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2022-02-20 08:48:36 Important health update regarding the person behind the Shared Learning

Dear friends,

This post is being written by Navneet's friend. For a month, Navneet (the person behind Shared Learning) has been going through some medical problems. He was hospitalised yesterday. Navneet is not in a position to communicate and has asked me to apologise to all of you on his behalf. We are really sorry to disappoint you. The doctor has advised him to stay away from all work till everything is under control. So, we can't make any work commitment as of now. Open / Comment

2022-02-11 19:41:06 PRS weekly December-4th Week: PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases

Hi everyone,

Here is the 12th edition of PRS Weekly. It covers the PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases from 22nd - 31st December 2021.


About PRS Weekly:

PRS Weekly is the first and the most important layer of Shared Learning's 3-layered approach to master current affairs of RBI Grade B. If you have not read the new 3-layer approach, then please go through the link shared below. Read it patiently; you are going to learn a lot about the changing pattern of current affairs.


https://sharedlearning.co.in/nabard-grade-a-2021/rbi-grade/rbi-grade-b-2022/3-layered-solution-for-current-affairs-rbi-grade-b-2022 Open / Comment

2022-02-11 12:45:51 RBI Grade B 2022 notification: Speculations, rumours and way ahead

Hi there,

You have already heard the news regarding the expected dates of the RBI Grade B 2022. There is too much noise; let's try to make sense of it.

Point number 1 to 8 are related to logical Speculations and the way ahead.
Points no. 9, 10 and 11 talk about the rumour of pattern change.
Point no. 12 is a non-sense joke.

(1) There is a difference between logical Speculation and rumour. You should plan according to the worst-case scenario based on logical Speculation. But you should not panic because of baseless rumours.

(2) Two dates regarding the RBI notification have been floated in the market. They are different because they have used two different sources.

(3) There are three important ways to predict the exam date: (a) Based on the previous year trend of the exam date (along with its relationship with other exams) (b) RBI insider info (c) TCS exam hall booking date

(4) First two options are not very reliable. The trend of the exam date keeps changing. And getting accurate info from RBI insiders is too tough, as the organization is quite hierarchical. Some coaching institutions try to do that, but the past track record is not so great.

(5) The best source for Speculation is the booking slot of the TCS exam centres. All of you know the teacher who is an expert at getting this info, and he has put his bet on the 2nd week of April for Phase 1. Accordingly, the notification can be out by the end of Feb or the first week of March.

(6) This information can obviously be wrong, as it defies logic at some level. ( RBI assistant and RBI Grade B are usually not held together)

(7) But you should plan with the assumption that his info is correct and that Phase 1 will be held in the 2nd week of April. His past track record of getting TCS exam hall booking dates is decent, so you should be prepared for the worst-case scenario. If the exam gets delayed, it will be in your favour.

(7) Yes, the exam dates are a bit unexpected. Both you and I need to change the plan accordingly. Shared Learning was about to launch an initiative in the next 3 days, but I have to reorient now. I will update you soon.

(8) You also have to change your priorities. For the next 25-30 days, 75 % of your time should go to Phase 2. After 5-10 days of the notification, 75% of your time should be allocated to Phase 1.

(9) I started this article by warning you against a rumour. It all started with an anonymous TG post that the RBI Grade B pattern would be changed again. QRE will be made qualifying in Phase 1, and all three papers of phase 2 will be made 100% descriptive. It also claims that a fourth paper will be added in Phase 2, which will be 100% objective.

(10) Please ignore whatever you read in point no. 10. As of now, it is a baseless rumour. No one knows the origin of the post. No one has claimed responsibility for it. Some anonymous accounts keep posting the same post everywhere, attributing it to their "sources inside RBI". Making plans as per the logical Speculation makes sense, but panicking because of rumours means harming yourself.

(11) The rumour may be true too. But till the time, it is just a rumour, you should not invest any emotional energy in it. If someone comes ahead and takes responsibility for that anonymous post, we may reconsider it. For now, ignore it.

