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Know Why to Choose IPM- The Next-Gen Program for Management from MAHE Manipal

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The rising demand for management students in the corporate sector during the last two decades has made MBA (Master of Business Administration) as one of the most sought-after degrees in India. An MBA is meant to equip the student with the right skills and competencies which turn them into a potent manager and a future leader. Lately, India has seen a steady rise in institutes offering MBA, but the quality of the program hasn’t been sustained. To address this issue at hand, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has launched its new Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) by aligning graduation and post-graduation together.  It is a five-year programme with a highly structured curriculum and multiple internship options helping students to develop the core conceptual skills, managerial abilities, and complete graduation with MBA at one go.

With IPM, students build a strong foundation during their first three years of studies while the last two years of the programme completely focus on management studies. The three major courses of the foundation include Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics to build analytical skills. While the study of management includes courses in Psychology, Sociology, and Political Science along with courses in Economics that provides an understanding of the core disciplines. With its holistic approach, IPM focuses on the skill development, knowledge development, leadership development, and physical fitness of each student. This programme also helps in building self-confidence as a manager who thoroughly understands the relevance of business in a social context.

IPM empowers students with job-oriented skills through live projects. It is focused on developing guidance skills among the students by rendering in-depth study into subjects like Marketing, Finance, HRM, Operations management, and Analytics. While studying the course students get the opportunity to interact with industry professionals through seminars and study tours along with extensive exposure to basic sciences and life sciences. The DOC (Department of Commerce) under MAHE in collaboration with MIM (Manipal Institute of Management) is offering this programme. MAHE is one of the first private institutes in India, that has been given the status of the Institution of Eminence by the MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development). Therefore, the degree from MAHE at the end of the IPM program would be even more significant.

MAHE thrives at being a multidisciplinary university, it offers over 350 courses across 31 disciplines. MAHE is renowned for its school of medicines including the healthcare divisions such as dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and other allied health services. With its huge presence in engineering education, MAHE also offers courses on basic sciences, humanities, social sciences, and liberal arts. The institute appoints reputed academicians and retired faculty members from various renowned institutes across the country to teach this unique programme.

Striding with its 65 years of legacy, MAHE is renowned for its transparency and professionalism aligned with a huge network of alumni, some of them have created their niche in the global platform as well. Situated in a small town of Udupi district in Karnataka, MAHE offers a serene environment to live and study at. Its world-class campus facilities provide boarding, lodging, sports, and other varied skill-developing opportunities. The MAHE campus is home to around 33,000 students from across 67 countries. With all these facilities available, MAHE provides an opportunity for its students to explore and experience study life in a comfortable way being away from home.

Therefore, if you have a plan to pursue an MBA after completing your graduation, then the IPM program sets you up on the right track starting from your graduation.  Complete your graduation in the first three years and earn an MBA degree during the next two years of advanced management studies. This not only saves you from the hassle of another admission process for post-graduation but also gives you a highly structured learning experience, tailor-made for the leaders of tomorrow. Check out more details about the program here.

Preparation Plan for CAT 2020 – Part 2

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– ARKS Srinivas, CEO – MBA Group, Career Launcher

CAT preparation is like signing up for a Gym. Everyone wants a good figure and enthusiastically join a Gym. But very few continue going to the Gym after the first few days. CAT, much like a Gym, attracts everyone who wants to get into an IIM (and or want to get out of their miserable jobs!), but alas not too many continue the prep!

I hope you are not among those you would give up till you succeed!

With about 140 days (just less than 5 months) left for the CAT exam (CAT 2020 is expected to be on 29th November 2020), it is the time to gear up for preparing for each of the sections in detail.

In the First Part of the Article, I have given the broad plan for the preparation for CAT.

Let’s understand the importance of the Next 80 days (end of September) and then look at a detailed plan of preparing for each area/section of the CAT paper. Please note that once you prepare for CAT, the prep for IIFT, XAT, SNAP and NMAT is almost done too!

Plan for the next 80 days

The objective in these 80 odd days (by end of September) would be to gain complete familiarity in the areas, topics, concepts and type of questions that the CAT exam has.

In the months of July, August and September, the concentration should be to go through all the topics in all areas of CAT viz., QA, DILR and VARC. Suffice it to say that these four months (a student may have three or two months only till July depending on when one starts preparing), the expectation is that all topics are covered at least once (First Round of Work).

Funda of CAT [Concepts, Application & Tests]

  • Basics in terms of Concepts are formulae to be revised for each topic
  • Exercises to be solved to understand Application of Concept
  • Topic-wise Tests to be taken to get know the level and one’s speed

Let’s look at each of the areas and the amount of preparation required to be good at these sections.

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Most students think that there is NOTHING to prepare in VA and RC. Of all the classes that the students attend in coaching classes (Online or offline), the least importance is given to VARC as they think that there is nothing one can teach. They are mistaken.

However, for one to understand what is getting taught in the classes, certain fundamentals have to be in place to make the best out of the teaching/coaching!

For VARC section, there are three distinct areas one has to improve.

