In what comes as good news for all Banking aspirants, a 15% increase in salary has been announced. The settlement was reached between the Indian Banks' Association & the unions. The negotiations have been on since 2012 and the new salary structure will take effect retrospectively from November 2012. Click here to prepare for IBPS PO | SBI PO
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
IBPS PO Score & Cut-Offs
The IBPS has come out with the scores of the qualified candidates and their scorecards. The written exam was conducted from October 11th to November 2nd 2014. Overall, 48,800 students cleared the written exam. You can visit the official IBPS website and view your scorecard.
The overall cut-off for General category was 82. The top score on the written exam is expected to be around the 130 mark.
The final result including the interview (which were conducted between Jan 19th -30th 2015) score will be announced on April 1st 2015. The weightage for the written exam in the final score is 80% and for the interview score will be 20%.
The overall and sectional cut-offs for the exam are as shown below:-
Section | General | OBC | SC | ST |
Quantitative Aptitude | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Reasoning | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
English Language | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Computer Knowledge | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
General Awareness | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Total | 82 | 80 | 70 | 56 |
Monday, November 10, 2014
SBI Associate PO 2014: First Day Analysis
The SBI Associate PO began on November 9th across the country and there were no surprises - if at all any, students were pleasantly surprised that the paper was simpler than the IBPS PO & SBI PO earlier this year.
The detailed analysis of the paper is shared below. For 10 mock tests of SBI Associate PO in the new pattern, click here.
The DI portion was a little calculation intensive but the section overall was much simple than the other PO exams held this year. Reasoning was fairly simple. Many people found one of the RCs a little tricky in the English/Language section. Overall around 120+ attempts should be a good number.
Some of the Questions (from both slots) of the Descriptive Section are as follows:-
Essay:-
The detailed analysis of the paper is shared below. For 10 mock tests of SBI Associate PO in the new pattern, click here.
Section | Number of Questions | Question Types | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
Data Interpretation | 50 | 35 Questions on DI + 5 on Data Sufficiency + 5 on Probability + 5 on Number Series | Moderate | 26-30 |
Reasoning | 50 | 10 Q on Seating Arrangment, 5 Q on Input-Output, 5 Q on Syllogism, 5 Q on Inequalities, 5 Q on Data Sufficiency, Blood Relations, Coding Decoding & Direction Sense | Easy-Moderate | 35-38 |
General Awareness | 50 | Most questions were on Banking Awareness with 10-12 Questions each on Computer Knowledge & Marketing. | Easy-Moderate | 28-30 |
English | 50 | 2x10 Q on Passages, 10 Q on Cloze Test, 5 Q on Parajumbles, 5 Q on Correct Usage, 5 Q on Fill in the blanks | Moderate | 32-34 |
The DI portion was a little calculation intensive but the section overall was much simple than the other PO exams held this year. Reasoning was fairly simple. Many people found one of the RCs a little tricky in the English/Language section. Overall around 120+ attempts should be a good number.
Some of the Questions (from both slots) of the Descriptive Section are as follows:-
Essay:-
- What are the lessons learnt from the various sporting leagues coming up in India such as the Indian Football & Kabaddi Leagues
- Who benefits the most from FDI in Retail - Farmer, Consumer or Investor
- Role of Banking Sector in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
- Turning Point in your Life
- Disadvantages of a Nuclear Family
- Importance of setting personal goals in life
- All that glitters is not gold
- Write a letter to your Bank Manager requesting him to unblock your Debit card which was blocked due to entry of the wrong PIN multiple times.
- Write a letter to your parents asking them to send Rs. 15,000 for an educational tour conducted by your college.
- Write a letter to the Consumer Forum complaining about the lack of good facilities at your coaching center despite the center charging hefty fees.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
IBPS PO CWE Exam - Last Minute Tips
Many of these tips may appear basic but are vital as the IBPS PO is a speed based exam and small optimizations at your end can help you score at least a few extra marks.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Group Discussion Tips
What
is Group Discussion?
Group Discussion is a modern, yet common method of
candidate elimination conducted in Banking Exam selection. It is typically
conducted as a second round of elimination for candidates who cleared the
written tests. Over here, a small group (typically 6-10 members) is created and
a topic is given for discussion. The candidates in the group are then asked to
discuss the topic and share their opinions. Read more below or Click here to prepare for IBPS PO and other Bank exams.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
IBPS PO 2013 Exam Pattern & Questions
With exactly a month to go for the IBPS PO 4 exam, lets re-look at the 2013 exam which saw a change in pattern and was the first time the exam was conducted online. Back then in Oct 2013, many students were surprised with the considerable shift in the difficulty level of the exam. The exam also did NOT have a few traditional topics such as Visual Reasoning and Simplification. Let's look at the breakup of one of the slots - since it was an online exam conducted over multiple slots, there were minor variations is the number of questions of a topic. More details on the exam below. (To take a FREE Mock Test in the new IBPS Pattern, click here. )
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Descriptive Section for SBI PO: The Art of Précis Writing
With the SBI PO exams just round the corner, we are starting
a series of blog posts on essays, letters, précis-writing and other elements of
the descriptive paper for the exam. We feel that précis writing is important,
not only for the descriptive section of the SBI PO exams, but also for our day
to day communication. So here is a short guide on Précis Writing.
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