SBI PO Daily Study Schedule 2017

SBI is one of the major public sector banks, and the Probationary Officer is the most sought after exam. Many graduates yearn to successfully become POs. SBI conducts national level examination to appoint Probationary Officer by conducting the SBI PO examination for young graduates. The exam is held in 3 phases. Phase I is the Preliminary Examination, Phase II is the Main Examination and Phase III is the Group Discussion & Interview. In order to make a candid SBI PO daily study schedule, the candidates must know the syllabus and exam pattern of these phases. It is not an easy thing to crack SBI PO 2017, however, you can do so with dedication, plan and hard work. Prepare, Practice and Revise should be your motive.

SBI PO Preparation Strategy:

The study plan given here is based on the approach by the toppers at the time of their respective preparation for SBI Bank PO.

1. The candidates need to be well informed about the syllabus and the pattern.
2. Make a study plan for a minimum of 8 hours in a day to cover all the subjects from the syllabus. Spend 75% of your preparation time to practice what you have prepared..
3. The table here projects a week-wise schedule. The number of hours for each topic is given in brackets.

SBI PO Weekly Study Plan:

SBI PO Prelims Exam Pattern:

• The exam will comprise of 100 questions of 1 mark each to be solved in a composite time of 60 minutes.
• There will be negative marking of 25% for each wrong answer.

This is a comprehensive SBI PO study plan for the aspirants.

Always remember, the goal is to prepare, practice and Revise. After working on a lot of sample tests, mock tests, the aspirants would understand their drawbacks. Work on those weak areas and prepare better. Take the tests again, it will improvise your speed and accuracy.

Friends this it for SBI PO daily study schedule. If you have any queries or suggestions, please drop them in comment section below. Way to go!

IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel) has released the ‘Official Notifications’ around results of RRB - CWE - V. The official notification released by IBPS which notifies processing of the provisional allotment/ the results of RRBs-CWE –V is still in progress. We will update you with the results on our blog as soon as it is published.

Candidates are requested to regularly check status of Result/Provisional Allotment Declaration of RRBs-CWE-V.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains- Vacancies

• Vacancies – 8824 posts (Indicative)

You can go through the official notice of IBPS RRB CWE by clicking on the link given below:

                                     IBPS Official Notification

Stay tuned for more updates. All the best!

Hello People,

Are you preparing for SBI PO 2017? Do you face issues while solving coding- decoding questions of ‘Reasoning Ability’? If yes, then don’t worry. We have the right solution for you. In this article, we will illustrate techniques to solve Coding-Decoding Problems for SBI PO 2017 Exam.

SBI PO, being one of the most competitive examinations of all times, has the trickiest questions as well. It is important for students to know important short tricks and concepts on ‘Coding- Decoding’ to score well in this section. The shortcuts and tricks in this content will help you score high marks in Coding and Decoding section.

Coding and Decoding refers to an end- to- end process where the message from the receiver is encrypted into a specific code and then decoded at the receiver side. Coding and decoding is a part of reasoning section in every competitive exam. But, the level of difficulty of questions differ. In case of banking (IBPS), questions of coding and decoding come under Machine Coding and Decoding Topic.

How to Solve Coding- Decoding Problems- The right approach

Step 1- Pay attention to the numbers or alphabets given in the code keenly.

Step 2- Try to figure out the order by which the numbers/ words/ alphabets are arranged.

Step 3- Fill in the blank with the appropriate number/ letter/ word.

How to Solve Coding- Decoding Problems- Basics you must know

• Position of letters- (A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4 …… Y=25, Z=26)
• Position of letters (Opposite Direction)- (A=26, B=25 …… Z=1)
• Opposites- (A opposite to Z, B opposite to Y and C opposite to X …… so on)

Types of Questions asked in bank exams:

• Mixed Letter Coding
• Mixed Number Coding
• Letter Coding
• Substitution

Mixed Letter Coding-

• In this type of coding questions, you can find three or four complete messages represented in coded language and code for a particular word is sought for.
• To analyse such codes, pick up two (any) two messages having a common word.
• The word which is common will mean that word.

Example:

If 'ish lto inm' stands for 'neat and tidy'

If 'qpr inm sen' stands for 'small but neat'

If 'hsm sen rso' stands for 'good but erratic'

What would 'but' stand for?

Ans- sen

Explanation- When you see the second and third statements, the code word which is common is 'sen' and the word which is common is 'but'.

