RBI Officer Exam 2011 Syllabus

The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee. It plays an important part in the development strategy of the government. It invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Officers in Grade B.
The selection procedure for the post will comprise of Written Examination and Interview. The Written Examination (WE) will be held in two phases as mentioned below.

Phase I: Objective Type Test

The Phase I Written Examination will be held on 18 December 2011. This Paper of 3 hours duration for 200 marks consist tests of

1. General Awareness
2. English Language
3. Quantitative Aptitude
4. Reasoning

Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as prescribed by the Board to get shortlisted for Phase II of the 'WE' (based on the aggregate marks obtained in the Objective Test).
The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Phase II of the WE will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates successful in Phase I of the WE are likely to be published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar, on the RBI website and a brief notice thereof in leading newspapers in January/ February 2012.

Phase II: Descriptive Type Test (For candidates successful in Phase I test)

1. Paper I - English (3 hours, 100 marks)
2. Paper II - Economic and Social Issues (3 hours, 100 marks)
3. Paper III - Finance and Management (3 hours, 100 marks)

The Descriptive Type Test for Phase II of the written examination will be tentatively conducted in the month of March/ April 2012 in the following subjects. Only those candidates who successfully clear the Phase I test will be allowed to appear for this test.



Paper I- English: Essay, Precis writing, Comprehension, Business/ Office Correspondence.

Paper II - Economic and Social Issues: Growth and Development - Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income - Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India - Sustainable Development and Environmental issues. Economic Reforms in India - Industrial and Labour Policy - Monetary and Fiscal Policy - Privatisation - Role of Economic Planning. Globalization - Opening up of the Indian Economy- Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy - International Economic Institutions - IMF and World Bank -WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India - Multiculturalism -Demographic Trends - Urbanisation and Migration - Gender Issues - Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged - Social Movements - Indian Political System - Human Development - Social Sectors in India, Health and Education.

Paper III - Finance and Management:
Finance: The Union Budget - Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures; Financial Sector Reforms; Capital Market, Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market; Stock Exchanges and their Regulation; Capital Market Intermediaries and their Regulation; Role of SEBI; Functions of the Money Market; Growth and Operation of the Money Market; The Foreign Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA; Exchange Rate Management; Exchange Risk Management; Role of Banks and Financial Institutions in Economic Development; Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions; Disinvestment in Public Sector Units.

Management: Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader. Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal - Potential appraisal and development - Feedback and Performance Counselling - Career Planning - Training and Development - Rewards -Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.

For more details please visit http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=2411

RIE ASSISTANTS EXAM PATTERN

REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION : BHUBANESWAR

(National Council of Educational Research & Training)

SYLLABUS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF “ASSISTANT”

Scheme of Selection:-

            The Selection Process will consist of two stages, i.e. Preliminary Examination and Main Examination. 
Preliminary Examination will be a screening test and only those who qualify in the Preliminary Examination 
will be admitted to the Main Examination. The marks of the Preliminary Examination will not be 
considered for final selection which will be based on the performance in the Main Examination. 
Main Examination will have two parts i.e. Written Examination and Personality Test. 
The name of the papers for Preliminary as well as Main Examination are as under:

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

Paper              Name of the Test           Max. Marks           No. of Questions              Duration

A                     General Intelligence               100                           100                            02 Hours

                        and General Awareness

B                     Arithmetic                               100                            100                           02 Hours

            Note:-              i)          Both papers A & B will be objective type (Multiple choice type)

ii)         Question papers (Test Booklets) for both the parts in Preliminary
              Examination will be set in English.

MAIN EXAMINATION

            The Main Examination will consist of two parts:  Part-I, Written Examination & Part-II, 
Personality Test.

Part-1	Name of Test	Max. Marks	Duration
Paper
I	General Studies (English)	200	03 Hours
II	English	100	02 Hours
III	Arithmetic (English)	200	03 Hours
IV	Communication Skill and Writing ability (English)	200	02 Hours

1.         All the Question papers for the Main Examination will be of conventional type.

2.         All the Question papers except that of Paper-II, will be printed both in English & Hindi.

3.         The RIE, Bhubaneswar will have the full discretion to fix separate minimum qualifying marks in 
each of the papers and in the aggregate of all the papers separately for each category of candidates 
(viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/EXM/UR). Only those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as the 
aggregate would be eligible to be considered for being called for the personality test.

4.         Paper-II will be of qualifying nature only. (The marks secured in this paper will not be 
counted for preparation of the final select list.) The RIE, Bhubaneswar shall have the discretion 
to fix the qualifying standard in this paper.

            Scripts of the remaining papers will be evaluated only of those candidates who 
secure the minimum qualifying standard in Paper-II of the Main Examination.

Part-II:                        The Personality Test will carry a maximum of 100 marks for the Posts/Service.

ASRB Assistants Scheme of Examination

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR ASSISTANTS :

A. Preliminary Exam (Objective Type): Max Marks: 200 Time: 2 Hours

      SECTION – A                                            50         (No. of Questions - 25)

      English Comprehension

      SECTION – B                                             50         (No. of Questions - 25)

     General Knowledge

     SECTION – C                                              50         (No. of Questions - 25)

     General Mental Ability

      SECTION – D                                             50         (No. of Questions - 25)

     Quantitative Analysis including Arithmetic

Note:-

1. Total 100 (one hundred) questions will be there to be attempted online.
2. One mark will be deducted for two wrong answers.
3. All sections of the Question Paper for the Preliminary Examination will be set both in English and Hindi except Section – D, i.e., English Comprehension.

