The prominent banking recruiter - Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection is conducting an online test to offer various job opportunities to qualify job seekers in Regional Rural Banks. The difficulty level of RRB Bank Exam remains very high as it filters out brilliant candidates to be recruited on the respectable positions of Officer Scale and Office Assistant. The IBPS RRB Recruitment 2016 Exam like - IBPS RRB PO, IBPS RRB Clerk, IBPS RRB Officer Scale-1, IBPS RRB Office Assistant will be conducted in the months of November and December.

This year IBPS RRB (Office assistant and Officer scale I) will be conducted in two tiers - Preliminary and Mains.

The pattern of Prelims exam for IBPS RRB (Officer Scale 1/Assistant) is as follows:

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern 2016 :

Preliminary Examination Pattern: The Prelims exam will be of 45 minutes duration and it will  be of objective type. There will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer and also sectional cut offs.

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

For the office assistant post, there will be no interview and selection will be purely based on the written test.(Objective)

Officer Scale-I

For the Officer Scale 1 post, there will be an interview for candidates qualifying in both pre and mains.

IBPS RRB Exam Dates and Shift Timing 2016

You can download the call letter from official website.  Team TopRankers wish you All the Best for your exam.

Success should not be just a wish. Rather, it should be a commitment along with hard work and determination. Success without enthusiasm is just an abstract entity. Students need to realize that there is no short cut to success and success is instantly achieved out of smart approaches. This article will enlighten some of the magical tips and strategies which will make IBPS RRB 2016 exam much easy to crack.

The Preliminary examination of IBPS RRB examination for Officers Scale I and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) will be held on 5^th and 6^th November 2016 and 12^th, 13^th and 19^th November 2016. The candidates who will score well in the IBPS PO prelims examination will pave their way for the IBPS RRB Mains examination 2016. In this article, we bring you some of the most magical tips for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I prelims which will help you score the best.

Before going to the tips and tricks, let us take a look at the pattern of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2016:

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2016: All in all strategy for effective preparation

A strategy always enables you to make things go smooth and yields effective results. Given below are some of the vital parts of an effective strategy which will make success inevitable for you:

(a) Prepare quick notes: This habit will make you jot down all the important parts of a section instead of going through the entire thing. Prepare quick notes which will help you for a quick revision and make you memorize all the important concepts.

(b) Focus on effective time management: Managing time is one of the crucial factors which can make you make miracles. Time management has to be taken care of in the IBPS RRB exam. Don’t waste time in answering questions you are not sure about. Rather, utilize time in answering those about which you are confident enough.

(c) Take Online mock tests: Make it a habit to take regular mock tests. The mock tests will make you acquainted with the exam pattern and will let you practice questions from almost all chapters. It will make you realize the exam environment and the limitations which will help you in the actual exam.

(d) Study and Shine: Study hard and practice. Don’t skip your schedule as regular habit of studying will help you remember things faster.

(e) Apply shortcuts and reach fast to the solution: Learn as many as shortcuts as you can to solve the questions. Shortcuts will help you get the answers faster and will help you achieve accuracy.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2016: Section wise preparation tips:

Quantitative Aptitude:

This section has the vastest syllabus and takes a lot of practice. The questions asked are analytical and time taking. If you master in this section with sheer hard work, this section will help you qualify the exam easily. We suggest the students to go through the important topics list given below and practice questions from these topics in particular:

• Frequency polygon
• Decimal and Fractions
• Simplification
• Percentage
• Ratio and Proportion
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Profit and Loss
• Time and distance
• Sharing Problems
• Bar-diagram
• Pie-chart
• Averages
• Probability

Reasoning Ability:

One of the trickiest sections of all, reasoning can be both the toughest and the most scoring section in any exam. The questions have a logic and if the logic is decoded by the candidate, it is very easy for the candidate to score well in this section. We suggest you to prepare from the following topics:

• Seating Arrangement
• Logical Reasoning
• Tabulation
• Coding and Decoding
• Blood relations
• Input Output
• Alphanumeric series
• Data sufficiency
• Direction sense
• Alphanumeric series
• Puzzles

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims 2016: Last Minute preparation tips:

• Prepare quick notes for preparation. These notes will make you recall all the important points and make you remember the concepts.
• Inculcate the habit of regular practice which will make you confident in the actual exam.
• Please note that you need to pay equal attention to all sections as sectional cut off will be considered.
• Make a proper time table and strictly follow it. A proper time table will make you go through all the sections in a justified manner.
• Practice at least one or two mock tests regularly.
• Make a habit of revising the concepts on a regular basis.

