UPSC exam preparation

First, let us tell you in detail about how prepare and face the preliminary examination in civil service examination, also how to choose  to main subjects for the main examination.

The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) includes two objective type question papers of two hundred marks and two hours time duration for each paper. One is on General Studies and the other is General Aptitude Paper( which has now replaced the optional subject that was there earlier). With the Civil Service exam having very limited seats, it�s a very difficult exam to crack. Many students appear multiple times to clear it. 

Changes in formats of question papers always tend to create a lot of mental discomfort in students. Many students are fearful of subjects like mathematics. This fear may be baseless considering the changes lay greater emphasis on the �aptitude� which mainly involves reasoning skills and not just mathematics.

The civil services examination is basically a test to choose suitable administrators. It tests the candidate right from the stage when one starts the preparation. One common misconception about the prelims is that it is a test of facts and figures. That was never so and specially now. A candidate should have the right frame of mind and the will power to succeed in the exam. A proper action plan is needed for the preparation itself since he /she will be tested for some essential qualities like power of retention, clarity of concepts, ability to identify the correct alternatives with efficiency and accuracy. All this requires a quick decision making power.

With the new pattern, more stress is on language skills and analysis and decision making capacities. So work on these on a consistent basis as these are skills that are developed over years and not just in a few months. It would be advisable to start focusing on your problem solving and language skills as soon as you decide to take these exams.

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How to Prepare Reasoning questions for Bank Exams

Reasoning questions are very important part of bank exams as they test candidate's decision making, preciseness, analytical abilityetc. Reasoning questions are normally considered to be very confusing as the candidates can not easily decide on an answer without taking some time and applying good analytical skills soreasoning should not be attempted first. Candidate should attempt this section after saving some time from Questions of General awareness and General English.

Reasoning questions have large variety and widely classified into verbal and Non-verbal reasoning.

 Verbal reasoning includes questions classified as below :-

• Alphabetical and numerical series
• Questions deriving from some given facts and relations
• Questions on Directional analysis
• Coding-decoding on a pattern
• Questions on age calculation
• Questions on Mirror images
• Questions on Human relations
• and More.......

Non-verbal reasoning includes questions on some series of graphical representations. For example, four graphical pictures are shown depending upon some series, the candidate has to decide the next in series by finding out the logic used in creating the series.

Again, practice is the key as it makes you realize the types of questions you're good at and which section needs more attention.

Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude/Numerical ability are the two time taking sections in any bank exam. The candidate will surely have to do a lot ofswitching between questions to make sure he/she does not waste too much time on particular question while the relatively easier ones are waiting to be grabbed. This can only Be mastered through right amount of practice.

We wish you All the Best!!!

How to Prepare General awareness for Bank Exams

General Awareness is an Integral part of most of the competitive exams and it Comprises of current finance and economy, Geographical, social, cultural aspects at national and international level. The fact that makes it a challenge to prepare is its unlimited range of questions. You could be asked anything ranging from Present RBI chairman to the amount of business any famous financial institution did in last quarter, year or so. 

General awareness is put in to filter out the candidates that are unaware of current national and international happenings. For bank exams, the main emphasis is on testing candidate's awareness on topics related to banking and economy because these are the terms that candidate will have to face during his work. So a basic level of awareness is expected.

General awareness is considered a big challenge by the aspirants due to is large range of questions. It is believed that you can not prepare it completely as there are so many things happening around and you cant remember them all. We receive many mails from readers asking how to tackle this big hurdle. The solution is simple, Stay Updated!!

Although we accept it is challenging but it may be a great decider of your success if prepared properly. The reason for this is the General Awareness questions don’t take any time to solve. You only have to read and Mark. There is no calculation that you have to do(And very minimal, if any!!). So you may attempt this section in 10 minutes without much effort and it’s highly scoring also.

