RBI Grade B Phase 1 Booklist 2027

Thousands of students prepare for RBI Grade B every year. It is a very competitive examination with few seats but a lot of hopeful aspirants.

This makes the selection of the right resources really important for preparation. It is really important for students to go through the syllabus and the PYQs in detail to understand the requirements of the exam.

One book for each subject is enough, but it is important for the candidate to select the right book, which makes it all the more necessary to read the syllabus and PYQs thoroughly. 

In this article we will be discussing the RBI Grade B prelims booklist required for preparation in detail.

Best Book for RBI Grade B General Awareness

The general awareness section consists of a combination of static GA and current affairs. For GA you can follow the below books:

• Lucent’s General Knowledge Book by Dr. Binay Karna, Sanjiv Kumar, Manwendra Mukul, R.P. Suman, and Renu Sinha
  
• Vision IAS Current Affairs magazine
• Banking Awareness for RBI Exams/SBI and IBPS Clerk/PO/RRB by Disha experts
• Banking Awareness by Arihant experts
• For the current affairs part a newspaper is recommended like Business Standard, Livemint. 
• Along with this you should also be following an online current affairs pdf , PIB news and RBI circulars’ pdf which you can do through any reliable coaching class’s material.
• For RBI circulars you can directly refer to RBI’s website too, where the circulars are published daily.
• For PIB news as well you can directly read the circulars from the Press Information Bureau website of the government.

Best RBI Grade B Quantitative Aptitude Books

You can follow any of the books mentioned below:

• Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Aggarwal
• Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
• How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma
• Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
• How to prepare for Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma

Online Sources:

• Harshal Aggarwal (Learning Capsules) – Look for RRB PO or SBI PO playlists
• Unacademy CAT – Basic of Quant playlist

Best RBI Grade B Reasoning Books

For reasoning you can follow the below book. It will help in building a solid foundation.

• How to prepare for Logical reasoning by Arun Sharma
• A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by S. Chand
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal
• Magical Book on Puzzles by K. Kundan

Online source: Ankush Lamba (Banking Chronicle)

Which reasoning topics need maximum practice?

The Reasoning section has a myriad of topics that the candidate needs to know well. Here we have compiled a list of topics that candidates usually struggle with – 

• Puzzles: These kinds of questions have multiple layers to them, are time taking and the candidate should be quick while also taking into account the hidden clues.
  It is important for the candidate to practice puzzles thoroughly and also make sure they have a good speed while solving them.
• Syllogism: This is a part of critical reasoning and can be challenging for candidates due to the language of the questions. Now reverse syllogism questions are also being asked, which increases the difficulty level.
  Aspirants should understand the different cases of key words used in syllogism and what is to be concluded using those key words. In addition, lots of practice is also required.
• Input – Output: This can be a scoring question for candidates. It is very important to practice as many questions as you can and identify common patterns or repetitive patterns in this section.
• Data Sufficiency: These questions require a good reading speed as well as quick comprehension skills. Practicing these questions every day should help the candidate learn to solve these questions without rereading the statements multiple times and getting confused with multiple concepts.

Best RBI Grade B English Books

You can follow the first book mentioned for grammar; along with this, we have also recommended a book for vocabulary development.

• High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
• Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
• Objective General English by SP Bakshi
• Objective English for General Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad

Online source: English with Nimisha Bansal

How to use RBI Grade B Phase 1 Books Effectively

It is very important for the students to know the syllabus of phase 1 thoroughly and also match the contents of the book with the syllabus before finalising it.
Below we have provided some points that aspirants should keep in mind:

• Candidates should map out the syllabus with the book and make sure the content covers all parts of the syllabus/subject
• Candidates should stick with one primary book instead of buying multiple books and not using them efficiently.
• Candidates should go through the book topic-wise, going from the fundamentals to then reaching topics that combine them. For example, in quants it is a good idea to first learn the ratio and percentages chapters before moving to other concepts like time and work, mixture and alligation, etc.
• It is a good idea for candidates to go through the PYQs in detail, as it will help them in making a good selection of books for phase 1 and also understanding which topics to focus on.
• Candidates should build strong fundamentals and mark the weak topics in their books separately to focus on them more. They should revisit the concepts for those topics and solve the questions multiple times.
• Aspirants should start with the preparation at least 7-8 months prior to the exam so that they have good time to revise everything as well.

How many books are enough for RBI Grade B Phase 1?

• The candidates can choose any one of the books for each subject from the list we have provided above. 
• It is good if the candidates are able to make a combination of the book and refer to some YouTube playlists where teachers solve questions with them. 
• They can then proceed with giving SBI PO and IBPS PO mock tests, as it will help them in understanding their preparation level before moving ahead.