RBI GRADE B Officers Exam - Preparation Tips

Here is the RBI Grade B Preparation Strategy which will immensely help you in cracking the exam and also make you well versed with key pointers which candidates miss out on which can fetch loads of marks from just adhering to simple key techniques.

Go through the Syllabus & Mark Distribution

Before you start with the preparation, you should know the full Syllabus for the exam & Marks Distribution for each topic which will help you segregate & prioritize your work accordingly.

You should be thoroughly aware of the marks distribution and weightage of each section which is carried in the exam.

This will help you know which subjects are to be prepared for and at which priority.

2. How to Prepare for Economics & Social Issues – RBI Grade B Exam

Particularly in this exam, one thing must be kept in mind is that this paper is not just about economics but also about Social Issues as well. This will give your answer more weight as writing about social milieus is always helpful as it goes with the current topic and scenario. Your preparation should be of optimum level to be able to crack the exam.  This also helps the examiner build confidence in your answers which can fetch more marks in your overall exam.

 First of all, go through the sample paper. This helps you understand the trending pattern of previous years what type of questions are repeated and what are more important than the latter ones.

Clear your concepts of macroeconomics like national income, repo rate, bank rate, fiscal deficit, revenue deficit, budget, inflation, banking sector which are very crucial. This is the base of economics.

Read economics NCERT textbooks of class (X,XI,XII) for basic concepts of macroeconomics. You can always take help from reference books and search it online for more assistance.

For social issues, the questions asked are of very generic nature which can fetch good number of marks.

Read about the social sector schemes, welfare programs, current affairs related to economics of at least last 6 months thoroughly. This will give you a holistic view how the economic market is trending and about its do’s and don’t’s.

3. How to Prepare and build command on English– RBI Grade B Descriptive Exam

This particular section is the deciding factor in your selection. You should aim to score minimum 65-70 marks in this exam. English section comprises of 3 parts –Essay, Precis Writing & Reading Comprehension as well which is to be thoroughly done. This section is to check your writing skills and not your knowledge. Pay good attention to following aspects.

• Ensure correct usage of grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Do stick to the word limit.
• Avoid using difficult and fancy words. It complexes the overall statement and drifts apart from the topic.
• Read the newspaper. It helps you be well versed with the trends, gives you more horizon to write. This also makes your answer look more knowledgeable and makes you stand apart.
• Make short notes of important facts and figures and underline them.
• Go through some sample precis writing & practice a few questions before the exam to be thorough in them.
• There are certain rules of precis writing – writing 1/3rd words, use your own words, give a suitable title, don’t changing the tone of the passage etc.
• In the English exam, you will have to type on the keyboard. For those who type slowly, do not take the time limit for granted.
• The keyboard will be of the old type so try practicing to be well versed with the key placement to avoid mistakes.
• Read about current affairs/ events that were in news lately for instance read this article – GST & Ransomware

4. How to Prepare for Finance and Management – RBI Grade B Exam.

 This section for some might be difficult because of its technical nature in it. You should aim to score at least 60 marks in it. Most of you might not have a background in finance and management, so this is the section you should work on it the most. Off lately, there were around 6-8 numerical questions asked from this section. So be thorough with this part as this too can fetch good marks but with adequate knowledge in it.

Also Make sure you are aware of topics like Inflation, Banking Sector, Budget, Derivatives, Corporate, Governance, Portfolio investment. These are some common topics which can be asked in the exam as they are the base of economical sector – on which economy runs around.

To cover regulatory and financial institutions like SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD etc. visit the official website and read the FAQs as well. Going through these will give you more ideas what to write and your answer a rich and positive outlook itself in it.

5. Go through Previous Year Questions Papers

 Going through previous year question papers will help you notice the trend in questions.

They will also make you practice more questions before the exam.

6. Know How to Manage Time – for Examination

 Most of you focus more on studying and not on time management which makes you lag behind. For this, you need to understand how to systematically you have to assign time to each section in order to have great results.

7. FOCUS ON SPEED & ACCURACY

(i) Dear aspirants, speed and accuracy is what you need to clear the RBI Grade B Officers exam exam. To perform well, speed and accuracy are a must. You can improve at both of them by attempting solving sample  papers  which help you get the desired RBI Grade B result.

(ii) Choose the easier section like reasoning for finishing your paper with a great speed and get more marks.

(iii) Don’t get stuck on a single question it will reduce your speed so if you are not able to solve it within 1 minute than move on to a different and get back to the latter one in the end.

(iv) Time management and Question selection are two major aspects which are a part of every RBI Grade B Officers exam.

(v) Fix the TIME while attending exam and keep a tap on it.