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Reading Speed and Comprehension

Vocabulary Building: For this, I recommend that one start with ‘Word Power Made Easy’ by Norman Lewis. There are 46 sessions to be done and one can finish these in about 60 days. Each session may take anywhere between 30 min to 1 hour. However, once that is done, the student would be richer with a huge vocabulary. Those who wish to continue adding words to their diction, I recommend ‘All About Words’ by Rosenblum and Nurenberg.

Apart from the above, one needs to read the Newspaper daily AND Not ‘News in Shorts’! Any Newspaper is fine, really! As long as you do that!

There are multiple apps available on Android, Windows, and iOS platforms these days. One can do use them too and add 5 to 10 words a day to improve one’s vocabulary.

The aim for the next 80 days is to add close to 1000 words to your vocabulary!

Grammar: There is no point buying the ‘Wren and Martin’ book on grammar. However, I do recommend that you go through all the classes of grammar that we have planned for you. Along with your daily reading and vocabulary, one can improve grammar automatically!

Reading Speed and Comprehension: A whole article can be written on how to improve speed and comprehension (which will anyways be done). But, for now, suffice it to say that the only way one can improve reading speeds or comprehension is by reading!

Reading editorials of Mint, TOI, Hindu, ET or any such English daily makes it a habit. You will not only increase your speed of reading but also gain knowledge on current affairs. The more familiar you are with a topic, the higher will be the reading speed in that topic. Gaining familiarity in areas of Business, Economy and Science are of utmost importance. More than 50% of the passages in CAT have been from these areas. However, CAT has also given passages from Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, History, Literature, and many others too. An eclectic reading habit is recommended.

You should aim for a reading speed of 300+ wpm (words per minute)

As can be seen above, I have not even discussed about Para Jumbles, Odd Para jumbles, Sentence Completion Or Critical Reasoning. The reason is obvious, once the building blocks for Verbal and RC is in place getting marks in that section becomes much easy. Attending the classes on the relevant topics of VA & RC can help you to strategize your approach to that type of question (s).

Quantitative Ability (QA)

To prepare for QA, one has to understand what the areas in Quant are. Since we have quite a bit of time for CAT (yes, 140 days are more than enough!), one has to plan to go through every topic that is expected in the exam and not leave out any area or topic undone.

A snapshot of what constitutes the QA area is given below.

*ERPV – Equations, Ratios Proportions & Variations; P&L – Profit & Loss; SICI – Simple Interest & Compound Interest; AMA – Averages Mixtures & Alligations; T&W – Time & Work; TSD – Time Speed & Distance; QE (Quadratic Equations); CG – Coordinate Geometry; P&C – Permutations & Combinations

There are about 20 odd topics. On average one has to do about 1 topic in 4. As can be seen, one can actually do the entire Quant area twice in the next 80 days!

Apart from the above, Speed Math is essential for becoming good at Math/Quant! Here is a quick list of what needs to be done in the above areas

Speed Math

  • Tables up to 19
  • Squares up to 30 and Cubes up to 12.
  • Fractions from 1/2 to 11/12
  • Speed Addition & Subtraction
  • Conversion of fractions into percentages and vice versa!

By the end of September, one has to be have the confidence to identify any question and should have an idea as to how to solve the same!

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Data Interpretation can be divided into Traditional and Modern DI.

Traditional

  • Tables, Pie Charts, Line Graphs, Bar Charts
  • Stacked Bars
  • Spider graphs
  • Scatter Plots
  • Combination of these graphs

Modern

  • Maxima/Minima
  • Counting

Similarly, the Logical Reasoning and Ability area can be divided into Symbolic Logic, Analytical Reasoning, and other areas.

Symbolic Logic

  • Logical Connectives & Deductions

Analytical Reasoning

  • Arrangements (Straight, Circular, Distribution)
  • Selection, Ranking/Order
  • Networks, Binary Logic
  • Puzzles

Others

  • Venn Diagrams
  • Cubes

To be good at DI, you will need to be good at Speed Math. Hence, the work that one puts in for DI would not only be useful for Quant but also for DI

The target for the next 80 days would be to solve examples for each of the type of DI sets or LR sets and within that solve the different types of questions. This is a continuous practice exercise and the more one practices, the better one gets at it. It is almost like playing badminton or TT. Once again, it is imperative to remind students that if you don’t practice these areas, you will fall behind in the speed.

In the part-3 of the article, a detailed Test Taking Strategies for CAT would be dealt with!

ARKS Srinivas (Arkss) is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and has over 19 years of experience in training students for CAT and other Management Entrances. He is the CEO for the MBA Products at Career Launcher, which is the No 1 Test Prep institute for Management and Law entrances.

Preparation Plan for CAT 2020 – Part I

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          –  ARKS Srinivas, CEO – MBA Group, Career Launcher

With about 180 days to CAT 2020 (CAT is expected to be on 29th November 2020), it is probably the right time to decide on taking CAT/doing an MBA and preparing for CAT to enter into the most coveted management institutes in the country.

This article helps one to understand the challenges of preparing and writing the CAT exam as well as gives a detailed view of how one should go about preparing for the exam.

To begin with, let’s start with the most important question that students ask!

Is there enough time to prepare for CAT 2020 or are we already late?

Except for a dedicated few, hardly any student is in any full-fledged preparation for CAT. That is the truth!

However, come June and everyone slowly gets out of the lumber.

