Changing Colour of English Subject for BANK PO

Dear Aspirants!!!!!!!! new Pattern English Questions will be part of ENGLISH section in SBI PO and it being crucial, you need to understand main components of ENGLISH.

With a growing emphasis on communication, soft skills and language skills in today’s world, the importance of Understanding of English has increased all the more. It forms a significant part of entrance examinations across disciplines and professions. It might appear that sailing through the ENGLISH section would be easy since it comprises questions which we are used to encountering in some form or the other from our school days. While this may hold true for exceptional cases, 

a majority of us need to continuously work on our language skills and when it’s for an exam, the stakes are raised.

The good news is that one can work towards scoring well in the Verbal Ability section. Don't lose your heart, there is always a way for all problems. But to get the desired result, you need to have a strong will power combined with hard work and persistent effort to make it happen. These are a few things that you need to keep in mind. 

1. Develop interest

Students, The first step that you need to consider is to develop an interest in the language. For exam like SBI PO which is on par with CAT exam in pattern and difficulty more or less, you need to definitely, have a clear goal and then develop an interest to qualify the cutoff and score better than others.  A language comprises various rules and technicalities. It requires unwavering effort on the part of the student. The job becomes easier if the students develop an interest in learning the language and mastering it. 

2. Read a lot

Reading helps improve language skills. The more you read, the better equipped you will be to deal with questions related to the language. Through extensive reading, you encounter the various ways in which language can be used along with new words, idioms, phrases, sentence structures and other things. You will be able to communicate and write better once you have ample vocabulary learned by heart. All the students find English section very difficult, tricky or unsolvable because they all lack reading habits. yes, reading requires a great deal of dedication and time, but if you take this initiative, you'll be thankful for your stars. not only you'll qualify the bank exam but also it will make you more informed, wiser and a better person. 

You always keep asking- how to improve English for exams? the answer lies within you. You all have been avoiding this ritual for long, now it is the time when you put a full stop to your complaints, take firm action, work on it, get over it for once and all. 

READ.READ.READ

3. Increase Your vocabulary

One of the basic requirements to ace the ENGLISH section is build your vocabulary. Since a lot of questions that make up the ENGLISH section are built around words, acquainting yourself with a wide range of words is an inevitable part of preparing for the ENGLISH SECTION OF SBI PO EXAM. Vocabulary Questions will be asked in different ways/form but remember once you have created your own vocabulary, you can answer all the vocab related questions, new pattern or old, it will not matter at all.  There are various sources through which you can increase your vocabulary. Some of the ways are through newspapers, magazines, dictionaries, thesaurus and so on. 

4. Cover Important areas

It might not be possible to cover all the areas of language learning for the purpose of the entrance examination, therefore, focus on key areas which will help you ace the English Section. Key areas include synonyms, antonyms, word meanings, idioms, basic grammar, such as articles, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs and so on. This approach can be of help to those students, in particular, who don’t have time to master the language thoroughly or who want to brush up their existing knowledge. For SBI PO 2017, we can't predict the pattern of exam, Anything can be asked, the paper maker can play with the paragraphs, sentences or vocabulary in all the possible ways. So, The only thing that will certainly help is your reading habits, your understanding of the language. Once you are able to assimilate, analyze and rephrase the given English paragraph/sentences, you'll be able to answer all type of questions. 

We've published our 80 days plan for SBI PO 2017.In this plan, we've included 24 different types of new pattern questions. So, we suggest you go through this plan and know all the New pattern English Question. We will publish approach/trick/strategies to master such new pattern English questions. 

5. Practice, Practice, Practice

Learning the rules of grammar or memorizing new words will be of little help if you don’t practice regularly and implement whatever you learn. It is not possible to memorize words and be able to retain them for longer periods if you do not use them in your conversations regularly, as words will quietly slip to the passive vocabulary. 

Similarly, the rules of grammar can only be retained if you practice questions, observe the ways in which they are used and make a conscious effort to make them a part of your daily conversations.

The English language constitutes a significant part of the Bank entrance exams. A student has to score well in this section to harbor any hopes of cracking the entrance. Thus, the candidates should work on improving their English language skills.