It saves precious time to go for other time-taking sections So we'd advise you to go for General awareness first as people normally complain about not being able to attempt this section due to lack of time. It's a common reason of failure for many people that although they were able to score exceptionally good in other sections but they were unable to even attempt general awareness. So attempt general awareness first!!

For Bank exams, General Awareness mostly has questions on current Finance, economical Events at national and international level.You may be asked about current RBI Chairman, amount of business SBI(suppose) did in last year/Quarter or so. You may be asked meanings of common banking terms ( Click here to download Word Document containing common banking terms ). Questions on world politics, social & cultural events can also be asked.

General awareness can not be prepared in a single day. It has to be done daily for some time. Make it a habit to keep yourself updated about current issues in banking industry and other important news too. If done properly, you'll surely gain a deciding edge over competitors and will easily pass through. So the preparation should be started well in advance. Reading Newspapers regularlyis an integral part of preparing for general awareness.

Remember to go through previous papers of similar exams as lot of questions are normally picked up from those papers.

General awareness surely needs regular and dedicated effort and gains an important edge over others if prepared properly.

No book can be enough to prepare general awareness. As you do not have to memorize everything in the book. you can't memorize even 10% of the book by the time you finish it. The right way is to make it a habit to stay updated in the fields related to banking, finance and economy. Few good sources you must follow to succeed in general awareness are as listed below:-

• News papers are the best source of new and updated info. So read newspapers daily. See some good news channels on T.V.
• Read helpful magazines such as Pratiyogita darpan, Competition success etc.
• Manorama year book is a very good source of latest current affairs.

All the sources can not be listed as there is no limit of such sources. You should be ready to gather important information from where ever you can. Once it becomes a habit to stay updated, there will be nothing stopping you.

We wish you All the Best!!

How to Crack Bank Interviews - Helpful Tips

We receive so many E-mails from users asking for tips for cracking Bank Interviews. So we decided to create a whole new section by describing best practices for behavioural aspectsand answering some of the mostcommon questions asked in Interviews and impress the Interviewers.

After Evolution of the Common Bank exam, the candidates have to give a centralized written exam for all the Main public sector banks. After scoring good in it they will get direct entry into Interview/GD phases of various Jobs announced by banks participating in the common bank exam scheme. Thus, Interviews should be prepared very well in order to impress the Interviewers and get the job.

Most people use to get nervous in the Interviews and it goes way off the track. Its is a common reason behind not being able to crack through the Interview. However, if prepared well, Interviews are easy and simple to go through. Candidate needs to keep a few points in Mind in order to Impress Interviewers inside the Interview hall. These points are as described Below :-

• First of all, Be Confident and true, It's the most important requirement in any Interview. They will hire you only when you would prove your suitability and usefulness for them. To do this, you should be confident and true, being too diplomatic won't impress them.
•  You should keep in mind that the Purpose of Interview is to select you and not to reject you. They know that you are capable of this job as You have already cleared the written test by beating many other competitors. So, the purpose of Interview is to let them have a good look at your real personality. You should formulate your answers in such a way so that they would find you to be useful for them.

How to Prepare Quantitative aptitude and Numerical ability for Bank Exams

Quantitative aptitude or Numerical ability form one section of bank exams out of Four (General awareness, General English, Reasoning ability andany one of Quantitative aptitude/Numerical ability). Quantitative aptitude normally comes in exams for higher level posts (For example, Officers Scale-II and higher, Probationary Officers etc), While Numerical ability is generally a part of Clerical level exams.

Quantitative Aptitude Contains a wide variety of questions from the topics Listed Below :-

•  Questions on Numerical calculations including Averages, Percentages, multiplication, division, square roots, A.P, G.P. H.P. etc.
• Questions on Simple and Compound Interest, Profit/loss etc.
• Questions on Work to Time relations eg. If 3 people for some work in 5 days then how much time will 7 people take.
• Another important and easy part of Quantitative aptitude paper is Data Interpretation(DI) questions. These questions are graphical analysis based.
• Occasionally , there may also be some questions from Basic Co-ordinate geometry(Lines and circles), Mensuration etc.

