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CRPF Recruitment Exam Sample Papers, Books & Exam Pattern
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October 24, 2010
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Preparation materials on the net for the CRPF ASI/ Head Constable Examination is very less – almost non-existent. However, I would try to point you to the sources of whatever study materials I could find, so that you can prepare for this exam.
At first, let us find what is the pattern/scheme of CRPF Asst. SI/ Head Constable Exami.
CRPF Asst. SI/ Head Constable Exam Pattern: The selection process for CRPF ASI/HC recruitment consists of two stages: First stage consists of: i) Checking documents ii) Physical Measurements. iii) Written examinations. Documents as given in section “9. CHECKING DOCUMENTS” of page-4 in the Notification is checked as well as Physical Measurements are taken to ascertain whether you meet the “Physical standard eligibility” as given in section “4. PHYSICAL STANDARD” in page-2/3 of the Notification.
If you meet these eligibilities, you would be allowed to appear in the CRPF written exam.
Second stage consists of: i) Typing Speed test (Only on Computer) ii) Short hand speed test (Only for ASI/Steno) iii) Checking of documents iv) Interview. v) Medical examination. On qualifying the Stage-1 selection process, you would be shortlisted for the skill tests (Typing Speed test & Short hand speed test). If you can qualify these tests, you would be called for Interview. If you are finally selected, medical examinations are done.
Stage-1: CRPF Recruitment Written Exam Pattern: The written exam of the CRPF ASI/HC recruitment consists of a single question paper of following four parts, each part having 50 Objective type questions with 1 mark for each question: Part -I: Hindi/English Language: 50 questions, Part -II: General Intelligence: 50 questions, Part-III: Numerical Aptitude: 50 questions, Part-IV: Clerical Aptitude: 50 questions, Thus there are a total of 200 questions with 200 total marks to be answered in two hours. Cut-off (i.e. qualifying) mark for this CRPF exam is 80 (i.e. 40% of 200 marks) for General category candidates and 70 (i.e. 35% of 200 marks) for SC/ST/OBC Candidates.
Stage-2: CRPF Skill test pattern for ASI/HC: What skills are tested in CRPF ASI/HC recruitment exam? Following two: 1) For Assistant Sub-Inspector (Steno): Dictation: 10 mts @ 80 wpm, Transcription: 50 mts(English), 65 mts (Hindi) 2) For Head Constable (Min): Typing on computer – 35 wpm in English (30 wpm for SC/ST) or 30 wpm in Hindi.
Sample Papers for CRPF Recruitment Exam: The four test sections in CRPF ASI/HC written exam is very similar to Bank Clerks exam s. Even the age eligibility (18-25 years in CRPF exam, 18-28 in the bank exam) and the academic eligibility for both exams are same – Class-XII pass in CRPF exam and Class-XII pass with 50%marks in the bank clerk exam. Hence you can use the sample papers for bank clerical/PO exams as prep material for CRPF ASI/HC written exam too.
These sample papers are reproduced below for CRPF Recruitment Exam:
CRPF Exam Sample Paper: Test of Reasoning
Click here to find a previous years Andhra Bank PO exam sample paper (test of reasoning). You can also check this previous blog post of mine titled: Test of Reasoning: Sample Question papers & Books, which not only tells you about the four types of Test of reasoning (Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning & Diagrammatic Reasoning), but also gives you sample papers and books for the test of reasoning.
CRPF Exam Sample Paper: Numerical Ability
This Quantitative Aptitude test paper of a previous Dena Bank PO exam should give you a good idea about what questions are asked in Numerical Ability section of CRPF exams. CRPF Exam Sample Paper: Test of English`
CRPF Exam Sample Paper:Clerical Aptitude
What is a Clerical Aptitude test? Well, it tests your ability to notice similarities and differences between pairs of names and numbers. Questions asked also assess ability to handle office routine work, like filing, abbreviating, indexing etc. You may find following Clerical Aptitude question papers useful:
Books for CRPF ASI/HC Recruitment Exam: Sample papers for the CRPF exam as given above are not specific to CRPF exam and hence you should rely upon the guide books available for preparation of CRPF exam.
