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.

Descriptive Section for SBI PO: Letter Writing



These questions generally require you to address a specific person, situation and purpose. Few examples include:
 Writing a letter to Bank Manager asking for Closure of account (formal)
 Writing a letter to your brother about saving money (informal)