RBI Grade B(General) DR Exam Preparation

Phase I

In Phase I, concentrate on accuracy.

1) General Awareness

a) Any one/more of these monthly magazines (Pratiyogita Darpan, Economy at a Glance

by dhankar publications, CSAT Chronicle)

b) Newspaper(s) The Hindu, Economic Times

c) www.pib.nic.in (Click on More releases for day-wise news)

d) www.gktoday.in

e) Pratiyogita Darpan General Studies Indian Economy special edition.

f) www.mrunal.org

2) English, Quant, Reasoning

Solving previous year papers will suffice.

My scorecard GA = 50

Quant = 25

English = 25

Reasoning = 52

Total = 152

Phase II

1) Paper 1(English)

a) Argumentative essay Here choose the topic wisely as you need to give arguments

to support your statements you write. So by reading newspapers and magazines listed

for phase I, you will gain knowledge. You should also learn some quotations of great

people like Gandhi, Nehru etc about current events, example what they said about

food security, growth etc. You can also draw diagrams to make your essay look

different from others. Remember one most important thing NEVER criticize the

government or government schemes.

b) Precis writing and comprehension By solving the previous year papers.

c) Letter writing Browse the RBI website to know what are the format of circulars,

reports, letters etc, as RBI follows a fixed format, and knowing that format can give

you some extra points.

2) Paper 2(Economic and Social Issues)

In this paper you need good handwriting with good speed. Please note that you must

cover each and every topic given the syllabus.

Books

a) Selected reading from Dutt and Sundharam

b) Economic survey

c) NCERT Class 11th Economics

d) NCERT Class 12th Economics ( only macro-economics)

e) Selected reading from Pratiyogita Darpan General Studies Indian Economy special

f) Magazines like Yojana and Kurukshetra

g) Newspapers The Hindu and Economic Times

h) Union Budget

i) Any one/more of these monthly magazines (Pratiyogita Darpan, Economy at a Glance

by dhankar publications, CSAT Chronicle)

Be through with the concepts like GDP,GNP, deficits, debt, inflation etc. In this

paper, whenever a question is asked, then start with the definition of that topic and

then pour down your knowledge in systematic manner. Example They asked a

question on Urbanization, now you should first define Urbanization in 4-5 lines, and

then continue with your answer. You can also draw the diagrams/flow-charts

wherever you may feel, to give a better presentation to your answer. If you are

writing your answer in points then do end with a conclusion. Do solve previous year

papers to gain confidence.

3) Paper 3(Finance and Management)

I) Finance Here the books are same as that for paper 2. Just complete each and

every topic given in syllabus.

II) Management Principles and Practice of Management L.M Prasad . In this

part of the paper, the questions are often repeated, so solve the previous year

papers.

My scorecard for phase 2

English = 70

ESI = 62

FMG = 64

Written total = 196

Interview = 30

Total = 226

How much to write (Golden Question)

Now RBI only specifies word limits for Paper 1(English), whereas no such limit is given for

Paper 2 and Paper 3. Here is what you may follow

For 10 marks questions Write one page both sides.

For 20 marks questions Write two pages both sides.

Though people may write more also, but I followed this answer writing-length this time.

Previous year papers can be found at www.rbi.vze.com and

http://rbi.org.in/scripts/Sample_papers.aspx

If anybody has any doubt regarding this, can message me or tag me.