Students who are either in their pre-final year or graduating this year (Covid has postponed many exams!), students who have written CAT in 2019 but were not able to make it to their dream institute, people with work-experience but lost their jobs because of covid, or who find their job stagnating (or would be stagnating) and are looking for growth/change in fields, are all going to be eyeing for the CAT this November and other assorted Management Exams (XAT, NMAT, SNAP, IIFT, TISSNET etc)

Hence, if anything, this is the right time to start preparing and hence emphatically there is more than enough time to prepare and score a percentile good enough to get into the best Bschools in the country.

How many hours per day one needs to prepare for CAT?

There is no right answer for this question. However, the time required for preparing for the exam should be gradually increased from say around 15 to 18 hours per week in June & July to about 25 to 30 hours in October & November.

For the next two months (June and July), Depending on the state of preparedness, the number of hours per week can range from 14 hours to 20 hours per week.

If one has prepared and written the CAT exam previously, then about 10 to 12 hours per week may be sufficient.

However, if one is starting the prep for CAT now, then 16 to 20 hours per week may be required to be ready for the exam. Mind you, this is just about 10% of the total hours available (168) in a week!

But, before one starts prepping for the CAT (or any MBA entrance exam), it is imperative to understand the exam and what marks/percentiles are required to get into an IIM or other institutes. The CAT pattern has remained same for the last four years (CAT 2016, CAT 2017, CAT 2018 and CAT2019).

CAT 2019 revisited

The CAT 2019 paper, held on 24th November 2019, had Three sections. The exact pattern of the paper is reproduced below.

Section Area No of Qns Marks in Section Time Limit
Section I Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) 34 102 60
Section II Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 32 96 60
Section III Quantitative Ability (QA) 34 102 60
Total   100 300 180

 

The student could attempt only one section at a time in the above given order. Once the student had finished one section, there was no provision to go back to that section again.

Each section consisted of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as well as non-Multiple Choice Questions (non-MCQs).  Also, There were Negative marks (-1) for wrong answers for MCQ questions. For Non-MCQ questions, there were No negative marks

Understanding Percentile

You keep hearing from people that someone got a 100%ile or a 99 %ile or an 80%ile!

What exactly does a percentile mean?

A percentile is calculated as the Percentage of people below your mark in a particular exam.

For example, if in an exam, there are 100 students writing the same, and one gets a FIRST Rank (mind you, it is NOT the full marks, only the first rank with whatever marks compared to the rest of the students), then there would be 99 students below this student. 99 students out of 100 (meaning 99% of students) are below the student and hence the student will get 99%ile in that exam.

In the same exam, if someone gets a 10th Rank, then the percentile would be 90%ile (as 90% of the students would have a got a mark lower than this student).

An illustration of how a percentile is calculated is given below!

CAT 2019 was written by about 2,00,000 students. To be in the top 90 %ile, then one has to be in the top 10% of the students (or in the top 20,000 ranks).

Many students at 90%ile would be able to get into the top 40 ranked institutes in the country.

What has been observed is that, more than 100,000 students write CAT every year without a modicum of preparation. The real competition probably is among the top 50,000 and given that there are close to 10,000 seats in the top 40 management institutes in the country, the competition is just 1 in 5!

There is no other exam in the world or in our country that has a better admission ratio!

Getting into IIMs is a coveted dream of many a student. But, most of the students do not even attempt CAT or prepare for the same seriously, only because they are hardly aware of what it takes to get them this seat in an IIM.

The percentile required to get a seat in the top 3 IIMs for an Open Category (student with no reservation) student is around 99.6 percentile. Similarly, if one has to get into the next top 10 IIMs, the percentile for an open category student would be about 95%ile. An OBC candidate, an SC or an ST candidate will require much less percentile to make it to the top IIMs. Add gender diversity and academic diversity to the same, then the percentile required reduced even further.

It is pertinent to note that CAT is also used as the written exam for almost all top management institutes in the country including FMS Delhi, SP Jain Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, NITIE Mumbai, all IITs and a host others!

The only reason students don’t take up CAT is that they do not even know how easy it is to get into an IIM (given of course that one prepares consistently)!

CAT 2019 Percentiles and Scores

Given below are the marks required at different percentiles in CAT 2016 to CAT 2019

Marks in CAT2019 Marks in CAT2018 Marks in CAT2017 Marks in CAT2016 Percentile
75 85 98 84 80 %  ile
99 110 121 108 90 %  ile
120 125 139 123 95 %  ile
157 155 173 153 99 % ile
170 170 183 168 99.5 % ile
196 192 208 191 99.9 % ile

 

As one can see, by getting about 155-157 marks out of 300 marks (that’s 52% of the marks) in the CAT exam, one gets a percentile close to 99!

By getting a percentile of around 95 (120 score), one can easily a call from the New IIMs (for a General Category Student). And to get 95 percentile, one has to score just about 120 marks out of 300! (40% of the exam!)

Mission IIM

The road to IIM is through CAT (except of course if one is an NRI for whom GMAT is the requirement!)

Preparing for any entrance exam requires an executable plan! Here is one that can give the broad contours of what one has to do to make it to the coveted IIMs

June to August

The objective in these 3 months would be to gain complete familiarity in the areas, topics, concepts and types of questions that the CAT exam has.

