Monthly Archives: September 2013

21 Sep

IBPS RRB PO Analysis, Cutoff & Results 2013

IBPS conducted the Common Written Examination for the recruitment of Group A Officers (Scale 1, 2 & 3) in Regional Rural banks in October, 2013. The exam was conducted online through out the country.

IBPS RRB Group A Officers Exam Analysis 2013:

There were total 200 questions divided into five sections of 40 questions each. Reasoning and Maths were of 50 marks each. Computer was of 20 marks. English and GK of 40 marks each.

The exam was quite easy overall but little time consuming in sections such as Maths and Reasoning. The pattern and questions were similar to all the IBPS exams conducted before.

General Awareness section was focused on current affairs, Banking and Financial awareness.

Some of the questions asked in GK are given below:

What do u mean by CRR
attorney general of india appointed by
28th member of EU
who is raghuram rajan
financial task action force HQ
SAARC secratariat
who won the mahathir peace prize?
what does a banking ombudsman do
nirbhaya allocation in budget
max amount transaction in RTGS

FIMMDA stands for ?
Blue Revolution Meant for What?
Bharat Chetri Related 2 which sport?
SHEKEL currency of which country ?
Mahatir Award Given 2 whom?
India helped which country in its Election process?
one related 2 DICGC ?
WEF Head?
ROSHNI scheme in maoist areas.
Food security bill:67 percent to get food thru which ?

New Member of European Union – Croatia
New Governor of Sikkim – Sriniwas Patil
PV sindhu related to – Badminton
Who won the Champions Trophy 2013 – India
Committee for NABARD – Shivaraman
Which company installed white label ATm first in country? – Tata
RTGS limit?
Kathakali is folk dance of —? Kerala
P Sathasivam is in news? he is – CJI of India
Largest producer of Rice in world? – China
Commercial paper is issued by – Corporate

IBPS RRB Group A Officers Cutoff & Results 2013:

As the number of vacancies in RRB is less, the cutoff is expected to be high – more than 130(For General candidates) in various states. In some states, it may be on the lower side also.
The result would be announced in 20-25 days. Till then, you should focus on the preparation of IBPS PO 2013 exam. You can buy Best Books for the preparation of IBPS PO 2013 here.

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21 Sep

Grade A & B Posts in NABARD 2013(Assistant Manager & Manager)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) invites online Applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 67 Grade A & B Posts in NABARD 2013.

The following posts are in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS), and rest in NABARD at its Head Office/ Regional Units.

1) Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ Officer (RDBS): 37 posts, Experience is required.

2) Manager Grade ‘B’ Officer (RDBS): 30 posts, Experience is required.

Selection Process: The selection is based on Online written test to be conducted on November 11, 2013 and interview for the shortlisted candidates.

How to Apply: Apply Online at NABARD website between September 23, 2013 and October 14, 2013.

For more information about this recruitment and apply online link, visit https://www.nabard.org/english/career.aspx.

20 Sep

SSC CGL 2014 Notification – Expected Dates

In a great news to the aspiring candidates, Sunil K. Ranjan(DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR – North Western Region) has announced in his Facebook post that SSC CGL 2014 would be conducted as per the same schedule.
The announcement has been made after Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram austerity measures announced today to cut non-plan expenditure by 10 per cent.

Aiming to restrict the fiscal deficit to 4.8 per cent of GDP in 2013-14, the Finance Ministry has ordered all ministries and departments not to buy new vehicles, create new jobs or fill posts lying vacant for over one year.

Check out the Facebook Post of Mr. Sunil K. Ranjan about SSC CGL 2014:

Post by Sunil Ranjan.

The notification for SSC CGL 2014 would be published on January 18, 2014. Last date to apply would be Feb. 14, 2014 and Tier 1 examination would be conducted on April 27 and May 4, 2014.

Click here to download official Exam schedule of SSC in 2014.

Earlier on Twitter, Sunil Ranjan also announced that steps taken by Finance Ministry will not affect SSC CGL 2013. Check out that tweet below:

SSC recruits the candidates for the existing vacancies, so in case if there is ban on creation of news jobs – it won’t affect CGL 2013/2014.

