Common Written Examination [CWE] For Recruitment Of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees In 19 Public Sector Banks

A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below.

The Banking sector in India is poised for a high trajectory growth with prospects for a bright career to thousands of new entrants. Here is a unique opportunity for aspirants for a career in 19 Public Sector Banks through a Single Common Examination A Common Written Examination (CWE) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Public Sector Banks mentioned below. This system of Common Examination for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees has been approved by each of the 19 participating Public Sector Banks and the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) with the consent of the Government of India. IBPS, an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 and a Public Trust under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, has been authorised by IBA and has received a mandate from the 19 Public Sector B anks listed below to conduct the Common Written Examination. The CWE for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts will be conducted twice a year by IBPS.

Educational Qualifications: (as on 01.07.2011): A degree in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.

Age: (As on 01.07.2011): Minimum: 20 Years Maximum: 30 Years, The maximum age limit specified is applicable to General Category candidates.

Participating Banks

• Allahabad Bank Indian
• Overseas Bank
• Andhra Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Bank of Baroda
• Punjab National Bank
• Bank of India
• Punjab & Sind Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Syndicate Bank
• Canara Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• United Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• UCO Bank
• Dena Bank
• Vijaya Bank
• Indian Bank

Central Bank of India (CBI) is ready to announce Results of written Test Examination of 1163 clerical Cadre Recruitment posts of Examination on 13th February 2011.

Karur Vysya Bank Officers’ Recruitment Interview Results  Officers’ Recruitment – (2010-11) (Interview held from 25-04-2011 to 28-04-2011) We are pleased to publish the Interview Call Numbers (along with examination Roll Numbers within bracket) of the candidates who have been selected / waitlisted for the Officers’ Post (Scale–I) as under:

Selected Candidates:

7 (1117000033)
98 (1127000783)
221 (1127001373)
322 (1127001937)
12 (1117000052)
101 (1127000800)
222 (1127001375)
324 (1127001940)
14 (1117000066)
109 (1127000830)
223 (1127001384)
329 (1127001962)
20 (1117000103)
117 (1127000884)
224 (1127001392)
332 (1127001974)
23 (1117000113)
126 (1127000959)
230 (1127001431)
335 (1127001998)
30 (1127000416)
130 (1127000978)
236 (1127001450)
338 (1127002009)
31 (1127000429)
131 (1127000983)
248 (1127001513)
340 (1127002036)
32 (1127000441)
143 (1127001041)
249 (1127001514)
346 (1127002059)
36 (1127000474)
152 (1127001071)
250 (1127001516)
361 (1127002124)
39 (1127000479)
153 (1127001072)
251 (1127001518)
365 (1127002146)
41 (1127002460)
157 (1127001081)
254 (1127001541)
368 (1127002158)
51 (1127000521)
161 (1127001094)
255 (1127001554)
385 (1127002255)
53 (1127000528)
162 (1127001105)
272 (1127001675)
387 (1121000340)
55 (1127000537)
169 (1127001141)
275 (1127001682)
388 (1127002272)
57 (1127000545)
178 (1127001195)
281 (1127001720)
389 (1127002278)
61 (1127000569)
181 (1127001207)
286 (1127001743)
398 (1127002331)
62 (1127000581)
182 (1127001212)
287 (1127001746)
403 (1127002360)
71 (1127000634)
183 (1127001224)
290 (1127001762)
405 (1127002380)
74 (1127000641)
186 (1127001246)
295 (1127001790)
406 (1127002404)
91 (1127000735)
200 (1127001298)
297 (1127001798)
92 (1127000743)
206 (1127001309)
301 (1127001819)
93 (1127000745)
213 (1127001337)
314 (1127001885)

Andhra Bank is one of the noted banks operating in India today. Founded 1923, the bank has branches all over the country. The demand for recruiting probationary officers (PO) crops up often. Let us take a comprehensive look of the Andhra Bank PO examination.

The vacancies for recruitment will vary from year to year. It depends on number of vacant posts that need to be filled. The Andhra bank PO examination is subject to reservation policies of the bank. An eligible candidate for the examination should be between 21 to 30 years of age. The candidate should have a score of 60% marks at the graduation level from a university recognized by the UGC. The candidate should have studied computer at the school level or have a diploma in basic computer operation.

