Common-Written-Exams Test

IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) has issued official announcement for common written Exam 2014 for recruitment of Specialist Officers in 20 public sector banks.

IBPS Conducted Second CWE Exam for specialist officers in 19 public sector banks in March 2013 for which Common Interviews were conducted in May - June 2013 and selection process was completed in July 2013, thanks to the new Common Interviews system that has made the process easier for both Candidates and Participating Banks.

Now IBPS has came up with the Third Phase of Specialist Officers CWE in 2014. The posts covered in this common exam are as follows:-

·         I.T. Officer (Scale-I) (Post Code - 1)

·         Agricultural Field Officer (Scale - I) (Post Code - 2)

·         Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I) (Post Code - 3)

·         Law Officer (Scale - I) (Post Code - 4)

·         HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) (Post Code - 5)

·         Marketing Officer (Scale - I) (Post Code -6)

·         I.T. Officer (Scale - II) (Post Code -7)

·         Law Officer (Scale - II) (Post Code -8)

·         Chartered Accountant (Scale - II) (Post Code -9)

·         Manager Credit / Finance Executive (Scale - II) (Post Code -10)

Process of Selection

Candidates passing this Common Online exam will afterwards be called for Common Interview. Candidates passing the Common Interview will be called for selecting preference among banks and finally, candidates will be allotted to participating banks in order of preference and merit.

Posts and Participating banks

The common test is for recruitment of Specialist Officers vacancies that arise in any of These Following 20 public Sector banks.

·         Allahabad Bank	·         Andhra Bank
·         Bank of Baroda	·         Bank of India
·         Bank of Maharashtra	·         Canara Bank
·         Central Bank of India	·         VijayA Bank
·         UCO Bank	·         United Bank of India
·         Union Bank of India	·         Syndicate Bank
·         Punjab & Sind Bank	·         Punjab National Bank
·         Oriental Bank of Commerce	·         Indian Overseas Bank
·         Indian Bank	·         Dena bank
·         Corporation Bank	·         IDBI Bank

**Please note That State Bank of India (SBI) & its 5 associate banks do not participate in This process and they will conduct separate tests whenever required.

Important Dates

·         Date of Online Registration: Nov 25 - Dec 14, 2013

·         Payment of Application Fees - Online: Nov 25 - Dec 16, 2013

·         Download of Call letter for CWE: Jan 28, 2014 onward

·         Online CWE (Tentative dates): Feb 08 - 09, 2014

·         Sharing of result status of CWE: February 2014

·         Download of call letters for Interview: March 2014

·         Date of Interview: March/ April 2014

·         Allotment: April 2014

Eligibility Criteria (As on 01.11.2013)

 I.T. Officer (Scale-I) .

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

4 years Engineering Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation.
OR,
Post Graduate Engineering Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications.
OR,
Graduate having passed DOEACC 'B' level 

No Experience required.

 Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

Should have completed A Degree in any Agricultural Trade,

No Experience required.

 Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale - I)

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level
OR,
Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

No Experience required.

Law Officer (Scale - I )

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

Should have completed A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council,

No Experience required.

 HR/Personnel Officer (Scale - I )

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

Graduate and Post Graduate degree/diploma in diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR/Social Work / Labour Law.

No Experience required.

Marketing Officer (Scale - I )

Age to be between 20 - 30 Years,

Graduate and MBA (Marketing) / Full time 2 years PGDBA / PGDBM with specialization in Marketing.

No Experience required.

I.T. Officer (Scale - II)

Age to be between 21 - 45 Years,

4 years Engineering Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics &
Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation.
OR,
Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications
OR,
Graduate in any trade having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level.

Experience required - Minimum 02 (two) year.

