Month: October 2019

IBPS RRB Clerk Mains Exam 2019: Important Instruction for Candidates and Admit Card Download.

Source – pagalguy.com

IBPS or the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is body that carries out recruitment within the banking sector of India. It inducts a large number of young graduates into the nationalised banks offering different kinds of banking job opportunities. For the purpose of carrying out recruitments systematically, IBPS undertakes written examinations in a standardised form along with fair assessments and subsequently releases the results for the same.

One of the commonly conducted exams by IBPS is that of IBPS RRB Clerk, which involves the recruitment for the group ‘B’ post of Clerk in any of the Regional Rural Banks (RRB) under the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. For this recruitment drive, candidates will have to appear for two stages of exam – Prelims and Mains.

The preliminary exams have already been conducted by the IBPS in 2019. With the successful completion of the examination on 17th , 18th and 25th August 2019, the results of the Prelims had also been released a few days ago. Candidates could check their results from the official website of IBPS, www.ibps.in. Those who passed the preliminary exam have now been qualified for the Main exam which will entail the final round of selection.

Candidates must buckle up as the IBPS RRB Clerk Main Exam 2019 will be conducted today itself, that is on 20th October 2019. The admit cards for the mains were released on 3rd October 2019, and if someone is yet to download it, must do it without delay.

Candidates can make a note of some important instructions for the Main exam today, which will be helpful for them to avoid confusion at the last moment –

  1. Carry all the important documents – Candidates are advised to carry each and every document important for the exam. They will be required to produce the following documents at the time of examination –
    • Valid call letter/ admit card
    • Photocopy of identity proof
    • Original proof of identity

In the absence of these documents, candidates can be prevented from appearing for the exam. The identity proof should also contain the name as submitted in the online application.

  1. No personal items – Any personal items of the candidates such as the Pencil Box, geometry box papers, pouches, stationary materials, log tables, electric pens, mobile phones or scanners are completely forbidden in the exam hall.
  2. Avoid Shoes – Candidates are advised to wear open sandals rather than closed shoes which can waste time in opening and frisking. It is also important to reach the venue on the time which has been stated in the admit card.
  3. Admit Card – Admit Card is an important document for the exam. Candidates should make sure that they only carry a hardcopy of the admit card to the examination hall. Soft copies on any electronic devices will not be accepted.

Further, the thumb impression on the admit card should be given only in the examination centre. If the thumb impression had already been made by the candidates, they must download a fresh copy for the examination. The admit cards will be submitted in the examination centre.

Candidates must also make a note of changes in the exam pattern of IBPS RRB Clerk Main Exam 2019 before appearing for the exam.

UPSC CAPF Result 2019: Check Your Central Armed Police Forces Exam Scores at upsc.gov.in

Source – india.com

UPSC CAPF Result 2019: The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Exam 2019 on its official website. Candidates can check their scores on upsc.gov.in. The written examination was held across the nation on August 18, 2019.

Here’s How to Check Your UPSC CAPF Result 2019:

Step 1: Log onto upsc.gov.in.

Step 2: Click on the link that says, ‘UPSC CAPF Result 2019’.

Step 3: You will be directed to a new page.

Step 4: Click on the ‘documents’ link and a PDF formatted link will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Check your result, download and take a printout of the same for future reference.

Note that candidates who clear the written examination are eligible to attempt the Physical Standard Test (PST) for which they are required to fill an online form.

About UPSC:– The Union Public Service Commission is the premier central recruiting agency of India that conducts examinations to recruit suitable candidates to the All India services and group A & group B of Central services.

IBPS PO Prelims Day 2 analysis: Paper was moderate, check expert’s analysis.

Source – indianexpress.com

IBPS PO Prelims Day 2 analysis: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the probationary officer (PO) prelims examinations on its second day on Saturday, October 19, 2019. The examination commenced in the morning today and on the basis of the feedback received from the students, the overall level of the exam in the first slot was moderate.

