How to prepare for the PO Exam while working as a Clerk in Bank [Updated-2022]

How to prepare for the PO exam: All of us bear in us high aspirations, goals and dreams, .There is always something we hope to achieve that we think will make our lives much better but what if you get to know the shortcut to success? Yes, that one examination which can help you lead a better, more reputed and more economically stable life?
Well, yes, you’re right. We’re talking about Bank PO Examinations! And what could prove to be the cherry on cake is that you’re already working as a bank clerk!

Is PO worth the effort?

Before you strive for PO examination, you must be successfully convinced yourself about the perks of being a bank PO. Some of them are as follows:

• While a clerk can grow professionally as senior officer in the bank, candidates entering in a bank as a Probationary officer can develop to be General Manager or even Managing Director and Chairman of the organization!
• A person joining as a clerk will have to do most of the clerical related jobs in a bank while the Probationary Officer’s job is similar to a Manager Trainee position.
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    And well, for IBPS POs? It’s as follows!

Components	Now (Per Month)	Revised (Per Month)
Basic Pay	Rs 14500	Rs 26705 (Merged 60.15 % of DA in to current Basic Pay)
House Rent Allowance	Rs 942.5 (6.5% Of Basic Pay)	Rs 1996.2 (7.475 % of Basic Pay)
Dearness Allowance	Rs 15921 (109.8% of Basic Pay)	Rs 8839.36 (33.1% of Basic Pay)
Total	Rs 31364	Rs 37541
NPS Contribution	-3042.1	-3554.44
Cash In Hand	Rs 28321 app	Rs 33986 app

The revised basic pay has been derived by merging 60.15 % of DA into current Basic Pay and then adding your expected hike on the whole amount (Current basic + 60.15% of current basic).

• Reputed job and high social esteem associated with it. Also, other perks include the allowances associated with it:

1. Travelling Allowance – Some banks allow fixed Travelling Allowance whereas others allow reimbursement of petrol bills
2. Newspaper Reimbursement – A fixed monthly amount is paid towards the cost of one newspaper
3. Medical Aid – A fixed annual amount is paid by most of the banks Coverage under New Pension Scheme

• Life time security offered by a government job
• House and Car loan facility is available at very low rate of interest…

Why PO Is An Old Game For You?

Well, since you are already working as a Clerk, then you must have quite successfully made it through all the possible rounds of clerk selection procedure. And the best part? Well, both the Clerk and PO examinations bear almost the same syllabus. The difference that you’ll come across will mostly be in terms of the level of difficulty and marks allotted for questions in the examination. Let us compare the Main Exam Pattern of SBI PO and SBI Clerk

SBI PO Examination	SBI Clerk Examination
Quant= 50 questions, 50 marks Reasoning & Computer=50 questions, 60 marks English=40 questions, 40 marks GA= 50 questions, 50 marks	Quant=  35 questions, 60 marks Reasoning & Computer= 45 questions, 60 marks English= 35 questions, 40 marks GA= 40 questions, 40 marks

Marks obtained in the prelims are not considered for selection process. It is mainly used for screening purpose. Only mains score plus interview score is considered for selection.

PO and Clerk Examinations share nearly same syllabus:

NUMERICAL ABILITY

Arithmetic: Numbers, Simplification, Roots, Average, Surds & Indices, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Partnership, Chain Rule, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boats & Streams, Alligations, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Stocks & Shares, Clocks, Logarithms, Mensuration, Volume & Surface Area, Permutation & combination, Probability, Heights & Distances

Data Interpretation: Tabulation, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Chart

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Word Formation, Sentence Completion
Comprehension: Theme detection, Deriving Conclusion, Passage Completion
Error Detection and Rearrangement: Passage Correction, Sentence Correction, Spelling
Grammar: Active Passive Voice, Direct Indirect Speech
General Usage: Idioms and Phrases

LOGICAL REASONING

Verbal Reasoning: Analogy, Coding Decoding, Blood Relation, Sitting Arrangement, Series Completion, Syllogism, Decision Making, Statement Reasoning
Non-verbal Reasoning: Series Completion, Analogy, and Classification

GENERAL AWARENESS / MARKETING / BANKING AWARENESS

• Economy, Banking and Finance
• Knowledge of current events
• Everyday observations and experience in the scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person
• India and its neighbouring countries
• Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economy, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research

COMPUTER AWARENESS

General Knowledge on Computer usage and application (basic hardware and software)

Time Management Is The Key To Success!

For a SBI clerk, the workload depends largely on the position at which he is placed. If a clerk is put in a Branch where the customer-base is low and the staffs are sufficiently present, work-life will be pretty pleasant for him. He can easily work just 7 hours a day and get off to home by 4pm/ 5pm. However, if a clerk is put in a Branch where the customer-base is high and is under-staffed, work-life can prove to be really hectic for him. He probably won’t be able to see the road until it is past 6:30/ 7:00 pm.

• However, in either case, you can always manage an hour or two at night for revision of basic concepts or solving parts of previous year’s SBI/IBPS papers or taking up an Oliveboard mock test.

Weekends: This is the time when you can devote time and cover maximum part of syllabus- from taking up mocks to revising concepts. And yes! Don’t forget to keep yourself updated with current affairs with daily Oliveboard GK updates.

So what are you waiting for? Devise your own study plan and start off preparing for PO examinations from today itself with Oliveboard!