Law Officer (Scale - II)

Age to be between 21 - 40 Years,

Should have completed A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB),

Experience required - Minimum 03 Years of service in legal dept of any public sector firm,

Chartered Accountants (Scale - II)

Age to be between 21 - 35 Years,

Passed final examination for Chartered Accountants,

No Experience required

Manager Credit / Finance Executive (Scale - II)

Age to be between 25 - 35 Years,

Graduate and CFA/ ICWA/ Full time MBA/ Full time PGDBM (Finance)

Experience required - Minimum 02 Years of service in Credit Appraisal of industrial projects in Financial Institutions/Banks,

Age Relaxation Criteria

For SC/ST - 5 Years,

For OBC - 3 Years,

For PWD - 10 Years,

For Ex-Serviceman - 5 Years

For Posts Other than IT Officer (Scale - I and II), Computer Literacy Certificate is Required.

Apply for only One Post, many applications by a single candidate won't be accepted.

Online Test Pattern

The written test will be conducted online which will have 200 questions for a total of 200 marks and to be done in 120 minutes. The structure

Of test is as shown:-

For Posts - (Law Officer- Scale I & II & Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I )

S.No	Name of Test	No. of Questions	No. of marks
1	Reasoning	50	50
2	English Language	50	25
3	General Awareness related to Banking Industry	50	50
4	Professional Knowledge	50	75

For All other posts

S.No	Name of Test	No.of Questions	No.of marks
1	Reasoning	50	50
2	English Language	50	25
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
4	Professional Knowledge	50	75

There is Negative Marking for wrong answers of 0.25 of the total marks for the question.

How to Apply

Application Fee is Rs.100/- (SC/ST/PWD) or Rs. 600/- (others).

Payment can be done only through Online Mode

Payment of fees via the ONLINE MODE

 The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions.

 The payment can be made by using only Master/ Visa Debit/Credit cards/Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen.

 On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated whose print out have to be submitted with the Call Letter at the time of written examination.

Candidates have to bring following documents at the time of test:-

 Call Letter

 Original fee payment receipt (e-receipt)

 Original photo-identity proof (And a Photocopy)

Related:-

Official Notification

Org.	Activity	Date
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Application Dates	Nov 25 - Dec 14, 2013
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Payment of Application Fees- Online	Nov 25 - Dec 16, 2013
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Download of Call letter for CWE	to be Jan 28, 2014 onwards
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Online CWE (Tentative dates)	to be held on Feb 08 - 09,2014
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Sharing of result status of CWE	to be announced in February 2014
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Download of call letters for Interview	to be March 2014 onwards
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Date of Interview	to be held on March/ April 2014
·         IBPS - Specialist Officers Exam 2014	Allotment	to be April 2014

Online Application (To be activated from Nov 25, 2013)

Most common pattern for Bank PO exams

Most common pattern for Bank PO exams

Bank PO examinations are amongst the most popular in the country looking at employment potential of the banking sector. One may expect severe competition owing to its great demand and hence, requires a great amount of hard work so as to crack it. The most common pattern for bank PO exams is an objective paper, which consists of English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General awareness, and a descriptive section which tests your writing skills. Here are some tips that will help you crack these much in demand paper:-

Time Management

In these exams, one is likely to answer 225 questions in 135 minutes. Thus, time management is need of the hour. Keeping that in mind, one should answer the general awareness section first because it involves reading the questions and marking the answer.

Answer only those you are absolutely sure about

The grammar and vocabulary section in the English paper is very easy and one should attempt it next. Adopting this strategy helps build confidence and manages time well.
 

Maximize your score in the Data Interpretation section

One of the most easy to attempt section in the bank PO exam will be data interpretation. Many of the questions can be answered in this section by simply looking at the given data. So one should try and make sure to answer as many questions as possible in the Data Interpretation section.
  

Being selective while answering is advisable

The aim is to maximize your score; so one doesn’t need to answer the entire question in the objective paper. You should attempt the ones you are absolutely sure about. In the quantitative section too, you should move from easier ones to the more difficult ones. Your chances of cracking the exam are high even if you attempt or answer correctly around 170 of questions with 90% accuracy rate.   

Read a lot for the descriptive part

One can be asked to write an essay, a paragraph, or a letter in the descriptive part. Majority of the times, topics are related to current events, especially from the financial sector. It is a important to read a lot of newspapers and magazines so as to develop a good understanding of events happening around you. Watching debates on news channels can also helps gain a better insight into the pros and cons of situations.

