can one start preparations for rbi grade b examinations from first year of commerce...if yes what one should refer...what would be the syllabus for the same ..As examination of rbi grade b exam is after graduation...how is exam pattern n all?PLZZ inform??

Hello,

RBI Grade B Exam is conducted in three stages:

Phase I consists of four sections such as

• General Awareness for 80 marks,
• Reasoning for 60 marks,
• Quantitative Aptitude for 30 marks, and
• English Language for 30 marks.

Recommended Books:

Quantitative Aptitude; Refer How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma, the level of questions are very high comparatively to management exams, it'll provide you a good grasp over all the topics.

English Language; Refer Wren and Martin for grammar, for vocabulary use Norman Lewis's 'Word Power Made Easy', for practice purpose you can use Objective General English by SP Bakshi.

Reasoning; Refer Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by MK Pandey or Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey.

General Awareness; To  cover this section read two newspaper on a daily basis such as The Hindu and any business paper such as The Economic Times, The Mint, The Business Standard,  you can also read magazines like Pratiyogita Darpan, there are many competitive exam sites which offer monthly compilations which  you can refer as well, however newspaper reading is the best option regarding this,

Phase II consists of three papers such as

Economics and Social Issues (objective type),  English Skills for Descriptive Writing , and Finance & Management.

Each section consists of 100 marks and for a 90 minutes duration.

Recommended Books:

Refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh or by authors such as Uma Kapila, Mishra Puri to cover section of economy, Sociology book by CN Shankar Rao,use magazines like Yojana, The Economics and Political Weekly, RBI Bulletins, reports of World Development Forum and Economy Survey of India, for Financial Management you can use Prasanna Chandra:Theory and Practice.

Also, go through sample papers which you can easily find at the websites exclusively for banking preparation, speed and precision matters the most in banking exam, and practice, practice, and practice is of utmost requirement, also prior to exam you have to apply mock tests on regular basis to assess your preparation level.

See, if you're in first year then you can steadily do the preparation, make a habit of reading newspapers especially focusing on the banking/business aspects, and reasoning and quant section requires much practice, hence you can start off in consistent manner, however there are still three more years to go and you have to sustain your interest, don't try to overdo anything, from third year itself you can speed up the preparation, if you begin with consistent steps, then you can grasp your basics in quant and reasoning, and move towards the higher level, make small efforts but in steady manner, as I said don't try to do everything at once, go through sample papers to analyze where you stand in terms of your understanding of the topics, and how well and at what speed are you able to do it.