DBF November 2026 Official Exam Dates
| Date | Paper |
| 1 Nov | Indian Economy & Indian Financial System |
| 22 Nov | Principles & Practices of Banking |
| 28 Nov | Accounting & Financial Management for Bankers |
| 29 Nov | Retail Banking & Wealth Management |
Paper 1: IE & IFS — Revision Priorities
Revise these priority areas:
- Structure of the Indian economy
- Economic planning and reforms
- Sectors of the economy
- Fiscal and monetary concepts
- Financial-system architecture
- RBI and other financial regulators
- Banking structure
- Financial institutions
- Money and capital markets
- Commonly tested economic indicators
Build links between definitions, institutions and their functions.
Paper 2: PPB — Revision Priorities
Focus on these priority areas:
- Banking fundamentals
- Deposits and account operations
- KYC and customer service
- Payment and settlement systems
- Digital banking
- Lending principles
- Documentation and securities
- Priority-sector concepts
- NPA and recovery fundamentals
- Risk and operational banking
Revise confusing terms through comparison tables and MCQs.
Paper 3: AFM — Revision Priorities
Give daily time to numerical practice. Prioritise:
- Accounting principles
- Journal and ledger
- Trial balance and rectification of errors
- Depreciation
- Financial statements
- Financial ratios
- Costing and financial-management basics
- Calculation-oriented concepts
Keep a one-page formula/error sheet and reattempt wrong numericals.
Paper 4: RBWM — Revision Priorities
Revise these priority areas:
- Retail banking products
- Customer requirements
- Delivery channels
- Retail loans
- Credit assessment basics
- Documentation and recovery
- Housing and other retail products
- Wealth-management fundamentals
- Investments
- Customer-service concepts
Use product-comparison charts for quick recall.
Final Revision Checklist
- Complete one concise revision of every module; do not leave a paper dependent on selective study alone.
- Mark weak chapters and revise them again within 48–72 hours.
- Practise chapter-wise MCQs before shifting to mixed and full-length mocks.
- For AFM, practise calculations instead of only reading solutions.
- Create an error notebook for wrong/guessed MCQs.
- In the final 2–3 days before each paper, use your own notes, marked questions and short revision sheets.
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DBF November 2026 FAQs
When does DBF November 2026 start?
The first paper is scheduled for 1 November 2026.
What are the four DBF papers?
- IE & IFS
- PPB
- AFM
- RBWM
Are these “important chapters” guaranteed questions?
No. They are revision priorities designed to organise preparation; candidates should cover the prescribed syllabus.
How should I revise AFM?
Combine concept revision with repeated numerical practice and maintain a formula/error sheet.
Should I attempt mocks in the final phase?
Yes. Use chapter tests first, then mixed and timed mocks, and analyse every error.
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