JAIIB IE&IFS study plan

Build a one-page map of Indian national income concepts (GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP at market price and factor cost) and write the conversion formula between each pair from memory

Explain the difference between nominal and real GDP and compute a deflator from a simple two-year dataset you construct yourself

List the sectors covered by the Index of Industrial Production and the eight core industries, and state the weight of each core industry in the index

Sketch how the Union Budget's revenue account and capital account are structured, identifying where fiscal deficit, revenue deficit and primary deficit appear

Trace the transmission channels of monetary policy from the policy repo rate to deposit and lending rates, naming each intermediate step

Distinguish CRR, SLR, repo, reverse repo, MSF and the liquidity adjustment facility by counterparty, collateral and purpose

Describe how the Monetary Policy Committee is constituted, how often it meets and what its inflation target and tolerance band are

Solve three numerical problems on money multiplier and credit creation given reserve ratios and initial deposits

Classify inflation by cause (demand-pull, cost-push, imported, structural) and match each type to the policy response normally used

Interpret the components of the consumer price index and the wholesale price index and explain why the two series can diverge

Explain the fiscal policy instruments available to the government and distinguish automatic stabilisers from discretionary measures

Summarise the main features of the FRBM framework, including the debt and deficit anchors it sets

Outline the external sector: current account and capital account components, and how the balance of payments must balance

Explain how the exchange rate is determined under fixed, floating and managed float regimes, and define nominal, real and effective exchange rates

Describe the role, functions and instruments of the WTO and explain India's position on key disputes and special and differential treatment

Identify the major multilateral and regional institutions India engages with and the nature of that engagement

Map the structure of the Indian financial system into regulators, markets, intermediaries and instruments on a single diagram

State the mandate and at least three specific functions of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA and IFSCA, and explain how their jurisdictions differ

Distinguish scheduled from non-scheduled banks, and commercial from cooperative banks, by the criteria that actually separate them

Compare the money market instruments (call money, treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit) by issuer, tenor and minimum denomination

Describe the primary and secondary market process for government securities, including the role of primary dealers and the auction formats used

Explain how a bond's price responds to a change in yield, and compute price change for a given duration and yield shift

Outline the equity market structure from issuer to investor, naming the roles of merchant banker, registrar, depository and clearing corporation

List the investor protection and grievance redressal mechanisms available in securities markets and in banking

Connect monetary policy decisions to their effect on bank balance sheets, bond yields and credit growth in a written chain of reasoning

Explain the main financial inclusion initiatives and the role of payment systems and digital infrastructure in extending access

Describe the major banking sector reforms and the current regulatory framework for capital adequacy, asset classification and resolution

Identify the key non-banking and development finance institutions and state what each does that a commercial bank does not

Re-solve every numerical problem attempted in weeks 1 to 7 and record the error type for any you still get wrong

Answer two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and score each by domain

Re-read only the topics flagged as weak in the mock analysis, and rewrite the affected section of your formula sheet

Recite from memory the definitions, limits, ratios and institutional facts most likely to be tested