In the months of June, July and August, the focus should be in going through all the topics in all areas of CAT viz., QA, DILR and VARC.

The first two to three months to be used for the first round of preparation in all areas of the exam through a simple method called CAT!

Funda of Concepts, Application & Tests (CAT)

  • Concepts: Learn all the basic concepts and formulae for each topic
  • Application: Solve exercises to apply the concepts/formulae learned
  • Tests: Taking topic-wise tests to asses ones speed and strategy

In addition to the above, one has to start taking the Mock CATs. Ideally not more than one per two weeks is sufficient for the months of June and July and from August, one is expected to take One Mock per week.

September & October

These two months are crucial to the preparation.

One has to work on Strategy, Second revision, and continue taking Full Length Mocks CATs. In addition to that, this is the time to experiment on the strategy of taking the exam.

The 60 days in September and October have to be used for the Second Revision of all concepts and through Topic-wise tests and Section-wise tests, one can monitor the progress in each specific topic or area of the exam.

Full-length Mocks are to be used to hone one’s strategy and arrive at a strategy that gives maximum benefits. Please note that there is no one good strategy and depending on each person’s strengths or weaknesses, the strategy should change. A full article on Test Taking Strategies for CAT would be made available by this author.

November

The last 30 days before CAT would be the final assault on the exam! Here one has to take up selective revision, take additional sectional tests, and finalise exam strategy.

After every Mock, a thorough analysis of each of the sections, zeroing in on the problem areas, working towards eliminating these problem areas, and most importantly strengthening the Mental Ability to crack this exam would be the main requirements in November!

In the part-2 of the article, the method of preparation for each of the sections in CAT would be taken up.

In the part-3 of the article, a detailed methodology to crack CAT through understanding different Test Taking Strategies would be addressed.

ARKS Srinivas (Arkss) is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and has over 19 years of experience in training students for CAT and other Management Entrances. He is the CEO for the MBA Products at Career Launcher, which is the No 1 Test Prep institute for Management and Law entrances.

 

IBPS RRB 2020 Notification (Out) | Notification, Vacancies, Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Other Details Here

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The much-awaited IBPS RRB 2020 Notification is finally released. The Regional Rural Bank (RRB) recruitment notification is for the posts of Officers Scale I, II, and III and Office Assistant. This is one of the largest recruitment notification in the banking sector to be released during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Apply Online link for the recruitment of the IBPS RRB 2020 exam will be available from July 1st, with the exam to be held around September/October. The final interviews for the Group “A”- Officers (Scale-I, II& III) will be held in November 2020. 

IBPS RRB 2020 Exam Dates

According to the official notification released on the official website, the IBPS RRB Exam 2020 will be held in September/October and the interviews will be conducted around November 2020. The table given below mentions the important dates of the IBPS RRB 2020 Exam:

IBPS RRB 2020 Activity IBPS RRB 2020 Date (Tentative)
IBPS RRB 2020 Notification 30th June 2020
Online Application Starts on 01st July 2020
Online Applications ends on 21st July 2020
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Date September/ October 2020
Online Examination – Mains/Single October/ November 2020
Conduct of Interview October/ November 2020
Provisional Allotment(For Officers Scale I, II and III & Office Assistant) January 2021

 

IBPS RRB 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality:

According to the official notification, A candidate must be either –

  • a Citizen of India or
  • a subject of Nepal or
  • a subject of Bhutan or
  • a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling
  • in India or
  • 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 favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age (As on 01.07.2020):

  • For Officer Scale- III (Senior Manager)– Above 21 years – Below 40 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1980 and later than 30.06.1999 (both dates inclusive) 
  • For Officer Scale- II (Manager)- Above 21 years – Below 32 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1988 and later than 30.06.1999 (both dates inclusive) 
  • For Officer Scale- I (Assistant Manager)– Above 18 years – Below 30 years i.e. candidates should not have been born earlier than 03.07.1990 and later than 30.06.2002 (both dates inclusive) 
  • For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) – Between 18 years and 28 years i.e. candidates should have not been born earlier than 02.07.1992 and later than 01.07.2002 (both dates inclusive) 

Educational Qualification:

 

Post Educational Qualification Experience
Office Assistant

(Multipurpose)

 Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized

University or its equivalent

(a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s

(b) Desirable: Working knowledge of computers.
Officer Scale-I

(Assistant Manager)

 i. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a

recognized University or its equivalent Preference will be given to the candidates having a degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry,

Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics or

Accountancy;

ii. Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*

iii. Desirable: working knowledge of Computer.
Officer Scale-II

General Banking Officer

(Manager)

 Bachelor’s 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.

 Two years as an officer in a

Bank or Financial Institution.
Officer Scale-II

Specialist Officers

(Manager)

 Information Technology Officer

Bachelor’s degree from a recognized 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.

 One year (in the relevant field)
Chartered Accountant

Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered

Accountants of India

 One Year as a Chartered

Accountant.
Law Officer

Degree from a recognised University in Law or its

equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate.

 Two years as an advocate or

should have worked

as Law Officer in Banks or

Financial Institutions for a

period of not less than two

years
Treasury Manager 

Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance from a

recognized university/ institution

 One Year (in the relevant field)
Marketing Officer

MBA in Marketing from a recognized university

 One Year (in the relevant field)
Agricultural Officer

Bachelor’s 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

 Two Years (in the relevant

field)
Officer Scale-III

(Senior Manager)

 Bachelor’s 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.

