RBI Grade B 2018: Detailed Exam Syllabus for RBI Grade B Phase I & Phase II

The most awaited RBI Grade B 2018 Exam notification is out. Today, we bring to you detailed exam syllabus for RBI Grade B Phase I & Phase II Exam. This post is brought to you by Oliveboard, an online exam preparation platform for banking and government exams.

RBI Grade B Syllabus: Quantitative Aptitude

• Simplification/Approximation
• Data Interpretation
• Number Series
• Quadratic Equations
• Data Sufficiency
• Problems on Ages
• Partnerships
• Mensuration
• Ratio & Proportion
• Percentages
• Profit & Loss
• Averages, Mixtures & Alligation
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest
• Work & Time
• Time, Speed & Distance

RBI Grade B Syllabus: Reasoning

• Seating Arrangement
• Syllogisms
• Input-Output
• Coding-Decoding
• Alphanumeric Series
• Ranking/Direction/Order Alphabet Test
• Coded Inequalities
• Puzzles
• Logical Reasoning
• Blood Relations
• Data Sufficiency

RBI Grade B Syllabus: English Language

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Error Spotting
• Para Jumbles
• Fill in the Blanks
• Sentence Improvement
• Phrase Replacement
• Antonyms Synonyms
• Idioms and Phrases
• One-Word Substitution

RBI Grade B Syllabus: General Awareness

• Banking and Financial Awareness
• Static General Knowledge
• Current Affairs

RBI Grade B Detailed Exam Syllabus – Phase II

RBI Grade B Syllabus: 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 Reformsin 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
• IMFand World Bank
• WTO
• Regional Economic Cooperation
• Social Structure in India
• Multiculturalism
• Demographic Trends
• Urbanization and Migration
• Gender Issues
• Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged
• Social Movements
• Indian Political System
• Human Development
• Social Sectors in India, Health and Education

RBI Grade B Syllabus: Finance and Management

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, 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

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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