Civil Services Exam Details To Be Announced In February.

Source – ndtv.com

NEW DELHI: 

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) would release the exam details of the Civil Services recruitment 2020 in February. The exam would be held on May 31. This is for the first time in six years UPSC is conducting civil services preliminary exam in May. The last time it was held in May was in 2013. Civil Services exam is held annually for selection to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other services and posts.

More than 10 lakh candidates register for the exam every year.

Selection to Civil Services is through a preliminary test and main exam (written test and interview). Candidates who qualify the preliminary test are eligible to appear for the main exam. In the main exam, the written test will carry a total of 1750 marks and the interview will be of 275 marks in total.

The scores obtained in the preliminary test will not be included while deciding the final merit list.

Graduates are allowed to sit for the Civil Services exam six times. The restriction limit is different for candidates belonging to reserved categories. Candidates belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribe category have no restriction on the number of attempts. Candidates belonging to other backward class category are permitted nine attempts at the exam. Candidates under persons with benchmark disability category will get as many attempts as available to their respective categories.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Main 2019 Exam Analysis: Check Details on ibps.in

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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Main 2019 Exam Analysis

IBPS RRB office assistant main exam was conducted today 21st October 2019 for the candidates who cleared the preliminary round. The exam took place in various centers all over the country on a single shift basis.

The RRB Office Assistant’s main exam had five sections- quantitative aptitude, reasoning, English language, general awareness, and computer awareness. The weightage of the exam was 200 marks and the duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Candidates felt that the quantitative aptitude section was the toughest and time-consuming. And computer awareness was the easiest section in which direct questions were asked. After talking to the candidates and collecting the feedback, the IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2019 main exam analysis has been provided.

The official website to get more details about IBPS RRB Office Assistant Main 2019 is https://www.ibps.in

IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Analysis:

SectionQuestionsDifficulty levelGood attempts
Reasoning40Moderate33-38
Quantitative Aptitude40Tough26-30
General Awareness40Easy to moderate28-32
English40Easy to moderate32-36
Computer knowledge40Easy30-32

Sectional Analysis:

Reasoning:

This section was moderate.

Topic-wise break up:

SectionQuestionsDifficulty level
Seating arrangements and puzzles25Moderate
Coding-decoding5Easy to moderate
Direction5Easy to moderate
Other questions5Moderate

Quantitative aptitude:

This is the toughest of all sections. Questions were time-consuming.

SectionQuestionsDifficulty level
Data sufficiency5Very tough
Date interpretation10Tough
Case10Moderate to tough
Arithmetic problems15Tough

General awareness:

This section was easy to moderate according to the difficulty level. Most of the questions were asked from the last six months of current affairs. Some questions were asked from static GK and recent Government schemes.

English Language:

SectionQuestionsDifficulty level
Reading comprehension8Easy to moderate
Cloze test7Easy
Sentence correction5Moderate
Sentence rearrangement5Easy
Phase replacement5Moderate
Fill in the blanks5Moderate
Error spotting5Moderate

Computer:

This section is the easiest of all sections and can contribute to improving the score of candidates if questions are attempted correctly. You can also read, IBPS PO Cut off 2019.

The overall good attempt of the paper is expected to be around 150-160.

IBPS S0 2019 Notification Expected Soon On ibps.in

Source – newsnation.in

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is expected to release the notification for IBPS Specialist Officer Recruitment (SO) examination soon on its official website. If past trends are to be believed, IBPS SO 2019 exam notification is expected to be released this week. Candidates can visit the official website of IBPS i.e. ibps.in to check the notification. Last year the notification was released around October 26. The notification is expected around the same time.

IBPS SO is conducted for recruitment of individuals in HR, IT and Marketing departments as well as for Law Officers, Rajbasha Adhikari’s and Agricultural Field Officers in various public sector banks in the country. 

IBPS SO 2019: Important Dates 

As per the official schedule, the Preliminary Exams for IBPS S0 2019 will be conducted from December 28 to December 29, 2019. IBPS SO 2019 Main Examination will be conducted on January 25, 2020. Check the full schedule below:

IBPS SO Notification 2019 – 3rd week of October, 2019

IBPS SO 2019 Registration – First week of November 2019 (Tentative)

IBPS SO 2019 Preliminary Exam – December 28, 2019 – December 29, 2019

IBPS SO 2019 Main Examination – January 25, 2020

IBPS SO 2019: Eligibility Criteria

The basic eligibility criteria to apply for IBPS SO is to have a bachelor’s degree (may also require a post-graduate degree/ diploma). The age limit for IBPS SO exam is between 20 to 30 years. The upper age limit if usually calculated as on the first day of the month in which the registration begins. This year, the upper age limited would be calculated as on November 1, 2019.

