RBI Grade B Officer exam 2018- Syllabus, pattern and question papers

Reserve Bank of India announced for the recruitment 166 vacancies of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (General) Direct Recruitment – (DR) for the year 2018. The last date of application will be 23rd July 2018 and the phase I Online examination will be held on September 7th , 2018 . For detailed information about the eligibility criteria, application process etc. Visit RBI Grade B  2018 Recruitment Page

Links Worth Visiting

• RBI Grade B Application Submission Guidelines
• RBI Grade B Online Application FAQ’s

The examination will be held in 2 phases, both are computer based online tests.

Pattern of Examination

Phase I examination

• 1 Paper 200 Marks

• Total number of MCQ Questions: 200

• Time: 2 hours

Phase-II: examination
Three Papers – 300 marks

1. Paper-I – online- English-( writing skills)- 1½ hours – 100 marks

2. Paper-II – Economic and Social Issues – 1½ hours – 100 marks

3. Paper-III – Optional Paper (Finance & Management/ Economics/ Statistics) – 1½ hours – 100 mark

RBI Grade B Syllabus of Phase I examination

Each question carries one mark

Reasoning Syllabus:

60 Questions 60 Marks: The higher level reasoning questions are expected in this section. Questions are expected to be confusing and consuming more time. Expected sections are Analytical Reasoning, Syllogism, Seating Arrangements, Blood Relations, Statements and assumptions, Decoding the codes, Symbol encodings and patterns, Non verbal Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus:

30 Questions 30 marks: As in the other sections, the syllabus for QA is identical to bank PO exams, but in addition to that questions from Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra and Mensuration are also asked in grade B examination. Other important topics are Time and Distance, Time and work, Interest calculation (both simple and compound) Averages. The difficulty level is expected to be moderate.

General Awareness:

80 Questions 80 Marks: Most of the questions will be related to the happenings in the Indian economy, especially current affairs in economical matters. About 70% of questions are expected from this area and the rest from GK and other current affairs. Have an eye on current budget, RBI policies, economic survey, banking laws and amendments. Indian banking system, security and currency market and the like.

English Language:

30 questions 30 marks: Probably the easiest of the 4 sections, questions are asked from voabulary, antonyms and synonyms, sentence re arrangement, fill in the blanks, correction of sentences and the like.

Syllabus for RBI Grade B Phase II exam:

Detailed syllabus for this phase is published by RBI for various compulsory and optioanl papers, visit the RBI Grade B Phase II exam syllabus thread to download the syllabus

Previous year Grade B question papers.

Please visit the links below to download the previous year question papers of RBI Grade B examination.

RBI Grade B Exam 2017 – Solved previous paper

RBI Grade B Exam 2016-solved question paper

RBI Grade B exam 2015- Phase I Question paper with answer key

Grade B solved question paper 2014 set 1

RBI Grade B exam 2014 paper set 2

RBI Grade B solved papers 2004-2014

Phase I solved paper 2013

Grade B Phase II Descriptive previous year solved papers

Phase 2 question paper 2014

RBI Grade B Phase 2 previous year papers of Finance and Management

RBI Grade B Phase 2 previous year papers of English

RBI Grade B Phase 2 previous year papers of Economic and Social Issues

RBI Grade B Phase II Complete previous year question papers from 2004

RBI Grade B Previous Solved Paper- Complete Collection

Model question papers for RBI Grade B Phase I and Phase II

A collection of model question papers for RBI Grade B examination are available from the links below

RBI Grade B model question paper

RBI Grade B Offier exam – 50 model question papers

Reasoning Model papers for Grade B officer

Quantitative Aptitude model paper

English language model paper

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Referance books and notes for English Language

Reasoning books and materials for free download

Quantitative Aptitude guides and notes

General Awareness preparation resources for grade B

Notes on RBI

Books for Grade B Phase 2 exam Financial Management

Grade B Phase 2 exam free books and materials for Economic and Social Issues

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