There are three stages of this examination: preliminary, main and personality test. The prelims exam beginning today are only qualifying in nature. The overall selection is done giving 80 per cent weight to the Main and 20 per cent weight to the interview.

IBPS PO Prelims: Check section wise analysis

Quantitative Aptitude :- This section (a maximum of 35 questions) was to be attempted in 20 minutes. The difficulty level of this section was high. This time, the questions asked were tricky and calculative, which is a notable change in the question pattern. An attempt above 22 can be considered good here.

Reasoning :- Students had to attempt 35 questions in 20 minutes. The difficulty level was moderate but the questions were time-consuming. The increase in the number of puzzle questions was a change this time. An attempt above 24 questions can be considered good.

English Language :- A maximum of 30 questions had to be done in 20 minutes. The level of difficulty ranged between easy and moderate. The addition of different question patterns was seen in the exam. An attempt above 22 can be considered good here.

This year, there are 4,336 vacancies spread across the country. Every year, more than 8 lakh candidates apply for this exam to qualify for such vacancies in PSU Banks. The Prelims exam has been scheduled in two batches for 12 and 19 October, 2019, while the Main exam will be held on 30 November 2019. The interviews will be conducted in January/February 2020.

The IBPS Preliminary Examination 2019 commenced last week on October 12. The Main examination is scheduled to be conducted on November 30, 2019.

– Paper analysis by Vijay Jha, academic head banking at ‘Gradeup’


IBPS PO Prelims 2019: 1st slot of exam conducted today, see paper analysis.

Source – indiatoday.in

IBPS or Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has held the first slot of preliminary examination of IBPS PO 2019 today, October 12, 2019. The next slot of examination will be conducted on October 19, 2019. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can check the exam analysis here.

The IBPS Preliminary Examination 2019 started in the morning today. Based on students’ reaction the overall level of the exam in the first slot was moderate.

IBPS PO Prelims 2019 Exam Analysis: Section-wise analysis

Quantitative Aptitude: This section (a maximum of 35 questions) was to be done in 20 minutes. One major surprise was that there were no questions from Number Series. The difficulty level was moderate. An attempt above 22 can be considered good here.

English Language: A maximum of 30 questions had to be done in 20 minutes. The level of difficulty was high. An attempt above 20 can be considered good here.

Reasoning: Students had to do 35 questions in 20 minutes. The difficulty level was moderate. One major surprise was that there were no questions from syllogism. An attempt above 27 questions can be considered good.

Candidates who will be selected in the preliminary examination, they will have to appear for the main exam. The main examination will be conducted on November 30, 2019. IBPS PO 2019 will fill up 4252 posts of Probationary Officers in the organisation.

Buddhist circuit train between India and Nepal to run between October 19-26

Source: in.news.yahoo.com

New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): The Indian Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train between India and Nepal from October 19 to October 26.

The train journey will cover sites significant to Gautam Buddha’s life in both India and Nepal.

According to the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the Buddhist circuit train will cover important Buddhist destinations such as: Lumbini – the birthplace of Buddha, Bodhgaya – the place of enlightenment, Sarnath – the place of Buddha’s first sermon and Kushinagar – the place of Buddha’s Nirvana.

The train will originate and terminate at Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi.

The IRCTC is offering many attractive packages for tourists desiring to undertake the Buddhist Circuit tour. An AC first class package will cost Rs 1,23,900 per couple, while an AC two-tier package will cost Rs 1,01,430.

The packages also cover road transport in AC deluxe coaches, various locations and monuments visits, entrance fees, tourists accommodation during the visit, meals, services of tour managers and guides and travel insurance.

The new rake consists of four 1st AC coaches with as many as 96 seats, two 2nd AC coaches having 60 seats, two exclusive dining cars with a capacity of 64 guests in each and one pantry car for passengers.

The train will be covered with thematic vinyl wrap promoting national tourism.

The train will be equipped with personal digital lockers, foot massagers, shower, cubicles, separate sitting area with single-seated sofas, CCTV cameras, smoke detection alarm system for better safety.

