RBI Grade B: 5 Secret Tips to Excel ESI Answer Writing

ESI (Economic & Social Issues) section in Phase 2 tests candidates knowledge in Economics and Social Issues. Still, it is a challenging section for candidates to score. But, we shared the top 5 secret tips and tricks helpful to boost your performance in ESI answer writing.

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RBI Grade B Phase 2 2023: Exam Pattern

SectionsNo. of QuestionsMarksTime Duration
Paper I: Economic and Social Issues: 50% Objective+50% Descriptive30 Objective Questions6 Descriptive (4 Needs to be Answered)100120 Minutes
Paper II: English Writing Skills3 Questions10090 Minutes
Paper III: Finance & Management50% Objective+50% Descriptive30 Objective Questions6 Descriptive (4 Needs to be Answered)100120 Minutes

Economic & Social Issues Exam Syllabus

  • Measurement of growth
  • Growth and Development
  • Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
  • National Income and Per Capita Income
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues
  • Economic Reforms in India
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Industrial and Labour Policy
  • Privatization
  • Globalization
  • Opening up of the Indian Economy
  • Balance of Payments
  • Export-Import Policy
  • Role of Economic Planning
  • International Economic Institutions
  • IMF and World Bank
  • WTO
  • Regional Economic Co-operation
  • Social Structure in India
  • Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged
  • Social Movements
  • Indian Political System
  • Human Development
  • Social Sectors in India
  • Health and Education
  • Regional Economic Co-operation
  • Social Structure in India
  • Multiculturalism
  • Demographic Trends
  • Urbanization and Migration
  • Gender Issues
  • Social Justice

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Topics to Cover for Economic & Social Issues Descriptive Writing

  • Employment Generation
  • Indian Agriculture
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Export & Import Policy
  • Health & Education
  • Human Development
  • Changes in Industrial Policy & Labour Policy
  • Monetary & Fiscal Policy
  • Recommendations of Economic Survey & Union Budget
  • Social Sectors in India

What are the hurdles stopping you from excelling in answering Writing?

  • Where to start for ESI answer writing?
  • How to frame answers for descriptive questions?
  • Self Evaluation?
  • What to do if I am unable to frame good answers?
  • Mindblock?
  • How to improve my answer-writing skills?

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Top 5 Secret Tips & Tricks Must Follow to Master ESI Answer Writing

Identify Keywords while Reading Questions Carefully

Carefully read the Economic & Social Issues (ESI) Questions and mark the keywords. Furthermore, prepare a roadmap of the answer and frame everything covering factual information in 100-150 words.

Create Answer Structure for ESI

Go through the ESI questions in the Phase 2 exam carefully and perform a proper analysis in framing the answer structure covering all important points. 

Focus on Writing the Introduction Effectively

Write an effective introduction to your answer. Use phrases and taglines. Moreover, you should use simple language to write answers to the ESI section. 

Use Factual Information in Content Body

In the content body of ESI answer, add-on facts, examples, reports and surveys. The facts which you use in the answers should be relevant to the point.

Covering Main Points in Conclusion

While you write the conclusion part of the ESI answer then, summarize all the points which you covered in the body and introduction part of the content. 

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Final Takeaway

If you want to ace the RBI Grade Phase 2 examination then, focus to revise strategically to excel in ESI descriptive writing. The Economic and Social Issues Section carries 100 marks. We shared resources in our blog useful for candidates to master answer writing skills. Meanwhile, signup to take our mock tests online to improve your performance in objective+descriptive sections in the Phase 2 examination.

Divya Sharma

My Role as a Content Writer in PracticeMock is to craft research based blogs. I ensure that aspirants get accurate information on government exams through blogs.

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