1. The _____ states that a foreign key must either match a primary key value in another relation or it must be null.
(a) entity integrity rule
(b) referential integrity constraint
(c) action assertion
(d) composite attribute
(e) None of these

2. An applet __________
(a) is an interpreted program that runs on the client
(b) tracks the number of visitors to a Website
(c) is a compiled program that usually runs on the client
(d) collects data from visitors to a Website
(e) None of these

3. A _____ sometimes called a boot sector virus, executes when a computer boots up because it resides in the boot sector of a floppy disk or the master boot record of a hard disk.
(a) system virus
(b) Trojan horse virus
(c) file virus
(d) macro virus
(e) None of these

4. Which error detection method uses one's complement arithmetic?
(a) Simply parity check
(b) Checksum
(c) Two-dimensional parity check
(d) CRC
(e) None of these

5. A result of a computer virus can not lead to ___.
(a) Disk Crash
(b) Mother Board Crash
(c) Corruption of program
(d) Deletion of files
(e) None of these

6. The network interface card of LAN is related to following layer of OSI Model-
(a) Transport
(b) Network
(c) Data Link
(d) Physical
(e) All of these

7. Which of the following does not describe a data warehouse?
(a) Subject-oriented
(b) Integrated
(c) Time-variant
(d) Updateable
(e) None of these

The results for the recruitment of 1500 PO posts in Allahabad Bank have been announced.The complete hiring process has been completed within 6 months from the date of notice that invited applications in February 2011.

 

The Following Candidates Who Have Applied For " Clerk Cum Cashier" Post Under Union Bank Recruitment Project - 2010 --clerk Have Been Provisionally Selected For Appointment In The Bank Subject To Their Submitting All The Required Documents/Papers And Medical Fitness For Employment. The Selected Candidate Will Soon Be Informed By E-mail About Their Pre-recruitment Medical Examination And Further Formalities And Also By Post At The Address Appearing In Their Application Form.

SBI: Solved Sample Practice Paper :2009

1. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 55, which is the largest number?
(a) 25
(b) 28
(c) 26
(d) 27
Answer : (b) 28

2. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 2:3. What is the ratio of their surface areas?
(a) 4:9
(b) 2:3
(c) 8:27
(d) 4:6
Answer : (c) 8:27

3. What is the chance of getting a 2 or 4 in rolling a die?
(a) 2/3
(b) 1/6
(c) 1/3
(d) 1/2
Answer : (b) 1/6

4. What is the common ratio of the progression 3√2, 6, 6√2 ?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) √2
(d) √3
Answer : (c) √2

5. Five times an unknown number is 5 less than 50. The unknown number .
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 9
(d) 5
Answer : (c) 9

 Bank Clerk Exam : Solved Model Test Paper For Computer Science and Marketing Aptitude

1. A keyboard is this kind of device—
(A) black
(B) input
(C) output
(D) word Processing
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

2. IT stands for—
(A) information Technology
(B) integrated Technology
(C) intelligent Technology
(D) interesting Technology
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers ?
(A) Personal Computers
(B) Supercomputers
(C) Laptops
(D) Notebooks
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a—
(A) disk
(B) data
(C) file
(D) floppy
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

5. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as—
(A) pulling
(B) pushing
(C) downloading
(D) transferring
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

Solved Sample Question Paper (Financial and General Awareness)

1. When did Regional Rural Banks start functioning in India?
(A) 1975
(B) 1947
(C) 1956
(D) 1960

2. Who was the Chairman of the Sixth Central Pay Commission?
(A) Justice B. N. Srikrishna
(B) Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
(C) J. S. Mathur
(D) Sushma Nath

3. The 11th Five Year Plan is termed as plan for.
(A) India’s Health
(B) Eradication of poverty from India
(C) India’s Education
(D) Development of Rural India

4. Which of the following correctly describes what sub-prime lending is?
(1) Lending to the people with less than ideal credit status.
(2) Lending to the people who are high value customers of the banks.

