📚 RBI Grade B 2026 Syllabus (Complete)

The exam is conducted in 3 stages:

1. Phase I (Prelims)

2. Phase II (Mains)

3. Interview

🧪 Phase I Syllabus (Prelims)

👉 Objective exam (screening stage)

🔹 Subjects:

• Reasoning Ability

• Quantitative Aptitude

• English Language

• General Awareness

👉 Phase I includes 4 sections covering aptitude + current affairs

📌 Topic-wise Breakdown

🧠 Reasoning

• Seating Arrangement & Puzzles

• Coding-Decoding

• Syllogism

• Blood Relations

• Inequalities

• Direction Sense

• Data Sufficiency

🔢 Quantitative Aptitude

• Number Series

• Simplification

• Percentage, Ratio

• Profit & Loss

• Time & Work

• Data Interpretation

• Probability

📖 English Language

• Reading Comprehension

• Cloze Test

• Error Detection

• Para Jumble

• Fill in the Blanks

🌍 General Awareness

• Current Affairs (Last 6–8 months)

• Banking Awareness

• RBI Updates

• Budget & Economic Survey

• Govt Schemes

• Reports & Indices

🧪 Phase II Syllabus (Mains) 🔥 (Most Important)

👉 This stage decides final selection

🔹 Papers:

1. Economic & Social Issues (ESI)

2. English (Writing Skills)

3. Finance & Management (FM)

👉 Phase II includes descriptive + objective papers (oliveboard.in)

📌 Paper 1: Economic & Social Issues (ESI)

• Growth & Development

• Poverty, Employment

• Indian Economy (1991 reforms)

• Fiscal & Monetary Policy

• Inflation & Banking System

• Globalization (IMF, WTO, World Bank)

• Social Issues (Education, Health)

📌 Paper 2: English (Descriptive)

• Essay Writing

• Precis Writing

• Reading Comprehension

• Business/Official Writing

📌 Paper 3: Finance & Management

💰 Finance:

• Financial System

• RBI Functions

• Banking System

• Financial Markets

• Risk Management

• Derivatives

• Inflation

🧑‍💼 Management:

• Leadership & Motivation

• Organizational Behaviour

• HR Management

• Ethics & Corporate Governance

• Communication

🎤 Phase III: Interview

• Personality Test

• Communication Skills

• Current Affairs

• Banking & Economy Knowledge

👉 Focus is on confidence + conceptual clarity

⚠️ Important Insight

👉 Phase I = Qualifying
👉 Phase II + Interview = Final Selection

👉 Phase II subjects (ESI + Finance) are unique & most scoring

🚀 Preparation Strategy (Bonus)

✔️ Start Phase II early (don’t wait after prelims)
✔️ Focus on Economy + Finance
✔️ Read RBI reports + Budget
✔️ Practice answer writing for descriptive

🔥 Quick Summary

• Phase I → Aptitude + GA

• Phase II → Economy + Finance + Writing

• Interview → Personality