RBI Grade B Study Material 2025: Download Study Notes PDF for Phase 1 & 2

RBI Grade B exam study material to be selected after carefully checking the exam pattern and syllabus. To clear the RBI Grade B exam, aspirants have to study many subjects like- Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English, General Awareness, and Economic and Social Issues. They must study from the recommended books only, They must solve as many as RBI Grade B Previous Years Papers. They can download all the relevant study material here.

Table of Contents

Notes for English
Notes for Quant Aptitude
Notes for Reasoning Ability
Notes for Computer Aptitude
Notes for General Awareness
Notes for Economic and Social Issues
Conclusion
FAQs

This article will provide students will notes for all the sections of the RBI Grade B exam- English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Economic and Social Issues, and General Awareness. Students can click the link adjacent to each topic to download PDF notes.

English Notes

RBI Grade B Study Notes PDFs for English Section

In RBI Grade B Prelims, a total of 30 questions are asked from the English language section. Also, 3 questions (Essays, precis and letter) of 100 marks from English in RBI Grade B Mains. Here are the study notes for the English section of the RBI Grade B Exam that will help you to score 30/30 marks in the English section.

RBI Grade B English Topics	RBI Grade B English Study Material PDF
Reading comprehension	Types of Passages, How to Tackle Reading Comprehension?
Para jumbles	Concepts, types, and approach
Cloze test	Meaning, Concepts, Link the Sentences Together, Eliminate Options
Fill in the Blanks	Meaning, Concepts, Important Fill in the Blanks Topics
Error spotting	Meaning, Concepts, Tips for Error Spotting, Strategies to be used
Paragraph completion	Stepwise approach for Para-Completion questions, Tips & Tricks for solving Para completion
Sentence connectors	Meaning, Concepts, what exactly are Sentence Connectors?
Sentence Rearrangement	Types of sentence rearrangement questions, correct approach to solve the questions
Idioms & Phrases	Important Idioms and Phrases
One Word Substitution	Types of One word substitution and examples
Synonyms & Antonyms	Important Synonyms & Antonyms
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Verb	Meaning, Concepts, Practice Questions
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adjectives	Meaning, Degrees of Adjectives, Forming Comparative and Superlatives of Irregular Adjectives
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adverbs	Meaning, What do Adverbs modify?, Rules
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Articles	A, An, The, Rules, Examples
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Conjunctions	Coordinating Conjunctions, Correlative Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Noun	Kinds of Noun, Types of Noun, Rules for Singular and Plural Nouns
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Preposition	Meaning, Uses, Prepositions, or conjunctions?
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Pronoun	Meaning, Types of Pronouns, Practice Questions

Quant Notes

RBI Grade b Study Notes PDFs for Quantitative Aptitude Section

A total of 30 questions are asked from this section in the RBI Grade B Prelims Exam. Here are the study notes for the Quant section of the RBI Grade B exam that will help you to score 30/30 marks in the Quant section.

RBI Grade B Quantitative Aptitude Topic	RBI Grade B Study Material PDF
Algebraic Equations	Linear Equation, Quadratic Equation, Methods to solve quadratic equation
Simplification	Helping Hands, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, etc.
Ratio and proportion	Meaning, Concepts, Compounded Ratio, Some Important Questions
Percentage	Fractions and Percentages, Important Fraction to Percentage Conversions
Average	Concepts, Important Formulae Related to Average of numbers
Partnership	Important Terms, Formula, Solved Examples
Profit and Loss	Profit and Loss terminologies, Some Important Concept, Some Formulae
Time and work	Concepts, Basic Questions, When three persons do a work, Questions Based on Efficiency
Pipes and cisterns	Concept, Basic Questions, Work Alternately, etc.
Problems on age	Concepts, Smart methods to solve
Problems on train	Concepts, Solved Examples, Smart Method to Solve
Mixture of allegation	Allegation, Mean price, Basic Formula, Mixture of more than two elements, etc.
Time, speed & distance	Definition, Unit Conversions, Ratios of Speed, Distance and/or Time, Average Speed, etc.
Mensuration	Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Trapezium, Circle, etc.
LCM and HCF	Concepts, Solved Examples, Types of questions asked in the exam
Number Series	Meaning, Different types of Number Series, Type of questions asked in the exam
Number System	Meaning, Different types of Number System, Types of questions asked in the exam
Data interpretation	Concepts, Types of Data Interpretation, Caselet DI
Simple and Compound interest	Definition, Tree-method, Effective Rate Method, Installment, etc.
Permutation, combination & probability	Meaning, Concepts, Permutation vs Combination

Reasoning Notes

RBI Grade B Study Notes PDFs for Reasoning Ability Section

A total of 40 questions are asked from the Reasoning Ability section in the RBI Grade B prelims exam. Here are the topic-wise study notes for the reasoning section of the RBI Grade B Exam that will help you to build good reasoning ability.