Mixed Number Coding-

• In this type of coding questions, you can find groups of numbers coding a message.
• Take two coded messages at one time, find the common codes and eliminate them.
• The number left at the last is the one sought for.

Example:

If ‘786’ means ‘study very hard’,

If ‘958’ means ‘hard work pays’

If ‘645’ means ‘study and work’’.

Which code means for ‘very’?

1. 5   2. 7  3. 6  4.8  5. Either 6 or 7

Ans- Option 2 = 7

Explanation-

In the statements 1 and 2, the word common is ‘hard’ and the code digit common is ’8’. Therefore, ‘8’ means ‘hard’.

In the statements 1 and 3, the word common is ‘study’ and the code digit common is ’6’. Therefore, ‘6’ means ‘study’.

So, answer is 7.

Letter Coding-

• In this type of coding questions, you need to figure out the order in which the code given is set.
• Analyze the answer using the order of arrangement.

Example:

If MADRAS in coded form is written as NBESBT, how would BOMBAY be coded then?

      Ans- CPNCBZ

     Explanation-

 In this, each of the letter in the word is moved in the manner of one step forward to get the code.

Substitution-

• This method employs the substitution of object names with different names. Based on this relationship, the answer has to be traced and guessed.

Example-

Say if white is blue, blue is red, red is yellow, yellow is green, green is black, black is violet and violet is orange, what would be color of human blood?

Ans- yellow

Explanation- Red is the colour of human blood. But as per the question, as red is named as yellow. So, the answer is yellow.

We hope that this article helps to prepare for Coding and Decoding questions for Reasoning of SBI PO exam. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!

The English language section of SBI PO 2017 is one of the best scoring sections of all. The questions asked are from reading comprehension, cloze test, para- jumbles, spotting the errors and fill in the blanks.

We present you short yet effective guidelines with tips and tricks for solving "spotting the error” and “fill in the blanks” questions in SBI PO 2017:

How to Solve Spotting error questions and Fill in the blanks in SBI PO 2017?

Error Spotting-

1. To solve spotting errors questions, what you can initially do is read the question with utmost attention. When you read the question carefully, you will be able to detect the error at once.
2. While reading the entire sentence, you must be careful checking the subject-verb agreement. When you don’t find an error here, you can move on to the next step
3. The next level is to check the spellings. You can spot errors in spellings and all you need is to pay attention to easily figure them out.
4. If you are still unable to detect the error, you may go ahead by examining each and every part of the sentence to check again.

Fill in the blanks

1. You need to read the statement carefully and try to figure out what the missing part can be. You can go for multiple trails and then read the statements. The sentence must sound right after filling in the missing part.
2. You will be provided with many options. Try to choose each and every word and fill in the blanks to check if it fits in the sentence.
3. Read the sentence again with the word you have chosen to fill in the blank.

We hope that this article helps you with efficient preparation in solving of Questions on Spotting Error and Fill in the Blanks. Stay tuned for more updates around SBI PO 2017. Till then, happy learning!

SBI PO 2017 is on the hit list of competitive exams of all times. Reasoning is of- course one of the trickiest sections of all. In this article, we will guide you the through ways of solving “Puzzles” questions in reasoning section.

What is the factor that will help you in how to solve puzzles for SBI PO 2017? It is ‘clue’. Clues will help you reach the answer easily and you won’t end up wasting your time.

Tips and Tricks to solve puzzle questions of “Reasoning Ability” in SBI PO 2017 exam

Students should have an idea of how to solve puzzle questions. SO, to make things easy for them, we bring some of the best tips and suggestions for solving puzzles in SBI PO 2017:

• To get a command over puzzle- based questions of Reasoning Ability in SBI PO exams, you need to try solving puzzles. When you come across a number of questions, you get familiar with approach of solving them fast and accurately.
• You need to intensify you comprehension level and observation level to solve puzzles. Try to figure out the links first by reading the question carefully and once you get the link, you will easily land on the answer.
• We suggest our candidates to get started with IBPS RRB Assistant puzzles first. Try to grasp the basics of puzzle solving, use the knowledge to figure links and then solving the questions.
• In your second step, move towards solving puzzle questions of SBI Clerk/ IBPS Clerk level. Once you gain confidence, you can start solving puzzle questions of SBI PO level.
• Solving any topic all depends the amount of practice you do. The more you practice, you will easily be able to solve them without errors.

