RBI Grade B Study Plan 2021: RBI Grade B exam is a test conducted by RBI(Reserve Bank of India) for recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ (General) – DR, DEPR, and DSIM. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the official notification for the post of RBI Grade B Officer posts. Candidates can read the notification details from the below-mentioned link.
RBI Grade B Official Notification
The RBI Grade-B Phase-I exam commences on March 06, 2021. Candidates who will be applying for the RBI Grade-B posts have to make a proper study plan. As the exam will be commencing within 4 weeks time, scheduling of study plan will help the candidates during preparation. In this article, we will provide the RBI Grade B Study Plan and exam pattern and books for the candidates who are applying for the RBI Grade-B recruitment.
RBI Grade B Exam Dates
| Exam Events | Dates(Tentative) |
| RBI Grade B Official Notification | January 25, 2021 |
| Staring of Online Registration | January 2, 2021 |
| Closing of Online Registration | February 15, 2021 |
| Commencement of Phase-I exam | March 06, 2021 |
| Result of Phase-I exam | March 2021 |
| Commencement of Phase-II exam: General | April 01, 2021 |
| Commencement of Phase-II exam: DEPR and DSIM | March 31, 2021 |
| Interview Process | To be Updated Soon |
| Declaration of the final result | To be Updated Soon |
RBI Grade B Study Plan
Before devising RBI Grade-B study plan, candidates have to know the exam pattern of RBI Grade-B exam. The candidates can make use of exam pattern and study plan for RBI Grade-B 2021 is given below.
Exam Pattern
RBI Grade B Selection process includes the following Stages:-
- Phase I Exam
- Phase II Exam
- Interview Process
RBI Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern
The following table contains the sections asked in RBI Grade B Phase – I(Prelims) Exam Pattern
| Section | Number of Question | Total Marks | Time Duration |
| General Awareness | 80 | 80 | 2 hours |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 60 | 60 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern
The following table contains the sections asked in RBI Grade B Phase – II(Mains) Exam Pattern
| Section | Paper Type | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Paper I-Economic and Social Issues | Objective | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper-II – Finance & Management | Objective | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper III -English (Writing Skills) | Descriptive | 100 | 90 minutes |
ATTEMPT FOR RBI GRADE B FREE MOCK TEST
RBI Grade B Study Plan 2021 – Complete Details
The following table contains the Complete Study Plan for RBI Grade B 2021:-
| TIME | TOPIC |
| 6:00 – 8:00 AM | Current Affairs |
| 10:00-1:00 PM | Logical Reasoning and Practice mock Test |
| 1:00-3:00 PM | Break |
| 3.00-5.30 PM | English Language |
| 5.30-6.00 PM | Break |
| 6:00-9:00 PM | Quantitative Aptitude (Arithmetic)
Simplification |
| 9:00-10:00PM | Speed Maths Practice |
| 10:00-8:00 AM | Sleep |
RBI Grade B Study Plan – Weekly Preparation
| Week Day | Section |
| Day 1 | Time, Speed & Distance Concepts |
| Sentence Improvement/ Correction Concepts | |
| Logical Reasoning Concepts | |
| Day 2 | Quadratic Equations |
| Banking Awareness Practice | |
| Data Sufficiency Concepts | |
| Day 3 | Inequality Concepts & Practice Test |
| Error Spotting | |
| Financial Awareness | |
| Day 4 | CI & SI |
| Sentence Improvement | |
| Error Detection | |
| Day 5 | Blood Relations |
| Direction Sense | |
| Cloze Test | |
| Day 6 | Ratio & Proportion |
| Time & Work | |
| Sentence Correction | |
| Day 7 | Banking/General/Financial Awareness |
| Para jumbles | |
| Puzzles(linear, circular, date and day based, etc.) |
RBI GRADE B Previous Year Question Paper PDF
RBI Grade B Study Plan – Books
The following table contains the RBI Grade B Books to be read by the candidates appearing for RBI Grade B
RBI Grade B Logical Reasoning Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Agarwal |
| 2 | Analytical Reasoning | M.K. Pandey |
| 3 | How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning | Arun Sharma |
RBI Grade B English Language Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Objective General English | S.P.Bakshi |
| 2 | High School Grammar and Composition | Wren and Martin |
| 3 | Word Power Made Simple | Normal Lewis |
RBI Grade B Quantitative Aptitude Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams | R.S.Agarwal |
| 2 | Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma |
| 3 | Magical Book on Quicker Maths | M. Tyra |
RBI Grade B Banking Awareness Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Banking Awareness | Arihant Experts |
| 2 | Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma |
| 3 | Lucent’s General Knowledge | Lucent |
RBI Grade B Finance and Management Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Financial Management | Prasanna Chandra |
| 2 | Public Finance | K.K.Andley and Sundaram |
| 3 | Indian Financial System | M. Tyra |
RBI Grade B Economic and Social Sciences Books
| S.No | Books | Author/Publication |
| 1 | Indian Economy | Uma Kapila |
| 2 | Economic and Social Issues | Dhrub Kumar |
| 3 | Growth and Development | Devraj Dey |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. When is the RBI Grade B exam 2021 phase I be scheduled?
Ans. The RBI Grade B 2021 phase -I exam is scheuled on March 06,2021.
Q2. What is the negative marking scheme for the RBI Grade B examination?
Ans. For every right answer, candidates will be awarded 1 mark, and for every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted from the candidate’s total marks.
Q3. What is the Educational Qualification for RBI Grade B officer exam?
Ans. Candidate appearing for the exam must have a graduate degree in any discipline
Q4. What is the vacancy list for RBI Grade-B exam 2021?
Ans. The number of vacancies for RBI Grade B exam 2021 is 322.
Q5. What is the exam pattern for RBI Grade-B 2021 phase -II examination?
The phase -II examination has two objective papers (Economic and social issues, Finance & management) and one Descriptive paper (English) each comprises 90 minutes time duration.
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