Syllabus and Pattern for the Probationary Legal Officers Exam in South Indian Bank

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Name of the Subjects	Sections	Max Marks	Total Time Allotted
Reasoning	Part A (Objective Section)	15	15 Minutes
English Language		15	15 Minutes
Legal Aspects of Banking		40	30 Minutes
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness		15	15 Minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation		15	15 Minutes
Legal Case Studies	Part B	100 ( 4*25)	60 Minutes
Total		200	150 Minutes

PLO Reasoning:

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Data Interpretation

·         Non-Verbal Reasoning

·         Analytical Reasoning

·         Logical Reasoning

·         Puzzles Verbal Reasoning

English Language:

·         Synonyms

·         Sentence Arrangement

·         Completion Active and Passive Voice

·         Spotting Errors

·         Substitution

·         Para Completion

·         Idioms and Phrases

·         Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)

·         Joining Sentences

·         Fill in the blanks

·         Error Correction (Underlined Part)

·         Transformation

·         Sentence Improvement

·         Passage Completion

·         Spelling Test

·         Prepositions Sentence

·         Antonyms

·         General English

General Awareness:

·         Geography

·         Sports

·         Rivers, Lakes, and Seas

·         Environmental Issues

·         Biology

·         Famous Places in India

·         Indian Economy

·         Famous Days & Dates

·         Inventions and Discoveries

·         Artists

·         Literature

·         General Science

·         Famous Books & Authors

·         Indian Parliament

·         Countries and Capitals

·         Civics

·         Indian Politics

·         Heritage

·         Tourism

·         Current Affairs

·         Indian History

Legal Aspects:

Legal Aspects of Banking consists of 4 Modules:

·         Module – A.

·         SIB Module – B.

·         Module – C.

·         Module – D.

·         SIB Module – A Syllabus

·         Constitutions of Banks

·         What are Banks

·         Types of Banks

·         Regulator of Banks

·         What is Banking Ombudsman

·         Interests, Payment Systems

·         Module – B Syllabus

·         Responsibilities of Paying/ Collecting Banks

·         Indemnities

·         Bank Guarantees

·         Letter of Credits

·         Types of Credit Facilities

·         Secured and Unsecured Loans

·         Deferred Payment Guarantee

·         SIB Module – C Syllabus

·         SARFAESI ACT 2002

·         Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006

·         DRT Act

·         Bankers books evidence Act 1891

·         Legal Services Authorities Act

·         Consumer Protection Act

·         Module – D Syllabus

·         Contracts of Indemnity

·         Contracts of Bailment

·         Partnership Basics

·         Contracts of Pledge

·         Contracts of Agency

·         Types of Companies

·         Contracts of Basics

Data Analysis & Interpretation:

·         Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)

·         Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)

·         Number Series

·         Approximation and Simplification

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems