This article lists some important RBI grade B phase 2 books 2019 from around the web & RBI. RBI grade b exam is a annually held national-level recruitment test for employing officers. The recruitment is a 2-staged process comprising of Phase I & Phase II. The books listed in this article are RBI grade B phase 2 books.
The books listed here are from Quora threads, preparation sites, topper’s blogs & from RBI’s official reference book lists.
Read the list of RBI Grade B Phase I 2019 books.
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Phase II
Candidates who successfully clear the Phase I examination, can appear for Phase II, test leading to final selection.
The Phase 2 exam will have 3 subject test, each of 1.5 hours. Out of these 3, the English language test will be descriptive in nature.
The subjects involved in phase II are listed below.
| Papers | Type of Paper | Time Allotted (min) | Marks |
| Economic and Social Issues | Objective | 90 | 100 |
| English Language | Subjective | 90 | 100 |
| Finance and Management/Economics /Statistics |
Objective | 90 | 100 |
| Total | 270 | 300 |
RBI Grade B Phase 2 Books 2019
The Phase 2 test is the final nail in the coffin. Candidates clearing the test successfully will be shortlisted for interview and final recruitment. The RBI grade B Phase 2 books 2019 include books recommended by us & the ones recommended by RBI itself.
Books under this phase are listed subject-wise.
Economic and Social Issues
| Book Title & Author | Amazon Link | Flipkart link |
| Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh | ||
| The Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma | Not Available | |
| Economics textbook Class XI by NCERT | ||
| Economics Textbook Class XII by NCERT | ||
| Sociology NCERTs (Class XI & XII) | ||
Books Recommended by RBI |
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| Indian Economy by Mishra Puri | Not Available | |
| Indian Economy by Uma Kapila |
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| Growth And Development by Devraj Ray | Not Available | |
| Sociology by C.N. Shankar Rao | ||
Recommended Reports (by RBI)
| Report Name | Amazon Link | Flipkart link |
| World Development Report (Each Year) by World Bank |
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| Economic Survey of India (Different Years) by Ministry of Finance, GOI |
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Recommended Newspapers (Recommended by RBI)
- Economic Times
- Hindu
- Business Standard.
Weekly/Monthly Magazines/Bulletins /Reports (Recommended by RBI)
- Economic and Political Weekly
- Southern Economist
- Yojana
- Business India
- RBI Bulletins
Reports:(Recommended by RBI)
1. World Development Report
2. Economic Survey of India
Books : (Recommended by RBI)
Indian Economy: Uma Kapila.(Series ofBooks)
2. Indian Economy: Mishra Puri. (LatestEdition)
3. Growth And Development: Devraj Ray
4. Sociology: C.N. Shankar R
- Finance and Management (Optional Subject I)
| Book Title & Author | Amazon Link | Flipkart link |
| Indian Economy Key Concepts by Sankarganesh K | ||
| Principals of Management by P C Tripathi & P N Reddy | ||
Books Recommended by RBI |
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| An introduction to Economics by A W Stonier and D C Hauge | Not Available | Not Available |
| Indian Economy by R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram | Not Available | |
| Economic Growth and Development by Mayer and Baldwin | Not Available | Not Available |
| Monetary Theory and Public Policy by Kenneth Kurihara | Not Available | |
| Public Finance by K K Andley and Sundaram | Not Available | |
| Financial Management by Prasanna Chandra | http://fkrt.it/rvTvQ!NNNN | |
| Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri | Not Available | |
Paper III: Economics (Option B)
The RBI Grade B 2019 books recommended above for the subjects called “Economics & Sociology” are valid here too. The following list of books include only the ones recommended by RBI.
