RBI Grade B Post Syllabus 2022: Registration for RBI Grade B 2022 will be open from March 28 to April 18, 2022. Check the RBI Grade B Officers General, DEPR, and DSIM Syllabus Subject-wise, Post-wise, Paper-wise, and Latest Exam Pattern for 294 vacancies.
RBI Grade B 2022 Syllabus
RBI Grade B 2022 Syllabus: The Reserve Bank of India is recruiting for 294 RBI Grade B Officers (General), RBI Grade B Officer – DEPR, and RBI Grade B Officer – DSIM positions. Candidates who match the eligibility requirements can apply online for RBI Grade B 2022 between March 28 and April 18, 2022, at 6 p.m.
RBI Job Exam Pattern 2022 Grade B Post-wise Informations
RBI Job Exam Pattern 2022: For each post, eligible candidates will be called in phases for the RBI Grade B 2022. In this article, we have included the RBI Grade B 2022 Detailed Syllabus, which includes subject-by-subject, post-by-post, paper-by-paper, and the most recent exam pattern.
RBI Grade B 2022 Important Dates
RBI Grade B Registration Dates: 28th March to 18th April 2022 (up to 6 PM)
RBI Grade B Officer – General Exam Date (Phase-1): 28th May 2022
RBI Grade B Officer – General Exam Date (Phase-2): 25th June 2022
RBI Grade B Officer – DEPR & DSIM (Phase-1/ Paper I) Date: 2nd July 2022
RBI Grade B Officer – DEPR & DSIM (Phase-2/ Paper-II & III) Date: 6th August 2022
RBI Grade B 2022 Exam Pattern (Post-wise)
Officers in Gr B (DR)- General
Phase-1 – Online Exam
Phase-2 – Paper I, II & III Online Exam
Phase-1 Exam Pattern
Subject: General Awareness
No. of Questions: 80
Marks Allotted: 80
Time Allotted: 25 Minutes
Subject: Reasoning
No. of Questions: 60
Marks Allotted: 60
Time Allotted: 45 Minutes
Subject: English Language
No. of Questions: 30
Marks Allotted: 30
Time Allotted: 25 Minutes
Subject: Quantitative Aptitude
No. of Questions: 30
Marks Allotted: 30
Time Allotted: 25 Minutes
Total No. of Questions: 200
Total Marks Allotted: 200
Total Time Allotted: 120 Minutes
NOTE: If you mark incorrect answers, you will be penalised. Each time you mark a bad response, a quarter of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty. On the basis of the aggregate marks earned in Phase-I, candidates who achieve minimum marks independently for each Test will be shortlisted for Phase II of the Examination.
Phase-2 Exam Pattern
Subject: Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues
Type of Paper: 50% Objective Type 50% Descriptive (answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard)
No. of Questions: Objective – 30, Descriptive – 6, Total – 36
Marks Allotted: Objective – 50, Descriptive – 50, Total – 100
Time Allotted: Objective – 30, Descriptive – 90, Total – 120
Subject: Paper II: English (Writing Skills)
Type of Paper: Descriptive (answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard)
No. of Questions: 3
Marks Allotted: 100
Time Allotted: 90 Minutes
Subject: Paper-III: Finance and Management
Type of Paper: 50% Objective Type, 50% Descriptive (answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard)
No. of Questions: Objective – 30, Descriptive – 6, Total – 36
Marks Allotted: Objective – 50, Descriptive – 50, Total – 100
Time Allotted: Objective – 30, Descriptive – 90, Total – 120
NOTE: All question papers (in both Phases, except the test English) will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.
For both Paper I and III Objective Questions (some questions carry 2 marks each and some carry 1 mark each).
For Paper I and III Descriptive Paper, 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.
Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR (Department of Economic and Policy Research)
Phase 1 – Paper – I – Online Exam
Phase 2- Paper – II & III Online/Written Exam
Phase-1 Exam Pattern
Name of Paper: Paper-I Objective Type (on Economics)
No. of Questions: 62
Duration: 120 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
Total: 100
NOTE: For wrong answers, there will be negative marking. The extent of negative marks will be 1/3 marks for 1 mark questions, 1/2 marks for 2 marks questions, 1 mark for 3 marks questions and 2 marks for 4 marks questions for all sections.