We hope we were able to help you out via this article. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!
 

Attention all IBPS RRB aspirants! The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has released notifications for admit cards download for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) preliminary exam. The Officer Scale I examination is scheduled on 5^th and 6^th November 2016 and the preliminary examination for posts of Office Assistant posts is scheduled on 12^th, 13^th and 19^th November 2016. The admit cards for Officer Scale I examination will be available till 6^th November and for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) posts they will be available till 19^th November. The first and foremost thing you need to do to download admit cards is to enter their registration no/ roll no and password/ date of birth. There will be no provision of posts and all the candidates will have to download their admit cards online.

The admit card would contain the following details:

• Candidate’s roll number
• Name of the Candidate
• Examination Dates
• Venue of the examination
• Slots of the examination
• Address of test venue
• Candidate’s registration number
• General exam oriented instructions
• Name of the post which you had applied for

What are the details required for downloading the admit card? Well, there are a very few details required. All you have to do is just enter the registration number and date of birth/ password in the admit card login page.

IBPS RRB 2016 Admit Card: Points to remember :

• Please make sure you attach a photocopy of your govt. id such as license, ration card, voter id, passport etc.
• Please write your name, registration number, roll number and put your initials on the photo copy of the ID Proof.
• An original photo ID proof such as passport/Adhar/PAN Card/Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by School or College/Gazetted Officer in the official letterhead in original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof should be carried by the candidate.
• Please make sure you carry a recent passport sized photograph which should be identical to the one provided during registration.
• Please attach the passport sized photograph in the designated place. Do not paste the photograph in any random place. Don’t staple the photograph.
• Carry a photocopy of the admit card and staple it to the printout of the admit card. If possible, carry extra photocopies as well to be on the safe side.
• Please submit a photocopy of Identity proof along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall. If you fail doing it, you will be disqualified for the test.
• IBPS will not send you hard copies of the admit cards. You will only receive the soft copies of the admit card.

IBPS RRB 2016 Admit Card: Steps to download

Please follow the procedure given below to download the admit cards for IBPS RRB 2016 examination:

• This page will provide you the direct links for downloading the admit card of IBPS RRB.
• Two separate links for CWE RRB Office Assistant and for Officers(Scale- I, II and III)
• Click on the respective links for which ever posts you have applied.
• A login window will appear on your screen. Enter credentials such as registration no and date of birth or password.
• Click on the submit button after entering all the details
• Your IBPS RRB admit card will be displayed on the screen of your computer. Verify the details in the admit card before downloading it.
• Download the admit card and keep it safely with you. Please make sure you positively carry it with you on the day of the examination.

Click here to Download Admit Card - IBPS  RRB  V Officer Scale-I Exam  (Prelims 2016)

Click here to Download Admit Card - IBPS  RRB  V Office Assistants (Multipurpose) Exam (Prelims 2016)

We hope that this article is helpful for you. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will conduct an Online Examination for recruitment Development Assistant & Development Assistant. Online Test will be conducted tentatively in November and December 2016 on various dates.

Total Number of vacancies: 85

NABARD Admit card 2016 :

NABARD Development Assistant Admit Cards are now officially available. The candidates can download it at the earliest to prevent any last time server issues.

The candidate can login using :

1.  Registration Number / Roll Number
2. Password / Date of Birth

The preliminary exam will be held on November 10th, 2016.

