Monthly Archives: February 2013

06 Feb

Centre Information for Private Candidates for CBSE Main Exam 2013

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the centre information for the private students appearing in the board examination of Class 10th and 12th, to be held in the month of March, 2013. Download the date sheet here. In the board examination, there are also private candidates who appear for the CBSE exams. Finally, CBSE has released the
Centre Information for Private Candidates for CBSE Main Exam 2013.
Students can click on the below link and check their centre information. Just fill the required information such as Name, Father’s Name and Mother’s name or previous roll no or main exam roll no.

Click here to check the Center Information for private candidates for Main Exam 2013

You can also download the CBSE sample papers for Class 10th and 12th, 2012 here.

06 Feb

CBSE Datesheet for Class 10th and 12th Board Exams 2013

CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education) has released the final date sheet for Class 10th and 12th Board exams 2013. Students who are appearing in CBSE class X or XII Board exams can now download their date sheet from the official CBSE website. The Class 10th board exams will begin on March 1, 2013 and will finish on March 15, 2013.
The Class 12th board exams will begin on March 1, 2013 with English subject exam and will end on March 17, 2013.
Candidates can now plan their studies plan accordingly after checking the date sheet. CBSE has maintained that the date sheet is fairly balanced among all the subjects and it won’t put much pressure on the students.

Download the CBSE Datesheet for Class 10th and 12th Board Exams 2013

Check Class 10th Date sheet here

Check class 12th Date sheet here

CBSE has also released the sample papers for Class 10th and 12th board exams few days. To download the sample papers for all subjects of Class 10th and 12th – click here.

To download the syllabus and paper pattern of CBSE Class 10th and 12th, 2013 – click here.

06 Feb

CBSE Sample papers for Class X(10th) and XII(12th) 2012-13

CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education) has released the official sample papers for all the subjects of Class 10th and 12th for the exams to be held in March, 2013. This time around, CBSE has added value based questions of 3-5 marks in all the major subjects in the final board examination. It is a great move by CBSE that will benefit the students in a positive way.

What are Value Based Questions?

CBSE has decided that students will be assessed for 5% weight-age in the major subjects such as English, Hindi, Mathematics, Business Studies, Accounts, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Entrepreneurship & Economics through questions that will be integrated with the content of the subject & analysed on the basis of the values it reflects.
The value based questions will carry 5 marks in a question paper of 100 marks and around 3 to 4 marks in a question paper of 70-90 marks.

CBSE Class 10th Sample Papers – English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Sanskrit and Social Science

Hindi:Part A

Hindi:Part B

Mathematics

Science

Social Science

English Communicative

English Language and Literature

Sanskrit

CBSE Class 12th Sample Papers – Hindi, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Business Studies, Accountancy, etc.

Hindi-Aichik

Hindi-Part B

Hindi-Core

English Elective

English Core

Mathematics

Physics

Biology

Chemistry

Accountancy

Economics

Business Studies

Geography

History

CBSE has also released the date sheet for board exams. Check out here.

Good luck for the exams. If you have any doubts or queries, just ask in comments.

06 Feb

CBSE Class 10th & 12th New Syllabus/Curriculum and Paper Pattern (2012-2013) – All Subjects

CBSE changed the syllabus for the 2012-2013 exams for Class 10th(X) Summative Assessment-II 2013 and Class 12th(XII) Board Examination. For the exams to be held in March, 2012 – CBSE has included value based questions (3 to 5 marks) for all the major subjects. It is a great step by CBSE to add value based questions as it will only help students. Below you can download the syllabus of individual subjects along the paper pattern, and sample question paper.

CBSE Class 10th Syllabus:

Summative Assessment-II (2012-2013)

Hindi Part A (New)

Hindi Part B (New)

English Communicative (New)

English Language and Literature (New)

Mathematics (New)

Science (New)

Social Science (New)

Sanskrit (New)

2012-2013 (Volume 1 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2012-2013 (Volume 2 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2013-2014 (Volume 1 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2013-2014 (Volume 2 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

CBSE Class 12th Syllabus

Board Examination (2012-2013)

Hindi Aichik (New)

Hindi Part B (New)

Hindi Core (New)

English Elective (New)

English Core (New)

English Functional (New)

Mathematics (New)

Biology (New)

Physics (New)

Chemistry (New)

Accountancy (New)

History (New)

Geography (New)

Business Studies (New)

Entrepreneurship (New)

Economics (New)

2012-2013 (Volume 1 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2012-2013 (Volume 2 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2013-2014 (Volume 1 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

2013-2014 (Volume 2 – Complete Syllabus of All Subjects)

Best of luck to all the students.