Hope these tips help and we look forward to your success. All the best for SBI PO 2017!

The topics in PO Mains exam are Reasoning, Data Interpretation, English, General Awareness, Computer and Banking Awareness. 

This article will deal with the preparation tips for Reasoning Ability which carries 35 marks. Questions related to these topics come under reasoning: Syllogism, Seating Arrangement – Circular table and Line (North & South), Puzzle, Blood Relation, Inequality or Decision Making, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning, Input Output, Number series, Statement and Argument, Passage and conclusion, Coding and decoding, Order and ranking, making judgments.  

Main chapters to prepare for Reasoning Ability:

According to the data available with us based on the previous years’ papers, the below chapters are the important ones.

1. Coding & Decoding
2. Inequalities
3. Syllogisms
4. Puzzles (Seating Arrangement and Double Line up)

Strategy to attain perfection in the above chapters:

• Understand the basic fundamentals of coding and decoding. Coding in Fictitious language or by letter shifting may appear. Practice about 15 sets on coding in fictitious language and try at least 50 questions on Coding by letter shifting. This should help you enough to answer in the exam.
• 5 questions are likely to appear in Solving Inequalities. Practice around 150-200 different types of Qs from Mathematical Inequalities. Prepared for coded inequalities too which helps you score 5-7 marks. Practice 5 sets on each topic just before the exam.
• 5 questions of Syllogisms are likely to appear. You need clarity in this topic which comes with lot of practice. Practice a minimum of 200 questions in this topic. Use Venn diagrams to solve the questions, it is the simplest way to solve.
• There may be 1 puzzle of 5 questions based on Double Lineup OR Scheduling. Questions appear longer but are easy to solve. Practice at least 50 sets under each type of puzzles. There may be around a couple of questions based on Data Sufficiency. Problems based on Blood relations, Directions & Distances, Ordering & Ranking, Coding & Decoding in Fictitious Language etc.

Scoring chapters to prepare for Reasoning Ability:

1. Ordering & Ranking
2. Arrangement & Pattern
3. Analogy
4. Binary Logic

Strategy to attain perfection in the above chapters:

• Order and Ranking usually are quite easy and direct, practice 10 comprehensions under this type.
• Practice at least 20 sets each on Arrangement & Pattern as well as Random Alphabet Sequences.

Questions are mostly based on 5 numbers each of 3 digits or a series of numbers in Number Arrangement.The same applies for Random sequence of alphabets, it will be alphabets instead of numbers.

• Practice 40 questions on Analogy each on Number based analogies, Letter based, GK based and Meaning based analogies. These analogies are usually quick to answer but tricky as well.
• Practice 60 questions on Binary Logic.

Lastly, chapters like Directions & Distances, Blood Relations and Family Tree are Tricky. Practice 50 questions on Directions & Distances, try to work on the difficult ones. Try to understand the Blood Relations and Family Tree, you can try to draw family trees for your clarity. Practice 50 questions on Blood Relations.

Few tips and tricks:

• While practicing mock tests, ensure to score 15 marks.
• Solve the easier and quick to finish questions than the challenging ones.
• Attempt all the Coding-Decoding, Inequalities, Arrangement & Pattern, Analogies, Ordering & Ranking, Data sufficiency questions first.
• Move to the problems based on Input Output, Syllogisms, Blood Relations and Directions & Distances.
• Next, solve the Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, one can solve this in about 10 minutes with a good practice.
• Try to finish within 25 minutes, and do not answer the questions you cannot solve because, there is a negative scoring of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

All the best 

Indian Bank has begun its hunt for determined candidates who wish you to have careers as “Probationary Officers”. The Indian Bank PO Manipal exam is scheduled  on 28^th February 2017. The first analysis of the day is the ‘much awaited’ one as it gives you the first glimpse of the types of questions asked and pattern of the paper.

Now, it’s time to take a look at the analysis of Indian Bank PO Manipal Mains Exam Analysis: 28^th February 2017:

Indian Bank PO Manipal Mains Exam Analysis: 28^th February 2017)- Summary of Analysis

Indian Bank PO Manipal Mains Exam Analysis: 28^th February 2017 - Overall Analysis

According to the overall analysis of Indian Bank PO mains Manipal, the difficulty level was Moderate. If you have attempted 127-133 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

IDBI Bank (PGDBF PO) Exam Analysis : 28th February 2017- Section- wise Analysis

Reasoning:

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of this section was Moderate.

