Exam Pattern and Syllabus for IBPS Clerk Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published the Notification for its Clerical Cadre Recruitment 2016 (IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification Published). It’s time now to change the gear and start preparation seriously. But first we have to understand the pattern of the exam, its syllabus, negative marking etc. Let’s have a look on the same.

Exam Pattern

IBPS will conduct Online Common Written Exam for Clerk VI 2016 in two tiers i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Total marks of Preliminary exam is 100 in a duration of 1 hour for objective type questions & total marks of Main examination is 200 in a duration of 2 hours for objective type questions. The tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination 

 Syllabus for Main Examination

 Negative Marking

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

Scores: The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile method.

Cut-off Score (Online main examination)

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process. Depending on number of the State/ UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment. Prior to the completion of provisional allotment process scores obtained in the Online Main Examination will not be shared with the candidates.

NOTE: MARKS OBTAINED IN THE MAIN EXAMINATION ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

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Syllabus and Exam Pattern of LIC AAO Exam 2016

Hi Aspirants.. As informed you in our previous post, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has already released the notification of its Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) Exam for the Vacancies in 2016. There are around 700 Vacancies this time and exam is scheduled on 05th,06th , 13th March 2016. Let's have a look at the Selection Procedure, Exam Pattern and Syllabus.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line Examination followed by a personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination.

On-line Examination:

On-line examination will be of objective type, multiple choices of 120 minutes (2 hrs) duration comprising of the following:

a. Reasoning Ability

b. Quantitative Aptitude

c. General Knowledge, Current Affairs

d. Computer Knowledge

e. English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension.  

Penalty for Wrong Answers

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one fourth (1/4) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question. The marks obtained by the candidate in each Section and in the aggregate shall be arrived at after deduction of the marks for wrong answers.

Note: 1) Candidate MUST pass in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the interview.

2) The minimum marks to be obtained in each Section and in the aggregate shall be decided by LIC. English Language test is of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.

The Scores of Online Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:

(i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.

(ii) The Corrected Scores so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores*

* Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.

(iii) Test wise scores and scores on total is reported with decimal point upto two digits.

Note: Cutoffs are applied in two stages:

i. on scores in individual tests

ii. on Total Score

View official notification & apply online from here

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SBI PO 2015 Prelims starts tomorrow (20 June 2015) - Points to remember going for exam

Friends.. State Bank of India (SBI) PO Exam Prelims starts tomorrow (20 June 2015) and first shift exam begins at 8.00AM across various centers across India. Here are the important things you should remember going to the examination hall. In case you missed Check Notification of SBI PO 2015. 

1. Admit Card/Letter is the first thing you should keep ready. In case you still have not printed your Admit Card, Do it now. Don't wait till the last moment. In case if no electricity in the morning or you couldn’t find a computer shop near the exam centre, you will be in trouble. So keep that ready the previous day itself. Download Admit Card from here.

2. Please affix your photograph on the space provided in the call letter (photograph affixed should match the uploaded photograph. In case of discrepancy, the uploaded photo only will be considered fo0r identification purpose.)

3. Take one photo identity proof in original and a photocopy to the examination centre. - THIS IS ESSENTIAL. ID cards such as Passport/PAN Card/Driving License/Voter's Card/Bank Passbook with duly attested photograph/Identity Card issued by College or Institute/Identity Card issued by Gazetted Officer in the official letterhead in original/ Unique Identification Card (Aadhar) are valid. Don't forget to take a photocopy of the same.

4. The examination will be conducted online. Candidates must enter their User ID and Password, which are printed on the call letter, to enter the online exam site. Your name and other details will appear on the screen after login. Please verify and ensure correctness of these details. Disclosure of User ID & Password to 3rd party shall be at the risk & responsibility of the candidate.

5. You have to give your left thumb impression and signature in the space provided in the Admit Card (only in presence of Invigilator).

6. Ascertain location of the exam venue well in advance.

7. The candidates must reach the venue of examination by the time mentioned. Please note that the candidate reporting 30 minutes after the reporting time will not be allowed in the examinationm hall nor shall a candidate be permitted to leave the examination hall till the time for the test is over and the test administrator has given permission to leave. The test will begin after completion of the formalities like checking of attendance, obtaining signature on the call letter and collection of call letters alongwith photo identity proof etc. Please estimate the traffic in your route and leave home little early.

