RBI Officers Selection Process
- Phase 1 (Objective)
- Phase 2 (Descriptive)
- Phase 3 (Interview)
RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern
- Prelims exam of RBI Grade B Officer 2022 is an online mode of examination having 4 sections in total.
- The total marks allotted for all the sections is 200 and the total time allotted for the completion of the Preliminary exam is 120 minutes.
- A separate time will be allotted for each test and further details will be provided with an information handout which is to be released with admit card.
- Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate.
- There will be a negative marking of ¼th mark for each incorrect answer.
S No. |
Section Asked |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1. |
General Awareness |
80 |
80 |
25 minutes |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
30 |
30 |
25 minutes |
3. |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
25 minutes |
4. |
Reasoning |
60 |
60 |
45 minutes |
Total |
200 |
200 |
120 minutes |
Note- The above RBI Grade B Prelims Pattern is as per the last year's Information Handout.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Syllabus for DR (General)
Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Alphanumeric Series
- Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
- Data Sufficiency
- Coded Inequalities
- Seating Arrangement
- Puzzle
- Tabulation
- Syllogism
- Blood Relations
- Input Output
- Coding Decoding
- Simplification
- Profit & Loss
- Mixtures &Alligations
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
- Work & Time
- Time & Distance
- Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
- Data Interpretation
- Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
- Number Systems
- Sequence & Series
- Permutation, Combination &Probability
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Para jumbles
- Miscellaneous
- Fill in the blanks
- Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
- Paragraph Completion
- Current Affairs
- Indian Financial Systems
- Indian Banking Systems
- Monetary Plans
- National Institutions
- Banking Terms
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Exam Pattern for DR (General)
- RBI Grade B Mains exam has total marks of 300.
- The mains (Phase-II) examination for RBI Grade B Officers in Gr B (DR)- General is consist of 3 papers (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III).
- Candidates are required to appear for all shifts.
- Separate Admission Letters will be issued for each shift.
- The Phase-II online Examination will be conducted only for the candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of results of Phase-I and based on the cut-off decided by the Board.
- The Phase-II examination will be in shifts. Candidates are required to appear for all shifts.
RBI
Grade B Phase 2 Exam Pattern for DR (General) |
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SNo. |
Sections
/ Subjects |
Paper
Type |
Maximum
Marks |
Duration
(minutes) |
1. |
Paper I: Economics and Social Issues |
50% Objective Type, |
50 Total-100 |
30 Total-120 |
2. |
Paper II: English (Writing Skills) |
Descriptive (3 questions) |
100 |
90 minutes |
3. |
Paper III: Finance and Management |
50% Objective Type |
50 Total-100 |
30 Total-120 |
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). 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 (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each). In case, the candidate answers more than 4 questions in descriptive, the first 4 shall be evaluated.
1. Growth and Development
- Measurement of growth- National Income and per capita income
- Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental issues
- Economic History of India
- Changes in Industrial and Labour Policy
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy since reforms of 1991
- Priorities and recommendations of Economic Survey and Union Budget
- Indian Money and Financial Markets: Linkages with the economy
- Role of Indian banks and Reserve Bank in the development process
- Public Finance
- Political Economy
- Industrial Developments in India
- Indian Agriculture
- Services sector in India
- Opening up of the Indian Economy
- Balance of Payments
- Export-Import Policy
- International Economic Institutions
- IMF and World Bank
- WTO
- Regional Economic Cooperation
- International Economic Issues
- Multiculturalism
- Demographic Trends
- Urbanisation and Migration
- Gender Issues
- Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged
- Social Movements
- Indian Political System
- Human Development
- Social Sectors in India
- Health and Education
- To analyse the writing skills of the candidates including expression and understanding of the topic
Paper 3 (a) Finance
- Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
- Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy
- Banking System in India – Structure and concerns, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, etc, Changing landscape of banking sector.
- Impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and the Indian response
- Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.
- Risk Management in Banking Sector
- Basics of Derivatives
- Global financial markets and International Banking – broad trends and latest developments.
