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In addition to being highly reputed and prestigious, banking sector jobs in India can be extremely lucrative. Additionally, it offers monetary benefits in the form of various allowances, a good salary package, and job security. Many students are aspiring to become bankers due to this and apply for annual bank examinations to do so.
It is important to note that there are various banking exams that are conducted every year. To ensure selection in bank exams, a thorough understanding of all the exams, their timelines, exam syllabuses, and exam patterns is imperative.
Given below is the list of major upcoming bank exams which are conducted by different banks:
IBPS: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is a central recruitment agency under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India that was started with an aim to encourage the recruitment and placement of young undergraduates, postgraduates and doctorates at the rank of Group 'A' officer, Group 'B' officer, Group 'C' employee and Group 'D' employee in nationalised banks and regional rural banks in India. It also provides standardized systems for assessment and result processing services to organizations.
The foundation of the Institute is based on the philosophy of Speed, Accuracy, and Confidentiality in all its activities and it strives to achieve this through a blend of modern technology and academic expertise.
SBI: Every year thousands of candidates await to join the State Bank of India as a probationary officers. SBI Exams are conducted by the State Bank of India to hire eligible candidates for various posts like SBI Probationary Officer (PO), SBI Clerk (Junior Associates), and SBI Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO/ SO). The State Bank of India is the largest public sector bank in the country.
RBI: The Reserve Bank of India conducts examinations for recruitment to various posts in the RBI. The RBI was established in 1935 and nationalized in 1949. It is the apex bank in the country responsible for maintaining the Consolidated Fund of India and formulating banking policies. A job in the apex bank is considered highly prestigious, and hence the competition is high and equivalent to other Government exams.
Bank Exams - Eligibility
The exact eligibility requirements for a particular exam are mentioned in the notification, but at least one of the following parameters must be met to qualify for a bank exam in India.
Bank Exams - Pattern
Most of the banking exams conducted by IBPS, SBI, and RBI are three-level exams consisting of
Preliminary or Phase-I
Mains or Phase-II
Interview
Phase-I is a screening round. Hence, it is qualifying in nature for most of the banking exams unless stated otherwise. The score of Mains and Interview is taken into consideration for the final selection of the candidates. It is also important to note that apart from an overall cutoff, the bank exams in India also have a minimum sectional cutoff. If a candidate does not pass the qualifying cutoff for all the sections, he will not be eligible to appear for the next round.
Bank Exams - Syllabus
While the detailed and exact syllabus is mentioned in the notification of each exam, most bank exams follow a similar syllabus. It is important to note that the complexity and difficulty level of each exam is different from each other. It is also different for each level namely Prelims and Mains (wherever applicable). For eg, the PO exam is a bit on the difficult side as compared to the Clerk exams. At the same time, the prelims exam will be comparatively simple than the Mains exam. Now, let’s see a brief overview of the bank exam syllabus:
Reasoning: Reasoning is one of the most analytical sections in IBPS PO study material. If you practice well and clear your concepts it can be one of the most scoring sections in the IBPS PO exam. The reasoning is a subject that needs practice. Continuous practice will help you clear your concepts and do well in your exams.
Our experts suggest practicing the reasoning section well and don't waste much time on a particular topic. Practice questions on all the topics and try to improve your speed and accuracy.
Syllogism
Reverse Syllogism
Coding-Decoding
New patterns of Coding-Decoding
Basics of Inequality
Blood Relations
Direction Sense
Input-Output
Data Sufficiency
Circular Arrangement
Basics of Puzzles
Ranks of Alphabets, etc.
Quantitative Aptitude: Quantitative Aptitude is qualifying in nature as it is all about formulae and concepts. It can be a really easy topic if you are clear on your concepts. IBPS PO study material for quantitative aptitude will help them tighten their grip with equations and theorems and will push them hard enough to be conversant with the technicalities of this section.
This section can be a score booster for you if you have prepared it well. Learn various short tricks & techniques to solve the questions. This will help you to attempt maximum questions in the time span of 20 minutes.
Simplification & Approximation
D.I Basics, Pie Chart, Table Chart, Bar Graph, Line Graph, Mixed Graph, Missing D.I
Number Series
Quadratic Equations
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Mixture & Alligation
Partnerships
Percentages
Pipes & Cisterns
Age-based problems
Profit, Loss & Discount
Ratio & Proportion
Time, Speed & Distance
Time & Work, Time & Work
Probability, etc.
English: English can be a very intimidating subject for candidates with inbuilt fear of this section. Our experts have suggested top-notch and supreme quality study material for IBPS PO for your better understanding of the subject. English is a subject with major weightage to vocabulary and grammar. It is advised to go through these rules on a daily basis to avoid any confusion and better improvement in this section. You have to give special attention to this subject.
Reading Comprehension
Cloze Test
Para Jumbles
Fill in the blanks
Error Spotting
Sentence Correction
Shape up your vocabulary
Roots of Words
Idioms & Phrases
Grammar Scholar, etc.
General Awareness: General Awareness is one of the important sections of any mains exam. General Awareness tests your IQ level about how much you are aware of the happenings around us, it is an easy to score subject.
A total of 40 questions are asked from this particular section in the IBPS PO mains Exam. The medium is both English and Hindi. The candidates must be well acquainted with banking terms and other general things related to the bank. General Awareness is further divided into three sub-sections which are Banking Awareness, Current Affairs, Static GK
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