 I found following books on net for preparation for CRPF Asst. SI/ Head Constable Recruitment Exam. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
List Price: Rs.110, Offer Price: Rs.110
List Price: Rs.110, Offer Price: Rs.110
Besides the above book, you can also find the following CRPF exam prep book useful: List Price: Rs.85, Offer Price: Rs.85.
List Price: Rs.85, Offer Price: Rs.85.
Prep/Practice material for CRPF Skill tests: As you could find from above CRPF selection process, in Stage-2, there are two skill tests: For Assistant Sub-Inspector (Steno): Dictation/Transcription. For Head Constable (Min): Typing on computer
To practice for Steno test (Dictation/Transcription), I found following websites can help you: 1.0 Teeline Shorthand: This website gives you 6 dictations online with speeds varying from 50 to 100 words per minute, so that you can practice your shorthand/steno skills online. 2.0 Steno Speed: Akin to above, this website gives a number of dictation/shorthand tests online with speeds varying from 40 to 220+ words per minute, so that you can practice your shorthand/steno skills online.
Hope with above sample papers, skill test practice materials and guide books you can prepare easily for CRPF Asst. SI/ Head Constable Exam. Keep visiting this blog, as if I find more info, I would post the same here. Best wishes!
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posted by
Prasanta Bora on October 24, 2010
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CRPF Recruitment Exam 2010-2011: Notification, Eligibility & Forms
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October 23, 2010
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 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) has just last week issued recruitment notification 2010-2011 for 103 Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) positions & 273 Head Constable (Ministerial) positions, last date for application of which is 16th November, 2011.
This blog summarizes the important information contained in the above notification to help you apply as well as to archive the same, so that it can be used by future CRPF job aspirants to know about the exam– e.g. for CRPF Recruitment Exam 2011-2012.
But before that a small primer on CRPF.
What is CRPF: CPF is a paramilitary security force under Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. It was formed as “Crown Representative's Police” on 27 July 1939 which was later renamed as Central Reserve Police Force after independence on 28 December 1949.
The main role of CRPF's is assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and contain insurgency. It is also operating abroad as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions.
The CRPF is headed by a Director General and is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General. Each Sector consists of one or more administrative and/or Operational Ranges, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police. There are 210 CRPF battalions of approximately 720 constables each. Each battalion is commanded by an officer designated as Commandant, and consists of seven CRPF companies, each comprising of 135 Men. Each company is headed by an Assistant Commandant. The Home Ministry is planning to increase the strength of the force by adding 35 more battalions (30,000 personnel approx.) in the coming years.
CRPF Asst. Sub-Inspector/Head Constable recruitment selection process: The selection process for CRPF ASI/HC recruitment consists of two stages: First stage consists of: i) Checking documents ii) Physical Measurements. iii) Written examinations
Second stage consists of: i) Typing Speed test (Only on Computer) ii) Short hand speed test (Only for ASI/Steno) iii) Checking of documents iv) Interview. v) Medical examination
Important dates for CRPF Exam 2010-2011: Last date for receipt of completed application form: 16th November, 2011. Checking of documents, physical measurements, written examination: 03/01/2011 to 05/03/2011. Computer typing/shorthand test, interview, medical examination: 19/04/2011 to 17/05/2011
CRPF Asst. Sub-Inspector/Head Constable Salary: Salary being offered by CRPF for these positions are in following pay scale: Asst. Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) - Rs.5200-20200+GP-2800/- (Min. Rs.8,560/- P.M.) Head Constable (Ministerial) - Rs.5200-20200+GP-2400/- (Min. Rs.7,510/- P.M.) In addition, the posts carry DA, Free accommodation or House Rent Allowance as per Govt. Order, Ration Money, Medical Facilities, Free uniform items, Leave Travel concession and other special types of allowances as may be admissible for different areas, from time to time.
CRPF Exam Eligibilities: Age eligibility: (as on 16/11/2010) Min: 18 yrs, Max: 25 yrs. Upper age limit relaxation: SC/ST: 5 yrs, OBC: 3 yrs, Govt. Servants with 3 years service: 5 yrs.
Academic Qualification eligibility: Class XII pass or equivalent passed from a recognized board or university.
