RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025 & Exam Pattern PDF Download (Phase 1, 2)

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RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025 & Exam Pattern PDF Download (Phase 1, 2): Have you guys applied for Officers in RBI Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General, DEPR, DSIM vacancies? And searching for the RBI Grade B Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025? If yes, then check this entire post. In this article, we have provided the subject-wise RBI Grade B 2025 Syllabus along with the RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2025 for Phases 1, and 2. To know further information, aspirants can check the official website of the Reserve Bank Of India which is rbi.org.in. Refer to the below sections for more detailed information regarding the RBI Grade B Syllabus PDF for Phases 1, and 2.

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025

RBI Grade B Exam will be asked from Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language and General Awareness subjects. For RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam will be asked with 200 Questions and 200 Marks will be given. And the time limit for the exam is 120 Mins. And RBI Phase 2 Exam will be having 3 Papers (Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3). More details on the RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2025 can be gathered from the following sections.

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025 – Overview

RBI Grade B Selection Process

Candidates who will be applying for the respective RBI Grade B post will be undergoing the following selection process.

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – (General)

• Phase-I online Examination (Objective Type)
• Phase-II Online Examination
• Interview

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR/ DSIM

Selection will be through Online/ Written Examination (WE) and interviews.

RBI Grade B Exam Pattern 2025

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General

RBI Grade B Phase I Exam Pattern 2025

Note:

• There will be a negative marking of ¼th mark for each incorrect answer.
• Separate time will be allotted for each test. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout,

RBI Grade B Phase II Exam Pattern 2025

Note:

• For both Papers I and III, there will be 30 questions and 50 marks for Objective questions (some questions carrying 2 marks each and some carrying 1 mark each).
• In the case of Descriptive questions, 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions (2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each).
• In case, the candidate answers more than 4 questions in descriptive, the first 4 shall be evaluated.
• All question papers (in both the Phases, except the test of English) will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR

Note:

• Candidates, who secure minimum aggregate marks in Paper I & II of Phase – I, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase II of the examination.
• Question papers for ‘WE’ will be set in Hindi and English (except Paper II in English). Answers for Phase II – Paper-I / Paper II Descriptive Type (on Economics) may be written either in Hindi or English. Phase I – Paper II will have to be answered in English only. Candidates may opt for an interview in Hindi or English.
• The final selection will be based on performance in the ‘Online / WE’ in Phase I (Paper – I & Paper – II), Phase II (Paper – I & Paper – II), and interviews taken together. The interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for an interview either in Hindi or English.

Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM

Note:

• Question papers for ‘WE’ will be set in Hindi and English (except Paper III in English).
  Answers for Paper II may be written either in Hindi or English. Paper III will have to be answered in English only. Candidates may opt for an interview in Hindi or English.
• The final selection will be based on performance in the ‘Online / WE’ (Paper I, II, and III) and interviews taken together. The interview will be of 75 marks. Candidate may opt for an interview either in Hindi or English.

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025

RBI Grade B Phase 1 Syllabus 2025: Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General

General Awareness

• Current Affairs
• Indian Financial Systems
• Indian Banking Systems
• Monetary Plans
• National Institutions
• Banking Terms

General English

• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple Meaning/ Error Spotting
• Reading Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Para jumbles

Quantitative Aptitude

• Speed, Time, and Distance
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Time and Work
• Permutation and Combination
• Mixture and Alligation
• Data Interpretation
• Probability
• Stocks and Shares
• Simplification and Approximation
• Quadratic Equations
• Inequalities
• Ratio & Proportion
• Mensuration
• Percentage
• Average
• Number Series
• Upstream and Downstream
• Profit and Loss

Reasoning

• Data Sufficiency
• Analogy
• Coding-Decoding
• Ranking
• Alphanumeric series
• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangement
• Inequalities
• Direction Test
• Blood Relation
• Syllogism
• Input-Output

Phase II Syllabus: Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – General

Paper-I – Economic and Social Issues (ESI):

• 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 and 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 Co-operation; International Economic Issues
• Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration – Gender Issues – Social Justice

Paper II- English Descriptive:
The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.