Vacancy details would be available in the notification when it is released. The selection process for IBPS SO involves a preliminary examination followed by a main examination and an interview round. 

Bihar 10th Sent Up Exam 2020 Datesheet Released, Get BSEB Matric Sent Up Exam Time Table Here.

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Bihar 10th Sent Up Exam Datesheet 2020 Released: As per the latest up, Bihar Board has formally released the BSEB Matric Sent Up Exam Datesheet 2020. The Bihar 10th Sent Up Exam Time Table has been published by the Bihar School Examination Board and made available to the students are scheduled to appear for the Matric Exam in the coming days. According to the exam time table, the BSEB 10th Sent Up Exam 2020 will be held from 7th November 2019 onwards in two exam sessions i.e. in morning and afternoon session. The detailed exam datesheet for BSEB 10th Sent Up Exam 2020 is provided below:

Bihar 10th Sent-Up Exam Datesheet

According to the official datessheet available with media oragnizations, the Sent Up Exam of Bihar Board will be held from 7th November 2019 when the first paper for English language and Social Science will be held. The final paper for BSEB Matric Sent Up Exam 2020 will be held on 20th November 2019 when exam for General Science and Elective Subject will be held. The detailed date-wise exam time table for Bihar 10th Sent Up Exam 2020 is given below:

DateMorning SessionAfternoon Session
7th November 2019English LanguageSocial Science
8th November 2019General MathematicsSecond Language
9th November 2019Mother Tongue (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla, Maithili)
10th NovemberGeneral ScienceElective Subject

 Bihar 10th Matric Exam 2020 – Exam Pattern

As listed above, the BSEB Matric Sent Up Exam 2020 will be held in two exam sessions i.e. morning session and afternoon session. The exam duration for all the exams will be of 3 hours each. Students must note that exam for General Science and Social Science Exam will be of 2 hours and 45 minutes. The morning session of BSEB 10th Sent Up Exam 2020 will commence at 9:30 AM and conclude at 12:45 PM in the afternoon. Similarly, the afternoon session will start at 1:15 PM and continue until 4:30 PM. According to the exam pattern of BSEB, the exam paper would be of 100 marks total of which objective questions would be of 50 marks while the rest of the 50 marks will be allotted to descriptive type questions.

BSEB Inter Sent Up Exam 2020

Earlier, Bihar Board hand also released the detailed exam schedule for BSEB 12th Sent Up Exam 2020. According to the timetable, the Bihar 12th Sent Up Exam commenced on 18th October 2019 and will conclude on 26th October 2019.

Bihar Board conducts the Sent Up Exam as a precursor to the Class 10 and Class 12 Board Exams. Candidates who are unable to clear the BSEB Sent Up Exam 2020 are not issued exam admit cards for the board exam 2020. Therefore, it is a must for all BSEB students to appear and clear the Sent Up Exam 2020.

Indian Railways: Special Trains During Diwali And Chhath Festivals 2019, Good News For Bihar And UP Residents.

Source – newsnation.in

Northern Railways has released the list of special trains during Diwali and Chhath Festivals 2019. In order to beat the extra rush of passengers during the festive season, Indian Railways has decided to run a few special trains. Now, all those passengers who were anxiously waiting for their tickets getting in the confirmed list, can check the following trains and book the tickets accordingly. This has come as good news for all those who work outstation and planning to go home during this festive season of Diwali and Chhath.

Keeping in mind the convenience of passengers, Norther Railways has released the list of following trains during Diwali and Chhath Festivals 2019:

Special Train No. 1:

82416 Anand Vihar Terminal Jogbani Suvidha Special Up

04093 Jogbani- Anand Vihar Terminal Express Down

The Anand Vihar Terminal-Jogbani Suvidha Special train is going to depart from Anand Vihar Terminal at 11:45 PM on October 31, 2019 and will reach Jogbani at 5:20 AM. In Return trip, the special train will depart from Jogbani on November 2, 2019 at 9:00 AM and reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 4:5 PM the next day.

