RBI Grade B Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2022

• Simplification,
• Number series
• Ratio & proportion
• Problems on ages
• Percentage
• Profit & loss
• Simple interest and compound interest,
• Average
• Mixture & allegation
• Inequality( Quadratic equation and quantity based)
• Permutation & combination
• Probability
• Time and work
• Speed-time-distance
• Data sufficiency
• Menstruation
• Data interpretation

• Inequality
• Coded inequality
• Syllogism
• Order & Ranking
• Alphanumeric series
• Word Coding
• Sentence coding
• Blood relation
• Coded blood relation
• Pointing problems based on blood relation
• Seating arrangement
• Puzzle
• Distance and direction with shadow concept
• Input-output
• Data sufficiency
• Logical reasoning 

• Error Spotting
• Paragraph Completion
• Vocabulary
• Fill in the blanks
• Para jumbles
• Cloze Test
• Reading Comprehension
• Words swap
• words replacement
• Miscellaneous 

• Banking and Financial Awareness
• Static Awareness
• General Knowledge
• Current Affairs (Last six months )

RBI Grade B Syllabus For Mains Exam

• Growth and Development – Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income –
  Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India – Sustainable Development and
  Environmental issues.
• 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.
  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
• 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
• Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration –
  Gender Issues – Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – Social
  Movements – Indian Political System – Human Development – Social Sectors in India, Health and
  Education.

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

Financial Markets

Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent
developments.

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

Management

• Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour: Introduction to management;Evolution of management thought: Scientific, Administrative, Human Relations and 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)
• Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance:Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in 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 Phase- iii- Interview

• Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III).
• The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
• Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on RBI website at appropriate time and interview call letters will be sent on registered email ID.
• Interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate shall be required to undergo Psychometric Test conducted by the Bank before appearing for the Interview. No marks will be allotted for the same and this will not form part of the final selection criteria.
• Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in Phase II examination and interview and grace marks as applicable as per extant rules.