QUIZ-23

Q1. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector. Who has been appointed as the administrator to manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company?
Answer: R.K. Sharma

Q2. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, which state has topped the list in terms of number of child Labors?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Q3. The Human Resource Development department of which of the following government has signed an MoU with the British Council to enhance quality of education in the state?
Answer: Sikkim

Q4. World Day Against Child Labor was observed across the world on ___________.
Answer: 12 June

Q5. Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held recently in ___________.
Answer: Italy

Q6. Name the 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor who has scripted history by becoming Ireland’s youngest Prime Minister.
Answer: Leo Varadkar

Q7. The World Bank has approved financing worth more than 500 million dollars for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to boost the economy. Who is the present President of World Bank?
Answer: Jim Yong Kim

Q8. India and Australia have started second Maritime Joint Exercise together. It is named as ___________.
Answer: AUSINDEX 17

Q9. Railway Ministry has recently launched a Mission named _____________ to enhance the passenger experience.
Answer: Mission Retro-Fitment

Q10. The Cabinet has recently approved a scheme called ISS for farmers for the year 2017-18 that will help farmers getting short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable within one year at only 4% per annum. ISS is abbreviated as ____________.
Answer: Interest Subvention Scheme

Q11. Which country has claimed the top spot among the remittance-receiving nations, surpassing China in 2016?
Answer: India

Q12. The Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred recently to Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi. He is an eminent writer from which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Q13. Name the Indian who has become the first Indian Woman to be elected as the Member of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).
Answer: Neeru Chadha

Q14. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is headquartered in ________________.
Answer: Hamburg, Germany

Q15. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched an initiative named IDCF in order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. What does 'F' stands for in IDFC?
Answer: Fortnight

QUIZ-23

Q1. India and Sri Lanka have recently signed an MoU to develop a village in which of the following District (in Sri Lanka) at a cost of 30 crores Sri Lankan rupees?

(a) Ampara

(b) Gampaha

(c) Anuradhapura

(d) Kalutara

(e) Matara

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District (in Sri Lanka) at a cost of 30 crores Sri Lankan rupees. The village in the name of a famous Buddhist monk Sobitha Thero, envisages construction of 153 new houses, a multi-purpose community building, internal water supply system and renovation of monk’s quarters & library.

Q2. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently appointed ___________ as the Indian Cricket team’s bowling coach.

(a) Sanjay Bangar

(b) Bharat Arun

(c) Anil Kumble

(d) Jawagal Srinath

(e) DilipVengsarkar

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Bharat Arun as the Indian Cricket team’s bowling coach.

Q3. Who is the acting President of BCCI? 

(a) Anurag Thakur

(b) Shashank Manohar

(c) Bishan Singh

(d) C K Khanna

(e) Saurav Ganguly

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. CK Khanna is the acting president of BCCI.

Q4. Ex-Cabinet Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu, has recently resigned from the ministry of ___________________.

(a) Information and Broadcasting

(b) Information and Technology

(c) Agriculture and Rural Development

(d) Coal and Renewable Energy

(e) HRD

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. M Venkaiah Naidu, the vice presidential candidate has recently resigned from the minister of Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Q5. Who is the present President of Sri Lanka?

(a) Mahinda Rajapaksa

(b) Maithripala Sirisena

(c) Chandrika Kumaratunga

(d) Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

(e) Ranasinghe Premadasa

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Maithripala Sirisena is the present President of Sri Lanka.

Q6. The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the 'MajhiKanyaBhagyashree' scheme, according to which families who have a yearly income of up to _______________ will be benefited. 

(a) Rs 5.0 lakh

(b) Rs 3.0 lakh

(c) Rs 7.5 lakh

(d) Rs 6.5 lakh

(e) Rs 5.5 lakh

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the 'MajhiKanyaBhagyashree' scheme, according to which families who have a yearly income of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited. The scheme was launched by the state government on April 1, 2016, in place of 'Sukanya' scheme.

Q7. According to the International Migration Outlook 2017 report on for OECD member countries, India is among top asylum-seekers. What is the full form of OECD?

(a) Oriental Economic Co-operation and Development

(b) Organisation of Excess Combination and Development

(c) Overseas Economic Co-operation and Development

(d) Organisation Economic Co-operation and Development

(e) Overseas Economic Co-operation and Dissociation

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the International Migration Outlook 2017 report on Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, Indians are among top asylum-seekers in other countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Q8. The US and Australia have jointly test-fired a hypersonic missile capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound. The test was part of a project called the HIFiRE Program. HIFiRE stands for _____________________.