Minimum skill eligibility on Computer: 1) For ASI(Steno): Dictation : 10 mts @ 80 wpm., Translation: 50 mts(English), 65 mts (Hindi) 2) For HC(Min): Typing on computer – 35 wpm in English (30 wpm for SC/ST) or 30 wpm in Hindi.
Physical standard eligibility: As given in section:”4. PHYSICAL STANDARD” in page-2/3 of the Notification.
CRPF Exam 2010-2011 application form: You can find the application form for the CRPF ASI/HC Recruitment Exam 2010-2011 in Annexure – A "Form of application for recruitment of ASI(Steno) & HC(M)" in page 11/12 of the Notification. How to apply for this CRPF recruitment exam is given in section: 15. HOW TO APPLY in page-7 of the Notification.
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Prasanta Bora on October 23, 2010
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GAIL ET Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books
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October 22, 2010
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 GAIL Executive Trainee (ET) Exam is scheduled to be held on 23.10.2011 (Sunday), details of which can be found in my previous blog post: GAIL ET Recruitment 2011 Notification Eligibility Forms, which tells you in detail about the recruitment notification as well as the GAIL ET exam eligibilities and how to apply for the same.
This blog post is being made for those who are searching for GAIL exam study materials to help them prepare for the same.
At first, GAIL ET Exam pattern: GAIL in its notification has given following pattern of written exam for Executive Trainees: Paper-1: Subject Knowledge Test - 100 questions. Paper-2: General Aptitude Test - 50 questions.
While Subject Knowledge Test would be specific to your own branch/discipline, General Aptitude Test would be common to all. These 150 Objective type questions are to be answered within two hours duration.
There is negative marking - 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. As you can see, you have to give special emphasis on the Subject Test, as it has twice the marks of Aptitude Test. Following the GAIL ET written exam, the short listed candidates would be called for GD/Interview.
GAIL ET Exam Sample Papers: Almost no material is available on the net for GAIL exam – I could not find a single sample or previous years GAIL papers (this is what prompted me for making this blog post – to search for GAIL Exam study materials on net and present the same to you).
In absence of any prep materials for any recruitment exam, what you should do is search for similar recruitment exams and use those sample papers & books. In this case for GAIL ET exam, there is a very similar exam for another public sector industry – NTPC ET recruitment exam.
The pattern of NTPC ET recruitment exam is similar to that of GAIL ET recruitment exam – it also has two papers: Aptitude test & Technical test, for the same branches/disciplines. There are 55 questions in Technical test & 35 in Aptitude – a total of 90 multiple-choice questions, which needs to be answered in 2 hours. It also has negative marking: 1/4th mark deducted for each wrong answer. Hence I am very sure that you would find my previous blog article titled: NTPC Executive Trainee Test: Exam Pattern/Papers/Books useful as prep material for GAIL ET Exam.
Books for GAIL ET Exam:  Thus you see, you can use the following books for NTPC ET exam as preparation materials for GAIL ET exam. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers huge discounts upto 25%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
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Hope above preparatory materials for GAIL Executive Trainee test help you to win that coveted job in GAIL. Best wishes!
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Prasanta Bora on October 22, 2010
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RBI exam pattern, Sample papers & Books
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October 12, 2010
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RBI exam pattern: The 3-phase selection process for the “Group-B” RBI job consists of following phases: Phase-I: Preliminary Test: Written Exam (Objective type) Phase-II: Final Test Written Exam (Descriptive type) Phase-III: Interview. Phase-I test is only of screening in nature (for selecting candidates for Phase-II test) and therefore marks you score in Phase-I test is not counted for the final merit list. The final merit list is prepared based on the total marks you scored in Phase-II Written Test and the Interview.
Let us go into the detail of these three phases.
RBI Phase-I Exam Pattern: The Phase-I test of RBI consists of Objective type questions from following four sections: i) General Awareness. ii) English Language. iii) Quantitative Aptitude. iv) Reasoning. The exam is of 3 hours duration for total 200 marks. You need to qualify in each of these tests individually – the RBI cut-off marks for these tests have not been specified and would be decided based on the relative performance of the candidates.