| Book Title & Author | Amazon Link | Flipkart link |
| Microeconomics, Student Value Edition (8th edition) by Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld | http://fkrt.it/KffnITuuuN (Price:Rs. 702) | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics:A modern Approach (8th edition) by Hal R. Varian | http://fkrt.it/KzYzMTuuuN (Price:Rs. 350) | |
| Macroeconomicsby Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fisher, Richard Starz | http://fkrt.it/KfBEMTuuuN (Price: Rs.649) | |
| Macroeconomics by N. Gregory Mankiw, (Seventh Edition), | http://fkrt.it/KfSmwTuuuN (Price: Rs. 699) | |
| International Economics (2013) by Domimick Salvatore | http://fkrt.it/n7aU7!NNNN (Price: Rs. 700) | |
| International Economics (2011) by Paul Krugman and Maurics Obstfeld | http://fkrt.it/KHaDaTuuuN (Price: Rs. 765) | |
| International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics (1993) by Francisco L. Rivera- Batiz, Luis A. Rivera- Batiz | Not Available | |
| Public Finance in Theory and Practice (1989) by Richard Abel Musgrave and Peggy B. Musgrave | Not Available | |
| The Concise Oxford Companion to Economics in India, Edited by Kaushik Basu & Annemie Maertens | http://fkrt.it/K92GaTuuuN (Price: Rs. 610) | |
| India Development Report (2015) edited by S. Mahendra Dev | Not Available |
Paper III: Statistics (Option C)
Statistics being the least selected subject in RBI grade B exams, we couldn’t find recommended books for the subject. Following list contains only the books recommended by RBI for preparation.
| Book Title & Author | Amazon Link | Flipkart link |
| An Introduction to Numerical Analysis, by Wiley. Atkinson, K.E. (1989): | http://fkrt.it/nnr0o!NNNN (Price: Rs. 16,674) | |
| Modern Probability Theory, New Age International by Bhat, B.R. | Not Available | |
| Sampling Techniques by Cochran, William G from John Wiley and Sons, New York | http://fkrt.it/KKJwFTuuuN (Price: Rs. 667) | |
| Design and Analysis of Experiments by Das, M.N. and N. C. Giri | Not Available | |
| Applied Regression Analysis by Draper, N.R. and H. Smith | Not Available | |
| Fundamentals of Statistics. (2 Vols.) by Goon, A.M., M. K. Gupta and B. Dasgupta |
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| Non parametric Statistical Inference by Gibbons, J.D. & S. Chakrabarti |
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| Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics by Gupta, S.C. and V. K. Kapoor | ||
| Fundamentals of Applied Statistics by Gupta, S.C. and V. K. Kapoor | Not Available | |
| Non Parametric Statistical method by Hollander Myles and Douglas A. Wolfe |
Old Edition (1999) |
Old Edition (1999) |
| A Course in Linear Models Marcel Dekker by Kshirsagar, A.M. | Not Available | |
| Design and Analysis of Experiments by Montgomery, D. C. | ||
| Introduction to Linear Regression Analysis by Montgomery, D.C., E. A. Peck and G. G. Vining | ||
| Sampling Theory and Methods by Murthy, M.N. | Not Available | Not Available |
| Fundamentals of Computers by Rajaraman, V. | ||
| An Introduction to Probability and Statistics by Rohatgi, V. K. and A. K. Md. Ehsanes Saleh | ||
| Finite Differences and Numerical Analysis by Saxena, H.C. | ||
| Database System Concepts by Silberschatz, A., H. F. Korth and S. Sudarshan | ||
| Computer Fundamentals by Sinha, P.K. | ||
| Sampling Theory of Surveys with Applications by Sukhatme, P.V., B. V. Sukhatme, S. Sukhatme and C. Asok | Not Available | Not Available |
| Operations Research by Swaroop, K., P. K. Gupta and M. M. Singh | ||
| Operations Research: An Introduction by Taha, H.A |
General Books
| Book Title & Author | Amazon Link | Flipkart Link |
| RBI Grade – B Officer Online Exam Phase – II Objective And Descriptive Type Online Test Practice Work Book by Kiran Publishers |
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