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Bank Probationary Of? cer (PO) Exam Coaching

Opportunities in Banking Sector

India is in the brink of economic evolution. Banking sector is one of the primary sectors to provide

support for this growth. The Indian banking system consists of 26 public sector banks, 25 private

sector banks, 43 foreign banks, 56 regional rural banks, 1,589 urban cooperative banks and 93,550

rural cooperative banks, in addition to cooperative credit institutions. Public-sector banks control

nearly 80 percent of the market. Banking sector index has grown at a compounded annual rate

of over 51 per cent since 2001, due to which the Banking Industry has been a major job provider.

Within the next ? ve years, the number of banking jobs is projected to increase by almost 7.5 lakh

units . By December 2015, the total number of employees in Scheduled commercial bank was

1,171,426; with State Bank of India & Associates having 280,818 employees. With scheduled

commercial banks poised to add approximately 25,000 jobs in 2015-16, it never looked better to

join the banking sector.

Why Banking - as Career?

Career Path: Bank of? cers enjoy a very well de? ned career path and are exposed to many areas

of expertise. One of the most illustrious example is Arundhati Bhattacharya. Joining SBI as a PO in

1977, she has helmed positions such as Corporate Development Of? cer and Deputy Managing

Director before becoming the Chairperson of SBI in 2013. This might be the reason a few thousand

opening every year attract lakhs of application. Please see below to understand a generic career

progression of an of? cer.

Why Professional Guidance or Training

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Exam (CWE) and SBI PO exam are

conducted once every year. The recruitment in private, public, co-operative and rural banks in

India is done with the help of this two-tier examination system, followed by a rigorous interview

procedure. As per of? cial declarations of SBI during result announcement, it is revealed that about

17 lakhs to 20 lakhs aspirants apply for 1500 to 2500 openings every year. Normally number of

candidates shortlisted for Mains examination is 20 times the number of vacancies. Finally, the

number of candidates shortlisted for interviews are 3 times the number of vacancies.

The questions coming in different sections of IBPS CWE PO/MT or SBI PO follow similar pattern,

except the level of dif? culty of question coming in SBI PO paper are easy to moderately dif? cult

With a high ? ltering ratio, aspirants need professional guidance to maximize attempts and to

increase the level of accuracy.

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Prep Course in Bank Probationary Of? cer

Comprehensive course to prepare for Bank Probationary Of? cers (PO) & Clerical exams

conducted by IBPS, S.B.I. & Associate Banks of SBI

About the ProgramMaGE is offering the Bank PO Exam Prep program through a comprehensive and modular set of

learning content and multiple practice/mock exams.

This course is accompanied with a rich set of reading material with detailed explanations, practice

exercises and quizzes. Upon registering for this course you would be given access to our online

platform to access the content. Our face-to-face coaching by experts are delivered through

hundreds of learning centres across India for your convenience.

This course conforms to the preparatory requirements for recruitment of POs through

examinations conducted by both IBPS and SBI.

IBPS Bank /Clerical Common Written Exam

In the year 2011, IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel) started conducting Common Written

Examination (CWE) to signi? cantly reduce the time and effort spent in recruitment of lakhs of

candidates for post of Probationary of? cers/management trainees/clerks. The institute has the

competency as well as resources to process lakhs of applications and conduct web-based

examination in different parts of the country. Some private ? nancial institutions also accept IBPS

scores for their PO and clerk positions,

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Eligibility Criteria

While Age limit of those appearing in General Category is between 20-30 years for IBPS CWE PO

(21-30 years for SBI PO), the upper age limit can be relaxed by 3 Years for OBC category, 5 Years

of SC/ST category and People of Kashmiri origin. A cumulative addition of 10 years relaxation can

be done for persons with disabilities over and above the category relaxation.

Selection Procedure

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a 3 stage selection process:

? Preliminary Examination - Conducted online, this test is of 100 marks and aspirants have

1 hour to answer the objective type questions. There is negative marking of 0.25 on each

wrong answer.

? Main Examination - For the main examination, candidates can earn up to 200 marks in a total

of 2 hours. All the tests except the Test of English Language is available bilingually, i.e. English

and Hindi. Please note that negative marking is applicabl e in this exam as well. Unanswered

questions do not attract negative marking.

? Common Interview - Those who successfully score the minimum required marks are then

called for a common interview which is conducted at select centres. A total of 100 marks can

be scored and the weightage ratio of CWE Main exam and interview is 80:20, respectively. The

list of merit is consolidated after evaluating the combined score.

? Allotment - The allotment process begins soon after the interview process end and merit list

is released. Depending upon the vacancies and business needs, candidates are provisionally

allotted to one of the Participating Organisations. In case of a score tie, the general norm is to

declare the merit order as per date of birth, i.e. the senior candidate is placed above the junior.

The pattern of recent IBPS PO and Clerk Exams is given below.

SBI PO Exam

SBI, the largest bank entity in the country hires PO, clerks and specialist in large numbers every

year. They conduct yearly online entrance tests exclusively intended to select junior managers. In

comparison to IBPS PO, the SBI PO has lesser vacancies but offers higher initial salary.

Eligibility Criteria

Those falling in the age group 21 to 30 are eligible for appearing for the exam. However, relaxation

of the upper age limit can vary in case of certain classes and other factors.

