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Banking jobs, especially with the state or central government of India. All Public Sector Banks used to conduct their own entrance test, GDs and Personal Interview for recruiting candidates. There are various examinations for different banks and each private bank will have its own process of selection. A dedicated effort will enable you to sail through the banking examinations
Types of Bank Exams
A series of Common Written Examinations (CWEs) conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as a prerequisite for the selection of personnel for Probationary Officer / Management Trainee / Clerk / Specialist Officer posts in Public Sector banks (other than SBI) and for Officers and Office Assistants in Regional Rural Banks
Exam conducted by SBI for recruitment to the posts of Clerks and Officers
Recruitment by Private banks and PSBs through one year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) course in Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd Bangalore (MaGE) and Nitte Education International Pvt Ltd. Greater Noida (NEIPL)
Course Highlights
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Compatible Exams
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Probationary Officer
Clerical Officer
Specialist Officer
IBPS Regional Rural Bank Officer
IBPS Regional Rural Bank Assistant
Other Exams
All Private Bank Exams – KVB, LVB, ICICI, TMB, South Indian Bank, Repco Bank etc.
Manipal Bank Exams
Central Warehouse Corporation Ltd.
Insurance Exams
LIC – Assistant Administrative Officer
LIC – Administrative Officer
LIC – Assistant Development Officer
LIC – Development Officer
UIIC – United India Insurance Corp Ltd
GIC – General India Corporation
NIACL – New India Assurance Corp Ltd
NICL – National Insurance Corp Ltd
OICL – Oriental Insurance Corp Ltd
State Bank of India
Probationary Officer
Clerical Officer
Specialist Officer
Reserve Bank of India & NABARD
RBI Grade B Officer
RBI Assistant
NABARD Assistant Manager
NABARD Assistant
IBPS / SBI Clerk Exam
Educational qualification
- For Junior Associates: Graduation in any discipline from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government
- For Junior Agricultural Associates: Graduation in Agriculture or Agriculture allied activities from a Government recognized university/Institute
- Knowledge of official and local language: Candidates have to produce class 10th standard mark sheet/certificate evidencing having studied official (local) language will not be subjected to any Language test. In case of others, language test will be conducted before final selection. Candidates not found to be proficient in official and local language would be disqualified
- Candidates should be able to write and speak English
- Candidates who are in the final Semester/ year of Graduation may also apply for SBI Clerk. But they will have to produce proof of having passed the Graduation Examination at the time of document verification for joining
- Candidates having integrated dual degree (IDD) certificate should ensure that the date of passing the IDD as per the prescribed dates
- Candidates should be able to write and speak English
Preliminary Examination
Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) |
No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Main Examination
Sr. No. | Name of Tests (Objective) |
No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
1 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability& Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
4. | General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours 40 Minutes |
Prelims Exam Syllabus
Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures &Alligations | Para jumbles |
Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting |
Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Miscellaneous |
Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | |
Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
Input Output | Sequence & Series | |
Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
Mains Exam Syllabus
Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General/Economy/ Banking Awareness | Computer Awareness |
Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Financial Awareness | Internet |
Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Grammar | Current Affairs | Memory |
Ranking/ Direction/ Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Vocabulary | General Knowledge | Keyboard Shortcuts |
Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Verbal Ability | Static Awareness | Computer Abbreviation |
Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Word Association | Banking and Financial Awareness | Microsoft Office |
Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Sentence Improvement | Computer Hardware | |
Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Para Jumbles | Computer Software | |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | Cloze Test | Operating System | |
Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Error Spotting | Networking | |
Blood Relations | Number Systems | Fill in the blanks | Computer Fundamentals / Terminologies | |
Input Output | Sequence & Series | |||
Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
IBPS / SBI PO Exam
Preliminary Exam
