IBPS PO Mains 2016 is on the way and is scheduled to be conducted on 20^th of November 2016. Being one of the most competitive examination, the examination is conducted to filter the best candidates for the role of “Probationary Officer”.

In this article, we will give you the topper’s tips for preparation of General Awareness and Computer Knowledge sections of IBPS PO Mains 2016.

The IBPS PO 2016 examination is conducted in three phases:

• Prelims Examination

• Mains Examination

• Interview

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Pattern

The paper of IBPS PO Mains 2016 will consist of five distinct sections namely:

• General Awareness

• Quantitative Aptitude

• Computer Awareness

• Reasoning

• English Language

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Highlights

• The complete time duration of the IBPS PO Mains 2016 will be of 140 minutes.

• 200 questions will be asked in the entire paper which will consist of 200 marks.

• If you come up with an incorrect response, a negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable.

Before going on to the tips to prepare for ‘General Awareness’ and ‘Computer Knowledge’ IBPS PO Mains 2016, let us take a look at the important topics of both General Awareness and Computer Knowledge sections:

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Topper’s Tips to crack General Awareness and Computer Knowledge Sections of IBPS PO Mains 2016.

Here we bring you some of the most significant tips for the preparation of General Awareness and Computer Knowledge Sections for IBPS PO Mains 2016.

General Awareness:

It is the most ‘unpredictable section” as the types of questions asked are never particular or predefined. You can improve in this section by reading newspapers, articles and stay updated with national and international events on a regular basis. This section will consist of 40 questions of 40 marks.

Some of the questions asked in IBPS PO Mains 2015 are:

• Basel Committee is related with: Banking Industry
• IBRD Head-quarter is located at- Washington DC
• Where is the Head-quarter of Indian Bank?- Chennai
• Shishu Kishor are a part of?- MUDRA BANK
• Name the DSIB Banks? ICICI & SBI
• Egypt currency – Pound

• Read newspapers and articles which will help you stay updated with all the daily happenings.

• Try not to devote much time to the questions which you are not sure about. You will end up wasting your time.

• Choose wisely the questions you would like to solve in the first place. Please make sure you don’t waste time on questions you are not sure about.

• Please try to attempt at least 30-35 questions with at least 80 percent accuracy In order to score high and crack IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination. Try to clear the cut- off marks of 23- 27 marks in this section

• Regular revision and time-to-time revision will increase your speed and accuracy.

Computer Awareness/ Computer Fundamentals:

This section is a vital one as knowledge of computer fundamentals is highly essential in this digitalized world of today. All the services are online and employees need to have a sound knowledge of computer fundamentals/ computer awareness.

Following are some of the important areas that you should focus on for computer awareness-

• Basic knowledge of Computer and its history.

• A general Overview of Operating Systems, Input- output Devices, Software hardware devices.

• MS Office and its various features like Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

• The various latest technologies in Computer related to banking and insurance industry.

• Networks like LAN, MAN and WAN.

• Security Terminologies like Antivirus, firewall, hackers etc.

• The commonly used computer terminologies like full forms etc.

Let us take a look at the questions asked from Computer Knowledge in IBPS PO 2015 and expected number of questions in IBPS PO 2016:

• Go through a standard textbook on computer fundamentals (We recommend you “Computer Awareness by Arihant Publications” or any fundamental textbook of Class 11^th or 12^th) and prepare well.

• Try not to devote much time to the questions which you are not sure about. You will end up wasting your time.

• Choose wisely the questions you would like to solve in the first place. Please make sure you don’t waste time on questions you are not sure about.

• Please try to attempt at least 30-35 questions with at least 80 percent accuracy In order to score high and crack IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination. Try to clear the cut- off marks of 13 marks in this section

• Regular revision and time-to-time revision will increase your speed and accuracy.

• Solve questions from computer awareness quiz and computer awareness capsules. You will get a variety of questions from different topics.

Last but not the least, be confident about your efforts. They will surely bear fruits if you are sincere enough. Follow our website for more updates. Till then, keep learning!

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released a recruitment notification for 85 Development Assistant and Development Assistant (Hindi) Posts. The preliminary exam was conducted on 10 November 2016. Those who qualify in the prelims will be called to attend the Mains exam. The date of the NABARD Mains exam is not yet announced. 

NABARD Exam 2016 Selection Process :

The selection Process for the Development Assistant post consist of :

• Preliminary Exam

• Main Exam

Steps to check the result of NABARD Development Assistant DA Prelims 2016:

• Log on to the official website of NABARD

• Click on the Career section.

• The results of the NABARD DA & NABARD DA(Hindi) exam will be available as a PDF .

• Users can get the direct PDF link from below:

Click here for NABARD DA Prelims 2016 Results

NABARD will not provide any the mark‐sheet or score card to candidates. However, the online examination marks and cut-off will be available on NABARD’s official website after the declaration of the online exam result.