Other than just above information, the RBI exam notification has not specified any more information, like number of questions in each section and the mark-distribution. But RBI exam pattern for “Group-B” officer’s exam is very similar to the Bank PO exams, with identical exam sections and hence you can make some guesses about how many questions may be asked from following PO exam pattern for Indian Overseas Bank (IOB): IOB PO exam pattern: 225 Questions to be answered in 135 minutes with total 200 marks with following section-wise number of questions: Test of Reasoning Ability 75 Test of Quantitative Aptitude 50 Test of General Awareness 50 Test of English Language 50. Since you would have 180 minutes (3 hours) for the RBI exam, so may be you would have more number of questions.
RBI Phase-II Exam Pattern: For those selected in the RBI Phase-I Exam, they would have to appear for Phase-II Exam, which consists of descriptive questions from following three papers: Paper I – English. Paper II – Economic and Social Issues. Paper III – Finance and Management. The syllabus for these three papers have been given in my previous blog post titled: RBI Exam Syllabus. Each of these papers is of 3 hours duration carrying 100 marks.
Following the RBI Phase-II test, if you are selected, you would have to appear for the final selection: the RBI Interview. Marks you score in the Phase-II & Interview combined would be used for preparation of the final merit list.
RBI Exam Sample papers: After going through above RBI exam pattern, you would naturally want some free online sample papers for RBI exam preparation. I did some searching for you and could come out with following bank exam prep-materials.
 If I were you, my first place to check for sample questions on bank management trainee/PO exam would have been Competition Master in the section “BANK RECRUITMENT EXAMS”, which has been publishing solved question papers of previous years banking exams as shown in the screenshot at left.
You would need to register (which is free) to view these sample question papers of bank exams.
Sample Papers for RBI Exam Phase-I: You have four sections in the Phase-I test: General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning. You can find the sample papers for these objective tests in the Competition Master website in the section “BANK RECRUITMENT EXAMS”, menu option “Bank PO solved papers”, as shown below: 
You would find two sample papers for each of the test of General Awareness and English Language and one paper for each of Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning.
You can also find some more sample papers from following sources: From Allinterview: RBI Grade-B Officers Recruitment Exam July 2004 Question Paper-1 & Paper-II
Sample Papers for RBI Exam Phase-II: Here you have three papers: “English”, “Economic and Social Issues” & “Finance and Management”. You can find some sample questions again in the Competition Master in four menu option the section “BANK RECRUITMENT EXAMS”, as shown in the highlighted red box below:  Books for the RBI exam: I searched for books for RBI Group-B Officers exam preparation and found with following results. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers huge discounts up to 25%, apart from free shipping/postage in India. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
 Cover Price:Rs. 320; Offer Price:Rs. 294; Discount:Rs. 26 (8%)
Cover Price:Rs. 320; Offer Price:Rs. 294; Discount:Rs. 26 (8%)
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Also, since RBI Group-B Officers exam is similar to a bank PO exam, I would like to recommend following Bank PO books for preparation of the management trainee written test.
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Cover Price: Rs. 2608 RBI Interview questions: For RBI Interview, apart from other areas, questions about RBI as an organisation are bound to be asked. So go through the About us page of the website.
RBI results website: After you appear in each of these phases, you would naturally would like to see the result. Check them in the proper time in this RBI exam result website.
Hope with above Sample papers & books for the RBI exam, you would be able to appear in the exam confidently. I would look out for more RBI prep-materials on the net and would post the same as I find them. So visit me again!
Labels: RBI (Reserve Bank of India) exam |
| posted by
Prasanta Bora on October 12, 2010
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Although the syllabus for the RBI exam has already been given in the RBI exam notification, this blog post is made to reproduce the syllabus below, so that same can be used by future RBI job aspirants (say for RBI exam-2010/2011) as reference syllabus, even if the notification document is removed from the RBI website.
Syllabus for RBI Exam - Phase-II: Syllabus for Paper I – English: Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension, Business/Office Correspondence.
Syllabus for Paper II – Economic and Social Issues: Growth and Development – Measurement of growth : National Income and per capita income – Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India – Sustainable Development and Environmental issues. Economic Reforms in India – Industrial and Labour Policy – Monetary and Fiscal Policy – Privatisation – Role of Economic Planning. Globalization – Opening up of the Indian Economy – Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy – International Economic Institutions – IMF and World Bank – WTO – Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration – Gender Issues – Social Justice : Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – Social Movements – Indian Political System – Human Development – Social Sectors in India, Health and Education.
