How to Crack RBI Grade B Exam in First Attempt?

Deputy Manager – Editorial

Updated on Apr 26, 2023 16:51 IST

To crack RBI Grade B exam in first attempt, candidates must have a good preparation strategy. Candidates must solve previous years' question papers, attempt mock test, go through the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly. Read here how to crack RBI Grade B in first attempt.

To crack RBI Grade B exam in first attempt, candidates must have a good preparation strategy. Candidates must solve previous years' question papers, attempt mock tests, go through the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly. Read here how to crack RBI Grade B in first attempt.

RBI Grade B exam is not easy to crack as the difficulty level is high. The syllabus of RBI Grade B is also vast. But with dedication towards the goal, students can crack the exam easily. Read below how to crack RBI Grade B exam is first attempt.

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Weightage to Basic Concept

Going through the RBI Grade B previous year’s paper, candidates can know the weightage given to basic concepts
Giving weightage to the core concept help candidates improve the confidence to solve questions
Go through the Current Affairs help candidates to know the happenings over the past few months
Revise the basic concepts to clarify the doubts

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Section-Wise Preparation

The phase-wise preparation tips are given below:

Phase 1

The General Awareness section is important and scoring sections of Phase 1 exam. To attain maximum mark, candidates should be well versed with the news and current affairs of last one year. Reasoning section is the another important section. Questions are asked from Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, Coding-Decoding, Direction and Distance, etc. To score good marks in this section, candidates should practice a variety of questions. For English section, candidates must have a good knowledge of Grammar and Vocabulary. For Quant section, candidates must practice previous years’ question papers.

Q: What is the job profile of RBI Grade B Officer?

The job profile of RBI Grade B depends on the departments they are posted. The job profile varies according to the department. RBI Grade B Officer is allocated to financial markets, banking supervision, banking regulation, currency-issuing, public debt office, foreign exchange, HRD etc.

Q: How can I become an RBI Grade B Officer?

Any graduate candidates between 21 and 30 years can apply for RBI Grade B exam. Relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to candidates belonging to the reserved categories.Candidates must be a graduate in any discipline or have equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 60 per cent marks (50 per cent for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) or postgraduation in any discipline/equivalent technical or professional qualification with minimum 55 per cent marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PwBD applicants) in aggregate of all semesters/years. The educational qualification vary as per the department. Candidates belonging to General Category/EWSs who have appeared six times for phase 1 exam for this in the past are not eligible to apply. There is no restriction for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD categories.

Q: What is the difficulty level of RBI Grade B phase 1 exam?

The difficulty level of RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam is usually moderate to difficult. In 2022, the difficulty level of the English section was easy whereas the Quant section was calculative. Current Affairs questions were asked from the recent events that took place in May and April 2022. In General Awareness, there were questions on Budget. Static GK questions were very less. The Reasoning section was difficult and time-consuming. In Quant, questions were asked from Compound Interest and Simple Interest, Quadratic Equation. Reasoning questions were asked from Seating Arrangement, Paragraph Based questions, Statement Based questions. There were two Reading Comprehension in English section.

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Phase 2

Paper 1 of Phase 2 exam is Economics and Social Issue. The paper test the candidate’s knowledge of economics and social problems with India. Candidates should be well versed with all the topics to crack the exam. Finance and Management is another important paper. This paper includes sections such as economic system, financial market, etc. This section usually tests the candidate’s basic knowledge on Finance topics. The simplest approach for RBI Grade B (Writing Skill) is to read newspapers daily. Candidates should learn new topics and make small notes to strengthen their preparation.

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Revision

Revision is the most important part of preparation. While preparing jot down important notes. Go through those points whenever possible. Highlight key points with any colour to keep in mind that they are to be revised. A good revision with proper time management help in solving questions effectively on time.

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Attempt Mock Test

Attempting minimum of three to four mock tests per week is helpful for candidates. First, it boosts confidence to attempt a maximum number of questions. It also helps in identifying a variety of questions as well as focus on weaker areas where candidates score less marks. Mock tests also teach candidates time management skills.

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Anangsha Patra is MA in Mass Communication & Journalism with more than 10 years of experience in the field of Journalism, Content Writing and Editing. At Shiksha.Com, she works as Deputy Manager-Content for the Sark

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