RBI Grade B Mock Tests, Syllabus & Complete Exam Guide

RBI Grade B is the Reserve Bank of India's recruitment exam for the post of Officer in Grade 'B' (Direct Recruit — General), the entry point into the central bank's managerial cadre. Officers selected through it help shape and implement policy across the RBI's departments — Monetary Policy, Regulation, Supervision, Financial Markets, Currency Management and more — making it one of the most sought-after careers in Indian banking and economics.

Selection has three stages. Phase I is a 120-minute online objective test of 200 questions across General Awareness, Reasoning, English Language and Quantitative Aptitude, with sectional timing, and is qualifying. Phase II tests deeper understanding through three papers — Economic & Social Issues, English Writing Skills and Finance & Management — combining objective and descriptive questions. Shortlisted candidates then face an Interview, and the final merit rests on Phase II and the Interview.

Phase I is General-Awareness heavy — 80 of its 200 marks — so a strong, current grasp of banking, RBI functions, monetary-policy tools (CRR, SLR, repo, reverse repo), the Indian economy and financial markets is decisive. Reasoning (60 marks) rewards steady practice on puzzles, seating, syllogism, inequality and coding-decoding, while Quantitative Aptitude and English (30 marks each) are about accuracy on data interpretation, arithmetic, comprehension and grammar under sectional time limits.

Because Phase I only qualifies you for Phase II, treat it as a filter to clear comfortably, then shift focus to the descriptive Phase II papers — Economic & Social Issues and Finance & Management demand conceptual depth and the ability to write clearly, and the English paper tests writing skills directly. With 0.25 negative marking on objective questions, disciplined attempting matters; full-length timed mocks build the sectional pacing the real paper demands.