Steps to download the admit cards:

• Log on to the official website
• Click on Development Assistant admit card
• Enter all the required details such as registration number, date of birth in the provided fields
• Click on submit
• The admit card will be displayed
• Candidates are advised to take printout of the same for future reference

DOWNLOAD NABARD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT ADMIT CARDS HERE

Selection process:

Candidates will be selected on the basis of preliminary and main examination conducted by the organisation. Check below the pattern of the examination.

All the best for the preparation!

The second shift of Bank of Maharashtra PO exam is finally over. A total of 500 vacancies are available. The final selection will be based on interview and GD. Let us have a look at the overall and section wise review of the paper.

Bank of Maharashtra(BOM) PO 2016 : Summary of Afternoon Shift Exam:

Now we move to the sectional analysis , review and expected cut off details of the second shift.

Good Attempt : Attempting 30-34 questions will put you in a safe zone.

Level:  Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions demanded more time to solve. Some of them were bit tricky.

Good Attempt : You have a good chance of clearing the cut off by attempting 24-28 questions.

Level:  Moderate 

Some of the questions asked in Number/Arithmetic Series were as follows:

• 200, 204, 192, 228, 120, ?

• 286, ?, 70, 34, 16, 7

• 1, 3, 9, 31, 129, ?

• 8, 11, 16, 25, 52, ?

• 259, 256, 241, 206, 143, ?

• 9, 5, 6, 10.5, 23, ?

  
   

English Language : This section was of moderate level as expected. The passage was related to banking and economy.

Good Attempt : If you attempt questions in the range 30-33 , then you have a fair chance of clearing cut off for English.

Level:  Moderate

General Awareness: The questions in this section were based on current affairs and majority of them were related to banking awareness and static GK.

Good Attempt : Attempting 32-36 questions can help you clear the cut off easily.

Level:  Moderate

The questions asked in this section are:

The result will be updated soon. All the best !

Bank of Maharashtra has successfully conducted the first slot of its PO recruitment exam for the year 2016. There are total 500 vacancies for the post.

The exam will be held in shifts as follows:

Bank of Maharashtra(BOM) PO 2016 : Summary of Morning Shift Exam:

Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) PO 2016 - Section Wise Analysis:

We are presenting the section wise analysis , review and expected cut off details of the first shift.

Good Attempt : Attempting 32-36 questions will put you in a safe zone.

Level:  Moderate - Difficult
 

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions were bit time consuming. There were some similar questions from the previous years paper.

Good Attempt : You have a good chance of clearing the cut off by attempting 26-29 questions.

Level:  Difficult

Some of the questions asked in Number/Arithmetic Series were as follows:

• 200, 204, 192, 228, 120, ?

• 286, ?, 70, 34, 16, 7

• 1, 3, 9, 31, 129, ?

• 8, 11, 16, 25, 52, ?

• 259, 256, 241, 206, 143, ?

English Language:  This section was of moderate level. The passage was related to banking and economy.

Good Attempt : If you attempt questions in the range 28-32, then you have a fair chance of clearing cut off for English.

Level:  Moderate

General Awareness: In this section, the questions were based on current affairs and majority of them were related to banking awareness and static GK.

Good Attempt : Attempting 33-36 questions can help you clear the cut off easily.

Level:  Moderate

The questions asked in this section are:

Stay tuned with us for more updates. We wish you All the Best for the Next Slot!

IPPB or India Post Payments Bank is a newcomer bank into the banking domain. It is a state owned bank in India which uses public- sector postal service of India i.e. India post.

The online examination of IPPB Prelims has the following pattern:

Please note that in order to clear the examination, the candidate needs to clear the prelims examination. The candidate needs to clear the marks in each of the section which means sectional cut- off will be considered.

The online examination of IPPB Mains 2016 has the following pattern:

If any changes in the pattern of IPPB, it will be intimated to the students via official notifications on the website. For every incorrect response, 0.25 of marks assigned to the question will be deducted from the score of the candidate.

Please note that the scores obtained by the candidate in the mains examination.

The marks allotment in IPPB is done as per some specific approaches. The “equi- percentile method” is used to normalize the scores of the candidate in different sessions. In order to calculate, scores up to two decimal points are considered. Generally, the cut – off scores is applied in two stages: scores in separate tests and total score.

