RBI Grade B Essay- How to Prepare?

One section of RBI Grade B is often ignored. The section is English Writing Skills. English Writing Skills will have 3 questions viz. Essay Writing, Précis Writing and Comprehension. There will be only 3 questions in this section, still, this section is as important as the others, since it will be testing the writing, communication and presentation skills of candidates, besides testing their awareness level. Hence, it becomes important to write a good essay and a letter in this exam. In this article, our focus shall be limited to how one should prepare for essay writing for RBI Grade B Phase II exam.

You might have a doubt: RBI Grade B 2022 notification isn’t released yet. Why should I start preparing for this Phase II section now? Please be informed that by starting now, you would be ahead of a majority of aspirants. Not only this, preparation for this topic will help you in other exams as well.

Getting Started with Writing An Essay

We believe that most of you, if not everyone, would have written an essay at least once, be it during your school days or in graduation/college days. Hence, you would be aware that an essay consists of three parts, namely,

1. Introduction, where you introduce the topic
2. Body, where you discuss the topic in detail putting forward your views and backing in up with relevant data points
3. Conclusion, where you sum up your ideas and close the topic

Introduction:

The first and the most important paragraphs of your essay because a good introduction will help you gain the attention of the reader, thus, creating a good impression in the minds of readers. Here, you are required to introduce the topic and state the purpose of writing your essay on that particular topic. One of the best ways to begin your introduction can be by starting with a hook, such as a story, dialogue, shocking revelation, a quote or a topic summary. Also, please keep in mind that the introduction should not be very long and about 5-6 lines should be sufficient for RBI Grade B Phase II exam.

Body:

This is the part of your essay where you are required to explain, discuss or argue on the topic. It can extend to multiple paragraphs as the most vital and important content of your essay will be here. Further, it can be a good idea to include facts and figures from reliable sources while putting your views across as they will only strengthen your points. However, it is important that you are careful while writing this part of your essay. The reason being that we generally have a lot of information that we can provide and writing it in a haphazard manner will leave the reader confused. Hence, it is important to organize your thoughts and content well and follow a systematic approach that will enable the reader to comprehend the thoughts you are trying to put across.

Conclusion:

In this part, you are required to sum up your story and arguments. Just like the introduction, the conclusion is important as well as you need to close the topic well, leaving no hanging thread. At times, conclusion may even mirror your introductory paragraph but make sure the words and syntax are different. Also, in this part, you should not introduce any new ideas and keep yourself limited to summarizing your arguments only. Most importantly, keep it short, perhaps limited to 5-6 sentences only.

Tips for Essay Writing:

1. We suggest that every alternate day or once in 3 days, you should pick a topic and write an essay on it. This will not only help to improve your writing skills but also help you get into the habit of writing so that when you write an essay on the actual day of exam, you are at ease.
2. It would also be a good idea if you practice writing the essay on a computer or laptop as it will help in improving your typing speed.
3. Have your own stand on various issues and back it up with relevant data.
4. Make sure you use simple and crisp language as complicated and difficult words will only break the flow of your sentence.
5. Essay topics in competitive exams like RBI Grade B generally pertain to current affairs. Hence, reading newspaper daily will help you become aware of the important events that are in the news.
6. Take 3-4 minutes to structure the flow of your essay so that it is connected from top to bottom. Also, do not leave any points unexplained. If you cannot explain it then do not include that specific point at all.
7. Always stick to the word limit mentioned in the exam. It is suggested that you neither exceed nor fall short of the word limit specified.
8. Finally, avoid making spelling or grammatical mistakes at all cost. This leaves a bad impression on the reader.

Possible essay topic for RBI Grade B:

1. Effect of fake news on social media and its outcomes
2. Is 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in general category justified?
3. Free metro rides or Security of women – what should the government focus upon?
4. Is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan successful?
5. India needs to update its education system
6. Healthcare challenges faced by Rural India
7. Should India focus on becoming a cashless economy?
8. Cashless insurance – How to make it successful?
9. National Health Policy: A roadmap to work
10. Will Ayushmaan Bharat be a game changer scheme?
11. One Nation, One Election: A much needed electoral reform?
12. What role does Insurance industry play in the financial security of an individual?

We hope this article on essay writing for RBI Grade B exam was helpful. Finally, we wish you good luck with your preparation!

Sample Essay:

Ayushman Bharat – Can it be a game-changer?

It was on India’s 72^nd Independence Day when Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi announced that Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, better known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Mission, will be launched on 25th September 2018. The scheme, which aims to provide medical care facilities to poor and economically deprived people was launched after a survey, conducted by NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) in 2015, found that over 80% of the households were not covered by any Health care scheme. Further, with the rise in medical expenditure every year, poor were most affected as they had to spend most of their savings in hospital bills.

In the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the beneficiary gets free coverage of upto Rs 5 lakhs for himself and his family every year at any government or even empanelled private hospitals all over India for secondary and tertiary medical care facilities. With more than 1.5 lakhs health centres providing healthcare facilities, it is expected that 80% of the rural population and 60 % of the urban population will get benefitted. The best part about the scheme is that more than 1350 types of diseases and treatment of the same are covered. Thus, this scheme may enhance the access to healthcare facilities and help in early detection and treatment services to a large section of society who otherwise could not have afford it. Besides benefitting the poor, Ayushman Bharat will also help the country move towards universal health coverage and equitable access to healthcare, which is also one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

However, there does exist certain challenges, which the government will have to overcome in order to make this initiative a success. One of the important challenges being that even though this scheme offers support for clinical services such as hospitalization it fails to address the broken public health system in the country. Further, the issue of limited and uneven distribution of human resources at various level of health services poses another challenge for the government to overcome. Also, shortage of doctors at primary healthcare centres and district hospitals may lead to failure of the Ayushman Bharat. Therefore, it is of utmost important that issues pertaining to human resources are addressed.

Hence, we can say that the scheme does look promising and has the potential to provide immense benefits to the poor. Further, it has the potential to help the country meet its social development goals. However, successful collaboration with relevant stakeholders, (such as State Government and industry), and proper planning and implementation will only ensure that this initiative is successful.

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