SBI PO 2015 Preparation & Discussion

[fivestar (Vintage Vexil)]

share cp st-10 score. ty.

[notmychoice (R _D _X)]

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[tarun.singh]

People who've appeared for CP mocks as well as PM mocks, draw a comparison please.

I just want to know Which one contains less errors. 😐

[alokroy1857 (Alok Roy)]

which online test series for sbi mains should i join? plz suggest

[pimolitor (Piscine Molitor)]

I sought my friend's suggestion (he's a PO now in OBC + completed his undergoing training), "What's the proper way of writing essays in descriptive? Can we employ some satirical comments in our writing?"

And his reply was, "The person who trained us, he was an elderly chap. Ho doesn't eve knew how to properly use marker on white board. So, no funny business; write the way these oldies would want you to write." 😐

[ashmaitsingh (Ashmait Bagga)]

anyone who has idea about the no. of questions from different topics within reasoning and di for sbi mains. example sequence series, i put ouyput, seating arrangement, etc. TIA

[deepaku99 (let's play)]

hello guys, plz tell me the way to improve english section. all the books, newspapers, article references or websites, in details. thanks:)

[nammekyarkhahai (Wonder Woman)]

picked a topic from the list - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBITY.

We live in a selfish world where materialism has overtaken conscience and the sense of moral responsibility. In an era, where businesses are expanding but prosperity of the common man is at stake, CSR is the need of the hour. CSR in a layman's language implies returning to the society what  you have taken from it. Land , water, energy and all other resources on which corporations and industries thrive are things that belong to all. When they utilise, rather exploit these, they are under a moral responsibility to do something that benefits the employees, consumers, investors and the society at large. This is where CSR comes into play. Provisions of the newly amended Companies Act 2013 state that the a qualifying company operating in India has to contribute atleast 2% of the average net profits of its preceding three years in various social causes. Along with looking beyond their own profit statistics,enterprises should also keep a check on how to function, in their day to day business, so as to harm their surroundings the least.

Some notable events of CSR accomplishment have been ITC's "e-chaupal" where the company works in close association with farmers to provide them livelihood and is now advancing it by integrating information technology in the process; P & G's "shiksha" has been working to support the education needs of the underprivileged children; Reliance Industries limited's " reliance foundation" has been making efforts for the upliftment of the poor in all aspects, providing assistance in education, health, etc.

In the end, its all about the realisation that one needs to adopt sustainable development so that the coming generations also benefit from the resources that we did. It is the integration of business with environmental concerns. Some corporations have also implemented green accounting, that takes into consideration the environmental cost along with financial accounting. Moreover  such companies also enjoy high customer loyalty.It is high time to bring a shift in the corporate mindset as in the long run, an organisation that gives due importance to the reason behind its basic existence shall only continue to survive.

350 words in 27mins. @PiMolitor @Gobuaa @raring_utk @fivestar @mailmishrar @adrianareigns and others pls review.! 😃

[supersan4 (Jasoos Charlie)]

Anybody having problems with accessing their career power online tests ?? I am unable to access the tests after logging in. Also unable to access previous test data........anyone ?

[samir007]

guys i have a query.. i hv been awarded a post graduate diploma in international business operations from ignou for successfully completing first year of mcom as its mcom wid specialisation in "IBO". so while applying for bank po can i consider dis PGDIBO as post graduation?? since i hv already done so in some forms, i fear dat dis cud b treated as wrong info being supplied 2 d organisation. please help 😞

[pimolitor (Piscine Molitor)]

I'll be writing on "Good Policies or Good Government, which is more important?". So, you guys, please pick any other topics. Okay.

@nammekyarkhahai @raring_utk @Gobuaa . 😃

[animeish0621 (Aniket Raj)]

Share Testbook free mock scores...

Mine 108

[gobuaa (Rowan Herud)]

Okay guys!

Kindly share your Career Power Test 8 scores.

I scored 100.25. 

DI was again a disappointment. 😭 

[vipulmathur99 (Vipul Mathur)]

SBI Descriptive 2015 : All About Vyapam (Scam)

Dear Readers,

You all must be hearing about a word "VYAPAM" on all the news channels and might be seeing it on the cover pages of the newspapers as well. You don't need to wonder at all. You might get this topic in the upcoming descriptive exam like SBI PO Mains. Being recently in news, it is one hot topic for discussion. It's seriousness got elevated once the unseen pages of VYAPAM got turned by special Task Force constituted by Court Authority. Now the first question that might arise in your mind is "What is Vyapam?"

The answer is, the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPBP), the government body responsible for conducting several entrance tests in the State, is popularly known as 'Vyapam' (Hindi acronym for Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal). These entrance tests are used for recruitment to government jobs and admissions to educational institutes in the State.