- Financial Inclusion
- Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
- Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, role of e-governance in addressing issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector.
- The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends
- Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI - components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies.
- FinTech
- Introduction to management
- Evolution of management thought
- Scientific, Administrative, Human Relations
- Systems approach to management
- Management functions and Managerial roles
- Nudge theory
- Meaning & concept of organizational behaviour
- Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big five model of personality
- Concept of reinforcement
- Perception: concept, perceptual errors
- Motivation: Concept, importance
- Content theories (Maslow’s need theory, Alderfers’ ERG theory, McCllelands’ theory of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor theory)
- Process theories (Adams equity theory, Vrooms expectancy theory).
- Leadership: Concept, Theories (Trait, Behavioural, Contingency, Charismatic, Transactional and Transformational Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions.
- Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window
- Conflict: Concept, Sources, Types, Management of Conflict
- Organizational Change: Concept, Kurt Lewin Theory of Change
- Organizational Development (OD): Organisational Change, Strategies for Change, Theories of Planned Change (Lewin’s change model, Action research model, Positive model).
- Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in the business
- Theories of ethics: Utilitarianism: weighing social cost and benefits, rights and duties, Justice and fairness, ethics of care, integrating utility, rights, justice and caring
- An alternative to moral principles: virtue ethics, teleological theories, egoism theory, relativism theory
- Moral issues in business: Ethics in Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, etc
- Ethical Principles in Business: introduction, Organization Structure and Ethics, Role of Board of Directors, Best Practices in Ethics Programme, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, etc.
- Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance
- Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication
- Barriers to Communication
- Role of Information Technology
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022 for DEPR
- The selection of the candidates for RBI Grade B (DR)- DEPR will be done through Online/ Written Examination and Interview.
- There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Economics) and Paper II & III will be descriptive type.
- Candidates scoring minimum aggregate marks in Paper I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Paper-II/ Paper III of the examination based on the marks obtained in Paper-I.
- Final selection will be on the basis of performance in Paper I, II & III and interview. The interview round shall be of 75 marks.
RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2022
for DEPR |
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Phase |
Paper |
Duration |
Marks |
Phase I (Objective) |
Paper-I Economics |
120 minutes |
100 |
Phase II (Descriptive) |
Paper-II Economics |
180 minutes |
100 |
Paper-III English |
90 minutes |
100 |
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Total |
|
300 |
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DEPR
Paper I: Economics Related
- based on Master’s Degree examination in Economics
- based on Master’s Degree examination in Economics
- The English paper will be framed to assess the candidates’ writing skills, expression, and understanding of the topic
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Exam Pattern for DSIM
- The selection of the candidates for RBI Grade B (DR)- DSIM will be done through Online/ Written Examination and Interview.
- There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Statistics) and Paper II & III will be descriptive type.
- Candidates scoring minimum aggregate marks in Paper I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Paper-II/ Paper III of the examination based on the marks obtained in Paper-I.
- Final selection will be on the basis of performance in Paper I, II & III and interview. The interview round shall be of 75 marks.
RBI
Grade B Phase 2 Exam Pattern for DSIM |
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Phase |
Paper |
Duration |
Marks |
Phase I (Objective) |
Paper-I Statistics |
120 minutes |
100 |
Phase II (Descriptive) |
Paper-II Statistics |
180 minutes |
100 |
Paper-III English |
90 minutes |
100 |
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Total |
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300 |
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DSIM
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DR- DSIM has been discussed below for Paper 1, 2, and 3 as mentioned by RBI.
Paper I: Statistics (Objective)
- Definition of Probability
- Standard distribution
- Large and small sample theory
- Analysis of Variance
- Estimation
- Testing of Hypotheses
- Multivariate analysis
- Stochastic Processes
- Probability and Sampling
- Linear Models and Economic Statistics
- Statistical Inference: Estimation, Testing of hypothesis and Non-parametric Test
- Stochastic Processes
- Multivariate analysis
- Numerical Analysis and Basic Computer Techniques
- The English paper will be framed to assess the candidates’ writing skills, expression, and understanding of the topic