RBI Grade B Phase-1 Study Plan-30 Days

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.

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

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.