There will be an onboard hygienic kitchen car and dining car facility. Passengers can choose from an assortment of fresh hot meals, including vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Packaged drinking water, tea and coffee will be available at all times.

While there will be no concession tickets for the train, children below five years of age have been exempted from the fare. Fifty per cent of the fare will be charged for children aged between five years to 12 years. (ANI)

After Arrest of ‘SIMI Operative’, NIA May Reopen Gandhi Maidan, Bodh Gaya Blast Cases.

Source – thewire.in

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) may reopen the serial blast cases in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan and Bodh Gaya serial blast cases after alleged SIMI operative Azharuddin was arrested at the Hyderabad airport on Friday night, according to a report in the Times of India.

Azharuddin, who is also known as ‘Chemical Ali’, is an accused in the 2013 Bodh Gaya and Patna bomb blasts and had been on the run since December 2013 after the Chhattisgarh police’s anti-terrorist squad busted a SIMI sleeper module and arrested 17 operatives.

Police claimed that Azharuddin or Azhar went to Saudi Arabia on a fake passport after hiding in Hyderabad for some time. A police official told TOI that Azhar had come back from Saudi Arabia to meet his family, which had shifted to Hyderabad, when he was arrested at the airport on October 11.

“Acting on a specific input, he was arrested by a joint team of Chhattisgarh Police and its Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) wing from Hyderabad airport on Friday after he landed (in a flight) from Saudi Arabia,” Raipur SSP Arif Sheikh said.

Azhar has been charged under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act. A sedition case has also been registered against him.

Speaking to TOI, Sheikh said that the police had seized Azhar’s passport boarding pass, two driving licences and a voter ID card. “We expect his interrogation to reveal crucial links in the terror network and their operations. Azhar will be produced in [a] local court for transit remand,” the SSP said.

Police officials also said that Azhar, who was regularly in touch with SIMI operatives, had been involved in raising funds for banned terror outfits and brainwashing recruits. He is also accused of providing shelter and support to terrorists who organised the Bodh Gaya and Patna blasts.

A senior police official said that Azharuddin may have provided logistics to bombers in both the blasts. “His interrogation will make things clearer,” he said, speaking to TOI. While the trial in the Gandhi Maidan blast case is underway, all the five convicts in the 2013 Bodh Gaya serial blasts were sentenced to life imprisonment by an NIA court in June 2018.

In July 2013, ten bombs exploded around the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya and injured five persons. Later in October 2013, bombs exploded in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, just before the then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was scheduled to arrive for a public rally.

The suspects involved in the blasts allegedly took refuge in Raipur with Azhar’s aid. Sheikh, the Raipur SSP, told TOI that Azhar sheltered the bombers of both blasts. “We have taken him on two days’ remand for interrogation. [The] NIA and Intelligence Bureau (IB) sleuths were also interrogating him,” he said.

While 17 operatives linked to SIMI were arrested in December 2013 – of which Umer Siddiqui and Azharuddin Qureshi were later convicted in the Bodh Gaya case – Azhar managed to flee.

Shriyansh became the topper of MP in BPSC 63rd examination, see cut off and merit list.

Source – heraldpublicist.com

Bihar Public Service Fee has 63 The ultimate results of the examination has been declared. On this, Shriyansh Tiwari topper of Danish metropolis Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) has been made. In second place got here Nagaranausa, Anurag Kumar of Nalanda and in third place was Meraj Jamil of Treasurer Haat Assistant Police Station, Purnia.

4 ladies candidates have gotten a spot within the checklist of High Ten. Two of them are from Patna. In fourth place was Sunidhi, a scholar of Boring Canal Highway, and within the fifth place was Paswan Vishwanathganj, Shreya Saloni of Khagaria. Srishti Priya of PC Colony Kankarbagh completed eighth.

355 Candidates are profitable. 924 had been profitable in the principle examination. These included 824 candidates within the interview. Primarily based on the written check scores and interview, the submitting outcomes had been declared. On the similar time, as a result of non-submission of unique certificates 17 Outcomes of candidates had been canceled. Its data has been placed on the Fee’s web site.

