Banking Exams – Probationary officers to SBI, NABARD, Canara Bank, etc.,

Bank PO or a Bank Probationary Officer is a post in the banking sector that is widely sought after by aspirants across the country. Various public sector banks and IBPS conduct the bank PO exam for recruiting Probationary Officers such as SBI. The IBPS PO exam pattern is conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

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The IBPO exam pattern is conducted in three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interview

Prelims:

At the Prelims stage there are 100 questions with a time limit of 60 minutes. The exam pattern consists of:

Section	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted
English Language	30	30
Numerical Ability	35	35
Reasoning Ability	35	35

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The pattern of the mains exam consists of objective and subjective test:

Paper	Section	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted
Objective Test	Reasoning and Computer Aptitude	45	60
Objective Test	English Language	35	40
Objective Test	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60
Objective Test	General Awareness, Economy & Banking Awareness	40	40
Objective Test	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25
Descriptive Test	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	2	25

SSC – CGL (Combined Graduate Level)

The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC CGL exam to recruit candidates into various organizations, departments, offices under the Government of India. It is a national level exam and some of the SSC CGL posts include Inspector of Income Tax, Inspector (central excise), Junior Statistical officer, Upper division clerks etc., This exam is to recruit officers for Group B and Group C posts in various ministries of Government of India.

Exam Pattern:

The exam consists of two stages – Tier 1 and Tier 2. Tier 1 exam will be a common exam for all and will be multiple choice questions. Tier 2 will be conducted in three phases – Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. Paper 1 is compulsory for all whereas paper 2 and 3 will be for selective positions only.

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Pattern for Tier 1 exam:

Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Duration
English Comprehension	25	50	One hour
General Awareness	25	50	One hour
General intelligence and reasoning	25	50	One hour
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50	One hour
Total Marks		200

Note: Tier 1 is a qualifying exam. Candidates who qualify at this stage are eligible to appear for the subsequent examinations.

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Tier 1 - Paper I will be conducted in two sessions.

	Sections	Modules	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Duration
Session 1	Section I	Module I – Mathematical abilities	30	90	One Hour
Session 1	Section I	Module II – Reasoning and General Intelligence	30	90	One Hour
Session 1	Section II	Module I – English language and Comprehension	45	135	One Hour
Session 1	Section II	Module II – General Awareness	25	75	One Hour
Session 1	Section III	Module I – Computer knowledge Test	20	60	15 minutes
Session 2	Section III	Module 2 – Data Entry Speed	One Data Entry Task	One Data Entry Task	15 minutes

Paper II will be only for candidates who apply for the Junior Statistical Officer (JSO) posts in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Paper III will be only for those candidates who apply for the posts of Assistant Audit Officer/ Assistant Accounts Officer.

There is a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer on Paper-I, I and 0.50 marks for each wrong answer on Paper II and Paper III.

Sl No	Papers	Duration
1	Paper I - Compulsory for all posts	2 Hours 30 minutes
2	Paper II – Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)	2 Hours
3	Paper III – Assistant Audit officer/Assistant Accounts Officer	2 Hours