IBPS AFO case studies
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IBPS AFO refers to the Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) post recruited through the Common Recruitment Process for Specialist Officers conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. IBPS describes itself as "an autonomous body, created to assist organisations in selection of personnel at various levels," and it runs a dedicated CRP Specialist Officers stream alongside its RRB, Clerk and PO/MT streams, with the current cycle labelled CRP-SPL-XVI. The IBPS AFO case studies are 5 cases and about 2,473 words.
1Soil Test, Saline Water and a Paddy Relapse
A newly appointed AFO visits Rampur village in a canal command area to advise a farmer holding 6 ha of sandy loam soil. The soil test report shows pH 8.6, EC 0.9 dS/m, organic carbon 0.31%, available nitrogen low, phosphorus medium and potassium high.
537 words, about 3 min2Editing a KCC Sanction Letter
The agricultural finance department of a district cooperative bank has drafted the following letter to a farmer whose Kisan Credit Card limit has been sanctioned: 'Respected sir, With reference to your application dated 12 May, we are please to inform that your Kisan Credit Card limit of Rs 2.50 lakh has been sanctioned. The limit is valid for five years and subject to annual review.
484 words, about 2 min3Wheat Budget, KCC Interest and a Trader's Offer
Sunil cultivates 3.2 ha of wheat in a rainfed-plus-canal command area. He has a Kisan Credit Card loan of ₹1,50,000 at 9% per annum simple interest, taken at the start of the season.
466 words, about 2 min4Five AFOs, Five Villages, Five Days
Five Agricultural Field Officers-A, B, C, D and E-must visit five villages-P, Q, R, S and T-from Monday to Friday, one officer per day and one village per day. The district office has issued the following conditions: B must visit Q on Tuesday.
426 words, about 2 min5KCC Limit, Tractor Diversion and a Delayed Repayment
A farmer approaches an AFO at a rural branch with three issues. He has a Kisan Credit Card limit of ₹3.5 lakh sanctioned for crop production, but the branch has actually disbursed only ₹2.5 lakh because the scale of finance for his crop is ₹2.5 lakh.
560 words, about 3 min