06 Feb

SSC CGL Solved Previous Question Papers Tier 2(2012) – Quantitative Aptitude

SSC Common Graduate Level Examination will be held in April in 2013. While preparing for SSC CGL exam, it is very important that you go through the previous years’ question papers to get a fair idea about what kind of questions do come in the examination. We have also written a post about the best books for SSC CGL preparation – if you haven’t read it, click here.
Today, I will share SSC CGL Tier 2(2012) Solved Previous Question Paper of Quantitative Aptitude. This examination was held on 16 September, 2012. If many students are to be believed, this was one of the most difficult paper for the quantitative aptitude in the history of SSC exams. The main focus of the paper was on topics like Geometry, mensuration, Trigonometry, etc. So, if you want to secure good marks – you need to work on these topics really hard.
There are 100 questions in this paper and candidates have to attempt those questions in 120 minutes. There is also a negative marking of 0.25 per wrong question.
This is the first post in our series of previous years’ question papers and model test papers for SSC preparation. Like our Facebook page or subscribe for Email updates to stay updated with our articles.

Download the PDF here:

SSC CGL Solved Previous Question Papers Tier 2 2012 – Quantitative Aptitude

See Also: You can also download question papers of SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2013 conducted recently here.

You can also purchase this book if you want more previous years’ question papers of SSC CGL Exam.

SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I and Tier-II Exam: Solved Papers 2010, 2011 and 2012 by Kiran Prakashan

If you want the question paper of any specific year, let us know in comments.

06 Feb

Best Books(IT, Technical, Marketing, HR, CA, Law,etc.) for IBPS SO(Specialist Officer) Exam

IBPS will be conducting the SO(Specialist Officer) Exam second time this year in March, 2013. Many students are preparing for this examination by taking coaching at different centers. But there are many people who are studying at home too. When you are studying at home, it is very important that you study the best books for any examination. Internet has also helped a lot for candidates preparing at home. You can find answers to any question on the internet. There are eleven different posts in CWE Specialist Officer(SO) exam viz. IT Officer, Law Officer, Technical Officer, HR/Personal Officer, Marketing Officer, IT Officer, Finance Executive, Chartered Accountant, etc.
You can read the full recruitment notification for SO here.

The Specialist Officer exam will be of 120 minutes and comprised of 200 questions. There are four sections in it viz. English, Reasoning, Maths and Professional Knowledge. You can read more about Syllabus and Paper Pattern here.
The most important section is Professional Knowledge. It includes questions related to your main subject and profile you are applying for. It comprises of 50 question and each question will carry one and a half marks. So, you need to get good marks in this section to clear the Specialist Officer examination.

So today, we have shared the best books (IT, Technical, Marketing, HR, CA, Law,etc.) for IBPS SO(Specialist Officer) Exam:

1) Best Books for Chartered Accountant Scale 2 Post in Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) A Complete Reference for IBPS-2013 Common Written Examination: Specialist Officers Finance & Chartered Accountants Scale-2: It includes all the four sections which will come in the Specialist Officer exam viz. English, Reasoning, Maths and Professional knowledge related to Finance and Chartered accountants.

b) Objective Commerce For CA, ICWA, CS, MBA, M.Com. etc. by Upkar Prakashan: This book has covered all the aspects of accounting standards in crisp and objective manner.

2) Best Books for Marketing Officer Scale 1 Post in Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) Marketing Aptitude Test by BSC: Best book of marketing to prepare for all competitive exams.

If this book is shown “Out of stock” on the above link, try the link below.

b) IBPS CWE Specialist Officers Marketing Officer Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Another good book for Marketing Officer post in SO exam.

3) Best Books for IT Officer Scale 2 and Technical Officer Scale 1 Post in Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) Computer Science & Information Technology by Kiran Prakashan: It is useful for all competitive examintions.

b) IBPS Specialist Officers CWE I.T. Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book (With Free CD) by Kiran Prakashan: Complete one book for IT Officer post.

If this book is shown “Out of stock” on the above link, try the link below.

4) Best Books for Law Officer Scale 1 Post in Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Complete book for Law Officer preparation.