(a) Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation

(b) Hyper International Face Research Experimentation

(c) Hypermodal Internal Flight Research Experimentation

(d) Hypersonic International Furrow Research Experimentation

(e) Hypersonic Internal Flight Research Exportation

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The US and Australia have jointly test-fired a hypersonic missile capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound as part of a $54-million research project. The test was part of a project called the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation Program (HIFiRE) involving the US and Australian militaries, Queensland University, Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Group.

Q9. The Navy of which of the following country has recently tested the world's first-ever active laser weapons system, which is now deployed and ready for war?

(a) Chinese Navy

(b) U.S. Navy

(c) Japanese Navy

(d) Indian Navy

(e) Russian Navy

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The U.S. Navy recently tested the world's first-ever active laser weapons system, which is now deployed and ready for war. The system has special materials that release photons and at the speed of light, it silently hits an object, burning it to a temperature of thousands of degrees.

Q10. The 'MajhiKanyaBhagyashree scheme' was launched by the state government of Maharashtra in 2016 in place of ________________.

(a) Dhan Lakshmi Scheme

(b) None of the given options is true

(c) Balika Vidhya Scheme

(d) Sukriti Scheme

(e) Sukanya Scheme

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The 'Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree scheme’ was launched by the state Government of Maharashtra in 2016, in place of 'Sukanyascheme’.

Q11. Who is the Present Secretary-General of OECD?

(a) Angela Merkel

(b) Antonio Guterres

(c) Angel Gurria

(d) Peter Admas

(e) Thomas Green

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was officially born on 30 September 1961. Angel Gurria is the Present Secretary-General of OECD.

Q12. TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland by the Governor. Who is the present Governor of Nagaland?

(a) BanwarilalPurohit

(b) E S L Narasimhan

(c) MridulaSinha

(d) P B Acharya

(e) AcharyaDevVrat

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya. This will be the second term for Zeliang, his earlier term was from 2014 to 2017.

Q13. From which of the following association/club, World football's governing body FIFA has lifted the ban?

(a) Hungarian Football Federation

(b) Sudan Football Association

(c) French Football Federation

(d) Cyprus Football Association

(e) Andorran Football Federation

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. World football's governing body FIFA lifted the ban on the Sudan Football Association (SFA) imposed on it for the failure to abide by agreements mentioned in articles 14 and 19 of the FIFA statute.

Q14. Name the Britain’s first woman Sikh MP who has been recently elected to an influential cross-party panel in the UK Parliament.

(a) Manpreet Kaur

(b) Gurmeet Kaur

(c) Arunima Singh

(d) Geetha Singh Badal

(e) Preet Kaur Gill

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Britain’s first woman Sikh MP PreetKaur Gill has been elected to an influential cross-party panel in the UK Parliament that examines the workings of the Home Office.

Q15. Who is the present Chief of Naval Officer (CNO) of US Navy?

(a) Admiral Kampbell

(b) Admiral Harold E. Shear

(c) Admiral William D. Smith

(d) Admiral John Richardson

(e) Admiral Jay L. Johnson

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Admiral John Richardson is the Chief of Naval Officer of US Navy.

Daily GK Update 22nd July 2017

1. Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme with 8% fixed rate

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings.

ii. Under this scheme, there will be an assured return of 8 per cent over a tenure of 10 years. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Present chairman of LIC is V K Sharma.

2. BoB signs MoU with DGS&D for services to govt’s e-marketplace

i. Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM). 

ii. DGS&D has been mandated to set up GeM, an initiative intended to bring greater transparency and efficiency in public procurements.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda is P. S. Jayakumar.
• Headquarter of Bank of Baroda is in Vadodara.

3. Karamjyoti Dalal wins bronze medal at World Para Athletics

i. India’s Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in the discus-throw. In the women’s F55 category of discus-throw, she managed a throw of 19.02 m.

ii. Earlier, Sundar Singh Gurjar had opened India’s account at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships by winning gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event. Later, Amit Saroha won silver medal in the club throw event in the F-51 category. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.

4. Kerala to host literary festival with ‘Tolerance’ as theme

i. Kerala will be hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) at Chengannur, a town in Kerala’s coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017.

ii. The core theme of the festival this year is ‘tolerance’. So creative writers, journalists, theatre and film personalities from across the industry will be seen deliberating on the theme at a time when the country as a whole is witnessing raging debates over intolerance.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Chief Minister of Kerala is Pinarayi Vijayan.
• Governor of Kerala is Palaniswamy Sathasivam.

