RBI Grade B Officers (2026) Syllabus: Complete Phase 1 & 2 Topic Guide for General, DEPR & DSIM

Stage	Paper / Section	Marks	Duration	Detailed Syllabus
Phase‑I (Prelims)	General Awareness	80	25 mins	Current Affairs (6–8 months), Indian Economy, Banking Awareness, RBI Functions, Monetary Policy, Budget, Economic Schemes, International Organizations
	Reasoning Ability	60	45 mins	Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding‑Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequalities, Input‑Output, Data Sufficiency
	English Language	30	25 mins	Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Sentence Correction, Error Spotting, Vocabulary
	Quantitative Aptitude	30	25 mins	Data Interpretation, Simplification, Number Series, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Profit & Loss, Probability
	Total	200	120 mins	Phase‑I is qualifying only
Phase‑II (Mains)	Paper I – Economic & Social Issues (ESI)	100	120 mins	Growth & Development, Poverty, Employment, Sustainable Development, Social Justice, Demographics, Indian Economy, Globalization, IMF/World Bank, WTO, Balance of Payments, Inflation, Monetary & Fiscal Policy
	Paper II – English (Writing Skills)	100	90 mins	Essay Writing, Precis, Comprehension, Business/Official Correspondence
	Paper III – Finance & Management (FM)	100	120 mins	Financial System, Financial Markets, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Basics of Accounting, Costing, Capital Budgeting, Leadership, Motivation, HR Development, Organizational Behavior
	Total	300	—	Phase‑II marks included in merit
Interview	Personality Test	75	—	Communication skills, subject knowledge, suitability for RBI Officer role
Final Merit	Phase‑II + Interview	375	—	Determines selection