This special train will have stoppage at the following stations:

  • Ghaziabad
  • Moradabad
  • Chandausi
  • Sitapur Cantt. Gonda
  • Basti
  • Gorakhpur,Deoria Sadar
  • Siwan
  • Chhapra
  • Sonpur
  • Hajipur
  • Shahpur Patoree
  • Baraun
  • Begu Sarai
  • Khagaria
  • Naugachia
  • Katihar
  • Purnea
  • Arariya Court
  • Arariya
  • Forbesganj

Special Train No. 2:

04048 Anand Vihar Terminal-Gaya Up

04047 Gaya Anand Vihar Terminal Down

The 04048 special train will depart from Anand Vihar on October 22 at 00:30 AM and reach Gaya at 10:30 PM the same day. The 04047 special train will depart from Gaya station on October 24 at 5:15 AM and reach ANVT Station the same day at 1:00 PM.

The Train will have stoppage at the following stations:

  • Moradabad
  • Bareilly
  • Lucknow
  • Sultanpur
  • Varanasi
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay
  • Bhabua Road
  • Sasaram & Dehri

Special Train No. 3:

04042 Anand Vihar Terminal to Jay Nagar Up

O4041 Jay Nagar to Anand Vihar Terminal Down

The Anand Vihar Terminal to Jay Nagar Up will department from ANVT Station at 00:10 AM on October 22 and October 29 to reach Jay Nagar at 11:45 PM the same day. In the return trip, the train will depart Jay Nagar Station at 1:35 AM on October 23 and October 30, 2019 to reach ANVT at 00:45 AM the next day.

This special train will have stoppage at the following stations:

  • Ghaziabad
  • Kanpur
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
  • Buxar
  • Ara
  • Patliputra
  • Hajipur
  • Muzaffarpur
  • Samastipur
  • Darbhanga
  • Madhubani

Special Train No. 4:

04920 Firozpur Darbhanga Weekly Train Up

04919 Darbhanga Firozpur Weekly Train Down

The 04920 special train will depart from Firozpur at 4:45 PM on every Friday from October 18 to November 1, 2019 to reach Darbhanga at 10:30 AM. In the return trip, the special train 04919 will depart from Darbhanga at 3:30 PM on every Sunday from October 20 to November 3 and reach Firozpur at 4:55 AM.

This special train will have stoppage at the following stations:

  • Faridkot
  • Kot Kapura Jn.
  • Bhathida
  • Mansa
  • Jakhal
  • Jind
  • Rohtak
  • Shakurbasti
  • Delhi Jn.
  • Moradabad
  • Bareilly
  • Lucknow
  • Sultanpur
  • Varanasi
  • Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
  • Buxar
  • Ara
  • Danapur
  • Patliputra
  • Hajipur
  • Muzzafarpur
  • Samastipur

Special Train No. 5

04090 Anand Vihar Terminal To Bhagalpur

04089 Bhagalpur To Anand Vihar Terminal

The 04090 special train will depart from ANVT at 12:45 PM on October 22, October 25, October 28 and November 1 to reach Bhagalpur at 10:10 AM the next day. In the return trip, the 04089 special train will depart from Bhagalpur Station at 11:30 AM on October 23, October 26. October 29 and November 2 to reach ANVT at 1:15 PM the next day.

The special train will have stoppage at the following stations:

  • Kanpur
  • Allahabad
  • Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
  • Buxar
  • Ara
  • Patna
  • Bakhtiyarpur
  • Mokama
  • Kiul
  • Jamalpur
  • Sultanganj 

All passengers need to the visit the official website of Indian Railways to get detailed information and book the tickets accordingly.

Rohit Sharma says that his 200-run inning in Ranchi was his most challenging yet.

Source – asianage.com

Rohit Sharma feels his maiden double hundred in Test cricket on Sunday against South Africa was by far the “most challenging one” in his new role as an opener.

Rohit has had scores of 176, 127 in the first Test against the Proteas and now has hit his maiden double hundred to emulate Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag as players to score 200 across two formats.

“Speaking of this particular knock, I would say it was most challenging. I have not played much. I played only 30 Tests. In terms of what was thrown at me, I would definitely say it was probably the most challenging one,” the talented Mumbaikar said at the end of day’s play.

He always knew that he had to make the best use of the opportunities in his new role as a Test opener or else “a lot could have happened” as far as his stint in the longest format is concerned.

“Kafi kuch hone wala thaa naahin toh kaafi kuch aap likh dete mere barein mein (A lot could have happened had I not performed and you guys (media) would have written a lot about me),” a satisfied Sharma said while taking a slight dig at the media.

“So it was about making most of the opportunities I got. I knew I had to make full use of it, otherwise media would have written against me. Now I know everyone will write good things about me,” he added.

Rohit has amassed 529 runs from four innings thus becoming the only fifth Indian opener to score 500-plus runs in a Test series.