Stay Motivated, Keep Studying and Succeed

हुनर हैं तो कदर हैं

In today's era where only education is not sufficient for personal/professional development, it calls for something called as Skills. May it be a job skill, interpersonal skills or soft skills.
Everybody want's to be successful in his/her life. in order to be successful you need two things.
1) Domain Knowledge:-
What does it mean? its the area of your expertise, the technical knowledge you have in a specific field. This is important because you are going to earn the money/salary on its basis. each of us should have our own domain and we must be expert in it.
2) Skills:-
Yes the major contribution to the success of individual is of  skills. It may be the soft skills, job Skills or  interpersonal skills it contribute more then 50% and yes dominate the domain knowledge to be successful.
Such is the importance of the skills in success of individual and unfortunately there is hardly any school/college or syllabus which focus on development of this skills. Also the important thing about the Skills it it can be acquire by practice at any stage of life. All you need is to have willingness to acquire it.
Few are the skills which can help you to get the job in market, depending upon your graduation and education background you can select any one of the skills and get job.

Computer operator:- Lets start with very basic and early stage of job level, this job is for anyone who has done 10th or 12th any stream. The key skill required is knowledge of computer, Typing English at least. for this job you can do course like computer operator from any good skill development center. Please don't think that MS-CIT is the capable course for this post. Practical knowledge is essential and MS-CIT is ERA base learning.

Tally+GST Auditing:- This course is for those who have opted commerce as 10+2 and Graduation in B.Com. The course like TALLY and Auditing from a good training institute is enough for you to get at job at local level. Many of them are doing this job while they are at graduate level along with their studies (part time). Please focus on practical more then theory. Even non commerce students can also select this field.

CAD/CAM:- For the so called today engineers who are mostly found unemployed, this is the big area of job creation CAD/CAM. if you are from CIVIL or MECHANICAL stream then this is your future a proper 2D and 3D course with all practical knowledge is enough to get you a job as drafter.
To Be Continued.....

How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude

How to Prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude 2016

The Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) will conduct IBPS CWE PO/ MT Recruitment Examination in the month of October 2016. In order to secure good marks and qualify in IBPO PO Prelims 2016, here is a proper study plan on how to crack IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section.

We will be providing important pointers about the Prelims Exam first. So, let us begin by understanding the exam pattern for IBPS PO Prelims 2016, followed by Tips to crack IBPS PO Exam.

Revisiting IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2016 (Prelims)

The Preliminary Examination for IBPS CWE PO/ MT will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) and the pattern will be Objective MCQ type. There will be 100 questions in total from 3 sections – English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.

The total number of questions will be 100.

The Paper mode will be English/ Hindi.

Each question carries 1 mark.

The total time to solve the entire paper is 60 minutes.

There will be sectional and overall cutoff.

Marks secured in IBPS PO Prelims will be taken into consideration while selecting candidates for Mains. The exam pattern for IBPS CWE PO/ MT Examination is pretty straight-forward but lets us see how we can crack this recruitment examination in the most efficient manner.

How to Prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude 2016

We have got a number of queries from many aspirants regarding the difficulty level of the Quantitative Aptitude (QA) section. The most common query was that, “The QA section was the toughest of all and we might have secured well if we had a few more minutes’. In contrary, it is considered to be one of the easiest sections as it is mainly based on calculation power, speed and accuracy.

The candidates can easily score in this section and can transform their weakness into strength, provided they have good command over all the topics and clarity about basic concepts.

Each aspirant must be able to answer the following questions after they’ve read this article on How to Prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Section.

 How do I start preparing for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section?

Can I prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Topic-Wise?

Which topics in IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude are easy to crack?

How much time should I dedicate towards IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude?

As per the exam analysis, here is a list of topics that are important from IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section

1. Simplification
2. Quadratic Equation
3. Approximation
4. Number Series
5. Data Interpretation – Line Graph, Bar Graph, Mixed Chart, Pie Chart etc.
6. Miscellaneous

So, without any further build-up, this our take on How to Prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude 2016.

Start with Number Systems

 Begin preparing with this topic as it is very important and it requires constant practice. This will give you ample time to prepare this topic thoroughly.

Allocate specific timing daily to practice number systems as this topic is not theoretical in nature and you cannot cram anything.

Try to understand the concepts in a better and easy way by using diagrams.

You can also refer to NCERT books in case of doubt.

Learn Squares, Cubes and Fractions

Try to master shortcut techniques for multiplication, cubes, squares, cube root, square root, etc. The following things should be at your fingertips.

Tables from 1 to 20

Square from 1 to 30

Cube from 1 to 30

Most common Fraction to Decimal Conversions and vice-versa

This will help you save a lot of time that is otherwise unnecessarily wasted in lengthy calculations. It will give you an extra edge over the others. Memorize important formulas and theorems.

Regularly Solve Math Puzzles

 If you solve math puzzles regularly, it will help you in mastering calculations and increase your speed. It is also beneficial for you as solving puzzles is a great exercise to freshen up your mind.

