RBI Grade B Toppers’ Preparation Strategy 2022: Are these questions popping up in your mind? How do some candidates clear the RBI Grade B exam in first attempt? How do they prepare when everyone has almost the same amount of time in their hands? This article has simple answers to your valid questions.
To qualify for the RBI Grade B exam in first attempt, you need to follow a proper study plan, and preparation strategy coupled with the latest RBI Grade B 2022-23 Mock Tests. The desired candidates should make an effective study plan and need to follow it accordingly. Since the RBI Grade exam involves cut-throat competition, well discuss here topper’s strategy that can help you secure a good rank in the exam. To achieve this objective, you’ll have to clear three stages. These stages are:
RBI Grade B Exam is conducted in 3 phases (Phase I, II & III. Phase I or the Prelims exam is an objective-type exam consisting of 4 sections, English Language, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness. Each phase acts as an elimination round, where only those candidates are allowed to appear in the Mains Examination who clear the Phase II exam. Psychometric Test & Interview (Phase III) will be the last or final stage of the exam.
As mentioned above, the officers in the Grade B cadre of the Reserve Bank of India are recruited via a 3-stage recruitment process.
Take a look at the exam patterns of Phase I & II to get a better understanding of the exam.
RBI Grade B Phase-I exam consists of 4 sections. There is no sectional time limit. The total duration of the RBI Grade B Phase- I is of 120 minutes. There is a negative marking of ¼ for wrong answers. Given below are the distribution marks amongst each section:
| Subjects | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
| General Awareness | 80 | 80 | 120 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | |
| Reasoning | 60 | 60 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
RBI Grade-B Phase-II exam consists of 3 sections. You are given 90 minutes for each section of the exam, making a total time duration of 270 minutes.
| Subjects | Paper Type | Maximum marks | Duration |
| Economics and Social Issues | Objective | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper-II English (Writing Skills) | Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper III Finance & Management | Objective Type | 100 | 90 minutes |
If you want to make a perfect exam strategy, you must know how toppers attempt the exam. As per our research, the toppers usually try their best to attempt 68+ questions in General Awareness Section in 10-11 minutes, and 24+ questions in English Section in 10 minutes and invest the remaining time to solve the Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning sections. Here are the simple answers to your questions:
Master the General Awareness section by reading the newspapers daily (like The Hindu, Economic Times, etc). Since the General Awareness section carries a maximum number of Phase I exams, hence, we suggest you suggested reading the maximum time of the day. It in turn leads to getting a high score in this section.
Master the English section by going through basic grammar rules and practice questions from previous year’s papers. As there are no mathematical calculations involved in this section, it is comparatively easier to score maximum marks in GA and English sections.
Ace the Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude sections by taking as many Mini Mock Tests and solving different types of questions. And try your best to attempt the maximum number of standard Mock Tests before the exam. It will train your mind to maintain speed and accuracy in the actual exam.
According to many toppers who shared their success stories with us, they referred to the below-mentioned books for preparing RBI Grade B Phase I exam:
| Category of the Books | Best books for Preparation |
| English Language | -Word Power Made Simple by Norman Lewis -High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin -Objective English by S. P. Bakshi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | -Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K. Verma -Magical Book on Quicker Maths by M. Tyra -Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma -Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations written by R S Agarwal. |
| Reasoning Ability | -Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey -Test of Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe -A modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal -A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical by B.S. Sijwali |
| General Awareness | -Monthly magazines -Kurukshetra Magazine -Manorama Yearbook (latest edition) by Malayala Manorama -Lucent’s General Knowledge by Dr. Binay Karna -Banking Awareness by Arihant Experts *Take the Latest & the Best RBI Grade B 2022-23 Mock Test & clear the upcoming exam in style! |
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