So, I would advise you to start preparing for SSC CGL 2014 now. You can check out Best Books for SSC CGL 2014 here.

20 Sep

Current Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, CRR, SLR, MSF & Bank Rate

The new RBI Governor Mr. Raghuram Rajan has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% and reduced the MSF rate by 75 basis points to 9.5% from 10.25%. Other rates such as CRR kept unchanged in his first monetary policy review after taking over as the RBI governor.

These measure were taken to curb the inflation, tighten liquidity and arrest volatility in the foreign exchange market. The RBI also reduced the minimum daily maintenance of the cash reserve ratio from 99% of the requirement to 95%. Reserve Bank of India also said that any further change in the minimum daily maintenance of the CRR is not contemplated.

Current Rates(Updated March 22, 2014):

1) Bank Rate – 9 %

2) Repo Rate – 8 %

3) Reverse Repo Rate – 7 %

4) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) – 4 %

5) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) – 23%

6) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) – 9 %

Check out the Meaning of Current Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, CRR, SLR, MSF & Bank Rate below:

To download this PDF, visit here.

20 Sep

DSSSB Recruitment 2013 (2290 Posts) – Inspector, Constable, Patwari, Stenographer, AO, JE, LDC, etc.

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) invites applications for the recruitment of 2290 various posts in Government of NCT of Delhi.
All these posts come under Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Municipal Corporations of Delhi (SDMC, NDMC & EDMC), New Delhi Municipal Council & Autonomous Bodies of Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

 

Post Code

Name of the Post

Name of the Department

No of Vacancies

39/13

Patwari (Male)

Revenue Department, GNCT of Delhi

93

40/13

Grade-II (DASS)

Services Department, GNCT of Delhi

313

41/13

Stenographer Grade- III

Services Department , GNCT of Delhi

201

42/13

Motor Vehicle Inspector (Male)

Transport Department

09

43/13

Head Constable (Male)

Transport Department

99

44/13

Foot Constable (Male)

Transport Department

200

45/13

Food Safety Officer

Department of Food Safety

19

46/13

Administrative Officer/ Asstt. Assessor and Collector

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

30

47/13

Assistant Law Officer /Labour Counsel

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

06

48/13

Assistant Director in Community Service

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

05

49/13

Assistant Director (Press & Information)

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

02

50/13

Steno Typist

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

123

51/13

Lower Division Clerk

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

345

52/13

Assistant Director (Horticulture)

New Delhi Municipal Council

02

53/13

Manager (Legal)

DSIIDC

03

54/13

Ass istant Grade – II

DSIIDC

1 2 7

55/13

Executive (Legal)

Delhi Transco Limited

01

56/13

Junior Personal Assistant (English)

D e l h i Transco Limited

12

57/13

Assistant Grade – III

D e l h i Transco Limited

38

58/13

Assistant (Legal)

De l h i SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/ Handicapped Financial & Development Corporation

01

59/13

Junior

Stenographer

De l h i Agricultural Marketing Board

05

60/13

Leg a l Assistant

Delhi Fire Service

01

61/13

Leg a l Assistant

Deihi Jal Board

02

62/13

Deputy Manager (Legal)

Delhi Financial Corporation

01

63/13

P.A . to Secretary

Rajya Sainik Board

01

64/13

Junior Engineer (Civil)

New Delhi Municipal Council

92

65/13

Junior  Engineer (Civil)

DSIIDC

08

66/13

Junior  Engineer (Civil)

Delhi Jal Board

103

67/13

Junior  Engineer (Civil)

Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board

03

68/13

Junior Engineer (Electrical)

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

59

69/13

Junior Engineer (Civil)

Municipal Corporations of Delhi

289

70/13

Junior Engineer (Electrical)

Delhi Transco Limited

95

71/13

Junior Engineer(Electrical)

DSIIDC

02

 

Application Fees: Rs. 100/-. No fees for candidates belonging to SC, ST, PH & Ex-serviceman. The last date of depositing application fees via SBI challan is October 30, 2013.