Fee Controller of Examinations Amarendra Kumar mentioned that the consequence was declared at three am. The benefit checklist has been launched with the names and ranks of all the chosen candidates. If anybody has any objection, he can current his aspect. It is going to be thought-about as per guidelines. In Bihar Administrative Service 31, in Bihar Police Service 06, Bihar Finance Service 123, Employment Officer 03, Jail Superintendent 06, Registrar 16, Superintendent of Labor 11, Income Officer 19, Excise Inspector 13, Assistant Registrar Su Ek, Labor Enforcement Officer 123 is chosen on posts.

BPSC 63 fifth Examination Cutoff

Catogery Written Ultimate

regular vary 504 588

Regular Girl 494 575

Sc 444 553

SC Feminine 428 525

ST 491 575

ST Feminine 464 547

EBC 466 546

EBC Feminine 450 554

BC 491 595

BC Feminine 485 588

BCL 465 564

Divyang 6 63 481

Divyang DD 402 484

Divyang OH 442 549

X serviceman 456 571

Top NDA Leaders Campaign Together For Bihar By-Polls

Source: ndtv.com


PATNA: Top leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar have hit the campaign trail together for the upcoming by-polls, also called the “semi-finals” ahead of the assembly elections due next year.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U), Union minister and LJP founding president Ram Vilas Paswan and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi a BJP veteran on Thursday shared the stage at rallies in Duraunda and Kishanganj assembly segments and Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.

The itinerary seemed to highlight the coherence within the ruling coalition, with each constituent backing the others to the hilt.

This is in stark contrast to the five-party Grand Alliance which is riven by infighting and may end up posing a feeble challenge.

Duraunda is being contested by the JD(U) which has fielded Ajay Singh, husband of Kavita Singh whose election to the Lok Sabha from Siwan has necessitated the by-poll. Ajay Singhs mother Jagmata Devi had been the MLA from the seat until her death in 2011.

Kishanganj, a Muslim-dominated seat, is being fought by the BJP which has reposed its trust in the runner-up of 2015 assembly polls Sweety Singh who seeks to wrest the seat from the Congress which has fielded the septuagenarian mother of the previous winner Mohd Jawed, now representing the Lok Sabha seat of the same name.

Samastipur, a reserved seat, has fallen vacant upon the death of Ram Chandra Paswan, younger brother of the LJP chief who was serving his second term. The deceased leaders
son Prince is making his debut from the seat.

In addition to the three seats, by-polls are also scheduled in Belhar, Nathnagar and Simri Bakhtiyarpur all of which were won by the JD(U) in the assembly polls and have fallen vacant upon the incumbents getting elected to the Lok Sabha.

In Nathnaagar and Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Jitan Ram Manjhis Hindustani Awam Morcha and Mukesh Sahnis Vikassheel Insaan Party respectively have put up candidates despite candidates of the RJD which leads the opposition coalition being in the contest.

The Grand Alliance also includes the Congress and the RLSP which has not fielded its candidate in any of these constituencies.

Discord within the five-party formation was evident at the rallies with Manjhi and Sahni launching attacks on RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav.

Yadav, on his part, remained conspicuous by his absence at a rally held in Samastipur where Congress candidate Ashok Kumar the runner-up of the last two elections, is once
again in the contest.

The RJD-Congress ties are nearly two decades old and Yadavs’ father Lalu Prasad has been known to be a trusted ally of AICC president Sonia Gandhi

JPSC Assistant Engineer recruitment 2019: Apply for 637 posts; full details.

Source – business-standard.com

JSPC: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (PSC) has invited applications for recruitment of 637 Assistant Engineers.

Of the total, 542 seats are for civil engineers and 95 seats for mechanical engineers. The job location is Ranchi.

The online application process began from October 15, 2019 and will be open till November 11, 2019.