Syllabus for Paper III – Finance and Management: (i) Finance :The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures; Financial Sector Reforms; Capital Market, Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market; Stock Exchanges and their Regulation; Capital Market Intermediaries and their Regulation; Role of SEBI; Functions of the Money Market; Growth and Operation of the Money Market; The Foreign Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA; Exchange Rate Management; Exchange Risk Management; Role of Banks and Financial Institutions in Economic Development; Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions; Disinvestment in Public Sector Units.
(ii) Management : Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader. Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development – Feedback and Performance Counseling – Career Planning – Training and Development – Rewards – Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.
NOTE: The above syllabus is only indicative and not exhaustive. Keeping in view that candidates from different faculty backgrounds apply for the post, the questions in Papers II and III will be basic in nature. Candidates will be short-listed for interview based on the aggregate marks obtained only in Phase II – Papers I, II and III. The minimum cut off marks for being short-listed for interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. Candidates may answer the Interview either in Hindi or English at their option. Labels: RBI (Reserve Bank of India) exam |
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SSC CPO Exam Syllabus
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October 10, 2010
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The syllabus of SSC CPO exam posted here has been reproduced from SSC CPO exam notification. Although the syllabus has been posted for CPO exam 2010, since not many changes are anticipated, future CPO examinees can also use it as a reference syllabus for SSC CPO exam.
Syllabus of SSC CPO exam Paper-I: Part-A. General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.
Part-B. General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
(The question in the components A&B will be of a level commensurate with the Essential Qualification prescribed for the post viz. graduation).
Part-C. Numerical Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationships between numbers. It will test sense of order among numbers, ability to translate from one name to another, sense or order of magnitude, estimation or prediction of the outcome of computation, selection of an appropriate operation for the solution of real life problems and knowledge of alternative computation procedures to find answers. The questions would also be based on arithmetical concepts and relationship between numbers and not on complicated arithmetical computation.
Part-D. English Comprehension: Candidates‟ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested. (The question in components C&D will be of Higher Secondary (10+2) level).
Syllabus of SSC CPO exam Paper-II: English Language & Comprehension: Questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate‟s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using verbs, preposition, articles etc), Vocabulary, Spellings, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentence Completion, Phrases and Idiomatic use of Words, etc. There will be a question on passages and comprehension of passages also. (The standard of the questions will be Higher Secondary 10+2 level). Labels: SSC Exams |
| posted by
Prasanta Bora on October 10, 2010
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SBI Clerical exam pattern, Sample papers & Books
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October 04, 2010
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This blog post is written in sequel to my previous blog article: SBI Recruitment 2012 (Clerk) Notification, Eligibility & Forms. The focus of the blog post is on how to prepare for the SBI clerical exam: It at first tells you what is the selection process/exam pattern of the exam and than goes on to give you the sources where you can find the online sample papers/mock test for SBI clerical exam.
Selection process of SBI Clerical exam:
SBI clerical exam selection process consists of two stages:
1.0 Written test.
2.0 Interview.
Final merit list is decided on the basis of marks scored in above two stages taken together.
Pattern of SBI Clerical written exam:
Written test will consists of Objective type questions in following five papers:
1.0 General Awareness.
2.0 General English.
3.0 Quantitative Aptitude.
4.0 Reasoning Ability.
5.0 Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge.
There is negative marking for the wrong answers in these Objective tests.
You need to pass in each of the objective tests individually as well as score at least 40% marks (35% marks for SC/ST/PWD/XS) overall, with all the tests taken together. More detailed information about the written examination is available in the ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be sent to you by SBI alongwith the call letter for the written test.
How many candidates would be selected in this SBI Clerical exam?
There are a total of 6113 vacancies available in the SBI Clerical exam and three times this number will be called for interview subject to the candidates in each specific category scoring the minimum marks as given above. Thus you can expect very approximately 18 thousand candidates to be selected in the written test of SBI Clerical exam.
How can you be within these 10-12 thousand people? Read on..
