Dear readers,
The official notification of the RBI Grade B Officer Exam has been already out. As per the notification, the pattern of the Phase I Exam remains same compared to last year but there has been slightly changes done in Phase II exam.
While preparing for RBI Grade B Exam, you all must know the important areas to focus to clear the exam. So,in this article we are providing you a detailed syllabus of the exam, which will give you clear idea about the topics & types of questions which can be asked in the examination.
New Pattern of Phase II Exam –
It has been decided by the Reserve Bank of India that for the captioned recruitment, from Batch Year-2016, in Phase-II online examination the Paper-III will consist of only one subject i.e. ‘Finance and Management’ (The other optional subjects viz. ‘Economics’ and ‘Statistics’ have been withdrawn) . All other criteria and scheme of selection remain the same.
Note:Earlier there was optional Paper in Paper-III which had options of subjects, viz., ‘Finance & Management’ or ‘Economics’ or ‘Statistics’.
Number of Vacancies – This year there are total 163 vacancies
1. For General – 77
2. For OBC – 52
3. For SC – 26
4. For ST – 8
Age – Age of the candidate must be between 21 to 30 years. For candidates possessing M.Phil and Ph.D., upper age limit is 31 and 33 years respectively.
Experience– For candidates with experience as an officer in any Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector, upper age limit is relaxed as well. Their upper age limit must not exceed 33 years including experience.
Educational Qualification – For General & OBC candidates – A minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or an equivalent grade in Bachelor’s degree as well as in 12th and 10th standard examinations.
Now, let us check the Pattern of RBI Grade B Officer Exam –
Process of Selection – The overall selection will be based on following three phases –
1. Phase-I Online Examination: Objective Type – The Paper for 200 Marks consists of 4 sections: (i) General Awareness (ii) English Language (iii) Quantitative Aptitude and (iv) Reasoning, with composite time of 120 minutes.
The Pattern of the Phase-I examination is as follows:
2. Phase-II Online Examination: Descriptive Test – Phase-II examinations will consist of three papers in MCQ pattern (except Paper-I) – viz
3. Interview: 50 marks: The interview will continue in its existing format.
A Detailed Syllabus of RBI Grade B Exam
I. General Awareness (Total 80 Qs)
Easy to Moderate
It is one of the scoring section of the exam. Total 80 questions will be asked from this section. The questions can be asked from different topics which are mentioned below-
(i) Banking & Financial + Economic News– Banking Terminology, Recent RBI News like – Monetary policies, Important guidelines, Financial & Economics News, Economics terms, etc.
(ii) Current Affairs – National + International News, Sports News, Awards, Summits & Conferences, Schemes, Agreement & Deals, etc.
(iii) Static GK – Parks, Dam, Thermal Power Plants, Mountains, Temples, Stadiums, Airports, etc.
II. English Language (Total 30 Qs)
Moderate
The level of this section will be moderate. The questions in this section can be asked from different topics which are mentioned below-
(i) Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions (Lengthy) will based on Economy
(ii) Cloze Test – 10 Questions (Moderate)
(iii) Parajumbles (7 statements)– 5 Questions (Moderate)
(iv) Spotting Error – 5 Questions (Moderate)
III. Quantitative Aptitude (Total 30 Qs)
Tough
The level of this section will be moderate to tough . The questions in this section can be asked from different topics which are mentioned below
(i) Number Series – (Moderate to Tough)
(ii) Data Interpretation – includes – Missing DI, Pie Chart , Caselet DI , Mix DI – (Tough)
(iii) Quadratic Equation – (Moderate to Tough)
(iv) Miscellaneous Questions – (Tough)
Miscellaneous Questions consist of questions from different topics such as – Profit loss, Average, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc.
IV. Reasoning (Total 60 Qs)
Tough
(i) Syllogism (Moderate)
(ii) Seating Arrangement (Circular) (Inward Outward) Blood Relation based – (Tough)
(iii) Linear Arrangement – (Moderate)
(iv) Puzzle – (Tough)
(v) Input Output – (Tough)
(vi) Logical / Analytical Reasoning – (Tough)
(vii) Data Sufficiency – (Moderate) mostly on seating arrangement
(viii) Inequality – (Moderate)
(ix) Coding Decoding – (Moderate)
(x) Miscellaneous Questions – (Moderate)
Phase II – Detail Syllabus
Paper-I – Economic and social Issues:
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 Co-operation
Social Structure in India
Multiculturalism
Demographic Trends
Urbanization and Migration
Gender Issues
Social Justice
Positive Discrimination in favor of the under privileged
Social Movements
Indian Political System
Human Development
Social Sectors in India
Health and Education
Suggested reference material
Books:
Indian Economy: Uma Kapila.(Series of Books)
Indian Economy: Mishra Puri. (Latest Edition)
Growth And Development: Devraj Ray
Sociology: C.N. Shankar Rao
News Papers:
Economic Times
Hindu
Business Standard
Weekly/Monthly Magazines/Bulletins /Reports:
Economic and Political Weekly
Southern Economist
Yojana
Business India
RBI Bulletins
Reports:
World Development Report
Economic Survey of India
Paper-II -English (Writing Skills)
The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.
Paper-III -Finance and Management:
(I) Finance
(a) 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, 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, 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.
Suggested reference material:
An introduction to Economics – A W Stonier and D C Hauge
Monetary Theory and Public Policy – Kenneth Kurihara
Indian Economy – Mishra and Puri
Indian Economy – R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram
Economic Growth and Development – Mayer and Baldwin
Major economic newspapers and Economic and Political Weekly
Public Finance – K K Andley and Sundaram
Financial Management – Prasanna Chandra
(II) Management:
Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling;
The Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development – Feedback and Performance Counselling – Career Planning – Training and Development – Rewards – Employee Welfare.
Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
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.
Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.
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