The competitive exams are round the corner, and the aspirants might have started their preparations by now. We get to read so many tips and tricks for preparation. This article intends to put forth a success story of a young and dynamic graduate who was kind of a rolling stone until he decided to prepare for SBI PO exam.

Rasheed Habib, a qualified B.Tech (EEE) who passed out in 2013 got a job in some private organization. He was not satisfied with his job and so left it in 2014 to start his preparation for Government jobs. He knew it was not easy, there must be some guidance. He was in dilemma whether to go ahead with GATE or Banking exam preparation. He has taken his friend’s suggestion in trying his luck in the Banking exams.

He gave an attempt in IBPS clerk 2014 which did not yield good results, failed miserably even in GATE. He finally decided to seriously prepare for the Banking exams by supporting himself with some additional guidance to make a successful attempt for SBI PO exam.

His preparation turned out fruitful and he passed out with excellence. Here are his marks in SBI PO:

• Reasoning - 27.5 (cutoff-6),
• DI - 15.5 (cutoff-6),
• GA - 27.75(cutoff-10),
• English - 18.5(cutoff-4),
• Descriptive - 27 (cutoff-17.5)
• Interview- 39 (cutoff-18)

TOTAL - 54 (cutoff - 44.43, OBC)

There is always something called dedication without which one cannot achieve success at this rate. His attempt in SBI PO Mains was a failure, tried his luck in many other competitive examinations and primarily PO exams. His principle was “If you are not succeeding in spite of full effort, then don’t change the aim, just change the way”. When he failed miserably in IBPS Mains, he thought he should go back to some private job as he failed interview by cut off 1.5 Marks (OBC). He got amazing support from his family who encouraged him to give another attempt. He analyzed his marks as well as his weaknesses. He was lagging in General Awareness. He has not particularly taken any coaching until then. He somehow found capsules (app) online that has enabled him to make his preparations further and better. That way he successfully cleared the SBI PO Mains and interview.

This is the time of the year where in many graduates aspire to get into either professional courses or prepare for some competitive examination to get into a Government job. SBI Bank PO is one such exam which is considered as one of the prestigious jobs one can aspire. It is certainly difficult to crack such exam but with an intense preparation, one can crack it. For cracking SBI PO 2017, one needs to make a schedule and sure shot preparation tips. This article attempts to provide sure shot tips to crack SBI PO 2017 Exam in 2 Months.

Tips To Crack SBI PO Exam in 2 Months:

Given below are the tips to crack SBI PO in just 2 months! We recommend our students to follow them and make a habit of scoring high:

• Test of English comes in most of the competitive exams. In SBI Bank PO Main exam, there is an additional section which is a descriptive paper and Group Discussion. Descriptive paper is a written test in English which and the topics such Letter Writing & Essay writing.
• English language is the language of communication, hence the candidate is tested in Group discussion & Interview.
• Make it a habit of checking for meanings of the words you are unaware of, so, your dictionary comes in handy. Prepare a list of words on a daily basis and allot some time to know about the word list.
• Knowing about the rules of the grammar is the rule of your thumb. Get well acquainted with the rules. Wren and Martin book of grammar is like a bible, so please keep it handy to refer as and when required.
• Include a practice where you make a sentence with the new words every day.
• Reading a good English News paper helps. It covers 2 things, one is improving vocabulary, your general awareness and current affairs will also get covered.
• Make bullet points of the important news, flash cards help in your last minute revision.
• Solve previous year’s exam papers of SBI Bank PO. Evaluate and see which section usurps most of your time.
• Make a note of Books & Authors Winners of major awards / prizes / sports competitions, Committees – Purpose & Chairmen, Abbreviations, World Leaders, Important persons, Major dates / developments in History, Science etc.
• Make a habit of reading Editorial and other reports on the centre-spread of the newspaper.
• Listening to the news on BBC, DD News helps you pick up the correct pronunciation that might help you while talking in the group discussions and interview.
• One of the best practices is self-evaluation. Like you test yourself in written by attempting mock-tests, try to read aloud and record on your phone. Later, hear the recording and correct yourself. By doing so, you can improve your pronunciation, builds confidence as well.
• Interact with your friends and participate in discussions among yourself. Ensure that, all of you discuss in English. This helps in overcoming the fear of public speaking and develops your thought process.

All these tips help you prepare well for the SBI PO Bank Exam.

South Indian Bank (SIB) has released official notifications for release of call letters for the post of “Probationary Officers (PO)” and "Probationary Clerk".  Students who had applied for the exam can download the call letters and save it for future use. The written test for SIB PO and Clerk is most probably going to be conducted on March/ April 2017. Candidates can either click on the link given below or follow the steps given below.

