IBPS RRB Topper’s Strategy | Strategy To Clear IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2021

Toppers Strategy IBPS RRB PO & Clerk – Shweta Dwivedi, who has successfully cleared the IBPS RRB Officer and Office Assistant 2020 exam, shares her preparation strategy in this session to help you clear IBPS RRB 2021 at the very first go. We’ll also have a look at the preparation tips and ways to stay motivated during preparation. So let’s get to it.

Toppers Strategy To Clear IBPS RRB 2021 | Shweta Dwivedi

Let’s start with the most important traits that you should inculcate before and during your preparation for bank exams like IBPS RRB PO and clerk. All successful candidates suggest that the below-mentioned attributes have helped them get past most obstacles while preparing, and they are –

• Hard Work
• Consistency
• Honesty
• Positivity

And now you can go ahead and check the exam pattern for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk. We have given the exam pattern below for reference.

IBPS RRB Exam Pattern

Office Assistants

IBPS Assistant Preliminary Exam Pattern

The prelims exam is only eliminating in nature. The prelims score is not included in the selection process. Only the candidates who clear this stage are eligible for Mains. Here is the section wise break down of the exam pattern of office assistant exam. Candidates need to solve 80 questions in 45 minutes time.

Section	Question	Marks
Reasoning	40	40
Numerical Ability	40	40
Total	80	80

IBPS Assistant Mains Exam Pattern

Unlike the prelims, the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains Exam is decisive in nature and the selection is done based on the marks scored in mains only. The mains paper is consists of 5 sections with 40 questions each. Candidates get 120 minutes to solve 200 objective type questions.

Section	Question	Marks
Reasoning Paper	40	50
General Awareness Paper	40	40
Numerical Ability Paper	40	50
English/Hindi Language Paper	40	40
Computer Knowledge	40	20
Total	200	200

No interview is required after the Mains Exam to get selected for the post of Office Assistant.

Officers Scale-I

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Pattern

Just like Office Assistants are assessed for Quant and Reasoning aptitude in the IBPS RRB PO prelims. Candidates can expect a higher difficulty level in PO Prelims. Candidates need to solve 80 questions in 45 minutes time.

Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Ques.	Maximum Marks
Reasoning	Bilingual	40	40
Quantitative Aptitude	Bilingual	40	40
Total		80	80

Note: Candidates have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off. Candidates will be qualified based on the number appearing and the vacancies released

IBPS RRB PO Mains Exam Pattern

This included 5 sections with 40 questions each and a time duration of 2 hours. The sections and distribution of marks are mentioned below. Candidates can opt either 4 a or 4 b.

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
1.	Reasoning	–	40	50
2.	Computer Knowledge	–	40	20
3.	General Awareness	–	40	40
4.a.	English Language	English	40	40
4.b.	Hindi Language	Hindi	40	40
5	Quantitative Aptitude	–	40	50
	Total		200	200

How To Prepare for IBPS RRB Prelims | Toppers Strategy

As we saw, the prelims exam pattern consists of 80 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. Many candidates get worried about the less time period given the time-consuming topics of quantitative and reasoning aptitude. But this is true for all. Every candidate get the same amount of time and the normalization make the playing field even for all.

1. Don’t waste a time thinking about the time constrains and jump start your preparation.

2. Bring hard yet “smart” work to your preparation strategy. To do this, start taking mock tests from day 1 of your preparation. You can’t sideline mocks if you want to get selected. Here is how mocks help you.

• Mocks play a very important role in selection of all toppers.
• They help you in choice of questions while attempting and decide your sequence.
• They help in increasing your speed.

3. As you take your first few mock tests, you might end up scoring less in the beginning, but as you analyse your weak and strong points there will be an increase in the overall score.

4. As the notification is out, do not go for learning new topics now. Rather, focus on topics that you are good at and practice your way up to solving these topics in the shortest possible time. Make sure you attempt enough topics to clear the cut-off with ease. IBPS RRB Clerk cut-offs are slightly higher than that of PO prelims, indicating that the difficulty level of PO prelims is slightly tougher compared to clerk prelims

5. Keep an accuracy of 90-95% during the mock tests. We recommend going through the solutions of previously attempted mock tests and then attempt a new one.

Shweta’s Preparation Strategy

As our topper started her preparation for Prelims, Mains exam was on her radar as well. Your positive approach is required in this duration. Prelims can be considered the main competition, as most of the candidates don’t make the cut. But your prelim’s preparation should be in such a way that you are certain to sit for the mains exam. So there should be a dedicated preparation for this stage. Here is our topper’s preparation strategy –

• Mainly focused on Mock tests for Prelims along with regular practice of sectional and topic tests on a daily basis.
• Used her spare time to prepare GA notes for Mains exam, honed her banking awareness and current affairs.
• Took 2-3 weekly IBPS RRB Mains mock test while preparing for prelims to practice Mains level questions of concurrent topics in pre and mains.
• Relied more on self study as it helped her explore more concepts and devote quality time solving questions on her own.

Getting Over the Negativity While Preparing

Concerns like stiff competition, less vacancy, high cut-off, and aspirants working harder than you can give aspirants nightmares. But what should actually go through your thoughts are the following facts –

• You have to fight for 1 vacancy only, i.e. your own selection.
• You don’t need to worry about lesser vacancy as all you need is 1 seat.
• And when you carry a positive attitude, you’ll be able to give your best.

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Tips to crack IBPS RRB exam by Toppers

Given below are the tips and tricks shared by toppers to crack IBPS RRB exam.

Topper	Preparation tips and strategy
Aman Srivastava | IBPS RRB PO 2020	1. Always focus on your goal and always stick to your plan. 2. Never change your strategy and just believe in yourself. 3. Keep calm and stay away from negative things.
Amandeep Sharma | IBPS & RRB PO, JK Bank PO & Associate 2020	1. Make a proper timetable and follow it strictly. 2. One should rely on smart work along with hard work. 3. Consistency is also one important aspect. 4. One shouldn’t take long breaks from studies as it breaks one’s momentum. 5. One should analyze his weak areas and work on them too.
Sutapa Roy | Cleared IBPS and RRB PO 2020	1. Keep patience and never give up. 2. Make a proper daily schedule covering all subjects.
Pronab Banik | IBPS RRB Officer Scale 1 2020	1. You can do it only if you really want to do it! 2. Always stay happy and never doubt yourself if you know you are doing the right for a better future.

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