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SBI PO Mains GA Strategy

SBI PO Mains GA Strategy: The State Bank of India will conduct the SBI PO Mains 2023 on 5th December 2023. Candidates preparing for the same will be in their revision stages. When it comes to General Awareness, there will always be more to learn. In this case, it can get overwhelming trying to prepare for the section. Thus, we present the SBI PO Mains 2-week GA strategy that will help you streamline your preparation for the section without confusion.

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SBI PO Mains GA Strategy – Important Dates

Candidates should make sure they’re aware of the schedule of the exam. The SBI PO Mains admit card 2023 is already available on the official website and candidates are advised to download it at the earliest. The SBI PO Mains 2023 will be held on 5th December 2023. Candidates can find the full schedule below.

Activity	Tentative Dates
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates	7th September to 3rd October 2023
Payment of Application Fee	7th September to 3rd October 2023
Pre-Examination Training for SC/ ST/ OBC/Religious Minority Community candidates
– Download of call letters for Pre-Examination Training	10th October 2023
– Conduct of Pre- Examination Training	11th to 17th October 2023
Download of Preliminary Examination Call Letters	23rd October 2023
Phase-I: Online Preliminary Examination	1st, 4th, and 6th November 2023
Declaration of Result of Preliminary Examination	21st November 2023
Download of Main Examination Call letter	22nd November 2023
Phase-II: Online Main Examination	5th December 2023
Declaration of Result of Main Examination	December 2023 / January 2024
Download of Phase-III Call Letter	January / February 2024
Phase-III: Psychometric Test	January / February 2024
Interview & Group Exercises	January / February 2024
Declaration of Final Result	February / March 2024

SBI PO Mains General Awareness Strategy

The General Awareness section for SBI PO is quite different from other exams. In that, a majority of the section is dependent on Banking, Economic, and Financial Awareness.

This topic consists of Static Banking and Financial Awareness. Both these topics come under Banking Current Affairs.

Altogether, the Banking and Financial Current Affairs consists of 40% static general awareness and 60-70% in-depth questions to test the candidate’s knowledge.

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SBI PO Mains GA Strategy – Important GA Topics

These are the topics you need to be focussing on while you prepare for General Awareness:

Banks in News
RBI in News/Circulars
SEBI
NABARD
AIFIs
Business and Economy News
National and International Banking News

Banks in News

Here are a few subtopics that you should focus on when you’re studying about recent banking news:

Headquarters
Stakes
Apps
Portals
Dashboard
Acquisition
Percentage Stakes
Subsidiary

RBI in News/Circulars

Here are a few subtopics that you should focus on when you’re studying about recent RBI news:

Priority Sector Lending
Focus on latest circulars
Check the FAQs attached to latest circulars to know more in depth
Queries about:
- PSL
- Digital Payment Index
- Digital Payment Infrastructure
- Account Aggregator
- NBFCs
- ATM

SEBI, NABARD, AIFIs

Here are a few subtopics that you should focus on when you’re studying about SEBI, NABARD, AIFIs

SEBI AIF – Alternative Investment Fund (Ananth Narayan, automation/autonomous regulation)
NABARD AIF – Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
DEMAT Accounts (timeline for Nominees)
IPO (Timeline to provide list with stock exchange)

Business and Economy News

Here are a few subtopics that you should focus on when you’re studying about Business and Economy News

Companies
Headquarters
Who acquired how many stakes in what company
Index
GST
Forex reserves
Foreign Exchange News
LRS

International and National News

Here are a few subtopics that you should focus on when you’re studying about International and National News

International groups and alliances – BRICS, UN, UNESCO, ADB
Member Countries

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SBI PO Mains GA Strategy – How to Study

The most important thing when it comes to an endless subject like GA is to decide on the number of months you’ll focus on. Usually, it is recommended that candidates focus up to 4-5 months prior to the exam. In this case, that means you have to focus on the GA and current affairs for August, September, October, and November. Since the SBI PO Mains exam is on 5th December, there’s no need to go through current affairs for that month.

SBI PO Mains GA Strategy – Roadmap

So here’s a better idea on how to divide your preparation time and what topics to focus on when it comes to GA from each month.

Months	Topics	Days
August-September	Banking and Financial News	2
October-November	Banking and Financial News	2
August-September	RBI and Circulars SEBI, NABARD, AIFI	2
October-November	RBI and Circulars SEBI, NABARD, AIFI	2
August-September	Business and Economic News National and International News	2
October-November	Business and Economic News National and International News	2