RBI Syllabus 2025

The syllabus of RBI Grade B https://learn.c4scourses.in/learn/RBI2025 covers various topics like General Awareness , Quantitative Aptitude , English Language , and Reasoning. It also covers social issues and economic issues, Finance and , Management and also includes descriptive papers for Phase-2.

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The RBI Grade B exam consists have been categorized into three parts :

1. General ( DR ) : This section includes Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General Awareness.
2. DSIM
3. DEPR

RBI Grade B Phase 1 Syllabus

English Language	Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	General Awareness
Reading Comprehension	Puzzles	Data Interpretation	Indian Banking System
Cloze Test	Seating Arrangements	Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)	Indian Financial System
Fillers	Direction Sense	Number Series	Govt. Schemes and Policies
Error Detection	Blood Relation	Approximation or Simplification	Current Affairs
Vocabulary based questions	Syllogism	Data Sufficiency	Static Awareness
Sentence Improvement	Order and Ranking	Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems	Monetary Plans
Jumbled Paragraph	Coding-Decoding	Quantity Comparison (Q1 & Q2)	National Institutions
Phrase Replacement/ Phrase Correction	Machine Input-Output		Banking Terms
Match The Column	Inequalities
Word Swap	Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
Word Rearrangement	Data Sufficiency
Idioms	Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement, Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Paragraph /Sentences Restatement
Paragraph Based Questions
Paragraph Fillers

RBI Grade B Phase 2 Syllabus for General ( DR )

In the phase 2 of the examination RBI Grade B officer there are three papers mentioned below :

• Paper 1 ( Economic and Social Issues )
• Paper 2 ( English Writing Skills )
• Paper 3 (General Finance and Management)

Syllabus of Paper 1 ( Economic and Social Issues )

CATEGORY	KEY TOPICS
Growth and Development	1. National Income and Per Capita Income 2. Poverty Alleviation and Employment 3. Sustainable Development and Environment
Economic Landscape	1. Economic History 2. Industrial and Labor Policy Changes 3. Monetary and Fiscal Policy 4. Economic Survey and Union Budget Policies
Financial System	1. Money and Financial Markets 2. Role of Banks and Reserve Bank of India 3. Public Finance 4. Political Economy’s Influence
Economic Sectors	1. Industrial Developments 2. Importance of Agriculture 3. Services Sector Growth
Globalization	1. Opening Up of Indian Economy 2. Balance of Payments Explained 3. Export-Import Policy 4. International Economic Institutions ( IMF, World Bank, WTO ) 5. Regional Economic Cooperation and International News
Social Structure	1. India’s Multiculturalism 2. Demographic Trends and Analysis 3. Urbanization and Migration Impact 4. Gender Issues and Social Justice

Syllabus of Paper 2 ( English Writing Skills )

The RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025 for Phase 2 Paper II will be descriptive. The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.

Syllabus of Paper 3 ( Finance and Management )

CATEGORY	TOPICS
Financial System	Structure and Functions Of Financial Institutions Functions Of the Reserve Bank of India Banking System in India – Structure and Developments, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, NaBFID etc. Recent Developments in the Global Financial System and its Impact on the Indian Financial System Role Of Information Technology in Banking and Finance Non-Banking System Developments in Digital Payments
Financial Markets	Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), function, instruments, recent developments.
General Topics	Financial Risk Management Basics of Derivatives Global financial markets and International Banking-broad trends and latest developments Financial Inclusion Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends Basics of Accounting and Financial Statements- Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statements, Ratio Analysis Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI -components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies
Management	Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour Introduction to management; Evolution of management thought Management functions and Managerial roles Meaning & concept of organizational behaviour; Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big Five model of personality Perception: concept, perceptual errors. Motivation: Concept, importance, Content theories and process theories Leadership: Concept, Theories Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship Conflict: Concepts, Sources, Types, Management of conflict Organizational Development (OD) Ethics At The Workplace and Corporate Governance Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business Theories of ethics Ethical principles in Business Corporate Governance Communication

Phase 1 Paper 1 Objective Type ( on Economics )

MODULE	TOPICS
Microeconomics	Theories of consumer’s demand; Production; Market Structures and Pricing; Distribution; and Welfare Economics.
Macroeconomics	Theories of Employment, Output and Inflation; Monetary Economics; ISLM Model; Schools of Economic Thought.
International Economics	Theories of International Trade; Balance of Payments; Exchange Rate Models.
Theories of Economic Growth	Classical neo-classical approaches to economic growth and major theories of economic development.
Public Finance	Theories of taxation and public expenditure and Public Debt Management.
Environmental Economics	Green GDP, Environmental Valuation, Environmental policy instruments.
Quantitative Methods in Economics	Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Economics, Ordinary Least Square Regression.
Current Developments in the Indian Economy	Growth, inflation, poverty, unemployment, financial sector developments, external sector developments, fiscal developments, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, and services.

