Bank & Govt Exams

About Bank Exam

Major Bank Exams (PO and Clerical) and other government jobs

State Bank of India

The State Bank of India and its associate banks administer entrance exams for the recruitment of Probationary Officers and Clerks. The tests are conducted in all major cities across the country. The frequency of the tests depends on the recruitment drive of the bank and does not follow any particular time period for administering the test. Questions in the test are from English language, General Awareness, Marketing and Computer Knowledge, Data Analysis and Interpretation and Reasoning.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection organises exams for recruitment in all major nationalised banks in India for the posts of Probationary Officer, Specialist Officer and Clerk. They also organise exams for recruitment for various positions in regional rural banks in the country. The exams do not follow a fixed schedule, but are conducted as per the demand for recruitment in the participating banks. The test features questions from Reasoning, English language, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness (with reference to banking industry) and Computer Knowledge.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India organises exams for recruitment to various positions such as Grade – B Officers and Assistants. The exams are conducted as per their recruitment needs on an all-India basis.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIV) and General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)

In the insurance industry, Life Insurance Corporation of India and General Insurance Corporation of India are the major recruiters. These organisations recruit for the posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) and sales Officers. Their recruitment exams follow a similar pattern to the Bank Entrance Exams.

Public Sector Banks in India:

1. Allahabad Bank
2. Andhra Bank
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Bank of India
5. Bank of Maharashtra
6. Canara Bank
7. Central Bank of India
8. Corporation Bank
9. Dena Bank
10. IDBI Bank
11. Indian Bank
12. Indian Overseas Bank
13. Oriental Bank of Commerce
14. Punjab and Sind Bank
15. Punjab National Bank
16. State Bank of India
17. Syndicate Bank
18. UCO Bank
19. Union Bank of India
20. United Bank of India
21. Vijaya Bank

Associated Banks of State Bank of India are:

(a) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
(b) State Bank of Hyderabad
(c) State Bank of Mysore
(e) State Bank of Patiala
(f) State Bank of Travancore

Major Banking and other government Exams

IBPS

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Conducts the IBPS Bank Exam for providing human resources to the Participating Banks; most public sector banks and other financial institutions.
Over the years, IBPS has gained reputation of being a major “Personnel Selection Test Conducting Agency” of the country. Its strength lies in its capability to develop and construct Multiple Choice Objective Tests & tools used for mass level testing programmes and its ability to conduct these exams simultaneously for lakhs & lakhs of candidates in about 200 cities/towns all over India and also in few foreign locations.

The major exams conducted by IBPS are given below:
• IBPS PO
• IBPS Clerk
• IBPS SO
• IBPS RRB

IBPS Probationary Officer (PO)

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

Tentative time of Exam

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

1

IBPS Probationary Officer (PO)

Preliminary

Online

English Language

30

30

0.25 per wrong

1 hour

October

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

TOTAL

100

100

 

 

 

2

IBPS Probationary Officer (PO)

Mains

Online

Reasoning

50

50

0.25 per wrong

2 hours

November

English Language

40

40

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry)

40

40

Computer Knowledge

20

20

TOTAL

200

200

 

 

 

IBPS Clerks

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

Tentative time of Exam

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

1

IBPS Clerks

Preliminary

Online

English Language

30

30

0.25 per wrong

1 hour

December

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

TOTAL

100

100

 

 

 

2

IBPS Clerks

Mains

Online

Reasoning

40

40

0.25 per wrong

2 hours

January of the following year

English Language

40

40

Numerical Ability

40

40

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry)

40

40

Computer Knowledge

40

40

TOTAL

200

200

 

 

 

IBPS Specialist officer

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

Tentative time of Exam

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

1

IBPS SO - Law officer Scale-I & II and Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale-I

Main (Only 1 exam)

Online

Reasoning

50

50

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

2 Hours

January

English Language

50

25

General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry)

50

50

Professional Knowledge

50

75

TOTAL

200

200

 

 

 

2

IBPS SO - IT officer Scale-I & II, Agriculture Field Officer Scale-I, HR/Personnel Officer Scale-I, Marketing Officer Scale-I, Chartered Accountants Scale-II and Manager Credit/Finance Executive Scale-II

Main (Only 1 exam)

Online

Reasoning

50

50

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

2 Hours

January

English Language

50

25

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

Professional Knowledge

50

75

TOTAL

200

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBPS Regional Rural Banks (RRB)

(Tentative time of exam is September)
Group: I For ‘A &B ’ category States (under Official Languages Act) Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

Hindi/English

40

50

2 hours

2

Numerical Ability

Hindi/English

40

50

3

General Awareness

Hindi/English

40

40

4a

English Language

English

40

40

4b

HindiLanguage

Hindi

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS Officer Scale-I Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

Hindi/English

40

50

2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude

Hindi/English

40

50

3

General Awareness

Hindi/English

40

40

4a

English Language

English

40

40

4b

HindiLanguage

Hindi

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

Hindi/English

40

40

Composite Time of 2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Hindi/English

