IBPS Specialist Officers Exam 2014 (Time Management Tips)

Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to conduct Common Written Examination for recruitment to the post of Specialist Officers.The examination will be held on 8 February and 9 February 2014. Managing time in proper way is extremely important for the candidates who are preparing for the upcoming IBPS CWE SO Exam 2013.

Before appearing in the examination, the candidates must have to review below mentioned important tips and manage time in better way.
• Reach the examination venue, 30 minutes prior of scheduled time to avoid any discomfort
• Pre-Plan your travel to avoid delay
• If the candidate live far from the exam venue than reach the destination before two or a day before.
Carry valid ID proof such as Passport/PAN Card/ Driving License/Voter’s Card/Bank passbook with photograph/Photo Identity Proof issued by a Gazetted Officer (on official letterhead) or Photo Identity Proof issued by a People’s Representative (on official letterhead)/Identity card issued by a recognized college/University/Aadhar card with photograph/Employee ID in original as well as a photocopy
• Call letter with your recent passport size photograph
• Bring all the necessary things along like ball point pen for rough work and other documentation works.
When START signal for Test is given, do not waste your time in first reading all the questions as is done in the School/College/University examinations.

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IBPS Specialist Officers Exam 2014 (Do’s & Don’ts for Exam)

Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to conduct Common Written Examination for recruitment to the post of Specialist Officers. The examination will be held on 8 February and 9 February 2014. Jagranjosh.com has come up with Do’s & Don’ts for Exam for helping the candidates in avoiding last minute rush.

Punctuality is essential requisite for every candidate in examination. The candidate should be present at the examination hall before half an hour of commencement of the examination

Documents to Carry
• The candidate attending the examination should affix their resent colored passport size photograph in the space provided in the call letter.
• They should also keep the Xerox copy of the photo identity proof along with call letter for verification purposes.
• Also, the candidate is required to put their signature and thumb impression in the space provided on the call letter in the presence of the invigilator in the exam hall

Don’ts of Examination Hall
• Avoid using any unfair means during the online test
• Do not Impersonate or procure impersonation by any person
• Do not Misbehave at the examination venue
• Avoid Obtaining support of his/her candidature by any means
• The candidate will be disqualified from online test permanently for specific period from any examination or selection by the Bank if found guilty
• Do not bring calculator inside examination hall

Usage of Mobile Phones
Mobile Phones / pagers / calculator / Books / Notes or any such devices is banned inside examination hall. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

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Tips and Strategies fo SBI Specialist Officers Exam 2014

State Bank of India will be conducting Written Examination for recruitment to the posts of Specialist Officers. The Written examination will be held on 19 April 2014. The exam will be held through online format at different centers across the country. The exam will be held through online format at different centers across the country.

The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of either (i) Examination (test) and interviews or (ii) shortlisting and interview.

The Online test comprises of sections English Language, Reasoning and/or Quantitative Aptitude in addition to Professional Knowledge

Except Professional Knowledge (PK) paper, other papers will be of qualifying in nature. Candidates have to score minimum qualifying marks in these papers. The minimum qualifying marks will be decided by the Bank. The questions will be bilingual i.e. in Hindi & English. The candidates will have option to answer the questions in Hindi or English (except for test of English Language)

Qualifying the exams would never be a prodigious task, if you prepare for it with well-defined strategies. To help you prepare strategically for the SBI Specialist Officers Exam 2014, the team of experts at JagranJosh has defined and compiled a fail-proof preparation strategy along with some highly useful tips for you. They have brought in here section wise tips and strategy for aspirants.
We are a perfect destination for the candidates where, the candidates get complete information about all banking exam like notifications, previous year question papers, Model Practice sets, Online test, E-books etc. our banking team develop each and every product by amalgamating proper ingredients after proper understanding of exam requirement.

English Language: Tips
English Language is considered as one of the most scoring sections in SBI Specialist Officers Exam 2014, which requires good command over English grammar and language. To score well in this section, the candidates are required to strengthen their vocabulary power as well as they should be very clear and precise in grammatical concepts. This section generally includes Passage Based questions, Common Error in Sentence, Rapid Fillers, Close Test, Antonyms, and Synonyms etc.

Quantitative Aptitude: Tips
For solving the questions of Quantitative Aptitude, the candidate should have knowledge of all required basic concepts needed for the topics included in the exam. The clarity in basic concepts will directly drive the candidates to the right option. Apart from this, speed is the foremost requirement for the section. And most important, do not avoid any type of question, not even consider any type insignificant as you never know which question type would catch highlight in this section. The questions in this section are generally from the topics of Number System, Ratios, Profit-Loss and Discount, Percentage, Average, Data Interpretation, Time and Work etc. The State Bank of India lays emphasis on Data Interpretation Questions. Hence, the focus should be laid on Data Interpretation Questions.

Reasoning Aptitude: Tips
For preparation of Reasoning Section, one should require mental alertness and logical skills. To be an expertise in this section, candidate should understand the nature of questions by practicing similar questions from model papers and previous year exam papers. The questions in this section are included from topics from Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning including topics- Analogy, Input-Output, Classification, Syllogism, Inferences etc.

Professional Knowledge: Tips
Professional Knowledge section might be your comfort zone as in this section related to your stream or specialization will be asked. So, you must have been clear on the basic concepts of your subject if you want to do well in this section. Start preparing accordingly.

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IBPS Specialist Officers Common Interview 2014: Tips and Strategies: Basics of Interview

Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) is all set to conducts interviews of the candidates successful in Common Written Examination for Specialist Officers Recruitment. The qualified candidates have to face interview boards for getting employment in Public Sector Banks. Here are some basics of interview, which will be helpful for the candidates preparing for Bank Interview.

Question: How do bank interviews are conducted?
Answer: In interview, the candidate is subject to questioned by the panel of members, which is generally called Interview Panel. The questions could be from variety of fields from which candidate is associated.

Question: What is the duration of typical interview conducted by banking body for selection?
Answer: Interview last anywhere from 5-6 minutes to 30-40 minutes. It depends on interview panel that how much time they are taking in taking the interview. But you should not come to any conclusion about your chances based on duration of interview.

Question: Role of interview in selection process in banks.
Answer: Interview is considered as integral part of a selection process for almost all the departments. Banks have different weightage for different component of selection process. The final selection is based on the combined score in all components together.

Question: Should the candidates carry all the certificates with them to the interview?
Answer: Some selection bodies will specifically ask the candidates to bring all the certificates to the interview. Although, it is always a good practice to carry all the original certificates with you when you go for interview.

Question: What type of personality and behavior is required for bank interview?
Answer: First Impression should always be good

The most notable part in the interview session is the personality and behavior of the candidate. The candidates should go through the following points that will help him in impressing the board members that are as follows:

• Simple and formal dress
• Walking and sitting in proper posture
• Relaxed behavior
• Smiling when entering and leaving the interview room
• Looking at the interviewer while talking
• Shaking hands when invited firmly and briefly
• Speaking clearly and loudly
• Adhering to point of discussion
• Logical approach
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