How to Prepare / Crack SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam Test - Best Tips

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How to Prepare / Crack SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam Test - Best Tips

Overview: Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) Exam conducts every year for the recruitment of qualified job seekers to fill up vacant seats under different departments.

As we all know that at least 2 months preparation is necessary for cracking SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam, so it is the right time to start the studies now. Normally, we have seen that aspirants are in different state of minds about how to make strategies to prepare for each section in the SSC CGL Exam, about the exam pattern and which are the important topics to be prepared first. If you plan well for the exam, we assure that you can crack this exam in your first attempt. But, you have to start your preparation from today.

Preparation Plan for each sectionè

SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam contains 4 sections which include Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General English and General Awareness. It is very important to make a preparation strategy for the exam.

It is common knowledge that every body has his strengths and weaknesses. For competitive exams it is very important to understand your plus and minus points. While working on strengths gives us confidence, improving our weak points may become a big pain. It is not useful to worry about the cut-offs before the exams. It is fine to have the previous years' data but predicting the current years' cut-off will only lead to the wastage of time. Let us now come to the exact strategy.

	Prelim Marks	Prelim Weightage	Mains Marks	Mains Weightage	Total Weightage
Arithmetic	50	25%	200	50%	41.7%
Verbal	50	25%	200	50%	41.7%
Reasoning	50	25%	0	0%	8.33%
General Awareness	50	25%	0	0%	8.33%

  

Now, Tips for cracking each section are:

1. Reasoning –>

Reasoning is a test of observing our mental and problem solving ability. Reasoning is not like numerical skill where you learn some formula and solve question by applying that formula. You have to be very careful while answering these questions.

The most important questions from this section are on the topics such as

Seating Arrangements,

Syllogism,

Coding-Decoding,

Statement and Conclusions,

Directions,

Blood Relations,

Analogy,

Classification,

Series problems,

Ranking,

Data sufficiency,

 Assumptions and Directions.

Non-Verbal is the toughest of all.

Also, deals with maximum number of problems especially with problem figures and mirror images.

2. Quantitative Aptitude : This section is there in both Tier I and II Papers.

You should get good grip on all the basic concepts of maths to get good marks in this section. You have to improve your calculation speed. Practice more, it will help you getting good accuracy and speed.

Focus on:

Numerical Ability,

Probability,

Profit-Loss,

Interest,

Partnerships,

 Averages,

Time and Distances,

Speed and Distances,

Algebra and Trigonometry (focus more on these two areas, as these are new for banking aspirants).

The total weight-age of this section is 250 marks (50 marks in Tier I and 200 marks in Tier II). So try to score atleast 170 marks in this section (150 marks for non maths students).

3. General English –>Believe it or not, this is the scoring section for SSC CGL. English section is there for both the Tier I and Tier II SSC Exams. So, you have to keep this in your mind during your preparation. The weight age is also high for this section (50 marks in Tier I + 200 marks in Tier II).

So you have to score at least 160 to 225 marks in this section. Make your preparation plan according to it. The questions will be based on Passages, Common Errors, Cloze test, Antonyms and Synonyms. You have to improve your vocabulary.

  

4. General Awareness –>

General Awareness is the most important section of SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam. This section acquires more importance because this is the only section which can be attempted quickly and at the same time, very high marks can be scored in this section.

How many hours should I spend per a day ? It completely depends on you. If you are sincere and dedicated to your preparation, then 5 hours / day is enough. If not, you should spend the whole day. Let's do 1 thing. Instead of making time schedule, you just make the list of topics you should prepare per day. Based on it you can spend your day. No matter what you do during the whole day, you should complete those topics at the end of the day. 

Note : If you have any doubts related to the preparation of SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2014, you can comment your queries below and stay with us for the upcoming posts on SSC Exam.

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As we are getting lots of queries regarding salary of Probationary Officer and Clerk, Here we are posting a post on this. Read on..

Typical Salary Structure of a Bank PO - Entry Level (Indicative)

	Major A Class Cities	Other Places in Area I	Other Places
	Metro Cities	(State Capital etc.)	(District Level and Rural Areas)
Basic Pay	14500.00	14500.00	14500.00
Dearness Allowance @ 99.9%	14485.5	14485.5	14485.5
CCA (3% to 4% Max. Rs540/-)	540.00	375.00	0.00
Total Salary (Excluding HRA i.e. if Leased Accommodation is availed by the officer)	Rs 29525.5	Rs 29360.5	Rs 28985.5
HRA - 8.5% ; 7.5%; 6.5%*	Rs 1232.50	Rs 1087.50	942.50
Total Salary (including HRA i.e. if officer does not avail leased accommodation)	Rs 30758.0	Rs 30448.0	Rs 29927.5

Typical Salary Structure of a Bank Clerk - Entry Level (Indicative)

	Places with population	Places with population	Places with population	Other Places
	of more than 45 lakhs	of more than 12 lakhs	5 lakh and above, State Capitals/UT etc
Basic Pay	7200.00	7200.00	7200.00	7200.00
Dearness Allowance	6922.80	6922.80	6922.80	6922.80
HRA - 10 ; 9%; 7.5%,7%	720.00	648.00	540.00	504.00
Total Salary (including HRA )	14842.80	14770.80	14662.80	14626.80

What will be revised salary after 10th Bipartite settlement.