S.No. | Name of Tests (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Mains Exam
Sr. No. | Name of test | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Medium of Examination | Time Allotted |
1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 minutes |
2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English only | 40 minutes |
3 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 minutes |
4 | General, Economy/Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English & Hindi | 35 minutes |
Total | 155 | 200 | 180 minutes | ||
English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
Preliminary Exam Syllabus
English Language | Quantitative Ability | Reasoning |
Reading Comprehension | Simplification | Logical Reasoning |
Cloze Test | Profit & Loss | Alphanumeric Series |
Para jumbles | Mixtures & Allegations | Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test |
Miscellaneous | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Data Sufficiency |
Fill in the blanks | Work & Time | Coded Inequalities |
Multiple Meaning/Error Spotting | Time & Distance | Seating Arrangement |
Paragraph Completion | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Puzzle |
Data Interpretation | Tabulation | |
Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | Syllogism | |
Number Systems | Blood Relations | |
Sequence & Series | Input Output | |
Permutation, Combination &Probability | Coding Decoding |
Mains Exam Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | English Language | |
Simplification | Financial Awareness | Verbal Reasoning | Internet | Reading Comprehension |
Average | Current Affairs | Syllogism | Memory | Vocabulary |
Percentage | General Knowledge | Circular Seating Arrangement | Keyboard Shortcuts | Grammar |
Ratio and Percentage | Linear Seating Arrangement | Computer Abbreviation | Verbal Ability | |
Data Interpretation | Double Lineup | Microsoft Office | ||
Mensuration and Geometry | Scheduling | Computer Hardware | ||
Quadratic Equation | Input Output | Computer Software | ||
Interest | Blood Relations | Operating System | ||
Problems of Ages | Directions and Distances | Networking | ||
Profit and Loss | Ordering and Ranking | Computer Fundamentals /Terminologies | ||
Number Series | Data Sufficiency | |||
Speed, Distance and Time | Coding and Decoding | |||
Time and Work | Code Inequalities | |||
Number System | ||||
Data Sufficiency | ||||
Linear Equation | ||||
Permutation and Combination | ||||
And Probability | ||||
Mixture and Allegations |
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IBPS / SBI Specialist Officer (SO) Exam
Posts
- IT Officer
- Agricultural Field Officer
- Rajbhasha Adhikari
- Law Officer
- HR/ Personnel Officer
- Marketing Officer
Qualification
- IT Officer (Scale-I) – Degree (Engg)/ PG
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I) – Degree
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I) – PG (Sanskrit, English & Hindi)
- Law Officer (Scale-I) – Degree (Law)
- HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale-I) – Degree with PG Degree/ Diploma
- Marketing Officer (Scale-I) – Degree with MMS/ MBA/ PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM
Exam Pattern
Systems, CA and Engineering Officers
Paper 1
Sr. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | English language | 35 | 35 |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
Total | Time Duration- 90 Minutes | 120 | 120 |
Paper 2
Sr. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
Total | Time Duration- 45 Minutes | 50 | 100 |
SBI SO Exam Pattern (Law Officers)
Paper 1
S. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | English language | 50 | 50 |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 70 | 70 |
Total | Time Duration- 90 Minutes | 120 | 120 |
Paper 2
S. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
Total | Time Duration- 45 Minutes | 50 | 100 |
SBI SO Exam Pattern (Official Language Officers)
Paper 1
S. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Language (Hindi & English) | 70 | 70 |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 |
Total | Time Duration- 90 Minutes | 120 | 120 |
Paper 2
S. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
Total | Time Duration- 45 Minutes | 50 | 100 |
SBI SO Exam Pattern (Economist)
Paper 1
S. No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | English language | 35 | 35 |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
Total | Time Duration- 90 Minutes | 120 | 120 |
Paper 2
S.No. | Name of the Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
1 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
Total | Time Duration- 45 Minutes | 50 | 100 |
Paper 3
The third question paper for the post of ‘Economist’ will be of descriptive nature. Candidates will be asked to write an essay on a topic related to Economics. The question paper will be of 50 marks. 45 Minutes will be provided to the candidates to solve the question paper.
Syllabus
- Chartered Accountant: Accounting Standards, Accounting Guidance Note, Financial Report Standards, Indian Accounting Standards, Corporate Financial Reporting, Accounting and Reporting of Financial Instrument, Share-based Payment, Liability Valuation, Share, Business valuation, Inflation Accounting, Indian Capital Market, Mutual Funds, Foreign Exchanges, Auditing etc.