 Minimum 5 years experience as an Officer in a Bank or

Financial Institutions

 

IBPS RRB 2020 Vacancy Breakup

In the official notification of IBPS RRB 2020, more than 10,000 vacancies are announced across different posts. The detailed list of vacancies are mentioned in the table below:

Post Vacancy
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I 4072
IBPS RRB Office Assistant 5328
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-II 1055
IBPS RRB Officer Scale-III 159
Total no. of IBPS RRB Vacancy 2020 10614

 

IBPS RRB 2020 | Exam Pattern & Syllabus

The first two rounds for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I/Office Assistant would be same and would comprise of :

  • Prelims or Phase-I
  • Mains or Phase-II

The third round, however, differs for both these posts. For RRB Officer Scale-I, the last phase would be an Interview round, and for RRB Office Assistant, the third or the final phase would consist of a language proficiency test. 

IBPS RRB Officer Scale-I Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern for Prelims or Phase I for RRB Office Assistant is:

Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning 40 40 Composite time of 45 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 40 40

 

The exam pattern for Mains or Phase II for RRB Office Assitant is:

Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning 40 50 Composite time of 120 minutes or 2 hours
Computer 40 20
General Awareness 40 40
English * 40 40
Hindi * 40 40
Quantitative Aptitude 40 50
Total 200 200

*Candidate has to opt from English and Hindi

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern for Prelims or Phase I for RRB Office Assistant is:

Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning 40 40 Composite time of 45 minutes
Numerical Ability 40 40

 

The exam pattern for Mains or Phase II for RRB Office Assitant is:

Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Reasoning 40 50 Composite time of 120 minutes or 2 hours
Computer 40 20
General Awareness 40 40
English * 40 40
Hindi * 40 40
Numerical Ability 40 50
Total 200 200

*Candidate has to opt from English and Hindi

 

Penalty for Wrong Answer: There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each incorrect marked answer, one-fourth the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. However, no marks will be deducted for the questions that are left blank. 

 

IBPS RRB 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus for each section is mentioned in the table below:

 

English Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test

Fillers

Sentence Errors

Vocabulary based questions

Sentence Improvement

Jumbled Paragraph

Paragraph Based Questions ( Paragraph Fillers, Paragraph Conclusion, Paragraph /Sentences Restatement)
Reasoning Puzzles

Seating Arrangements

Direction Sense

Blood Relation

Syllogism

Order and Ranking

Coding-Decoding

Machine Input-Output

Inequalities

Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series

Data Sufficiency

Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and, Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Quantitative Aptitude Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)

Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)

Number Series

Approximation and Simplification

Data Sufficiency

Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
General Awareness Banking and Insurance Awareness

Financial Awareness

Govt. Schemes and Policies

Current Affairs

Static Awareness
Computer Knowledge History and Generation of Computers

Introduction to Computer Organisation

Computer Memory

Computer Hardware and I/O Devices

Computer Software

Computer Languages

Operating System

Computer Network

Internet

MS Office Suit and Short cut keys

Basics of DBMS

Number System and Conversions

Computer and Network Security

 

This was all about the notification, eligibility criteria, vacancy, exam pattern and, exam syllabus of IBPS RRB 2020. With more than 10k vacancies, it is a golden opportunity for the banking aspirants! Make the most of it by kickstarting your preparation for the exam! All the best!

Last Minute Tips for SLAT

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With SLAT exams just around the corner, it’s time to review the exam details and some last-minute tips to help you secure your seat at the prestigious Symbiosis Law College.

About SLAT

The Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) is conducted by Symbiosis International University to admit students to its Law Schools at Pune, Noida, Nagpur, and Hyderabad. Exam Details –

Mode of Examination Centre-based Online
Entrance Test Date 26.07.2020 – 28.07.2020
Entrance Test Time 09:30 – 11:30
Tentative Result Date August, 2020
Total No. of Questions 75
Total Marks 75
Negative Marking No
WAT (Written Ability Test) Yes
Test Duration 75 minutes
Test Duration for WAT 30 minutes
Subjects Logical Reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge
Questions per Subject 18

 

Note – The exam syllabus remains the same.

Reading Comprehension: It will comprise of 18 questions from unseen passages. This section evaluates the language skill of the candidates.

General Knowledge: The 18 questions of General Knowledge will be from topics, such as, History, Geography, General Science, Economics, Civics, and Current Affairs of the past one year. This section will assess knowledge of the recent happenings and awareness of the world.

Analytical Reasoning: This section will have 18 questions on Permutation and Combination, Blood Relations, Mixtures, Ratio & Proportion, Series, Number System, Time & Work, Mensuration, Clocks & Calendar, Profit-Loss and Discount, Coding-Decoding, Number Series, Probability, etc.

Logical Reasoning: This section will have 18 questions on topics such as Number Test, Series Test, Coding & Decoding, Odd One Out, Statement Arguments, Verbal Reasoning, Analogy, Statement Assumptions, Ranking, Relations, Syllogisms.

