The RBI Grade B exam is one of the most prestigious exams in the country today. It is conducted yearly to recruit Grade ‘B’ officers (Managers) in the country’s apex bank. Stating the obvious, the RBI Grade B is a highly competitive exam, and it requires sincere and dedicated preparation to be able to clear it. The RBI Grade B Recruitment Notification 2022 has been announced with 238 vacancies for the Generalist officer. Starting the preparations early will be the key to acing the exam. In this blog, we will give you the detailed RBI Grade B Study Plan 2022 and RBI Grade B Preparation Strategy for both Phase 1. Please note that the strategy suggested here works well for beginners as well as aspirants who have taken the exam before.
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 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.
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30 Days RBI Grade B Phase 1 Study Plan
This is a basic 30-Day Plan to Brush up on your Basics of Quants, Reasoning, English & GA.
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 |
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Current Affairs for Phase 1
In general, the current affairs (CA) for the last 4 months (from the date of the examination) should be prepared but high priority should be given to the last 3 months of CA. (also the last week before the exam).
For RBI Gr. B 2022, the highest priority should be given to the months of May, April, March, and February 2022 for Phase 1 GA. Your next priority should be to revise the current affairs of January 2022, December 2021, November 2021, and October 2021.
You should definitely read and revise the Government schemes, Reports & Indices starting from the month of June 2021 till the exam date.
Important Topics
Section | Important Topics |
Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation, Quantity Based, Data Sufficiency, Simplification, Approximation, Quadratic Inequalities, Number Series both missing and wrong number series. Important arithmetic topics: Partnership, Average, Ages, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Speed Time Distance, Boat & Stream, Trains, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion. |
Reasoning | Alphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, Direction Sense, Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Logical Reasoning. |
English Language | Cloze test, Fillers, Spotting the errors, Para Jumbles, New pattern questions, Idioms and phrases, Word Rearrangement, Column Based questions, Sentence improvement, Paragraph Completion, Grammar, Reading Comprehension. |
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RBI Grade-B Books for Phase-1
The book list for each subject is given below.
1.Logical Reasoning
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
- Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey
English Language
- Word Power Made Simple by Norman Lewis
- Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
- High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
Quantitative Aptitude
- Magical Book on Quicker Maths by M. Tyra
- How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT written by Arun Sharma
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations written by R.S. Agarwal
Banking Awareness
- Banking Awareness by Arihant Experts
- Banking Awareness for SBI and IBPS Bank Clerk/PO/RBI Exams/RRB by Disha Experts
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