Let us go through some of the preparation tips of IBBP Bank exams which will make you lucid with the idea of smart preparation resulting in effective results:

• Go through the pattern in detail. Prepare a strategy which will incorporate all the important topics.
• Initiate the preparation with your strongest part and let it be your strength. Work hard on the weak areas and improve them.
• Practice questions from all the important topics. This will give you the perfect platform for preparation of different types of questions.
• Be confident about yourself. You have to be stringent about your preparation and strictly adhere to your schedule of preparation.
• Attempt previous year mock tests and make sure that you practice them regularly. It will make you practice well before your exams.

We hope that this article will be helpful for your IPPB bank exam preparation. Follow our website for more updates. Good luck!

Hello people,

Cheers! The IBPS PO Prelims 2016 has finally completed the final slot of its final examination. The final slot of the examination started from: 30 pm onwards. We had a word with the students and asked them about the questions asked. The response we got the students was quite positive. We bring you the complete analysis of the IBPS PO examination held on 27^th of October 2016.

Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 1)

  Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 2)

  Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 3

Students are advised to take a quick look at the analysis which will make them get an idea of questions asked and the pattern of the exam.

English Language Section:

Good Attempts for this section: When you attempt 15- 18 questions, you will surely get a gateway to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Reading Comprehension – 7 Questions – (Moderate)
2. Cloze Test– 8 Questions (Easy)
3. Spotting Error/ Sentence Correction – 10 Questions (Moderate)
4. Para jumbles – 5 Questions (Moderate)

Note:- No Synonym Antonym questions were asked

Quantitative Aptitude Section:

Good Attempt: When you attempt 21- 25 questions, you will surely get a gateway to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Number Series – 5 Questions (Moderate)
2. Approximation/ Simplification – 5 Questions (Easy)
3. Data Interpretation (2 Sets)- 10 Questions (Easy to Moderate)
4. Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions (Easy)
5. Miscellaneous Questions – 10 Questions (Moderate)
    

Some of the topics from which miscellaneous questions were asked include – Age, Probability, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.

Reasoning Ability Section:

Good Attempt: When you attempt 21- 25 questions, you will surely get a gateway to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)
2. Inequality – 5 Questions (Easy)
3. Puzzle and Arrangement (Floor arrangement, Circular arrangement, Linear arrangement)- 15 Questions (Moderate)
4. Miscellaneous Questions (Blood Relation, Direction based) – 10 Questions (Easy to Moderate)
   Note: No Coding – Decoding Questions were asked.

Overall analysis of IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 4 - 26^th October 2016

The overall level of the examination was of moderate level.

IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 4 held on 27^nd October: Summary of the Section wise Analysis

We hope that you prepare yourself good enough for the IBPS PO Mains 2016 examination with full on confidence. Follow our website for more updates on IBPS PO Mains 2016. Till then, keep learning and keep growing!

The 3^rd slot of IBPS PO Prelims has come to an end. Students might be extremely curious to know the questions asked and the pattern of the examination. Well, were are here to give you the complete analysis of the third slot of IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis held on 27^th October 2016.

Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 1)

  Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 2)

 Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 4)

Students are asked to go through the analysis thoroughly and follow the pattern. The pattern of the final slot (4^th shift) of the day is most likely to be similar with the pattern of slot 3.

English Language Section:

Good Attempts for this section: If you attempt 20-25 number of questions, you are most likely to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Reading Comprehension – 7 Questions – (Moderate) 

2. Cloze Test (Based on Economy of China)– 8 Questions (Easy) 

3. Spotting Error/ Sentence Correction – 10 Questions (Moderate)

4. Para jumbles – 5 Questions (Moderate)

Note:- No Synonym Antonym questions were asked

Quantitative Aptitude Section:

Good Attempts for this section: If you attempt 20-25 number of questions, you are most likely to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Puzzle (floor based) – 5 Questions– (Moderate)

