How To Prepare For SBI Clerks

One of our selected candidates shared his experience which is going to include all the things that he had done and should be done according to him to crack any banking exam.

He explained it in 2 major parts-

1) How to prepare for Bank Exams.
2) How to attempt Bank Exams.

1) HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE BANK EXAM

For the guys who are preparing for the SBI Associate Bank Clerical exam going to be held in the month of October.. i want to share a very simple strategy to clear it…

I have just solved the previous year papers very thoroughly… means i solve each and every previous paper.. just like as this is my exam… i set the stopwatch.. and try to complete the paper in stipulated time… and within 1 month time.. even i got such a strong hold on time.. i did not even need the stopwatch to complete it… i left the tough question and pick the easy one…

1. For English.. i followed my material… and I have practiced a lot of model papers… i have completed english and current affairs side by side..whatever difficult words i came through.. i note it down on a separate note book.. and revise it.. when i get time..

2.For Reasoning and maths.. i just brushed up my basics… and then went directly for the previous papers.. while solving the paper.. i took immense care of the time.. wherever i found difficult question.. i left it and move to the next question.. i did not waste time on difficult question… i picked the easy one.. and do it with good accuracy… quality matters not quantity..

3. For general awareness related to banking and current affairs…. For general awareness related to banking industry.. i read the whole bank material.. from where i came to know the fundamentals of banking industry.. For ex:- CRR,PLR,SLR..etc..for current i read Mahindra’s Current Affairs book.. I practiced a BSC model papers…...

4. For computer… i crammed each and every question of previous year papers…. i have followed My Material…

This was my strategy… I followed this strategy and would manage to clear the IBPS clerical exam with 180 and IBPS IT (Software) Officer... with my only 2 months preparation…. That is all i have done to clear it.

2) HOW TO ATTEMPT THE BANK EXAM

SBI exam is not about the toughness it is mainly about the time management..If u can manage the time properly u can solve the whole exam. Now the question arises how to manage the time..?? Yes, i am giving my personal experience how i had managed time and able to score 180 clerk and also cleared IBPS IT Officer in mere 2 months preparation ( I am writing this again not to earn praise from u guys..but making u believe that…. yes by preparing hard for few months u can crack the exam with good marks )

1. Firstly go for either the General awareness or computer section..whichever u feels can increase ur confidence level or which u r having a good hold… and try to complete both these section in maximum 30 minutes .. not more than this…. Because u don’t have to think in these two.. If u know the answer than u can do it otherwise not.. there is no need to think much on the questions…and side by side mark the circles in the OMR sheet….Don’t waste ur time by marking circles on the paper then the OMR sheet.

2. Then go for english section and do it in maximum 20 minutes…and if u have a weak english then take 25 minutes maximum…Don’t waste too much time in this..as it is not the scoring section.

3. And in the stage 3 u r left with 90 minutes..and devote these 80 minutes to quantitative and reasoning section..whichever u feel is my strong..waise my personal choice is go for quantitative section as reasoning contains puzzles.. and it may puzzle ur mind and u can loose ur confidence( As it contains 5 questions if u would unable to solve that puzzle definitely this would have some effect on ur confidence level ) …and in both these sections don’t go by old method of marking the answers ( solve 1 question and mark it on the OMR sheet ).. First solve 10 questions … and Collectively mark the answers in the OMR sheet..This will definitely save ur time in attempting both the sections..

That’s all..That’s how i attempted the exam..By following this… i have 10 minutes spare after completing the whole exam of clerk….

 

I have tried my level best to explain everything here in this post…. Hope this will benefit maximum number of candidates :) :) Best of luck to all banking aspirants..Have a great future ahead..I wish u a success :) :)