  Keep the above tips in mind and you should be able to do well in your bank PO exam. For more updates about Banking and SSC exams please visit Bank PO Coaching in Chandigarh.

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Jobs In Banking Sector

Every one out of three students that we come across in today’s time is looking out for a job in the banking sector. It seems very logical as every bank today, be it public or private is looking to expand business in India. With this enters fierce competition that make thousand of candidates apply for the post of Bank PO but only a few make it. The students should keep some points in mind while Bank PO Preparation and coaching.
The academic qualification of the candidate should be a degree in any discipline from a recognized university or equivalent qualification by government of India. A candidate with good knowledge of computers is given preference. The applicant must be between with minimum of 21 and maximum of 30 years as per date of filling up the form. There is a provision of relaxation of age for OBC and SC, ST classes. Ex- serviceman and commissioned officers who gave minimum of 5 years of military service also get relaxation in their age. Persons with disability like visually handicapped also get some relaxation in their age.
The selection process for the post of for different exams in India mainly comprises of two stages of written exams and upon selection in written exam goes to the second stage of interview/group discussion. The Written test majorly comprises of objective test, reasoning ability, quantitative aptitude, general awareness and general knowledge about banks. Application procedure mainly comprise of online submission of bank entrance application form through official website of respective banks. Every bank is in a race of becoming the best in the face of fierce competition and advent of technology. Customer satisfaction policy and minimal risks are the mantra of the day for all the banks. The commercial banking structure in India consists of Scheduled Commercial Banks and Unscheduled Banks. Scheduled commercial Banks constitute those banks which have been included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934. RBI in turn includes only those banks in this schedule which satisfy the criteria laid down vide section 42 (6) (a) of the Act. With so much competition around, banks are focused in being the best in the country. And that in return demands quality personnel through means of written tests and rounds of personal interviews. It becomes important for the candidates to ensure that they meet with the eligibility criteria and adhere to the instructions in the official advertisement and complete the application form in all respect.

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What will be in the IELTS exam this time?

 A common question that occupies the mind of many IELTS test takers especially when it comes to IELTS writing task two essay.  It boggles a lot of minds wondering about what topics are going to come in the test paper. However, the topics are fairly predictable.

Task 1 writing questions are commonly specific and detailed in nature. This is because the task itself provides all of the information that one need to attempt the question. You do not have to provide your own ideas or show your knowledge in this section.

So you might get question about the manufacturing process for wooden jigsaw puzzles or the price of tea leaves in Darjeeling or the declining population of girls in India.

On the other hand, Task 2 questions have a more universal approach because these questions have a global focus drawing on the background knowledge of people from all kinds of countries and all walks of life. Thus they are bound to cater and introduce varied topics that are of interest to a wide number of people.

The topics of Human Relationships, Technology, Culture, Society, Education, Business, Travel, Work, Science, Health, Generations are the most common kind of topics mostly included in Task 2 questions. You may see and realize for yourself how general these topics are.

The kinds of topics that come are of a global nature and are of concern and interest to a large number of people. The challenge, however, is to build and develop English language skills in these subject areas. One can keep apprised through issues that are being discussed in the media; newspapers etc and build up the vocabulary on these topics.

Let us take a quick look at the under mentioned topics and distinguish the topics that are likely to come from the unlikely ones:

1. Throw ball is a more tactical game than softball.

2. The date of Michael Jackson's birth should be a public holiday.

3. Travelling is the best way to learn about the world.

4. Climate change is a problem that affects only developing nations.

5. Mariah Carey is a better singer than Pit Bull.

6. Tibet should be an independent country.

7. The benefits of mobile telephones outweigh their disadvantages.

8. The Olympics should include only individual sports.

9.  Public transport should be free of cost.

10. Orange is the fashionable color for teenagers this year.

Good luck with the questions!

