Topic Wise Weightage Analysis For Bank Exams

Now-a-days one of the most promising fields in India is banks Nearly !" lakhs of people are applying for
#ario$s banks like %BI& !' banks $nder IB(%& (ri#ate banks& Finance companies& Ins$rance )ompanies
B$t the re*$irement is in tho$sands %o with the help of these bank exams they are filtering a large
proportion of aspirants based on their exam performance %hortlisted candidates then go thro$gh ro$nds
of gro$p disc$ssion and personal inter#iews In order to test the basic aptit$de and intelligence le#el of
aspirants& and to pro#ide a le#el playing field to aspirants from different ed$cational backgro$nds& bank
entrance tests are typically cond$cted as aptit$de tests They test yo$r I+& concepts learnt in school and
yo$r general awareness le#els They are different from tests that yo$ take in school or college in the
following respects,
! The *$estions ha#e a problem followed by m$ltiple-choices -as answers. /o$ need to read and sol#e
the problem and mark the most appropriate choice 0nlike in schools& the steps in#ol#ed in sol#ing the
*$estions do not gi#e yo$ marks /o$ get marks only if yo$ mark the correct option Also& if yo$ mark
more than one option& yo$ do not get marks
1 /o$ get penali2ed if yo$ mark the wrong answer 0nlike school or college where yo$ get 32ero4 marks
for a wrong answer& yo$ get negati#e marks for wrong answers in these exams %o& if yo$ are not caref$l&
yo$ can end $p with a score less than 2ero as well
5 Each section in the test may ha#e a separate c$t-off 0nlike school or college ed$cation patterns where
yo$ can clear the exam by foc$sing only on yo$r strengths& here yo$ need to get some minim$m marks in
each section to *$alify for the next stage of the bank recr$itment process
6 There is no fixed syllab$s for s$ch exams While the broad areas from which *$estions can be asked
are known& no *$estion is generally considered 3o$t-of- syllab$s4 /o$ ha#e to keep this in mind and
prepare for aptit$de tests 7owe#er& yo$ can identify the most common areas by sol#ing pre#io$s year
*$estion papers -or sample papers. and taking s$fficient mock tests While each specific exam may ha#e a
different format in terms of total *$estions& n$mber of sections& n$mber of *$estions per section& negati#e
marking and so on& the o#erall content str$ct$re of all $pcoming bank exams is similar
The commonly tested areas are,
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation
8 school le#el maths& basic charts and tables
Logical Reasoning
8 p$22les& analytical and critical reasoning
English Language
8 school le#el grammar& English comprehension
General Awareness
8 9: and c$rrent affairs
Computer Awareness
8comp$ters& applications& internet
In this detailed article& we g$ide yo$ thro$gh Bank exams preparation, section format& *$estion types and
respecti#e weightage
Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation (QADI)
This section in bank exams tests yo$r calc$lation skills and knowledge of school le#el mathematics The
challenge is that while aspirants ha#e learnt the concepts& they ha#e forgotten the associated form$lae&
concepts& properties& etc and not had expos$re to s$ch *$estions since many years Note that each exam
may not ha#e all these *$estion types in one exam slot 7owe#er& these form a comprehensi#e list of
*$estions appearing in the +A section )onsider each *$estion type separately,
+$estion Type N$mber of +$estionsWeightage in %ection
B;<=A%>)alc$lation
Techni*$es>Approximations
!? to !@ 1@-5?A
<ata Interpretation !@ to 1? 6?-@?A
;dd =an ;$t>)omplete the %eries @ !?A
=athematics @-!? 1?-1@A
<ata %$fficiency>+$antitati#e )omparison @ !?A
Total 6? !??A
Logical Reasoning (LR)
The reasoning section tests yo$r analytical and logical reasoning skills ie yo$r ability to interpret data
and information gi#en in the form of p$22les& brain teasers or cl$es and sort it to arri#e at a meaningf$l
o$tcome It does not generally test concept$al or theoretical knowledge -Apart from one or two areas. b$t
re*$ires a lot of practice of different *$estion types
The #ario$s *$estion types asked in this section are,
+$estion Type N$mber of +$estions Weightage in %ection
Arrangements !1 to !@ 1@-5?A
%e*$ential ;$tp$t Tracing 6 to B !?-!@A
;dd =an ;$t>)omplete the %eries @ !?A
<ata %$fficiency 6 to B !?-!@A
<ata %$fficiency>+$antitati#e
)omparison
@ !?A
)ritical Ceasoning B to D !@-1?A
Eis$al Ceasoning @ to !? !?-1@A
%yllogisms B to D !@-1?A
Total 6? !??A
English Language (VA)
The section -also known as Eerbal Ability. tests yo$r English lang$age skills b$t is not F$st a test of
#ocab$lary or English grammar It is more a test of lang$age comprehension and yo$r ability to interpret
information gi#en in English %o& while yo$ need to ha#e good grammar and #ocab$lary basics& it is #ital
that yo$ ha#e a good reading habit Cead from as many di#erse so$rces as possible and $nderstand what
yo$ read This is more $sef$l than trying to m$g $p random words and their meanings
The #ario$s *$estion types asked in this section are,
+$estion Type N$mber of +$estions Weightage in %ection
Eocab$lary @ !?-!1A
%entence )orrection @ to !? !?-1@A
Errors in 0sage @ to !? !?-1@A
)lose (assages !? 1@A
Fill in the Blanks @ !?-!1A
)ritical Ceasoning B to D !@-1?A
+$estion Type N$mber of +$estions Weightage in %ection
G$mbled %entences @ !?-!1A
Ceading )omprehension !? to !@ 1@-5?A
(aragraph )ompletion @ !?-!1A
Total 6? !??A
General nowledge and Current A!!airs (G)
The general knowledge and c$rrent affairs section tests yo$r general awareness more than yo$r
knowledge of tri#ia and random information Th$s& while it is beneficial to go thro$gh 9: maga2ines and
books& reading newspapers daily and c$rrent affairs maga2ines on a weekly basis -at least. is a m$st
:eep a look o$t for important e#ents at the national and international le#el
The #ario$s areas from which 9: *$estions may be asked are,
!. Banking (rod$cts and Terminology
1. Economic and )orporate 0pdates
5. 9o#ernment %chemes and )onstit$tional Bodies
6. =arketing Terms
@. )$rrent Affairs
B. Tri#ia
Computer Awareness (CA)
The comp$ter awareness section in bank exams is a relati#ely new entrant d$e to the increasing $sage of
comp$ters and the internet in all kind of bank Fobs As bank aspirants yo$ are expected to ha#e a basic
working knowledge of comp$ters& their applications and how to $se them )onse*$ently& while bank tests
do not really check yo$r technical expertise in this field& they definitely test yo$r proficiency with
common comp$ter applications The #ario$s areas from which *$estions may be asked in this section are,
!. Basics of )omp$ter 7ardware
1. %oftware H <esktop Applications and Windows
5. =icrosoft ;ffice Applications
6. :eyboard %hortc$ts
@. Internet and Networking
B. Terminology and Iatest News