RBI Officer in Grade B Recruitment 2026 – Powerful Syllabus & Exam Pattern Guide for General, DEPR & DSIM Posts

RBI Grade B General Phase-II Exam Pattern

• Paper-I & III: Objective + Descriptive
• English Paper: Descriptive
• Candidates shortlisted from Phase-I appear for Phase-II

RBI Grade B General Syllabus 2026

General Awareness

Topics include:

• Banking & Financial Awareness
• RBI Reports
• Current Affairs
• Government Schemes
• Economy & Budget
• International Organizations
• Static GK
• Banking Terms
• Financial Markets

Reasoning

Topics include:

• Seating Arrangement
• Puzzles
• Coding-Decoding
• Blood Relations
• Syllogism
• Inequality
• Input-Output
• Logical Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude

Topics include:

• Simplification
• Number Series
• Data Interpretation
• Percentage
• Profit & Loss
• Ratio & Proportion
• Time & Work
• Probability

English Language

Topics include:

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Error Detection
• Para Jumbles
• Vocabulary
• Sentence Improvement

RBI Grade B Phase-II Economic & Social Issues (ESI) Syllabus

Topics include:

• Growth & Development
• Indian Economy
• Globalization
• Poverty Alleviation
• Sustainable Development
• Social Structure in India
• Monetary & Fiscal Policy
• Economic Reforms
• Current Economic Issues

RBI Grade B Finance & Management (FM) Syllabus

Finance Topics

• Financial System
• Financial Markets
• Banking System
• Inflation
• Corporate Governance
• Financial Inclusion
• Monetary Policy
• Accounting Basics
• Ratio Analysis

The official notification also includes topics like Inflation, Financial Inclusion, Corporate Governance, Union Budget, Accounting & Financial Statements, and Monetary Policy.

Management Topics

• Principles of Management
• Organizational Behaviour
• Leadership
• Motivation Theories
• Ethics
• Corporate Governance
• Communication
• Conflict Management

Official syllabus includes Leadership theories, Motivation, Organizational Behaviour, Ethics at Workplace, Corporate Governance, and Communication.

RBI Grade B DEPR Exam Pattern 2026

Selection will be through Online/Written Examination and Interview.

DEPR Phase-I

DEPR Phase-II

Total Marks: 400

RBI Grade B DEPR Syllabus 2026

Topics include:

• Micro Economics
• Macro Economics
• Econometrics
• Indian Economy
• Public Finance
• International Economics
• Monetary Economics
• Growth & Development
• Current Economic Issues

The official notification mentions equal weightage to Quantitative Economics and Indian Economy modules.

RBI Grade B DSIM Exam Pattern 2026

DSIM Papers

Total Marks: 300

RBI Grade B DSIM Syllabus 2026

Topics include:

• Probability
• Statistical Inference
• Regression Analysis
• Sampling Theory
• Time Series
• Econometrics
• Applied Statistics
• Multivariate Analysis
• Data Science
• Machine Learning Basics

The notification states that DSIM work includes econometric techniques, forecasting, data science, AI, machine learning, databases, and macroeconomic analysis.

RBI Grade B Interview 2026

Candidates shortlisted after Phase-II will be called for Interview.

• Interview marks are added to final merit
• Psychometric Test may also be conducted before interview
• Final selection based on combined performance

RBI Grade B Preparation Tips

• Focus daily on current affairs & RBI reports
• Practice descriptive answer writing
• Revise ESI & FM static concepts
• Solve previous year papers
• Improve essay and précis writing
• Practice mock tests regularly

📌 IMPORTANT NOTES

• Question Papers: Bilingual (Hindi & English) except English paper
• Negative Marking: Not explicitly mentioned; refer to Information Handout
• Normalization: Applied if multiple shifts for Phase-I (General)
• Interview: 75 marks, can be in Hindi or English
• Final Selection: Phase-II marks + Interview marks
• Pre-Exam Training: Free for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD (General cadre only)
• Edit Window: 2 days after closing date (₹200 correction fee)