Selection Procedure

SBI conducts the PO recruitment in 3 stages:

? Preliminary Examination , is mainly an objective type examination with multiple choice

questions. The exam duration in 60 minutes and a total of 100 marks are up for grabs.

? Main Examination , where aspirants have the chance to score 200 marks in objective tests

and 50 marks for descriptive tests. This examination spans 3 hours. The objective section is

divided into 4 categories and separate timing is allotte d for each section. Negative marking

of 0.25 for every wrong answer is applicable.

? Personality Test , is conducted for those who clear the cut off for the main examination.

A group discussion and interview test is conducted, post which the ? nal merit list is released.

(i) Preliminary Examination:

S.No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration

1.

2.

3.

English Language

Numerical Ability

Reasoning Ability

30

35

35

30

35

35

Total 100 100

Composite TimeOf 1 hour

(ii) Main Examination:

S.No. Name of TestsNo. of

QuestionsMaximum

Marks Duration

1.

2.

3.

Reasoning

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

50

40

50

Total 100 100

Composite TimeOf 2 hours

4. General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) 40

5. Computer Knowledge 20

50

40

50

40

20

The pattern of recent SBI and SBI Associate Banks PO Exams is given below.

Phase 1: (i) Preliminary Examination:

S.No. Name of Tests No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration

1.

2.

3.

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning Ability

30

35

35

30

35

35

Total 100 100

Composite TimeOf 1 hour

Phase 2: (I) Main Examination:

S.No. Name of TestsNo. of

QuestionsMaximum

Marks Duration

1.

2.

3.

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

English Language

Data Analysis and Interpretation

45

35

35

Total 155 200

4. General / Economy / Banking Awareness 40

60

40

60

40

3 hours

60 min

40 min

45 min

35 min

(II) An online descriptive test of 30 minute duration with 50 marks, which is a test of English

language (letter writing and essay) is evaluated only for those candidates who have scored

qualifying marks in the objective tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in

objective test.

Phase 3: The a ggregate marks of candidates qualifying in both the Objective Tests and the

Descriptive Test will be arranged in descending order in each category. Adequate number of

candidates in each category, as decided by the Bank will be called for Group Discussion and

Interview. The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Intervie w will be as decided by the Bank.

About The Program:MaGE is offering the Bank PO Exam Prep program through a comprehensive and modular set of

learning content and multiple practice/mock exams.

This course is accompanied with a rich set of reading mat erial with detailed explanations, practice

exercises and quizzes. Upon registering for this course you would be given access to our online

platform to access the content. Our face-to-face coaching by experts are delivered through

hundreds of learning centres across India for your convenience.

This course conforms to the preparatory requirements for recruitment of POs through

examinations conducted by both IBPS and SBI.

Participants will get access to the following materials as part of the course:

• Reading Material to understand the various concepts as per the IBPS syllabus.

• Chapter-end Exercises with solutions.

• Chapter-end Quizzes to practice understanding.

• Mock exams with 1000 + questions to prep for exam better.

• Tips and Tricks to clear exam easily.

• Tables and Formula Sheets to refer to as a ready reckoner of multiple topics, bundled as part

of the reading material.

S.No. Activiy Time Spent (hrs)

Classroom Sessions & Doubt Clearing

• Quantitative Aptitude – 30 Hours

• Reasoning – 30 Hours

• Verbal Ability – 25 Hours

• General Awareness (Banking) – 15 Hours

• Descriptive Writing - 4 Hours

• Marketing Aptitude – 6 Hours

• Computer Awareness – 10 Hours

Reading Material

Chapter End Exercises

Practice Quizzes (2850 questions)

Mock Exams (5 exams with 200 questions each)

Tips and Tricks

Formula Sheet

Total

20

15

100

25

8

2

290

120

The pattern of recent IBPS PO and Clerk Exams is given below.

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Calendar of Bank Recruitment / Exams for the Year 2016-17

S.No. Bank Name Last Date of Application Date of Exam

1

2

3

Bank of India

Union Bank

June 14, 2016

June 10, 2016

May 24, 2016

4 May 30, 2016

-

July 08, 2016

July 2, 3, 9 & 10, 2016

July 17, 2016

SBI PO

5 May 10, 2016 -

Allahabad Bank

6 May 13, 2016 -

National Bank

7 April 25, 2016 -

Oriental Bank of Commerce

8 April 13, 2016 May/ June, 2016

SBI Junior Associate

9 March 28, 2016 April/ May, 2016

NABARD Of? cers

10 March 15, 2016 May 06, 2016

Bihar State Cooperative Bank Assistants

11 March 1, 2016 -

UCO Bank Of? cers

12 March 31, 2016 -

Lakshmi Vilas Bank

13 February 09, 2016 -

Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Junior Clerk

14 January 29, 2016 -

Canara Bank Technical Of? cer

15 January 30, 2016 February 26, 2016

State Bank of Sikkim Junior Accounts Assistants

16 January 18, 2016 February 2016

Union Bank of India Credit Of? cers

17 December 21, 2015 January 11, 2016

Karnataka Bank Limited

18 December 31, 2015 February 7, 2016

SIDBI Assistant Manager

19 December 25, 2015 -

Syndicate Bank

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