Questions in quantitative aptitude are not very tough, the only thing needed is practice so that you'll realise how to manage time by Switching between questions by leaving time taking questions for the end. The DI (Data Interpretation) questions are easy so they must be done firstly while thecompound interest questions take some time so they must be left to be done in the end of the section.

 Numerical ability is also similar to Quantitative aptitude but it contains only numerical questions as the name suggests so it is relatively easier to prepare so it normally is a part of clerical level exams while QA is put in the exams for relatively higher posts such as officers in Scale - II and higher and PO (Probationary officers) exams. 

By firm practice, you'll get good at switching between questions and save time which is the deciding factor in such exams.

We wish you All the Best!!!

How to minimise negative marks in Bank Exams

Negative marking is a buzzword in almost every competitive exam these days. We receive so many E-mails from readers asking if there is any provision of negative marking in the exam they are interested in, and if it is then how to minimise these negative marks. So we decided to compile an article to help our readers learn how to minimise negative marks in Bank exams.

Negative marks are awarded when any wrong answer is ticked off out of severe options available for any question. Negative marks are part of almost every competitive exam to make sure that majority of unprepared candidates are filtered out in the first phase itself. So, negative marks are integral part of every bank exam and they are unavoidable if proper planning is not done to minimise them. Below are some helpful tips to make sure you do not get penalty with too many negative marks.

 First of all, Don't guess Blindly, We've met so many people that believe they are very good at guessing and they rely upon it for getting through these exams (as they say it!!). But trust us it just doesn't work. Never guess blindly until you are very sure of the answer otherwise you'll end up not being shortlisted for the next phase. It happens to so many people so don't let it happen to you.

However, we support you to take some calculated risks in case when you are not sure of majority of questions in a particular section. In such a case, if you do not take calculated risks than you will not cross the threshold for that section, This will get you eliminated straight away without leaving any hope. you have to make sure that you attempt at least 70% questions in every section.

Take calculated risks by analyzing the answers and mark the one you think is the closest to the right answer. in such a case, if you mark 10 as calculatingly guessed ones,then we're sure you will get at least 5 correct. If there are 3 marks for a right answer and 1 negative mark for wrong,then you will earn (5*3)-5 = 10 Marks which are very precious in these exams. So take risks when you are not sure of many questions in any section. Otherwise you'll loose the battle straight away without having to wait for the result. Practice always pays off, so practice this approach and you will see your hitting rate improve overtime.

Make proper notes to memorize important terms, formulas and tricks that you may have derived during your practices. They help a lot at the time of execution in the exam hall as due to lack of time it's almost impossible to think of any new techniques to solve those questions.

Memory Improvement Techniques

Memory is a main element for everyone's personality and his/her overall efficiency and impact on society and the people around.

Memory problems are quite frequent now a days as life has become so multi-dimensional and one has to remember so much of information so that it sometimes may easliy cause some sort of disturbance in one's memory system. These problems have quite obvious symptoms like forgetting easliy and quickly.

Some memory problems are more serious and are caused by more genetic causes such as short-term memory loss etc. These problems need more medical and psychological care. But most memory problems are caused by normal issues that are common to every person and these could be solved by some really simple exercises such as mentioned below:-

Brain Games

Keeping your memory sharp through Various Brain Games is fun. There are lots of brain games that help people focus more on the daily life subjects and remember more. These games help improve memory, attention, concentration, and many more.

Have Proper Sleep

Uncommon sleep habits are a very common Reasons for memory disorders today. Having incomplete and improper sleep for a long time period can cause serious memory problems that can easliy be avoided by sleeping proper and at a proper time. So Sleep Well and Live healthy.

Take healthy Food

vitamins and supplements Full food is a must for a healthy brain. Practicing meditation to improve concentration is also proven very helpful in improving memory and focusing power.

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                              MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, and Fortran.


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