How To Prepare for Bank Exam .. ::

Friends, initially we planned to post

separate Preparation Plans for IBPS

PO, IBPS Clerks, IBPS RRB POs

and IBPS RRB Clerks. But as the

syllabus is almost same for all these 4 exams,

we felt that our readers may feel it annoying to

read same HOW TOs again and again. So, here

we are posting the preparation plan of all IBPS

Bank Exams. Ofcourse, even the syllabus is

same the difficulty level varies.

Before going into details, lets keep the following

points in mind.

1. Just Remember, Almost all the topics

they cover in bank exams are of the

classes 6th to 10th. So, Even a 10th

Standard kid can clear this exam,

if given enough time. With me? But the

thing is, you have to complete the

paper in given time. So, don't you think

you can do it with little efforts and

practice ? (this is the same answer for

those people who says, "I am not from

science background. That's the reason

why I can't write Bank Exams".

You do it with little efforts and

practice ? (this is the same answer for

those people who says, "I am not from

science background. That's the reason

why I can't write Bank Exams".

Friends, Y ou just lack practice. Not

skills. Remember it).

2. Stop saying, I have so many family problems. So, can't concentrate on

preparation. First let us know, who the hell on earth don't have problems ? See, nobody

will remember your problems when you failed in the exam. Even your mom, dad and close

friends will say that you lost it because of your negligence. Can you show me a single

person, who sincerely says that you lost it because of your personal problems ? Friends,

They don't know your feelings, they don't want your emotions, all just they want is to talk

about your success. So just stop searching reasons for failures and start make yourself ready

for the exam.

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3. Stop thinking, What if I lost this exam ? Pretty good question, isn't it? The answer is,

the earth never gonna blast, the sun never gonna turn black and the most important thing,

you never gonna die because of it. May be some blank faces and emotional atyachars for

two or three days. Later everything gonna be fine. The only disappointing thing is, you just

have to wake up in sad mood on the very next day of your result. But its not such a big deal.

Y ou will start preparing for another exam. After all we are here to win. Nobody gonna die

as a loser. Who knows ? this may be your last step towards your goal :) Be positive. Just

avoid negative thoughts.

Is Coaching Necessary to clear the Bank Exam ?

Ofcourse not. now a days almost all coaching institutes have became money minded. They just

concentrate on covering topics rather than explaining them. So, if you are sincere enough,

then you surely can prepare on your own without taking the help of any coaching

class. By doing so, you can save your valuable money and time. The only best thing with

Coaching classes is, they just provide you the good environment of preparation. I mean, you will

be motivated if people around you are continuously discussing about the issues related to

preparation. Ofcourse, Y ou can create this environment by making a group with your friends too.

Combined studies and sharing ideas really help you prepare well. But make sure that all your

friends are sincere and enthusiastic as you.

What if I don't have good friends ?

No problem, you can join in any facebook group in which people who prepare for bank exams

interacts and helps each other. But don't waste too much time in chatting with others. 1 or 2

hours per day for a good cause is Ok.

Syllabuses :

Detailed syllabus of IBPS POs

Detailed syllabus of IBPS Clerks

Syllabus of IBPS RRB POs

Syllabus of IBPS RRB Clerks

Gathering Materials :

Don't try to buy every book with the name "IBPS Special" on it. There are more than 130 IBPS

Specials in market. Three days ago my brother also bought a book with the name "IBPS PO

Exams Special" with Trigonometry topics in it. I was totally clueless when he asked, "Why didn't

you include Trigonometry in your IBPS Syllabus posts? Its there in the book !!!". So, before going

to collect the materials just read the syllabus. Make a list of topics to read, according to it you can

buy the books. Here are some books you may need to buy.

Book of Mathematical Tables (20 Tables upto 20s)

Book for Aptitude Shortcuts (R. S Aggrawal / M. Tyra)

Book for Reasoning Shortcuts (R. S Aggrawal's reasoning series is ok, but there are no

shortcuts in these books. All are traditional methods).

For English you can buy any English Grammar book of your local language.

This will help you getting basic idea on English grammar. Later you can switch to any

standard English grammar book like "Intermediate English Grammar" of

Raymond Murphy.

For Current Affairs you can buy Pratiyogitha Darpan / Kiran (If you can afford

around Rs. 75/- per month) Mahindra's Current Affairs (it costs you around Rs. 30/-

). But no book is perfect, better make your own short-notes on Current Affairs (We

have discussed about this in detail below).

For computer knowledge any computers book with basics and MS Office in it is

enough. Now a days every school and college is providing these kind of books for their

students. So, you easily can get one from any nearby second hand book shop.

For Banking Awareness, unfortunately there is no specific book for this section in

market. We feel our materials on Banking Awareness are enough for this section. If

you want you can buy the book on Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications to get

the basic idea. And better to follow the Economy updates from January 2013. Try to

read Economic Times or The Hindu Business line.