The scam, which has been in the news recently, is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior government officials, business-persons and others in Madhya Pradesh. In it, undeserving candidates bribed politicians and MPPEB officials, through middlemen, to get high ranks in the entrance tests or secure jobs. Many of those who discovered these sordid facts - whistleblowers and journalists responsible for unearthing the details - have died in a spate of suspicious incidents. The three main whistleblowers - social activists Dr Anand Rai and Ashish Chaturvedi, and IT consultant Prashant Pandey - have been receiving death threats.

According to varied reports from whistleblowers, the following tricks were used by those involved in the scam:

i. All the information of the candidate remained the same, except the photograph. The candidate's photograph was replaced by that of the impersonator and after the exam, it was changed back to the original. Obviously, the impersonators were brilliant students and they received huge sums to keep their mouths shut.

ii. A person was strategically made to sit in front of the candidate in question. The person let them copy from his sheet or exchanged the sheet with them at the end of the exam.

iii. The candidates in question were asked to leave their answer sheets blank and were given high marks in the exam. Or they were supplied with solved OMR sheets before they took the exam.

While complaints against irregularities came trickling in from the mid-2000s, the Vyapam issue turned murkier from 2007-08 onwards. However, it was only in 2013 that the lid was blown.

The Opposition claims that over 77 lakh candidates have paid bribes to secure seats and jobs. Here's how it all began:

2007: This was the year when the scent of a scam was sniffed. The MP Local Fund Audit office found financial and administrative irregularities in Vyapam.

2009: Activist and doctor from Indore Anand Rai filed a public interest litigation (PIL) with the MP High Court, alleging foul play in the recruitments and admissions.

2011: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan set up an enquiry committee to look into the matter.

2013: Anand Rai made startling revelations that led to a series of arrests. On the intervening night of July 6 and 7, the police arrested 20 persons who were to impersonate candidates scheduled to appear on July 7 for the MPPEB. On July 12-13, the kingpin of the racket, Jagdish Sagar, was arrested. A list confiscated from him revealed the names of 317 candidates. MPPEB's exam controller, Pankaj Trivedi, who vouched for students who had fraudulently 'answered' the exam, sending letters to institution heads to accept them, was later arrested and removed from his post. A Special Task Force of the MP Police began handling the investigation. The Congress requested the High Court to conduct a CBI probe.

2014: The MP High Court rejected the demand for a CBI Inquiry by the Congress and other parties. In April, 27, students from MGM Institute of Health Sciences were expelled for fraudulently clearing the medical test back in 2012.

2015: Accused, witnesses and investigators have been dropping like flies this year. So far, around 1,900 are in jail. According to latest developments, though the State Government of Madhya Pradesh wanted to hand over investigation to the CBI, the MP High Court quashed the request, stating it will not take a decision till the Supreme Court weighs in on the matter.

Now after all of this, the matter is still under investigation and the final decision is still to be taken. It has to go a long way and many pages of this book is still unturned. We have to wait and watch untill some concrete steps is to be taken by the authority. In this country where unemployment is one of the burning issues, such kind of incident will not only demotivate the young generation but will adversely affect the output.

[raring_utk (Shareef Billa)]

@PiMolitor - Exam taking strategy not working for me right now. 80-90 me score reh ja raha h in PM.

I have tried DI -> Reasoning -> English -> GA

DI -> English -> Reasoning -> GA

DI -> GA-> English -> reasoning.

[akki8047 (Akhilesh)]

hello all...i am a beginner...i started my preparation for ibps exams 3 weeks before...i want to join any online test series...please suggest which test series should i join ? at this point of time please don't suggest very tough test series...

please answer dedo koi toh...pehle bhi post kiya tha kisi ne reply nahi kiya....please help kardo....

[sushmitamandal]

guys how is your idbi executive exam? can someone tell me the cut off of 2012?

[vijdasila (fussy bomb)]

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3~मेक इन इण्डिया~25 सितम्बर 2014 
4~स्वच्छ भारत मिसन~2 अक्टूबर 2014 
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[kakkarchetna30 (Chetna Kakkar)]

I got 104 in cp st 4. How was this st? please share your marks if you have given this paper

[vagab (Sai Sridhar Vedantam)]

Hi Puys!

Time to prepare for SBI PO Mains. Let us practise some topics from descriptive part of the paper. I have some ideas on letter writing and essay writing topics. In the coming days I will post all of them and reply via comments. Together let's learn!

1. Letter to friend regarding the Swachh Bharat campaign held in your city(Informal)

2.Letter to manager asking him for a transfer(Formal)

Please reply via comments we are left with only 2 weeks. Let us correct our mistakes 😃 Start replying...