(12) Obviously, IBPS can change the pattern in any year. In fact, IBPS can stop recruiting for RBI Grade B. Or RBI can even stop functioning from tomorrow. Also, God may reconsider its plan to run the world :)

Anything can happen, right? But we can't plan our future actions based on extremely rare probabilities of life. So, listen to logical speculations, but avoid rumours. Open / Comment

2022-02-03 19:48:15 PRS weekly December-3rd Week: PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases

Hi everyone,

Here is the 11th edition of PRS Weekly. It covers the PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases from 15th to 21st December 2021.


About PRS Weekly:

PRS Weekly is the first and the most important layer of Shared Learning's 3-layered approach to master current affairs of RBI Grade B. If you have not read the new 3-layer approach, then please go through the link shared below. Read it patiently; you are going to learn a lot about the changing pattern of current affairs.


https://sharedlearning.co.in/nabard-grade-a-2021/rbi-grade/rbi-grade-b-2022/3-layered-solution-for-current-affairs-rbi-grade-b-2022 Open / Comment

2022-02-01 10:44:58 Should you watch FM's Budget speech: Yes or No?

Hi there,

A small time-saving tip:

Please avoid watching FM's Budget speech and reading minute-by-minute commentary by newspapers. It's a waste of time.

Stay away from all "breaking news" culture. As an exam aspirant, comprehensiveness and efficiency are more precious.

Instead, read the following:

(1) FM's speech transcript, which will be uploaded on PIB. It's way more time-efficient, as you can easily skip the irrelevant part.

(2) PIB summary of the budget

(3) The next few days newspaper coverage ( not the online 24*7 posts on the newspaper's website). Stick to any one newspaper - ET/BS/LM

For other details, I will write a comprehensive post on efficiently tackling the Budget and Economic survey for the objective and descriptive part. Open / Comment

2022-01-28 15:59:31 PRS weekly December-2nd Week: PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases

Hi everyone,

Here is the 10th edition of PRS Weekly. It covers the PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases from 8th to 14th December 2021.


About PRS Weekly:

PRS Weekly is the first and the most important layer of Shared Learning's 3-layered approach to master current affairs of RBI Grade B. If you have not read the new 3-layer approach, then please go through the link shared below. Read it patiently; you are going to learn a lot about the changing pattern of current affairs.


https://sharedlearning.co.in/nabard-grade-a-2021/rbi-grade/rbi-grade-b-2022/3-layered-solution-for-current-affairs-rbi-grade-b-2022 Open / Comment

2022-01-26 07:01:59 Have you heard that iconic "Vande Mataram" song by AR Rahman? That video was shot by Bharatbala sir. Two years back, he started a new mission to show "Bharat" to its people. Yes, it's not India. It's Bharat, far away from Delhi's glamour. Through his… Open / Comment

2022-01-26 07:01:49 Have you heard that iconic "Vande Mataram" song by AR Rahman?

That video was shot by Bharatbala sir. Two years back, he started a new mission to show "Bharat" to its people. Yes, it's not India. It's Bharat, far away from Delhi's glamour.

Through his new project, "Virtual Bharat", he wants to tell 1000 untold human stories from different parts of the country.


Every year, we spend our Republic day listening to the lofty talks of our politicians, explaining how much they love this country.

This year, let's experience a more humble and innocent form of love — an artist's love. Bharat Bala sir's idea of loving the nation is to preserve its beautiful diverse culture.

I keep recommending his "Virtual Bharat" youtube channel to my friends. This Republic day, I want to share the same experience with you people. Explore his videos; you will be happy and proud of India.


I am sharing a 6-minute video from his channel, "Chasing Gandhi". It's the story of Vishwanathan Jayaraman, an IIT-Kanpur graduate. He looks eccentric at first, but he is a deeply insightful person. Watch the full video; a positive surprise is waiting for you at the end.

Happy Republic Day, friends :)



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2022-01-23 17:49:59 PRS weekly December-1st Week: PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases

Hi everyone,

Here is the 9th edition of PRS Weekly. It covers the PIB releases, RBI Press Releases and SEBI Press Releases from 1st to 7th December 2021.