Practice Paper : Computer General Awareness 2010

1. In a survey of more than 500 companies and government agencies, ____________ percent detected computer security breaches.
A. 20
B. 75
C. 85
D. 99
Answer: C

2. The survey showed that these businesses lost more than ____________ due to security breaches.
A. $100,000 each
B. $377 million
C. five employees each
D. $1 million
Answer: B

3. The typical computer criminal is a(n):
A. young hacker.
B. trusted employee with no criminal record.
C. trusted employee with a long, but unknown criminal record.
D. overseas young cracker.
Answer: B

4. The majority of computer crimes are committed by:
A. hackers.
B. insiders.
C. overseas criminals.
D. young teenage computer geniuses.
Answer: B

5. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is:
A. spooling.
B. identity theft.
C. spoofing.
D. hacking.
Answer: C Reference: Theft by Computer

6. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of:
A. spooling.
B. identity theft.
C. spoofing.
D. hacking.
Answer: B

Federal Bank Examination Paper For Financial Awareness (2009)

1. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:
(A) Bank for International Settlements
(B) Bank for Industrial Settlements
(C) Bank for Industrial Sectors
(D) Bank for International Services

2. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:
(A) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(B) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(C) Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
(D) Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction

3. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets:
(A) Stock Exchange
(B) Banking
(C) Mutual Fund
(D) Income Tax

4. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women?
(A) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(B) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
(C) Indira Mahila Yojna
(D) Javhar Rozgar Yojna

Syndicate Bank Probationary Officer Model Paper (Reasoning, M. Ability & Aptitude)

• REASONING

• MENTAL ABILITY

• APTITUDE

1. ‘Captain’ is related to a ‘Team’ in the same way as ‘Director’ is related to
(1) Supervisor 
(2) Employee
(3) Organisation 
(4) Union
(5) Customer

2. Find the odd one out of the following options
(1) Aunt 
(2) Child
(3) Father 
(4) Niece
(5) Relation

3. Pointing to a photograph of Mahesh, Ram said. “The father of his sister is the husband of my wife’s mother”. How is Ram related to Mahesh?
(1) Brother
(2) Brother-in-law
(3) Father-in-law 
(4) Data not sufficient
(5) None of these

4. If ‘fork’ is called ‘plate’, ‘plate’ is called ‘knife’, ‘knife’ is called ‘jug’, ‘jug’ is called ‘glass’, ‘glass’ is called ‘cup’ and ‘cup’ is called ‘fork’, by what do we cut fruit?
(1) spoon
(2) jug
(3) glass
(4) saucer
(5) none of these

5. If ‘a’ is substituted by 26,’B’ by 25 and so on up to ‘Z’ which is substituted by 1, what will be the sum of the numbers substituted for the word ‘XRAY’?
(1) 33
(2) 40
(3) 37
(4) 73
(5) None of these

Allahabad Bank Sample Paper 2008

General Awareness

1. India test-fired Agni III on
(A) May 15, 2008
(B) May 17, 2008
(C) May 20, 2008
(D) May 7, 2008

2. Which one of the following countries is not included in the elite club which India joined after its successful test firing of Agni III
(A) Russia
(B) U.S.A.
(C) U.K.
(D) France

3. M. Natrajan is
(A) Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister
(B) Chief Controller and Programme Director of Agni Missile System
(C) Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister
(D) None of the above

4. Currently which one of the following organizations is celebrating its golden jubilee (year) ?
(A) ISRO
(B) CBI
(C) DRDO
(D) NASSCOM

5. India and Malaysia held their joint naval exercise at
(A) Andman island
(B) Nicobar island
(C) Lumut
(D) Kualalampur

 Bank of Maharashtra : Solved Paper of  Probationary Officers

(General Awareness)

1. The Govt. of India has taken a decision to open more IITs during the year 2008-09. These IITs will be in which of the following groups of States?

(A) Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka

(C) Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala

(D) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar

(E) None of these

ANS (A)

2. Which of the following is /are NOT the highlights of the Union Budget 2008-09 ?

(1) A risk Capital fund is to be set up and maintained by one of the financial Institutes.

(2) Allocation for defence is reduced by 10% to make it Rs. 10,000 Crore.

(3) Several new scheme to be introduced for providing social security to the people in unorganized sectors.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (3)

(D) Both (1) & (2)

(E) All 1,2 & 3

ANS (B) The amount allocated for for defence in the budget 2008-09 is Rs. 105600 Crore which is higher than that in the Budget 2007-08.

3. To help farming community the Govt. of India has decided to raise the minimum support price of Paddy for current Kharif marketing season. What is that Price ?

About The ICICI Bank Probationary Officer Programme

Probationary Officer Recruitment is an initiative by ICICI Bank to attract bright graduate students to pursue a career in banking. It is designed to develop specialists with banking knowledge and skills to partially fulfill the need for trained bankers.

