This exam is conducted in the 2nd half of the year.

Generally, notification comes in Aug

and phase 1 within 45 days of application last date i.e sept and Oct.

RBI Grade B Guide for Phase 1 by Disha Publication is one of those books which can help
you a lot to understand the basics.

Kiran Publication is also good to practice only.

Quants;- Dr. R S Aggarwal

Manorama Yearbook for current affairs.

Dont take lightly phase 1, it is the which which filters from around 2 lakhs candidates to
just 2000 aspirants for phase 2.

Reserve Bank of India

rbi.org.in
- Read this properly, it is the official document which makes it easier for you find right
material, what to read and books.
I have shared all the links below where you can get everything you want.
1. Follow http://Mrunal.org rigorously, read financial newspaper Economics
Times would be good.
2. There are two phase and an interview.
Phase 1- MCQs of High level of Reasoning, Quants, English and General
Affairs.
Phase 2 - Descriptive of English language and Objective of Finance and
management.
1. Reserve Bank of India read this notification at your at your best to get
maximum information about syllabus, recommended books, pattern .
2. [Studyplan] RBI Grade B Officers (Preliminary) Objective Phase-I Exam :
Booklist, Strategy, Previous question Paper - Mrunal
3. [Study-plan] RBI Officers Phase 2 Exam (Free study Material) - Mrunal
You will get everything here,just follow each and every topic rigorously ,if you follow this
study pan, for sure, you gonna work one day in RBI. Remember new pattern as only one
optional is there.

1. RBI Gr B officer phase I previous papers - rbi model papers

2. Reserve Bank of India - Read only English and Financial management here is
the part of your syllabus 2016 and ahead.
You will find here previous year papers..

Read - Economics times or any financial news paper (develop the habit)

Descriptive English- K Kundan

Try and develop habit of writing Essay and precise writing on daily or alternative days on
recent topics.

A. Finance and Management:

a) Financial System- Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions and Reserve Bank of
India- functions and conduct of monetary policy, Banking System in India, Financial
Institutions SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB, etc.

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

(c) 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, 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,
Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
(FRBM), Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control):
WPI, CPI components and trends.

Suggested Study Material:

NCERT- Class 12th

Financial system - Mrunal, Shankar Ganesh

Financial Markets, Derivatives - NCFM materials(by Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE))

Recent developments in Banking,Public sector reforms,Disinvestments - Economic

survey, Current affairs from Vision IAS

FRBMA - Ramesh Singh

Finance commission recommendations, Inflation trends - http://Mrunal.org, Rbi official

site, Shankar Ganesh

Management - Questions were very basic and hence a basic understanding of all
management terms in the syllabus is more than enough. Online resources and Wikipedia
would help.

PRACTICE & ONLY PRACTICE:

(i) Practice makes a man (or woman as the case may be) perfect. So make it a habit to
daily practice questions.

(ii) Try to solve practice paper sets with a stop watch and then analyze your performance
and scores. Do practice concepts of each and every section. Kiran publication Practice
sets are good.

(iii) High scores in Reasoning and Quants section can be obtained only through time
management and clear concepts. So, daily practice is required to get perfection in these
subjects.

(iv) Mock Tests will also help you increase your speed in solving the paper, along with
smooth and easy movement across sections.
FOCUS ON TIME MANAGEMENT

(i) Time management and Question selection are two aspects which are a part of every
RBI Grade B Officers exam

(ii) Fix the TIME while attending papers. Make proper Schedule for your Study and
follow it with passion.

FOCUS ON SPEED & ACCURACY

(i) Dear aspirants, speed and accuracy is what you need to clear the RBI Grade B Officers
exam exam. To perform well in Mathematics and Reasoning papers, speed and accuracy
are a must.

(ii) Dont get stuck on a single question it will reduce your speed so if you are not able to
solve it within 1 minute than move on.

At Last

Do maintain your self motivation, eat healthy be healthy. Trust yourself, on your
abilities and on your strength.

P.S- Buy online test series to practice, i preferred career powers but it is quite repetitive.

All the best.Hope it helps !

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