Good Attempts: If you have attempted 29-32 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

Topics asked:

(Miscellaneous topics- coding and decoding, series, statements and conclusions, etc.)

Quantitative Aptitude:

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of this section was Moderate.

Good Attempts: If you have attempted 24-27 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

Topics asked:

(Miscellaneous topics- SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.)

 

English:

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of this section was Moderate-Difficult.

Good Attempts: If you have attempted 18-21 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

Topics asked:

General Awareness:

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of this section was Moderate-Difficult.

Good Attempts: If you have attempted 21-23 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

Topics asked: Most of the questions of current affairs

Computer Knowledge:

Difficulty level: The difficulty level of this section was Easy-Moderate.

Good Attempts: If you have attempted 14-16 number of questions you can easily surpass the cut- off marks.

Topics asked: The questions were mainly from basics of computer
 

DES:-

Letter:- 3 Options 

1) Letter to editor about youth politics (Should youth join politics yes or no)
2) Letter to friend complaining and advising  about his son's overusage of mobile phone.
3) Letter to higher authority for recommending oneself to fill the position which recently got vacant. 

Essay:- 3 Options

1) National Pension Scheme (advantages and disadvantages).
2) Fear of employees of loosing job due to digitization in banking sector.
3) People joining GYM a lot now a days (Good or Bad, If bad What can be alternative).

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It’s time for bank aspirants and govt. job aspirants to celebrate! With more and more number of vacancies in the above two sectors, employment opportunities for bank and govt. job aspirants have been increasing! The most recent one being the notification of New India Assurance Company Ltd (NIACL) recruitment 2017 for the post of “Assistant”. We recommend all the aspirants to come forward, prepare with the right approach and realize their dreams!

The New India Assurance Co Ltd (NAICL) is one of the reputed names which was founded in the year 1919. It has posted vacancies for the post of Insurance assistant. This post is analogous to the post of a clerk in govt. banks. The job role of ‘Assistant’ will basically include duties like

• Customer Service
• Detailing of policies to new customers and visitors
• Acceptance of premiums, etc.

Click here for NIACL Registration 2017

NIACL Recruitment 2017: Important Dates

The important dates are as follows:

• Registrations commence from March 6, 2017 and commences on March 29, 2017 
• Prelims exam on April 22 & 23, 2017
• Main examination – May 23, 2017

NIACL Recruitment 2017: Vacancies

There are all total of 984 vacancies for ‘Assistant’ post. The salary subjected to this role is approx. Rs.23,000 per month.

We would still suggest all the aspirants to check the official notification for confirmation whenever it is published.

NIACL Recruitment 2017: Procedure of Selection

Selection for assistant posts in NIACL will be through a written test followed by a regional language test.

The following steps complete the selection procedure for NIACL Assistant:

• Preliminary exam
• Main Exam
• Regional language test

Please note that there will be NO conduction of interviews for assistant posts.

NIACL Recruitment 2017: Eligibility

• Age limit is 18 – 30yrs as on June 30, 2016 (Age relaxation applicable for certain groups).
• The knowledge of ‘Local language’ of the state you apply is mandatory
• The candidate must have a graduation degree in any discipline.

Note: Please remember that the scores of IBPS are NOT applicable here. So any aspirant who has not applied for IBPS exams lately can apply for this.

NIACL Recruitment 2017: Steps to Register

• Visit the official website of NIACL i.e. newindia.co.in
• Fill in the required details and upload a signature and a recent photograph of yours (Passport sized).
• You will receive an email & SMS comprising of a provisional registration number & password. Save it for further requirements.
• Generate a print- out of the system generated application form & e-receipt which you can provide whenever and wherever asked for. 

It is expected that NIACL will release the official notification of NIACL Assistant recruitment 2017 on March 6^th (tentative). We will notify you as soon as it is released and we recommend the aspirants to go through the official notification thoroughly. All the best and stay tuned!

SBI PO exam is directed by the State Bank of India to recruit Probationary Officers. The objective is to recruit young graduates for the Managerial post in the Bank. The preliminary examination is due to be conducted on 29th & 30th April and 6th & 7th May'17. The aspirants must be in the midst of preparation. As you know that the syllabus is vast, you must prepare a study plan. With sufficient preparation and the correct strategy, once can successfully crack the prelims.

