Practical Work, Project and Vocational Skills
This domain tests whether you can plan a small study, collect and present data honestly, handle branch documents without error, and defend your work in a viva.
Project structure
A vocational project follows a fixed spine: title, introduction and rationale, objectives, scope and limitations, methodology (primary/secondary data, sample size, tools), data analysis, findings, recommendations, conclusion, bibliography and annexures. Primary data can come from questionnaires or interviews; secondary data from RBI publications, bank websites and annual reports. Every table needs a title, unit and source; percentages must total correctly.
Vocational skills assessed
Accuracy in writing amounts in words and figures; filling account-opening, pay-in-slip, demand-draft and cheque forms correctly; tallying cash and reconciling; handling a customer interaction with correct etiquette; using a calculator or spreadsheet for interest and percentage calculations; and presenting findings clearly.
Worked example
A project on "Awareness of UPI among parents in my locality" surveys 40 respondents; 26 have used UPI, 14 have not. Percentage aware = (26 ÷ 40) × 100 = 65%. State the sample, tool and date, show the formula, and add a limitation such as small sample size. Reasoning: marks come from showing the calculation and the method, not only the final 65%.
Traps
Presenting findings with no methodology; copying text without citation; using percentages that do not add to 100; and writing the amount in figures that does not match the words on a form.