IBPS PO Mains 2016 is one of the most popular examinations among all bank exams. The examination date is 20^th of November 2016 and all aspirants have pulled their socks up to crack the examination.

In this article, we will give you the perfect tips for preparation of Quant and Reasoning sections of IBPS PO Mains 2016. The IBPS PO 2016 examination is conducted in three phases:

• Prelims Examination

• Mains Examination

• Interview

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Pattern

Now, let us take a look at the IBPS PO Mains 2016 pattern. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 will consist of five sections:

• General Awareness

• Quantitative Aptitude

• Computer Awareness

• Reasoning

• English Language

Click here for IBPS PO Mains 2016 : General Awareness and Computer Awareness Preparation 

The total time duration of IBPS PO Mains 2016 will be of 140 minutes. There will be 200 questions and the entire paper will be of 200 marks. Negative marking of 0. 25 marks will be applicable for each wrong answer.

Let us take a look at the important topics of Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude:

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Topper’s Tips to crack Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Sections of IBPS PO Mains 2016.

Here are some tips on ‘how to crack Quant section and Reasoning sections of IBPS PO Mains 2016’:

Quantitative Aptitude:

It is one of the ‘time- consuming’ sections of IBPS PO Mains examination and needs utmost practice for better results and accuracy. Let us take a look at the number of questions from each topic from ‘Quant section ‘in IBPS PO 2015 and expected questions from each topic in 2016.

• Practice from a standard book like “R.D. Sharma” which will have adequate number of questions of all variety.

• You will have 40 minutes to solve 50 questions. This implies that you have 48 seconds per question.

• Try to clear 11 marks of cut- off in this section. This gives a clear idea that you need to dedicate 3.5 minutes for a question. So, choose the questions you would like to solve. Try to make choices based on the questions you are comfortable with and ignore the ones you are not comfortable with.

• In order to score high and crack IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination, you need to attempt 30-33 questions with at least 80 percent accuracy.

• Solve mock tests and sample papers which will help you practice enough number of questions as per the exam pattern which will develop your accuracy.

• Practice formulae and short cut tricks which will help you solve questions faster and will, in turn, save your time.

Reasoning Ability:

The ‘trickiest sections’ of all, reasoning can be one of the scoring sections if you practice well. Let us take a look at the number of questions from each topic from ‘Reasoning section ‘in IBPS PO 2015 and expected questions from each topic in 2016.

• Practice from a standard book like “R.D. Sharma” which will have adequate number of questions of all variety.

• You will have 40 minutes to solve 50 questions. It implies that you will have 48 seconds to solve one question.

• Try to clear 10 marks of cut- off in this section. This gives a clear idea that you need to dedicate approx. 4 minutes for a question. So, choose the questions you would like to solve. Try to make choices based on the questions you are comfortable with and ignore the ones you are not comfortable with.

• In order to score high and crack IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination, you need to attempt 30-35 questions with at least 80 percent accuracy.

• Solve mock tests and sample papers which will help you practice enough number of questions as per the exam pattern which will develop your accuracy.

• In case of reasoning, please read the questions carefully. The questions of this section are mostly tricky and have to be logically understood before solving it.

IBPS has declared the result for the preliminary exam held on November 4^th, 5^th & 6^th , 2016. The IBPS RRB Officer prelims exam was of 45 minutes duration and consisted of following sections:

(a) Quantitative Aptitude

(b) Reasoning

The exam consisted of 80 questions of total 80 marks. It is required to clear in each section individually to qualify for the next phase.

Before checking the result, keep the following data ready :

• Registration No

• Roll No

• Password

• Date of Birth in DD-MM-YY format

Below are the easy steps to check your IBPS RRB Officer prelims result 2016.

• Log on to the IBPS official website

• Now click on the link CWE RRBs.

• A link 'Common Written Exam - Regional Rural Banks Phase V' will appear. Click on it.

• The Result link is as 'Click here to view online preliminary exam result status for CWE RRB-V Officer Scale-I.

• Enter the required details to login and view the result.

• Take a print out of the result for future reference.

Those who qualify for IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I prelims will be eligible to appear for the mains exam.

“Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control”- Richard Kline.

What do you feel is the most important criteria for success in any field? “Strong will power” or “Effective preparation”? Well, the answer to this question is – both strong will power and effective preparation strategy. The IBPS Clerk 2016 examination is round the corner and we anticipate that you are well equipped to ace the examination.

The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has released latest notifications for the examination of IBPS Clerk 2016. The online registration for the examination will commence from August 22, 2016. The preliminary examination for IBPS Clerk 2016 is scheduled to be held on November and December (i.e. November 26 and 27, December 3 and 4 if required). On 18^th November 2016, the candidates will be able to download their call letter for preliminary examination and its result will be out in December 2016.The IBPS Clerk mains examination will be held on 31^st December 2016 and 1^st January 2016.The call letter of the Mains examination will be available in the month of December 2016 and the provisional allotment of candidates will be done in the month of April 2017.

