Indian Overseas Bank SO Exam
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Indian Overseas Bank is taking a Specialist Officers(SO) competitive exam to recruit male and female candidates for filling up vacancies in the SO category. This is a great opportunity for interested Candidates who want to join the Indian Overseas Bank. All Graduates or Postgraduates passed are eligible for appearing in the Indian Overseas Bank exam. Candidates have to apply online for this exam on the Official website www.iob.in. Candidates will have to qualify two stages of recruitment i.e. Stage 1(Online Exam), Stage 2(Interview). Candidates who qualify Online examination will undergo the next stage.
Conducting Body: The Indian Overseas Bank SO exam is a National level recruitment exam conducted by the Indian Overseas Bank in Online mode. This exam is online based on computers; those candidates who wish to appear and enter for these posts will have to qualify the Online exam. The exam is conducted once a year.
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Selection Procedure: The selection process of Indian Overseas Bank SO Exam is on the basis of given following rounds:
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Online Exam
Exam pattern: The Online examination is of Objective type. All the questions will be from the subjects given below. The language mode of questions will be English. There will be –ve marking 1/4th for the wrong answer.
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Subjects |
Questions |
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English |
50 |
50 |
120 min |
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Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
50 |
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General Knowledge and Current Affairs |
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Agriculture |
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250 |
250 |
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Interview - The candidates, after qualifying the online exam, get invited for the Interview round. The total score for this round is 100 Marks
Note: The selection of candidates purely depends on merit depending on performance in the two stages of recruitment.
Eligibility criteria:
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Entrance Test- Indian Overseas Bank SO exam.
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Age Criteria: Must be between 20 to 30 yrs old as per their class 10th. Age relaxation to SC/ST and OBC candidates is as per government rules.
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Exam frequency: Exam conducted Once in a year.
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Educational Qualification: Candidates having minimum 50% marks in aggregate in Graduation, Postgraduation from a recognized board are eligible to apply. Marks relaxation to reserved categories as per government rules and regulations.
Syllabus:
General English:
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Passage
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Preposition
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Correction of sentence
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Active-passive voice
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Direct indirect sentences
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Verbs/Tense/Non-Finite
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Punctuation
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Substituting phrasal verbs for expression
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Use of an adjective
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Compound preposition
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Determiners
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Use of pronouns.
GK & Current Affairs:
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History (India and World).
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Geography (India and World)
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Indian polity
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Indian Economy
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Current Affairs (India and World).
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Static Gk
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General Science( Up to 10th)
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Sports current affairs, awards and honors' in sports.
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Awards and honors (India and World).
Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning:
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Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding
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Number Series
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Embedded figures
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Figural Series
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Problem Solving
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Blood relation
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Similarities and differences
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Word Building
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Coding and de-coding
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Other sub-topics
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Numerical operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy
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Figural Analogy
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Classification
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Drawing inferences
FAQs:
Ques 1. What is the purpose of the Indian Overseas Bank SO exam?
Ans. The Indian Overseas Bank SO exam is a recruitment exam, conducted by the Indian Overseas Bank for the recruitment of candidates in the IOB. The candidates are recruited at Permanent Service.
Ques 2. Is there any age limit for Indian Overseas Bank exam?
Ans. 20-30 yrs.
Ques 3. Can the candidate make changes to the examination center?
Ans. No. Changes are not allowed in the center.
Ques 4. What is the educational qualification for joining the Indian Overseas Bank?
Ans. Graduation.
Ques 5. Which documents Requisites of Online Application?
Ans. All documents should be Scanned:
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Photograph
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Signature
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Class 10th/12th Certificate
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Class 10th Certificate as Age Proof
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Graduation Semesters Certificate
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Other Educational Certificate
Ques 6. Are girls eligible for joining Indian Overseas Bank SO posts?
Ans. Yes, girls are eligible for joining SO posts. Vacancies are released for both male and female candidates by the high court of Indian Overseas bank.
Ques 7. How do I prepare for the Indian Overseas Bank exam?
Ans. You need to prepare well as per the given above prescribed detail syllabus: reasoning, mathematical aptitude, Computer, English, and general awareness.
Ques 8. When will be the Indian Overseas Bank exam held?
Ans: December 2020.
Ques 9. How many posts lead to the Indian Overseas Bank exam?
Ans. Go through the official notification.
Ques 10. How can I apply for this exam?
Ans. Go to the official website as mentioned above.
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