RBI Grade B Exam - Tips for Quantitative Aptitude to score more

Reserve Bank of India regulates the recruitment examination for RBI grade B officers every year and millions of aspirants apply for the desired position. RBI has released the official announcement for online application for the post of RBI grade B officer.

For the examination of RBI grade B, candidates must start the preparation on a through note with our guidance will be on how to prepare for quantitative ability section in RBI grade B recruitment exam. But first, let us understand the importance for the particular section.

Segregation of marks in Quantitative Aptitude for RBI Grade B Exam

This Examination is an Objective one containing 200 Questions divided into 4 sections i.e. General Awareness, Reasoning, English and Quantitative Aptitude. The exam pattern for RBI grade B examination is given below:

 Preparation Tips & Strategy for RBI Grade B Quantitative Aptitude Component

One should not spend more time than 20-25 minutes on this particular section of paper. When you start preparing for it, pay special attention on Data Interpretation and Analysis Questions as it covers 60% of the exam. Commence with simplifying the given data and reducing it to numbers that can be framed in form of answers as per the question asked in paper.

In the examination try to start with “Number Systems” so you can learn the basic concepts of Quantitative Aptitude which will help you ease the examination process. You will get to reconsider some of the most elementary methods and understand how to solve questions on HCF, LCM, and Factorization and much more.

All you need to do is practice a lot from various sources which you get for the examination. Head over to the next section of how to prepare for quantitative aptitude for a few handy tips.

Here are some Preparation Tips for Quantitative Aptitude Section

Below are a few tips that will help you in your preparation for quantitative aptitude section for RBI grade B exam.

• It is always advisable to learn tables and squares till 30, cube till 15, cube roots upto 10 and fractions upto 15, which helps you in overall examination. With the exam stress in your head, it would act as a booster if you know answer to any of the following beforehand and you don’t need to depend on it for small yet basic calculations.
• Try to Use tips & tricks or direct formulas that can be used to conclude the answer faster.
• Make yourself Sharp - Solve various math puzzles like Sudoku which will help in logical building and problem solving.
• Do dedicate time for each topic one by one and keep switching topics as well so that you don’t get bored with one subject.
• Absorb the basics by studying from reference books, it helps a lot. Read and understand the basics behind each topic which can come in exam. This way you will be able to grasp the concepts easily which will help you in solving the questions easily.
• Solve sample paper question papers to fully understand the pattern of questions which are asked in the exam. It gives a holistic idea how an exam will be when its there.
• Give enough time to Quantitative Aptitude Preparation daily. Solve some mock tests to help you improve your speed as well as accuracy.
• Last but not the least, Revise whatever you learn throughout the week.

RBI Grade B Officers - Age Limit Criteria

1. The Aspirant must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years. For Aspirants possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper age limit will be 32 and 34 years respectively for successful qualification.

2 The upper age-limit prescribed above is relax-able:

(i) Maximum up-to of 5 years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe category if the posts are reserved for them;

(ii) Maximum up-to 3 years in the case of aspirants belonging to Other Backward Classes who are entitled to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them;

(iii) Up to a maximum of 5 years for ex-personnel of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least 1 year service and currently registered with Employment Exchange,

(iv) Up to a maximum of 5 years if a Aspirant had ordinarily been settled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989 as well;

(v) Up to a maximum of 5 years in the case of ex- legionnaire including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years Military Service and have been released;

1. on accomplishment of assignment (including those whose assignment are due to be completed within one year, otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inneffectual; or
   b. on account of physical Affliction attributable to Military Service; or
   c. on in-validment of the same.

(vi) Maximum upto of 5 years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have successfully completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service and whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years and in whose case the Ministry of Defense issues a accreditation that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on 3 months’ notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of engagement.

(vii) up to a maximum of ten years in the case of Persons with Affliction.

We wish you all the best for your exams. Please be informed , goal is not to crack the exam only , but to crack it with good scores . So prepare well for the same and give your best shot. !!!