ICICI PO Exam Prep materials - Sample Papers and Books along with Exam Pattern
ICICI has been conducting Probationary Officer (PO) Programme in association with Manipal University every year for last 4 years and it had issued the ICICI PO Recruitment notification for its May & August 2013 Batch. More about this ICICI notification along with the eligibility required and how to apply for the same can be found from my previous blog post titled: ICICI PO Recruitment 2013-2014 Notification, Forms & Eligibility.
The focus of this blog post is on providing you the study materials for ICICI PO exam – starting with pattern of ICICI PO Exam and than sources of sample papers and books. It would also go on to give you the tips required for succeeding in ICICI GD with GD topics as well as ICICI Interview. The study materials provided in this blog had helped a number of candidates to qualify in previous ICICI PO exam as can be seen from a sample feedback below:
ICICI PO Exam Pattern:
ICICI PO selection process consists of following stages:
1.0 Aptitude Test (Written).
2.0 Group Discussion (also called as Group Task).
3.0 Psychometric Profiling.
4.0 Interview.
ICICI PO exam Written Aptitude Test Pattern:
ICICI Written test consists of following sections:
Section 1: Verbal Reasoning (30 Questions in 10 Mins) Analogy, Comprehension
Section 2: Numerical Reasoning (20 Questions in 30 Mins)
Section 3: Figurative Questions (20 Questions in10 Mins)
Section 4: Logical Reasoning (25 Questions in 20 Mins)
Data Interpretation in 10 Questions
Data sufficiency in 15 Questions.
This pattern may vary with the actual question sets you may find and is given just to give you an idea, based on previous ICICI PO exams.
ICICI PO Exam Sample Papers:
You must be searching for some ICICI Sample papers to base your preparation for the PO exam and I am not going to dishearten you.
ICICI PO Sample papers from ICICI website:
At first, download this online sample question paper for ICICI PO exam from ICICI website, which gives you a very good idea about what kind of questions comes. This sample paper gives you following number questions mentioned against each section:
Reading comprehension:2
Sentence completion:4
Numerical: Sufficiency:3
Numerical: arithmetic:3
Numerical: Data Interpretation:3
Logical: Diagrammatic: 3
Logical: Venn diagrams:4
Logical: working with data:2
After going through this same, you can find more online ICICI PO sample questions from following website:
Test of Reasoning Sample Papers from Career Quips:
You could find from the ICICI PO written test pattern that maximum question comes from the Test of reasoning (Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Diagrammatic Reasoning). What is Test of reasoning and what sort of questions are asked? Visit this blog post to know about the same and download Test of Reasoning Sample Papers.
Books for ICICI PO Exam:
Following books are the most sought after books for test of reasoning (Verbal, Numerical, Figurative & Logical) and are hence recommended for preparation for Aptitude test of ICICI PO 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 up to 33%, apart from free shipping if the order exceeds RS. 500/=. 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:
A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal Publisher:S. Chand
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A Modern Approach To Verbal Reasoning (Fully Solved) by R. S. Agarawal Publisher:S. Chand
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Group Discussion (GD) topics for ICICI PO Exam:
GD topics of ICICI generally is of Case Study types. You can see what is a Case Study type GD topic in this blog. If you are a novice and would like to know what is a GD, please go through GD section of this blog.
Interview Questions for ICICI PO Exam:
Kindly go through this blogs Interview section, which has many questions that should help you prepare for the Interview.
This post gives you the exam experiences of one of the ICICI PO examinee who qualified the exam and is now in ICICI Academy.
Psychometric Profiling Test for ICICI:
Psychometric Profiling Test for ICICI:
No special preparation is needed for the Psychometric Test as it is conducted after selecting. However you need to know what is it and how to appear in the test. An exhaustive note on Psychometric Test is given in this blogs Psychometric section, along with sample questions. Kindly go through it.
That's it! With above study materials for ICICI PO exam, I hope you would crack the exam easily. Although these materials were posted for ICICI PO 2013 exam, the same can also be used as study materials for ICICI PO 2014/2015 exam Sample Papers & Books. I would keep posting more info about the exam in future, so keep visiting this site!
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