40

40

3

Financial Awareness

Hindi/English

40

40

4a

English Language

English

40

20

4b

HindiLanguage

Hindi

40

20

5

Computer Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

20

6

Professional Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

40

Total

240

200

IBPS Officer Scale- III Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

Hindi/English

40

50

Composite Time of 2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Hindi/English

40

50

3

Financial Awareness

Hindi/English

40

40

4a

English Language

English

40

40

4b

HindiLanguage

Hindi

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS Office Assistant (Multipurpose) Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

English

40

50

CompositeTime of 2 hours

2

Numerical Ability

English

40

50

3

General Awareness

English

40

40

4

English Language

English

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge

English

40

20

Total

200

200

IBPS Officer Scale- III Exam Pattern

S.No

Name of Test

Medium of
Exam

No. ofQuestions

Max.Marks

Total Time

1

Reasoning

Hindi/English

40

50

Composite Time of 2 hours

2

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation

Hindi/English

40

50

3

Financial Awareness

Hindi/English

40

40

4a

English Language

English

40

40

4b

HindiLanguage

Hindi

40

40

5

Computer Knowledge

Hindi/English

40

20

Total

200

200

# For wrong answers, there is a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks allotted for the question.

SBI (PO)

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

1

SBI Probationary Officer (PO)

Preliminary

Online

English Language

30

30

0.25 per wrong

1 hour

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

TOTAL

100

100

 

 

2

SBI Probationary Officer (PO)

Mains

Online

Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude

45

60

0.25 per wrong

60 minutes

Data Ananlysis and Interpretation

35

60

45 minutes

English

35

40

40 minutes

General/Economy/ Banking Awareness

40

40

35 minutes

TOTAL

155

200

 

3 Hours

SBI Clerks

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

 

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

Tentative time of Exam

1

SBI Clerks

Preliminary

Online

English Language

30

30

0.25 per wrong

1 hour

May/June

Numerical Ability

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

TOTAL

100

100

2

SBI Clerks

Mains

Online

General/Finance Awareness

50

50

0.25 per wrong

35 minutes

June

General English

40

40

35 minutes

Quantitative Ability

50

50

45 minutes

Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude

50

60

45 minutes

TOTAL

190

200

 

2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Specialist Officer

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

 

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

Tentative time of Exam

1

Systems, CA and Engineering officers

Mains (Only 1 exam)

Online

Test of reasoning

50

50

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

90 minutes

January

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

English Language

35

35

Professional Knowledge

50

100

45 minutes

TOTAL

170

220

 

135 minutes

 

2

Law Officers

Mains (Only 1 exam)

Online

Test of reasoning

70

70

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

90 minutes

January

English Language

50

50

Professional Knowledge

50

100

45 minutes

TOTAL

170

220

 

135 minutes

3

Officers Official language

Mains (Only 1 exam)

Online

Test of reasoning

70

70

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

90 minutes

January

Language(English+Hindi)

50

50

Professional Knowledge

50

100

45 minutes

TOTAL

170

220

 

135 minutes

4

Economist

Mains (Only 1 exam)

Online

Test of reasoning

50

50

1/4th of the marks alloted to that question

90 minutes

January

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

English Language

35

35

Professional Knowledge

50

100

45 minutes

TOTAL

170

220

 

135 minutes

Descriptive test: Online candidate will be required to answer by typing on computer

English language test: Essay on subject related to economics

1

50

 

45 minutes

LIC AAO

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

 

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

Tentative time of Exam

1

 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)  ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Mains (Only 1 exam)

Online

Reasoning Ability Test 

30

90

0.25 per wrong

2 hour

March

Quantitative Aptitude Test

30

90

General Knowledge, Current Affairs Test 

30

60

Computer Knowledge Test 

30

60

English Language Test

40

-

TOTAL

160

300

SSC CGL

S.No

Exam

Stage

Mode of Exam

Exam Structure

 

Section

No. Of Ques.

Marks

Negative Marks

Duration

Tentative time of Exam

1

Combined Graduate Level

Tier-I

Online


General Intelligence &
Reasoning

50

50

0.25 per wrong

2 hour

August

General Awareness

50

50

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

English Comprehension

50

50

TOTAL

200

200

 

 

 

2

Combined Graduate Level

Tier-II

Online

I.Quantitative Abilities

100

200

0.50 per wrong

2 hour

To be notified later

II.English Language & Comprehension

200

200

0.25 per wrong

2 hour

III.Statistics

100

200

0.50 per wrong

2 hour

IV.General Studies (Finance and Economics)

To be notified later

200

0

2 hour

TOTAL

400

800

 

 

Pl. Note*
A. Paper-I & II are compulsory for all the categories of posts.
B. Paper-III is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Statistical Investigator Gr.II & Compiler.
C. Paper IV is only for those candidates who apply for the post of Assistant AuditOfficer.
Tier -III -- Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/Document Verification.