You can try solving the puzzles when you take a break in between your study period. This will save your precious time that you can utilize for other topics and subjects.

Time Management in Calculative Questions

Time Management is a crucial element that can make or break something. Always try to use shortcut techniques in the exam.

If any question requires lengthy calculations, mark it for later review and come back to it after you solve the other questions if you have time left in the end.

Assess Yourself

Whenever you solve a mock test or a previous year’s paper, always make it a point to monitor the time and evaluate your performance and efficiency in terms of accuracy and speed.

This will help you to know where you are lagging behind as nobody can assess you better than your own self.

Maintain Composure

Stay calm and composed at all times and don’t panic. It will only make matters worse for you. Always study with a positive attitude which will help you to retain and recall all that you have learnt over the period of time.

 Even if you are not good at a particular topic, instead of worrying and getting stressed, try to work on it. Also, don’t neglect your health and try to take out some time to meditate or exercise as a healthy mind only resides in a healthy body.

Previous Years IBPS PO Exam Papers & Mock Test Series

This goes for every recruitment examination and applies everywhere. You can never be fully confident about a paper unless you solve the actual one, and the previous years papers are the best ‘net practice’ for you before the real match.

You need to solve previous years IBPS PO Exam Papers first and your objectives should be as follows.

Understand which topics where prominent in IBPS PO Examination

Were the questions easy, moderate or difficult to solve?

How much time you were able to dedicate to each section?

What was your correct/ incorrect ratio while attempting?

Where you able to score above the IBPS PO Cutoff of that year?

A complete analysis will help you understand where you actually stand. Hence, with the analysis in mind, proceed further and solve IBPS PO Mock Tests and further strengthen your hold not only in IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section but the entire paper.

IBPS Clerk Last month preparation

Dear Aspirants,

We have one month left for the prelims of IBPS clerk, last 30 days preparation tips to make it happen. 

Pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims

Sr No.	Topic/ Section	Questions.	Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	35	35	01 hour
2	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
3	English Language	30	30
	Total	100	100

The test will consist of 100 questions, with 1 marks awarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.

IBPS Clerk Syllabus: The second step in preparation is getting acquainted with the syllabus for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016. IBPS Clerk Syllabus English Language: There will be 30 questions (easy to moderate difficulty) covering the following topics:(click on the topic for tips , tricks and questions on that topic) Reading Comprehension Cloze passage Error spotting Para jumbles Vocabulary and Grammar  IBPS Clerk Syllabus Reasoning: In the reasoning section of IBPS Clerk 35 questions will be asked across all difficulty levels, with most of the questions falling under moderate difficulty level. The topics to be covered are: Seating arrangement Coding – Decoding Syllogisms Blood relations Inequality Miscellaneous (Puzzles, Data Sufficiency, Analogy,Ordering & Ranking, Directions) IBPS Clerk Syllabus Numerical Ability (Quants) Comparatively, the toughest section IBPS Clerk Prelim 2015. The number of questions asked from Numerical Ability is 35, covering the following topics: Ratio , Proportion Percentage  Averages  Profit & Loss  Time & Work  Time Speed & Distance  Mixtures and Alligation  Simple Interest and Compound Interest  Data Interpretation Permutation Combination  Probability Sequence & Series Quadratic Equations Simplification  Number System