8. Please note that your name as appearing on the call letter (provided by you during the process of registration) should exactly match the name as appearing on the photo identity proof. Female candidates who have changed first/last/middle name post marriage must take special note of this. If there is any mismatch between the name indicated in the Call Letter and Photo Identity Proof you will not be allowed to appear for the exam. The photocopy of photo identity proof should be submitted along with the call letter, to the invigilators in the examination hall failing which he/she will not be permitted to appear for the test.

9. Take stationery such as pencils, earser and a ball point pen to the examination hall.

10. Check Acquaint Yourself guide published by SBI along with Admit Card to have an idea of how exam will be.

Still Confused about the syllabus of SBI PO Prelims 2015. Here is it!

Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

1. English Language:  30 Questions:  30 Marks

2. Quantitative Aptitude: 35 Questions: 35 Marks

3. Reasoning Ability: 35 Questions: 35 Marks

Total: 100 Questions - 100 Marks

Time: Just 1 Hour

 Don't worry there is no Current Affairs, Banking or GK :) Many of you would be relieved :D   

Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

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Pattern of Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015

Friends.. last day we have posted the detailed notification of Civil Service Preliminary Exam 2015 published by UPSC. In case you missed that post don't worry Click Here. Eligible candidates may apply online from 23-05-2015 o 19-06-2015 till 11.59 PM. Many of you might be still wondering about the pattern of Civil Service Preliminary Exam this year, as UPSC had made a lot of changes, of late. So in this post, we are discussing about the pattern of Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015. Pattern of Mains Exam will be discussed in another post.

Here are the important things that you should know about Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015.

* Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015 will be of objective type.

* The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks (200 marks for each paper).

* This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.

* The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year through this examination.

* Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary are as follows:

* The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

* Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).

* The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%. The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

* Each paper will be of two hours duration.

* There will be negative marking for incorrect answers for all questions except some of the questions where the negative-marking will be inbuilt in the form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate and not so appropriate answer for such questions.

* There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

Syllabi for the Preliminary Examination 2015

 Preliminary Examination- Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours

1) Current events of national and international importance.

2) History of India and Indian National Movement.

3) Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

4) Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

5) Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

6) General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialisation.

7) General Science.

Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

1) Comprehension.

2) Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

3) Logical reasoning and analytical ability

4) Decision-making and problemsolving

5) General mental ability

6) Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs,tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore a candidate will be disqualified in case he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination. In case of any further doubts, please feel free to comment.

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2015 Notification: Click Here

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IBPS Exam Calendar 2015: Two Tier Exam for PO/MT and Clerks from CWE-V

Friends.. as you have already noticed Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published its Calendar of Exams for 2015 with tentative dates on 16.01.2015. It was mentioned in the notice that they have decided to hold two-tier examinations for recruitment of PO/MT and Clerks from CWE-V onwards. That means a slight change in the exam pattern is also expected. Further details regarding the change will be out in few days. The notification published by IBPS read as follows:

RRBs CWE-IV Tentative dates: 05.09.2015, 06.09.2015, 12.09.2015, 13.09.2015, 19.09.2015, 20.09.2015, 26.09.2015 & 27.09.2015

PSBs – CWE PO/MT-V and CWE CLERK-V

It has been decided by the competent authority to hold two-tier examinations for recruitment of PO/MT and Clerks from CWE-V onwards. All the candidates who successfully register themselves under CWE PO/MT-V and CWE CLERK-V will be called for Preliminary Examinations. Based on the performance in the preliminary examination, certain number of candidates will be shortlisted for each of these examinations. The short listed candidates will then be called for Main Examinations. There will be fewer number of questions in the Preliminary Examination with shorter duration. The details with regard to both the Preliminary and Main examinations will be made available on IBPS website through the detailed notifications in due course. The marks obtained in the Preliminary examination will not be considered for preparing the final meritlist and the marks obtained in the Main Examination will only be considered for short listing for interview.

