RBI Grade B 2019 Study Plan – Phase-I Syllabus

General Awareness:

This section has the highest weightage in the RBI Grade B Phase-I Exam, accounting for 40% of the
total marks. Given the nature of the topic, this can be one of the most scoring sections in the exam.
And the only key to scoring high here is: daily preparation, reading newspapers and staying abreast
with all the important current affairs especially those concerned with the world of Banking, Finance,
and Economy. Based on the last few years’ papers, some important topics in this section are:-

 RBI (Read a lot about RBI)

 Cabinet ministers and their constituencies (Read constituencies of all popular MPs of
opposition)
 Government welfare schemes (Mudra, Ujala etc)
 Banking terms
 Countries and their currencies
 Current affairs for last 6 months (Read events related to financial institutions carefully)
 States of India – CM, Governor and latest events related to the state
 Dams, National parks, Thermal power plants, Nuclear power plant

General awareness is a vast and a highly factual section. The factual nature of current affairs makes
them very confusing, so make sure you revise them plenty of times. This will make sure that you
score above average in this section. Everyone prepares well for quant, English & reasoning but this
section, if you prepare well, can catapult you to that top 3.5 percentile of selected aspirants!

Reasoning:

To be comfortable with this section, one needs to practice various question types on a daily basis.
Some important topics for the reasoning section are:-

 Critical Reasoning
 Statements and Conclusions
 Puzzle test
 Coding and decoding
 Input-output
 Classification
 Analogy
 Series test
 Seating arrangement
 Statements and Assumptions

English Language:

The success mantra for this section is undoubtedly, reading! If you are a regular reader of the
newspaper, your knowledge of English will be sufficient for this section. Work on your vocabulary
and learn new words daily to increase your confidence level and thus the chances of scoring high in
this section. Important topics for this section are:-
 Reading Comprehension
  Cloze Test
 Spotting Error
 Fill in the blanks
 Parajumbles
 Sentence Improvement

3 simple steps to ace this section are:-

1. Understand grammar rules and bring them into daily use

2. Read a newspaper or any book (for speed reading and making reading long paragraphs
comfortable)
3. Practice all type of questions

Quantitative Aptitude:

Practice. That’s the only thing that will help you achieve the speed and accuracy levels required for
acing this section. Prepare a topic wise quick problem-solving tips and tricks notebook and
practice a lot of questions of each type. Make short notes of things which you think you might
forget. Some important topics for this section are:-

 Data Interpretation
 Time and work
 Time and distance
 Age problems
 Percentage
 Ratios proportions
 Quadratic equations
 Profit and Loss
 Partnership
 Boats and streams
 Probability
 Permutation and Combinations
RBI Grade B 2019 Study Plan – Phase-II Syllabus & Preparation Tips

Economic and Social Issues:

Going through the sample paper released by RBI will give you a good idea of the kind of questions
asked in the examination. This will also help you understand how deep you need to go into the topics
while preparing. The type of questions asked in the ESI section can be broadly classified as

 static: conceptual questions which test basic knowledge of different concepts of

macroeconomics like national income, repo rate, bank rate, fiscal deficit, revenue deficit,
budget, inflation, banking sector in India etc.
 dynamic: questions based on current affairs related to Economic & Social issues.

The topics to be prepared for ESI are listed below.

 Growth and Development

 Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income
 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
 Globalization
 Opening up of the Indian Economy
 Balance of Payments
 Export-Import Policy
 International Economic Institutions
 IMF and World Bank
 WTO
 Regional Economic Cooperation
 Social Structure in India
 Multiculturalism
 Demographic Trends
 Urbanization and Migration
 Gender Issues
 Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged
 Social Movements
 Indian Political System
 Human Development
 Social Sectors in India, Health, and Education
Finance and Management:

This is one of the toughest parts of the exam owing to the technical nature. Most people do not have
a background in finance and management, so this is the paper you need to prepare for the most. The
difficulty level of 2017 paper was very high. The topics to be prepared for F&M are listed below.