5. Sanjay Kothari appointed Secretary to new President

i. Sanjay Kothari, Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

ii. Senior journalist Ashok Malik has been named as Press Secretary to Kovind, by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Senior Gujarat-cadre forest service officer Bharat Lal will be Joint Secretary to Kovind.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Kovind will be sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25.

6. MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed Joint Secretary in PMO

i. Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.

ii. Baglay, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Baglay's appointment to the post for three years.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Gopal Baglay has been appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been already named as India’s Ambassador to France.

7. Vijay Goel, Nitin Gadkari flag off 10th 'Slum Yuva Daud'

i. Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi. 

ii. The Slum Yuva Daud is a part of the Adopt a Slum campaign of the Sports Ministry and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. Thousands of youth from Delhi slums participated in the run which started from Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Khichripur and ended at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium, Trilokpuri. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Chief Minister of Delhi is Arvind Kejriwal.

8. Partnership with PNB MetLife to provide insurance cover for borrowers

i. Karnataka Bank, in association with its PNB MetLife, has launched Met Loan and Life Suraksha (MLLS), a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a customer.

ii. The bank has also introduced KBL MLLS, an app for its employees to instantly calculate the insurance cover and premium based on loan liability of the borrowers.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank Mahabaleshwara M.S.
• Sameer Bansal is the Director of PNB MetLife.

9. SBI and Carlyle to jointly acquire GE Capital's stake in SBI Card

i. State Bank of India (SBI), the Carlyle Group and GE have announced that they have signed definitive agreements, whereby SBI and Carlyle Group will acquire GE Capital's entire stake in SBI Card, the second-largest credit card franchise in India.

ii. SBI Card is operated through two joint venture companies , SBI Cards & Payment Services and GE Capital Business Process Management Services, which issue credit cards and process card transactions in the Indian market. Following the transactions, SBI and Carlyle will own 74 percent and 26 percent respectively in each of the two entities.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Chairman of SBI is Arundhati Bhattacharya.
• Headquarter of SBI is in Mumbai.

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II & III Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, II & III Exam Pattern: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts Online Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruitment in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The structure of Online examination for Officer Scale I, II & III positions is mentioned below….

IBPS RRB Online Exam Pattern Details: CWE comprises of 5 tests with 200 questions and 200 marks. The marks alotted for each test and related details have been given below…

Preliminary  Examination:

Officer Scale-I:

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi/English	40	40
	Total		80	80

Main Examination (objective):

Officer Scale-I

Sr No.	Name of Test	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	50
3	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4 a	English Language	English	40	40
4 b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

Single level Examination (objective)

Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer):

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	50
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4 a	English Language	English	40	40
4 b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		240	200

Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre):

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite Time of 2 hours and 30 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	40
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4 a	English Language	English	40	20
4 b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	20
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
6	Professional Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	40
	Total		240	200

Officer Scale- III:

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Hindi/English	40	50
3	Financial Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4 a	English Language	English	40	40
4 b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

Note: 

1. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks from the marks allotted for that particular question

2. Cutoff marks will be decided on the basis of Average

3. CWE Score will be available on IBPS Website.

4. Score card will be valid for one year from the date of issuing it.

5. CWE would be conducted at many centres as given in the notification.

6. Pre examination training will be provided for limited number of candidates for which online application has to be made.

Common Interview: Candidates who will qualify Online examination will subsequently called for a Common Interview conducted by the Nodal Regional Rural Bank in each State/ UT, coordinated by IBPS. The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks/ scores in interview and within it for local language proficiency will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST candidates). The minimum qualifying marks in interview for Officer Scale II & III will also be not less than 40% for all the candidates except 35% for SC/ ST candidates. The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 70:30 respectively. Candidates should qualify both in the CWE and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts Online Common Written Examination (CWE) for recruitment in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The CWE pattern for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) positions is mentioned below….

IBPS RRB CWE Pattern Details: CWE comprises of 2 tests with 200 questions and 200 marks. The marks alotted for each test and related details have been given below…

Online Common Written Examination:

Office Assistant (Multipurpose):

1. Preliminary Examination (objective):

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite time of 45 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	40
	Total		80	80

2. Main Examination (objective):

Sr No.	Name of Test (Objective)	Medium of Exam	No.of Questions	Maximum Marks	Total Time
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	50	Composite Time of 2 hours
2	Numerical Ability	Hindi/English	40	50
3	General Awareness	Hindi/English	40	40
4 a	English Language	English	40	40
4 b	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Computer Knowledge	Hindi/English	40	20
	Total		200	200

Note: 

1. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks from the marks allotted for that particular question

2. Cutoff marks will be decided on the basis of Average

3. CWE Score will be available on IBPS Website.

4. Score card will be valid for one year from the date of issuing it.

5. CWE would be conducted at many centres as given in the notification.

6. Pre examination training will be provided for limited number of candidates for which online application has to be made.