Online sample/model/mock-test papers for SBI Clerical exam:
Your first study material for the SBI Clerical exam should be the online papers available in various websites. Since you may be having limited time, I searched in the net to find these free online papers for the SBI Clerical exam. The findings are as follows:
I found that Competition Master is an excellent resource which has good collection of online papers for Bank Clerical exams:
Click here to find an SBI Clerical Exam English
Click here to find an SBI Clerical Exam Quantitative section Paper-1.
Click here to find an SBI Clerical Exam Quantitative section Paper-2.
Click here to find an SBI Clerical Exam Test of Reasoning Paper-1.
Click here to find an SBI Clerical Exam Test of Reasoning Paper-2.
Apart from Competition Master, I also found these websites offering sample papers for Bank Clerical exams:
Allexam: It gives 25 SBI Bank Clerk GK model questions with answers.
Upscportal: It gives you 20 Allahabad Bank model questions.
Upscportal: General Awareness sample Question Paper 2008: 40 Q
Recommended Books or SBI Clerical exam:
While the above on-line Bank Clerical exam papers should be treated as eye-openers, you need to lay more emphasis on the preparatory books for the Bank Clerical exams. I found following list of books available on the net. The list below gives you the name of guide books for clerical exam of other banks too, apart from SBI clerical exam. You can buy any of the books, as the clerical exam pattern is similar in all of the Public sector banks.
These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers huge discounts from 10% to 20%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
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Competition Master stated in its July 2008 issue that with every passing time, Bank Clerical exams have become tougher and therefore to have an edge over other candidates, may be you need to make your preparations based on the Bank PO exams. Some exhaustive blog posts were made on this blog on SBI PO exam and many wrote back to me, thanking and saying that the quality and amount of information in these posts were excellent and it helped them qualify for SBI PO exam. The links for these SBI PO exam preparation materials are as follows:
With above, I am confident that you would be able to qualify in the SBI Clerical written exam. But how should you prepare for the Interview of the SBI Clerical written exam?
Prep material for Interview of SBI Clerical exam:
Lets see what SBI Clerical exam notification says (in page-1: Section-3:Emoluments) about the requirements from you:
“The new recruits must have flair for marketing and will be required to make customer calls and provide banking services, advisory services and cross sell products etc. inside and outside Bank premises. The duties involve extensive outdoor traveling. Depending upon requirement, there will be flexible working hours and working in shifts.”
For Interview, click here to visit this article, which tells you what are the requirements an interviewer looks for in you. It also gives you an interesting YouTube video telling you how you can also analyze an interviewer and hence be prepared for it. And than it gives you a list of 99 interview questions, which are most repeated in every other interview! These questions helps you prepare yourself.
At last, you may be asking me when and where would the results of SBI Clerical exam declared.
Hope this blog post answers your all questions on the SBI Clerical exam. I would post more info on this Bank Clerical Exam. So just keep visiting. Also, you are requested to put your questions as comments below, so that another among you can answer it, if not I.
Best wishes for the SBI Clerical exam!
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Prasanta Bora on October 04, 2010
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SBI Clerk Recruitment Notification Eligibility Forms
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 SBI (State Bank of India) has just issued recruitment exam notification for a huge requirement of 6113 clerical staffs in six of its associate banks: State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Indore (SBIN), State Bank of Patiala (SBP), State Bank of Travancore (SBT). Last date to apply for this SBI Clerical Exam 2010 is 1st November, 2010.
Of these 6113 clerical staff vacancies, category-wise vacancies are as follows: SC:1023, ST:497, OBC:1468, GEN:3125
Bank-wise/ category-wise vacancies as per this SBI Clerical Staff recruitment exam notification can be found from following table: You can find more about the Bank-wise/state-wise vacancies in the above SBI recruitment notification.
Selection process for Clerical Recruitment 2010-2011: Selections to these clerical positions would consist of a written test followed by Interview.
Important dates for SBI Clerical exam 2010-2011: Last date for deposit fee at branch: 30-10-2010
Last date for On-line registration: 01-11-2010 Last date for receipt of call letter : 08-01-2011. Last date for duplicate call letter : 16-01-2011.
Date of Written Examination: 16-01-2011 (Sunday).
Eligibilities for SBI Clerical Staff exam are:
Minimum academic eligibilities for SBI Clerical Staff exam:
1) Minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS) in 12th Standard (10+2) or equivalent qualification. OR
Minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS) in 2-year Diploma from a recognized institute.OR Minimum of 40% marks (35% for SC/ST/PWD/XS) in degree from a recognized university (graduation level).
