{"id":11444,"date":"2021-11-30T21:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=11444"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:34:09","slug":"rbi-grade-b-2021-syllabus-exam-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/rbi-grade-b-2021-syllabus-exam-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"RBI Grade B 2021-Syllabus & Exam Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lakhs of candidates dream of getting a respectable Banking job with a well-paid salary, allowances, and a pension plan to secure their future post-retirement. RBI Grade B officer\u2019s job is one such post. Every year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Grade B Exam to fill hundreds of vacancies for various posts. RBI also conducts exams for recruitment for office Assistants in The Reserve Bank of India, but the RBI Grade B Officer Exam is more popular and tougher than the officer\u2019s exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RBI Grade B Exam Pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Candidates who want to grab a place in the RBI as a Grade B officer can do so by qualifying the three phases or stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Phase-I (First stage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Phase-II (Second stage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Interview round (Final stage)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Those candidates who will qualify for the two phases (Phase-I & Phase-II) will have to face the final process, which is the interview round. Phase-I only contains objective questions, whereas Phase-II tests the test takers with explanatory answers as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s shed some light on the exam pattern for both of these stages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Phase 1 of the RBI Grade B Examination 2021 comprises a total of 4 parts. Check out the distribution of Marks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sections<\/strong><\/td>Total No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Marks<\/strong><\/td>Exam Duration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Reasoning<\/td>60<\/td>60<\/td>45 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    General Awareness<\/td>80<\/td>80<\/td>25 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    English Language<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>25 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>25 minutes<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>200<\/strong><\/td>200<\/strong><\/td>2 hours<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Note: <\/strong>The RBI Grade B Prelims exam 2021 is conducted in an online mode and the total marks allotted for all the sections is 200 and the total time allotted for the completion of all the sections of the Preliminary exam is 120 minutes. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    RBI Grade B Preliminary Exam syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The preliminary examination of RBI Grade B exam 2021 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General Awareness. Here is the detailed syllabus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reasoning<\/strong><\/td>Quantitative Ability<\/strong><\/td>English Language<\/strong><\/td>General Awareness<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Logical Reasoning<\/td>Profit & Loss<\/td>Reading Comprehension<\/td>Current Affairs<\/td><\/tr>
    Ranking\/Direction\/Alphabet Test<\/td>Simplification<\/td>Cloze Test<\/td>Indian Financial Systems<\/td><\/tr>
    Alphanumeric Series<\/td>Mixtures &Alligations<\/td>Para jumbles<\/td>Indian Banking Systems<\/td><\/tr>
    Data Sufficiency<\/td>Work & Time<\/td>Fill in the blanks<\/td>National Institutions<\/td><\/tr>
    Seating Arrangement<\/td>Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices<\/td>Miscellaneous<\/td>Monetary Plans<\/td><\/tr>
    Coded Inequalities<\/td>Time & Distance<\/td>Multiple Meaning \/Error Spotting<\/td>Banking Terms<\/td><\/tr>
    Syllogism<\/td>Data Interpretation<\/td>Paragraph Completion<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Puzzle<\/td>Mensuration \u2013 Cylinder, Cone, Sphere<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Tabulation<\/td>Ratio & Proportion, Percentage<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Blood Relations<\/td>Number Systems<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Coding-Decoding<\/td>Sequence & Series<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    Input-Output<\/td>Permutation, Combination &Probability<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The mains (Phase-II) exam has 2 papers (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III) divided into a total of 300 Marks. You will be required to appear in all shifts and you will get Separate Admission Letters for each shift. Those candidates who will qualify for the first Phase and get shortlisted via cut-off can appear in the Phase-II exam. Check out the distribution of Marks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Objective questions:<\/strong> For both Paper I and III, there will be 30 questions and 50 marks for Objective questions (some questions carrying 2 marks each and some carrying 1 mark each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Descriptive questions:<\/strong> In the case of Descriptive questions, 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions (2 of 15 marks each and 2 of 10 marks each). In case, candidate answers more than 4 questions in descriptive, the first 4 shall be evaluated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    RBI Grade B Mains syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Mains Examination of RBI Grade B exam 2021 will constitute 3 sections: Economic & Social Issues, Finance, and Management. The complete syllabus is discussed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Subject<\/strong><\/td>Syllabus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Economic & Social Issues<\/td>Growth and Development
    Economic Reforms in India
    Globalization
    Social Structure in India<\/td><\/tr>
    Finance<\/td>Financial System
    Financial Markets
    Risk Management
    Basics of Derivatives
    Development in Financial Sector
    Union Budget
    Inflation<\/td><\/tr>
    Management<\/td>Role of Manager
    Human Resource Development
    Motivation, Morale and Incentives
    Communication
    Corporate Governance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Suggested reference material<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Books:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Indian Economy: Mishra Puri. (Latest Edition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Growth And Development: Devraj Ray<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Indian Economy: Uma Kapila. (Series of Books)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Sociology: C.N. Shankar Rao<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      News Papers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. The Hindu<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Economic Times<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Business Standard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Weekly\/Monthly Magazines\/Bulletins \/Reports:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Economic and Political Weekly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Southern Economist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Yojana<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      8. Business India<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      9. RBI Bulletins<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Reports:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n