The programme is one year full time residential training programme which is conducted at ICICI Manipal Academy campus at Bangalore. Those who successfully complete the PO training are awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and are absorbed as Assistant Manager- I grade in the Bank .

ICICI Bank Probationary Officer Selection Process and Fees of the Programme

Probationary Officer Recruitment is an initiative by ICICI Bank to attract bright graduate students to pursue a career in banking. It is designed to develop specialists with banking knowledge and skills to partially fulfill the need for trained bankers.
Those selected will undergo a one year intensive residential classroom training and internship. During the training, a stipend will be given to Probationary Officers to meet out of pocket expenses. On successful completion of the training they will be absorbed as Assistant Manager (Band One).

Selection Process:

At ICICI Bank, the selection process aims at getting applicants who are likely to succeed at various roles in the Bank. The Endeavour is to select people who have a high service orientation, are passionate about their career goals, and who display integrity and ethics in all engagements.

Depending on the level of recruitment, the selection process consists of following combinations:

• Aptitude Test
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

Aptitude Test :-> Designed for entry level jobs in the Bank, the aptitude test aims to assess basic aptitude of applicants including Numerical, Verbal comprehension, logical reasoning and basic checking abilities.

Sample paper LIC India would be conducting a written exam for the posts of peon on June 26, 2011 and now sample paper and syllabus for LIC peon exam. As per syllabus there would be one short essay paper, some easy questions of mats and so LIC related questions as well.

 

NABARD Bank: Officers Exam Paper: 2008

Reasoning Ability Questions

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) Clove
(B) Cinnamon
(C) Pepper
(D) Cardamom
(E) Apricot

2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXPERIMENT each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three

3. How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR, using each letter only once ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three

4. Pointing to a photograph Rasika said He is the grandson of my grandmother only son. How is the boy in photograph related to Rasika ?
(A) Son
(B) Nephew
(C) Brother
(D) Cannot be determined

Haryana Gramin Bank : Solved Paper of Officers Exam : 2008

1. Food For Oil programme running in which of the following countries was in news recently ?
(A) Kuwait
(B) Iran
(C) Iraq
(D) Lebanon
(E) None of these

2. The Supreme Court of India recently declared which of the following proclamations unconstitutional ?
(A) Formation of an enquiry commission to probe Volcker Reports
(B) Dissolution of Bihar Assembly
(C) Setting up another commission in place of Phukan Commission
(D) Setting up a commission headed by an eminent diplomat to investigate recent Bomb Blast in Delhi instead of allowing CBI to do the same
(E) None of these

3. Which of the following is true about the recent discussion on the tariff reduction formulae proposed at the WTO ?
(A) India accepted the formulae presented by South Africa as it more or less matches with the formulae presented by it. South Africa was given the responsibility to find an amicably acceptable solution to the same
(B) India along with several others presented a formulae which was accepted by the USA but the EU refused to accept it
(C) USA, Australia and EU presented a formulae which is not acceptable to India
(D) India wishes to resign from the membership of the WTO as it is not ready sacrifice the interests of the agriculturists of India
(E) None of these

4. Which of the following European Countries was recently in news as violent riots broke out there ?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) France
(E) None of these

5. Sunil Mittal is adjudged the Business Leader of the Year by which of the following news paper/magazines ?
(A) Businessworld
(B) Business India
(C) Economic Times
(D) Business Standard
(E) None of these

6. Thomas C. Schelling and Robert J. Aumann won the Nobel Prize-2005 for their contribution in the field of
(A) Physics
(B) Economics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Literature
(E) None of these

SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

A) OBJECTIVE TESTS
Below are given some sample questions for the objective type tests. The types of questions are only illustrative and not exhaustive. In actual examination you may find questions on some or all of these types and also questions on the types not mentioned here.

TEST I : REASONING ABILITY

This test is to see how well you can think. It contains questions of various kinds. Here are some sample questions.
Directions : In each of the following questions, there is a group of letters or words given. Four of the five are alike in a certain way, while one is different. Find out the one which is different.

Q.1. (1) black (2) red (3) green (4) yellow (5)paint
Of the five, ‘black’, ‘red’, ‘green’, and ‘yellow’ form a group as they are names of colours. ‘Paint’ is not the name of a colour. Therefore (5) is the answer.
Now try to solve the following question.

