RBI GRADE B RBI Grade B Phase II Syllabus

RBI GRADE B RBI Grade B Phase II: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Economic Growth & Development

   ~8 marks

   Models, Indicators, Per RBI Official Notification

   • Growth Models — Harrod-Domar, Solow, Lewis, Rosenstein-Rodan, Mahalanobis
   • Indicators — GDP, GNP, HDI, Gini Coefficient, MPI, Multidimensional Poverty
   • Demographics — Population, Fertility, Mortality, Migration, Urbanization
   • Labour Markets — Employment, Wages, Informal Sector, Female Labour Force Participation
   • Poverty & Inequality — Causes, Measurement, Policies (MGNREGA, NRLM)
   • Sustainable Development — SDGs, Environment, Climate Change, Green Economy
   • Inclusive Growth, Financial Inclusion, Digital Economy, MSME
2. 2

   Sectoral Issues

   ~8 marks

   Agriculture, Industry, Services, Per RBI Official Notification

   • Agriculture — Production, Productivity, MSP, PDS, PM-KISAN, Crop Insurance
   • Industry — Public Sector, Disinvestment, Make in India, MSME, Startup India
   • Services — IT, BPO, Tourism, Banking & Finance, Real Estate
   • Infrastructure — Roads, Railways, Ports, Aviation, Power, Telecom
   • Social Issues — Health, Education, Sanitation, Nutrition, Social Security
   • Regional Development — Backward Regions, Aspirational Districts, Smart Cities
   • External Sector — Trade, BoP, FDI, FII, Forex, WTO, Free Trade Agreements
3. 3

   Money, Banking & Finance

   ~8 marks

   RBI, Banking, Financial Markets, Per RBI Official Notification

   • Money — Functions, Types, Money Multiplier, Money Supply (M0, M1, M2, M3, M4)
   • Banking — RBI, Scheduled Banks, NPA, Capital Adequacy (Basel), Priority Sector
   • Monetary Policy — Repo, Reverse Repo, CRR, SLR, MSF, Bank Rate, LAF, Open Market
   • Financial Markets — Money Market, Capital Market, G-Secs, Bonds, SEBI
   • Insurance — IRDA, LIC, GIC, Types of Insurance, Pension
   • Inflation — CPI, WPI, Demand-Pull, Cost-Push, Deflation, Stagflation
   • Foreign Trade — BoP, BoT, Current Account, Capital Account, Exchange Rate, REER