Syllabus
To ensure that you are able to clear your exam with flying colours, you should acquaint yourself with complete information of the J&K Bank PO exam syllabus 2024. While you note down the syllabus, you can simultaneously distinguish the topics/subjects that need extra attention and effort than others. Both Prelims & Mains consist of various sections. To ace the exam, all you need is a simplified strategy that pays equal attention to each and every subject.
Prelims Syllabus
You should be well aware of the exam syllabus in order to avoid any important detail. Given below is the detailed J&K Bank PO Prelims syllabus. The Prelims exam will test your knowledge on three main subjects namely: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. It is advisable to note down the complete syllabus and prepare accordingly.
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | Time and Work, Mensuration, Average, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Simplification, Percentages, Set Theory, Approximation, Surds & Indices, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound interest, Partnership, Ages, Quadratic Equations, Number Series |
| English Language | Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the Blanks |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles, Seating Arrangement - Circular, Square and Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Scheduling, Distance and Direction, Ranking |
Mains Syllabus
J&K Bank PO syllabus for both the Prelims & Mains exam is the same as far as the three sections are concerned i.e. English Language, Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning ability. The difference between both phases lies in the level of the questions. In the J&K Bank PO Mains syllabus, two additional sections are included and those are ‘General Awareness’ and ‘Computer Aptitude’. Apart from that, another Descriptive English test has also been added which will test your letter & essay writing skills. The complete syllabus for the J&K Bank PO Mains exam is as follows-
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | Percentages, Ratio and proportion, Average, Mixture and allegation, Time and work, Speed distance and time, Stocks and shares, Partnership, Blood relations, Volume and surface Area, Height and Distances, Logarithms Permutation and combinations, Simple and compound interest, Equations, Probability, Trigonometry, Profit, loss and discount, Mensuration |
| English Language | Synonyms, Homonyms, Antonyms, Spelling, Word formation, Idioms and phrases, Fill in the suitable words, Grammar, Spotting errors, Sentence correction, Active/ passive voice, Phrases and idioms, Direct and indirect, Speech Reading, Comprehension Passage completion, Theme detection, Deriving conclusion, Rearrangement of passage |
| General / Financial Awareness | Monetary Policies, Banking & Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial & Economics News, Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals, Banking terms, rates, processes, National Institution |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles, Seating Arrangement - Circular, Square and Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Scheduling, Distance and Direction |
| Computer Aptitude | History of computers, Basics of hardware and software, Windows operating system Basics, Internet Terms and services, Basic functionalities of MS-Office (MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint), Networking and communication, Database basics Basics of hacking, Security tools and viruses |
Books
One of the things that worries an aspirant while preparing for any exam is to find books that are useful. We know that there are plenty of books available in the market nowadays. Be it offline or online (e-books) the list of books is endless. So, how can one get the right books to prepare for the exams? To assist you with this we are providing a list of some very useful books. The list of books that will help in your J&K Bank PO exam preparation is given below:
| Subjects | Book | Author / Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | Quantum CAT | Sarvesh Kumar Verma |
| Magical book on Quicker Maths | M Tyra | |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma | |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams | RS Aggarwal | |
| Reasoning Ability | A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal | B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali |
| Analytical Reasoning | MK Pandey (For the chapters required for analytical reasoning) | |
| A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal | |
| Computer Awareness | Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams | Arihant Publishers |
| Computer Fundamentals | P.K Sinha | |
| English Language | Objective General English | SP Bakshi |
| Descriptive General English | SP Bakshi and Richa Sharma | |
| High School English Grammar and Composition | Wren and Martin | |
| Word Power Made Easy | Normal Lewis | |
| General/Economy/Banking Awareness | Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information | N.S.Toor |
| Banking Awareness | Arihant Publication | |
| Static GK General Knowledge | Arihant | |
| Lucent General Knowledge | - | |
| Pratiyogita Darpan | SQ Sachdeva Mahendra Jain | |
| Current Affairs | BeePedia | |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency | Ananta Ashisha (Arihant) |
| Data Interpretation | BSC Publication | |
| Data Interpretation | Magical Book Series |