RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2021

Author: Shivam Gupta

The minimum percentage of marks in graduation required to apply for the RBI Grade B exam varies as per posts. Candidates applying for the Grade B General post must have 60% and 50% for SC/ST/PwBD in graduation.

Those applying for DEPR/DSIM posts must have 55% and 50% for SC/ST/PwBD in graduation.

RBI Grade BRBI Grade B Officer Exam 2021

The RBI Grade B recruitments are all about selecting the right candidates for the post of RBI Grade B officer.

These officers are mandated with the task of keeping the nation’s economy stable by creating policies and regulations for Indian Banks, as well as maintaining market prices.

Given the massiveness of the responsibility laden onto the shoulders of an RBI Grade B officer, it’s only understandable that the RBI Grade B exam is not a piece of cake and should not be taken lightly.

Now saying that the post of an RBI Grade B Officer is a prestigious one will be an understatement.

RBI Grade B recruitment is led yearly by the Reserve Bank of India and lakhs of students apply for the recruitment and selection process.

Click here to check Latest RBI Grade B Question Paper

Are you wondering why the RBI Grade B syllabus is so different from all the government exams out there?

Well, you can easily understand it by going through the various perks and job profile provided by the Reserve Bank of India.

If you don’t know about the salary and job profile of an RBI Grade B Officer

Not only the RBI Grade B Syllabus but the RBI Grade B Exam Pattern is also a complicated one. With both descriptive and objective papers and a mixture of both, RBI Grade B Exam Pattern becomes a unique one.

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Subjects, Questions & Marks

According to the RBI Grade B exam pattern, the Mains exam is divided into 3 subjects. 2 of these subjects are objective & subjective in nature but one of them is completely subjective in nature.

Economics & Social Issues (ESI) and Finance & Management (FM) are the two objective & subjective papers in RBI Grade B Phase 2 examination.

RBI Grade B Officer Syllabus Phase 1 (Prelims)

We have covered the whole RBI Grade B exam pattern and now we should move to the syllabus of the exam.

We have 4 Sections in RBI Grade B Phase 1. All four sections are equally important as we not only have final cut off but sectional cut off too.

So you should be able to score good marks in all four sections.

Let’s talk about each section one by one. You can go through the whole RBI Grade B syllabus here.

I have mentioned some important topics below. It should be your first priority to cover these topics:

  • General Awareness
  • English Language
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Reasoning Ability
Can a job in RBI be considered as a government job?No, a job in the Reserve Bank of India does not come under the state or central government. Banks come under the public sector and Officers in RBI are not appointed on any gazetted status. Reading this, you might get disheartened, but if you do want to look at the brighter side, just take a glance at the perks and salary you are entitled to receive if you make it as an RBI Grade B officer.