RBI Grade B Reasoning Topic	RBI Grade B Study Material PDF
Syllogism	Basic Syllogism, Syllogism Possibility, New Keywords, Reverse Syllogism
Inequality	Important symbols and their meaning, Basic Inequality, Coded Inequality
Direction and Distance	Directions, Types of Questions
Blood relation	Important Symbol and their meaning, Pointing or Introducing, Family Tree
Alpha-numeric series	Alphabet Test, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Mixed Series
Order and ranking	Total Number of persons, Rank of a person from the left or right side
Puzzle	Floor Puzzle, Scheduling Puzzle, Day Based Puzzle
Seating arrangement	Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Polygonal Arrangement, Triangular Arrangement
Input-Output	Machine Input, Some Important Tips, Key Factors
Coding decoding	Letter to Letter Coding, Letter to Number Coding, Substitutional Coding
Data sufficiency	Relationships, Dates, Comparison, Figures
Reasoning Analogy	Types of Analogy questions, Tips & Tricks to solve Reasoning Analogy, Solved examples
Classification (Word, Number, Figural)	Questions on classification, choosing the odd pair of words, choosing the odd letter group
Venn Diagrams	Different types of questions based on Venn diagrams and solved examples
Mathematical Operations	Methods to solve mathematical operations questions
Statement and Conclusion	Concept, tips & tricks to solve statement and conclusion questions
Calendar & Clock	Concept, the basic structure of calendar and solved examples

GA Notes

RBI Grade B Study Notes PDFs for General Awareness Section

A total of 80 questions are asked from General Awareness in the RBI Grade B prelims exam. The candidates must be well acquainted with banking terms and other general things related to banking and financial awareness.

RBI Grade B General Awareness Topic	RBI Grade B Study Material PDF
Banking Awareness	History of banking in India, Important functions of the bank, Types of bank
Important Abbreviations - Banking & Finance	Abbreviations of Banking and Finance History of banking in India Banking Sector in India
Current Affairs	Daily News Analysis and Current Affairs The Hindu newspaper and editorial analysis Government Scheme Notes

ESI Notes

RBI Grade B Study Notes PDFs for Economic and Social Issues Section

ESI section forms a part of the RBI Grade B Mains exam. Half of the questions will be objective, and half of the questions will be subjective, with equal marks for each section. Students can start their preparation for this section with Economics NCERT videos, Indian Economy notes and Indian society videos.

RBI Grade B General Awareness Topic	RBI Grade B Study Material PDF
Indian Economy	Economics NCERT for UPSC Indian Economy Notes History of banking in India Banking Sector in India
Indian Society	Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India lecture 1 Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India lecture 2 Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India lecture 3 Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India Lecture 4 Indian Society Notes

Finance & Mgmt notes

RBI Grade B Study Notes PDFs for Finance and Management Section

The finance and management section forms a part of the RBI Grade B Mains exam. Half of the questions will be objective, and half of the questions will be subjective, with equal marks for each section. RBI, in its notification, mentions the books that students can study for preparation. It would best to study from those books for preparation:

RBI Grade B F&M Topic	RBI Grade B Study Material PDF
Financial System	Financial Institutions RBI NABARD NHB SEBI Monetary Polity RBI Act
Financial Markets	Financial Markets Primary Market Secondary Market Financial Market Instruments
General Topics	Banking Sector Basics of Derivatives Global financial markets and International Banking Financial Inclusion Corporate Governance Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends Inflation WPI, CPI FinTech Financial Sector Reforms
Fundamentals of Management	Introduction to management; Evolution of management thought
Organizational Behaviour	Introduction to management; Evolution of management thought Leadership
Ethics at the Workplace	Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business. Theories of ethics
Corporate Governance	Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance Communication

Candidates can prepare for all the subjects of the RBI grade B exam from the above-provided notes. Practice as many questions as you can and stay focused, make a study plan and stick to it, and that will help you score well in the examination.

FAQs

FAQs:

Ques. What are the stages of the RBI Grade B exam?

Ans. RBI Grade B Exam follows a three-stage selection process, namely:

Prelims (Objective)
Mains ( Objective + Subjective)
Personal Interview

Ques. Which books can we refer to for RBI Grade B preparation?

Ans. Students can refer to the following books for RBI Grade B preparation:

Objective General English by SP Bakshi
Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
Tricky Approach to Competitive Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by Kiran Prakashan
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam by R.S. Agarwal
Current Affairs by Lucent
Indian Social System by Ram Ahuja
Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, Management.
Robbins Stephen P and Judge T.A., Vohra, Organisational Behaviour.
Monetary Theory and Public Policy – Kenneth Kurihara
Indian Economy – Mishra & Puri

Ques. Is RBI Grade B tough to crack?

Ans. The competition level for RBI Grade B is higher as compared to other banking exams. RBI Grade B prelims pattern is easier but clearing RBI Grade B Mains is very difficult. Students have to do a lot answer writing practise for RBI Grade B mains in order to clear the examination, making it a little tough. However, through proper preparation and strategy, students can easily crack the RBI Grade B exam.

Ques. How much time is required for RBI Grade B preparation?

Ans. At least 2 months of preparation and hard work are required to successfully crack the RBI Grade B exam. The syllabus of RBI grade B is quite vast as compared to other banking exams, so it required a little more time to cover the syllabus. During the first month, students should prepare the aptitude and GA part, and during the second month, they should cover the finance, management, economics, and social issues part.

Ques. How to prepare Economic and Social issues for RBI Grade B?

Ans. Economic and Social Issues, form a part of RBI Grade B Mains syllabus. ESI carries 100 marks in the RBI Grade B mains exam. Students can use the following books to prepare for Economic and social issues for RBI Grade B: