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- 500+ Video lessons and 250+ Study Notes prepared by expert faculty
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- More than 11,000 practice questions apart from mock tests
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NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Exam Pattern and Syllabus
To clear any competitive exam, the exam pattern and exam syllabus becomes a matter of concern for many aspirants. To ease your doubt we have listed the detailed NPS Trust Grade B Officer exam pattern. As the 2024 notification is eagerly awaited, we can refer to the previous year details. The NPS Trust Grade B exam takes place in 3 stages-
- Phase 1- (On-Line Screening Examination)
- Phase 2- (On-Line Examination)
- Phase 3- (Interview)
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 1 (Paper 1) Exam Pattern 2024
You must acquaint yourself with the NPS Grade B exam pattern before you move ahead with your NPS Grade B 2024 exam preparation, to plan well. NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 1 exam pattern consists of an online screening exam applicable to all streams (General and Specialist). Phase 1 Paper 1 consists of mainly four sections (earlier five) such as General Awareness (including some questions related to the Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. The maximum marks allotted to this paper is 100 and a composite time of 60 minutes is provided. The recent NPS Trust Officer Grade B exam pattern for Phase 1 is given below.
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration(in minutes) |
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English Language | 20 | 25 | 60 Minutes |
Reasoning | 20 | 25 | |
General Awareness + Financial Sector Awareness | 20 | 25 | |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 25 | |
Overall Total | 80 | 100 |
Note: You need to secure separate cut-offs in each test as well as aggregate cut-off marks in Phase 1 exam (as decided by NPS Trust) to be shortlisted for Phase 2. Marks obtained in Phase 1 will not be taken into account while preparing the final merit for NPS Trust Grade B Officer result.
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 1 Syllabus 2024
The examination syllabus for NPS Trust Officer for Grade B mainly consists of four sections i.e. General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning. Getting aware of in-depth syllabus of the NPST Grade B Officer will help in the distribution of time and knowing what you need to study. Having a sound knowledge of English is also very important to score good marks and enhance your overall merit score. Know more about the NPS Trust Officer syllabus from below.
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 1 Syllabus
Phase 1 will have questions from four sections as mentioned above. The topic wise coverage of each section covered in the NPS Trust Grade B syllabus is given below.
Section | Topics |
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English Language | Reading Comprehensions, Para Jumbles, Para Completion, Vocabulary, Error Spotting, Sentence Improvement, Cloze test |
Reasoning | Coding & Decoding, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense Test, Blood Relations, Problems based on Ages, Rankings, Data Sufficiency, Statement and Conclusions, Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Arguments |
General Awareness + Financial Sector Awareness | Banking Reforms, Regulatory Bodies in India- NABARD, SEBI, International Banking, Important RBI Circulars, Financial Terms, Banking Terms, Latest Acts related to Banking, Priority Sector Lending, NPA - latest news, SARFAESI Act, RBI Monetary Policy, Capital & Money Market Instrument, Commercial Banks, NBFCs, HFC - Latest news, Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Companies, Credit Rating and Agencies, Payment Options- NEFT, RTGS, Bharat Bill payment, RBI’s circulars |
Computer Awareness | Hardware and Software, Operating System Basics, Internet Terms and Services, MS-Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint), History of Computers, Networking and Communication, Database, Security Tools and Viruses |
Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification and approximation, Number Series, Quadratic Equation, Number System / HCF & LCM, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Partnership, Ages, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Time, Speed & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boat and Stream, Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns, Simple and Compound Interest, Mixture & Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation (DI), Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency |
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 2 (Paper 1 and Paper 2) Exam Pattern 2024
NPS Trust Online examination of Phase 2 consists of two papers of 100 marks each. NPS Trust Grade B Officer Phase 2 Paper 1 will be an English Descriptive test and common for all while Paper 2 will be different for each stream. Paper 1 and Paper 2 have different time limits. Detailed NPST Grade B exam pattern 2024 for Phase 2 (Paper 1 and Paper 2) is provided below.
Paper | Subject | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Paper 1 | English (Descriptive Test) | 100 | 60 minutes |
Paper 2 | Multiple choice questions on specialized subject related to the stream. | 100 | 40 minutes |
Note: If you have applied to more than one stream, Paper 2 of Phase 2 will be conducted in different shifts.