South Indian Bank Probationary Officer (PO) - Call letter Download Link

                    Click on the link to Download SIB PO Call Letter

            Click on the link to Download Information Handout for SIB PO 2017

                               SIB PO 2017 Official Notification

South Indian Bank Probationary Clerks - Call letter Download Link

Click on the link to Download SIB Clerk Call Letter

            Click on the link to Download Information Handout for SIB Clerk 2017

                               SIB Clerk 2017 Official Notification

South Indian Bank PO/Clerk Call Letters Released: Steps to be followed

• Candidates can visit the official website of the bank i.e. https://www.southindianbank.com/
• Select the suitable link for probationary officer/Clerk call letter/ permission letter/ hall ticket.
• Enter the required credentials like Name, Name of exam, DOB, Application ID number, emailed, etc.
• Please click on the button which says submit.
• Save the copy of the call letter and print the copy.

We hope this article on South Indian Bank PO and Clerk Call Letter helps. All the best!

ICICI PO Manipal Online Exam Date 2017

ICICI has released notification for ICICI PGDBF (PO) Probationary officer programme Online exam date, as per official notification The Probationary Officers’ Aptitude Test is scheduled on February 24th,25th and 26th, 2017 for the batches commencing in May 2017 and August 2017.

An email would be sent separately to the shortlisted applicants for ICICI PO Manipal Online Exam. Click below link for offiicial ICICI Bank Notification.

Click here for ICICI PO Programme Exam date

Stay tuned for more updates, Good Luck.

SBI PO Preparation Tips 2017 and Strategy

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. Huge number of students apply for the exam every year but a very few students make their way through it. The best ones are selected post the personal interview. The PO aspirant must be aware of the exam pattern, syllabus, and important books and most importantly about the strategy and preparation tips to target the SBI PO Exam.

Please note that the pattern of SBI PO exam has changed. Earlier, the SBI PO exam was conducted in 2 parts and now there is an additional part as well i.e. Group Discussion & Interview. A candidate is subjected to clear the Phase I exam in order to attempt the Mains exam. On successful attempts in Prelims & Mains, the candidate qualifies to appear for the Group Discussion round followed by a personal interview.

Dates Here under:

Online Examination – Preliminary 29th & 30th Apr and 6th & 7th May'17

Online Examination – Main 4th June 2017

Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview 10th July 2017 onwards

SBI PO Preparation Tips 2017:

As the pattern is already covered in this blog earlier, this article will cover the preparation tips strategy and strategy to make a successful attempt in the SBI PO Exam. This article covers the preparation tips to help the aspirants for an effective preparation.

• It is essential to prepare according to the syllabus. By doing so, there would be no need to prepare for anything additional.
• When you have the syllabus with you, ensure to finish it completely without missing anything.
• Prepare a schedule to cover the syllabus section wise.
• SBI PO Mock Test papers help you prepare better, attempt mock test papers, there are innumerable online tests as well. This is to self-assessment.
• It is always a good practice to make notes or list down bullet points while preparing. This comes in handy at the time of revision.
• Group study once in a while helps. You can discuss with each other. You may come across things that you are not aware and vice-versa. It is also one of the effective ways of learning as long as you use the group study time properly.
• Apart from all these routine tips, it is also important to have mental peace. So, please rest well. Stay calm and do not panic for anything.

Candidates are advised to check the official website of SBI for regular updates.

Bank may arrange pre-examination training centres for candidates who belong to SC/ST/Minority community in compliance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. The list of training centres below:

Agartala, Agra, Ahmedabad, Aizwal, Akola, Allahabad, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bareilly, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, (Ganjam), Bhopal, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Dibrugarh, Ernakulam, Gangtok, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Itanagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Meerut, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, NewDelhi, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Purnea, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Silchar, Siliguri, Shillong, Srinagar, Tirupati, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada.

Follow the syllabus along with the tips for a successful and decent performance in your SBI PO Exam.

SBI 2017 Recruitment Exam Pattern & Recruitment procedure:

The recruitment procedure and the pattern are given in this section.

Phase I:

Preliminary Examination – Date of Exam - 29th & 30th Apr and 6th & 7th May'17:

The Preliminary Exam is of be Objective type for 100 marks & will be conducted online and its duration will be of one-hour. This exam will consist of 3 sections namely (1) English Language, (2) Quantitative Aptitude and (3) Reasoning Ability.

Phase II:

Main Exam - Date of Exam - 4th June 2017:

The Main Exam consists of Objective & Descriptive type for 250 marks & will be conducted online and its duration will be of 3 hours. This exam will have 4 sections such as (1) Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, (2) Data Analysis and Interpretation, (3) General Economics & Banking Awareness (4) English Language.

The descriptive test is of 50 marks and the duration is of 30 Minutes. The candidates are required to qualify this descriptive test by securing passing marks. Descriptive test paper of the qualified candidates only will be evaluated.

Be aware that there will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer (applicable for objective type questions only).

Candidates who qualify the main exam will be called for the GD & Interview Round.

Phase III - 10th July 2017 onwards:

GD – 20 Marks & Personal Interview – 30 Marks

The aggregate marks of candidates qualifying in Descriptive & Objective will be set in descending order in each category. Sufficient number of candidates in each category will be called for GD & interview.