- Statistician: Basic Statistical Methods and Inference, Uni-Variate Data, Bi-Variate Data, Time series forecasting, Sampling Concepts, Sampling Distribution, Estimations Theory, Simple Regression, Multiple Regression, Variance Analysis, Banking-Insurance, Financial Market, Foreign Exchanges, Forecasting Portfolio etc.
- Law Officer: Banking Regulated Laws, Banking Security Laws, Negotiable Instruments, Ethics and Corporate Governance in Banking, Financial Analysis, Banking Operational Laws, Banker-Customer Relations, Electronic Banking, Loans and Advances, Compliance and Legal Aspects, Security Types and Regulatory Frameworks etc.
- Systems Officer/IT Officer: Computer Networks and Basic Programming Languages (C, C++, Java), Data Base Management Systems (DBMS), Basic concepts of Software and Hardware, Data Structures, Computer Organization, Computer Networks, Network Programming, Algorithms, Digital Electronics, Web Technologies, Information Systems and Software Engineering etc.
Question paper 1 mainly consists of the topics from Reasoning Abilities, Quantitative Abilities and English Language. The topics covered in this section are as follows:
Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English |
Alpha Numeric Sequence Puzzle. | Averages. | Articles. |
Alphabet Test. | Boats & Streams. | Cloze Test. |
Arithmetical Reasoning, Classification. | Clocks. | Comprehension. |
Clocks & Calendars. | Decimal & Fractions. | Conclusion. |
Data Sufficiency. | HCF & LCM. | Fill in the Blanks. |
Deriving Conclusions from Passages. | Line Graphs. | Para substitution |
Direction and distance Sense Test. | Logarithms. | Para Jumble |
Inserting The Missing Character. | Mensuration. | Close test/ passages |
Time sequence test | Mixtures & Allegations. | Synonyms/Antonyms |
Analytical reasoning | Compound Interest | Choosing the appropriate word |
Cause and effect Input and output arrangements | Time, Speed and Distance | Spelling check |
Seating arrangements | Profit and Loss | Idioms & Phrases. |
Coded inequalities | Permutation and Combination | Completion of a Sentence. |
Decision making, | Probability | Correction of a Sentence. |
Logical Sequence of Words. | Data Interpretation and sufficiency (will include Pie charts, Data table, Bar Graphs, Line graphs, Mixed graphs, case study etc.) | Re-arrangement of a Sentence. |
Logical Venn Diagrams. | Permutation & Combination. | Subject-Verb Agreement. |
Statement – Conclusions. | Problems on Ages. | Tenses. |
Theme Detection, Alphabet numbers | Problems on Trains. | Theme detection. |
Series Test, Syllogism | Roots. | Unseen Passages. |
Analogies/Decision-making | Simplification. | Verb. |
Coding/Decoding | Time and Work. | Word Formation. |
Blood Relations | Volume & Surface | Vocabulary |
Odd one out Number | Area. | Grammar |
Ranking | Number system and simplification | Identification of errors |
Statement and assumptions | Unitary Method | – |
Course of action | Problem based on numbers | – |
Passage and conclusion test | Ration and Proportion | – |
Assertion and reason Statement and course of action | Partnership | – |
Non- verbal reasoning will include sense test, odd figures, analogy etc. | Simple Interest Compound interest | – |
Professional Knowledge (IT)
- Data Base Management System (DBMS)
- Data Communication & Networking
- Computer organization & Microprocessor
- Data structure
- Integrated circuits
- Programming language C, C++ and OOPS
- Cyber Security and Threats
- Operating system & amp; system programming
- Compiler design
- Software engineering
- Mobile Technologies
- Digital electronics
- Basic Terms
Professional Knowledge (Finance Posts)
- Direct and Indirect Taxes
- Cost Accounting Concepts
- Management Accounting Concepts
- Basic Accounting concepts and principles
- Accounting Standards
- Auditing standards
RBI Grade ‘B’ Exam
Qualification
A Minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or equivalent in Bachelor’s Degree as well as in 12th and 10th standard examinations.