Candidates who are interested can read the following details:

Online registartion begins: October 15, 2019

Last date to fill form: November 11, 2019, 11:45 pm

Last date for fee payment: November 13, 2019, 11:45 pm

The JPSC Assistant Engineer posts require candidates to be between the age of 21 years and 35 years.

Note: Candidates must ensure that they possess the minimum qualification and fullfill all conditions / criteria for the post applied on or before the closing date of registration.

How to fill the form for JPSC Assistant Engineer vacancy

Go to JPSC official website – jpsc.giv.in

Click on the ‘apply application form against combines assistant engineer‘ link on the homepage

For new application- click on “Click Here for New Registration” button and fill all your personal details required in online application.

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Toshali stuns top seed Zhu Jiner at World Junior Chess Championship.

Source – sportstar.thehindu.com

In chess, the four-digit rating of a player is reflective of his/her playing strength. On Friday, top seeds in both sections of the World Junior Chess Championship ran into far lesser-rated Indian rivals and fell well short of playing to their strengths.

The world’s top-ranked junior girl, China’s Zhu Jiner (2507) crashed to demoralising defeat at the hands of 73rd seed V. Toshali (1868). The fate of the top seed in the open section, Iran’s Amin Tabatabaei (2642) was a shade better when he managed to draw with a gritty Rithvik Raja (2369).

Toshali, an 18-year-old second year student from Visakhapatnam, produced a flawless performance to pull off the biggest win for an Indian in the competition. This 28-move shut out a player rated 639 points higher was the surprise of the day.

If Zhu Jiner was looking for a hat-trick of wins following her shock second-round defeat, Toshali was looking to recover from the loss in the previous round.

“Perhaps, Zhu underestimated me at some point and did not play accurately,” said Toshali following the analysis of her game and continued, “I did take a bit more time but my calculations proved perfect. I don’t remember beating such a strong player.”

Rithvik Raja made light of a rating difference of 273 points to hold a struggling Tabatabaei in 58 moves following an endgame involving knight and pawns.

Meanwhile on the leading boards, second seed M. Karthikeyan defeated Harshit Raja to share the second spot at four points. Fellow Grandmaster P. Iniyan matched Karthikeyan’s tally by beating lower-rated Mongolian Ganzorig Amartuvshin. However, R. Praggnanandhaa’s ploy of trading his rook for a bishop backfired against new leader Ukraine’s Evgeny Shtembuliak (4.5) and resulted in his first loss.

Praggnanandhaa’s sister R. Vaishali, the strongest Indian in the girls’ section, accounted for Vantika Agarwal. The marathon 98-move battle involving two Nagpur girls’ saw Divya Deshmukh tame Mrudul Dehankar. Earlier, the second board clash involving Arpita Mukherjee and Rakshitta Ravi ended in a draw.

Important fifth-round results (Indians unless stated):

Open: Evgeny Shtembuliak (Ukr, 4.5) bt R. Praggnanandhaa (3.5); Aram Hakobyan (Arm, 4) bt Ruiz Miguel Santos (Esp, 3.5); Raja Harshit (3) lost to M. Karthikeyan (4); Zhangos Agmanov (Kaz, 3) drew with Shant Sargsyan (Arm, 3); Gunzorig Amartuvshin (Mgl, 3) lost to P. Iniyan (4); Leon Mendonca (3.5) drew with Semen Khanin (Rus, 3.5). Ravi Haria (Eng, 3.5) drew with Aaryan Varshney (3.5); Rithvik Raja (3.5) drew with Amin Tabatabaei (Iri, 3).

Girls: Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kaz, 4) drew with Boldbaatar Altantuya (Mgl, 4.5); Arpita Mukherjee (4) drew with Rakshitta Ravi (4); Mobina Alinasab (Iri, 4.5) bt N. Priyanka (3.5); R. Vaishali (4) bt Vantika Agarwal (3); Divya Deshmukh (3) v Mrudul Dehankar (3); V. Toshali (3.5) bt Zhu Jiner (Chn, 2.5).