RBI Grade B Syllabus 2026 for Prelims, Mains and Interview, Official PDF

• General (Prelims)- Objective
• General (Mains)- Objective & Descriptive
• DEPR/DSIM- Objective & Descriptive
• Interview (For all posts)

• Prelims: 200
• Mains: 300
• Interview: 75

• Prelims: 200
• Mains: 60 (MCQs) and 15 Descriptive (to be attempted 11)

• Phase 1: 1/4th marks (.25 marks)
• Phase 2: ¼th for objective type & no negative marking for descriptive paper

• Objective - 30 Questions
• Descriptive - 6 Questions (to be attempted - 4)

50
50

Total-100

30 minutes 
90 minutes

Total-120 minutes

• Descriptive - 3 Questions 
  (Precis, RCs, & Essay)

• Objective - 30 Questions
• Descriptive - 6 Questions (to be attempted - 4)

50
50

Total-100

30 minutes
90 minutes

Total-120 minutes

1.  Basic Economic Concepts

1. National Income Accounting
2. Schools of Economic Thought
3. Economic Growth and Development
4. Human Development
5. Sustainable Development

2.  Indian Economic Development (Historical Perspective)

1. Nature of Indian Economy, India’s Economy on the Eve of Independence
2. India 1947–1991: Macro Economy, India 1947–1991: Agriculture,
3. India 1947–1991: Industry, India 1947–1991: Services, India 1947–1991: External Sector,
4. Economic Reforms
5. Indian Economy Post-1991 – Macro Economy, Indian Economy Post-1991 – Agriculture,
6. Indian Economy Post-1991 – Industry, Indian Economy Post-1991 – Services, Indian Economy Post-1991 – External Sector

3. Public Finance and Macroeconomic Policies

1. Public Expenditure and Receipts
2. Public Debt
3. Fiscal Policy
4. Federal Finance,
5. Inflation
6. Indian Taxation System
7. Planning Period in India (Five-Year Plans)

4. Social and Development Issues

1. Poverty
2. Unemployment
3. Population Growth and Demographic Issues
4. Health, Education, Gender
5. Positive Discrimination
6. Multiculturalism,
7. Urbanisation and Migration

5. Banking, Institutions and Development

1. Key International Economic Institutions,
2. Role of Banks and RBI in the Development Process,
3. Rural Credit and Microfinance

1.  Essay Writing

1. Economic and financial issues
2. Social or contemporary developments,
3. Governance and public policy
4. Technology and society
5. Environmental concerns
6. Ethical or abstract themes

2. Precis Writing

1. A long passage is given and candidates are required to condense it into a precis of about 170–180 words.
2. The precis must reflect the essence of the original passage without adding personal opinions.

3. Reading Comprehension (Descriptive Answers)

A passage is provided, followed by approximately five questions that require short, well-structured descriptive answers.

1. Banking & Financial System

1. Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
2. Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy
3. Banking System in India – Structure and concerns, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, etc, Changing landscape of banking sector.
4. Impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and the Indian response

2.  Global Finance and Financial Developments

1. FinTech, Global Financial Markets and International Banking
2. Impact of Global Financial Crisis
3. Recent Developments in Digital Payments

3. Public Finance and Government Policies

1. Inflation
2. FDI, FPI and Disinvestment
3. GST, Indian Taxation System and Public Expenditure
4. FRBM Act and Finance Commission
5. Alternate Sources of Finance
6. PPP and Social Cost–Benefit

4.  Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis

1. Basics of Accounting
2. Preparation of Company Final Accounts
3. Cash Flow Statements
4. Ratio Analysis

1. Fundamentals of Management & Organizational Behaviour

1. Introduction to management
2. Evolution of management thought
3. Scientific, Administrative, Human Relations
4. Systems approach to management
5. Management functions and Managerial roles
6. Nudge theory
7. Meaning & concept of organizational behaviour
8. Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big five model of personality
9. Concept of reinforcement
10. Perception: concept, perceptual errors
11. Motivation: Concept, importance
12. Content theories (Maslow’s need theory, Alderfers’ ERG theory, McCllelands’ theory of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor theory)
13. Process theories (Adams equity theory, Vrooms expectancy theory).
14. Leadership: Concept, Theories (Trait, Behavioural, Contingency, Charismatic, Transactional and Transformational Leadership
15. Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions.
16. Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window
17. Conflict: Concept, Sources, Types, Management of Conflict
18. Organizational Change: Concept, Kurt Lewin Theory of Change
19. Organizational Development (OD): Organisational Change, Strategies for Change, Theories of Planned Change (Lewin’s change model, Action research model, Positive model).

2. Leadership and Managerial Skills

1. Leadership, Authority and Power
2. Communication
3. Emotional Intelligence
4. Decision Making and MBO
5. Organisational Conflict

4. Organisational Development and Ethics

1. Organisational Change and Group
2. Organisational Development
3. Nudge Theory
4. Ethics
5. Corporate Governance

Probability

1. Definition of Probability
2. Standard distribution
3. Large and small sample theory
4. Analysis of Variance
5. Estimation
6. Testing of Hypotheses
7. Multivariate analysis
8. Stochastic Processes

1. Probability and Sampling
2. Linear Models and Economic Statistics
3. Statistical Inference: Estimation, Testing of hypothesis and Non-parametric Test
4. Stochastic Processes
5. Multivariate analysis
6. Numerical Analysis and Basic Computer Techniques