IBPS Clerk Prelims Preparation in 30 Days Day 1-5 : Starting today, digest the syllabus and pattern. Go through each topic’s question. You will immediately reckon your likability for each topic. You will notice some topics are easy for you and some are a bit tedious. Identify your strong and weak topics and write them down. Since 30 days are left for the exam, you can afford to give time on weaker areas as well. However, focus most of your strength on sharpening your strength. Start reading a book or any english literature for increasing your reading speed and improving your vocabulary Day 5-10 : Now that you have identified your strong, weak sections its to time to get cracking at concepts. The time divided between strong and weak sections should ideally be 50-50 at this time. Go through individual concepts and solve basic questions. If you find some topics in which you are strong but they are taking a lot of time in solving , put them in weak sections. Keep reading English literature. Day 10-15: After the end of second week, you now have gained basic knowledge of all the topics and have reached average or above average reading speed. Identify shortcuts and tips tricks for the topics in which you are strong. Start using these new learned tips and tricks to solve questions. The ratio of time allotted to strong vs weak sections should be 60:40. i.e. 60% time should be allotted to topics that you are strong in, learning new ways to attempt questions in that and 40% of time should be allotted to weaker sections. Start giving full length and sectional mock tests. Keep reading! Day 15-20: By now some weak sections must have turned to sections that you are comfortable in. Leave other weak sections in which you are still not confident. 100% focus should be on questions you can solve confidently and correctly. Analyse your performance in mock tests and identify questions which are gobbling up most time. Solve maximum questions from that section and keep improving your solving speed. The benefits of reading 1 hour daily will start to show its effect now. You would notice you can go through questions swiftly, i.e. you can read the question quickly and get more time to actually solve the questions. This enables you to solve atleast 4-5 questions more than you could normally do. This can be the difference between selection and failure. Day 20-30:  You can now solve the entire mock test in given duration. Scour for previous year question papers and start solving them in time bound test. If you can solve the previous year paper and clear the respective cut offs, then you are good to go. If you find you are lagging with some marks, then focus on areas where you can increase your scores. Keep practicing hard. Revise concepts and again solve some basic questions(mind you thats necessary. You tend to forget the basics when you go deep into the difficult questions). Stop taking suggestions from ‘Well wishers’ and focus only on your preparation. Day before the exam: If you have followed this preparation plan for IBPS Clerk, you have prepared exceptionally well. Have no worries , get a sound sleep of 8 hours and have light food. All the best for the next day!

We hope you find the above preparation plan for 30 days useful. Please ask your questions and queries in the comments section below and we will make sure to answer them promptly.

Aspirants!!! Bank PO English prep Tips & Syllabus

Faith,courage, confidence and belief all this comes down to dust, when students get to know that there is a subject call English for competitive exams, Especially the Marathi medium students have a phobia about this subject. they consider English as a nightmare. But be assure things are not that difficult and are meant for you guys only. The only difference is hoe you approach the syllabus.

So here I am providing Bank PO English Syllabus and tips on How to Prepare for English Section. You must be aware that IBPS PO and SBI PO exams are being conducted every year.

The pattern of the exams has been changed and now there is provision of preliminary as well as of main examination. 

English language paper will be part of both preliminary as well as of main examination of Bank PO. Therefore it is very important for aspirants to understand about Bank PO English Syllabus so that they can score good marks in both pre and main exams. 

Brodly English language section of Bank PO consists of comprehension; fill in the blanks, Para jumbles, sentence corrections, idiom & phrases etc.

How to prepare for English Section: 

To perform well in the English Language section of the Bank PO right strategy would be to read a good English newspaper on a regular basis.The editorial part of the newspaper helps the aspirants not only in building their comprehension skills but also in other parts also as it helps in building your understanding of the language. Note down the difficult words and look up for their meaning in the dictionary which will automatically build your vocabulary. Friends this sounds very basic but let me tell you it is very effective. You should also try to build your knowledge of grammar which you can do by reading good grammar books of 10th level. Also attempt practice sets for English language on a regular basis and keep an eye on your score. What you can do here for improvement is that after attempting the practice set you should revisit it and find out the questions in which you have faced difficulty. Find out the solutions of such questions to make sure that you do it correctly next time. You know friends once you start doing this you will find that you are able to do well in this section since questions are based on certain patterns hence you will find similar types of questions again and again.

·         Bank PO English Syllabus Details

·         Error Correction

·         Sentence Rearrangement

·         Fill in the Blanks with Modals, Articles etc

·         Comprehension

·         Answering questions based on Unseen Passages

·         Vocabulary

·         Synonyms

·         Antonyms

·         Spellings

·         One word substitutions

·         Idioms and phrases etc.

Preparation of English can be done by developing your habit of involving yourselves more and more in reading English Paper, English Books, watching English News Channels, discussion with friends in English etc. Friends, I would like to share my own experience with you that by adopting methods which I have mentioned here, I have performed always well in English Section. English section is such a section which you can prepare during your day to day routine. The more you involve you with English the better command you will have on this language which will not only help you to qualify the English Section of Bank PO but it will also help you to perform well in your interview as well as in your professional life later.

Happy Learning Folks!!!

Taking Up These 10 Things Will Make You Smarter

There is a general perception that we can’t do much to enhance our intelligence, we are already jam pack with our daily schedule that we hardly have any time to take up new things in Life. It’s almost always believed that whether you’re smart or not is determined right at birth and you can’t do anything about it.

However, these are all misconceptions. While some people have conditions that prevent them from being able to increase their intelligence level, for most people, there are plenty of things that can be done to make them smarter.

Hobbies are integral parts of our lives, and once developed, we find ourselves immersed in them on a regular basis. Hobbies are fun and invigorating- and they can also have a great influence on our intelligence.