**1, 2, 5, 6 and 10 are unlikely topics

Thus, it is vital to have a clear idea about the kind of topic you will have to write about in your important IELTS Writing Task 2 essay.
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Preparation in bank clerk, bank PO, SSC, and its coaching always increase our chances of success multifold. This specialized coaching helps us to surpass in every exam that we take through various quick tips, tricks and shortcut methodologies, experienced faculty and thereby multiplies the chances of clearing these obstacles. In the due course one is able to broaden their knowledge base as well as keep abreast of the latest information that’s needed for such exams and in return also boosts our confidence.

An extensive experience in the respective field can provide you with appropriate guidance. BANK PO Coaching Institute in Chandigarh provides you with an in-depth know how as to how to go about and prepare for these examinations. It becomes a valuable asset in terms of preparation as it helps you to steer in a clear direction, keeps you motivated, and instills the faith that your money and time are being invested rightly.

Students should strive to enroll themselves into institutes of repute so that they can be prepared best for their banking PO, SSC examinations. This will ensure that you are on the correct path and not spoiling your time in the longer run. The specialized coaching helps you understand the relevant competitive pattern and syllabus for IBPS and CWE.

These institutes offer you a particular program and set a scheduled timetable so as to ensure that your time is utilized optimally. The study material and the syllabus are as per the latest pattern and test requirements. It ensures that your efforts are made in the right direction and under expert supervision.

Normally, after graduation, we all look forward to finding a good job and earning well. We all want to be associated with a good brand name. The prestige and related benefits with the government jobs always have been a favorite amongst the youth today. This can be achieved with proper guidance, thorough preparation and time management required for these exams.

It is said that where there is a will, there is a way. Thus, a focused approach combined with a thorough preparation, hard work and a desire to succeed will eventually see you through all the way and sooner or later success will be yours.

Role of International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Are you bothered with IELTS test? Well, we all have heard of this examination and why it bothers a lot of individuals, specifically the ones planning to go abroad. IELTS or International English Language Testing System is taken specifically by people who aspire to study, work, or migrate and settle permanently in foreign lands. This is a minimal passing criteria put up by various English speaking countries so as to ensure that anyone who is approved to work, study or stay in their respective country is proficient in English language. Thus, it is an international standardized examination that measures an individual’s English proficiency upon four language skills i.e. listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

IELTS Training Types

In fact, the IELTS test is composed of two types - the general and academic.

General training is intended for those individuals who aspire to gain experience and train for work or plan to move and settle permanently abroad. 

Academic is specifically for individuals who aspire to study abroad. It is very valuable for physicians and nurses who aspire to pursue their further studies in foreign countries. Various countries like Canada, United States, New Zealand, Australia and UK are amongst a few of those who recognize and accept doctors for work or study, but they also have a minimal score required for the IELTS examination. Thus, one should endeavor to score a good band score and a better outcome.

IELTS Exams

One needs to keep in mind that you will have to go appear and complete four sections of tests in an IELTS test - listening, reading, speaking and writing examinations. And this can be completed efficiently if you select a comprehensive IELTS training.

While in the listening section of the test, you will be provided an audio clip which will be played just once. So one has to be focused   and attentive the audio so you can take down notes on important details. There is a basic 30-minute-time for this.  Right after listening to the audio file, you will be provided sets of questions to answer.

For the reading section, a sum total of 3 passages or texts will be given as reading material and one need to comprehend the meaning of each article.  A sum of 40 questions to respond to and should be completed within an hour.

The speaking examination will have three sets - interview, brief speech then discussion. You'll need to undertake these 3 sets for 15 minutes in total. The interview includes questions that would generally allow them to understand more about you. The brief speech will allow them to determine how good you are in revealing your viewpoint; and the last part of the conversation, will provide them an insight about their comfort and confidence.

The writing part has two parts - one for detailed composition and the other one, an essay. The first one just requires 150 words and will have you interpret something, like a graph or a table with information. The next part is a 250-word essay that will enable you to reveal yourself by way of writing based on an offered agenda or subject.

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