Lahore:
1657 candidates were appeared in the test.Only 102 out of them qualified for the next round.

out of total 3504 candidates from Lahore, Faisalabd, Multan, Bahawalpur centres, 139 have qualified.
what were other centers in punjab?

Are you sure that next phase will be group discussion? Previously, sbp didn't use to conduct group discussions from ypip candidates. Last year, sbp however conducted an additional test, but that too was written essay type test. Group discussions are for sbots candidates only.

rawalpindi or islamabad?

i worked as an internee there, in august september duration..

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dont bother about the quantity of qualified just struggle to be out of crowd because SBP chooses the best products

I am not sure about GD.You are right last year they conducted English proficiency test. I am sharing with you sample paper off that test which NTS uploaded.


SAMPLE PAPER



Time Duration 2 Hrs
No of Questions 2
All Questions carries equal Marks



ESSAY WRITING


Organize, develop and express your ideas on the following topic after understanding the complexity and ramification by deploying elements of standard written English.

Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.



CASE STUDY

Fresher's products have been gaining national attention. In particular, sales of the company's organic, performance-enhancing sports supplement powder, ChargeUp, have gone through the roof. Now the new and improved version, called ChargeUp with Lipitrene, has recently hit the market, and expectations are high. CEO Ahmed has tried hard to build an inclusive, democratic culture at this successful company. But the organization's open decision-making process has proved problematic, especially during times of conflict and crisis--and a crisis there is. Several months after ChargeUp with Lipitrene is initially released, an investigator from the department of health calls Ahmed to report "11 cases of gastrointestinal distress" among those using the supplement. Fresher's top executives must now decide whether to recall the product. The head of R&D, Faisal, insists there is nothing wrong with the new ChargeUp, citing elaborate toxicity studies in animals and humans. Meanwhile, the heads of PR and legal want to stem any negative publicity by recalling the product and issuing a press release to that effect. The company decides to recall the supplement--but, two weeks later, the health department investigator calls back with good news: The people who had become ill, it turns out, had actually picked up a bug from their gym's smoothie bar. In other words, Fresher is clear.

In the light of the above circumstances, what are the revisions required in decision making processes of Fresher and what’s the right decision-making process for Fresher?


Topic for Essay writing in test conducted by NTS was "Things which we get too easily we esteem too lightly . Only the dearness make them high in esteem "

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Thanks buddy for sharing. About the case study in the sample paper, is it just supposed to be a test of writing proficiency or does it also target to test the candidates business reasoning skills? I mean the posed question is fairly technical.

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I guess case study/communication skills test won't be a part of the recruitment process this time.

OG 2 level tests always incorproate an intermediate process before interview like written test or GD.

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its not necesssary to have GD/ communication test

if they are in a hurry to hire new people...they may directly conduct interviews
YPIP-2nd batch is an example...

YPIP -2nd batch was fast (4 months)
YPIP-3rd batch was slow(8 months)

so lets see what happens thsi time with YPIP-4th batch

I guess...process will be fast
and YPIP 4th will be in NIBAF before SBOTS-19th.