SBI Apprentice Syllabus 2020 | Check Full Revised Syllabus here

SBI Apprentice Syllabus 2020: SBI(State Bank of India) has released the notification for the Recruitment of Apprentice in SBI Branches across India, under the Apprentice Act 1961, SBI Apprentice Recruitment Notification was released on 19 November 2020, and interested Candidates can apply for SBI Apprentice from the SBI Official Website on or before 10 December 2020, a total of 8500+ vacancies has been released for the SBI Apprentice, which is further divided State and District wise

The SBI Apprentice Exam is expected to be conducted in January of 2021, Candidates Interested in filling the Online Application Form, must be aware of the revised SBI Apprentice Syllabus and Exam Pattern, In this article, we will provide Revised Complete SBI Apprentice Syllabus 2020 and Exam Pattern, as Notified by the State Bank of India in the SBI Apprentice Notification.

SBI Apprentice 2020 Notification and Exam Dates

The following table contains the SBI Apprentice Recruitment Notification and Exam Dates as Notified by the State Bank of India in their SBI Apprentice Notification

Exam Events	Exam Dates
SBI Apprentice Recruitment Notification	19 November 2020
SBI Apprentice Online Registration Starts	20 November 2020
SBI Apprentice Online Registration ends	10 December 2020
Online Exam	January 2021(Tentative)
Exam Conducting Body	State Bank of India
Total vacancies	8500
Job Location	Across India
Selection Process	Online Written Test, Local language test
Post type	Apprentice

SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 – Selection Process

SBI Apprentice Salary 2020: Salary Structure, Job Profile | Complete Details

 SBI Apprentice Salary 2020: SBI Apprentice Salary 2020 available here!!! Details regarding the SBI Apprentice Salary Structure, Job Profile are given here for your reference. Banking aspirants who are eagerly prepared to get into the SBI don’t miss this wonderful opportunity.

State Bank of India has announced the SBI Apprentice Recruitment 2020 Notification on its official site. This year the bank has announced a total of 8,500 vacancies. One of the most important notifications among the banking aspirants. This apprenticeship program is for Three years only. The selected apprentices should be willing to qualify in the examinations of IIBF (JAIIB/CAIIB) during 3 years of apprenticeship engagement in the Bank. The apprentices are eligible for the monthly stipend for three years. Other than the apprentices are not eligible for any other allowances/ benefits. This is a chance of getting the experience of learning for banking aspirants in India’s most reputed bank organization. Aspirants shall go through this article fully and know the complete details.

SBI Apprentice Salary Structure 2020:

The apprenticeship program is only for three years. So the selected candidates for the posts of SBI Apprentice will get a monthly stipend for three years only. The stipend will vary according to the year of the apprenticeship. Here we have given the stipend for three years.

1st Year – Rs. 15,000/-

2nd Year – Rs. 16,500/-

3rd Year – Rs. 19,500/-

SBI Apprentice Job Profile:

Current Affairs 21st November 2020| Current Affairs News

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World Philosophy Day

• World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year to strengthen people’s commitment to philosophy by fostering philosophical analysis, research, and studies on major contemporary issues.
• The 2020 edition of World Philosophy Day, to be celebrated this year on November 19.
• In the year 2002, World Philosophy Day was first introduced by UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

• Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is a day on which the work of women entrepreneurs is observed and discussed, held on the November 19 of each year.
• This day is to celebrate, recognise and appreciate all women entrepreneurs around the world.

World Television Day

• The United Nations’ (UN) World Television Day is annually observed in many places around the world on November 21.
• The day recognizes that television plays a major role in presenting different issue that affect people.
• On December 17, 1996, UN General Assembly proclaimed November 21 as World Television Day to commemorate the date on which the first World Television Forum was held earlier that year.

World Fisheries Day

• World Fisheries Day is being celebrated. The day is observed every year on 21st of November to demonstrate solidarity with all fisher-folk communities, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders throughout the world.
• On 10th of September this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana” (PMMSY) at an estimated investment of 20 thousand 50 crore rupees for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The scheme aims to achieve fish production to 22 million metric tonnes by 2024-25 and also to create an additional employment opportunity to about 55 lakh people.

World Children’s Day 2020

• World Children’s Day is being celebrated, November 20. It was first celebrated in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide, and for improving children’s welfare.
• In 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on November 20. In 1989, the UN General assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on this date.
• Since 1990, World Children’s Day marks the anniversary of the date when the UN General Assembly adopted a Declaration and Convention on children’s rights.

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International Men’s Day

• International Men’s Day is observed every year on November 19.
• The day celebrates the achievements and contributions of men and boys to the nation, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare.
• This year, the International Men’s Day theme is ‘Better health for men and boys’ with the aim to make practical improvements to the health and wellbeing of the male population.

