RBI Officer Grade B 2023 Notification | Vacancy, Salary, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Books

Economic & Social Issues

Economic Reforms In India:

• Industrial and Labour Policy

• Monetary and Fiscal Policy

• Privatization

• Role of Economic Planning

• Economic Planning in India

Globalization

• Opening Up of the Indian Economy

• Balance of Payments

• Export-Import Policy

• International Economic Institutions

• IMF and World Bank

• WTO

• Regional Economic Cooperation

Growth And Development

• Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income

• Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India

• Sustainable Development and Environmental issues

Social Structure In India

• Multiculturalism

• Demographic Trends

• Urbanization & Migration

• Gender Issues

• Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in Favor of the Underprivileged

• Social Movements

• Indian Political System

• Human Development

• Social Sectors in India

• Health and Education

Finance & Management

Finance:

Financial System

• Regulators of Banks & Financial Institutions

• Functions of RBI, 

• The conduct of monetary policy, 

• The Banking system of India, 

• Financial Institutions (SIDBI, NABARD, EXIM, NHB)

Financial Markets

• Primary & Secondary markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity),

•  Functions, Instruments, Recent developments.

General Topics

• Risk Management in the Banking sector

• Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swap

• Changing Landscape of Banking sector

• Recent developments in the Financial sector, Portfolio investment, Public sector reforms, Disinvestments

• Financial Inclusion – Use of technology

• Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private partnership

• Corporate Governance in the Banking sector, 

• the role of e-governance in addressing the issues of corruption & inefficiency in the government sector

• The Union budget – Direct and indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, 13th Finance Commission and GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal policy, Fiscal responsibility, and budget management act

• Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies: WPI, CPI – components of trends

Management:

Management

• Nature & Scope

• Processes (Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Controlling)

• Role of a Manager in an organization

Leadership

• Tasks of a leader

• Styles & theories

• Successful vs Effective leader

• Human Resource Development:

• Concepts & goals of HRD

• Performance appraisal – Potential appraisal & development – Feedback & Performance counseling – Career planning – Training & development – Rewards – Employee welfare.

Motivation

• Theories

• Morale & Incentive

• How managers motivate

• Morale concept

• Factors influencing morale

• Role of incentives in building up morale

Communication

• Steps in the communication process

• Communication channels

• Communication types: Oral vs Written; Verbal vs Non-verbal; Upward, downward & lateral

• Role of IT

• Barriers to communication

Corporate Governance

• Mechanisms

• Factors affecting corporate governance

English Writing Skills

• Essay Writing

• Precis Writing (Summary Writing)

• Comprehension