RBI Grade B 2024 Exam Books: Check Best Books for Phase I and II exams

Candidates for English can refer to Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis, Objective General English by SP Bakshi, High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin. To ace the English section, candidates should improve their grammar and vocabulary by reading good books and newspapers. The tips and tricks to prepare for RBI Grade B English Language section are given below:

• Candidates must understand the exam format including the types of questions that are asked in the exam and time allotted for each section
• Candidates must practice reading comprehension by reading variety of texts such as newspapers, magazines, and books
• Candidates must brush up grammar skills by reviewing the basics of sentence structure, verb tenses, and punctuation
• Candidates must practice writing essays, summaries, etc.
• Candidates must take mock tests to know the type of questions asked in the exam and difficulty level
• Candidates must learn the time management skills by solving mock tests

For the Quantitative Aptitude section in the RBI Grade B exam, candidates can refer to Magical Book on Quicker Maths by M Tyra, How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT written by Arun Sharma, Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations written by R S Agarwal. The important topics for RBI Grade B Quant section are Number Series, Data Intrepretation, Quadratic Equation, Miscellaneous Questions (Profit Loss, Average, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc. ), Data Sufficiency. The tips and tricks to prepare for RBI Grade B exam are given below:

• Candidates must review the basics of topics such as Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus
• Candidates must practice the Quantitative Aptitude section to improve the understanding of the subject 
• Candidates must focus on the important topics such as probability, statistics, and numerical analysis
• Candidates must refer to good books for RBI Grade B preparation

Candidates for the Reasoning section of RBI Grade B can refer to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal, Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey. Questions in section are asked from Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Linear Arrangement, Puzzle, Input-Output, Logical / Analytical Reasoning, Data Sufficiency, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, Miscellaneous Questions, etc. The tips and tricks to prepare for RBI Grade B Reasoning are given below:

• The easiest way to solve Syllogism questions is through Venn-diagrams
• Use diagrammatic representation to solve Blood Relation questions
• Speed and accuracy play a very important role. Hence, revise well and give sectional mocks
• Give one-two hours daily for Reasoning preparation

RBI Grade B Phase 2 exam is conducted in computer based mode. Paper I and III comprise both objective and descriptive type questions, while Paper II is completely a descriptive test. The duration of Paper I and III is 120 minutes (30 minutes for the objective test and 90 minutes for the descriptive test) while Paper-II is held for 90 minutes. The total marks allotted to the paper are 300. Candidates opting to type the answers in Hindi may do so with the help of either Inscript or Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout. Candidates need to type the answers using keyboard. 

The best books for RBI Grade B Phase 2 are given below:

RBI Grade B exam pattern is such that it is divided into Phase I, II, and Interview. The Phase 1 comprises subjects such as General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. The total marks allotted to the exam are 200. The duration of the test is 120 minutes. The language of the question paper is English and Hindi. Phase II comprises Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues, Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) and Paper-III: Finance and Management. The Phase 2 exam carries 300 marks. The duration of Paper I and III are 120 minutes (30 minutes for the objective test and 90 minutes for the descriptive test) while Paper-II is held for 90 minutes. All papers of Phase II, except the English Language, are set in English and Hindi. The interview carries 75 marks.

The standard of RBI Grade B syllabus is of the Graduation and Postgraduation levels. RBI Grade B syllabus for Phase 1 comprises subjects such as General Awareness, Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude. RBI Grade B Phase 2 syllabus comprises topics such as Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues, Paper-II: English and Paper-III: Finance and Management. Candidates qualifying the Phase 1 exam of RBI Grade B are called for Phase 2 exam. Those who qualify the Phase 2 exam are called for psychometric test and interview. The psychometric test is qualifying in nature. The marks secured in the interview are taken into consideration for the final merit list preparation.

RBI Grade B syllabus consists of four sections in prelims and three sections in the Mains exam. RBI Grade B syllabus for Phase 1 exam comprises General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude English Language, and Reasoning. The Phase 2 exam consists of three papers where Paper 1 is Economic & Social Issues, Paper 2 is English (Writing Skills) and Paper 3 is Finance & Management. The total marks allotted to the phase 1 exam are 200. The Phase 2 exam carries a total of 300 marks. The total marks allotted to interview are 75. RBI Grade B syllabus for phase 1 exam is given below:

General Awareness

Banking & Financial, Economic News, Banking Terminology, Recent RBI News like Monetary policies, Important guidelines, Financial & Economics News, Economics terms, etc.

Current Affairs both national and international, sports, awards, summits & conferences, schemes, agreement & deals, etc.

Static GK like Parks, Dam, Thermal Power Plants, Mountains, Temples, Stadiums, Airports, etc.

English

Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test

Para jumbles

Spotting Error

Phrase Replacement / Error Spotting

Para Completion

Fill in the Blanks (Vocabulary)

Quant

Number Series

Data Interpretation (Missing DI, Pie Chart, Caselet DI, Mix DI)

Quadratic Equation

Miscellaneous Questions (Profit Loss, Average, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc.)

Data Sufficiency

Reasoning

Syllogism

Seating Arrangement

Linear Arrangement

Puzzle

Input-Output

Logical / Analytical Reasoning

Data Sufficiency

Inequality

Coding-Decoding

Miscellaneous Questions