National Integration Day

• National Integration Day is celebrated on November 19 every year.
• The day marks the birth anniversary of the first woman Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.
• The main aim behind celebrating the day is to encourage people about unity, peace, love, and brotherhood among them.
• National Integration Day is also known as Quami Ekta Divas in India.
• This year marks the 103rd birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.

Universal Children’s Day

• World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.
• This year the theme is ”Investing in our future means investing in our children”.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

The UK plans to ban sales of diesel and petrol cars from 2030

• The U.K. will stop selling new diesel and petrol (gasoline) cars and vans from 2030 under plans announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
• This as part of a £12 billion green agenda, including £1.3 billion to roll out charging points for electric vehicles in homes, streets and on motorways across England.
• The plan will focus on a range of areas including carbon capture and storage, low-carbon hydrogen generation, offshore wind and nuclear energy.
• The vehicle ban represents an acceleration of prior targets; K. authorities had previously said the sale of new petrol and diesel vans and cars would end in 2040.
• Johnson announced £500 million for the hydrogen-related plan that includes trialling homes using hydrogen for heating and cooking, starting with a “Hydrogen Neighbourhood” in 2023, moving to a “Hydrogen Village” by 2025, with an aim for a “Hydrogen Town” before the end of the decade.

Tiger Conservation in India: List of Conservation for All Competitive Exams

 Introduction

Project Tiger is a Tiger Conservation program launched by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure in April 1973. The main aim of this project is to protect the Bengal Tiger from extinction. On July 29, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the data that India’s tiger population has risen to 2,967. Along with that in 2018, the National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA) estimated that only 2,967 tigers are there in existence in India. Nagpur is also known as the ‘Tiger Capital’ of India. Tiger conservation in India is one of the most important static topics for all the competitive exams. For every exam, there is at least one question that comes under this topic. From the exam point of view here we have given the list of Tiger Reserves in India. So aspirants go through this article carefully and enhance your Static GK knowledge in a better way.

List of Conservation Centres

This list includes both the national parks and wildlife centuries having a population of tigers. Candidates are advised to go through it.

Tiger Conservation in India – State wise

S.No	State	Name of Tiger Reserve in India
1	Andhra Pradesh	Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Pakke Tiger Reserve
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Kamlang Tiger Reserve
4	Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha National Park
5	Assam	Kaziranga National Park
6	Assam	Orang Tiger Reserve
7	Assam	Nameri National Park
8	Assam	Manas Tiger Reserve
9	Bihar	Valmiki National Park
10	Chhattisgarh	Indravati Tiger Reserve
11	Chhattisgarh	Udanti-Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
12	Chhattisgarh	Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
13	Jharkhand	Palamau Tiger Reserve
14	Karnataka	Biligiri Ranganatha Temple Tiger reserve
15	Karnataka	Nagarahole National Park
16	Karnataka	Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve
17	Karnataka	Bandipur Tiger Reserve
18	Karnataka	Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
19	Kerala	Parambikulam Tiger reserve
20	Kerala	Periyar Tiger reserve
21	Madhya Pradesh	Sanjay-Dubri Tiger reserve
22	Madhya Pradesh	Satpura Tiger reserve
23	Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve
24	Madhya Pradesh	Pench Tiger reserve
25	Madhya Pradesh	Kanha Tiger reserve
26	Madhya Pradesh	Panna Tiger reserve

RBI Cancels Certificate of Authorisation of 5 PSOs: Check Here the Complete Details

 

RBI Cancels Certificate of Authorisation of 5 PSO:

RBI under the payment and settlement systems act, 2007 has canceled the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of 5 Payment System Operators (PSOs). Here we have given the complete details in form of an infographic image. So competitive aspirants shall check here and get the important points for your upcoming exams.

The five PSOs, which also includes:

1. Pyro Networks Pvt Ltd
2. Card Pro Solutions Pvt Ltd
3. Aircel Smart Money Ltd
4. InCashMe Mobile Wallet Services Pvt Ltd
5. Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd

Reason for RBI Cancels Certificate of Authorisation of 5 PSO:

Non-compliance with regulatory requirements: Card Pro Solutions Pvt Ltd and InCashMe Mobile Wallet Services Pvt Ltd

Voluntary surrender: Pyro Networks Pvt Ltd and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd

Non-renewal: Aircel Smart Money Ltd

These companies cannot transact the business of issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments.

Following the cancellation of the CoA, these companies cannot transact the business of issuance and operation of Prepaid Payment Instruments. However, customers or merchants having a valid claim, if any, on these companies as PSOs, can approach them for settlement of their claims within three years from the date of cancellation.

