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RBI Grade B Mock Tests

Mock tests serve Phase 1 well and Phase 2 hardly at all. For the papers that decide this exam, the equivalent of a mock is a written answer someone reads critically.

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RBI Grade B · checked 19 September 2026

RBI Grade B at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

RBI Grade B: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Advertised 29 April 2026 (panel year 2026) with 60 posts — General 40, DEPR 10, DSIM 10; applications 29 April – 20 May 2026; Phase 1 on 13 June…

    2026 cycle

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    Reserve Bank of India

    Conducted by

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    Officer in Grade B (Direct Recruitment) — General and specialist streams

    Post

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    Bachelor’s degree with a minimum percentage; specialist streams require relevant postgraduate qualifications

    Level

Practice

RBI Grade B — Using mock tests as a measurement

Take Phase 1 mocks in the RBI weighting rather than a generic banking format, because the section balance is unusual — eighty marks of general awareness and only thirty of quantitative aptitude. A candidate practising on IBPS-weighted mocks is training for a paper with quite different proportions.

For Phase 1

  • Practise at the RBI weighting — general awareness and reasoning dominate; quantitative aptitude is a minor section here.
  • Track general awareness accuracy above all — it is where the Phase 1 threshold is most efficiently cleared.
  • Do not over-invest — Phase 1 marks are discarded. Clear it, and put the remaining time into Phase 2.

For Phase 2, instead of mocks

  • Write one full descriptive answer daily, timed. — Volume of writing practice is the closest equivalent to mock volume in an objective exam.
  • Write a precis every week. — Faithful compression is a distinct skill and improves measurably with practice.
  • Have your answers read by someone. — Self-assessment of prose is unreliable; another reader finds the unclear sentences you cannot see.
  • Practise in the answering mode the exam uses. — Typing and handwriting produce very different speeds, and the exam mode has changed between cycles.

Practice

All free mock tests Economy notes

The most useful single addition to an RBI Grade B preparation is a reader — a peer, a mentor, anyone with judgement who will tell you when a paragraph does not follow. Descriptive answers have failure modes that are invisible from the inside: a claim that felt supported because you knew the evidence without writing it down, a paragraph that restates the previous one, a conclusion that summarises rather than concludes. No amount of unreviewed writing corrects those, because the writer is the one person who cannot see them.

What to time
Everything. Ninety minutes for a mixed paper is tight, and the binding constraint is usually the descriptive component rather than the objective one. Practising answers without a clock builds a standard you cannot reproduce on the day.
What to reuse
A structure. Most descriptive questions in these papers can be answered within a small number of shapes — assess a policy, compare two approaches, explain a mechanism and its limits. Having those shapes ready removes the most expensive part of writing under time, which is deciding how to begin.
What not to over-practise
Phase 1 quantitative aptitude. Thirty marks in a screening stage whose marks are discarded, and no appearance thereafter. It needs to be adequate, not strong.

Rehearse the transition within a paper

Paper I and Paper III mix objective and descriptive components in the same ninety minutes. Practise them together rather than separately at least some of the time — switching from rapid recognition to sustained argument is a real cost, and candidates who have only ever practised the two modes in isolation are surprised by how long the switch takes.

Practising a two-phase examination where the phases are different subjects.
What you seeWhat it meansWhat to change
Phase 1 comfortable, Phase 2 untestedThe common shape, and the dangerous one — Phase 2 is where the recruitment is decided.Write timed answers on economic and financial topics from the first month.
Descriptive answers running over timeWriting speed and planning rather than knowledge.Plan for five minutes, write to a fixed structure, and time every practice answer.
Awareness section weak on economic itemsCurrent affairs read generally rather than economically.Follow the policy statements and the economic press specifically, and keep notes by theme.
Strong content, unconvincing argumentsFacts collected without positions formed.For each major issue, write down the case, the counter-case and where you land.
Interview stage unpreparedIt carries marks and draws on your own background and the current economic debate.Be able to defend your graduation subject, your work, and a view on current policy.

Exam resources

Everything for RBI Grade B

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

RBI Grade B SyllabusRBI Grade B syllabus — Phase 1 sections plus the Economic and Social Issues, English writing and Finance and Management papers.RBI Grade B Exam PatternRBI Grade B exam pattern — Phase 1 section weighting, the three Phase 2 papers and how the final merit is calculated.RBI Grade B Previous PapersRBI Grade B previous year papers — what past ESI and Finance and Management questions reveal about the level of analysis expected.RBI Grade B Mock TestsRBI Grade B mock tests — Phase 1 objective practice, and why Phase 2 preparation needs written answers rather than mock scores.RBI Grade B PreparationRBI Grade B preparation strategy — reading for Economic and Social Issues, building writing skill, and clearing Phase 1 efficiently.RBI Grade B Study MaterialRBI Grade B study material — economy notes for Economic and Social Issues, plus current affairs and general awareness for Phase 1.

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