SBI PO exam preparation strategy by Shubham Chand, SBI PO 2018 exam topper, Mistake to avoid & tips.

Education: I did my Btech from Madan Mohan Malaviya University Of Technology Gorakhpur ( Government engineering college of Uttar Pradesh )

I choose the banking sector because  we get security , stability and respect in society.

How did I start my preparation?

• I completed my BTech in 2017 and talked to my seniors  already in the banking sector about the pros and cons of the banking sector.
• After my college got over I started preparing for banking exams from july 2017.
• Dedicated full fledged study of 4 months is required to crack this exam.

Schedule

• I am a morning person and I think one remembers things in the morning. I used to do English /gk /vocab in the morning time.
• One can also utilize its free time by watching english TV shows.By doing this one can improve his/her language.
• In the afternoon do your reasoning .
• In Evening do your quant section.

Below three processes can be easily completed in 4 months

• Pre –
  •  100 questions
  • Sectional time is there.
  • Work on your speed.
  • Your concepts should be strong.
• Mains –
  • Short tricks fail in the Mains exam.
  • Data interpretation is asked while mixing it with arithmetic.
  • Short tricks cant be applied to it.
  • Basic concepts should be strong
  • You have to be very strong in arithmetic.

Interview-

I prepared for the interview from the Economics times app. It was very helpful as financial news is very important. Opinion from different newspapers is also important.

Reasoning:

• Give short quizzes on a regular basis.
• Don’t be afraid of puzzles in reasoning.
• One puzzle can fetch you 5 marks straight.
• Keep 5-6 minutes for rest of things in reasoning.

English:

• If you want to improve your English you should have a reading practice.
• Read The hindu, Financial knowledge and your vocab will become strong
• In 2-3 weeks you will see a change in your english reading.
• Understand rules in grammar but don’t cram them.
• Practise error detection questions.
• You will see your speed increasing.
• English is tougher in the Mains exam.
• Increase your Attempts in english and your score will also increase don’t be scared of attempting questions.
• Take Calculated risk and try to eliminate options.
• Don’t take english as a subject, take it as a language.
• Increase your reading speed in English.

General awareness

• General awareness is a deciding factor for both mains and interview.
• Best sources for current affairs are video series by gaurav garg sir, 200 best monthly current affairs by sir.
• Banking awareness on study iq channel
• Keep revising the above things on a daily basis.
• Gk should be strong.

At last I would like to thank the Study iq team.

Study iq have given me a lot.

Practise Tarun jha sir’s Reasoning and Data Interpretation set, you will get a good grip on these questions.