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Here\u2019s a bit about myself:<\/span><\/p>\n I have completed my graduation in 2016 only. I got 3 placements in my college but I wanted a job that was dynamic in nature and which can take care of all my needs. Thus I tried my hand at banking by giving SBI 2016 without any prep and when I cleared its pre exam without any formal coaching. I understood that I can be a banker. Thus I started my preparation for IBPS PO 2016. And with sheer determination and hard work I cleared it too (now waiting for my interview results).I also cleared NIACL AO 2016 exam.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would like to say \u201cPractice is the key to success.\u201d \u00a0I mean that you need to be just good enough in each section to at least clear the sectional cutoff and should be very good in one or two sections to increase your over all marks. Bank exams require more strategy and planning. You\u2019ve to see where your strength lies, and then bank upon them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Awareness<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Talking about general awareness I would like to tell you that I don’t like this subject at all. Still I somehow managed to study it. I give the credit of clearing this section to my dad as it is because of him I have a habit of reading newspaper daily. There is no single day in between that I’ve not read the newspaper. And it is not that I read it for the sake of reading, i just enjoy reading it. So, this increases my awareness and keeps me updated about what is going round the clock.<\/span> Some people like to make notes, so that it can be helpful while revision, but this is a personal choice. I have never made any sort of notes for GA, or for any other section for that matter. I find it a waste of time and quite boring, I\u2019d better spend that time on reading the same thing again.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oliveboard\u2019s GK Supplement is recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And the most important thing:<\/span><\/p>\n Current Affair should be prepared for the last 100 days from the day of the exam. (personal experience)<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Now, which newspaper to choose? In my opinion, one should choose either\u00a0The Hindu<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0The Indian Express<\/em>, if not both. If you have that much time that you can afford to spend it on two newspapers then, I\u2019d suggest to read both.<\/span> <\/p>\n Banking Awareness<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I took help from my senior who had cleared IBPS PO 2015 and SBI PO 2016. He guided me to study from his notes and also Banking Awareness questions from Oliveboard Mock Tests.<\/em> In addition to these, another good source is the\u00a0Mrunal Videos<\/strong>\u00a0on Banking which are available on YouTube. This will be more than enough. If you want to revise, you can go through any of the capsules on Banking Awareness from the website of your preference.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n English Language<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I studied in a private school, so speaking and writing English wasn\u2019t a problem, but finding errors and problem solving technique was required in it. For passage and vocabulary, you must study newspaper daily which will make you habitual of reading long passages.Also you can prefer a good book like\u00a0Verbal Ability and RC by Meenakshi Upadhyay<\/strong>. In this book\u00a0 you will get exposure to various kind of questions like para jumbles , RC , missing sentences in paragraph etc.<\/span><\/p>\n And keep attempting mock tests.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Logical Reasoning<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This is the most dynamic section in nature. It becomes challenging also in way that it doesn\u2019t have any \u201cset syllabus\u201d. We\u2019ve seen a lot of change in banking exams, especially in\u00a0Reasoning section<\/em>. So, it is important to keep an open mind, and one needs to be ready to face anything.<\/span><\/p>\n There are more questions to confuse students. Also, in the preliminary exam you’ll get to see that almost half of your time has been wasted on this section. So, you need a lot of practice in advance to save your time during the exam. For this also I took the help of Kiran publications book and practiced all the questions of the chapters i was weak at. You can solve this section with a good accuracy just with a little effort in the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n For puzzles there are different levels. You have to practise each level to be a master in puzzles. The first level includes puzzles containing single variable e.g single row arrangement. Second level includes the one with two variables like arrangement along with their favourite ice cream colour. Third level includes puzzles having 3 variables.<\/span><\/p>\n My personal tip is, attempt puzzles and arrangements only if you\u2019re confident of solving them.<\/span><\/p>\n The more the no. of mocks you will give the better you will become in this section<\/span><\/p>\n Personally I like puzzles but upto second level. I never attempted any puzzles of third level. But if I found any puzzle time consuming I attempted it at the last if time permitted.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Quantitative Aptitude\/Data Interpretation<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This section is\u00a0 my strongest one. So my goal was to maximize the score here somehow. Since I\u2019m strong\u00a0 in this from school time , I try to target every part here with maximum efficiency like DI part (SBI has only DI, except a few questions) and miscellaneous.<\/span><\/p>\n The thing with questions of the chapter of QA like Time and Distance, CI-SI, Time and Work is, they require a lot of practice. You have to complete all questions from a good book and if you\u2019re someone with good concept of mathematics and time in hand, you should take up this book \u2013 Quantative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma<\/strong>. This is a great book, and everyone who is preparing for CAT, Bank or SSC for that matter, must have it. Try solving and understanding the questions and concepts in this book and it\u2019d do wonders for you- trust me when I say this. Topics like Series, Data Sufficiency can and should be prepared from online sources and from DI for CAT by Arun Sharma. Also as I said practise is the key to success, keep on giving mocks and recognizing your mistakes to avoid them in future.<\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s exam was on a different level altogether when compared to last year or to any year for that matter. It was test of knowledge as well as a test of one\u2019s presence of mind and performance under pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n Starting from\u00a0Reasoning<\/strong>, it was tough. Reasoning has always been on tougher side, but this time it was also tricky and few new types of questions were asked. This time in syllogism part conclusions were given and respective statements were asked. Also, there was a question, I remember, which was based on some rules and we needed to find out some values based on the preceding and succeeding letters and number. This too was never asked in Bank exams. Overall, Reasoning was tough nut to crack, and presence of mind was required to solve many questions.<\/span><\/p>\n GA<\/strong>, I felt, was easy. GA is never something to worry about, as only straight forward questions are asked. If someone follows the sources that are mentioned above. 70% marks can be easily obtained. Most of the questions were from Oliveboard mocks and GK Supplement.<\/span><\/p>\n Quants,<\/strong> was comparatively easy. It was kind of a shock as all were expecting a tough set.<\/span><\/p>\n English<\/strong>\u00a0too, just like reasoning, was out of the world. There were questions on vocabulary, some questions on conjunction of two or more sentences, missing sentence in a paragraph. These were some types of questions that were absent last year of in other exams.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMy Strategy to tame IBPS PO Exam (section wise)<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
\n Also, for a quick revision i took the help from adda247 capsule that gets uploaded around 10 days before the examination.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n One should be your primary newspaper, that you\u2019d read every day, without a miss. The other can be read if you have some spare time.<\/span><\/p>\nReview of IBPS PO 2016<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Tips for future aspirants<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
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