RBI Grade B Officer

General Awareness

• General Awareness (Phase-I; no itemized sub-topics in the notification)
  1. 1.Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
  2. 2.Commercial Banks
  3. 3.Monetary Policy
  4. 4.Financial Markets

English Language

• English Language (Phase-I; no itemized sub-topics in the notification)

Quantitative Aptitude

• Quantitative Aptitude (Phase-I; no itemized sub-topics in the notification)

Reasoning

• Reasoning (Phase-I; no itemized sub-topics in the notification)
  1. 1.Coding-Decoding
  2. 2.Number Series
  3. 3.Analogies
  4. 4.Syllogisms
  5. 5.Blood Relations
  6. 6.Seating Arrangement
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  1. 7.Classification (Odd One Out)
  2. 8.Mathematical Operations
  3. 9.Alphabet Series
  4. 10.Paper Folding and Cutting
  5. 11.Problems on Ages
  6. 12.Ranking and Order
  7. 13.Figure Patterns
  8. 14.Direction Sense Test
  9. 15.Cause & Effect
  10. 16.Data Sufficiency
  11. 17.Logical Sequences
  12. 18.Puzzles (Logical)
  13. 19.Statements & Assumptions
  14. 20.Input-Output (Machine)
  15. 21.Statements & Conclusions
  16. 22.Mirror & Water Images

Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues (100 marks)

• Growth and Development -- measurement of growth (National Income, per capita income), Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation, Sustainable Development and Environmental issues
  1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  4. 4.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  5. 5.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  6. 6.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
  7. 7.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inclusive Growth
• Indian Economy -- Economic History, Industrial/Labour Policy and Monetary/Fiscal Policy since 1991 reforms, Economic Survey and Union Budget, Money and Financial Markets, Role of Indian banks and RBI, Public Finance, Political Economy, Industrial Developments, Agriculture, Services sector
  1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  4. 4.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  5. 5.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  6. 6.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
  7. 7.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Government Budgeting — Process, Instruments and Fiscal Policy
  8. 8.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Liberalization and Industrial Policy
• Globalization -- Opening up of the Indian Economy, Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy, International Economic Institutions (IMF, World Bank, WTO), Regional Economic Co-operation, International Economic Issues
  1. 1.GS Paper II — Governance & International Relations: International Institutions: the UN, UNSC Reform, and Global Governance Bodies (WTO, IMF, World Bank, WHO)
  2. 2.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Effects of Globalization on Indian Society
• Social Structure in India -- Multiculturalism, Demographic Trends, Urbanisation and Migration, Gender Issues, Social Justice
  1. 1.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Salient Features of Indian Society and the Diversity of India
  2. 2.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Population and Associated Issues
  3. 3.GS Paper I — Indian Society: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Paper-II: English (Writing Skills) (100 marks)

• English (Writing Skills) -- assesses writing skills, expression and topic understanding; no itemized topic syllabus

Paper-III: General Finance and Management (100 marks)

• a) Financial System -- structure/functions of financial institutions, functions of RBI, banking system structure (SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, NaBFID), global financial system developments, IT in banking and finance, non-banking system, digital payments
• b) Financial Markets -- Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity), functions, instruments, recent developments
  1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  4. 4.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  5. 5.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  6. 6.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
• c) General Topics -- Financial Risk Management, Basics of Derivatives, global financial markets and international banking, Financial Inclusion, alternate sources of finance and PPP, Corporate Governance in Banking, the Union Budget, basics of Accounting and Financial Statements, Inflation
  1. 1.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Economic Planning, Resource Mobilization and Employment
  2. 2.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Growth and Development — Concepts, Measurement and Contemporary Debates
  3. 3.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Monetary Policy & Banking
  4. 4.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Inflation
  5. 5.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: External Sector
  6. 6.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Capital Markets
  7. 7.GS Paper III — Economy, Tech & Security: Government Budgeting — Process, Instruments and Fiscal Policy
• d.1) Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behaviour -- management theory, motivation, leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict management, organizational development
• d.2) Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance -- theories of ethics (utilitarianism, rights/duties, justice/fairness, virtue ethics, egoism, relativism), corporate governance, workplace communication
  1. 1.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Foundations of Ethics
  2. 2.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Human Values
  3. 3.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Indian Traditions
  4. 4.GS Paper IV — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: Moral Thinkers and Philosophers — Western Traditions