Q.2. (1) XZ (2) MN (3) PQ (4) BC (5) ST
Following are the questions based on analogy.

Q.3. “Foot” is related to “Man” in the same way as “Hoof” is related to –––––
(1) Leg (2) Horse (3) Dog (4) Boy (5) Shoe

In the above example, with which one of the five, “Hoof” has the same relationship as “Foot” has to “Man” ? The answer is “Horse”, which is answer number (2). Now try the following questions.

Q.4. “Day” is related to “Night” in the same way as
“Kind” is related to –––––
(1) Cruel (2) Bright (3) Dark
(4) Generous (5) Gratitude
Now try the following questions.

LIC : Solved Paper AAO English - 2009

Directions(1-5): Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set pf words that best completes the sentence meaningfully.

1. He went to the library to......find that it was closed.
(1) seldom
(2) never
(3) only
(4) solely

2. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so....that they can disappear at any moment.
(1) tentative (2) tenuous (3) consistent (4) restrictive

3. Her reaction to his proposal was..... She rejected it.....
(1) inevitable - vehemently'
(2) subtle - Violently
(3) clever - abruptly
(4) sympathetic - angrily

Latest LIC Officer Examination Paper : June 2009

1. Which sport is the Vijay Hazare trophy related to: Cricket

2. Who is the author of the book - Speaking for myself : Cherie Blair

South Indian Bank General Knowledge Model Questions Paper : 2009

1. India test-fired Agni III on—
(A) May 15, 2008
(B) May 17, 2008
(C) May 20, 2008
(D) May 7, 2008

2. Which one of the following countries is not included in the elite club which India joined after its successful test firing of Agni III—
(A) Russia
(B) U.S.A.
(C) U.K.
(D) France

RBI, Reserve Bank of India, conducted Grade ‘B’ Officers Exam. (Stage 1) on 6-2-2011 and here is fully solved paper of General Awareness. These questions are also helpful for SSC, Bank PO, clerks, Army, Group X, AFCAT, UPSC and many more such competitive exams.

1. What role do Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play in a country’s economic and industrial development ?
1. They have the capacity to absorb skilled and unskilled labor available in the country.
2. Such institutions help in distribution of income in a wide spectrum and do not allow it to get concentrated in few hands or in few areas.
3. They help in eradication of poverty by providing self employment opportunities.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

2. Which of the following statements about the Indian Economy is correct ?
(A) Indian economy is as developed as that of China
(B) About 70% Indians are involved in some type of self employment and are the owners of some or the other micro or small enterprise
(C) In India single biggest employment is agriculture and allied activities
(D) About 48% Indian workforce is employed in foreign countries or in organizations assisted by foreign capital
(E) None of these

3. Which of the following is/are correct about the problems of Indian Agriculture ?
1. Large agricultural subsidies are hampering productivity—enhancing investments.
2. Irrigation infrastructure is in bad shape and needs immediate improvement.
3. Frequent takeovers of fertile land by private companies and multinationals to launch big business complexes.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

4. As per news in various journals, many banks have failed to achieve agri-loan target fixed by the RBI for the year 2010-11. What was the target fixed for the year ?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 18%
(D) 24%
(E) 30%

5. Which of the following statements about Agro and Allied activities is not correct ?
(A) Farmers do not get adequate credit for purchase of cattle
(B) There is a need to improve breed and genetic characteristics of the cattle folk
(C) India has huge forest cover and also degraded and marshy land which can be used for productive purposes
(D) India is the 10th largest producer of medicinal and aromatic plants. But the products are not of commercial value
(E) Animal husbandry plays an important role in providing sustainability under Rain fed conditions

225 Vacancies at Controller General of Defense Accounts Office for Graduate / Matrix Passed candidates. Apply Before 11th July,2011

Name of the Government Organization: Office of the Controller General of Defense Accounts Applications are invited for filling up the following posts:-

Vacancy Details:

1. Post Name: Auditor
Number of Positions: 180
Pay Scale: Rs.5200-20200 with Grade Pay Rs.2800/-

RRB Allahabad Jr. Clerk Cum Typist Final Results 2011

Repco Bank set up by the Government of India is a fast growing organization having branches in all the four southern States and Puducherry, invites applications for the following posts:

Vacancy Details:

1. Post Name: Officer Scale-I
No. of Posts: 45 Posts
Pay: Rs. 14,500-25,700