Making Timetable :

If you are working somewhere : If you are working somewhere then it may not possible to

dedicate the whole day on your preparation. Try to spend at-least five hours per day on

preparation. Morning two hours and night time 3 hours. Try to practice Aptitude and Reasoning

sections at morning. Try to manage reading news paper during the day time. At evening you can

concentrate on English / Computer Knowledge section according to your convenience and

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interest. On holidays better work with practice sets and Banking and General Awareness topics.

If you are completely dedicated to Banking Exams : Congratulations. Y ou have the whole

day with you to prepare. But don't be a book worm. Too much of anything is good for nothing.

Try to wake up at 4 (We know its really difficult for you at initial days. But trust us , your body

will get used to it within 4 or 5 days). Work with Aptitude and Reasoning sections according to

your convenience. Y ou can prepare till 8 or 9 depending on your interest. Later you can have

breakfast and do your favorite task for 1 hour. Later read the news paper and note Important

points. Try to remember if there are any new names and numbers / dates. Complete your lunch

by 1 PM. Walk around for 10 to 15 minutes. Have a quick nap for two hours. Wake up by 4 PM.

Prepare English for Two hours. Complete your dinner by 9. Prepare Computer / Banking

Awareness or any other subject according to your convenience. Go to bed by 11 PM Sharp.

Starting Preparation : Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things

Math tables upto 20

Squares up to 30

Cubes up to 15

Powers of 2 (upto 12)

Powers of 3 (upto 6)

Complements of 100 (the difference between 100 and the given number). This will

help you calculating faster.

Try to learn 10 new English words per day (including Antonyms and Synonyms) (you

should do this upto 7 days before your exam)

Learn place values of Alphabets.

During Preparation :

For Aptitude and Reasoning : Pick any topic and try to learn the basics of the

topic. Once you feel you perfectly got the topic then only go for problems. And

remember, example problems are always easier to read and understand. It something

like, riding bicycle when somebody is holding it. At that time you will feel that you are

perfect at bicycle riding. But before going to the race, you have to test yourself whether

you can really ride it or not. More than 70% of our friends fail at this point. Why to

point others ? even my brother too does this. He is a lazy bug. He just opens the book,

reads the concept and says "Aasaan Hain !!!" and sleeps. But after exam he comes

with a sad face and says "Di, the paper was very tough. Even I also couldn't answer

more than 100 questions (!!!). Nobody can clear this exam". Then where on the earth

all those people who have cleared the exam came from ? From mars ? The only

problem is, he has laziness and attitude. Which they don't have. Hope you have got

what I am trying to say. Practice... Practice... Practice.... Practice till the end of your

exam. Y our lazy mind always says "Are yaar, bahut hogaya.. Its enough now. Y ou

are the master of this topic". But don't listen to it. Prepare well :)

For English Language : Try to learn the basics first. Later you can go with concept.

Luckily you don't have the descriptive paper this time. So you easily can clear the

exam. And remember, spoken English is different and competitive English is different.

Y ou shouldn't be a fluent English speaker or you shouldn't learn every English word to

clear the Exam with good marks. Just learn the basics perfectly and practice well.

That's enough.

Making Notes for Current Affairs :Its better to depend on THE HINDU or The

Times of India to make your CA notes. If you have any problem with them then you

can go with any local language news paper. Maintain a notebook for Current Affairs.

Read the news paper completely. Just write the date in the notebook as the main

heading. Make some sub headings like International Events, National Events,

Economy, Sports, People in News etc. Have a look at this post for the basic idea (we

made it from the hindu). Don't copy the news paper as it is, just 2 or 3 lines are

enough. Try to highlight if there are any names or numerical values. And don't write

everything you see in the news paper. They wont ask you about silly things like

Politician's second wife, Bollywood heroines' daughter and Cricketer's ankle pains the

topics which the news papers publish as their main headlines. Just ask yourself a

question "Is it going to be appear in the exam?", if you feel Y ES, then write it. If you

feel no then don't write. Ofcourse, its not such an easy task as we are saying. We too

agree. But trust us, day by day you could observe the improvement in you and finally

you will be the expert of making Current Affairs notes. And who knows ? One day you

may beat the admin of this blog ;)

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Just know what is computer, how it works and its history. Try to learn each and every

detail which helps the computer to perform. That's it. They wont expect you to write

programs.

Spirituality : Y ep you heard it correct. Believe in god. Daily pray for 10 minutes (it would be

more nice if you can Meditate). Ofcourse, we are not saying that the god will show you the correct

options during the exam. But the feeling "somebody is there to help me" makes you stay calm and

peaceful.

Important Points to Note :

The difficulty levels of the IBPS exams (for Apti, Reasoning, Computers and English

sections) are like this

IBPS PO > IBPS RRB PO > IBPS Clerks > IBPS RRB

Clerks

The difficulty levels of General Awareness section is like this

IBPS PO > IBPS Clerks > IBPS RRB PO > IBPS RRB

Clerks

No need to put stress on Banking Awareness for IBPS RRB Exams. They mainly focus

on Current Affairs only.

Merely passing the exam wont help you at all. Your job is totally

dependentent on the rank you get. The higher rank you get, the more

chances for the selection. So, don't just try to clear the exam. Try to give

your best.

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