Common Interview: Candidates who will qualify Online examination will subsequently called for a Common Interview conducted by the Nodal Regional Rural Bank in each State/ UT, coordinated by IBPS. The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks/ scores in interview and within it for local language proficiency will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ ST candidates). The minimum qualifying marks in interview for Officer Scale II & III will also be not less than 40% for all the candidates except 35% for SC/ ST candidates. The relative weightage (ratio) of CWE and interview will be 70:30 respectively. Candidates should qualify both in the CWE and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional allotment process.

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IBPS RRB Officers Scale I,II & III Eligibility Criteria

IBPS RRB Officers Scale I,II & III Eligibility Criteria: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will be conducting Online Common Written Examination for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Candidates to gain eligibility to appear for IBPS CWE must satisfy the below given eligibility criteria to apply for Officer vacancies…

1. Nationality: A candidate must be either -
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

2. Age Limit (As on 01-09-2016):
For Officer Scale- III: Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-09-1976 and later than 31-08-1995 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale- II: Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-09-1984 and later than 31-08-1995 (both dates inclusive).
For Officer Scale- I: Above 18 years – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-09-1986 and later than 31-08-1998 (both dates inclusive)

3. Age Relaxation:

Category	Relaxation (in years)
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
In the case of Ex- servicemen commissioned officers, including ECOs/ SSCOs, who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

4. Educational Qualification:

A. For Officer Scale I: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and must have proficiency in local language and Computer knowledge or awareness will be an added qualification. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy

B.For Officer Scale II (General Banking Officer): Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having degree in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.

Experience: Two years as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institution.

C. For Officer Scale II (Specialist Office):

(i). Information Technology Officer: Degree from a recognised University in Electronics / Communication / Computer Science / Information Technology or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Desirable: Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc.
Experience: One year.

(ii). Chartered Accountant: Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Experience: One year.

(iii). Law Officer: Degree from a recognised University in Law or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Experience: Two years as an advocate or should have worked as Law Officer in Banks or Financial Institutions for a period not less than two years.

(iv). Treasury Manager: Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution.
Experience: One year.

(v). Marketing Officer: MBA in Marketing from a recognized university.
Experience: One year.

(vi). Agricultural Officer: Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.
Experience: Two years.

D. For Officer Scale III: Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/ Diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.
Experience: Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions.

Note: All educational qualifications should be from a recognised university/ Board.

Language Proficiency - The candidates applying for the posts of Officer Scale I and Office Assistants –(Multipurpose) in any particular RRB or RRBs are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State / UT in which the RRB is situated to be eligible for interview, as per the notification of the concerned RRB (The condition does not apply for the posts of Officer Scale II and III).

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility Criteria

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Eligibility Criteria: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will be conducting Online Common Written Examination (CWE) for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Candidates to gain eligibility to appear for IBPS CWE must satisfy the below given eligibility criteria to apply for Office Assistant vacancies…

1. Nationality: A candidate must be either -
(i) a Citizen of India or
(ii) a subject of Nepal or
(iii) a subject of Bhutan or
(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

2. Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02-09-1988 and later than 01-09-1998 (both dates inclusive) as on 01-09-2016. Age relaxation is extended as per govt rules.

3. Age Relaxation:

Category	Relaxation (in years)
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-Servicemen	Actual period of service rendered in the defence forces + 3 years (8 years for Disabled ExServicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum age limit of 50 years
Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their husbands who have not remarried	9 years

4. Educational Qualification: Candidates applying for the Office Assistant vacancies must have completed Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent and Proficiency in local language.

5. Language Proficiency - The candidates applying for the posts of Officer Scale I and Office Assistants –(Multipurpose) in any particular RRB or RRBs are required to possess proficiency in the local language of the State/ UT in which the RRB is situated to be eligible for interview, as per the notification of the concerned RRB (The condition does not apply for the posts of Officer Scale II and III).