Phase-2 Exam Pattern
Name of Paper: Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on a computer, answers to be written on paper)
No. of Questions: 5
Duration: 180 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
Name of Paper: Paper-III English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of a keyboard)
No. of Questions: 3
Duration: 90 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
Total Marks: 200
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM (Department of Statistics and Information Management)
Phase 1 – Paper – I – Online Exam
Phase 2 – Paper – II & III Online/Written Exam
Phase-1 Exam Pattern
Name of Paper: Paper-I Objective Type (on Statistics)
No. of Questions: 20
Duration: 120 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
NOTE: There will be penalty for wrong answers marked by you. For every wrong answer marked by you, 5/3 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
Phase-2 Exam Pattern
Name of Paper: Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Statistics) (Question paper displayed on a computer, answers to be written on paper)
No. of Questions: 5
Duration: 180 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
Name of Paper: Paper-III English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of a keyboard)
No. of Questions: 3
Duration: 90 minutes
Maximum Marks: 100
RBI Grade B 2022 Syllabus (Post-wise)
Officers in Gr B (DR)- General
Phase-1 Syllabus
General Awareness: Static GK, Current Affairs, Banking Terms/ Banking Abbreviations, Indian Banking, Types & Functions of Banks, RBI & its Monetary Policy, Govt Schemes & Policies, Money Market in India, Economic Planning, Inflation, Bills, Finance Commissions, Taxes on Income & Expenditure, Union Budget
Reasoning: Inequality, Direction, and Distance, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Puzzle & Arrangement, Ordering and Ranking, Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Data Sufficiency, Machine Input-Output, Syllogism, Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Error Spotting, Para Jumble, Fill in the Blanks, Vocabulary, Sentence Framing
Quantitative Aptitude: Speed, Distance and Time, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Time and Work, Percentage, Speed, Distance and Time, Permutation and Combination, Trigonometry, Algebra, Data Interpretation, Mensuration, Set Theory, Probability
Phase-2 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.
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 Cooperation; International Economic Issues
Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanization and Migration – Gender Issues – Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged – Social Movements – Indian Political System – Human Development – Social Sectors in India, Health and Education.
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:
a) Financial System
1. Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
2. Reserve Bank of India- functions, and conduct of monetary policy
3. Banking System in India – Structure and concerns, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, etc, Changing landscape of banking sector.
4. Impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and the Indian response
b) Financial Markets
Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.
c) General Topics
1. Risk Management in Banking Sector
2. Basics of Derivatives
3. Global financial markets and International Banking – broad trends and latest developments.
4. Financial Inclusion
5. Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
6. Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector, the role of e-governance in addressing issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector.
7. The Union Budget – Concepts, approach, and broad trends
8. 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.
9. FinTech
d) Management
Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour: Introduction to management; Evolution of management thought: Scientific, Administrative, Human Relations, and Systems approach to management; Management functions and Managerial roles; Nudge theory
Meaning & concept of organizational behavior; Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big five model of personality; the concept of reinforcement; Perception: concept, perceptual errors. Motivation: Concept, importance, Content theories (Maslow’s need theory, Alderfers’ ERG theory, McCllelands’ theory of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor theory) & Process theories (Adams equity theory, Vroom’s expectancy theory).
Leadership: Concept, Theories (Trait, Behavioural, Contingency, Charismatic, Transactional and Transformational Leadership; Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions. Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window; Conflict: Concept, Sources, Types, Management of Conflict; Organizational Change: Concept, Kurt Lewin Theory of Change; Organizational Development (OD): Organisational Change, Strategies for Change, Theories of Planned Change (Lewin’s change model, Action research model, Positive model).
Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance:
Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business. Theories of ethics: Utilitarianism: weighing social cost and benefits, rights and duties, Justice and fairness, ethics of care, integrating utility, rights, justice and caring, An alternative to moral principles: virtue ethics, teleological theories, egoism theory, relativism theory, Moral issues in business: Ethics in Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, etc. Ethical Principles in Business: introduction, Organization Structure, and Ethics, Role of Board of Directors, Best Practices in Ethics Programme, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, etc.
Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance
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.
Officers in Gr B (DR) – DEPR
Name of Paper: Economics (Paper I & II)
Syllabus: Standard of papers on Economics would be that of Master’s Degree examination in Economics of any Central University in India
Suggested reading material: RBI publications viz., Annual Report, Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India, Monetary Policy Report and the Financial Stability Report, and the Economic Survey published by the Government of India over the previous two years
Name of Paper: English (Paper III)
Syllabus: The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.
Officers in Gr B (DR)- DSIM
Name of Paper: Paper I
Syllabus: Probability: Definition of Probability, Standard distribution, Large and small sample theory, Analysis of Variance, Estimation, Testing of Hypotheses, Multivariate analysis, and Stochastic Processes
Name of Paper: Paper-II
Syllabus: (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, and (vi) Numerical Analysis and Basic Computer Techniques. There will be sufficient choice for candidates to attempt the required number of questions from any three or more of the above six groups.
Name of Paper: Paper III
Syllabus: English: The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.
The Standard of papers would be that of the Master’s Degree examination of any Central University in India.