Syllabus

Syllabus for Phase I (Anything under the sun!!!)

Phase I will be of objective type.

There will be 4 papers -
1.General Awareness
2.General English
3.Quantitative Aptitude
4.Test of Reasoning

Syllabus for Phase II (If you manage to get through Phase I)

Phase II will be of Descriptive type.

Syllabus for Paper I – English:

• Essay
• Précis writing
• Comprehension,
• Business/Office Correspondence.
  

Syllabus for Paper II – Economic and Social Issues:

• Growth and Development –Measurement of growth : National Income and per capita income – Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
  
• Sustainable Development and Environmental issues.
  
• Economic Reforms in India
  
• Industrial and Labour Policy
• Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  
• Privatisation
  
• Role of Economic Planning.
  
• Globalization – Opening up of the Indian Economy
• Balance of Payments
• Export-Import Policy
  
• International Economic Institutions – IMF and World Bank – WTO – Regional Economic Co-operation.
  
• Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration – Gender Issues
  
• Social Justice : Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – Social Movements
• Indian Political System
• Human Development
  
• Social Sectors in India - Health and Education.
  

Syllabus for Paper III – Finance and Management:

(i) Finance :

• The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures;
• Financial Sector Reforms
• Capital Market, Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market
• Stock Exchanges and their Regulation
• Capital Market Intermediaries and their Regulation
• Role of SEBI
• Functions of the Money Market -Growth and Operation of the Money Market
• The Foreign Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA; Exchange Rate Management; Exchange Risk Management
• Role of Banks and Financial Institutions in Economic Development
• Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions
• Disinvestment in Public Sector Units.

(ii) Management

• Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes;Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organisation.
  
• Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
  
• Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development – Feedback and Performance Counseling
  
• Career Planning – Training and Development
  
• Rewards – Employee Welfare.
  
• Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
• 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.
  
• Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.

The Recruitment Process

There are 3 stages in the recruitment process:

1. Phase I - Preliminary Examination - This is like a screening Test only.The Marks obtained in this examination is not taken into account for the final merit list.This will be of Objective type.
2.Phase II - Mains - This Examination will be conducted only for those candidates who are successful in Phase I.The Examination will consist of three Descriptive Type papers,the details of which are given under the head Syllabus.
3. Phase III - Interview - Candidates will be short-listed for interview based on the aggregate marks obtained only in Phase II – Papers I, II and III.

Final selection will be based on the performance of the candidate in Phase II of the written examination and Interview.The Results will be published both in Employment news as well as RBI's Website.