Oriental Bank of Commerce Exam: Exam Pattern, Insights, and Previous Year Question Papers



Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment is held every year to recruit qualified candidates for n number of vacancies such as Probationary Officers (PO), Clerk, Specialist Officers (SO), Officers Scale, Office Assistant, Attender and many more. The selection process begins with the Entrance Exam of IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection ) carrying 100 marks for 100 questions. IBPS appoints the candidates for the various posts of Oriental Bank of Commerce after an interview session. The Age Limit to get qualified for OBC Recruitments is between 20 years to 28 years. The Educational Qualification for the post of PO is Graduation, for SO is a master degree in any discipline from a recognized university or an institute. The subjects to be prepared for the exam is Reasoning, General Awareness, English and Quantitative Aptitude carrying 25 marks in each section.



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Key Highlight
of Oriental Bank Of Commerce
Registration Time:
July to August 2020
Application Fees:
General/OBC: Rs. 500 SC/ST: Rs. 50
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Graduate from a recognized university in any discipline
Exam Level
National
Age Limit:
20-45 years
Selection Process:
Written Exam and Personal Interview
Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment Exam: Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification:

  • Candidates who are interested in applying for Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment should have a minimum qualification that is a degree of Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university or equivalent qualification.

Age Limit:

  • Candidates should possess the age between 20 years to 45 years. Relaxation in age is given for all the reserved category candidates.

 

Exam Pattern for Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment Test:

To qualify for the Proficiency Officer position in Oriental Bank of Commerce, the candidate must have cleared the examination of IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection​)

  • Type: Written examination (Computer Based)

  • Duration: The duration of the OBC Exam will be of 95 minutes

  • No. of Questions: 100 Objective type questions

  • Syllabus Covered: Reasoning, General Awareness, English and Quantitative Aptitude

  • Marking Scheme: 1 mark for every correct answer. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks

Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment Exam Syllabus:

English Language

  • Reading Comprehension, Synonym and Antonym, English Grammar, Para jumbles, Sentence Correction, Sentence Completion, vocabulary, mistakes, spellings, proficiency, reconstruction, paragraph formation, paragraph completion, inappropriate usage of words, cloze test, common errors, sentence improvement

Reasoning

  • Statement and Assumption, Statement and Arguments, Statement and Conclusion, Direct Sense, Blood Relation, Coding-Decoding, analogy, series, classification, visual ability, problem based on symmetry, non verbal test, logic test, conclusions, alphabet test, syllogism, odd one out, data sufficiency, data interpretation, linear arrangement, complex statements

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Time and Distance, Time and Work, Partnership, Average, Profit and Loss, Problem on Number, HCF and LCM, Mensuration, discount, volume and surface areas, area and perimeter, unitary method, pipes and cisterns, races and games, mixtures and alligations, clocks and calendars, age problems, problems about trains and many more topics.

General Awareness

  • Banking Awareness, Awards and Honors, Polity, Sports, Economy, culture, history, Indian constitution, science, cultural events, current affairs, general politics, geography, international and national current events

 

Tips and Tricks:

1. Improve Accuracy: 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. 

2. Increase Speed: Manage your time properly; give an 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. Practice from Previous Years’ Papers: Try to get your hands on as many previous years’ question papers as you can. There is a 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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