Legal Reasoning: This section will test a candidate’s interest towards study of law, research aptitude, and problem-solving ability. Questions may include legal propositions (described in the paper), and a set of facts to which the said proposition has to be applied. There will be questions based on Legal Knowledge

Tips to Ace SLAT –

  • Take a Mock! At this stage it is pertinent that you focus all your energies on taking all the mocks that you have access to. Testing yourself on the exam pattern and timing yourself is important.
  • Since SLAT, is in Online Mode, take more and more online mocks provided by LST. This will give you a feeling that you are taking actual SLAT exam and this will also increase your speed.
  • Once you are done with the test, analyse it. Go through the mock analysis thoroughly it understands your weaknesses and accordingly revise those areas where you lag.
  • Don’t panic if you are not able to score well in the Mocks, because still you have 18 days to improve.
  • Go through your study notes and revise the concepts. It is essential that before sitting for the exam, you remember all the concepts At the last moment don’t get confused with the materials, just stick to LST materials, your notes.
  • While revising, it is important that you do that strategically. Preparing a subject-wise schedule for your revision will help you cover all the topics that you require.
  • Since it is an online exam, for General Knowledge, keep reading till the last minute.
  • For Current affairs read daily newspaper, daily GK updates, weekly manthan that is available in your aspiration For static Gk, apart from LST material, you may also refer to NCERT books, if time permits.
  • Focus on the current legal happenings like Ayodhya Verdict, Sabrimala issue, Aadhar issue, Article 370, CJI under RTI, Important constitutional Amendments and other landmark judgment and legal events.

Revise! Revise! Revise! That’s the only thing to do at the last minute.

Keep Calm! All the Best!

Team LST

Reformation in the Indian Legal Education: A Snapshot

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Around the world, Law is considered as a noble profession. A profession which has given the society leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Barak Obama. The transformation of the legal education in India as well as the world cannot be dispelled. With the recent  outbreak of the pandemic, lawyers and judges too have embraced technology as part of their practice. Hence, law as a profession is always undergoing transformation and adapting itself to the changes in the environment. The story is not different for law schools in India.

The journey of legal education in India has witnessed a remarkable transformation since its inception. One can trace the growth of legal education as early as the 1961, when on the recommendations of an expert committee, the Parliament enacted the Indian Advocates Act, 1961. The Indian Advocate Act laid down certain uniform standards which govern the Indian Legal Profession across the country. These standards included the reformations in the legal education in consultation with universities teaching law.

It was only in the late 1980s, that the Bar Council of India(BCI) developed a model to establish a law school with a University status. This gave the birth to the first National Law School in Bangalore. Later on, the success of the National Law School gained momentum and this further lead to the increase in the number  of National Law Schools/Universities in various states across India. However, the growth wasn’t limited to Public Universities. With the advent of globalization and greater participation of private sector, one observed a rise in the number of private law schools in India.

Over the last two decades, private universities have paved a new way for law schools in India. The emergence of private law schools has improved not only the quality but also the standard of legal higher education. One can notice an improvement in the law curriculum with introduction to subjects like Space Law, Aviation Law, Sports Law, Tourism Law, Bioethics and Healthcare, Privacy and Data Protection. These subjects have created new avenues for law school aspirants.

A university system also creates a multidisciplinary ecosystem for  students, where the scope of learning is not limited to law subjects.  The Law Schools in India have moved from the traditional classroom pedagogy to a holistic learning system. Here students are industry ready and emphasis is laid on internships and other co-curricular activities which further enhances their advocacy skills. Universities have also partnered with International Universities to give their student maximum exposure to global learning through student exchange programs. Summer and Winter schools have almost become a norm for a law school aspirants. Law Schools in India have also taken initiatives to introduce online credit courses in collaboration with International Universities.

The future of legal education  can be envisioned to be truly transformative. LSAC Global is proud to partner with such leading Universities which support our mission. Our goal is to  support the evolution of India’s unique legal ecosystem.

LSAC Global has formed the LSAC Global Alliance, a group of colleges and universities that provide the highest quality legal education to India’s future lawyers. The member institutions which offer exclusive seats and scholarships for LSAT—India applicants are – O.P .Jindal Global University, Jagran Lakecity University, IFIM Law School, Vijaybhoomi University, NMIMS (all campuses), Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, MIT-World Peace University, UPES, Adamas University, VIT Chennai, Manav Rachna University, and Bennett University.

The LSAT—India is a test of high-level reading as well as informal and deductive reasoning skills. The test will be offered in the security and convenience of your own home starting 19th July as a remotely proctored online exam. The details of the online test will be notified in the coming weeks after 05th July 2020. To access additional resources, you can join our Telegram channel ‘LSAT—India Official’ where we share mini prep tests/questions, explanations, tips on preparation and other exam related details. Sign up on our Telegram channel today at https://t.me/lsatindia to start receiving these free materials! For more information about the LSAT—India, including the information regarding various scholarships being offered by LSAC Global, please visit www.DiscoverLaw.in .

About the Author:

Ms. Aafreen Collaco is the Assistant Director – University Engagement and Partnerships at LSAC Global and has teaching experience across leading universities in India. Ms. Collaco has also completed her LL.M and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Law.