“It was a good opportunity for me to open the batting. As I said during the Vizag Test, the communication between me and my team management was happening for a long time about opening the batting. So mentally, I was ready for it. I knew it could come at anytime.”

His double-century came after India were left reeling at 39/3 in the first morning as he along with Ajinkya Rahane (115) staged a remarkable turnaround with a mammoth 267-run fourth wicket partnership, the highest versus South Africa.

While he has had a blockbuster start to his career as a Test opener, Rohit himself acknowledged that he has a long way to go.

“In Tests, it has its challenges. Having played only three Tests as an opener, I know I have long way to go. I am not reading too much into these three Tests. Of course, I will take a lot of positives but I am not reading too much into it.”

Talking about the challenge of opening the batting, he said,”Opening the batting is a different challenge to batting at Nos 6-7. It’s just about how you prepare yourself, what you talk to yourself in your mind about what do you want to go out there and achieve.

“Playing the first ball of the match, compared to facing a delivery after 30-40 overs is a different ball game altogether. There’s nothing in particular that I’ve done in terms of technique.”

The 32-year-old is now eyeing to replicate the success overseas when the tour New Zealand next year.

“Wherever you play the new ball, you have to have some understanding of the basics of the game. Which ball you have to play and leave. In certain aspects of the game you have to be mindful of.

“I was allowing myself to take time rather than going after the ball straightway. It’s not a good idea with a new ball. You got to play with a little lower backlift. In overseas, of course, it’s a different ball game. That’s a challenge and I am awaiting.”

He was all praise for Ajinkya Rahane, whose attacking strokeplay in the post-lunch session on the first day turned the tide.

“Once we went there after lunch (first day), it was Ajinkya, who started taking that momentum. It was he, who actually gave the team the momentum. If I am not wrong he was batting on 40 off 43 balls just around the first drinks break after lunch which means he capitalised on the loose balls, we got those singles as well,” Rohit praised his partner, with whom he shared a 267-run stand.

Asked whether he’s keeping a tab of the slew of records, he said: “When you bat, you are not aware of the records. I will see these records only after I stop playing.”

Ranchi Test: Kohli’s struggle with DRS continues.

Source – cricketnmore.com

 India skipper Virat Kohli’s struggle to get the Decision Review System (DRS) right continued as he became prey to a wrong call for the ninth successive time as batsman in the first innings of the third Test against South Africa on Saturday.

Kohli was trapped in front by Anrich Nortje for 12 and it looked plumb, but the ace batsman reviewed it to no avail.

India slumped to 39/3 before centurion Rohit Sharma (117 batting) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting) joined hands for a 185-run unbroken stand as India reached 224/3 before bad light stopped play.

With the duo of Rohit and Rahane steadying the ship for India, batting coach Vikram Rathour praised both the batsmen. Rathour said that Rohit showed grit and determination to play away the first session when the likes of Kagiso Rabada had the ball moving viciously.

“As I said, they were bowling in good areas and there was some help in the wicket. So, as a batsman, you have to survive during that time, which Rohit did very well,” he said.

“He is too good a player to not play all formats. Opening the batting with him was the right decision. And the number of runs he has scored, he has settled the issue (of opening) for the time being.

“If somebody of his stature starts coming good at the top of the order, that changes everything for the team, even when you are touring. He is such an experienced player; I don’t think you need to tinker with his technique. He just had to make some mental adjustments vis-a-vis his gameplan.”

Commenting on Rahane’s knock, the former India opener said that the Test deputy showed great intent and looked good in the middle during his unbeaten knock of 83.

“Ajinkya showed great intent today. Whenever he bats with this intent, he looks a really good player,” Rathour said.

FORECAST OF MODERATE RAIN IN RANCHI DURING NEXT 24 HRS, JAMSHEDPUR TO ALSO SEE SOME SHOWERS.

Source – skymetweather.com

Many parts of Jharkhand have observed light to moderate rain and thundershowers during the last 24 hours. The capital city of Ranchi recorded 37 mm rain, while 17 mm of rainfall was recorded in Daltonganj from 8:30 am on Saturday. Meanwhile, traces of rain have been recorded over Jamshedpur.

All these weather conditions were a result of the Cyclonic Circulation over the east-central parts of Madhya Pradesh along with an Anti-Cyclone over North Bay of Bengal off Gangetic West Bengal Coast. The same system is feeding moisture from the Bay of Bengal over Jharkhand and adjoining region.

