IBPS Clerk Mains Last Minute Tips

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018 is just around the corner. It is scheduled to be held on 20th January 2019. We hope that your preparations are on point and with just 4 to days to go for the Mains Exams, we at Oliveboard bring to you IBPS clerk mains 2018 last minute tips that will help you immensely in attempting your paper with ease as well as accuracy.

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Let us first look at the IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Exam Pattern

Sr. No.	Name of the Test	No. of Ques.	Max. Marks	Medium of Exam	Time allotted for each test (Separately timed)
1.	General / Financial Awareness	50	50	English/Hindi	35 Minutes
2.	General English	40	40	English	35 Minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	50	60	English/Hindi	45 Minutes
4.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English/Hindi	45 Minutes
	Total	190	200		160 Minutes

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips – General & Financial Awareness

• Go through the Current Affairs of at least the past 6 months thoroughly. It is very important because these days Banking Exams have become very competitive and you need to be ahead in this race if you want to secure a place in the final merit list.
• While reading the current affairs, give special importance to the static awareness related the current event for e.g. If a bank is in news, try to know its headquarters, MD and CEO or like if a particular place is in news try to remember its national parks, governor etc of the place.
• You can refer our free eBook for Static Banking GK. All important static topics related to banking are covered in detail and will help you gain an edge over your competitors.
• You can also revise the monthly GA using Oliveboard’s Banking Bolt

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips – General English

These days the types of questions asked in English Section are majorly reading comprehension based as seen in IBPS PO Mains. Make sure that you are in a habit of reading daily.

• You are advised to revise the important grammar rules or notes that probably you made. 
• Go through the solutions of the mock tests of English and try to revise it. This will help you immensely as to how to go about the questions and also what are the mistakes and how to avoid them.
• Also do not make any wild guesses in the exam.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips – Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude

• Practice as many tests you can from logical and analytical reasoning, blood relations, syllogisms, circular seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, coding decoding, inequalities etc. 
• This section can be time-consuming and lengthy, therefore, make sure you pick and attempt wisely.

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips – Quantitative Aptitude

• This section can fetch you very high marks if questions are attempted accurately. 
• Learn all the basic formula of topics like percentage, average, simple interest and profit & loss etc by heart so that in you don’t have to overthink while attempting the questions in the real exams.
• Choose the questions very wisely. Do not waste much time in a single question. 

IBPS Clerk Mains 2018 Last Minute Tips – General Tips 

• Take proper sleep one night before the exam – Take adequate sleep one night before the exam. Do not stress yourself and try to be calm.Avoid learning new topics now – You are advised not to experiment with new topics at this point in time where the exam is just 4 days away. 
• Revise the already learnt topics – Revise whatever you have learnt till now. 
• Practice Mock Tests – Take a Final Mock Test so that you can devise a perfect strategy as to how to go about the IBPS Mains paper on exam day. 
• Make a Separate Notes – Write the formula, shortcuts, tricks, etc. on a separate paper so that you can quickly go through it before the exam.

• Manage your time effectively in the exam – Do not waste too much time on a particular question. If you cannot attempt it in limited time, it is better to move on to the next question.

• Maintain Speed and Accuracy – Attempt the questions whether it is of English, Reasoning or Quants with accuracy. Remember this is mains exam and you need to get score well to get your names in the final merit list. 

• Read the questions properly – Read the questions with utmost attention so that there are no mistakes while solving the questions as well as while marking the right answers.

This brings us to the end of this blog. We hope you find these IBPS clerk mains 2018 last minute tips, useful and easy to implement while attempting the IBPS Mains 2018 paper.

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