1.What is BANK PO?

For Young graduate, an attractive offer after college is banking profession. It remains in this most wanted job position for years and it is because it enjoys much respect and prestige in the society. To enter into this well sought career is Probationary Officers (PO) Exams conducted by individual banks. Banks inducts eligible graduates by this exam for training for a probational period of two years. The selected candidates performance during the probation period will decide their position after training. Different Banks recruit probationary officers during different periods in the year. Students have to keep on watch about the notifications and should be alert on applying promptly.

2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

Educational Qualifications : General candidates and others—
60% marks in class XII and 55% marks in Graduation or Post-Graduation.
SC/ST/PWD Candidates—
55% marks in class XII and 50% marks in Graduation or Post-Graduation.
Computer Literacy—
Proficiency in computer (Certificate from a reputed institute or having computer as a subject in class XII or Graduation).

3.SELECTION PROCEDURE :

(a) Tier-I—Preliminary Examination : Time 2 Hrs. (combined)
Candidates will be called for an objective type examination. The objective type examination will consist of (i) Reasoning Ability Test, (ii) Quantitative Aptitude, (iii) General Awareness/Computer Knowledge, (iv) English Language. Question paper will be in bilingual form i.e., in Hindi and English except the test of English Language.

(b) Tier-II—Main Test : Time 3 Hrs. (combined)
This will be an Objective and Descriptive type examination.

The objective type examination of 2 hours duration will consist of :
(i) Test of Reasoning
(ii) Data Analysis and Interpretation
(iii) Marketing Knowledge
(iv) Test of English Language.

The Descriptive type examination will be a test of English knowledge—Time 60 Minutes

For Tier-II, only papers of the candidates securing minimum 40th percentile in each of the four tests in the preliminary examination and with aggregate 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) marks will be taken up for evaluation for the main test (Tier-II), if ranked sufficiently high. The number of candidates whose paper will be evaluated for Tier-II vis-a-vis number of vacancies, subject to availability of adequate number of merit ranked candidates, shall be as under :
General/OBC—15 times the vacancy and
SC/ST/PWD—20 times the vacancy.

Candidates securing minimum 40th percentile in each of the above 4 tests and in the descriptive paper with aggregate 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) marks and ranked sufficiently high in main examination will be called for Group Discussion and Interview (Tier-III) in the ratio of three times the vacancy in each category.

(c) Tier-III—Group Discussion and Interview :
Qualifying candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview and have to secure 40% (35% for SC/ST/PWD) aggregate marks i.e., Group Discussion and Interview put together to be eligible for selection.

Tier-II and Tier-III marks will be aggregated and arranged in the descending order for candidates who have qualified in both the tiers and depending on the vacancies, selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Candidates will have to pass both in Tier-II and Tier-III for final selection.

Results of the candidates who have qualified for Tier-III and thereafter the list of candidates finally selected will be available on the Bank’s website in addition to publication in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar.

4. Syllabus : Syllabus for Bank Probationary Officer (PO) Exams

1. Test of Reasoning/Mental Ability/Aptitude:
This section usually tries to test the reasoning abilities and mental aptitude of the candidate. Questions are asked mainly from the following categories.
VERBAL
Number Series
Alphabet Series
Test of Direction Sense
Coding-Decoding
Number Ranking
Arithmetical Reasoning
Problem on Age Calculation
Blood Relations
Analogy
Decision Making etc.
NON-VERBAL
Non Verbal Series
Mirror Images
Cubes and Dice
Grouping Identical Figures
Embedded Figures etc

2. Quantitative Aptitude:
This section tests the quantitative and mathematical skills of the candidate. Questions are asked mainly from the following categories.
Number System
HCF, LCM
Simplification
Decimal Fractions
Ratio and Proportions
Unitary Method
Percentage
Time and Distance
Time and Work
Profit and Loss
Average
Simple and Compound Interest
Mensuration (2D and 3D)
Algebra
Data Interpretation

3. English:
This section is designed to test the language abilities and understanding of English grammar. Questions are asked mainly from the following categories.
Verb
Adverb
Subject Verb Agreement
Error Correction
Tenses
Sentence Rearrangement
Fill in the Blanks with Modals, Articles etc
Comprehension
Answering questions based on Unseen Passages
Vocabulary
Synonyms
Antonyms

4. General Awareness:
This section is checks whether the candidate keep himself/herself up to date with the world around them. Questions are asked mainly from the following categories.
Current Affairs (National and International)
Major Financial/Economic News
Budget and Five Year Plans
Who’s Who
Sports
Books and Authors
Awards and Honours
Science - Inventions and Discoveries
Abbreviations
Important Days
International and National Organisations

NOTE:- Syllabus may vary from Bank to Bank and from Time to Time. However this broadly covers all the topics one should prepare for Bank PO Examination. This syllabus is valid for bank Probationary Officer Recruitment Exam conducted by State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BOB), Allahabad Bank, ICICI, Corporation Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and other national banks

5. Tips on How to prepare for Bank Probationary Officer Exam?

For an aspirant who is willing to get success in bank exams right approach and attitude is very important. Over the years we have experienced that if one has the right approach towards one’s goals half the battle has already won. Most of the members of our team are senior bankers & trainers for bank exams and have qualified numerous bank exams earlier in their career. However one thing which we all felt that we had taken a lot of time to adopt the right approach as there was nobody to guide us in proper manner. Fortunately, we ended up getting selected as Probationary Officer in banks but many of our friends were not that fortunate, they kept on preparing for bank exams for years but they never got success as they were not making efforts in the right direction. Even we were very late to understood what should be the right strategy to clear bank exams but once we understood, it was a cakewalk for us and we can say that 100% selection is assured in Bank PO & Clerical exams if we can work on some basic but crucial issues. In this website we will guide the aspirants not only about the right approach to tackle these exams but we will guide aspirants about the best available study material in the market.