Source: The Reserve Bank of India

Importance of this article:

Current Affairs play a major role in various competitive exams. From the exam point of view here we have given you useful information for your upcoming exams. So candidates shall go through this article fully, take the notes it will be useful for your last-minute preparation process.

Current Affairs 19th November 2020| Current Affairs News

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International Students’ Day

• TheInternational Students‘ Day is celebrated all around the world on November 17th. 
• The day aims to ensure that every student has access to education around the globe.
• The date was chosen to be commemorated as the International Students’ Day due to the events that took place in Prague during World War II.

Naturopathy Day

• The National Naturopathy Day is observed in India on 18 November every year, to promote positive mental and physical health through drugless system of medicine, called as Naturopathy.
• National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune under Ministry of AYUSH will be organizing a series of webinars on Gandhian philosophy of Self Reliance through Self Health Reliance on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations from 2nd Oct 2020 and which will go on till National Naturopathy Day, i.e., 18th Nov 2020.
• The institute will release a book on Naturopathy Day titled, Gandhi the Healer, which will be available for free download as an ebook from the NIN website (ninpune.ayush.gov.in).
• The day was declared by the Ministry of AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India, on November 18, 

World Toilet Day- 19th Nov

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

• The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on the third Sunday in November every year. This year it falls on Nov 15th .
• The theme for WDoR in 2020 is “First Responders”, recognizing the selfless men and women who rescue, care for and support victims of road trauma

National Epilepsy Day :November 17

• Every year, the National Epilepsy Day is celebrated on November 17. The day is celebrated to create awareness about epilepsy.
• Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder. It results in recurrent fits or seizures. The seizures occur due to sudden and excessive discharges occurring in brain cells or neurons. The disease can be diagnosed only after the person has had at least one seizure. Mostly epilepsy occurs in patients who are over the age of 65 and in children.
• According to the World Health Organization, around 50 million people in the world are suffering from epilepsy. Out of them 80% are from developing countries. The disease is curable. However, most of the epileptic patients in developing countries do not receive proper treatment. International Epilepsy Day: Every year 2nd Monday of February.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Govt disbursed over Rs 42,700 crore to 20.6 lakh ex-servicemen under OROP in 5 years

• The central government has disbursed more than Rs 42,700 crore to 6 lakh retired defence personnel under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, which was notified five years ago.
• Under the OROP scheme, uniform pension is paid to defence personnel who retire in the same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement.
• The yearly recurring expenditure on account of OROP is about Rs 7,123 crore and for about six years, starting from July 1, 2014, the total recurring expenditure worked out to approximately Rs 42,740 crore.
• The OROP was implemented to bridge the gap between the pensions of current and past ex-servicemen at periodic intervals.
• Before OROP, ex-servicemen used to get pensions as per the Pay Commission’s recommendations of the time when they had retired.
• The armed forces personnel who retired by June 30, 2014, are covered under the OROP scheme.

About OROP

• OROPimplies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners.
• Implemented on: 07.11.2015

MoHFW launches three-month campaign to check childhood pneumonia deaths

• The Union Ministry of Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched a three-month campaign to focus on awareness generation and early intervention with regard to childhood pneumonia, enabling caregivers across the country to identify critical symptoms at earlier stages and trigger prompt care-seeking with qualified providers.
• The initiative targets to reduce less than five pneumonia deaths, per a 1000 live births, to less than three deaths by 2025 through the accelerated SAANS (Social Action and Awareness to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) initiative.
• Launched last year, the SAANS campaign complements the national childhood pneumonia management guidelines through a three-pronged approach to protect, prevent and treat pneumonia among children.
• Save the Children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have also partnered with the MoHFW in order to accentuate efforts to alleviate the burden of pneumonia on the country.

About MoHFW

• Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Earth Sciences: Harsh Vardhan
• Constituency: Chandni Chowk, New Delhi

Govt expands scope of PM-KUSUM for harnessing solar energy by farmers

• The selected renewable power generator (RPG) shall commission the solar power plant within twelve months from date of issuance of Letter of Award (LoA), it added.
• Moreover, there shall be no penalty on RPG for shortfall in solar power generation from minimum prescribed Capacity Utilization Factor.
• As per the amendments, now MNRE will retain 33% of eligible service charges for nationwide Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities.
• The order mentions that the Ministry may release 50% of eligible service charges for the sanctioned quantity after placement of LoA for preparatory activities.
• For solar pumps to be set up and used by water user associations/farmer producer organisations/primary agriculture credit societies or for cluster based irrigation system, the central financial assistance (CFA) will be allowed for solar pump capacity of higher than 7.5 HP considering up to 5 HP capacity for each individual in the group.
• During implementation it has been observed that these manufacturers lack workforce in the field and are dependent on local integrators for this purpose, which has caused delay in installation of solar pumps, the statement stated.
• The order further says that quantity equivalent to 10 per cent of total quantity under a particular category of pumps of a cluster will be allocated to the lowest bidder and balance will be kept on market mode for all selected bidders including the lowest bidder.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

