One of the most respected exams in the country right now is the RBI Grade B exam. The country’s top bank uses it every year to hire Grade “B” officers (Managers). To state the obvious, the RBI Grade B exam is extremely tough, and passing it demands serious, committed preparation. The secret to passing the exam will be to start your preparations early. Please take note that both novice candidates and those who have already taken the exam do well using the suggested approach.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Pattern
Section | Marks | Number of Questions | Time allotted (In minutes) |
General Awareness | 80 | 80 | 25 |
Quantitative aptitude | 30 | 30 | 25 |
English language | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Reasoning | 60 | 60 | 45 |
Total | 200 | 200 | 120 |
Note: There will be a 1/4th negative marking for each question. Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase 2 of the examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in Phase 1.
RBI Grade B Phase-1 Study plan
Day | Topics to be Studied |
Day 1 | RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 1 + Analysis |
Day 2 | Data Interpretation Concepts + Practice Statements & Conclusions Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 3 | Time & Work Concepts + Practice Coding-Decoding Concepts Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 4 | Coding-Decoding Practice Time-Distance Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 5 | Input-Output Concepts + Practice Error-Spotting Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 6 | Para-jumble Concepts + Practice Analogies Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 7 | Percentages & Partnerships Concepts + Practice Cloze Test Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 8 | Ratios & Proportion Concepts + Practice Critical Reasoning Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 9 | Sentence Improvement Concepts + Practice Series Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 10 | Statements & Assumptions Concepts Statements & Assumptions Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 11 | Quadratic Equation Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 12 | Data Sufficiency Concepts + Practice Syllogisms Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 13 | Mensuration Concepts + Practice Probability Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 14 | Profit & Loss Concepts + Practice Direction Sense Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 15 | Coded Inequalities Concepts + Practice Phrase Replacement Concepts + Practice Sentence Correction Concepts + Practice |
Day 16 | Blood Relations Concepts + Practice Simple & Compound Interest Concepts + Practice Idioms Learning +m Practice |
Day 17 | Permutations & Combinations Concepts + Practice Alphanumeric Series Concepts + Practice Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 18 | Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 19 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 1+ English Topic Tests 1 + Reasoning Topic Tests 1 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 20 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 2+ English Topic Tests 2 + Reasoning Topic Tests 2 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 21 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 3+ English Topic Tests 3 + Reasoning Topic Tests 3 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 22 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 4+ English Topic Tests 4 + Reasoning Topic Tests 4 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 23 | Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 24 | Quants Sectional Test English Sectional Test Reasoning Sectional Tests |
Day 25 | Based on the above tests: Identify Strengths and Weaknesses In each Quant, English & Reasoning Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
Day 26 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 5 + English Topic Tests 5 + Reasoning Topic Tests 5 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 27 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 6+ English Topic Tests 6 + Reasoning Topic Tests 6 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 28 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 7+ English Topic Tests 7 + Reasoning Topic Tests 7 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 29 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant Topic Tests 8 + English Topic Tests 8 + Reasoning Topic Tests 8 Daily Puzzles + RC practice + Daily GK |
Day 30 | Quants Sectional Test English Sectional Test Reasoning Sectional Tests |
Current Affairs for Phase 1
In general, the last four months of current affairs (CA) (counting from the exam date) should be prepared, but the final three months of CA should be given top priority. (Also the final week prior to the test).
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