RBI Grade A Officer Exam is one of the most competitive examinations for all the aspiring candidates. To score well in the exam, a good understanding of both the exam pattern and the syllabus is very important.
This article provides a complete information of the RBI Grade A syllabus –
RBI Grade A Syllabus 2025 (Expected)
The syllabus is categorized into two main sections:
1. Preliminary Exam
2.Mains Exam
RBI Grade A Syllabus for Reasoning
| Subject | Syllabus Topics |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles Seating Arrangement Inequalities, Direction Test Blood Relation, Syllogism Input-Output Data-Sufficient Reasoning Analogy Coding-Decoding Ranking Alphanumeric Series |
RBI Grade A Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
| Subject | Syllabus Topics |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Ratio & Proportion Mensuration Time and Distance Time and Work Simplification and Approximation Permutation and Combination Mixture and Alligation Data Interpretation Probability Percentage Average Speed Stocks and Shares Quadratic Equations Inequalities Number Series Upstream and Downstream Profit and Loss Simple and Compound Interest |
RBI Grade A Syllabus for English Language
| Subject | Syllabus Topics |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension Cloze Test Para jumbles Fill in the blanks Error Spotting Paragraph Completion One word Substitution Synonyms & Antonyms |
RBI Grade A Syllabus for General Knowledge
| Subject | Syllabus Topics |
| General Knowledge | Important Days Indian History Books and Authors Indian National Movement Awards and Honors Budget and Five Year Plans General Polity Current Affairs – National & International Indian Economy Capitals of India International & National Organizations Science – Inventions & Discoveries Static Awareness Financial Awareness |
RBI Grade A Mains Exam Syllabus for Economics & Social Issues
| Subject | Topic |
| Economics & Social Issues | Economic Growth and Development Inflation and Deflation Social Structure in India International Economics and Organizations |
| CATEGORY | TOPICS |
| Financial System | 1. Structure and Functions Of Financial Institutions 2. Functions Of the Reserve Bank of India 3. Banking System in India – Structure and Developments, Financial Institutions – 4.SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, NaBFID etc. 5. Recent Developments in the Global Financial System and its Impact on the Indian 6. Financial System 7. Role Of Information Technology in Banking and Finance 8. Non-Banking System 9. Developments in Digital Payments |
| Financial Markets | 1.Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), function, instruments, recent developments. |
| General Topics | 1. Financial Risk Management 2. Basics of Derivatives 3. Global financial markets and International Banking-broad trends and latest developments 4. Financial Inclusion 5. Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership 6. Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector 7. The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends 8. Basics of Accounting and Financial Statements- Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statements, Ratio Analysis 9. Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, 10. CPI -components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies |
| Management | 1.Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behaviour 2. Introduction to management; Evolution of management thought 3. Management functions and Managerial roles 4. Meaning & concept of organizational behaviour; Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big Five model of personality 5. Perception: concept, perceptual errors. Motivation: Concept, importance, Content theories and process theories 6. Leadership: Concept, Theories 7. Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions 8. Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship 9. Conflict: Concepts, Sources, Types, Management of conflict 10. Organizational Development (OD) 11. Ethics At The Workplace and Corporate Governance 12. Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business 13. Theories of ethics 14. Ethical principles in Business 15. Corporate Governance 16. Communication |
RBI Grade A Mains Exam Syllabus for Finance & Management
Take a look to the exam pattern of RBI GRADE A 2025 from the link provided-