IBPS Clerk 2016: Note- worthy details:

• Examination – IBPS Clerk 2016 (CWE Clerks -6)
• Known as – IBPS Clerk Exam
• Conducting Authority – Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, Mumbai
• Exam mode – Online/ Computer based
• Exam type – All India level
• Exam level – Graduate
• Posts offered – Clerical cadre
• Total No. of vacancies: 19243

IBPS Clerk 2016 Exam: Important dates/ Time Table:

IBPS PO 2016 has been one of the most competitive examinations of all times. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 is scheduled to be held on 20^th November 2016. The candidates who will clear the prelims examination will be eligible for the IBPS PO Mains 2016. The exam pattern of IBPS PO 2016 has been revised as compared to the pattern of the previous years and students need to practice efficiently to crack it.

Let us take a look at the latest pattern of IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination:

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Pattern

The IBPS PO Mains 2016 paper will consist of five sections namely:

• Reasoning

• English Language

• Quantitative Aptitude

• General Awareness

• Computer Knowledge

The questions and marks distribution are given in the table below:

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Syllabus and Important topics

Now, after pattern, it’s time to have a sneak peak at the syllabus of IBPS PO Mains 2016. Let us take a look at the section- wise syllabus

Reasoning Ability:

• Blood Relations

• Alphabet test

• Data sufficiency

• Coded Inequalities

• Puzzle

• Logical Reasoning

• Seating Arrangement

• Syllogism

• Input Output

• Coding Decoding

• Alphanumeric Series

• Ranking/Direction

Quantitative Aptitude:
 

• Mixtures & Allegations

• Simple Interest & Compound Interest

• Work & Time

• Time & Distance

• Sequence & Series

• Permutation and Combination

• Probability

• Data Interpretation

• Simplification

• Number Series

• Ratio & Proportion

• Percentage

• Averages

• Profit & Loss

English Language:

• Spotting of Errors

• Sentence Correction

• Para Jumbles

• Reading Comprehension

• Cloze test

• Fill in the blanks

Computer Knowledge:

• Computer Fundamentals

• History of Computer

• Questions related to Internet

• MS Office – Word, Power point, Excel & Access

• Input Output devices

• Shortcuts related to computer

General Awareness:
 

• Banking & Financial Awareness

• Current Affairs

• Static GK (Few questions)

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The IBPS PO examinations is one of the most popular examinations of all banking examinations. Lakhs of aspirants appear for this examinations to fulfil their dream of working in a prominent bank as a bank employee. IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination will be conducted on 20^th of November 2016.

IBPS PO 2016 has been targeted to recruit 8822 vacancies in PO/MT cadre in 20 public sector banks across the country. Moreover, it has become one of the most competitive examinations of all times due to hundreds of bank aspirants appearing for it.

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Important Dates

What are the important dates related to IBPS PO Mains 2016? Let us take a look at the important dates associated with IBPS PO Mains 2016 along with their significance:

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Do you feel scoring good marks in IBPS PO Mains 2016 is an easy task? Yes or No? It is easy if you start preparing efficiently along with a strong strategy. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 is going to be held on 20^th November 2016 and all aspirants are ready to crack it. We are here to help those ambitious students to prepare well. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 was conducted in three phases:

• Prelims
• Mains
• Interview

The IBPS PO Mains examination will consist of the following sections:

1. English
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Computer Awareness
4. Reasoning
5. General Awareness

Let us take a look at the pattern of IBPS PO 2016:

IBPS PO Mains: Highlights

• The duration of the exam will be of 140 minutes
• There will be 200 questions of 200 marks
• A negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable for incorrect responses

IBPS PO Mains: Important Areas to focus

Let us go through some of the important areas from each section which the students need to focus on:

After having a look at the pattern, let us go for a section- wise study plan for 1 week (7 days):

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Tips to crack

• Prepare according to the strategy. Don’t prepare randomly as it will not give you enough scope to prepare all sections properly.
• Focus on the areas which you are weak at. Practice questions from different standard books like R. D. Sharma which will have questions of all types.
• Don’t panic in the examination hall. Be relax, calm down and solve the paper.
• Try to manage the time efficiently. Time management is one of the most essential tools to be successful in any attempt.
• Be confident. Self- confidence is the ultimate ladder to success.

We hope that this article will be helpful. Stay tuned for more updates and job notifications. Till then, keep learning!