Selection Process: The selection process is based on one Tier, Two Tier & Three Tier written examination scheme, Interview and Physical Endurance Test, Skill Test. You can read more details in the advertisement.

How To Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online at DSSSB Official website here. The last date to apply is October 28, 2013.

See Also: Best Books for DSSSB (Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board) Recruitment 2013

For more details about the vacancy, download notification PDF here.

20 Sep

Bharatiya Mahila Bank PO Recruitment 2013 (115 Posts)

Bharatiya Mahila Bank – India’s first women’s bank invites applications from eligible candidates for the recruitment of 115 posts of PO(Probationary Officers) in 2013.
The new bank is headquartered at Delhi and it will start its operations from November 1, 2013 with six Branches.

The applications are invites from the eligible candidates who have qualified in the Common Written Examination(CWE) for the POs / MTs conducted by IBPS in the year 2012 (IBPS CWE PO II) and have not allotted any post in any of the public sector banks.

Details About the Recruitment:

Post : Probationary Officers (POs) in JMG Scale I

Number of Posts: 115 Posts

Age: 20 years – 30 years

Pay Scale: Rs. 14,500 – Rs. 25,700

Educational Qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. Qualified the IBPS CWE PO 2.

Dates To Apply: September 19 – September 30, 2013

Please note that initially appointment letters would be issued to only 50 candidates and remaining ALs would be issued as and when new branches would open but on or before March 31, 2014.

Check detailed notification of Bhartiya Mahila Bank PO Recruitment 2013 here.

Apply online from here.

Visit www.sbicaps.com (website of advisor for Bharatiya Mahila Bank) for all details about this recruitment.

16 Sep

SEBI Grade A Officer Answer Key, Cutoff & Results 2013

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) conducted the written exam for the recruitment of Officer Grade A on September 15, 2013. You can read the SEBI Grade A Notification here.

About SEBI Grade A Officers Written Exam:

The written exam was of two hours and included 200 questions of 200 marks. There were four sections viz. English, Reasoning, Maths and General Awareness.
Each section was of 50 marks.

English was the easiest section among all. Reasoning and Maths were time consuming but on the easier side. General awareness section was focused on the current affairs and banking awareness.

Here are some of the questions:

VP of USA- Joe Biden
Duty on Gold-10%
JNNURM not include-telecom project
Glass palace-Amitav Ghosh
Creative Destruction term by-joseph schumpter
Roger cup male-rafal Nadael
Sardara singh-hockey
Internation finance corporation headquarterd-washington DC
IMF function
world health day-7th April
National Pension scheme affected date
NSEL full Form
Repo rate-7.25
First quarter – no change in policy rates
2023 Cricket World Cup- India
Roshni related question
Accrual Accounting
Arjuna award related to sports
Lowest population- Sikkim
Cipla- Pharma company

SEBI Grade A Officers Written Exam Cutoff and Results 2013:

As number of vacancies are 75 and candidates shortlisted for the interview would be around 3-5 times of number of vacancies, the cutoff is expected to be more than 130.

Update: Click here to download your result. Only 247 candidates have been shortlisted for interview.

Going by the speed of IBPS in processing results, the results would be announced in 15-30 days. You are advised to follow us on Facebook for all regular updates.

16 Sep

IB ACIO Answer Key(Intelligence Bureau), Cut Off & Results 2013

Intelligence Bureau Exam was conducted on September 15, 2013 for the recruitment of 750 posts of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer. The objective+descriptive written exam was conducted by Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA). You can read the IB ACIO 2013 notification here.

About IB ACIO Written Exam:

The written exam was of 1 hour and 40 minutes. It consists of 100 objective questions of 100 marks and 1 English Essay of 50 marks. More than 65 questions were based on General awareness and rest of the questions were based on Maths, Reasoning and English.

General Awareness questions were moderate to high level in difficulty. Rest of the questions were fairly easy.

IB ACIO Answer Key 2013:

Check out the unofficial answer key of IB ACIO Written Exam 2013.

Click here to download answer key with explanations(General Awareness).