About PRS Weekly:

PRS Weekly is the first and the most important layer of Shared Learning's 3-layered approach to master current affairs of RBI Grade B. If you have not read the new 3-layer approach, then please go through the link shared below. Read it patiently; you are going to learn a lot about the changing pattern of current affairs.


https://sharedlearning.co.in/nabard-grade-a-2021/rbi-grade/rbi-grade-b-2022/3-layered-solution-for-current-affairs-rbi-grade-b-2022

3-Layered Solution for Current Affairs: RBI Grade B 2022
RBI Grade B 2021 drastically changed the rules of Current Affairs (CA) Open / Comment

2022-01-20 12:45:55 An efficient way to tackle Soul-Sucking current affairs(SSC) for RBI/NABARD/SEBI

This post explains how to effectively tackle the Soul-Sucking current affairs for RBI Grade B, SEBI Grade A and NABARD Grade A.

Bi-monthly Current Affairs magazine, which was just shared on the channel, covers the Soul-Sucking Current affairs. A lot of time has been invested in creating an efficient structure that builds upon the strength of the existing magazines and rectifies their shortcomings.

What are Soul-sucking current affairs (SSC)?

In RBI Grade B 2021, 65% of Phase 1 current affairs questions and almost 100% of Phase 2 current affairs questions were from 4 sources: (a) PIB releases (b) RBI press release (c) SEBI press release (d) Reports and Indices. These are high "Return on investment" (ROI) current affairs.

The rest of the current affairs is the Low ROI current affairs, and we will call it SSC here onwards (SSC= Soul-sucking current affairs).

Examples of SSC:

Banks in the news, States in the news, Conferences, Appointments, Books and Authors, Important days etc.

Why is it "Soul-sucking"?

Because it can actually suck the soul out of anyone! When you read about RBI-related developments, it feels worthwhile. But life feels depressing when you are forced to remember which insurance company launched the " Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein" campaign.

SSC is not just depressing; it's also low ROI.

Let's take the example of the "Banks in the news" section.

If you read 6 months of current affairs, you will come across more than 700 news related to Banking products. You keep mugging up various apps, campaigns, MoUs, insurance deals etc., for every bank. But when the question comes in your exam, " Which bank launched XYZ", you get confused whether it was HDFC or ICICI. Congratulations :)

Similarly, in the case of the "Appointments" or Books/Authors related questions, you have to mug up names of around 300-400 strangers, but you will be asked only 2-3 questions in the exam. IBPS is unfair.

Enough of the problem, let's talk about the solution:

Even if it is low ROI, the competition is so tough that you can't leave them. So, let's discuss how to improve efficiency.

The human brain loves Patterns; let's give it what it wants:

When you feed information to your brain in a random and chaotic manner, it gets messy. The human brain loves patterns. Organize your information around various structures and themes; your brain will thank you. The bi-monthly magazine has been designed to utilize this pattern-seeking behaviour of our brain. I will share a few examples.

Example 1: "Banks in news":

The Banking sector news has been clearly segregated into various themes like International financial institutions ( World Bank, ADB etc), All India Financial Institutions (like NABARD, SIDBI, EXIM etc), Public sector Banks, Private sector banks, Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks, Insurance sector etc.

Within each theme, all the news items have been sorted Banks-wise. For example, all the news related to SBI is given in one single place. Similarly, there is one separate section for all the major banks. Having everything compiled in one place will reduce exam-time confusion.

Example 2: "States in news"

All the states related news has been classified into various zones ( North Zone states, Central Zone states, West zone etc.) Within each zone, the news has been segregated State-wise.

Example 3: "Appointments in news"

Segregated theme-wise. E.g. Political Appointments , Banking sector Appointments, Indians appointed in international organizations, etc.

Example 4: "Apps and portals"

Grouped into three categories: (a) launched by the Central govt, (b) launched by State govt (c) Launched by banks.

That's enough of examples :) You will discover many more patterns when you read the magazine. I hope that it improves your reading and retention efficiency.

Okay, so the post has become too long. I am not sure how many of you reached the end. If you read it completely, I am proud of you:) Open / Comment