Pattern
Phase I
Serial Number | Section Asked | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1. | General Awareness | 80 | 80 | Composite time of 2 hours |
2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
3. | English Language | 30 | 30 | |
4. | Reasoning | 60 | 60 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
Phase II
Serial Number |
Section Asked | Paper Type | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1. | Economics and Social Issues | Objective | 100 | 90 minutes |
2. | Paper II English (Writing Skills) | Descriptive (to be typed with the help of keyboard) | 100 | 90 minutes |
3. | Paper III Finance & Management | Objective Type | 100 | 90 minutes |
Phase III
- Candidates will be shortlisted for the interview, based on an aggregate of marks obtained in Phase-II (Paper-I +Paper-II +Paper-III).
- The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.
- The interview will carry 50 marks.
- A candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.
Syllabus
Prelims Exam
Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language | General Awareness |
Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension | Current Affairs |
Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test | Indian Financial Systems |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligations | Para jumbles | Indian Banking Systems |
Data Sufficiency | Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices | Miscellaneous | Monetary Plans |
Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks | National Institutions |
Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting | Banking Terms |
Puzzle | Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere | Paragraph Completion | |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | ||
Syllogism | Ratio & Proportion, Percentage | ||
Blood Relations | Number Systems | ||
Input Output | Sequence & Series | ||
Coding Decoding | Permutation, Combination &Probability |
Mains Exam
Subject | Syllabus |
Economic & Social Issues | Growth and Development Economic Reforms in India Globalization Social Structure in India |
Finance | Financial System Financial Markets Risk Management Basics of Derivatives Development in Financial Sector Union Budget Inflation |
Managemnet | Role of Manager Human Resource Development Motivation, Morale and Incentives Communication Corporate Governance |
RBI Office Assistant
Pattern
Prelims Exam
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | |
English Language | 30 | 30 | A composite time of 1 hour is provided to the candidate |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
Mains Exam
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
Total | 200 | 200 | 135 minutes |
Syllabus
English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Sentence Correction
- Word Meanings
- Cloze Test
- One Word Substitution
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Sentence Completion
- Phrases
- Active & Passive Voice
Quantitative Aptitude
- Time and Distance
- Time and Work
- HCF and LCM
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Problems on Trains
- Average
- Probability
- Allegations and Comparison
- Permutation and Combination
- Pipes& Cistern
- Number System
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Percentage
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
Reasoning
- Number Series
- Blood Relations
- Analogy
- Odd Man Out
- Number Series
- Coding and Decoding
- Directions Based Concept
- Row Arrangements
- Symbols
- Statement Reading, Understanding
Computer Knowledge
- Languages
- Basic Hardware and Software
- History of Computers
- Devices
- Viruses and Hacking
General Awareness
- Current World News
- Current India News
- Geography Concepts
- History Concepts
- Political Science
- Banking Awareness
- RBI Terms
- Emoluments and Other Benefits
- Acts and Laws related to Bank (RBI)
NABARD Exam
Pattern
Preliminary Exam
Sr.No. |
Sections Asked | Total Marks | Time Taken |
1. | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | |
2. | Reasoning | 20 | A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes) |
3. | English Language | 40 | |
4. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | |
5. | General Awareness | 20 | |
6. | Economic and Social Issues | 40 | |
7. | Agriculture and Rural Development | 40 | |
Total | 200 |
Mains Exam
Serial No. | Exam | Test Name | Maximum Marks | Time Taken |
1. | Phase I | General English | 100 | 90 minutes |
2. | Phase II | Economic and SocialIssues and Agriculture and Rural Development for General Posts and Agriculture for candidates applying for Manager Agriculture Post | 100 | 90 minutes |
3. | Phase III | Development economics, Statistics, Finance and Management | 100 | 90 minutes |
Syllabus
Preliminary Exam
Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge |
· Puzzles (Seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, floor based)
· Syllogism · Data sufficiency · Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning) Inequality · Miscellaneous Questions · Input Output · Blood relations etc. |
· Data Interpretation
· Quadratic Equations · Number Series · Simplification/ Approximation · Data Sufficiency |
· Reading comprehension
· Cloze test · Sentence improvement · Spotting the errors · Fill in the blanks · Sentence rearrangement |
· Current Affairs
· Banking and Economy · Insurance |
· Networking
· Input output devices · DBMS · MS Office · Internet · History of computer & generations |
Mains Exam
Paper I
English Writing
- Essay
- Precis Writing
- Comprehension
- Report Writing
- Paragraph Writing
- Business/Office Correspondance
Paper II
Economic & Social Issues | Agriculture & Rural Development |
· Nature of Indian Economy
