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Banking, in demand and The exam conducted by IBPS for Probationary Officer (PO) post is one of the most challenging and requires lot of preparation to prove your skills. PO as the designation itself denotes it is a responsible post in the bank. PO is just a step below the General Manager. PO is a gateway to General Manager post thus, lakh of candidates appear for thousand of vacancies makes the exam more challenging to crack. Appearing for Common Written Test (CWE) is the first step towards becoming a probationary officer, which is followed by a interview to prove your efficiency. How to get through the exam successfully without vulnerable to panic is the frequently asked question by the candidates appearing for the exam. CareerIndia provides you few tips on exam preparations and how to overcome the last minute apprehension in order to to make it to hit list. PO exam paper consists of following papers, Reasoning Ability 50 Marks, Numerical Aptitude 50 Marks, Computer 20 Marks, English Language 40 Marks, General Awareness 40 Marks, which mainly aims at assessing your proficiency over the subjects within the given time.
1. Plan and practice regularly:
Practice makes a man (or woman as the case may be) perfect. So make it a habit to practice daily to solve questions. As the exam approaches one should try to solve papers with a stop watch, followed by assessment of performance. Practice concepts of each and every section.
2. Solve mock test seriously
Mock Tests are appropriate way to check your performance. Attend mock test in coaching centres concentrate on clearing sectional cut off and gaining high score
Make it a point to solve the at least 2 question papers everyday as this helps you find difficult areas in the test papers that you have covered and need revision.�One can score high marks in Reasoning and Quantitative section only through time management and clear concepts. Hence, daily practice is required to get perfection in these subjects.�Solving such tests will help you to accelerates your speed to solve the paper
3. Focus on Time Management
Time Management, the crucial and vital aspect of the exam. Practicing with stopwatch not only enables you to gain confidence over solving questions but with covering and solving all the section within the stipulated time.
Do not get stuck with a particular question instead pass on to next question. Also make sure to go through all the questions n the section atleast once. Carefully select the question as it is not mandatory for you to solve all the questions. It also helps to avoid cut short of time.
4. Accelerate Speed and Accuracy
Speed and accuracy should go hand in hand to clear Mathematics and Reasoning papers, speed and accuracy are a must. Lots of concentration is required to maintain accuracy during your exam. Revision of your calculation is always helpful. While speed cannot be compromised at the cost of accuracy as it may end in leaving exam hall with a half-done paper.
5. Clear Your Doubts
Facing any problem while solving the questions or concept. Make sure to have a clear comprehension of the concept instead of ignoring or leaving it unread.
6. Read Newspapers for GS and English
Develop the habit of reading newspapers to update yourself with current affairs. Better read English newspaper as it improves your language skills and the General knowledge as well.�
Candidate should hold a graduation degree in any discipline from any university, recognized by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government is required. Besides, the candidate should have a valid degree certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in graduation while registering online.
The selection process of SBI Clerk consists of 3 phases:
i) Phase I: Preliminary Examination (Online Objective Test)
ii) Phase II: Main Examination (Online Objective Test)
iii) Phase III: Language Proficiency Test
This will be an Online Objective Test consisting of 100 marks and 3 sections, which are distributed as follows:
Sr. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (Mins) |
1. |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 |
2. |
Numerical Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
3. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
60 |
This will be an Online Objective Test consisting of 190 questions of 2 hours 40 minutes.
S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration (in Minutes) |
1. |
General/Financial Awareness |
50 |
50 |
35 |
2. |
General English |
40 |
40 |
35 |
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
45 |
4. |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
50 |
60 |
45 |
|
Total |
190 |
200 |
2 hours 40 minutes |
- Phase I will be�only qualifying�in nature and the marks obtained in Phase I will not be considered for the Final Selection.
- Final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in�Phase II examination.
According to which the revised salary of Bank PO will come into effect from 1st January 2016. January 2016. Thus the new entrant in a Bank as PO is liable to get Rs. 23,700 as basic pay. Rs. 980 is the annual increment that a Bank PO will get and it will be applicable for a period of 7 years.
The initial Basic Pay of a clerk will be Rs.11765/-
(a) Public Sector Banks (SBI PO, IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS Clerk)
Category | Upper age limit increased by |
SC/ ST Candidates | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Physically Challenged Candidates | 10 years |
Ex- Servicemen | 5 years |
Widows, Divorced women etc., | 9 years |
(b) Regional Rural Banks
For Regional Rural Banks, the division is done on the basis of the level / grade of the officer. Here is the age bracket / limit to be eligible for the following posts:
Officer Scale- III �> Below 40 years
Officer Scale- II �> Above 21 years and below 32 years
Officer Scale- I �> Above 18 years and below 28 years
Office Assistant �> Between 18 years and 28 years
(c) SBI and SBI Associate Banks:
In the case of State Bank of India (SBI) and the associate Banks of SBI, the age limit / age bracket is as follows:
PO �> 21 to 30 years
Clerical �> 18 to 28 years
Apart from this the minimum educational qualification of the candidate must be that of a graduate from a designated University.
A candidate must also not hold any criminal record. If found guilty, their candidature is likely to get cancelled.
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