IBPS PO V Exam Dates

Preliminary Examination: 03.10.2015, 04.10.2015, 10.10.2015 &11.10.2015

Main Examination: 31.10.2015

IBPS Clerk V Exam Dates

Preliminary Examination: 05.12.2015, 06.12.2015, 12.12.2015, 13.12.2015, 19.12.2015 & 20.12.2015

Main Examination: 03.01.2016

IBPS Specialist Officers V dates: 30.01.2016 & 31.01.2016

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Syllabus & Pattern of SBI Associate Bank Clerk Exam 2014-15

Friends.. SBI is going to conduct the exam for recruitment of 6425 Clerks in SBI Associate Banks 2014-15 during the month of January and February 2015. The exam will be of online nature. In this post we are sharing with you, the Syllabus & Pattern of this exam.

The test will be online objective type, consisting of

(i) General Awareness

(ii) General English

(iii)Quantitative Aptitude

(iv)Reasoning Ability

(v)Marketing Aptitude /Computer Knowledge.

The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English &Hindi. Each test will be of 40 marks. For these objective type tests of total 200 marks candidates will be given a composite time of 2Hours 15minutes.

The detailed syllabus will be similar to the SBI Clerk Exam 2014-2015 which is as follows:

General Awareness: Indian Constitution, Technology and Research News, India and its nearby countries’ news, Knowledge of current events, Sports, history, geography, culture etc.

General English: Deriving conclusions, Passage completion, Error detection, Passage correction, Sentence correction, Vocabulary, Spelling correction, Grammar, Idioms, Phrases, Synonyms, Word formation, Antonyms, Sentence completion, Comprehension and Theme detection.

Quantitative Aptitude: Number system, simplifications, Roots, Averages, Surd & Indices, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Chain rule, Time & work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distance, Problems on trains, Boats & streams, Allegation & mixtures, Simple & Compound interest, clocks & algorithms, mensuration, Volume & surface area, Permutations & combinations, heights & distances, line graphs, Bar graphs, pie charts and Tabulation.

Reasoning Ability: Series completion, syllogisms, Decision making, Statements , Analogy, Coding & Decoding, Blood relations, Sitting arrangements and Classification.

Marketing Aptitude: Economy of India, Marketing and Banking & Finance.

Computer Knowledge: Questions of Computer Software and Hardware, Operating System, Shortcut Keys, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet & Networks.

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Pattern of RBI Grade B Officers Exam 2014 Phase I

Friends..as you are aware RBI is going to conduct the exam for Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘B’ - (General) Phase I on 03 August 2014. Here is the pattern of exam.

This Recruitment Examination will be held in two Phases [Phase-I ON-LINE Examination (Objective Type) and Phase-II Written Examination (Descriptive Type)].

PHASE I (Will be conducted Online - Objective Type)

Questions will be asked from

General Awareness (80 questions & 80 marks)

English Language ( 30 questions and 30 marks)

Quantitative Aptitude ( 30 questions and 30 marks)

Reasoning ( 60 questions and 60 marks)

Composite time of 130 minutes for all tests together will be given.

The Objective type Exam for Phase- I ON-LINE will be held on August 3, 2014 as indicated in the Admission Letter. Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as aggregate, as prescribed by the Board. Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase-II of the Examination (which will be tentatively conducted in September 2014) based on the aggregate marks obtained in the Objective Test. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the Examination will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted in Phase-I of the On Line Examination will be published on RBI website and a brief notice thereof in leading newspapers in August 2014.

Phase - I: OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST (ONLINE EXAMINATION)

The time for the test is 130 minutes; however you may have to be at the venue for approximately 180 minutes including the time required for logging in, collection of the Admission Letters, giving of instructions etc. The tests will be provided in English and Hindi. You can attempt any question from 1 to 200 at any point of time within these 130 minutes. All the questions will have multiple choices. Out of the five answers to a question only one will be the correct answer. You have to select the most appropriate answer and ‘mouse click’ that alternative which you feel is appropriate/ correct. The alternative/ option that you have clicked on will be highlighted and will be treated as your answer to that question. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked by you. For every wrong answer marked by you, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. 