Phase 1 Paper 2 Descriptive Type ( in English )

The English paper will evaluate the candidate’s writing abilities, including their expression and comprehension of the given topic.

Phase 2 Paper 1 Descriptive Type ( On Economics )

Microeconomic Module

TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
Consumer Theory	Cardinal and Marginal Utility Analysis, Consumer Surplus, Indifference Curve Analysis, Price, Income and Substitution Effects, Game Theory
Protection Theory	Forms of Production function; Laws of Returns to Scale; Partial Equilibrium Vs General Equilibrium Analysis
Market Theory	Pricing under different market structures
Distribution Theories	Ricardo, Marx, Kalecki, and Kaldor
Welfare Economics	Pareto Optimality, Schools of Welfare Thought including Arrow, Coase, and Sen

Macroeconomic Module

TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
National Income Accounting	Various methods for measurement of National Income
Theory of Employment and Output	Classical and Neo-classical approaches, Keynesian theory of Employment and output, Post-Keynesian developments, Business Cycles
Inflation	Types of Inflation, Philip’s curve, Taylor’s Rule, Lucas Critique
Money and Banking	Quantity theory of Money, Neutrality of money, IS-LM Model and AD-AS Models, Money Multiplier, Monetary Policy
Theories of Economic Growth	Theories of growth, Classical and neoclassical approaches, Theories of Economic Development
International trade and Balance of payments	Theories of international trade, Determination of exchange rates, Impossible Trinity
Public Finance	Theories of taxation, Theories of public expenditure, Theories of public debt management

Phase 2: Paper 2 Descriptive ( on Economics )

Module on quantitative methods in economics

TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
Mathematical Methods in Economics	Differentiation and Integration, Optimisation, Sets, Matrices, Linear algebra and Linear programming
Statistical Methods in Economics	Measures of central tendency and dispersions, Probability, Time series, and Index numbers.
Econometrics and Advanced Applications	Regression analysis, Panel data econometrics, Time Series econometrics, Basics of Bayesian Econometrics, Basic application of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning.

The module on Indian Economy : Policy and Trends

TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
Fiscal Policy in India	Evolution, scope and limitations, current trends
Monetary Policy in India	Evolution, Functions of the Reserve Bank of India, MonetaryFiscal coordination, Inflation targeting, Operating framework of Monetary Policy, Current trends
Banking and financial sector development in India	Banks and other constituents of Indian financial markets and related developments, Current trends
Inflation in India	Trends and Drivers
External sector developments in India	Exchange rate management, external debt, Balance of payments, Current trends

RBI Grade B Syllabus for DSIM

RBI Grade B Syllabus 2025 for DSIM comprises three papers: Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3.

Paper 1

Module	Topics
Probability and Sampling	Definition of Probability, Standard distribution, Large and small sample theory, Analysis of Variance, Estimation, Testing of Hypotheses, Multivariate analysis, and Stochastic Processes

Paper 2

MODULE	TOPICS
Probability and Sampling	Theory of Probability and Probability Distributions, Sampling Theory
Linear Models and Economic Statistics	Simple linear regression, Multiple regression, Measurement of economic inequality
Statistical Inference	Estimation, Testing of Hypothesis and Non-Parametric Test
Stochastic Processes	Poisson Processes, Markov Chains, Brownian Motion
Multivariate Analysis	Multivariate normal distribution, Canonical correlation analysis, Principal components analysis, Factor analysis and cluster analysis
Econometrics and Time Series	General linear model, Autocorrelation, Simultaneous linear equations model, Box-Jenkins models, ARCH/GARCH models
Statistical computing	Simulation techniques, Resampling methods, Robust linear regression, Neural Networks, Association Rules, Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques	Supervised and unsupervised pattern classification, Regression and Classification algorithms, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing

Paper 3 ( English )

The English paper will be designed to evaluate the candidate’s writing abilities, including their expression and comprehension of the given topic.