RBI Grade B

The exam, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Grade B officer usually requires candidates to hold a Bachelors degree with a percentage of marks from a recognised university or institution. Although the RBI does not explicitly state which degrees are acceptable it generally recognizes degrees from fields such, as Arts, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Management and more.Although a Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC) degree could be considered eligible it is recommended to refer to the notification or eligibility criteria provided by the RBI for information. Moreover RBI might have requirements concerning the percentage of marks or subjects studied during the Bachelors program.

Few important points related to RBI Grade B vacancies are given below:Candidates belonging to the OBC category but falling under the Creamy Layer are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as GeneralReservations for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in recruitment are governed by Office Memorandum No.36039/1/2019-Estt. (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of IndiaOut of the total vacancies, some are reserved for the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categoryPwBD candidates may belong to any category (ie General/SC/ST/OBC/EWSs) PwBD candidates should possess the latest disability certificate issued by a competent authorityBacklog vacancies reserved for PwBD are filled by a person with benchmark disability in the respective category

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 AwarenessBanking & 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.EnglishReading Comprehension,  Cloze Test,  Para jumbles,  Spotting Error,  Phrase Replacement / Error Spotting,  Para Completion,  Fill in the Blanks (Vocabulary)QuantNumber 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-DecodingMiscellaneous Questions

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.