The cyber law and crime ecosystem in India

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Every so often, something happens that shakes up the status quo and warrants a closer look at how safe the internet really is. The internet is a vast new frontier on which human beings are communicating like never before in history. With it comes the debates of how regulated this space should be, what should be the line between free speech and regulated speech. However, in light of recent events, we have been forced to wonder how to protect ourselves online. Online harassment has been spoken about extensively, yet keeps throwing us new challenges with its dilution of the line between public and private spaces.

It is especially disconcerting considering how many young impressionable minors are increasingly accessing the internet. It is more important than ever before to protect young people from the trauma and pain of online harassment. Considering that the internet is now essential to our lives, logging off is no longer an option. However, it might be helpful to keep updated about the laws that exist to protect us and understand the legal overview of cyber-crimes. Here are a few tips to keep in mind if you ever feel victimized on social media:

What are some laws that protect me?

The laws that apply in any public space or laws that apply specifically with respect to abuse in online spaces. The former falls under the Indian Penal Code and the latter falls under the IT Act of 2000. In the IT Act, the gender of the victim doesn’t matter, it is the behavior that deems it an offense of not.

  • Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code: This law deals with sexual harassment, and covers showing a woman obscene materials without her consent.
  • Section 509 of the IPC: This section states that if anyone makes gestures or statements with an intent to ‘outrage the modesty of a woman’ or infringe on her privacy, with the sole intention to be witnessed by the victim, it is a crime.
  • Section 354C of the IPC: This section deals with voyeurism and decrees that watching, or attempting to record women when they are engaged in private activities is a crime.
  • Section 354D of the IPC: This section deals specifically with stalking and criminalizes repeated attempts at contacting a woman or following her either online or in physical spaces, without her consent.
  • Section 294 of the IPC: This is the section of the law that prohibits any obscene remarks or gestures made in a public place.
  • Section 503 of the IPC: This law punishes threats to physically harm a person’s body, reputation or property.
  • Section 66E of the IT Act: This applies in cases of violation of privacy, sharing of private images of someone using an electronic medium without their consent.
  • Section 66C and 66 D of the IT Act: This law applies to identity theft. If someone has started a fake profile, hacked or account, or impersonated you in any way in order to cheat someone, then these laws would apply.
  • Section 67 and Section 67A of the IT Act: This law criminalizes sharing obscene images or material containing sexual acts using an electronic medium.

What falls under the definition of crime?

There is no legally defined limit for when something becomes a legal offense. In the first instance, it might be helpful to report abuse to the platform on which the harassment took place. If that doesn’t work, or if there are repeated violations, then you might want to consider taking legal resources. Broadly speaking, if you’ve witnessed or are facing any of the below situations, they’re likely crimes:

  • Someone is threatening to release morphed, or private pictures of you without your consent.
  • Someone is abusing you online, which may or may not include racist, casteist, or other hateful epithets.
  • Someone is stalking you, and repeatedly sending you messages on any platform, despite you having told them to stay away.
  • Someone is sending you obscene material without your consent.
  • Someone is threatening to harm you in any way physically.
  • Someone has stolen your identity, hacked your account or is impersonating you online.

How can I complain?

You can complain about approaching the Cyber Crime unit of your local police station. Unlike other crimes, cybercrimes are deemed to have Global Jurisdiction and can be taken up by any police station regardless of whether it is a station serving your locality. If you cannot access a Cyber Crime unit, you can also file an FIR at your local police station In addition to this, the Women and Child Ministry have also launched a dedicated cyber cell to aid women who are facing abuse online.

Before you file a complaint, make sure you have collected as much evidence as you can, including profile names, screenshots, screenshots of the URLs, Email headers, and anything else that is relevant to the case. You will be required to furnish the originals of these documents, in both hard and soft copy.

No conversation about harassment of course would go anywhere without confronting the inherent biases, the mind-sets, the bystander effect, and the social structures that enable such violence to thrive. So let’s do our part, no matter what gender we are, to speak up, to say something if we see something, and to envision a world where we don’t need to be locked up in locker rooms.

However, the big challenge that we are facing today is that the law hasn’t kept up with the times. The internet is too vast, has moved too fast to effectively regulate. The nature of evidence considered, the process of reporting, the understanding of the complex social structures it creates hasn’t caught up with the times. At the UPES School of Law, we offer dedicated courses on Cyberlaw, infusing tech education with legal knowledge to ensure that we create a pool of lawyers who can better understand and protect the victims of online harassment.

The world today needs many attorneys who can understand the predicament of victims, empathize with them, and articulate the conundrums in legal language. We hope that with our forward-thinking programs, we’re able to bridge that gap. For more information, log on to upes.ac.in.

Professional Development Workshop Organised by The University of Law, UK and UPES School of Law

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In a University, it is imperative to exchange ideas, teaching pedagogy, and give students an overall exposure to make them professionally ready for the international market. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies [School of Law] in collaboration with the University of Law, UK, with the aim to enrich students with a global approach to law, organized a two-week-long workshop on the development of ‘Academic and Professional Skills’ of the students.