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 2 Syllabus
The detailed NPST Grade B Phase 2 2024 syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is given below.
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 2 Paper 1 Syllabus
Topic |
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English (Descriptive Test) |
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Phase 2 Paper 2 General Stream Syllabus
Section | Topics |
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Commerce & Accountancy |
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Management |
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Finance |
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Costing |
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Companies Act | The Companies Act, 2013 – Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII and Chapter XXVII. |
Economics |
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Pension Sector |
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NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Interview
The final stage of the NPS Trust Officer Grade B selection procedure is the Personal Interview. NPS Trust Officer Grade B interview 2024 will be conducted after the release of Phase 2 results. You will be called for the Personal Interview if you are able to pass the cutoff of the NPS Trust Officer Grade B Phase 2 exam. You can opt for either Hindi or English as the mode of communication in the interview. For complete information on the weightage of marks please check the table below.
Particulars | Weightage (in %) |
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Marks obtained in Phase II on-line examination | 50% |
Desirable experience as mentioned in Section – III (Eligibility Criteria) | 20% |
Marks obtained in Interview | 30% |
Please Note:
- NPS Trust has the right to change or modify the NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) selection procedure
- At the time of interview, you are required to bring all relevant documents in original as well as self-attested copies. The documents are - Experience Certificates, Educational Certificates, and Reservation/Disability certificates, if applicable.
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Marking Scheme
There will be a negative marking for every wrong answer that you attempt in the NPS Trust Grade B Officer exam 2024. 1/4th of marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty for every wrong answer that you mark. Further details on the NPS Trust Grade B Officer marking scheme is given below.
NPS Trust Officer Grade B Marking Scheme
NPS Trust Officer Grade B 2024 Marking Scheme | Considered Marks |
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For correct answers | 1 mark |
For wrong answers | -0.25 or 1/4th marks |
For not attempted | 0 (no marks) |
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Books
NPS Trust Officer is a golden opportunity for all the candidates who want to make their career in the government sector. Being one of the most reputed organizations in our country, cracking this exam would not be easy. You have to try your best to get selected as an NPS Trust Officer (Grade B). To prepare well, you need effective study material along with plenty of NPST Grade B 2024 mock tests. Some useful books with their authors have been listed below. This will help in your preparation for the NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) exam 2024.
Subjects | Books | Author/Publisher |
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Quantitative Aptitude | Quantum CAT | Sarvesh Kumar Verma |
Data Interpretation for CAT | Arun Sharma | |
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 | |
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 Awareness | General Knowledge 2020 | Arihant |
General Studies | Disha | |
General Knowledge Manual | Pearson | |
General Knowledge | Lucent | |
General Knowledge | Prabhat Prakashan | |
Beepedia | ixamBee | |
Financial Sector Awareness | Financial Awareness for Competitive Exams 2nd Edition | Disha Experts |
Computer Awareness | Objective Computer Awareness | Arihant |
Objective Computer Awareness | R Pillai |
NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Exam Language
NPS Trust Officer Grade B exam 2024 is bilingual in nature i.e can be attempted in Hindi and English except for the English Language paper. Even the interview can be given in bilingual language.
NPS Trust Officer Grade B Free Mock Test
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NPS Trust Officer (Grade B) Online Course
NPS Trust Officer notification 2024 for Grade B will be a great opportunity for aspirants waiting to start their career in a government-backed entity. But most of them will be confused about what to study. So, ixamBee has launched NPST Grade B Officer online course which will provide you with the best in class study material. This course has been formulated by our experts after detailed and thorough research of previous NPS Trust Grade B exam pattern and extensive study of the NPST Grade B exam syllabus. Some of the salient features of the NPST Grade B online course are -
- 500 + Video Lessons
- 250+ Study notes in PDF format
- 150+ Difficulty Based Chapter Tests and 75+ section tests comprising of Questions divided into Easy, Moderate and High levels
- 10 full-length practice tests for Phase 1 Paper 1 and 5 Full-length practice tests for Phase 2 Paper 2
- 5 full-length practice tests for Phase 2 Paper 1 (Descriptive English)
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