Foundation Batch For RBI Grade B

The curriculum for the RBI Grade B Live Class is organized into two modules: Module 1, which includes the Prelims (Phase I) of the exam, and Module 2, which addresses the Mains (Phase II) of the exam.

Module 1	Module 2
Phase I	Phase II

*Module 1 - Phase I is divided into 4 Sections

Prelims
Section - 1 Reasoning	Section - 2 Mathematics
Section - 3 English	Section - 4 General Awareness

Section 1 - Reasoning Topics
CODING DECODING	RANKING
DIRECTION SENSE	BLOOD RELATIONS
INPUT OUTPUT	SYLLOGISM
DECISION MAKING	STATEMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS
STATEMENTS AND CONCLUSION	CAUSE AND EFFECT
STATEMENT AND COURSE OF ACTION	STATEMENT AND ARGUMENT
ASSERTION AND REASON	INEQUALITIES
DATA SUFFICIENCY	PUZZLES

Section 2 - Mathematics Topics
NUMBER SYSTEM	HCF AND LCM
RATIO AND PROPORTION	AGES
PARTNERSHIP	AVERAGE
PERCENTAGE	MIXTURE AND ALLIGATION
TIME,SPEED AND DISTANCE	TRAINS
BOATS AND STREAMS	TIME WORK AND WAGES
PIPES AND CISTERNS	SIMPLE INTEREST
COMPOUND INTEREST	PROFIT AND LOSS
PROBABILITY	MENSURATION
DATA INTERPRETATION

Section 3 - English Topics
NOUN	PRONOUN
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERB	PREPOSITION
CONJUNCTION	TENSES
ARTICLES	SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT
ODD SENTENCE	MISSING SENTENCE
READING COMPREHENSION	SENTENCE COMPLETION
CONNECTOR SENTENCES	CLOZE TEST
ONE WORK SUBSTITUTION	IDIOMS AND PHRASES
RECONSTRUCTION OF SENTENCES	SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
PASSAGE COMPLETION	SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

Section 4 - General Awareness Topics
NATIONAL	INTERNATIONAL
BANKING AND FINANCE	ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	DEFENCE
APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION	AWARDS AND HONORS
IMPORTANT DAYS	STATE NEWS
OBITUARY	CURRENT ISSUES

*Module 2 - Phase II is divided into 3 Sections

Section 1	Section 2	Section 3
ECO AND SOCIAL ISSUES	FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT	ENGLISH SUBJECTIVE

*Paper-I - Economic and Social Issues (ESI)

Growth and Development
Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income	Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
Sustainable Development and Environmental issues

Indian Economy
Economic History of India , Changes in Industrial and Labour Policy	Monetary and Fiscal Policy since reforms of 1991
Priorities and recommendations of Economic Survey and Union Budget	Indian Money and Financial Markets: Linkages with the economy
Role of Indian banks and Reserve Bank in the development process	Public Finance
Political Economy	Industrial Developments in India- Indian Agriculture
Services sector in India

Globalization
Opening up of the Indian Economy	Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy
International Economic Institutions	IMF , World Bank and WTO
Regional Economic Co-operation	International Economic Issues

Social Structure in India
Multiculturalism	Demographic Trends
Urbanisation and Migration	Gender Issues and Social Justice

*Paper -III - General Finance and Management

Financial System
Structure and Functions of Financial Institutions	Functions of Reserve Bank of India
Banking System in India – Structure and Developments, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB, NaBFID etc	Recent Developments in Global Financial System and its impact on Indian Financial System
Role of Information Technology in Banking and Finance	Non-Banking System
Developments in Digital Payments

Financial Markets
Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments

General Topics
Financial Risk Management	Basics of Derivatives
Global financial markets and International Banking – broad trends and latest developments	Financial Inclusion
Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership	Corporate Governance in Banking Sector
The Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends	Basics of Accounting and Financial Statements - Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow Statements
Ratio Analysis (such as Debt to Equity, Debtor Days, Creditor Days, Inventory Turnover, Return on Assets, Return on Equity, etc.)	Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences and remedies (control): WPI- CPI - components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies

Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behaviour
Introduction to management	Evolution of management thought: Scientific, Administrative, Human Relations and Systems approach to management
Management functions and Managerial roles; Nudge theory	Meaning and concept of organizational behaviour
Personality: meaning, factors affecting personality, Big five model of personality; concept of reinforcement	Perception: concept, perceptual errors
Motivation: Concept, importance, Content theories (Maslow’s need theory, Alderfers’ ERG theory, McCllelands’ theory of needs, Herzberg’s two factor theory)	Process theories (Adams equity theory, Vrooms expectancy theory)
Leadership: Concept, Theories (Trait, Behavioural, Contingency, Charismatic, Transactional and Transformational Leadership	Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Importance, Dimensions
Analysis of Interpersonal Relationship: Transactional Analysis, Johari Window	Conflict: Concept, Sources, Types, Management of Conflict
Organizational Change: Concept, Kurt Lewin Theory of Change

Ethics at the Workplace and Corporate Governance
Meaning of ethics, why ethical problems occur in business	Theories of ethics: Utilitarianism: weighing social cost and benefits, Rights and duties, Justice and fairness, ethics of care, integrating utility, rights, justice and caring, An alternative to moral principles: virtue ethics, teleological theories, egoism theory, relativism theory
Moral issues in business: Ethics in Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, etc.	Ethical Principles in Business: introduction, Organization Structure and Ethics
Role of Board of Directors, Best Practices in Ethics Programme, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, etc	Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance
Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels	Oral versus Written Communication
Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology