Current Affairs 30th and 31st August 2020| Current Affairs News

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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

• The International Day of the Disappeared, on August 30 of each year, is a day created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives.
• The day was adopted by UN General Assembly on 21 December 2010 and was first observed in 2011.

National Small Industry Day 

• Every year 30 August is observed as the National Small Industry Day.
• The day is observed to promote small industries across the country. The day acknowledges the contribution made by small scale industries.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATES

Assam Cabinet setting up of skill university in Darrang

• The Assam Cabinet approved the Assam Skill Development University Bill for setting up a state-of-the-art skill university at Mangaldoi in Darrang district.
• The university will be set up on a 100-bigha plot with an expense of Rs 900 crore.
• The university, which will be a Centre of Excellence, would be set up with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
• The state Cabinet also gave its approval to complete the long-pending Dhansiri irrigation project in Udalguri district, a project that was launched in 1975 with a credit of Rs 116 crore from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
• Other key decisions of the Cabinet include approval for the Assam Heritage Protection and Preservation Bill; increase of the upper age limit for group III and group IV posts for two years so that unemployed youths can apply for jobs up to 40 years; insurance to the tune of Rs 50 lakh to journalists, home guards and all casual employees who succumbed to COVID-19 while performing their duties.
• The Cabinet also approved the Orunodoi Scheme for giving financial assistance to families with an annual income below Rs 2 lakh, besides giving its nod to amendment of the Assam MSME Bill.

About Assam

• Capital: Dispur
• Chief minister: Sarbananda Sonowal
• Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

Kerala to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre

• Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (IWTC), in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at
• This initiative aims to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity while providing women with a safe place away from home to start new businesses, set up or expand, and get their products marketed globally.
• IWTC will enable women entrepreneurs to come forward and participate in international trade, enjoy greater economic benefits and enhance their competitiveness to tap market opportunities.
• REACH (Resource Enhancement Academy for Career Heights) is also aimed at empowering women with the required skills to ensure success in life.

About Kerala

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan

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National Sports Day

• Every year on August 29, India celebrates its National sports day. The day is celebrated to honour the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
• The National Sports Day was celebrated for the first time in 2012.
• Major Dhyan Chand Singh won Olympics gold medals for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He has scored over 400 goals in his career, from 1926 to 1948.
• President Ram Nath Kovind will virtually confer the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2020 on this occasion.
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, President of the Indian Olympic Association Narendra Dhruv Batra and several other dignitaries will attend the ceremony from Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

International Day against Nuclear Tests 

• The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29. It was established on December 2, 2009
• The international community commemorates the tenth International Day against Nuclear Tests.
• The day aims to increase awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Current Affairs 28th August 2020| Current Affairs News

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Social Justice Ministry to launch mental health rehabilitation helpline “Kiran”

• The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has launched a toll-free helpline to enable access to mental health resources.
• The “Kiran” mental health rehabilitation helpline number, 1800-599-0019, will provide callers “support for early screening, first-aid, psychological support, distress management, mental well-being, preventing deviant behaviours, psychological crisis management etc.,
• The helpline will offer services in 13 languages.
• It targets to resolve issues of people across the country experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, panic attack, adjustment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, pandemic-induced psychological issues and mental health emergency.

About MoSJE

• Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment: Thaawar Chand Gehlot
• Constituency: Shajapur , Madhya Pradesh

IIT-Hyderabad start-up launches world’s most affordable respirator mask

• With a vision to provide high-quality protection, especially in the healthcare industry and its frontline workers, USafe’s US9 Respirator Mask has 98.03% PM0.3 filtration rate and 99.7% bacterial filtration rate (better than N95 standards).
• The home-grown innovation in tune with the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ aspirations, US9 Respirator Mask, has been designed, developed and produced in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad under the mentorship of Prof Surya Kumar and Prof Renu John.

