Source document: RBI Grade B 2026 recruitment, Appendices II and III (General, DEPR, DSIM)
DEPR: Phase I Economics
3units
Microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics
Economic growth, development, public finance and environmental economics
Quantitative economic methods and current Indian economy
DEPR: Phase I English
1units
Descriptive writing and topic comprehension
DEPR: Phase II Economics I
3units
Consumer, production, market and welfare theory
National income, employment, inflation, money and banking
Growth, trade, balance of payments and public finance
DEPR: Phase II Economics II
3units
Mathematical methods, statistics and econometrics
Indian fiscal and monetary policy, banking, inflation and external sector
Indian agriculture, industry, services and social sectors
DSIM: English
1units
Descriptive writing and topic comprehension
DSIM: Statistics I and II
8units
Probability, distributions and sampling theory
Linear models and economic statistics
Statistical inference and nonparametric tests
Stochastic processes and multivariate analysis
Econometrics, time series and forecasting
Optimisation and statistical computing
Data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning
Databases, SQL and data warehousing
General: Economic and Social Issues
5units
Growth, national income, poverty, employment and sustainable development
Indian economic history, monetary and fiscal policy, Union Budget and Economic Survey
Financial markets, banks, RBI, public finance, agriculture, industry and services
Globalisation, balance of payments, trade policy and international economic institutions
Demography, urbanisation, migration, gender and social justice
General: English Writing Skills
1units
Written expression and understanding of a topic
General: Finance
5units
Financial institutions, RBI functions and Indian banking
Digital payments, nonbanking system and financial technology
Primary and secondary financial markets, forex, money, bonds and equity
Financial risk, derivatives, inclusion and international banking
Accounting, financial statements, ratios, inflation and the Union Budget
General: Management
4units
Management foundations, managerial roles and organisational behaviour
Motivation, leadership, emotional intelligence and interpersonal relations
Conflict, organisational change and development
Workplace ethics, corporate governance and communication
General: Phase I
4units
General Awareness
English Language
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning
The RBI 2026 notice links separate official syllabus PDFs: Appendix II for General (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/DEPR29042026_A2.pdf) and Appendix III for DEPR/DSIM (https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/DEPR29042026_A3.pdf). The map below condenses those headings without reproducing the full detailed text. The three cadres have different papers. General Phase I is broad aptitude; General Phase II and DEPR/DSIM have separate specialist syllabi. Select the cadre and paper before creating practice.
