- RBI Officers’ Recruitment notification is out
- Total Vacancies in RBI Grade B Officers for 2018
- RBI Phase1 (Prelims): Syllabus & Structure
- RBI Phase2 (Mains): Syllabus & Structure & FREE HANDOPUT
- Tips by RBI All India Rank-1
- Oliveboard’s Mock Test & Video Lessons for RBI
- RBI Online Application & Last Date
RBI Officers’ Recruitment notification is out
- RBI Grade B 2018 official notification is out, and the registration is open till 23rd July 2018. This is the most popular recruitment drive in the banking sector and with growing competition, it is important to stick to a proper preparation strategy to crack the RBI Grade B exam.
- Oliveboard is pleased to help you in RBI Grade B 2018 preparation with solved handout paper, 40 DAYS Study PLAN and tips from the Topper – Hardik Mehta
Total Vacancies in RBI Grade B Officers for 2018
| Vacancies | Gen | SC | ST | OBC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- General | 64 | 20 | 10 | 33 | 127 |
| 2. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DEPR | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 3. Officers in Grade ‘B’(DR)- DSIM | 11 | (1) | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Let’s get started by looking at the exam pattern.
RBI Phase1 (Prelims): Syllabus & Structure
- This is an online Objective /MCQ Test of Duration: 2 hours and Total marks 200 Marks.
- Exam will be conducted on 16th August 2018
- This objective paper consists of four pillars: General Awareness, Reasoning, English and Maths. Their detailed internal syllabus is as following:
RBI Phase1: 40 Days Study Plan by Oliveboard
| Day | Topics | Day | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 1 + Analysis | Day 21 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning 3 |
| Understand Weaknesses & Strengths Using Oliveboard Expert Analysis | Weak Topic Practice: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning 3 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | |||
| Day 2 | Data Interpretation Concepts + Practice | Day 22 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4 |
| Statements & Conclusions Concepts + Practice | Weak Topic Practice: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 3 | Time & Work Concepts + Practice | Day 23 | RBI Grade B: Mock Test 4 |
| Coding Decoding Concepts | RBI Grade B: Mock Test 4 Analysis | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 4 | Coding Decoding Practice | Day 24 | Quant Sectional Test |
| Time & Distance Concepts + Practice | English Sectional Test | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Reasoning Sectional Test | ||
| Day 5 | Input-Output Concepts + Practice | Day 25 | Based on the above tests: Identify Strengths and 4 Weaknesses In Each Quant English & Reasoning |
| Error-Spotting Concepts + Practice | |||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 6 | Parajumbles Concepts + Practice | Day 26 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1 |
| Analogies Concepts + Practice | Weak Topic Practice: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 7 | Percentages & Partnerships Concepts + Practice | Day 27 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2 |
| Cloze Test Concepts + Practice | Weak Topic Practice: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 8 | Ratios & Proportions Concepts + Practice | Day 28 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant3 + English3 + Reasoning 3 |
| Critical Reasoning Concepts + Practice | Weak Topic Practice: Quant 3 + English 3 + Reasoning 3 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 9 | Sentence Improvement Concepts + Practice | Day 29 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4 |
| Series Concepts + Practice | Weak Topic Practice: Quant4 + English4 + Reasoning 4 | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 10 | Statements & Assumptions Concepts | Day 30 | Quant Sectional Test |
| Statements & Assumptions Practice | English Sectional Test | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Reasoning Sectional Test | ||
| Day 11 | Quadratic Equations Concepts + Practice | Day 31 | RBI Grade B Mock Test 5 + Analysis |
| RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 2 + Analysis | Revision | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 12 | Data Sufficiency Concepts + Practice | Day 32 | Revision |
| Syllogisms Concepts + Practice | |||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day13 | Mensuration Concepts + Practice | Day 33 | Revision |
| Probability Concepts + Practice | |||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 14 | Profit and Loss Concepts + Practice | Day 34 | RBI Grade B Mock Test 6 + Analysis |
| Direction Sense Concepts + Practice | Revision | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 15 | Coded Inequalities Concepts + Practice | Day 35 | RBI Grade B Mock Test 7 + Analysis |
| Phrase Replacement Concepts + Practice | Revisioin | ||
| Sentence Correction Concepts + Practice | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 16 | Blood Relations Concepts + Practice | Day 36 | Revision |
| Simple & Compound Interest Concepts + Practice | |||
| Idioms Learning + Practice | |||
| Day 17 | Permutations& Combinations Concepts + Practice | Day 37 | Take A Break |
| Alphanumeric Series Concepts + Practice | |||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | |||
| Day 18 | RBI Grade B: Mock Test 3 + Analysis | Day 38 | RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 8 + Analysis |
| Identify Strengths and 4 Weaknesses In Each Quant English & Reasoning | Revision | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 19 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1 | Day 39 | RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 9 + Analysis |
| Weak Topic Practice: Quant1 + English1 + Reasoning 1 | Revision | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK | ||
| Day 20 | Weak Topic Concepts: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2 | Day 40 | RBI Grade B Phase-I: Mock Test 10 + Analysis |
| Weak Topic Practice: Quant2 + English2 + Reasoning 2 | Revision | ||
| Daily Puzzles + RC Practice + Daily GK |
RBI Phase2 (Mains): Syllabus & Structure & FREE HANDOPUT
- This online exam will be conducted on 7th September 2018
- It consists of three papers viz.
| Type | Paper | Marks | Duration |
| Objective | 1: Economic and Social Issues | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Descriptive | 2: English (Writing skill) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Objective | 3: Finance and Management | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Total marks | 300 |
- Try this RBI Grade B Phase 2 Official Handout – Sample Paper for F&M – Solved Paper with Answer Key & Detailed Answers to Kickstart your Exam Preparation.