Understanding the nature of examinations: At the outset, you should realize that competitive examinations are radically different from the school / college examinations which aim at measuring the knowledge or skills of the candidates with reference to certain fixed standards, and awarding those marks, pass, class, distinction and so on. But here in competitive examinations if the candidates do not come up to a particular level of competence, they will not get success. In bank exams it is very important for you to fair well in all the sections of the exams as it is imperative to get minimum qualifying marks in each section.

Preparation and Planning: It will enable you to take right decisions, without fear and shall remove the apprehension and state of uncertainty. Never get scared of the crowd pouring at the examination centers. Just believe in yourself, have confidence and understand that there are very few aspirants who are really well prepared for the exams and your competition is among those few only. To help you prepare in the best possible manner we will also provide you study material frequently. There is lots of stuff available in the market on bank exams but we will guide you how to select the best books/material otherwise all your studies will go in vain.

Importance of time management in bank exams: Bank exams are not only a test of knowledge but also of time management. Even the best candidates may not be able to answer all the questions correctly in the allotted time; nor is it necessary. A candidate need not bring forth the answer from his memory; but he has to use his power of discrimination in selecting the right answer from four or five options supplied in the question paper. In such scenario it is so important for the candidates to understand which are the sections they should attempt first, in the selected section which types of questions they should attempt first, which are the questions to be avoided and should be answered only if you are left with surplus time. We will help you to develop such skills which will help you getting edge over others.

Testing nerves: For many candidates the examination may prove to be a question of nerves, since they consider the effort to secure a job as a matter of life and death. The performance of those who lack in confidence may not reflect their knowledge and full capability because of their tension. Therefore you should not have any apprehensions and fear in your mind when actually appearing in the exam. You should understand that it is an open exam and even if you do not get success you will get another opportunity to appear in some other exam, so focus fully on the exam in hand and don’t perform badly just because of the nerve factor. Even if the paper seems to be difficult, you should maintain your composure as it is going to be difficult for everyone. If it seems difficult to you after so much of preparation what could be the position of others who are not so well prepared that can be easily understood.

Do not be over ambitious: Do not be too ambitious by trying to answer all the questions correctly in the limited time. Skip the difficult questions. There is no point in wasting time before the hard nuts. Save such time for answering relatively easy questions that follow. If we have the obstinate approach of trying to answer all the questions in the available time, and wasting too much time before hard questions in the hope of solving them, we may have to regret in the end for not being able even to read some of the easy questions for want of time. Do not waste time by reading all the questions from the beginning to the end of the paper.

Accuracy : In bank exams accuracy of answering the question correctly is also very important as you know there is provision of negative marking in the bank exams so answering the questions correctly is very important otherwise it will not only waste your time but also result in loss of marks.

6. Bank Probationary Officers PO Exams Jobs 2011

All Indian Bank Probationary Officers PO Exams Conducting in the year 2011 will be Updated here. Keep Visiting for Latest Bank PO Exams Jobs 2011. Indian Bank PO Recruitment’s 2011.

Bank PO Exams Jobs 2011:

Bank Name	Date of Written Exam	No.of Vacancies
Corporation Bank PO	29-05-2011	250
Karur Vysya Bank KVB PO	-	-
Indian Overseas Bank PO	22-05–2011	1000
Allahabad Bank PO	17-04-2011	1500
Andhra Bank PO	08-05-2011	450
Bank of Baroda	13-03-2011	900
Karnataka Bank Officers	2nd or 3rd Week of Feb 2011	-
Bank of India Officers Scale 1 & 2	06-03-2011	80+20
Dena Bank PO & Specialist Officers	PO:20-02-2011 Officers: 27-02-2011	100 PO (Total 452 )
UCO Bank PO	30-01-2011	1050
Punjab & Sindh Bank PSB PO	16-01-2011	440
Union Bank of India UBI PO	09-01-2011	1165
Indian Bank PO	02-01-2011	850
Catholic Syrian Bank	-	50
Oriental Bank of Commerce OBC PO	26-12-2010	322
Federal Bank PO	05-12-2010	-

7. Banks in India

List of Banks in India
RBI	ABN AMRO Bank	Andhra Bank
Axis Bank	Bank of Baroda	Bank Of India
Barclays Bank	Canara Bank	Central Bank of India
Citibank	Corporation Bank	Dena Bank
Deutsche Bank	GE Financial	HDFC
HSBC	ICICI	IDBI
Indiabulls Financial Services	Indian Bank	Indian Overseas Bank
ING Vysya	Kotak Mahindra Bank	LIC Housing Finance Corporation
National Housing Bank	Oriental Bank of Commerce	PNB
Punjab & Sind Bank	Reliance Money	SBI
Standard Chartered	Syndicate Bank	Union Bank of India
United Bank of India

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