How To Prepare For Bank PO

The Bank PO preparation is one of the most exhaustive and comprehensive preparations for a candidate to qualify the banking sector examinations. Candidates need to devote sufficient time and put in a lot of hard work to qualify the Probationary Officer exam.

All of us aspire to be successful in life, and one of the most promising careers is in the Banking Sector. In India, the bank exams are mainly conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and State Bank of India (SBI).

Every year IBPS releases vacancies for the posts of Probationary Officer(PO), Specialist Officer(SO), Clerk and posts in Regional Rural Banks(RRB). Similarly, SBI conducts examinations for PO, SO and Clerk.

This article is mainly based on some tips regarding the preparation of Bank PO Examinations.

Bank PO Examinations include IBPS PO as well as SBI PO Exams. To prepare well for the exams, the first thing that is needed is to have a clear idea of the question pattern.

One of the biggest factors for which candidates choose Probationary Officer post is the salary offered by the appointing Organisation. Interested candidates can check the Bank PO salary for more details.

For more information related to bank exams, candidates can visit the linked article.

Given below are a few links which will provide assistance to the candidates while preparing for the Bank PO examinations:

IBPS PO Examinations

The IBPS PO Exams consists of the following selection procedure:

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Main Exam
3. Interview

The pattern for the IBPS PO Prelim Exam

To appear for the Prelims, the candidates are needed to be aware of the question paper pattern of the same.

The pattern for the IBPS PO Main Exam

The candidates appearing for the IBPS PO Mains, are required to be aware of the question paper pattern.

SBI PO Examinations

The SBI PO Exams has the following selection procedure :

1. Preliminary Exams
2. Mains Exam
3. GD or Interview

Pattern for the SBI PO Prelims

The question paper pattern for SBI PO Prelims is given below.

Pattern for SBI PO Mains

The pattern of SBI PO Main Examination is given below.

To prepare for any Bank PO exam, the candidate needs to be well aware of the detailed exam syllabus. Candidates willing to appear for the upcoming exams can check the detailed bank exam syllabus at the linked article.

Candidates can check the detailed Bank PO syllabus for the various exams at the articles linked below:

Tips for the preparation of Bank PO Examinations

• Speed and Accuracy: These two are to be kept in mind while preparing for the Bank PO Exams. As the exams are time-bound and the entire paper is to be solved, the main concern is to complete the answers in the given slot of time. Speed is to be maintained in order to answer the complete question paper. On the other hand, Accuracy is needed apart from speed as the questions that are to be solved in the allotted time must be correct too.

• Focus on your Strength in  Topics: Pick out those questions which you think can be solved easily by you and those that take up less time.

• Negative Marking: The interested candidates must be aware that there is a  ¼ deduction of marks for every wrong answer. So they must be careful while answering the questions.

Candidates can know more about other government exams at the linked article.

Section – wise guidelines:

English Language: It is common for SBI and IBPS Prelims as well as Mains. The parts that take less time like Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, etc. can be solved easily and should be attempted first. The lengthy portions like comprehension and para jumbles must be done after the completion of these small topics.

Candidates can learn more about General English for Competitive Exams at the linked article.

Quantitative Aptitude: It is quite tricky as well as difficult section. It requires a lot of practice before solving them. Try to prevent errors in this section. The topics that take less time like Data Interpretation or Number Series should be solved first followed by the miscellaneous problems.

Reasoning: This is a section you can master in by practising daily. This is the trickiest sections of all for any examination point of view. The question based on puzzles and seating arrangement must be solved later. The questions on Syllogism, Inequality, etc. must be solved first.

General Awareness: In this section, the main concern is to be aware of the daily happenings around the globe, as well as the focus is given on Banking Awareness. Go through the newspaper daily and go through the news like Sports, Business, National as well as International, latest Government and the GK topics like Prime Ministers of various countries, Capitals, Flags, etc.

Computer Knowledge: The time allotted for this section is only 10 minutes. Computer knowledge can be increased by being in touch with the G.K of computers. As the world is advancing day by day, everybody having their personal computers, the need is just to sit and have a look of the various parts, how it works and that’s it.

Aspirants can know more about the Fundamentals of Computer by visiting the linked article.

Data Analysis and Interpretation: This has been the most difficult sections in the SBI PO Examination. This is a section that might seem easy but should be practised daily. Candidates should focus on important topics.

Get the best tips to prepare Data Interpretation for Bank Exams at the linked article.

One more important thing that can be useful for candidates in solving mock tests and practise papers. Also, previous year question papers can be of great help to candidates. Candidates interested in solving mock tests and previous year question papers for bank PO exam can refer to the links given below:

• SBI PO Previous Year Question Papers PDF with Solutions
• IBPS PO Previous Year Question Papers PDF with Solutions
• IBPS PO Mock Tests with Solutions
• SBI PO Mock Tests with Solutions

So, Keep Practicing as it is evident from the saying, “Practice Makes a Man Perfect”…

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