RBI Grade B – Handy Tips for English Preparation

One of the toughest exams in the banking sector is looming on the horizon, eyes are on the stalk! Which exam? You gotta be kidding! Of course, I am talking about the RBI Grade B Exam! RBI conducts the exam for the recruitment of RBI Grade B Officers almost every year. This year the notifications have been released on RBI’s official website today. It’s time now to rummage through the syllabus and throw yourself into the preparation with full force. Hence, today we are going to plan a strategy for English preparation for RBI Grade B Exam. Let’s go!

The total number of vacancies for the RBI Grade B Officer 2023 is 291.

Syllabus & Question Pattern

English is the second language in India. This is the reason why despite being the world’s number one communication language, gaining proficiency in this language takes quite a work for a native Indian. Before we move forward let us flick a glance over the RBI Grade B syllabus.

• RBI Grade B Prelim Exam consists of one objective-type paper.
• The English section consists of 30 questions of total 30 marks.
• There is a single paper of the English language with 100 Marks in the Mains.
• English paper in Mains tests the candidate’s writing skills and consists c of 3 descriptive type questions: a) Essay b) Precis and c) Letter writing

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Prelims

Marks distribution and the structure of the Objective paper in Prelims is depicted in the table below:

Sections	Total No. of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	60	60	45 minutes
General Awareness	80	80	25 minutes
English Language	30	30	25 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	25 minutes
Total	200	200	2 hours

Mains

The pattern of questions in Mains is as follows:

S No.	Sections / Subjects	Paper Type	Maximum Marks	Duration (minutes)
1.	Paper I: Economics and Social Issues	50% Objective Type, 50% Descriptive (to be typed with the help of the keyboard)	50 50 Total-100	3090 Total-120
2.	Paper-II: English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive (3 questions)	100	90 minutes
3.	Paper III: Finance and Management	50% Objective Type and 50% Descriptive	50 + 50 Total-100	30 + 90 Total-120

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There are some major changes in the RBI Grade B Exam 2023 Syllabus. Please hit the link below to get the details. 👇🏽

RBI Grade B 2023 Notification-Changes in the Syllabus – PracticeMock

English Topics for RBI Grade B Exam

RBI Grade B English Topics

Reading comprehension

Para jumbles

Cloze test

Fill in the Blanks

Error spotting

Paragraph completion

Sentence connectors

Sentence Rearrangement

Idioms & Phrases

One Word Substitution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Miscellaneous (Grammar) – a) Verb, b) Adjective, c) Adverbs, d) Articles, e) Conjunction, f) Noun, g) Preposition, h) Pronoun

Tips to Plan the Strategy for English for RBI Grade B

1. Go over previous years’ question papers and practice regularly.
2. Plot sturdy daily, weekly, and monthly study plans. Make achievable goals and try to meet all of them.
3. In your weekly plan try to touch on all the topics in the syllabus.
4. While making the plan jot down the kinds of books you need for preparation and the topics that need most of your focus.
5. Focus on building a strong vocabulary. For that read newspapers, English books, fiction, non-fiction or of any other genre.
6. Learn 5-10 words every day.
7. Conduct revisions and assess your progress regularly
8. Practice mock tests and quizzes.
9. Spot your weak points and work on them.
10. Write a minimum of one page daily on the topics most commonly asked in the exams.

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Takeaways

It’s quite obvious that the RBI Grade B Exam is not a duck soup but with a smart strategy, determination and persistent effort it’s not a hard nut to crack. Go through the syllabus, make a solid study plan, set small achievable goals, make a book list, develop the habit of daily reading and writing, practice mock tests every day, revise & evaluate your progress daily and Voila! Here you are – an exam-ready version of you giving a go at the paper with one hand tied. Yes, you can will it that way.