5) Best Books for Agricultural Field Officer Scale 1 Post in Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) CWE-IBPS Bank Agriculture Field Officer Exam Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan:

b) IBPS Specialist Officers Common Written Examination Agricultural Field Officer Exam Practice Work Book (Paperback) by Kiran Prakashan:

6) Other Best Books for Specialist Officer(SO) Exam:

a) IBPS Bank Specialist Officers CWE Common Written Exam: IT, Technical, Agriculture, Legal, Marketing, HR, Rajbhasha, Etc. by RC Aggarwal: This book is useful for all the posts such as Marketing Officer, I.T. Officers (Scale-I&II), Agricultural Field Officer Rajbhasha Adhikari Technical Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personal Officer Charted Accountant, Finance Executive, etc. with Latest Solved model test Papers, Mathematics, Reasoning Test, English Language, General Awareness, and Test of Professional Knowledge etc.

04 Feb

New Exam Date For SSC FCI Tier 2(Mains) Paper

SSC has announced the new date for SSC FCI Tier 2(Mains) whcih got cancelled on February 2 due to the management mistake by SSC organizers. More details here
The re-examination will be held on April 7, 2013.

Below is the notice shared by SSC on its official website:

Cancellation of Paper-II and Paper-III of Combined Recruitment for Assistant Grade III in General, Depot, Technical and Account Cadres in the FCI, 2013 scheduled on 3/2/2013.

Due to some administrative reasons, Paper-II and Paper-III of Combined Recruitment for Assistant Grade III in General, Depot, Technical and Account Cadres in the FCI, 2013 scheduled on 3/2/2013 in the morning and afternoon session respectively has been cancelled. Commission has decided that re-examination for all registered candidates will be held on 07.04.2013 (Paper-II in Forenoon and Paper-III in Afternoon).

You can also download the notice in PDF here.

04 Feb

State Codes in SSC CGL Examination

Check out the state codes in the SSC CGL examination if you are filling the form offline. SSC will make state-wise allocation of the candidates taking his position in the merit list and option exercised for the post. The state/UTs for the purpose are grouped and coded below:

Codes – State

A – Andhra Pradesh
B – Arunachal Pradesh
C – Assam
D – Bihar
E – Chattisgarh
F – Delhi
G – Gujarat
H – Goa, Daman & Diu
I – Himachal Pradesh
J – Jammu & Kashmir
K – Jharkhand
L – Kerala & Lakshadweep
M – Karnataka
N – Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
O – Madhya Pradesh
P – Manipur
Q – Meghalaya
R – Mizoram
S – Nagaland
T – Orissa
U – Punjab, Haryana & CHandigarh
V – Rajasthan
W – Tripura
X – Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Y – Uttarakhand
Z – Uttar Pradesh
$ – West Bengal & Sikkim
# – Andaman & Nicobar

Candidates are advised to opt for the state/UTs carefully as the option exercised in the application form will be final and no change will be allowed under any circumstances.

Note: To know more about the salary and work of various job profiles in SSC CGL Exam, click here.

04 Feb

SSC CGL Job Profiles: Excise Inspector, Income Tax Inspector(ITI), Assistant & Cypher in MEA, CBI, Assistants, etc.

SSC CGL exam is around the corner. You can read the notification here. Many aspirants who are filling the form for the first time are confused regarding the job profiles in the CGL examination. Let’s talk about all the job profiles in SSC CGL Examination.

There are two types of Jobs in SSC CGL Examination:

A) Desk Jobs: These include jobs such as Assistants, Tax assistants, Auditors, Accountants, upper division clerks, etc. The working hours of desk jobs are fixed such as 9-5. (in almost all cases, except Assistant (Cypher). There are no uniforms and weapons. Social status and power is also less as compared to field jobs. Desk jobs are good if you are not concerned about earning lots of money and want a social and family life.

B) Field Jobs: These include jobs such as Excise Inspectors, Income tax inspectors, preventive officers, examiners, narcotics, CBI, etc. There is of traveling involved such as inspections, carrying out raids, surveillance etc. You will have to work on weekends also. Social status and power is high in field jobs. Also includes uniforms and weapon training.

Click here to download the PDF explaining promotions, transfers, job codes, type of work, etc. about all the job profiles in SSC CGL Examination. Thanks to mrunal.org for this amazing explanation.
Click here to know more about the salary of various job profiles in SSC CGL Exam.
We have also prepared a list of Best Books to prepare for SSC CGL Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams. To read more about it – click here.