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IBPS CRP RRB VI 2017 Notification

IBPS CRP RRB VI 2017 Notification – Apply Online: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has advertised a notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs VI) for recruitment of 14192 Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group “B”- Office Assistants (Multipurpose) vacancies is tentatively scheduled between September and November 2017 & interviews for recruitment of Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II & III) conducted tentatively in the month of December 2017. Eligible candidates can apply online from 24-07-2017 to 14-08-2017. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…

IBPS Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Posts: 14192
Name of the Posts:
1. Office Assistant (Multipurpose): 7374 Posts
2. Officers Scale I: 4865 Posts
3. Officers Scale II (Agriculture Officer): 169 Posts
4. Officers Scale II (Marketing Officer): 33 Posts
5. Officers Scale II (Treasury Manager): 11 Posts
6. Officers Scale II (Law Officer): 21 Posts
7. Officers Scale II (Chartered Accountant): 34 Posts
8. Officers Scale II (Information Technology Officer): 83 Posts
9. Officers Scale II (General Banking Officer): 1395 Posts
10. Officers Scale III: 207 Posts

Age Limit: Candidates age should be between 18-28 years (candidates should have not been born earlier than 02-07-1989 and later than 01-07-1999 (both dates inclusive) for Office Assistant (Multipurpose), 18-30 years (candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-07-1987 and later than 30-06-1999 (both dates inclusive) for Officer Scale- I, 21-32 years (candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-07-1985 and later than 30-06.-996 (both dates inclusive) for Officer Scale- II, 21-40 years (candidates should not have been born earlier than 03-07-1977 and later than 30-06-1996 (both dates inclusive) for Officer Scale- III as on 01-07-2017. Age relaxation is admissible to 5 years for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC, 10 years for PWD & for other refer notification.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent for S.No-1, 2, 9, 10 Posts, Degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science/ Agricultural Engineering/ Pisciculture for S.No-3, MBA in Marketing from a recognized university for S.No-4, be Charted Accountant or MBA in Finance from a recognized university/ institution for S.No-5, Degree from a recognized University in Law or its equivalent for S.No-6, have Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for S.No-7, Degree from a recognized University in Electronics/ Communication/ Computer Science/ Information Technology or its equivalent for S.No- 8 Posts. for more information refer notification.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on Online examination (Preliminary & Main) for Officers Scale I & Office Assistants (Multi-purpose), Common interview for Officers Scale I, single online examination & Common interview for Officers Scale II (Generalist and Specialists) & Scale III.

Application Fee: Applicants required to pay Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates, Rs. 600/- for all others for Officer (Scale I, II & III), Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD/ EXSM candidates, Rs. 600/- for all others for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) through online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can apply online through the website www.ibps.in from 24-07-2017 to 14-08-2017.

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Online Application & Payment of fee	24-07-2017
Last Date for Online Application & Payment of fee	14-08-2017
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Officer Scale-I	August 2017
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Officer Scale-I	28-08-2017 to  03-09-2017
Download of call letters for Pre- Exam Training for Office Assistant	August 2017
Conduct of Pre-Exam Training for Office Assistant	04-09-2017 to  09-09-2017
Download of call letters for online examination — Preliminary	Officer Scale-I- August 2017 Office Asst — September 2017
Online Examination — Preliminary	Officer Scale-I — 09-09-2017,  10-09-2017 and 16-09-2017  Office Asst- 17, 23 & 24-09-2017
Result of Online exam — Preliminary	Officer Scale-I — October 2017  Office Asst- October 2017
Download of Call letter for Online exam — Main / Single	Officer Scale- I, II & III - October 2017 Office Asst- November 2017
Online Examination — Main / Single	Officers (I, II & III) —  05-11-2017  Office Asst – 12-11-2017
Declaration of Result — Main/ Single (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	November 2017
Download of call letters for interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	December 2017
Conduct of interview (For Officers Scale I, II and III)	December 2017
Provisional Allotment (For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant. (Multipurpose))	January 2018

For more details like vacancy details, age, qualification & other information click on the link given below….

IBPS CRP RRBs VI Notification	More Information
Recruitment Advt	Get Details
Eligibility Details for Office Assistants (Multipurpose)	https://allactivites.blogspot.com/search/label/IBPS
Eligibility Details for Officers (Scale-I, II & III)	https://allactivites.blogspot.com/search/label/IBPS
Exam Pattern for Office Assistants (Multipurpose)	https://allactivites.blogspot.com/search/label/BANK%20JOB%20NOTIFICATIONS
Exam Pattern for Officers (Scale-I, II & III)	https://allactivites.blogspot.com/search/label/IBPS