Japan & Australia sign landmark defence deal to counter China’s growing influence in South China Sea

• Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison have signed a landmark defence deal in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
• Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) comes weeks after foreign ministers of the Quad alliance, which includes the US and India, met in Tokyo. The pact allows Japanese and Australian troops to visit each other’s countries and conduct training and joint operations. Australian Prime Minister stated that the treaty will strengthen their security ties and facilitate cooperation between defence forces.
• The joint statement stated, the two sides also agreed on the need for a framework to allow Japanese military to protect Australian forces if needed.

About Japan:

• Capital: Tokyo
• Currency: Japanese yen
• Prime minister: Yoshihide Suga

About Australia:

• Prime minister: Scott Morrison
• Capital: Canberra
• Currency: Australian dollar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

Equitas Small Finance Bank Launches ‘EVA’ – a Unique Savings Account aimed at Women

• Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched a new product aimed at women, ‘Eva’, a unique savings account tries to address the well-being of Indian women in every aspect such as Health, Wealth and Prosperity.
• Along with 7% interest in savings account, it also offers Free Health Check-up and unlimited teleconsultation with women doctors, gynecologists and mental health experts.

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Current Affairs 17th November 2020| Current Affairs News

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International Day for Tolerance

• International Day for Tolerance is marked on November 16.
• The day is being celebrated ever since the United Nations marked the year of Tolerance in 1995. The date of November 16 was chosen as it is the anniversary of UNESCO’s Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.
• The main aim behind starting this day was to make educational institutions and people at large believe that tolerance is an integral part of society.

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Finance Ministry moves to set up database of migrant workers

• The Finance Ministry has given its first ever national database of migrant labour to provide a platform for workers and employers, and for the government to implement specific programmes for such labourers.
• The Ministry of Labour & Employment has envisaged development of a ‘National Database of Unorganised Workers’ (NDUW) seeded with
• The project will enrol all unorganised workers, including migrant workers.
• Total cost is expected around₹650 crore.
• Besides job opportunities, such a database will help migrant labour get the benefit of government schemes. It will help workers to share information about his/her skill which, in turn, will make it easy for employers to find suitable person
• Such a database can be used in many ways, apart from being a platform for employer and potential employee. It can be helpful in providing welfare schemes or implementing social security initiatives.
• Also, the movement of labour can be tracked in a situation like a Covid-induced lockdown so they can be assisted when in desperation.

About MoFCA

• Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs: Nirmala Sitharaman
• Constituency: Karnataka

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

Indian students contributed $7.6 billion to US economy last year

• Indian students contributed $7.6 billion to the US economy in the academic year 2019-20, even though there was a 4.4 per cent drop in the total number of Indian students, according to a report.
• China remained the largest source of international students in the US, with the number of Chinese students in the country increasing for the 16th consecutive year. There were over 372,000 Chinese students during 2019-20 year, stated the report “Opens Doors 2020.”
• India remained the second largest source of international students, despite the 4.4 per cent decline to 193,124 students, it stated.
• According to the report, released by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education (IIE), for the fifth consecutive year the United States hosted more than 1 million international students (1,075,496) in an academic year.
• Despite a slight decline (1.8 per cent) in the number of international students during the academic year, this group still represents 5.5 per cent of all students in US higher education system.
• According to the US Department of Commerce, international students contributed $44 billion to the US economy in 2019, including $7,69 billion from Indian students.

About USA:

• Capital: Washington, D.C.
• Currency: dollar

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on Punjab National Bank

• State-run Punjab National Bank stated the RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on it for contravention of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act.
• “RBI has observed that the Bank was operating a bilateral ATM sharing arrangement with Druk PNB Bank Ltd, Bhutan, (international subsidiary of the Bank), since April, 2010 without the prior approval / authorisation from RBI,” it stated.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed the Rs 1 crore penalty for “contravention of the nature referred to in Section 26 (6) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act)”, it added. PNB’s shares closed at Rs 29.50 a piece on BSE, up 1.37 percent.

About Punjab National Bank:

• Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• (MD & CEO): CH S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

About RBI:

• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: BP Kanungo, MK Jain, MD Patra and Rajeshwar Rao.
• Headquarters: Mumbai