So here we are providing a brief analysis of the salary structure:

Bank Probationary Officer Salary after Revision in 10^th bipartite settlement:

We are expecting minimum 20% increment to this basic pay, but we can expect 25% increment to this basic pay.

1.    If IBA agree for 20% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.27,866. So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Probationary Officer (PO) will be Rs.38,678/- (Worst Possible Scenario)

2.    If IBA agree for 25% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.29,026. So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Probationary Officer (PO) will be Rs.40,288/- (Somewhat Good)

3.    If IBA agree for 30% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.30,187. So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Probationary Officer (PO) will be Rs.41,899/- (Good Settlement)

Bank Clerk Salary after Revision in 10^th bipartite settlement:

We are expecting minimum 20% increment to this basic pay. At most we get 25% increment.

1.    If IBA agree for 20% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.15,374.So, you get total 38.80% of DA & HRA on Basic Pay. So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Clerk will be Rs.21,339/- (Worst Possible Scenario)

2.    If IBA agree for 25% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.16,015.So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Clerk will be Rs.22,228/- (Somewhat Good)

3.    If IBA agree for 30% increment, Final Basic Pay will be Rs.16,655. So, total Gross Salary of Bank fresher Clerk will be Rs.23,117/- (Good Settlement)

So new salary after revision:

1. Bank PO Salary after revision will be anywhere between Rs.38,678 to Rs.41,899

2. Bank Clerk Salary after revision will be anywhere between Rs.21,339 to Rs.23,117

SBI PO 2014 Recruitment: All Doubts Clarified

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SBI PO 2014 Recruitment: All Doubts Clarified

The much awaited SBI PO 2014 vacancies have been announced (Click here to see the notification) and it has come a boon to lacs of candidates, who could not get an allocation in just concluded IBPS PO III or IBPS Clerk III. Although, number of vacancies in this recruitment project are very few as compared to IBPS PO (just 1837), but, SBI PO commands respect more than any other job in banking sector and hence, one should give his/her best try to grab this opportunity.

 Many of our readers have asked queries regarding this vacancy. Here, we will try to clarify these.

Q. What is the significance of the SBI Probationary Officer (PO) examination?

Ans.  The SBI PO examination is the most prestigious examination as far as bank examinations are concerned. A job in SBI puts a person in a league of his own.

SBI is the biggest bank in India and is among the top 100 banks in the world, it has a rich legacy and culture. It has the largest branch network and customer base in India.

Q. What is the frequency of the SBI PO examination  ?

Ans.  SBI examinations are usually held every 12-18 months, the following table gives a snapshot of the examinations held in the previous years.

Year	Month of Exam	No. of Posts (approx.)	No. of Applicants	Applicants/post
2010	April	4500 (2500 Rural business)	3.66 Lac	81
2011	August	1000	5.1 Lac	510
2013	April	1500	17.0 Lac	1142
2014	June	1800

If you look carefully at the table above the no. of applicants per post has increased tremendously, read our previous article. http://www.bankersadda.com/2013/03/an-insight-into-why-sbi-po-job-is.html.

Q. What is different about the SBI PO examination from IBPS PO examination

Ans. Refer Table below

  

A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

S.no	Description	SBI PO 2014	IBPS PO 2013
1	Educational Qualification	Graduate	Graduate
2	Final Year Students Eligible	Yes, if result is produced on or before 10.08.2014	No
3	No. of Attempts	4 - General, 7 OBC, and SC/ST unlimited, PWD-7, PWDSC/ST- unlimited	No. Such restrictions

B. EXAMINATION STRUCTURE

S.no	Description	SBI PO 2014	IBPS PO 2013
1	No. of Sections	4 Sections of 50 marks each	5 sections of 40 marks each
2	Maths Section	More focus on Data Interpretation	More focus on Numerical ability
3	Marketing Section	Included in Syllabus	Excluded from Syllabus
4	GA Section	Combined Section with Computer and Marketing	Separate Section
5	Computer Section	Combined Section with GA and Marketing	Separate Section
6	Descriptive Section	Included	Excluded
7.	Time allowed	2 hours	2 hours
8.	Sectional Cut off	Yes	Yes
9.	Phase- II	Group Discussion and Interview	Interview only

Q. What is the difference in  Basic Pay between SBI PO and other PO posts ?

Ans  The  starting basic pay  of a SBI PO is Rs 16,900 while the basic pay of other POs is Rs 14500/- with Rs 600 increment initially. So an SBI PO is already 4 increments higher than other POs. Please note that this is only Basic Pay and does not include any other allowance

Q. I am a final year graduate can I apply ?

Ans. Yes , you can apply , provided you can provide proof of your having passed the examination by 10.08.2014

Q. I have been giving SBI from the past many years can I apply ?

Ans.   Your attempts will be counted from the SBI 2010 examination held on 18.04.2010, if you have not exceeded the attempts restriction from this date then you can apply. In other words it means that attempts given in earlier years shall not be counted. However if you have given any of the SBI PO April 2010, SBI PO August 2011, SBI PO April 2013 , these attempts will be counted, subject to applicable category attempts restrictions.