Matriculate Ex-Servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or the Air Force, who have put in not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
2) You should be able to write and speak English fluently.
3) You must be fluent in speaking and writing the Regional Language of the state for which you want to apply. Knowledge of other Indian language will be an added qualification.
Age Eligibility: 18 years to 28 years (as on 01-10-2010.).
Upper age limit is relax able as SC/ST: 5years, OBC: 3 years & PWD: 10-13 years.
SBI Clerical exam 2010-2011 Online form: You can apply for these clerical positions only online.
But before applying online for this SBI clerical exam, you need to pay the application fee (Rs. 50/- for SC/ST/PWD/XS and Rs. 350/- for all others) at any Branch of State Bank of India.
In addition to payment of the fee, you also need to have a valid e-mail id, which would be used by SBI for further communications with you - call letter/admit card etc.
Call letter for SBI Clerical exam 2010-2011: SBI is going to send you (by post) the call letters for the written exam at the correspondence address given by you in your on-line application. You should receive the same within 08/01/2011. However, if you do not receive the same, contact the persons mentioned in section "12. CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION" in page-2 of the notification within 14th January, 2011.
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IDBI Manager Recruitment Notification 2010
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October 03, 2010
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 IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India) Bank has just few days back issued Special Recruitment Drive notification 2010 for 1067 Managerial cadre vacancies including 880 Assistant Manager positions for which even freshers can apply.
This blog post intends to touch upon the important information contained in the above notification, archiving the same, so that it can be used for future IDBI employment aspirants, say for example, for IDBI Recruitment 2011. In a subsequent blog post, I would cover IDBI Exam pattern and would point you to the sources of sample papers & books for the IDBI Exam.
First a primer on what is IDBI:
IDBI was established on July 1, 1964 under an Act of Parliament as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India. On 16th February 1976, the ownership of IDBI was transferred to the Government of India. IDBI played a pioneering role, particularly in the pre-reform era (1964-91), in catalyzing broad based industrial development in the country.
IDBI Bank had started operations as a bank catering primarily to corporate clientele. This strategy was redrawn in early 2001 to focus on the exciting arena of Retail Banking. In September 2003, IDBI acquired the entire shareholding of Tata Finance Limited in Tata Home finance Ltd., signaling IDBI’s foray into the retail finance sector.
IDBI at present is the 4th largest Bank in overall ratings and has a country-wide network of 1059 ATM, 620 branches and 8989 employeesMore about IDBI can be found from this About us page of IDBI. IDBI Vacancies:In the current IDBI notification, 1067 vacancies are available in 3 positions – in one of them even freshers can apply while the other two needs experience. Vacancies without experience:Assistant Manager (Grade 'A’) - SC:208, ST:156, OBC:420, PWD:96, Total: 880.
Vacancies with experience: Manager (Grade 'B’) - SC:17, ST:25, OBC:62, PWD:0, Total: 104. Needs 4 years experience. Assistant General Manager (Grade 'C’) - SC:15, ST:15, OBC:53, PWD:0, Total: 83. Needs 8 years experience. Above experience should be full time direct experiences as an officer with a Commercial Bank. The experience through an outsourcing vendor, service provider, KP/BPO or IT support service provider would not be accepted. IDBI Recruitment 2010 important dates:IDBI Online application form starts on: October 1, 2010. Last date of submission of IDBI Online application form: October 18, 2010. Date of issue of call letter for IDBI written exam 2010: November, 2010. Date of IDBI written exam 2010: November 14, 2010. IDBI Recruitment Eligibilities:Maximum age eligibility: (as on September 1, 2010) For Asst. Manager (Grade-A): OBC: 31, SC/ST:33, PWD:38 (Gen)/41 (OBC)/43 (SC/ST) years. For Manager: OBC:35, SC/ST:37 years. For Asst. General Manager:OBC: 40, SC/ST:42 years. Academic qualification eligibility:For Asst. Manager: Minimum 55% (60% marks for OBC & PWD-General) aggregate in Graduation from a recognized university. For Manager & Asst. General Manager: Graduate from a recognized University. Professional Qualifications such as CA,ICWA, CFA, MBA, CAIIB would be preferred. IDBI Recruitment application fee:IDBI application fee is Rs. 75/= for SC/ST/PWD candidates while Rs. 400/= for others. This fee is needed to be paid in cash at any branch of IDBI or SBI. If you pay it through an SBI branch, an additional Rs.50/= would be charged by SBI as service fee. IDBI Recruitment application form:You can apply to the current IDBI vacancies only online.How to apply for IDBI recruitment is given in detail in Para: "VI. How to apply for all posts" & "VII. GENERAL/OTHER INSTRUCTIONS" in page 6-9 of the notification and also in this webpage. Please go through the same properly. Hope with above information you would be able to apply to IDBI recruitment -2010 easily. I am on the look-out for sample papers & books for preparation of IDBI exam and would present the same to you as a separate blog post: IDBI exam pattern, Sample papers & books. Please look out for it!