B. Main Exam (Descriptive Type) Max Marks :200 marks Time: 3 Hours

(Main Examination will be taken only by candidates qualifying the Preliminary Examination)

     SECTION – A                                              50

      Essay/Paragraphs

      SECTION – B                                              50

       English language & Comprehension

      SECTION – C                                              50

      General Knowledge

      SECTION – D                                              50

    Quantitative Analysis and general
    Mental ability including basic Arithmetic 

SYLLABUS FOR ASSISTANTS’ EXAMINATION

PRELIMINARY ONLINE EXAMINATION

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, their basic comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected from an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to history, culture, geography, economic scene, general policy and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY

It would include questions of both verbal and non verbal type. This component will include questions of analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment , decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement, conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS INCLUDING ARITHMETIC

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This part will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.

NOTE:

The Board has the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in the papers of the Preliminary Examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies. The combined Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidate who are declared qualified for admission to the Main/Written examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. Only such candidates who are declared by the Board to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

MAIN EXAMINATION

The Main Examination will be subjective, descriptive and conventional type comprising only one composite paper in the form of Question/Answer Booklet. This will be for 3 hours duration carrying a total of 200 marks having parts covering questions on:

1. Essay/Paragraphs
2. English Language & Comprehension
3. General Knowledge
4. Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including basic Arithmetic

NOTE:

1. All the question papers, except Part II will be printed both in English and Hindi languages for which choice of medium will be exercised by the candidates at the time of filling up their application form for the Main Examination. However, choice of language once made will be final and binding and candidate cannot change it later under any circumstance. The candidates cannot use multiple languages like answering some questions in one language and others in different language because the medium has strictly to be only one chosen by them and questions attempted in any other medium would be rendered ineligible for evaluation. Candidates will have the option to answer Paper I, Paper III & Paper IV either in Hindi or in English language.
2. The final merit list shall be prepared based upon the marks obtained in the MAIN EXAMINATION viz. out of 200 marks for the General as well as in respect of all other reserved categories (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/EXS).

SYLLABUS

Part I: Essay/ Paragraphs

The candidate’s ability to understand correct English/Hindi, his/her comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested. Questions on short essay, précis, letter writing etc. would also be included.

Part II: English Language & Comprehension (Conventional type)

In addition to the testing of candidates understanding of the English language and its correct usage, his/her writing ability would also be tested. Questions on paragraph writing/report writing etc. may be included.

Part III: General Knowledge

Questions in this Paper will include General Awareness as well as General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability.

• General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability: It would include question of both – verbal non –verbal type. This component will include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.
  
• General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, history, culture, geography, economic scene, general polity, Indian constitution, and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
  

Part IV: Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including Basic Arithmetic.

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This paper will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.

SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LDC, JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT SELECTION PROCESS

SELECTION PROCESS

 Eligible candidates will have to undergo a written test of 100 marks for both the posts (duration
of examination is 2 hours).

 Syllabus for examination
a) For LDC : The written examination will be objective type of 100 marks consisting the following
topics:-
1. General Knowledge - 25 Marks
2. General English - 25 Marks
3. Numerical Aptitude - 25 Marks
4. Reasoning ability - 25 Marks

b) For Jr. Accountant: The written examination will be in two parts of 40 and 60 marks
respectively consisting the following syllabus:-
Part-I
1. General Knowledge - 10 Marks
2. General English - 10 Marks
3. Numerical Aptitude - 10 Marks
4. Reasoning ability - 10 Marks
Part-II
Accounts (up to B.Com. standard) - 60 Marks

The candidates would be selected out of the merit list prepared only on the basis of marks secured
in the written test. The candidates would have to secure a minimum of 40% marks (33% for SC/ST) to be
eligible for consideration. However, the written test would be followed by a skill test i.e. typing test for
LDC with minimum speed of 35 wpm in English and 30 wpm in Hindi on computer and for Junior
Accountant, skill test on MS Excel and Tally Software on computer (qualifying marks 40% out of 100
marks) which will be qualifying in nature. A total number of candidates 5 times the number of vacancies
would be asked to appear for the qualifying skill test. A final merit list would be prepared amongst those
who qualify in the skill test. Post would be offered to candidates based only on merit list prepared on the
basis of marks secured in the written examination. There will be no interview for the post Jr. Accountant and LDC.

CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) 2011 Syllabus

The Syllabus of CSAT 2011 is out. There is NO optional paper this time. There are two papers and syllabus and pattern of examination is as follows:
Paper I :
200 marks Duration : Two Hours

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian national Movement
• Indian and World Geography: Physical, social, economic geography of India and World
• Indian Polity and Governnance: Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj , Public Policy, Rights issues
• Economic and Social Development: Sustainble development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social sector initiatives.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change,- that don’t require subject specialization.
• General Science

Paper II : 200 marks (Duration 2 hours)

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication Skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and Problem solving.
• General mental ability
• Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) dat
• Interpretation Skills (Charts, Graphs, tables, Data Sufficiency Class X Level)
• English language Comprehension Skills.

Official Link : http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/SV/13018_4_2008-AIS-1.pdf