Click here to download answer key with explanations(Maths, Reasoning, English).

IB ACIO Cutoff & Results 2013:

The cutoff and results of IB ACIO 2013 exam would be announced very soon by Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA). Shortlisted candidates would be called for interview after this. You are advised to bookmark this page for all the details about the exam.

Update: Click here for written exam result.

08 Sep

NICL(National Insurance) AO 2013 – Exam Review, Cutoff & Results

National Insurance Company Limited(NICL) conducted the written exam for the selection of Administrative Officers(AO) – (Generalist and Specialist) in four general insurance companies. The written exam was conducted on September 8, 2013.

The paper pattern of the Exam includes 100 objective questions for 100 marks and 50 marks for descriptive part. The total time was of 3 hours.

NICL(National Insurance) AO 2013 – Exam Review:

Numerical Aptitude & Computer:

Mathematics questions were very essay but computer section was tough(around 10 questions) for candidates with little to average knowledge of computers.

Some of the questions of this section(based on memory):
1) Bits in 8K RAM
2) 1201*1201
3) Which network is packet switching network.
4) RAM is short memory because…etc.

Reasoning:

One of the most easiest section of the entire exam. Except 2-3 questions, all the questions were easy.

Some of the questions of this section(based on memory):
1) Missing Number
2) How many rectangles are there in the figure.
3) Relation Questions.
4) 5:6:8:?…etc.

General Awareness:

The level of toughness of GK section was moderate. Questions based on current affairs and basic general knowledge.

Some of the questions of this section(based on memory):
1) 2000th Test Match between India and …?
2) Alternative name for food security(PDA)
3) Think Different’ slogan is of which company.
4) Country with highest literacy rate…etc.

English:

The level of toughness of English section was easy to moderate. Questions based on common errors, antonyms, synonyms, direct-indirect, etc.

Descriptive English:

The total marks of descriptive English are 50. It was divided into three sections viz. Comprehension(20 marks), Essay(20 marks) and Precis(10 marks).

The topics of Essay were How Mobile Phones are changing the way we communicate, Economic Meltdown and Privatization of Insurance.

SO, overall the paper was easy.

NICL(National Insurance) AO 2013 – Cutoff and Results:

The cutoff is expected to be very high this time as there was enough time to do the exam easily and questions were easy. The overall cutoff out of 150 marks is expected to be more than 100 marks.

The results would be announced in a month or two. Like our Facebook page to stay updated with all the government jobs and results.

Update: Click here to check the result of re-exam.
The interviews would be conducted in 2nd week of March.

Click here to check NICL AO Specialists Librarians final result(interview) here.

Click here to chech NICL AO Specialists Auto mobiles Engineers final result(interview) here.

NICL AO Generalists final result would be announced very soon

Check the final results of NICL AO Generalists here.

07 Sep

Junior Assistant Recruitment in Airports Authority of India (AAI) 2013 (100 Posts)

Airports Authority of India invites applications from the eligible candidates for the 100 posts of Junior Assistant (Fire Services).

About the Vacancy:

Post Name : Junior Assistant
Number of Vacancy : 100 Posts.
Pay Scale: Rs.12500- Rs. 28500/-.
Job Location: Delhi

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification : Class 10th Pass + Three years’ approved regular Diploma in Mechanical/ Automobile/ Fire with minimum 50% marks (OR) 12th Pass (Regular study) with 50% marks.

Nationality: Indian

Age Limit: Maximum 30 Years

Selection Process : Written test followed by physical measurement, driving test, endurance test, and interview.

Application Fees: DD for Rs.400/- in favour of Airports Authority of India, payable at Delhi.

How to Apply: Send the completed applications on plain paper (along with attested copy of relevant certificates and Demand Draft) in Hindi / English in the enclosed format addressed to The Regional Executive Director, Airports Authority of India, Northern Region, Operational Office, Rangpuri, Gurgaon Road, New Delhi-110037.

The last date to receive the applications is October 15, 2013.

To find out more about this vacancy, read here – http://www.airportsindia.org.in/employment_news/Advertisement_fire.pdf