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Prasanta Bora on October 03, 2010
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SAIL MT Exam pattern, Sample Papers & Books
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October 02, 2010
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 Abinaya, a regular reader of this blog had asked me to post information on SAIL MT exam and how to prepare for it. This blog post is therefore made to provide her and you the study materials for the SAIL MT Exam – at first by telling you the SAIL MT exam pattern followed by sources of sample papers and preparatory books for the exam.
SAIL MT exam pattern: Selection process of SAIL MT exam involves a written test, followed by GD and interview. The current SAIL exam notification does not says anything about the pattern of the written test excepting that there would be negative marks for wrong answers: 1/4th of the marks for that question (Page-1, section “SELECTION”). So the exam pattern given here is based on the previous years SAIL exam pattern.
SAIL written exam usually have following five sections to be answered in 2:25 hr: Test of Reasoning - 45 marks Test of Quantitative Aptitude- 35 marks Test of General Awareness- 35 marks Test of English Language- 35 marks Technical Paper (specific to your stream)-100 marks. As said, the above exam pattern is based on previous years SAIL exams and you may find some variations in the exam you are going to take – although exam sections are likely to be same. Also, you can find that, excepting the technical paper, the rest of the four sections are very similar to the ones asked in Bank Management Trainee exams and hence you may use the Bank MT exam study materials to prepare for the SAIL MT exam.
SAIL MT exam sample papers: You would definitely be searching for those online sample papers, previous years SAIL exam papers to know about the exam. I did the searches for you on the net and could find only following SAIL papers:
By placementpapers.net:
By jobs-adda.blogspot.com:
However, as has been said before, all the exam sections (excepting the technical paper) of SAIL MT exam are same as that of the Bank PO exams and therefore kindly find herewith some sample papers of Bank PO exam in my previous blog post titled: SBI PO Exam pattern, Sample papers & Books.
Books for SAIL MT exam: I found following books good for preparation of for SAIL MT Exams. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers huge discounts from 10% to 20%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:
For Aptitude Test: List Price: Rs. 415, Offer Price:Rs. 303 Discount: Rs. 112 (27%)
For Technical Test:  For Civil Engineering: List Price: Rs. 540, Offer Price:Rs. 540. List Price:Rs. 465, Offer Price:Rs. 419, Discount:Rs. 46 (10%)
For Mechanical Engineering: List Price: Rs. 540, Offer Price:Rs. 540. List Price:Rs. 410, Offer Price:Rs. 308, Discount:Rs. 102 (25%)
For Electrical Engineering: List Price: Rs. 540, Offer Price:Rs. 540. List Price:Rs. 440, Offer Price:Rs. 330, Discount:Rs. 110 (25%)
For Electronics Engineering: List Price: Rs. 540, Offer Price:Rs. 540. List Price:Rs. 405, Offer Price:Rs. 365, Discount:Rs. 40 (10%)
For Computer Science / IT: List Price: Rs.540, Offer Price: Rs.473, Discount:Rs. 67 (12%)
I am sorry but I could not find any books for other engineering disciplines and if you know of any such book for preparation of SAIL MT exam, I would love if you post them as comments below. You may also find the BANK PO books useful, as posted in this previous blog post of mine.
Hope with above sample papers and books for SAIL MT exam, you would be able to crack the same with ease. Best wishes!
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| posted by
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