Two experts from ULaw, UK, Ms. Rachael Wright, and Ms. Emma Taylor, organized the sessions. The workshop was organized with the support and guidance of Prof. [Dr.] Vijay Kumar Singh, [Dean, School of Law]Prof. [Dr.] Geetha Heggde [Dean, School of Business] and was coordinated by Ms. Charu Srivastava [Faculty Coordinator of the APS workshop and School Coordinator for International Affairs Department]. In total, 80 School of Law students attended and actively participated in the workshop.

Experts from the University of Law

Ms. Racheal Wright is a senior lecturer at the University of Law, UK. With 12 years practicing as a solicitor, she specializes in commercial litigation, representing banks, companies, and individuals in English courts.

Ms. Emma Taylor is a senior tutor and Program Lead at the University of Law, UK with 10 years’ experience as a practicing solicitor and holds a specialization in commercial litigation. Working in Bristol as a Senior Assistant solicitor, she manages to take out time for art and exhibits them at local art trails.

Academic and Professional Skills Workshop

The first week of the workshop was conducted by Ms. Rachel and the second week by Ms. Emma Taylor. The workshop was beneficial, enriching in spirit not only for the students but also for the faculty members who were involved in the process.

The two-week-long event aimed to hone the academic and professional skills of the law students to equip them with the skill sets needed to pursue and make a mark in the law career. The exercises included ‘Large Group Activities’ as well as ‘workshops’ offering an overall exposure in the skills needed for a legal practitioner, a corporate attorney, an in-house counsel among others. Client counseling, client interactions, note-making, legal writing, effective communication, effective presentation, conducting effective conferences with the clients, and the use of technology within the law are a few skills that were developed and polished through these exercises. These skills are important for ‘Academic and Professional Skills’.  The importance of the IRAC (Issues, Rule, Application, and Conclusion) model during a client meeting was also explained to students.

 

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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UPES gave me the golden opportunity to study a semester abroad at Coventry University, UK. The fact that I did not pay any tuition fee, was a big perk for me as a student

I hail from a non-legal background and being a first-generation lawyer in my family, I had to make a wise decision while picking my law school. After months of research and hard work, I am glad that I chose UPES back in the year 2016. Being a law aspirant, I always knew a balance between personality development and academics was extremely crucial. UPES as a university helps its students evolve their character, get industry exposure, and become the perfect choice for recruiters.

Being an extrovert, I was an active public speaker. I represented my university at the national level for numerous moot and debate competitions. I was fortunate enough to be chosen for the Erasmus and Exchange Student Program in England, which also happens to be my dream country to pursue higher studies. As a child, I was enamored by  London (from what I could see in movies, sports matches and news), but never really got the opportunity to visit the city.

UPES gave me this golden opportunity to study a semester abroad at Coventry University, UK, as a Business Law student. And, I did not have to pay any tuition fees, which is a big perk for any student. I would say this exchange program was a life-changing experience because it made me more confident and prepared me to conquer the impending challenges. Even though this was not the first time I had gone to a foreign destination all by myself, I was a little nervous about this new beginning.

However, several people had put in their efforts to make this exchange program successful. From choosing my modules for the exchange to regularly taking updates during my stay, the faculty was always at the forefront to help.

The academic structure at Coventry University was completely different from what we had in India. I had to choose three modules, which were a blend of practical and theoretical aspects of business law. Apart from assignments and coursework, we were also required to attend the practical sessions of Mediation and Negotiation. This helped me build more self-confidence to appear in the courts and do in-depth research. There were multiple conferences and seminars that we attended. Faculty from various reputed colleges around England and solicitors from esteemed law firms gave lectures every week. I benefited a lot from these sessions.

The kind of exposure I got from this exchange program helped in my overall development. There were continuous evaluations and teachers would regularly call students for discussions. I now have friends from numerous countries. Various co-curricular activities and the chance to build a network across the world made me understand and experience a wide range of cultures. My experience in England was picture-perfect and undoubtedly the best time of my life.

I am thankful to UPES for giving me this exhilarating opportunity, wherein I learned some life-long lessons. I also received my letter of recommendation from a senior lecturer at Coventry University, which will help me in applying for LLM at reputed universities in the UK.

I take pride in saying that I am a part of this prestigious university and it has changed my life for good.

(The writer is fourth-year BBA LLB Corporate Law student)

Challenges of a 21st-Century Law Professional: Justice Dipak Misra tells us all

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When we talk about modern skills, modern paradigms, challenges; a base, a ground, a strong foundation is required.  According to Justice Dipak Misra, law students should be confident and never suffer from intellectual inferiority. If the student is intellectually inferior, he can never take up any challenge.

Law is a noble profession and it shall remain noble as long as the human civilisation survives, but the nobility of this profession rests on the singular quality that one maintains their intellectual aristocracy and intellectual objectivity.

The controversy, the tussle, the struggle, the fight, the battle, and the war, begins with traditional knowledge and modern challenges. There is a distinction between the skills of the past and the skills required in the present. Unless students acquire the skills of the past, they cannot learn the skills needed in the present, said Justice Dipak Misra.

Justice Dipak Misra also talked about the ghost: Artificial Intelligence. Addressing the law aspirants, he further said, “You are the master, you are the ruler, you are the sovereign of Artificial Intelligence. You are to use, and not to be ‘used’ by it!”

In the end, Justice Dipak Misra congratulated UPES and delegates from the University of the Law, UK for the MoU which was signed on 16th October.

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