· Structural and Institutional features · Economic underdevelopment · Opening up the Indian Economy · Globalisation · Economic Reforms in India · Privatisation · Inflation · Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India · Measurement of Poverty · Population Trends · Population Growth and Economic Development · Population Policy in India · Agriculture – Characteristics / Status · Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture · Agricultural performance · Issues in Food Security in India · Non Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit. · Industrial and Labor Policy · Industrial performance · Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development · Rural banking and financial institutions in India · Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector · Globalisation of Economy · Role of International Funding Institution · IMF & World Bank · WTO · Regional Economic Co-operation. · Social Structure in India · Multiculturalism · Social Justice · Positive Discrimination in favor of the under privileged |
· Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches
· Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy · Classification of field crops · Factors affecting on crop production · Agro Climatic Zones · Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems · Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village · Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory · Precision Farming · System of Crop Intensification · organic farming · Soil and Water Conservation : Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilisers, soil erosion, soil conservation,watershed management · Water Resource · Irrigation Management: types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, commandarea development, water conservation techniques, micro-irrigation, irrigation pumps, major,medium and minor irrigation. · Farm and Agri Engineering : Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human,animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, bio fuels, water harvesting structures, farmponds, watershed management, Agro Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable foodstorage, godowns, bins and grain silos. · Plantation & Horticulture: Definition, meaning and its branche · Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops · Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulturecrops · Animal Husbandry: Farm animals and their role in Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods inIndia, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds ofcattle · Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility · Introduction to poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertainingto poultry production and management · Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India · Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agriculturalfarming. · Fisheries: Fisheries resources, management and exploitation · freshwater, brackish water and marine · Aquaculture- Inland and marine · Biotechnology · post-harvest technology · Importance of fisheries in India · Common terms pertaining to fish production · Forestry: Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry · Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics · Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management · Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015 · Recent developments under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. · Agriculture Extensions: Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes,Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies · Ecology and Climate Change: Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainablemanagement and conservation · Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climateanalysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact to agriculture andrural Page 12 of 28 livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms forclimate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC · Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities · recent trends · major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance viability of agriculture · Factors of Production in agriculture · Agricultural Finance and Marketing · Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security · Concept and Types of Farm Management · Rural Development: Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy · Importance and role of the rural sector in India- Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristicsof the Indian rural economy, causes of Rural Backwardness · Rural population in India; Occupational structure, Farmers, Agricultural Laborers, Artisans,Handicrafts, Traders · Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce; problems and conditions of rural labor · Issues and challenges in Hand-looms · Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working · MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing,PURA and other rural development programmes. |
Paper-III
Development Economics | Statistics | Finance | Management |
· Measures of development
· Economic Development Models · Role of subsidies · Importance of savings and investment · Importance of agriculture · Terms of trade in agriculture · Development issues in India. |
· Basic statistical concepts
· Summarizing of data · Frequency distribution · Measures of Central Tendency · Relative dispersion · Elementary Probability · Relative Frequency Approach · Sampling · Axiomatic Approach · Analysis of frequency distribution · Correlation · Regression · Sampling Methods · Time Series Analysis. |
· Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions
· Banking and financial Institutions in India · Financial system- features, characteristics and issues · Micro finance, its significance and importance · Union Budget · Project finance · Infrastructure financing · Sources of capital · Development finance · Concept of project cycle management · Private and Social Cost Benefit significance of development finance · Financial Inclusion |
· Management: its nature and scope
· The Management Processes · Planning · Organisation · Staffing · Directing and Controlling · The Role of a Manager in an Organisation · Leadership · Human Resource Development · Communicati |