SB Aptitude Test - The Revised syllabus and Pattern

Paper – I

Marks-100

Time-2 Hours

Total No. of Questions-50

Qualifying Marks:- 50%

The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department

All the questions will be objective type with four options

The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision

All Postal Assistants who have completed one year’s service on 30th June or 31st December of the year in which test is conducted shall be eligible to appear

Test will be conducted twice in a calendar year i.e in the month of February and August

Syllabus

(1)  Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (amended from time to time)  (2) Government Savings Certificates Act 1959 (amended from time to time)

Probation period of PA/SA

Directorate vide memo No. 60-3/2013-SPB-I dated 8/7/2013 has clarified that ás per revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assitant notified on 3rd November 2011, the period of probation is the same i.e. two years but the provision of Examination for confirmation has been discontinued and clearance of probation period is to be decided by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). It is also clarified that who have not yet cleared the confirmation test may not be subjected to confirmation examination but may be assessed for clearing their probation after taking into consideration their performance during the induction training, the special report /ACRs and any other relevant input. If they are not found up to the mark, their probation period may be extended as per the Government's instructins. In such cases, PAs/SAs shall be considered for clearance of probation period from a prospective date and not with retrospective effect.

New Rules of filing Tax returns

The tax authorities have introduced several new guidelines for filing returns this year. Find out how these changes are likely to impact you.

First they made it compulsory for businesses to e-file their tax returns. Then they made it mandatory for taxpayers with incomes of over 10 lakh to take the online route. This year, the income tax authorities have cast a wider net and made e-filing compulsory if your taxable income is above 5 lakh a year.

The lowered threshold represents one of the key changes in the tax filing rules this year. Some of these are mere tweaks, such as mentioning your bank's IFSC number, instead of the MICR code, in the return. However, some of these variations are tectonic, such as the mandatory e-filing for incomes above 5 lakh a year. In the following pages, ET Wealth explains the new rules and how they will affect the way you file your tax return this year.

EXEMPTION FROM FILING ITR (INCOME TAX RETURN) NOT EXTENDED THIS ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 – CBDT

Income Tax Department issues press release to clarify that unlike previous year Salaried Employees with Total Income up to Rs.5 lakhs too have to file ITR (Income Tax Return) this year viz., Assessment year 2013-14.

The full text of Press Release issued by CBDT (Cenral Board of Direct Tax) is as follows:

PROMOTION ORDER OF LSG (ACCOUNTANT) - TN Circle

Offline Software for Typing Test - Study material for PA/SA Examination 2013

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IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013

Vide Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle Memo. No. REP/9-2/13 dated 25.07.2013

IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013 for the examination to be held on 07.09.2013and 08.09.2013

OC	SC	ST	Total
12	11	Nil	23

July 2013- Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs from 3rd Week of July 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!

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Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.

Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?

Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?

Ans. Kempegowda International Airport

Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a rulerunder the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.

Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

Source : http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/

Govt. allots Rs. 1300 crore to Post Bank.

To view the news published in English Daily Newspaper 'The Times of India' on 22/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.