2. Seating arrangement (circular) (facing inward outward (State as other parameter))- 5 Questions (moderate)

3. Linear Seating Arrangement (8 persons facing north & south) – 5 Questions (Easy)

4. Inequality (Direct)- 5 Questions(Easy)

5. Direction – 3 Questions (Easy to moderate)

6. Blood Relation – 3 Questions (Moderate) 

7. Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)

8. Miscellaneous questions

Reasoning Ability Section:

Good Attempts for this section: If you attempt 15- 20 number of questions, you are most likely to clear the cut- off marks.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Number Series – 5 Questions (Moderate)

2. Data Interpretation (2 Sets) (Line graph and Tabular graph – colleges with the total number of students and total number of female students)– 10 Questions (Easy to Moderate) 

3. Approximation – 5 Questions (Easy)

4. Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions  (Easy)

5. Miscellaneous –  10 Questions  (Moderate)

Note: No Missing DI

Overall analysis of IBPS PO Prelims 2016 of Slot 3- 26^th October 2016

After going through the section wise analysis, it is highly essential that you have a knowledge about the overall difficulty level of the 3^rd shift or Slot 3. The overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 3 was moderate level.

IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 3 held on 22^nd October: Summary of the Section wise Analysis

We hope you have a great performance in the fourth slot of the examination. Follow our website for more updates. Remember, performance is always determined by the efforts you put in! Good luck!

Hello people,

The IBPS PO Prelims Oct 2016 is done with the 2^nd slot of the day. The second slot of the examination was held 10: 30 AM onwards. We had a word with the candidates and asked about the questions asked in the examination. The response from the students was quite appealing and we could get data for the analysis. So, here we present you the analysis for the slot 2 of IBPS PO Prelims 2016.

Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 1)

Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 3)

 Click Here to Read the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 27th October 2016 (Slot 4)

The results of the IBPS PO Prelims 2016 will be declared in the month of November 2016. All you need to do is go through the analysis and make a list of the topics which are frequently asked. You can then prepare these topics for the upcoming slots.

English Language Section:

Good Attempts for this section: An attempt of 15- 20 number of questions can be a great attempt to clear the cut- off.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Reading Comprehension – 7 Questions – (Moderate)
2. Note:- No Synonym Antonym questions were asked
3. Cloze Test (Based on Economy) – 8 Questions (Easy)
4. Spotting Error/ Sentence Correction – 10 Questions (Moderate)
5. Para jumbles – 5 Questions (Moderate)

Quantitative Aptitude Section:

Good Attempts for this section: An attempt of 20- 24 number of questions can be a great attempt to clear the cut- off.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of easy- moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Number Series – 5 Questions (Moderate)
2. Approximation/ Simplification – 5 Questions (Easy)
3. Data Interpretation (2 Sets) (Line graph and Tabular graph)- 10 Questions (Easy to Moderate)
4. Quadratic Equation – 5 Questions (Easy)
5. Miscellaneous Questions – 10 Questions (Moderate)

Some of the topics from which miscellaneous questions were asked include – Age, Probability, Partnership, Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, Compound/Simple Interest, Time & Work, etc.

Reasoning Ability Section:

Good Attempts for this section: An attempt of 20- 24 number of questions can be a great attempt to clear the cut- off.

Difficulty Level: The questions asked from this section were of moderate level.

Analysis:

1. Syllogism – 5 Questions (Easy)
2. Inequality – 5 Questions (Easy)
3. Puzzle and Arrangement (Floor arrangement, Circular arrangement, Linear arrangement) - 15 Questions (Moderate)
4. Miscellaneous Questions (Blood Relation, Direction based) – 10 Questions (Easy to Moderate)
   Note: No Coding – Decoding Questions were asked.

Overall analysis of IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 2- 26^th October 2016

After section wise analysis of the number of questions asked, we have arrived at the overall analysis of the slot 2. It is essential that we know about the overall analysis of the slot which will help us to figure out the frequently asked topics which will boost our performance. The overall difficulty level was moderate.

IBPS PO Prelims 2016 for Slot 2 held on 22^nd October: Summary of the Section wise Analysis

We anticipate that you must have found this article helpful for you. Prepare well and make your dream come true. Stay tuned for more updates. Good luck!