Financial System
 Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
 Reserve Bank of India- functions, and conduct of monetary policy
 Banking System in India
 Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB,

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: Forward, Futures, and Swap
 Changing Landscape of Banking Sector
 Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment, Public Sector Reforms,
Disinvestments
 Financial Inclusion- use of technology
 Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit
 Public-Private Partnership
 Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, the role of e-governance in addressing the issues of
corruption and inefficiency in the government sector
 The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Thirteenth
Finance Commission and GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and
Budget Management Act (FRBM)
 Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI –
components, and trends
 RBI Grade B Study Plan | Phase-I Preparation
Day Topics Day Topics
Day RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 1 + Day RBI Grade B: Mock Test 3 + Analysis
1 Analysis 18
Understand Weaknesses & Strengths Identify Strengths and 4 Weaknesses In Each – Quant
Using Oliveboard Expert Analysis English & Reasoning
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Day Data Interpretation Concepts + Practice Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning
2 19 1
Statements & Conclusions Concepts + Weak Topic Practice: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1
Practice
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Day Time & Work Concepts + Practice Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning
3 20 2
Coding Decoding Concepts Weak Topic Practice: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning
21 3
Day Coding Decoding Practice Weak Topic Practice: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning 3
4
Time & Distance Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning
22 4
Day Input-Output Concepts + Practice Weak Topic Practice: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4
5
Error-Spotting Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Day RBI Grade B: Mock Test 4
23
Day Parajumbles Concepts + Practice RBI Grade B: Mock Test 4 Analysis
6
Analogies Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Day Quant Sectional Test
24
Day Percentages & Partnerships Concepts + English Sectional Test
7 Practice
Cloze Test Concepts + Practice Reasoning Sectional Test
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Day Based on the above tests: Identify Strengths and 4
25 Weaknesses In Each Quant English & Reasoning
Day Ratios & Proportions Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
8
Critical Reasoning Concepts + Practice Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning
26 1
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Weak Topic Practice: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1
Day Sentence Improvement Concepts + Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
9 Practice
Series Concepts + Practice Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning
27 2
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Weak Topic Practice: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2
Day Statements & Assumptions Concepts Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
10
Statements & Assumptions Practice Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning
28 3
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Weak Topic Practice: Quant 3 + English 3 + Reasoning
3
Day Quadratic Equations Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
 11
RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 2 + Day Weak Topic Concepts: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning
Analysis 29 4
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Weak Topic Practice: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4
Day Data Sufficiency Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
12
Syllogisms Concepts + Practice Day Quant Sectional Test
30
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK English Sectional Test
Day1 Mensuration Concepts + Practice Reasoning Sectional Test
3
Probability Concepts + Practice Day RBI Grade B Mock Test 5 + Analysis
31
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Day Profit and Loss Concepts + Practice Day RBI Grade B Mock Test 6 + Analysis
14 32
Direction Sense Concepts + Practice Revision
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Day Coded Inequalities Concepts + Practice Day RBI Grade B Mock Test 7 + Analysis
15 33
Phrase Replacement Concepts + Practice Revision
Sentence Correction Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
Day Blood Relations Concepts + Practice Day RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 8 + Analysis
16 34
Simple & Compound Interest Concepts + RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 9 + Analysis
Practice
Idioms Learning + Practice Revision
Day Permutations& Combinations Concepts + Day RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 10 + Analysis
17 Practice 35
Alphanumeric Series Concepts + Practice Revision
Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK
 RBI Grade B Study Plan | Phase-II Preparation
Day Topics Day Topics
Day 1 ESI – Growth and Development Day 21 F&M – Changing Landscape
Day 2 ESI – Poverty Alleviation Day 22 F&M – Developments, Reforms &
Disinvestments
Day 3 ESI – Sustainable Development & Day 23 F&M – Financial Inclusion & Alternative
Env Issues sources of lending
Day 4 F&M- Regulators Day 24 F&M – Public Private Partnership & GST
Day 5 F&M- RBI Day 25 F&M – Portfolio Investment, Private &
Social Cost benefit
Day 6 F&M- Banking System Day 26 ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Oct 17,
PIB – Oct 17
Day 7 F&M- Financial Institutions Day 27 ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Nov 17,
PIB – Nov 17
Day 8 F&M- Financial Markets Day 28 ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Dec 17,
PIB – Dec 17
Day 9 ESI- Economic Reforms in India Day 29 ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Jan 18,
PIB – Jan 18
Day 10 ESI- Industrial & Labour Policy Day 30 F&M – Corporate Governance
Day 11 ESI – Monetary & Fiscal Policy Day 31 F&M – Inflation
Day 12 ESI – Role of Economic Planning Day 32 F&M – Union Budget
Day 13 F&M – Risk Management Day 33 ESI – Economic Survey Summary Volume 1
Day 14 F&M – Derivatives Day 34 ESI – Economic Survey Summary Volume 2
Day 15 F&M – Management Day 35 F&M – HRD
Day 16 F&M – Leadership Day 36 F&M – Performance Appraisal
Day 17 ESI – Balance of Payments Day 37 F&M – Motivation
Day 18 ESI -International Economic Day 38 F&M – Communication
Institutions
Day 19 ESI – Indian Political System Day 39 F&M – Corporate Governance
Day 20 ESI – Social structure in India Day 40 Revise