Exam Pattern for Prelims:

SBI Prelims tests the candidates in English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. It is a computer based exam of 100 marks with 100 questions and the duration is for an hour. Quantitative Aptitude carries 35 marks for 35 questions.

Main Chapters in Quantitative Aptitude:

According the analysis of various question papers that came in the past, you must concentrate on the below chapters first as they appear for sure as well carry a major chunk of the score. Hence, concentrating in these chapters certainly help in answering 40-50% of the questions.

1. Number Series (5 questions)
2. Simplification (5 questions)
3. Data Interpretation (5-10 questions)
4. Quadratic Equation (0-5 questions)

Preparation Plan/Approach/Strategy:

Simplification:

Prepare well in this area, 20% comes from this chapter alone. The candidates must make a habit of quick mental calculations, it comes with practice. These questions can be solved quickly and easily if you practice this habit. Also, practice short tricks and methods of calculation. Practice the BODMAS Rule, approximations, Square & Cubes, Surds & Indices, Decimals and Percentages.

Number Series:

These questions are simple in nature and easy to solve if and only if you know the proper and correct approach. It again comes with a lot of practice though. One must solve a minimum of 300 questions in Number Series on different patterns. If you are unable to solve in 30 seconds while answering in the exam, move on to the next one.

Data Interpretation:

This should be practiced on a daily basis. Practice 1 set each on Tables, Pie Chart, Line Graph, Bar Graph and Miscellaneous questions involving word problems. You can expect up to 2 questions in the exam. This is easier to solve as involves less calculation work.

Quadratic Equations:

Questions based on this chapter are easier to solve. They are purely concept based and can be solved quickly and accurately with sufficient practice. You must practice around 100 questions to be proficient in this. You cannot ignore such chapter because it helps to score better.

Scoring Chapters:

Concentrate on the below chapters to begin with:

1. Average
2. Percentages
3. Profit & Loss
4. Interest
5. Ratio & Proportion

Preparation Plan/Approach/Strategy:

These chapters are basic, so start with Percentage average. These depend on the basic understanding and the application of simple formulae. You can practice at any given point. Average, Percentage, Ratios are also likely to be asked in Data Interpretation. So, these are the first things you must get prepared with thoroughly.

Challenging Chapters:

There are about 6-7 questions that are asked from these chapters, they are tricky chapters. You must prepare thoroughly in these chapters.

1. Permutations & Combinations
2. Probability
3. Time, Speed & Distance (including Boat & Stream)
4. Algebra
5. Time & Work (including Pipes & Cisterns)
6. Mensuration & Geometry
7. Mixtures & Alligations

Preparation Plan/Approach/Strategy:

Plan to complete 3 chapters in a week.

In Permutations & Combinations, letters of a word arrangement are asked. Arrangements in a circle, selection type problems are commonly asked. Ensure to work on a minimum of 50 sample questions.

You can find various problems related to Time, Speed and Distance. Sometime 1, or even 2-3 questions are asked based on this concept. These problems are tricky, so solve enough of them to become thorough.

In Time & Work, questions on Work Efficiency, Wages and Pipes & Cisterns. Solve at least 50 problems of each type to get hands on.

Remember Formula in Mensuration. There are topics like, Cubes, Cuboids, Square, Rectangle, Cylinder, Sphere, Circle, Semicircle, Cone etc., prepare a sheet with the formulae at the time of preparation to actually remember these better.

One chapter that is of less importance is Data Sufficiency. The questions will be something like 1 question and 2 statements will be given, the candidate has to decide if these 2 statements are sufficient to answer the give question.

Overall, solve the previous years’ questions papers, mock tests, online tests on a regular basis.

SBI SO Specialist Cadre Officers Result 2016-17

State Bank of India has released the Result of SBI (SO) Specialist Cadre Officers and interview Call letter/admit card 2017, schedule and venue of the selected candidates in SBI for SO. Click on the Below Official link for SBI SO (Specialist officer) 2016-17 result.

Result of SBI SO-ASSISTANT MANAGER (SYSTEMS) 2016-17

Result of SBI SO-DEVELOPER - MMGS-II 2016-17

Result of SBI SO ASSISTANT MANAGER (STATISTICIAN) (JMGS-I) 2016-17

Result of SBI SO- TESTER (MMGS-II) 2016-17

 
Result of SBI SO- – TEST LEAD (MMGS – II) 2016-17

Click here to download the SBI SO Interview Call letter 2016-17

Stay tuned for more updates on SBI SO, Good Luck!