Paper III- General Finance and Management:

a) Financial System

• Structure and Functions of Financial Institutions
• Functions of the Reserve Bank of India
• Banking System in India – Structure and Developments, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, NaBFID, etc.
• Recent Developments in the Global Financial System and its Impact on the Indian Financial System
• Role of Information Technology in Banking and Finance
• Non-Banking System
• Developments in Digital Payments

b) Financial Markets

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

c) General Topics

• Financial Risk Management
• 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 the Banking Sector
• The Union Budget – Concepts, approach, and broad trends
• Basics of Accounting and Financial Statements – Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statements, Ratio Analysis (such as Debt to Equity, Debtor Days, Creditor Days, Inventory Turnover, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, etc.)
• 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

d) Management:

• Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour
• Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance

Phase 1 Syllabus for Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR

Phase – I- Paper I Objective Type (on Economics)

• Microeconomics (Theories of consumer demand; Production; Market Structures and Pricing; Distribution; and Welfare Economics)
• Macro Economics (Theories of Employment, Output and Inflation; Monetary Economics; IS-LM Model; Schools of Economic Thought)
• International Economics (Theories of International Trade; Balance of Payments; Exchange Rate Models)
• Theories of Economic Growth and Development (Classical neo-classical approaches to economic growth and major theories of economic development)
• Public Finance (Theories of taxation and public expenditure and Public Debt Management)
• Environmental Economics (Green GDP, Environmental Valuation, Environmental policy instruments)
• Quantitative Methods in Economics (Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Economics,
  Ordinary Least Square Regression)
• Current developments in the Indian Economy (Growth, inflation, poverty, unemployment,
  financial sector developments, external sector developments, fiscal developments, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, and services)

Phase – I – Paper-II Descriptive Type (in English)

The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.

Phase 2 Syllabus for Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DEPR

Phase – II – Paper – I Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper)

Microeconomic Module

• Consumer Theory
• Production Theory
• Market Theory
• Distribution Theories
• Welfare Economics

Macroeconomic Module

• National Income Accounting: Various methods for measurement of National Income
• Theory of Employment and Output: Classical and Neo-classical approaches, Keynesian theory of Employment and output, Post-Keynesian developments, Business Cycles
• Inflation: Types of Inflation, Philip’s curve, Taylor’s Rule, Lucas Critique
• Money and Banking: Quantity theory of Money, Neutrality of money, IS-LM Model and AD-AS Models, Money Multiplier, Monetary Policy – Scope, Objectives and instruments,
• Theories of Economic Growth and Development: Theories of growth, Classical and neo-classical approaches, Theories of Economic Development
• International trade and Balance of payments: Theories of international trade, Determination of exchange rates, Impossible Trinity
• Public Finance: Theories of taxation, Theories of public expenditure, Theories of public debt management.

Phase – II – Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper)

• Module on Quantitative Methods in Economics
• The module on Indian Economy – Policy and Trends

Syllabus for Officers in Grade ‘B’ (DR) – DSIM

• Paper-I: Questions would cover Probability: Definition of Probability, Standard distribution, Large and small sample theory, Analysis of Variance, Estimation, Testing of Hypotheses, Multivariate analysis, and Stochastic Processes.
• Paper-II: Questions would cover (i) Probability and Sampling, (ii) Linear Models and Economic Statistics, (iii) Statistical Inference: Estimation, Testing of hypothesis and Non-parametric Test, (iv) Stochastic Processes, (v) Multivariate analysis, (vi) Econometrics and time series, (vii) Statistical computing; and (viii) Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques. There will be sufficient choice for candidates to attempt the required number of questions from any three or more of the above eight groups.
• Paper-III: English: The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.

RBI Grade B Interview

Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on an aggregate of marks obtained in Phase II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III). The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for the Interview will be decided by the Board about the number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on the RBI website at appropriate time and interview call letters will be sent to the registered email ID. The interview will be of 75 marks.

Note: The above-given syllabus is only for the sake of your reference, Candidates are advised to check the detailed syllabus in the official notification.

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025

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