For more details see Information Handout issued by RBI: Click Here

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Evaluation / Qualification Criteria in Computer Typing & Data Entry Test (PAPER II) for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

Friends..Here is the evaluation criteria for Paper-II of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 as released by the DOP.

This test will be held in two parts one will be consisting of Typing test for 15 Minutes and another test for Data Entry of 15 Minutes each carrying maximum marks 100. Total Duration of a session for a Candidate i.e. back-toback Computer Typing and Data Entry Tests shall be of 15 minutes each. Entire session comprises of pre-Test Verification, briefing, actual Tests (2x15) and Post Test printout and Signing of Printouts shall last for 90 minutes.

Qualifying criterion: There is no sectional qualifying criterion. There is a need to score Minimum 40% marks for OC, 37% for OBC and 33% for SC / ST in both the tests (Computer Typing and Data Entry test) put together. It is mandatory for the candidate to attempt both Computer Typing and Data Entry tests. If a candidate does not attempt Computer Typing OR Data Entry test then it will lead to his/her disqualification.

I. Computer Typing TEST

Candidate will be given a Paragraph in English / Hindi of approximately 1000 words for Typing through customized software. The Computer Screen will be divided in two parts and having Dual Window, one at the above half portion is for source content (Typing Matter) and one at the bottom half portion is for Typing (Candidate to Type here). There will be a built-in and visible Clock showing the countdown for 15 minutes on the screen for each candidate.

Important precautions:

a. Candidate’s Performance on Computer Typing will be done by software while typing is in progress and taking into account both his/her Speed and Accuracy.

b. Candidate has to take care of Synchronized Typing between content (Typing Matter) highlighted at the above half portion of source window (Typing Matter) and corresponding position of cursor being typed at the bottom half portion of window. Content typed, out of synchronization are reckoned as Errors.

c. While doing typing, If a candidate intends to correct any mistake in a particular word, he/she can do so by pressing back space button on Keyboard before pressing the Space Bar. But if a SPACE BAR is pressed after typing a word the software will not permit the candidate to correct the mistake in that particular

word.

d. Candidate has to be vigilant about Highlighted typed words because it is counted as Error and each error affects his/her accuracy. Counting of Errors done during the Typing Test will be reflected in the evaluation of performance.

At the end of the test, “TEXT” typed by candidate will be printed on an A4 sheet. This will also contain the details for typed text, mistakes done and will also have calculated Gross and Net speed. This sheet shall be signed by the candidate as well as by the invigilator. These values are calculated as follows:

A. Gross strokes = Total number of Key strokes entered

B. Error hits strokes = Number of words incorrectly typed X 5 (1 word= 5 Key Strokes)

C. Net Strokes = A - B

D. Net Speed in Words Per Minutes (WPM) =(C ÷ 5) ÷ 15 i.e. Time of test in Minutes

EVALUATION

This Net Speed is the “Result” of the ENGLISH/ HINDI Typing Test and minimum Net Speed of 30 WPM for English and 25 WPM for Hindi is equivalent to the 40 Marks out of 100 maximum marks. Accordingly the Net Speed will be converted into marks obtained by individual as follows:

Marks obtained by individual = Net speed (D above) X 40 ÷ (30 in case of English or 25 in case of Hindi). Join our facebook page for all updates.

II. COMPUTER DATA ENTRY TEST:

A.1 TEST in English

This Test will be conducted through customized software in which 50 Forms will appear on the software screen one by one, each form having 50 characters (grouped in 7 fields) and applicant has to complete the data entry in 15 Minutes time. There will be again dual window on the screen, one at the above half portion is for displaying source form (Matter) and one at the bottom half portion is for making the data entry by the applicants in different respective olumns (7) as corresponding to source forms.

At the end of the test, “TEXT” typed by candidate will be printed on an A4 sheet. This will also contain the details of errors committed in each Record typed. This sheet shall be signed by the candidate as well as by the invigilator.

