JAIIB Exam Pattern, Dates and Insights



IIBF has proven itself as the largest institute situated in Mumbai, holding 700 banks as its members and more than 3 lakhs employees empowering the fields of Banking and Finance. Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers or Diploma in Banking & Finance is an exam conducted by IIBF (Indian Institute of Banking & Finance) itself, twice in every year. The expected duration of this exam is around May/June and November/December. The vacancy for JAIIB is 1478. There is no age limit, only that you must be working in a Bank. The increment for JAIIB Officer as well clerk is 1. The Job Responsibilities of JAIIB are to provide the maximum level of basic knowledge in Banking and Finance, It aims at Banking Technology, Better Customer Relations and Basic accountancy and legal aspects necessary for carrying out day to day operations.



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Key Highlight
of JAIIB EXAM
Registration Dates:
Starts: December 2019 Ends: March 2020
Exam Duration:
2 hours
Application Fees:
First Attempt - Rs. 2700 Second Attempt - Rs. 1300
Exam Dates:
3rd, 10th and 17th May 2020 1st, 8th and 22nd Nov 2020
Mode of Conduct:
Online
Medium of Exam:
Hindi and English
Eligibility Criteria for IIBF JAIIB Exam:

The Eligibility for applying for JAIIB, one should be a member of the Institute. The candidate that is applying for the IIBF JAIIB exam should be banking personnel and working in the banking sector for a time period and age. However, the registration is done online if you are not the member already. The minimum qualification for applying for JAIIB is 10th pass. The minimum marks to secure oneself in the exams is 50% marks in aggregate for all subjects.

JAIIB Exam Pattern:

IIBF JAIIB Exam will be an online exam with 120 objective questions of 100 marks to be completed in a duration of 2 hours.

  • Type: Computer-based Test (Online Mode)

  • Duration: The duration of the JAIIB exam will be of 120 minutes.

  • No. of Questions: 120 Objective type questions.

  • Syllabus Covered: Principles and Practices of Banking, Accounting, and Finance for Bankers, Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Banking.

  • Marking Scheme: There is no negative marking.

Syllabus of JAIIB Exam:

1. Principles and Practices of Banking: It will include topics which are given below:-

  • Indian Financial Systems
  • Functions of banks
  • Banking Technology
  • Support Services

2. Accounting and Finance for Bankers: It will include topics which are given below:-

  • Business Mathematics and Finance
  • Principles of accounting and Book – Keeping
  • Final Accounts
  • Banking Operations and Accounting Functions

3. Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Banking: It will include topics which are given below:-

  • Regulations and Compliance
  • Legal Aspects of Banking Operations
  • Banking related laws and Commercial Laws with reference to Banking Operations.
Tips and Tricks:

As to clear JAIIB exam, one should focus on the following tips of preparation.

  1. Find out which of the five sections is your strength and so attempt it first to make a great start without wasting much time.  
  2. Manage your time properly; give appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
  3. Whatever new concepts you learn; make it a habit of practicing them regularly so you do not forget key topics. Because you will not have enough time to prepare all the syllabus topics proficiently, so you must master those you are comfortable with.
  4. Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and not so good. Therefore, try to study at several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.
  5. Try to get your hands on as many previous years’ question papers as you can. There are certain type of question patterns you will find useful for your preparation and also get familiar with past exam paper trends.

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