RBI Grade B Officers Syllabus 2023 PDF – Download Phase 1 & 2 Exam Pattern!!! Reserve Bank of India will hire candidates for the role of Grade B Officers Post. The board will recruit 291 candidates. Applicants who are waiting for the examination can prepare well. The syllabus and exam patterns are updated in our blog.
RBI Grade B Officers Syllabus 2023 Download PDF:
| Name of Organization | Reserve Bank of India |
| Name of Role | Grade B Officers |
| Number of Vacancies | 291 |
| Online Registration Begins | 09.05.2023 |
| Closing Date | 09.06.2023 |
RBI Grade B Officers 2023 Exam Pattern:
SCHEME OF SELECTION AND SYLLABUS FOR OFFICERS IN GR B (DR)-GENERAL 2023:
Phase-I online Examination:
| S No. | Topics | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1. | General Awareness | 80 | 80 | 25 minutes |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| 3. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| 4. | Reasoning | 60 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes | |
Phase-II online Examination:
| Name of Paper | Type of Paper | Time (Minutes) | Number of questions | Marks |
| Paper-I: Economic and Social Issues | 50% Objective Type
50% Descriptive Type, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard. Candidates opting to type the answers in Hindi, may type with the help of either: (i) Inscript or (ii) Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout |
30
90 Total 120 |
@ | 50
50
Total 100 |
| Paper II: English (Writing Skills) | Descriptive, to be typed with the help of the keyboard | 90 | 3 | 100 |
| Paper-III: General Finance and Management | 50% Objective Type
50% Descriptive Type, answers to be typed with the help of the keyboard. Candidates opting to type the answers in Hindi, may type with the help of either: (i) Inscript or (ii) Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout. |
120 | @ | 50
50 Total 100 |
SCHEME OF SELECTION FOR OFFICERS IN GR B (DR)-DEPR /DSIM:
Phase-I online Examination:
| Name of Paper | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Paper-I Objective Type (on Economics) | 120 minutes | 100 |
| Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper) | 180 minutes | 100 |
| Paper-III English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of keyboard) | 90 minutes | 100 |
| Total | 300 |
Phase-II online Examination:
| Name of Paper | Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Paper-I Objective Type (on Statistics) | 120 minutes | 100 |
| Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Statistics) (Question paper displayed on computer, answers to be written on paper) | 180 minutes | 100 |
| Paper-III English – Descriptive (To be typed with help of keyboard) | 90 minutes | 100 |
| Total | 300 |
SYLLABI (Phase-II):
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: Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – 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 – General Finance and Management:
- a) Financial System
- Reserve Bank of India and Financial Institutions
- Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy
- Banking System in India – Structure and concerns, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, etc., Changing landscape of banking sector.
- 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:
- Risk Management in Banking Sector
- 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 Banking Sector, role of e-governance in addressing issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector.
- The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends
- 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.
- 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
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.
