SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023, Ace the Exam

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023: The State Bank of India has released the official notice for the recruitment of SBI Clerk for 2023-24. Candidates interested in the recruitment should begin their preparation as soon as possible. This article will provide a very effective strategy to ace the SBI Clerk exam, as recommended by our expert faculty.

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023 – Important Dates

It is important to know the schedule of the SBI Clerk recruitment. The notification was released on the 16th of November, with the application process opening on the 17th. Candidates have until 7th December to fill their application forms and pay the fees. The table below gives the schedule for SBI Clerk 2023.

Events	New Dates
SBI Clerk Notification Date	16th November 2023
Start of Online Application Filling	17th November 2023
SBI Clerk End Date for Online Application Filling	7th December 2023
PET Call Letter	–
Admit Card for the Preliminary Exam	27th December 2023
Preliminary Examination Date	January 2024
Result of Preliminary Examination	Jan-Feb 2024
Admit Card for Main Examination	15th February 2024
Main Examination Date	February 2024

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023 – 40-Day Strategy

As seen from the schedule, the SBI Clerk Prelims will be in January 2024, and the Mains will be in February 2024. This makes it possible for candidates to dedicate enough time to prepare in a way that covers both Prelims and Mains content. Here’s how that works.

How to Divide Preparation

There are two sections in which you need to divide the preparation – one is with focus on accuracy, the other on speed.

Subjective	Practice
– Focus on accuracy – Live classes – Recorded batch – Self Study – Offline	– Focus on speed – YouTube Classes – Mock Test – Books – PDF

Subjective Preparation

Candidates should first focus on the subjective preparation of the content of Prelims and Mains. This means grasping the basics, the concepts, and mastering the theory of the subjects. This aspect of preparation mainly focuses on accuracy through mastery of the concepts and content. It is recommended that candidates spend a total of 6 hours daily for their preparation.

How to do Subjective Preparation

• Candidates can make use of live classes, recorded classes, or offline classes to do this.
• Self-study is also a big part of subjective preparation as candidates themselves should become familiar with the subjects in ways that they find effective. This allows organic learning and a grassroots-level understanding of the subjects.
• Candidates should begin this preparation topic-wise. Going topic-wise, practicing solved questions from the topic and clearing all the aspects of it before moving on to the next one ensures that the candidate is clear about the specific concept. Starting multiple topics at once leads to confusion and panic as grasping too many concepts at once makes learning any of them ineffective.
• You should dedicate a minimum of 3 out of 6 hours for subjective preparation of any topic. These three hours can cover English, Quant, and Reasoning, or even just Quant and Reasoning.
• For GA make sure to make daily or weekly notes on the news and happenings around the world. You can make use of Oliveboard’s Weekly Current Affairs, or Oliveboard Monthly BOLT for this purpose.

Preparation through Practice

The other half of preparation for SBI Clerk is the preparation you do through practice. This involves mock tests, online practice sessions, use of practice material to cover as many different types and levels of questions for various topics. Out of the 6 hours you should devote to preparation, spend 3 of it on this part. Here’s how to do this effectively.

How to Practice

• The rest of the 3 out of 6 hours should be spent in practice. This is more focused on speed and building familiarity with the flow of solving questions.
• YouTube online classes are free and resourceful when it comes to solving questions. Oliveboard itself provides dedicated topic-wise YouTube sessions for solving practice MCQs which are in accordance with the exam level. Joining these not only allows you access to a dynamic source of practice material but also exposes you to quicker and easier methods of solving problems.
• A vital and unskippable part of preparation for any exam is doing mock tests. These are necessary to understand the environment of the test, assess your own temperament, and focus in real-time. Oliveboard provides both overall and sectional mock tests which you can attempt when you want to test your preparation for any topic or subject. Remember that the focus here should be not just speed but also accuracy.
• Make sure to have at least one book of practice questions. Arihant Publications and S Chand are some reputable and recommended sources. You can also make use of free PDFs available online. However, you should make sure these are of quality and the level you want to practice. Don’t overwhelm yourself with too much material and focus on a few quality practice materials.
• Whenever you do mock tests, it is important to analyze your attempts right after. This will ensure you understand your strengths and weaknesses, know which questions you spent too much time on, and which topics you need to increase your accuracy or speed for.

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023 – General Tips

Here are some general tips on how to tackle and ace the SBI Clerk exam:

• Dedicate one hour daily for reading newspapers.
• Build up your vocabulary and general awareness
• Dedicate time to revising and practicing concepts and tricks for the Quantitative aptitude section.
• Be thorough with concepts
• Practice sectional tests and quizzes
• Keep track of your speed and accuracy
• Give mock tests with proper analysis
• Analyze the topics and see which areas will need more time to study

SBI Clerk Preparation Strategy 2023 – Exam Pattern and Syllabus

For an easy overview of the content you need to cover and the exact distribution of marks and questions among the subjects, this section will cover the exam pattern and syllabus for SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern

The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern is as follows: There is a system of negative marking: 0.25 or 1/4th mark for each wrong answer.

Serial No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern

The Mains Exam for SBI Clerk will be tentatively held in Feb 2024. The mode of exam for SBI Clerk is Online Objective Test. It has a total of 190 questions within the time of 2 hours 40 minutes. 

Test Name	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration (in mins)
General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35
General English	40	40	35
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude	50	60	45
Total	190	200	2 hours 40 minutes

SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus

The SBI Clerk Prelims Syllabus is given below:

Reasoning	Quantitative Ability	English Language
Logical Reasoning	Simplification	Reading Comprehension
Alphanumeric Series	Profit & Loss	Cloze Test
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test	Mixtures & Alligation	Para jumbles
Data Sufficiency	Surds & Indices and Simple Interest & Compound Interest	Miscellaneous
Coded Inequalities	Work & Time	Fill in the blanks
Seating Arrangement	Time & Distance	Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting
Puzzle	Mensuration – Sphere, Cone and Cylinder	Paragraph Completion
Tabulation	Data Interpretation
Syllogism	Percentage, Ratio & Proportion
Blood Relations	Number Systems
Input-Output	Sequence & Series
Coding-Decoding	Permutation, Combination Probability

SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus

The SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus is given below:

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	General English Syllabus	General/Financial Awareness Syllabus	Reasoning Ability Syllabus	Computer Awareness Syllabus
Simplification	Reading comprehension including Synonyms and Antonyms	Current Affairs News on the banking industry Awards and honours Books and authors Latest appointments Obituaries New schemes of central and state governments Sports, etc.	Internet	Basics of Computer: Hardware, Software, Generation of Computers
Number Series	Sentence rearrangement or Para jumbles	Static GK – Country-capital Country-currency Headquarters of financial organizations (of insurance companies) Constituencies of ministers Dance forms Nuclear and thermal power stations, etc.	Machine Input/Output	DBMS
Data Sufficiency	Sentence Correction/ Error Finding	Banking/Financial terms	Syllogism	Networking
Data Interpretation	Spell Checks	Static Awareness	Blood Relation	Internet
Quadratic Equation	Fillers	Banking and Financial Awareness	Direction Sense	MS Office
Time & Distance, Work	Cloze Test	Inequalities	Input-Output Devices
Partnership	Puzzles	Important Abbreviations
Profit & Loss	Coding-Decoding
Simple and Compound Interest	Ranking
Mixture and Allegations	Statement and Assumptions
Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Percentages

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