RBI Grade B Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023

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RBI Grade-B recruitment is one of the best opportunities for banking job aspirants. Every year around September RBI announces the recruitment process to select the fine minds for its service. Here we are bringing you the updated RBI Grade B Syllabus PDF and Exam Pattern 2023 for both preliminary, and Main examinations. RBI Grade B syllabus will be available by the Reserve Bank of India as soon as possible and you must also download the RBI Grade B notification in order to get most of the information related to the vacancy. RBI Grade B syllabus PDF must also be downloaded for the candidates so that they can get an idea of the topics which will be included in the entrance examination. You can check out most of the information related to the vacancy and the examination pattern given below.

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RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023

The candidates should have thorough knowledge about the exam pattern for the upcoming RBI Grade B exam 2023. The detailed exam pattern is given below. The candidates who are preparing for the exam can check the exam pattern given below. The RBI Grade B exam will be conducted in two phases. The recruitment will be based on phase 1 and phase 2 exams and the interview that will be conducted as a final round of the selection procedure. The exam pattern is given below. The candidates can look through the exam pattern to have clarity on the topic.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2023 for DR (General)

To appear for the RBI Grade B Exam, it is important for all the candidates to know the RBI Grade B Exam Pattern which has been discussed below for Prelims & Mains in detail.

RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern

1. Prelims exam of RBI Grade B Officer 2023 is an online mode of examination having 4 sections in total.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as in aggregate.

5. There will be a negative marking of ¼th mark for each incorrect answer.

RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
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)

The preliminary examination of RBI Grade B exam 2023 will comprise of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. Here is the detailed RBI Grade B Prelims syllabus:

RBI Grade B Phase 1 Syllabus for DR (General)
Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language	General Awareness
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension	Current Affairs
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test	Indian Financial Systems
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures &Alligations	Para jumbles	Indian Banking Systems
Data Sufficiency	Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices	Miscellaneous	Monetary Plans
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks	National Institutions
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting	Banking Terms
Puzzle	Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input Output	Sequence & Series
Coding Decoding	Permutation, Combination &Probability

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Exam Pattern for DR (General)

1. RBI Grade B Mains exam has total marks of 300.

2. 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).

3. Candidates are required to appear for all shifts.

4. Separate Admission Letters will be issued for each shift.

5. 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.

7. 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)
SNo.	Sections / Subjects	Paper Type	Maximum Marks	Duration (minutes)
1.	Paper I: Economics and Social Issues	50% Objective Type, 50% Descriptive (to be typed with the help of the keyboard)	50 50 Total-100	30 90 Total-120
2.	Paper II: English (Writing Skills)	Descriptive (3 questions)	100	90 minutes
3.	Paper III: Finance and Management	50% Objective Type 50% Descriptive	50 50 Total-100	30 90 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.

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DR (General)

The Mains Examination of RBI Grade B exam 2023 will constitute 3 sections: Economic & Social Issues, Finance and Management. The complete syllabus is discussed below:

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DR (General)
Subject	Syllabus
Paper 1- Economic & Social Issues	1. Growth and Development Measurement of growth- National Income and per capita income Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India Sustainable Development Environmental issues 2. Indian Economy 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 3. Globalization 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 4. Social Structure in India 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
Paper 2- English	To analyse the writing skills of the candidates including expression and understanding of the topic
Paper 3 (a) Finance	1. Financial System 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 2. Financial Markets Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments. 3. General Topics 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
Paper 3 (b)- Management	1. Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour 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). 2. Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance 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 2023 for DEPR

1. The selection of the candidates for RBI Grade B (DR)- DEPR will be done through Online/ Written Examination and Interview.

2. There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Economics) and Paper II & III will be descriptive type.

3. 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.

4. 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 2023 for DEPR
Phase	Paper	Duration	Marks
Phase I (Objective)	Paper-I Economics	120 minutes	100
Phase II (Descriptive)	Paper-II Economics	180 minutes	100
Phase II (Descriptive)	Paper-III English	90 minutes	100
Total			300

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DEPR

The syllabus for RBI Grade B (DR) DEPR is designed as per the job profile which includes primarily undertaking economic analysis and research and contributing to policy formulation, apart from a compilation of data relating to select sectors.

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DEPR
Paper I: Economics Related	based on Master’s Degree examination in Economics
Paper-II: Economics Related	based on Master’s Degree examination in Economics
Paper III: English	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

1. The selection of the candidates for RBI Grade B (DR)- DSIM will be done through Online/ Written Examination and Interview.

2. There are 3 papers for the Examination. Paper I Objective Type (on Statistics) and Paper II & III will be descriptive type.

3. 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.

4. 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
Phase	Paper	Duration	Marks
Phase I (Objective)	Paper-I Statistics	120 minutes	100
Phase II (Descriptive)	Paper-II Statistics	180 minutes	100
Phase II (Descriptive)	Paper-III English	90 minutes	100
Total			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.

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for DSIM
Paper I: Statistics (Objective)	Probability Definition of Probability Standard distribution Large and small sample theory Analysis of Variance Estimation Testing of Hypotheses Multivariate analysis Stochastic Processes
Paper-II: Statistics (Descriptive)	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
Paper III: English (Descriptive)	The English paper will be framed to assess the candidates’ writing skills, expression, and understanding of the topic

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