According to our meteorologists, the above systems would remain intact for another 24 to 36 hours and bring more moderate rain and thundershowers for the state.

After 24 to 36 hours, rains would taper over the region, however, moderate spells of rain would keep lashing South Jharkhand for another 3-4 days.

Meanwhile, the capital city of Ranchi would observe comfortable yet humid weather along with moderate rain for another 24 hours. The highest relative humidity will be around 95%, while minimum around 75%.

These rains would reduce slightly after 24 hours. However, another spell of moderate rain is likely between October 23 and 25. Rains during this time would occur mostly during the late afternoon or early evening hours. The day temperatures would settle between 27 and 29-degree Celcius, while minimums would be somewhere close to 18 degree Celcius.

Not only Ranchi, but many other places like Jamshedpur, Bokaro, and Gumla in Jharkhand stand a chance to see post Monsoon showers for the next few days.

Doctor part of central team in Patna to check dengue spread is now a patient.

Source – hindustantimes.com

An entomologist, from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, who was visiting Patna to check houses for Aedes mosquito larvae, which transmits Dengue, has now been afflicted with the disease.

Dr Ram Singh, joint director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and head of the Centre for Medical Entomology and Vector Management, New Delhi, has been sent to the sick bay after he tested positive for Dengue and Chikungunya on Saturday.

He was a part of the Central team sent to the city on October 3, at the behest of Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, to help the state in curbing the spread of the disease.

Patna was battered by incessant rain between September 27 and 29.

Dr Singh, who is down with high fever and acute joint pain, could not return to Delhi with the rest of the team on Saturday. The Central team wound up its fortnight-long operation in Bihar, this weekend.

“I am shivering with high fever and have pain in my joints since Friday. I had to return to Delhi yesterday (Saturday) but am still here under the care of Dr Krishna Pandey of the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS) after my blood serum test tested positive for Dengue and Chikungunya,” Dr Singh said over the telephone.

Dr Singh had visited several waterlogged houses to check them for Aedes mosquito larvae, as microbiologists and entomologists accompanying him went around collecting samples of water from piped sources and tanks to check for the presence of microbes and those in buckets, planters, toys, pools, birdbaths, flowerpots, or trash containers, to check vector density of Dengue. Mosquitoes are known to breed in stagnant water.

The Central team conducted health camps and collected blood samples to check vector and water-borne diseases as well as samples of stagnant water from households to check dengue vector density. It wound up its operations after consultation with the state government on October 18.

The team comprised doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi; Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi; Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi; the National Institute of Malaria Research, Delhi; Regional Malaria Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Delhi; the NCDC, Delhi; AIIMS-Patna and the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna.

Earlier, two BJP legislators — Nitin Navin and Sanjiv Chaurasia — both from Patna, were stung by the Aedes mosquito.

Cases of Dengue and Chikungunya have increased this month. Bihar has reported 2,538 cases of Dengue of which 1,916 are from Patna and another 268 cases of Chikungunya out of a total 293 in the state this year till October 19.

At least five Dengue patients have died in Patna since October 15, but the state government has so far not attributed any of these deaths to the disease.

Doctors, requesting anonymity, said that nine out of 10 deaths in case of Dengue was due to co-morbidity and failure of different organs like the heart or the liver, triggered due to the disease.

BPSC 65th prelims: Cut off expected to be 100, says expert.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Around three lakh candidates took the preliminary tests of 65th Combined Competitive Exam (CCE) examinations conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) at 718 centres across 35 districts for 423 government jobs on Tuesday.

In Patna, the candidates took the exams at 29 centres. There were 150 objective type questions from general studies that had to be answered within two hours.

“Only 70% candidates appeared for the exams across the state. It was concluded peacefully. In one of the centres at Hajipur, the exam started 15 minutes late due to some unavoidable reasons. The candidates were given extra time to compensate,” said Amrendra Kumar, exam controller of BPSC.

According to Dr M Rahman of Rahman’s Gurukool, Patna, “The questions this year were from history and current affairs. Candidates who have studied NCERT, current affairs and Bihar politics are expected to fare well.”

Expected Cut off:

In his opinion, the cut-off for general category will be 100, OBC 96-98, EBC 88-93, SC/ST 80-85 and female reserved 87-90.

What Students Said:

“Questions were not so difficult. Majority of questions were on current affairs and Bihar politics,” said Divyanshu, who took the exam at College of Commerce, Rajendranagar.

Another candidate, Amar Tiwary who took the exam at Sir GD Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Patliputra said, “I attempted more than 125 questions.All the questions had five options which made it challenging to choose the correct answer.”