Govt approves 78 new routes under Udan scheme; focus on North East, islands

• Centre has approved 78 new additional routes to be awarded under the fourth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ (UDAN) focusing on boosting connectivity in the North East, hilly states and islands.
• The Udan is a regional airport development scheme aimed at enhancing connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and making air travel affordable.
• The scheme is a key component of Centre’s National Civil Aviation Policy led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched in June 2016.
• “Special boost is being given to connectivity in North East with routes from Guwahati to Tezu, Rupsi, Tezpur, Passighat, Misa and Shillong. People will be able to fly from Hissar to Chandigarh, Dehradun and Dharmshala under these UDAN 4 routes.
• Routes from Varanasi to Chitrakoot and Shravasti have also been approved. Agatti, Kavaratti and Minicoy islands of Lakshadweep have also been connected by the new routes of UDAN 4.0,” the ministry said in a statement.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATES

Arunachal Pradesh assembly passes resolution to bring state under Sixth Schedule

• The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has passed a resolution to bring the state under the ambit of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution besides amending Article 371(H) by inserting provisions to safeguard tribes of the state.
• The resolution which was moved by Legislative Affairs Minister Bamang Felix on behalf of the State Government was passed by voice vote following a marathon discussion in the house.

About Arunachal Pradesh

• Capital: Itanagar
• Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
• Governor: D. Mishra

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance launches real-time assistance service

• Private life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched a new technology service called ‘Smart Assist’ that provides real-time assistance to customers.

About Smart Assist:

• Smart Assist is designed to help customers know all about their product, through virtual assistance, since face-to-face meetings have been a challenge amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• It can be accessed from any device, including desktop, laptop and mobile phone. This platform provides application processing, providing consent through a one-time password and online payment collection.
• Using a screen sharing feature, the agent will be able to assist customers live to fill up the proposal form and also help them in the policy purchase journey.
• Even if there is an error in the form that has to be corrected in the proposal form, this can be done through the screen-sharing process. No additional application needs to be downloaded.

About Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

• CEO: Tarun Chugh
• Headquarters: Pune

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

World Bank pauses publication of Doing Business report

• The World Bank has decided to pause the publication of its Doing Business report following a number of irregularities regarding changes to data in previous reports.
• A number of irregularities have been reported regarding changes to the data in the Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 reports, published in October 2017 and 2019.
• The changes in the data were inconsistent with the Doing Business methodology.

About World Bank:

• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• President: David Malpass

Current Affairs 27th August 2020| Current Affairs News

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World Water Week

• World Water Week takes place between 24 to 28 August 2020, and is organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
• World Water Week aims to be a collaborative learning experience, providing a forum and opportunity to facilitate the exchange of views, experiences, and practices between scientific, business, policy and civil societies.
• World Water Week 2020 and this year’s theme ‘Water andClimatechange: Accelerating Action’.

International Dog Day

• International Dog Day is observed on August 26 every year for drawing attention to the plight of canines around the world and encouraging adoption.
• International Dog Day was started as National Dog Day in the US in 2004 by pet and family lifestyle expert and animal rescue advocate Colleen Paige.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

NITI Aayog releases Export Preparedness Index 2020

• NITI Aayog released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020. EPI intends to identify challenges and opportunities; enhance the effectiveness of government policies and encourage a facilitative regulatory framework.
• The structure of the EPI includes four pillars which are Policy, Business Ecosystem, Export Ecosystem and Export Performance.
• It also includes 11 sub-pillars like Export Promotion Policy, Institutional Framework, Business Environment, Infrastructure and Transport Connectivity.
• NITI Aayog, Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant stated that the Export Preparedness Index is a data-driven effort to identify the core areas which are crucial for export promotion at the sub-national level.
• This edition of EPI has shown that most Indian states performed well on average across the sub-pillars of Exports Diversification, Transport Connectivity and Infrastructure.
• It also says, overall, most of the Coastal States are the best performers. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu occupy the top three ranks.

 About NITI Aayog:

• CEO– Amitabh Kant
• Headquarters– New Delhi

Ministry of Culture announces 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India

• The Ministry of Culture has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India, ASI.
• New circles have been created in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal and Gujarat. Mr Patel stated, Trichy, Raiganj, Rajkot, Jabalpur, Jhansi and Meerut have been announced as new circles.

Current Affairs 26th August 2020| Current Affairs News

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Women’s Equality Day

• Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
• It was first celebrated in 1972, designated by Congress in 1973, and is proclaimed each year by the United States President.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Businesses with annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are GST exempt: Finance Ministry

• The Ministry of Finance said that businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakhs are exempt from GST and those with a turnover up to Rs 1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Scheme and pay only one per cent tax.
• Earlier, the GST exemption limit was Rs 20 lakh.
• The Ministry also informed that significant relief has been extended to the construction sector, particularly the housing sector. It has now been placed at the 5% rate. GST on affordable housing has been reduced to 1%.
• Out of a total of about 230 items in the 28% slab, about 200 items have been shifted to lower slabs.

About Ministry of Finance

• Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India: Nirmala Sitharaman
• Constituency: Rajya sabha, Karnataka

CURRENT AFFAIRS:INTERNATIONAL

World Health Organization declares Africa free of polio

• World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. This was announced by WHO Regional Director of Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti. She described this as a historic day for Africa.
• A commission  led by Rose Gana Fomban Leke, has certified that no cases had occurred on the continent for the past four years, the threshold for eradication of poliovirus. The WHO stated, polio virus now joins smallpox in the list of viruses that have been wiped out in Africa.

About WHO:

• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Founded: 7 April 1948
• Heads: Tedros Adhanom, Soumya Swaminathan, Jane Ellison

BRICS Industry Ministers attend video meeting to discuss ways to boost cooperation in 5G, AI

• Industry Ministers of BRICS countries have attended a video meeting to discuss ways to boost cooperation in areas including 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). As per Chinese state media, the meeting adopted a joint statement on cooperation in new industries such as 5G, AI and the industrial Internet, among the five members bloc which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
• The video meeting comes ahead of the proposed meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers in early next month, arranged by the current BRICS chair Russia. China’s push for cooperation in 5G among BRICS countries may be seen in the backdrop of China’s efforts to push Huawei internationally with regard to development of 5G infrastructure, despite the company being embroiled in controversies in many countries.
• India and China are currently seeing their bilateral relations undergoing a rough phase. This has also impacted the economic ties between the two countries with India taking the path of self-reliance depending on imports for necessary items only, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and strategy of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. India has also banned some chinese apps and put tighter scrutiny for foreign investments from its neighbouring countries including China.

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Validity of motor vehicle documents extended till Dec 31 amid Covid-19 pandemic

• Central government extended the validity of expiring driving licenses and motor vehicle documents till December 31 in the wake of coronavirus crisis.
• This is the third such extension after the earlier advisories on March 30 and June 9.
• “Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to extend the validity of Fitness, Permits, Licenses, Registration or other documents under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till the 31st of December 2020,” a release from the ministry stated.
• “The Ministry had earlier issued advisories on 30th March and 9th June this year regarding extension of validity of the documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. It was advised that the validity of Fitness, Permit (all types), License, Registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till 30th of September 2020,” the statement added.

About MoRTH:

• Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Minister of Shipping and MSME: Nitin Jairam Gadkari
• Constituency: Nagpur, Maharashtra

CMIA partners with UNDP to set up help desk for MSMEs

• Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) has partnered with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish Covid-19 help desk to facilitate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• The help desk will provide various information on government safety guidelines, regulatory norms and government Covid-19 response schemes and support measures.
• ‘Covid-19 help desk will support MSMEs through in-person and phone consultation. It will offer advisory services on scaling operations and bridging the skill gap. It will also facilitate linkages to financial institutions and government departments,” stated CMAI.
• The helpdesk will facilitate the recruitment of skilled workforce requirements based on the demand of MSMEs in partnership with state skill development missions and other relevant government departments/support agencies.
• ”The help desk will host regular webinars, consultation and interactive sessions for MSMEs to address and alleviate the Covid-19 related business challenges, clarify their queries, promotion of the business, financial guidance with necessary linkage to get support from the government and other stakeholders,” the statement added.
• The help desk will be active till January 2021. MSMEs are requested to reach out to CMIA for their relevant jobs and apprenticeship opportunities available with the industries with skill requirements, location, qualification, experience etc and challenges faced by MSMEs.

About Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA):

• President– Kamleish Dhoot
• Headquarter– Aurangabad, Maharashtra

About United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):

• Administrator– Achim Steiner
• Headquarter– New York, United States of America (USA)

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

India, Uzbekistan Co-Chair First National Coordination Committee Meet; Discuss Trade, Investment

• India and Uzbekistan co-chaired the first National Coordination Committee meeting, wherein they held “fruitful” discussions on issues of bilateral interests such as Line of Credit (LoC) projects, trade and investment.
• The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan and Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov.
• India and Uzbekistan have a modest bilateral trade turnover of over USD 300 million. Pharmaceuticals is a major area of both trade and investment by India. Medical tourism to India has increased sharply in the recent past.
• Notable Indian investments in Uzbekistan have been made by Indian companies in the fields of pharmaceuticals, amusement parks, automobile components and hospitality industry. A Joint Centre for Information Technology was set up in 2006 and upgraded in 2014.
• An IT Park in Tashkent, established with Indian assistance, was inaugurated in July last year.

About Uzbekistan:

• Capital– Tashkent
• Currency– Uzbekistani soʻm

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

Nabard introduces debt and credit guarantee product

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product, ‘Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)’, to ensure unhindered flow of credit to the last mile in rural areas hit by the pandemic.
• The program entails providing partial guarantee on pooled loans extended to small and mid-sized MFIs.
• Pooled Loan Issuance (PLI) structure provides the lending bank adequate comfort through partial credit protection, reduces cost of capital as the rating of the loans get notched up, and helps lenders meet priority sector goals.
• Average size of500 crore of assets under management) that operate in rural hinterlands and serve farmers, traders, rural businesses and households.
• Nabard has collaborated with Vivriti Capital, a technology-led credit platform, as the structurer for the facility.
• Vivriti Capital manages and runs CredAvenueTM, a marketplace for enterprise debt, which enables enterprises to raise debt from loan, bond and securitisation markets.
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has tied up with Ujjivan Small Finance Bank and Vivritti to provide Rs 25000 crore funding support to low income households.

About NABARD

• Founded: 12 July 1982
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Chairman: G R Chinthala

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Earth Overshoot Day

• In 2020, Earth Overshoot Day lands on August 22.
• Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are maintaining our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief – 22 August

• The General Assembly adopted the resolution A/RES/73/296, titled “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” strongly condemning continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belonging to religious minorities, on the basis of or in the name of religion or belief.
• The General Assembly decided to designate 22 August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launches online system of Registration and Renewal for Jewellers and online system of recognition and renewal of Assaying and Hallmarking (A&H) Centers

• The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan virtually launched the online system of Registration and Renewal of Jewellers and online system of recognition and renewal of the Assaying and Hallmarking Centres.
• This online system can be accessed through Bureau of Indian Standards web portal manakonline.in.
• Hallmarking of precious metals will be mandatory from 1st June 2021.

About MoFAPD

• Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: Ram Vilas Paswan
• Constituency: Hajipur, Bihar.

India’s longest river ropeway connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river inaugurated

• In Assam, the longest river ropeway of the country is inaugurated connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Guwahati Development Department Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya inaugurated the 1.8- kilometre long ropeway service. The ropeway has been operated from Kachari Ghat in Guwahati to Dol Govinda temple in North Guwahati.
• The ropeway has been built as per state-of -the-art technology following relevant norms. The opening of ropeway service would reduce the travel  time between Guwahati and North Guwahati as well as boost the tourism sector.
• The distance is to be covered in seven to eight minutes . The ropeway service would provide opportunities to see the landscapes of Guwahati city, mighty Brahmaputra and the Umananda Temple on Peacock island among others.

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Niti Aayog suggests linking sugarcane prices to sugar rates

• Niti Aayog task force has recommended linking sugarcane prices to sugar rates.
• The report of the panel on “Sugarcane and Sugar Industry”, headed by Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand, was finalised in March 2020.
• The task force feels that linking sugarcane prices to sugar prices will prevent the problem of cane arrears and keep the sugar industry in sound financial health.
• The task force has also recommended the central government to give incentive to sugarcane farmers to shift to another crops.