Below are 10 hobbies that will help to make you smarter- all backed up by scientific studies and experiments:

1. Play a musical instrument.

 “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without”. Music stimulates your brain, and this has been proven by research as well.

Music has the power to invoke complex emotions and psychological states. Various researchers have shown that both listening to music and playing a musical instrument increases memory capacity.

Playing a musical instrument also teaches you patience and perseverance for it takes time and effort to learn to play a musical instrument. It also sharpens your concentration. Sometime it may help you in getting new relationship or sometime a companion to move on from breakup.

2. Read voraciously.

Books are men best friend is just a saying now.

Reading goes a long way towards increasing your intelligence level- this is further the case if you read voraciously across many different topics, from fiction and biographies, to anthologies.

Reading spiritual books like Bhagwat Geeta, or books by Vivekananda and Gautam Budhha acts like a daily booster.

Reading reduces stress, helps you to experience multiple emotions, and teaches you a lot about many subjects. All these factors help you to feel better about yourself; being at peace with yourself is one of the most important foundations for positive wellbeing.

Reading is very important for enhancing your knowledge on a subject, preparing for all sorts of situations and being more productive in how you go about achieving your goals.

3. Meditate regularly.

The foremost benefit of meditation is to help you focus on yourself and to get you to know your true self. Being engrossed in meditation helps individuals transcend to a higher state of being.

Meditation helps to reduce stress levels and gets rid of all sorts of worries. With a calm and composed state of mind obtained through meditation, you can learn, think and plan things in a much more effective way.

Regular meditation helps you to have full control over yourself. Being aware of distractions and effective methods of self-control are of the utmost significance when working to improve your intelligence.

4. Work out your brain.

Just as you need to work out regularly to keep your body fit, you also need to work out your brain to keep it in good shape. Regularly challenging the brain to do new things enhances its abilities and helps to keep you sharp.

You can work out your brain in plenty of ways such as through: sudoku, puzzles, board games, and riddles not candy crush or Temple run. All these activities help the brain to continue forming new connections. Through such activities you also learn to respond to situations in creative ways, develop the ability to see things from a lot of different perspectives and become significantly more productive.

5. Exercise often.

A healthy body helps to ensure that you have a healthy brain. After all, your brain is like another muscle in your body. Exercising regularly keeps your brain and body functioning as they are supposed to. It reduces tension and helps you to sleep better.

Doctors agree that better blood circulation to the brain means increased brain function. Various studies on mice and humans have shown that cardiovascular exercise can create new brain cells, and thus improve overall brain performance.

6. Learn a new language.

Learning a new language may not always be an easy task but it definitely has numerous advantages-making you smarter, being one of them.

The process of learning a new language involves tasks such as analyzing grammatical structures and learning new words, which enhances your intelligence and brain health.

It has also been proven through various experiments that people with high levels of verbal-linguistic intelligence are great at planning, decision-making and problem-solving.

7. Write your feelings down.

There are tons of benefits that you can receive from writing, including increasing your overall level of intelligence.

Writing improves your linguistic abilities, of course. But it also helps you to develop such skills as focus, creativity, imagination, and comprehension.

Writers are often considered as having very high levels of intelligence. You can write in different ways. You can write things with your hand or you can create your own blog. Whatever you do, you are giving words to the images in your mind; learning to express yourself clearly is a great way to boost your intelligence.

8. Travel to new places.

 Travelling is not just a way to kill your boredom- there’s lot more to it than that. Travelling can really boost your intelligence.

The physical and mental workouts involved with travelling, rid your mind of stress. As you become stress-free, you are more able to focus on tasks, observations, and deepening your understanding of subjects.

Every new place you travel to offers new things to learn. You encounter diverse people, food, culture, lifestyle and society while travelling, which puts you in touch with ideas you might never have thought of previously.

9. Cook different kinds of meals.

 Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to avoid.

But instead of whining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, particularly the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high levels of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they pay great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these skills you’re acquiring, you’re becoming smarter too.

10. Participate in sports actively.

 Participating regularly in sports activities doesn’t only exercise the muscles but also does the same for the brain. Playing sports regularly makes the brain more flexible and improves overall brain health.

Sports have added benefits too. Watching sports has been linked with increased brain function, and through exercising you work out your muscles. Involvement in sport also enhances responsiveness, coordination, capabilities, and confidence.

Top athletes are known for their special form of intelligence. It doesn’t matter whether you play football, basketball or cricket. Consider being regularly involved in some form of sport to boost your brain’s performance.