Final Selection:

The marks obtained in descriptive and objective tests will be added to the marks secured in GD and interview for the preparation of the final list. The written test marks i.e., 250 will be calculated to out of 75 marks and GD & interview out of 50 will be converted to 25. The final merit list will be aggregated to 100 marks for each category. The selection is made from the top ranked candidates in each category. These results will be put up on the official website of SBI as well as in the Employment news papers.

The SBI PO exam is quite a challenging task. However, with an optimum preparation prior to the exam will definitely reap good results. Meanwhile, refer to the tips provided in our blog and make an effective schedule.

IDBI Executive Online Exam Marks

Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has released the online exam Marks for  RECRUITMENT OF EXECUTIVE officer which was held on 6th January 2017. Check IDBI Executive exam Marks on below link.

Click here to View IDBI Executive Online Exam Marks

Check here category-wise Cut off marks

IBPS Clerk Mains Results 2016-17

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to announce IBPS Clerk Mains Result 2016 which was conducted on December 31, 2016 and January 1, 2017. The students who had appeared for IBPS Clerk CWE Result 2016 must be eagerly waiting to check the results.

We suggest our students to prepare well for next selection phase instead of bothering much about results. As per the official notifications of IBPS, it is going to conduct interviews this time for filtering out the final candidates.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 Results: Steps to Check IBPS Clerk Mains Result  

1. Open the official website of IBPS and click on IBPS Clerk Mains VI
2. Click on the tab which says results
3. Fill in the required details like roll number and date of birth
4. Press on the button which says submit
5. Download the results and take a print out of the same.

<Link for results of IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 Results>

We hope that you find this article useful. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck and hope for the best!

IPPB Officers Scale 1 Mains Result 2017

India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) is shortly releasing notifications for the results of IPPB Officer Scale I Mains 2016 i.e. on or before 10^th February 2017. The candidates who have appeared this exam can check their results as soon as it is released. As it is the results of Mains exam, all are in a hurry to have a glance at it. The IPPB Officers Scale I Mains 2016- 17 was conducted on the dates of January 7 and January 8 2017. The examination was indeed an interesting session and every candidate is curious to come across the result.

Candidates will be able to see the results on the website of India Post. Meanwhile, candidates are preparing for the interview as well as it is the last stage of the recruitment. We recommend all the candidates to go through the India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) website at regular intervals to get a note of all updates.

IPPB Officers Scale I Mains Result 2016: Steps to check results

1. Candidates should open the official website indiapost.gov.in
2. Then, they should click on IPPB Officers Scale I
3. Press Result Tab
4. Carefully fill roll number and date of birth
5. Press submit button
6. Download Results and Take a print

We suggest all our candidates to get a secure internet connection for checking result. The candidates can check the results as soon as it gets uploaded on the IPPB website. All the best!

SBI PO Exam Syllabus:

The State Bank of India conducts the SBI Prelims followed by PO Mains for the selection of candidates. SBI Prelims tests the candidates in English, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability.

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

Aptitude, Numeric ability, English, General Awareness, Marketing Syllabus, and Computer Knowledge. The Descriptive Examination Syllabus covers Letter writing (formal & Informal), Essay Writing, and Precise Writing.

SBI PO Exam Syllabus in detail:

The candidates can check the complete SBI PO syllabus:

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.

Aptitude:

Coding-Decoding, Deriving Conclusions from Passages , Arithmetical Reasoning , Inserting The Missing Character , Statement – Conclusions, Number, Ranking & Time Sequence , Logic , Series Completion , Logical Venn Diagrams , Clocks & Calendars , Statement – Arguments , Mathematical Operations, Alphabet Test , Logical Sequence of Words , Eligibility Test , Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle , Direction Sense Test , Data Sufficiency , Theme Detection , Situation Reaction Test , Analogy, Tables , Pie – Charts, Bar Graphs , Data Analysis , Line Graphs , Case lets , Combined data sets , Probability/ Series.

English Syllabus:

Reading Comprehension, Spotting Error, Fill in the blank, Cloze test, Para-Jumbles.

General Awareness:

News related to Reserve Bank of India, Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness (Union Budget/ Railway Budget), Economics news, Current Affairs – Questions can be asked from various fields such as National, International, Awards, Sports, Defence, Summits, Appointment, Books & Authors, and Obituary, etc.

Marketing Syllabus

Basics of Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Market Segmentation, Marketing Management, Marketing Mix, Developing stage of organization, Brand, Advertising, Products Life Cycle, 4 P’s and 4 C’s of marketing.

Computer Knowledge:

Basics of Computer, Hardware and software, Operating system, MS Word and MS Excel, PowerPoint, Generation of Computer, The internet, Short forms (Eg. Jpeg, mp3, pdf), Android and Apple related news.

SBI PO Prelims Exam pattern 2017:

SBI PO Mains Exam Pattern 2017:

The article has covered the topic in detail, prepare well. All the best for SBI PO exam.