About NITI Aayog

• Formed: 1 January 2015
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairperson: Narendra Modi
• CEO: Amitabh Kant

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

MEA in partnership with Foreign Ministry of Thailand organize 6th Round Table of AINTT

• The Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Foreign Ministry of Thailand has organized the 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT). The theme of the two day Round Table which was conducted through video conferencing was ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in the Post COVID Era’.
• It was jointly inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand Mr. Don Pramudwinai. ASEAN Secretary General Mr. Lim Jock Hoi also addressed the inaugural session.
• More than 400 people from academia, industry, government and diplomatic community attended the Round Table.
• The ASEAN-India Round Table comprising think tanks, policy makers, scholars, media and business representatives was established at the 7th ASEAN-India Summit in Thailand in 2009 to provide policy inputs to Governments on future direction of cooperation.

About Thailand :

• Capital: Bangkok
• Currency: Baht

About Ministry of External Affairs:

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs
• Constituency: Gujarat
• Muraleedharan: Minister of State for External Affairs 

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

KVG Bank inks pact with SBI General Insurance

• The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) and SBI General Insurance Co Ltd have signed an MoU to sell general insurance products through the branches of KVGB.
• The customers of KVGB will get access to bouquet of products that can cover their health, home, motor, property through the range of solutions that the company offers.
• The bank is committed to rural development and to bring an improvement of the social fabric of rural people, apart from undertaking its usual business.

About KVGB

• Headquarters: Dharwad
• Chairman: P Gopi Krishna

Important IBPS Clerk exam Dates 2020

 The IBPS Clerk Exam is conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel selection to select eligible candidates for the post of Clerk. The conducting body releases the official calendar holding all the important dates regarding the recruitment. The official IBPS Clerk notification is expected to get released in the October Month by the conducting body. This article deals with the Important IBPS Clerk exam dates for the upcoming year recruitment and also the important dates regarding the previous year recruitment.

Candidates should be aware of IBPS Clerk Syllabus and Pattern before they start their process.

IBPS Clerk Exam Dates 2020:

According to the IBPS Official calendar, IBPS Clerk prelims exam is scheduled on 12th , 13th and 19th of December 2020 and the mains exam will be conducted on 24th of January 2021. Candidates should not make note of the  important exam dates and should complete the process accordingly. Below table deals with the IBPS Clerk Exam important dates.

Events	Important Dates
Official Notification	October 2020
Prelims Admit Card	November 2020
Prelims Exam	December 12, 13 & 19, 2020
Prelims Result	January 2021
Mains Admit Card	January 2021
Mains Exam	January 24, 2021
Mains Result	February/March 2021

 

The above mentioned dates are tentative, dates are confirmed once after the official notification release.

IBPS Clerk Exam 2019: Important Dates:

Candidates can check IBPS Clerk Exam 2019 below,

Events	Important Dates
Official Notification	September 17, 2019
Prelims Admit Card	November 26, 2019
Prelims Exam	December 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2019
Prelims Result	January 1, 2020
Mains Admit Card	January 7, 2020
Mains Exam	January 19, 2020
Mains Result	May 20, 2020

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Is there an interview stage in the IBPS Clerk recruitment procedure?

A. No, there is no interview stage in the IBPS Clerk recruitment procedure.

Q. Is there a sectional time allotted for each section in the IBPS Clerk exam?

A.Yes, as per the latest pattern there is sectional time allotted for each section.

Q. Suggest best books for Reasoning section in IBPS Clerk Exam

A. Below are the best books recommended by the experts.

Name of the Book	Publisher
Test of Reasoning	Edgar Thorpe / Pearson
A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning	R.S Aggarwal/ S. Chand Publisher
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey	MK Pandey / Magical book series

Q. Suggest some tips for the Quantitative Aptitude section.

A.Tips for Quantitative Aptitude- 

• You should learn all the mathematical formulas thoroughly to improve your speed, as many numerical problems are to be completed in the limited time.

• Solve all the previous year question papers to get an idea about question types and repeated questions.
• Learn the 1 to 20 tables thoroughly to reduce calculation time. This will help you a lot during the Main examination.
• Take mock tests regularly to get on with the flow.
• Practice at least 3 hours a day to achieve the best results in the quants section.