples wherever possible.
• You may like to use phrases like in the same way, on the other hand, in addition etc. to make logical connections with different sentences.
• You should put detailed information in the body.

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What to write in Conclusion?

• In this part, you need to summarize your points.
• Try using different words when summarizing.
• While closing the essay, try to leave something for the readers to think about.

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So, this is all we have in this article. Keeping yourself updated on the different ongoing issues & topics will definitely help you in writing essays. It’s been observed that generally, the essay topics are based on social, technological and financial issues. Keep reading on these topics and you will get ample ideas to write on.

RBI Grade B 2021 Phase II Complete Notes for ESI & FM

Wishing you good luck with your preparation!