BMSB PO Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books

This is a definitive article which provides you all the prep materials you need to prepare for BMSB PO Exam : Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books.

Baroda Manipal School of Banking (BMSB) Exam 2014 for selection of PO trainee is scheduled to be held on 14th August, 2014 and this blog post has been made to provide you the prep/study materials for BMSB PO Exam - it at first discusses about the Exam Pattern/Syllabus and than goes on to provide you the Sample/Online Paper & Prep Books for Baroda Manipal School of Banking PO Exam, which you can use to prepare for the exam.

Towards the end of the article, you would also find the prep materials for Baroda Manipal School of Banking (BMSB) PO GD & Interview. In case you are wondering what is all this about, you can go through my previous blog post titled: Baroda Manipal School of Banking (BMSB) Exam 2014 Schedule Advertised.

Baroda Manipal School of Banking PO Selection Process:

The BMSB PO selection process consists of a written test followed by Group Discussion & Interview. The written test, consisting of 200 marks will be held online. The final merit list for selection will be on the basis of performance in Online Test, Group discussion (GD) and Interview.

BMSB PO Exam Pattern:

As said, there are total 200 marks in BMSB PO - 200 marks Online Objective paper (duration 2 hours).

There are four test sections in BMSB PO Objective paper and you have to qualify in each of the test sections. Name of the sections along with number of questions and marks is given in the table at right.

Test section-wise Cut-off mark would be decided based on the relative performance of all the candidates. There is negative marking in BOB PO exam - so be cautious in making guess answers.

This exam pattern is very similar to IBPS CWE PO exam as you can see in the exam pattern of IBPS CWE PO exam in the table at left. Hence you can use the prep materials of IBPS CWE PO exam (i.e. sample papers & Book) to study for BOB PO exam.

If you follow the above approach, with a single preparation, you can appear for both IBPS CWE PO exam as well as BMSB PO Exam.

BMSB PO Exam Sample/Model Papers:
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.

Besides sample papers you would definitely like to download this Bank PO mock test paper from India Study Channel website.

Books for the BMSB PO exam:

Although above sample papers gives you an exposure to what questions you may expect in the BMSB PO exam, your actual preparation should be based on books as the contents are more reliable. Following books can be used for BMSB PO exam. I have classified them into previous years papers, guide book, practice book and test-section specific books. You should buy at least one Guide book and also buy only those test-section specific books in which you are weak at and therefore you want to improve.

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 49%, apart from free home delivery 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:

BMSB PO Exam Guide book:
Comprehensive Guide to IBPS-CWE Bank PO; Author & Publisher: Disha Experts
List Price: Rs. 550/=; Offer Price:Rs. 425/=; Discount: Rs. 125/= (22%)
The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency;  Author: Ananta Ashisha & Publisher: Arihant.
List Price: Rs. 225/=; Offer Price:Rs. 169/=; Discount: Rs. 56/= (24%)

Previous years solved papers for BMSB PO Exam:

SBI PO Previous Years' Papers Solved By R. Gupta

List Price: Rs.220; Offer Price: Rs.111;  Discount:Rs. 109 (49%)

Prep Books for specific test-sections of BMSB PO:

A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal

List Price: Rs.800/=; Offer Price: Rs.559/=; Discount: Rs. 241/= (30%)
Text Book of Quickest Mathematics: Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability Useful for all Competitive Exams by Kiran Prakashan
List Price: Rs.325/=; Offer Price: Rs.280/=; Discount: Rs. 45/= (13%)
Lucent's Objective General Knowledge Publisher: Lucent
List Price: Rs.300/=; Offer Price: Rs.285/=; Discount: Rs. 15/= (5%)

TMH Objective English For Competitive Examinations By Hari Prasad

List Price: Rs.269/=

I hope with above prep materials for BMSB (BOB) PO Exam 2014 you would be able to crack the exam easily. I would be on the look out for more study materials and post the same as and when I find them. So keep visiting me!