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RBI Grade B 2023 Exam Pattern: Phase I & II

RBI Grade B Phase I: The RBI Grade B phase 1 exam consists of a single paper with 200
questions and a total score of 200 points, with each question worth one point. The paper is
divided into four sections. The paper will take 120 minutes to complete in total. In addition, each
section has its own time limit. For each incorrect attempt, there is a -0.25 mark's penalty.
Section No. of Questions Max. Marks Time Duration
English Language 30 30 25 Minutes
Numerical Ability 30 30 25 Minutes
Reasoning Ability 60 60 45 Minutes
General Awareness 80 80 25 Minutes
Total 300 200 120 Minutes
RBI Grade B Phase-II: The Phase II paper consists of three 100-marks papers. Papers 1 and 3
each take 120 minutes, while Paper 2 takes 90 minutes. There are six descriptive questions in
papers 1 and 3, of which you must answer only four. Two of the four questions are for 15 points
each, while the other two are worth 10 marks each.
Sections Type of Paper Max. Time
Marks Duration
Paper I: Economics and Social 50% Objective & 50% 50 30
Issues Descriptive 50 90
Total-100 Total-120
Paper II: English (Writing Descriptive (3 questions) 100 90 minutes
Skills)
Paper III: Finance and 50% Objective & 50% 50 30
Management Descriptive 50 90
Total-100 Total-120
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RBI Grade B Phase I Syllabus 2023

Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General Awareness will be
part of the RBI Grade B prelims 2023 exam. The following is the complete syllabus-
RBI Grade B Phase I: Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Percentage

• Profit and Loss

• Time and Work
• Pipes and Cistern
• Average & Age
• Mixture and Allegation
• Series & Quadratic equation
• Mensuration

• Permutation and Combination

• Data Interpretation

• Probability

• Speed, Time and Distance

RBI Grade B Phase I: Reasoning Ability Syllabus

• Coding-Decoding

• Input-Output

• Blood Relations
• Syllogism

• Tabulation

• Puzzle

• Seating Arrangement

• Coded Inequalities
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• Data Sufficiency

• Data Sufficiency

• Order & Ranking

• Distance-Direction

• Alphabet Test

• Alphanumeric Series

• Logical Reasoning

RBI Grade B Phase I: English Language Syllabus

• Reading Comprehension

• Fill in the Blanks

• Sentence Rearrangement

• Para Jumble

• Words/Sentences

• Error Spotting

• Sentence Framing

• Match the columns

• Vocabulary

• Grammar Tenses Rules

• Idioms & Phrases

RBI Grade B Phase I: General Awareness Syllabus

• Static GK –(Dams, Sanctuaries, National Parks, Stadiums, Airports, Country, Capital &
Currency)
• Current Affairs

• Indian Financial System

• Current Affairs

• Indian Banking System

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• Banking Awareness

• Banking History
• Monetary Plans

• Economic News

• National and International Institutions

• Bank Terms & Abbreviations Government Schemes
• Banking Agreements Sports News
• Awards Books and Authors
• Power Plants in India
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RBI Grade B Phase II Syllabus 2023

The RBI Grade B Phase II Exam 2023 will be divided into three sections economic and social
issues, finance, and management. The following is the complete syllabus-
RBI Grade B Phase II- Economic & Social Issues Syllabus
• Growth and Development, Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income
• Human Development

• Social Sectors in India

• Health and Education

• Indian Agriculture

• Services sector in India

• Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
• Sustainable Development and Environmental issues
• Economic Reforms in India, Industrial, and Labour Policy, Monetary and Fiscal Policy,
Privatization, Role of Economic Planning
• Indian Economy – Economic History of India – Changes in Industrial and Labour Policy,
Monetary and Fiscal Policy since reforms of 1991
• Public Finance
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• Political Economy
• Demographic Trends

• Urbanization and Migration

• Gender Issues

• Industrial Developments in India

• Globalization, Opening up of the Indian Economy, Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy
• International Economic Institutions, IMF and World Bank, WTO, Regional Economic Co-
operation
• Social Structure in India: Multiculturalism
• Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged, Social Movements
• Indian Political System
RBI Grade B Phase II- English (Descriptive) Syllabus
The English descriptive paper is intended to assess your writing abilities as well as your grasp
and expression of key issues. In this paper, you must compose an Essay and a Precis, as well as
answer a few questions based on a supplied understanding.
1. Essay Writing
2. Precise Writing
3. Few Questions on Comprehension
RBI Grade B Phase II- Finance & Management Syllabus
Finance • Bank and financial institution regulators.
Syllabus • The Reserve Bank of India's functions and monetary policy conduct
Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, and others,
Banking System in India – Structure and Concerns The banking industry's
landscape is shifting.
• The effects of the global financial crisis in 2007-08 and India's response.
• Functions, instruments, and current advances in primary and secondary
markets (forex, money, bond, equity, and so on).
• In the banking industry, risk management is very important.
• Derivatives Fundamentals.
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• Broad trends and recent advancements in global financial markets and

international banking.
• Inclusion in the financial system.
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a new type of financing that combines
private and social benefits.
• The importance of e-governance in tackling concerns of corruption and
inefficiency in the government sector, as well as corporate governance in the
banking industry.
• Concepts, strategy, and major trends in the Union Budget.
• Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, implications, and remedies (control):
WPI, CPI – components and trends; monetary and fiscal policies that strike a
balance between inflation and growth.
Management • Introduction to management
Syllabus • Meaning & concept of organizational behavior
• Leadership

• Ethics

• Corporate Governance

• Communication