RBI Grade B Mains Syllabus (Phase - II) 2025

Paper-I - Economic and Social Issues

• Growth and Development – Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income
• Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues
• Economic Reforms in India – Industrial and Labour Policy – Monetary and Fiscal Policy
• Privatization and Role of Economic Planning
• Globalization and Opening up of the Indian Economy
• Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy
• International Economic Institutions – IMF, World Bank, WTO, Regional Economic Co-operation
• Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanization and Migration – Gender Issues – Social Justice: Positive Discrimination for the underprivileged
• Social Movements
• Indian Political System
• Human Development – Social Sectors in India: Health and Education

Paper-II - English (Writing Skills)

This paper is designed to assess candidates' writing skills including expression, coherence, and understanding of topics. It includes descriptive writing tasks to be typed using the keyboard.

Paper-III - Finance and Management

(I) Finance

(a) Financial System

1. Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
2. Reserve Bank of India – functions, conduct of monetary policy, Banking System in India
3. Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB, etc.

(b) Financial Markets

Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, and recent developments.

(c) General Topics

1. Risk Management in Banking Sector
2. Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swaps
3. Changing Landscape of Banking Sector
4. Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment, Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments
5. Financial Inclusion and the use of Technology
6. Alternate Sources of Finance, Private and Social Cost-Benefit, Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
7. Corporate Governance in Banking Sector; Role of E-Governance in addressing corruption and inefficiency in the Government Sector
8. The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect Taxes; Non-Tax Revenue Sources; GST; Thirteenth Finance Commission; Finance Commission; Fiscal Policy; Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM)
9. Inflation – Definition, Trends, Estimates, Consequences, Remedies; WPI and CPI – Components and Trends

(II) Management

1. Management: Nature and Scope; Management Processes – Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling; Role of a Manager
2. Leadership: Tasks, Styles, Theories; Difference between Successful and Effective Leaders
3. Human Resource Development (HRD): Goals; Performance and Potential Appraisal; Feedback and Performance Counselling; Career Planning; Training and Development; Rewards and Employee Welfare; Motivation, Morale, and Incentives; Theories of Motivation; Factors Affecting Morale; Role of Incentives
4. Communication: Process, Channels; Oral vs Written; Verbal vs Non-verbal; Upward, Downward, and Lateral Communication; Barriers; Role of Information Technology
5. Corporate Governance: Factors Affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms and Importance

RBI Grade B Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The table below summarizes the updated exam pattern for Phase II of RBI Grade B Officer Exam 2025:

In Papers I and III, the objective section contains 30 questions with mixed marks (1 or 2 marks each). The descriptive section consists of 6 questions, with candidates required to attempt any 4: 2 questions carry 15 marks each (higher difficulty), and 2 questions carry 10 marks each. If candidates answer more than 4 descriptive questions, only the first 4 answers will be evaluated.

Note: Except the English paper, all question papers in both phases are bilingual (Hindi and English).

The Board reserves the right to modify exam dates and pattern at its discretion.

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