A.2 TEST in Hindi

This test will be conducted on an Excel sheet. Applicant will get a hardcopy of 50 records in Hindi and each record contains 50 characters grouped in 7 columns. The duration of test will be 15 Minutes only. Applicant has to attempt this test on excel sheet within the specified time duration, write his Roll No and Name on the Top of sheet , and sign the printout of this sheet after completing the test and before leaving the examination hall.

EVALUATION

B.1 For English Data Entry Test, the software shall evaluate the forms for correctness and speed. Each completely Correct Form will carry 2 marks. Form marks (2) will be equally divided into number of field in that record. i.e. if 5 fields are correct in a Form of 7 fields then the candidate will get 5X2 ÷7=1.43 marks out of 2 marks for that Form.

B.2 For Hindi Data Entry Test printed hardcopies shall be evaluated “manually” using the same criteria adopted for English Data Entry Test.

TEST QUALIFICATION

This is a combined test and marks in both the components put together will be reckoned for the purpose of qualifying. However these marks are not added to the marks obtained in Paper I and Merit List will be drawn up based on marks obtained in Paper I subject to their qualifying in Paper II. Marks obtained in Typing and data Entry test will be added together and the minimum qualifying criterion as defined above is applied i.e. 40% (80Marks) marks for OC, 37% (74 Marks) for OBC and 33% (66 Marks) for SC / ST for qualifying the computer typing and data entry test.

Note: Candidates failed to secure prescribed qualifying marks in Paper II, will not get placed in the Merit List though they secured qualifying marks in Paper I. Therefore it is essential to get qualified in the Paper II. 

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Selection Procedure for SBI Clerk 2014

Friends..here is the selection Procedure for SBI Clerk 2014 recruitment as given in the official Notification. This will be the first online examination for Clerical Recruitment conducted by SBI.

>> Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the online test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for test or interview.

>> The test will be online objective type, consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitude /Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be bilingual i.e., English & Hindi. Each test will be of 40 marks.For these objective type tests of total 200 marks candidates will be given a composite time of 2 Hours 15 minutes

>> There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests.

>> The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level. Candidates are also required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon) for being considered for interview. Minimum percentage marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank.

NOTE: Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in the ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test.

Interviews

>> Candidates qualified in the test will be placed according to their marks in descending order in respective categories. Depending upon the number of vacancies only certain number of candidates from amongst those who qualify by ranking high enough in the merit will be called for interview in the ratio of maximum 3 candidates for each vacancy. Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks (to be decided by the bank) in interview to be considered for final selection. 5% relaxation for SC/ST/ OBC/PWD/XS category will be available thereon. Weightage for knowledge of local language will be given in accordance with the Govt. guidelines. Final selection will be made on the basis of candidate’s performance in the test and interview taken together.

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Pattern and Syllabus of SBI PO Exam 2014

 The selection procedure for SBI PO 2014 will be in three stages:

>> Objective and descriptive tests

>> Group discussion and interview

>> Final selection

Phase-I consists objective tests for 200 marks and a descriptive test for 50 marks.

The objective test will be online.

Immediately after the online objective test, the descriptive Test will follow.

The descriptive test will be in the paper/pen mode.

* The Objective Test of 2-hour duration will consist of four Sections with 50 objective test marks each (Total 200 marks).

The breakdown is as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) - 50

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers - 50

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation - 50

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level) - 50

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the tests by securing passing marks, which will be decided by the Bank.

(ii) The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration (50 marks) will be of of English Language (comprehension, short precis, letter writing & essay).

The candidates are required to qualify in the descriptive tests by securing passing marks, which will again be decided by the Bank. Descriptive Test papers of only those candidates, who have scored qualifying marks in the objective tests, will be evaluated. The candidates will be declared as having passed only when they get pass marks (to be decided by SBI) in each section of objective test. The descriptive test will be held for 50 marks with one hour to test for English language skills. In this test candidates need to write comprehension, short precis, letter writing and essay for a given topic.

Phase-II: The group discussion will be held for 20 marks after the interview which will be for 30 marks. The candidates who get pass marks in the written test will be called for group discussion and interview.

Phase-III: The final selection will be based on the marks scored in the written test, group discussion and interview. The marks will be converted to 100 and the selection will be made from the top-ranked candidates in each category.

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