- The detailed syllabus of these papers is as following:
RBI Phase2: 40 Days Study Plan by Oliveboard
It is very important to prepare for Phase I and II simultaneously as paper on ESI and F&M are too lengthy to prepare and complete after Phase I exam. Here’s a complete study plan for you to prepare in the right direction.
| Day | Topics | Day | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ESI – Growth and Development | Day 21 | F&M – Changing Landscape |
| Day 2 | ESI – Poverty Alleviation | Day 22 | F&M – Developments, Reforms & Disinvestments |
| Day 3 | ESI – Sustainable Development & Env Issues | Day 23 | F&M – Financial Inclusion & Alternative sources of lending |
| Day 4 | F&M- Regulators | Day 24 | F&M – Public Private Partnership & GST |
| Day 5 | F&M- RBI | Day 25 | F&M – Portfolio Investment, Private & Social Cost benefit |
| Day 6 | F&M- Banking System | Day 26 | ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Oct 17, PIB – Oct 17 |
| Day 7 | F&M- Financial Institutions | Day 27 | ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Nov 17, PIB – Nov 17 |
| Day 8 | F&M- Financial Markets | Day 28 | ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Dec 17, PIB – Dec 17 |
| Day 9 | ESI- Economic Reforms in India | Day 29 | ESI – Schemes and Social Issues – Jan 18, PIB – Jan 18 |
| Day 10 | ESI- Industrial & Labour Policy | Day 30 | F&M – Corporate Governance |
| Day 11 | ESI – Monetary & Fiscal Policy | Day 31 | F&M – Inflation |
| Day 12 | ESI – Role of Economic Planning | Day 32 | F&M – Union Budget |
| Day 13 | F&M – Risk Management | Day 33 | ESI – Economic Survey Summary Volume 1 |
| Day 14 | F&M – Derivatives | Day 34 | ESI – Economic Survey Summary Volume 2 |
| Day 15 | F&M – Management | Day 35 | F&M – HRD |
| Day 16 | F&M – Leadership | Day 36 | F&M – Performance Appraisal |
| Day 17 | ESI – Balance of Payments | Day 37 | F&M – Motivation |
| Day 18 | ESI -International Economic Institutions | Day 38 | F&M – Communication |
| Day 19 | ESI – Indian Political System | Day 39 | F&M – Corporate Governance |
| Day 20 | ESI – Social structure in India | Day 40 | Revise |
Tips by RBI All India Rank-1
Hardik Mehta (AIR 1 – RBI Grade B 2016) says, “Kudos to the Oliveboard’s technical team for providing in-depth analysis of candidate’s performance. I also remember that RBI made a last-minute pattern change to Phase 2 just 10 days before the exam. I was really glad that Oliveboard in the first week of September 2016 had redesigned the mock tests as per the new pattern for RBI Grade B Exam (Phase 2). It showed that their think tank was very much keen to ensure that their students should get the knack of as many different types of questions as possible.”
Read his complete RBI Grade B exam strategy.
Oliveboard’s Mock Test & Video Lessons for RBI
- Online Mock Tests is very important to evaluate your preparation and know where you stand. Remember, only attempting mock wouldn’t do great help till you analyse each attempt and fix the weak areas.
- This becomes easy while attempting RBI Grade B Mock Tests through Oliveboard’s dashboard as you get performance analysis and insights for improvement.
Considering these facets, Oliveboard’s Complete RBI Grade B Course for Phase 1 & 2 includes:
- 10 Phase 1 Tests
- 20 Phase 2 Tests – ESI + F&M
- Complete ESI & F&M Study Material
- Video Lessons, Sectional Tests & Topic Tests & GK Tests.
In the last two RBI Exams, the First rankers have been Oliveboard users, which proves the effectiveness of our program!
RBI Online Application & Last Date
- Detailed Official Notification Available on https://opportunities.rbi.org.in/
- Online Application can be filled at http://ibps.sifyitest.com/rbigrbjjun18/
- Last date to apply is 23/07/2018
- Troubleshoot for Online Application: http://cgrs.ibps.in/
- Application fees for RBI officer’s recruitment exam is:
| Sr. No. | Category | Charges | Amount |
| 1. | SC/ST/PwBD | Intimation Charges only | Rs.100/- |
| 2. | GEN/OBC | Application fee including intimation charges | Rs.850/- |
| 3. | STAFF@ | Nil | Nil |
Hope this helps. All the best for the upcoming exam.
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