RBI Security Guard Syllabus: Topics and Study Plan

The RBI Security Guard syllabus is built around a short objective online test with three sections: reasoning, numerical ability and English. Since the post requires a Class 10 qualification, the questions are best prepared at school-level difficulty, with speed and accuracy being the real challenge.

This page turns those three sections into a topic checklist, shows which areas deserve the most time and gives a phased plan. Use it alongside the exam pattern page for marks and timing.

Table of Contents

What RBI Publishes and What It Does Not

RBI names the sections of the test in its recruitment notice but, as far as we could find, does not publish a topic-wise syllabus for the Security Guard post. The topic lists below are built from the section names and from the kind of questions that appear in entry-level bank recruitment tests. Use them as a working checklist, not as an official list.

The level is also an assumption. Nothing official states it, but a Class 10 entry qualification makes school-level concepts a sensible base. Check the next notification on the RBI recruitment portal for any change.

Syllabus at a Glance

Reasoning Topics

Reasoning is the largest section, and most of its questions can be solved in under 40 seconds once you know the pattern. It rewards practice more than theory.

Verbal reasoning

• Series and sequences: number, letter and alphanumeric series, missing terms.

• Coding-decoding: letter shifts, number codes and substitution.

• Relations: blood relations, direction sense, ranking and order.

• Classification and analogy: odd one out and word, number or letter pairs.

• Logic: syllogisms, statement and conclusion, Venn diagrams.

• Arrangements: simple seating and sitting arrangements, puzzles with few variables.

Non-verbal reasoning

Figure series, pattern completion, mirror and water images, and counting figures. These are quick to learn and useful for fast marks.

Numerical Ability Topics

Percentage, ratio and average appear inside many other problems, so master them first. Learn tables up to 20 and squares up to 30 to save calculation time.

English Topics

• Grammar: tenses, articles, prepositions, subject-verb agreement, parts of speech.

• Error spotting and sentence improvement: the usual rule-based traps.

• Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution, idioms and phrases.

• Fill in the blanks and cloze test: context-based word choice.

• Reading comprehension: short passages with direct questions.

• Sentence arrangement: jumbled sentences and paragraphs.

For candidates who studied in Hindi or another language, a steady daily reading habit and a vocabulary list of 10 words a day helps more than memorising rules in bulk.

Physical Test and Later Stages

The physical test, document checks and medical examination do not have a written syllabus. They have standards, and those are printed only in the notification. Do not rely on third-party lists of running distances or repetitions, because they differ from site to site. Once the notice is out, build your fitness routine around its exact figures.

How to Cover the Syllabus

1. Weeks 1 to 3, basics: Cover simplification, percentage and ratio, and the core reasoning topics. Read English grammar rules in short daily sessions.

2. Weeks 4 to 6, breadth: Add time and work, speed and distance, syllogisms and arrangements. Start topic-wise practice sets.

3. Weeks 7 to 8, speed: Move to 15 to 20 minute sectional tests and track your accuracy per topic.

4. Final weeks, full tests: Attempt full-length papers in the reported 80-minute format, analyse each one the same day and revise your error log.

To practise each topic in a timed setting, you can use topic-wise RBI Security Guard tests on Testkart and compare your section scores across attempts. Short notes for the fastest revision are covered on the study notes page.