The IBPS RRB examination is here! The aspirants have high aspirations associated with it. Meanwhile, they are also curious to get an idea of the pattern and types of questions asked. We have come up with complete analysis of the 4^th slot and 5^th slot of IBPS RRB Office Assistant examination conducted on 13^th November 2016. The timings of slot 4 and slot 5 are: Slot 4- 2: 00 PM onwards and Slot 5- 4: 00 PM onwards.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 4): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the fourth shift was Easy to Moderate.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 4): Summary of Analysis

(A) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts:  When you attend 26 - 29 number of questions, you can easily secure the cut- off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level:  Easy to Moderate was the difficulty level of this section.

(iii) Topics and No. of Questions

• Syllogism -  5 Questions (Easy)

• Inequality - 5 Questions (Easy) (Direct Questions)

• Alphabetical/Elemental Series - 5 questions (Easy to Moderate)

• Seating Arrangement - 10 Questions 

• Miscellaneous Questions - 15 Questions (Easy to Moderate)  (including blood relations, direction based questions)

(B) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts: When you attend 23 - 26 number of questions, you can easily secure the cut- off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate was the difficulty level of this section

(iii) Topics and No. of Questions

• Number Series – 5 Questions (Easy)

• Data Interpretation– 5 Questions (Easy to Moderate)

• Approximation – 15 Questions (Easy )

• Miscellaneous – 15 Questions (Moderate)

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims: Slot 5

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 5): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the fifth shift was Easy to Moderate.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 5): Summary of Analysis

(A) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts:  When you attend 27-30 number of questions, you can easily secure the cut- off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level:  Easy to Moderate was the difficulty level of this section.

(iii) Topics and No. of Questions

• Syllogism -  5 Questions (Easy)

• Inequality -  5 Questions (Easy) (Direct Questions)

• Alphabetical/Elemental Series -  5 questions (Easy to Moderate)

• Seating Arrangement - 10 Questions 

• Miscellaneous Questions - 15 Questions (Easy to Moderate)  (including blood relations, direction based questions)

(B) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts: When you attend 28-32 number of questions, you can easily secure the cut- off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate was the difficulty level of this section

(iii) Topics and No. of Questions

• Number Series – 5 Questions (Easy) (based on the same pattern of the previous slots)

• Data Interpretation– (1 Set) – 5 Questions (Easy to Moderate) (Tabular – based on number of books sold by P,Q,R,S,T in different months)

• Approximation – 15 Questions (Easy 

• Miscellaneous – 15 Questions (Moderate)

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The IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Examination is seeing a huge competition. Our team met some of the students and discussed about the question paper analysis and review. Based on their feedback, we are presenting to you the article. The timings of the second and third slots are 10: 00 AM onwards and 12: 00 PM onwards respectively.

Note: Please note that there will be no interviews for the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims examination 2016.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims: Slot 2

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 2): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the second shift was  Easy - Moderate.

To cleat cut off you need to attempt around 45-50 questions.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 2): Summary of Analysis

(A) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts: An attempt of  28 - 32 number of questions can be a good attempt to clear the cut-off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level: Easy - Moderate was the difficulty level of this section.

(iii) Topics and Number of Questions asked

1. Syllogism –  5 ques.

2. Inequality – 5 ques.

3. Puzzles–  10 ques.

4. Seating Arrangement – 5 ques.

5. Linear Seating Arrangement – 5 ques.

6. Directions – 1 ques.

7. Blood Relation – 1 ques.

8. Miscellaneous Questions – 8 ques.

(B) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts: An attempt of 22 - 25 number of questions can be a good attempt to clear the cut-off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level: Moderate was the difficulty level of this section

(iii) Topics and Number of Questions asked

1. Number Series – 5 ques.

2. Data Interpretation – 5 ques.

3. Approximation – 5 ques.

4. Simplification - 5 ques.

5. Miscellaneous – 20 ques.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims: Slot 3

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 3): Overall Analysis

The overall difficulty level of the third shift was Easy to Moderate.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims – 13^th November 2016 (Slot 3): Summary of Analysis

(A) Reasoning Ability:

(i) Good Attempts:  An attempt of 26 -30 number of questions can be a good attempt to clear the cut-off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level:  Easy to Moderate was the difficulty level of this section.

(iii) Topics and Number of Questions asked

1. Syllogism – 5 Questions

2. Inequality – 5 Questions

3. Alphanumeric Series – 5 Questions

4. Seating Arrangement – 10 Questions

5. Miscellaneous Questions – 15 Questions

(B) Quantitative Aptitude:

(i) Good Attempts:  An attempt of 23 - 27 number of questions can be a good attempt to clear the cut-off marks.

(ii) Difficulty level: Moderate was the difficulty level of this section.

(iii) Topics and Number of Questions asked

1. Number Series – 5 Questions

2. Data Interpretation (1 Set) – 5 Questions

3. Approximation/ Simplification – 15 Questions

4. Miscellaneous – 15 Questions

Stay tuned for updates on upcoming slots….Till then, Prepare, Practice and Prosper.