Probable hacks to crack SBI PO EXAM

For every banking job aspirant, the official notifications for SBI PO 2019 exam are around the corner. Normally speaking, the students will get 3 to 4 months for preparation where there will be around two thousand vacancies. If you are a serious aspirant then you should be mentally prepared to appear for SBI PO Mains as Prelims only checks the basics of concepts. The intellect of students are mainly tested in SBI PO Mains exam and so always be well-prepared for it. The biggest dilemma of this competitive exam is the humongous amount of candidates (around 20-25 millions) who compete for just 2000 plus vacancies.

SBI PO Prelims works as “filter” where deserving candidates get shortlisted while rest of them gets rejected. So, it should be clear that SBI PO Prelims only checks your aptitude and knowledge about basics of every topic but SBI PO Mains decides your fate. Therefore, the difficulty level of SBI PO Mains is reasonably higher than that of SBI PO Prelims exam. If you are preparing for SBI PO Mains then you are automatically prepared for SBI PO Prelims exam.

Broadly speaking, there are three types of candidates- the fresh candidates, second or third time appearing candidates and working candidates who are looking for a respectable job change. As far as preparation strategy is concerned, it varies from person to person but it is very important that you do self-analysis yourself and then prepare a strategy. The concept of “mock tests” will help you analysis of your ability and aptitude. It will guide you about your strengths and weaknesses. SBI PO exam is basically objective type test where your basics of concepts should be clear so that you should be accurate in answering questions.

From past experiences, it has been observed by the subject experts that the difficulty levels of question paper have been enormously raised. The asked questions were in peculiar format which were never asked before as well as question paper was presumably elaborate and lengthy. It shocked candidates to a greater extent and so you should be mentally aware that you will be surprised in SBI PO exam 2019. In Quantitative Aptitude section, you should be well-versed with Arithmetic as it constitutes a larger part of questions. You should start your preparations with speed calculations where you should first try to learn short tricks and methods of calculations.  It will be of great help in solving complex looking equations. In addition, you should also be educated of applying these shortcuts and methods accordingly in different questions.

 The similar preparation strategy is also applied to English language section. The most popular method is to develop a habit of reading English newspapers, informative magazines, watching English TV channels etc. You are required to be proficient in Vocabulary and English Grammar and this will be of great help to you in solving questions from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Idioms, and Sentence Rearrangement etc. There is a general misconception that if you have scored well in English in your schooling phase (X or XII class) then you are proficient in it. It’s a big misconception and you should take this section seriously because the difficulty level of this section has been tremendously raised.     

General Knowledge is the most important section to crack SBI PO Mains exam. It is the most scoring section where you can score maximum marks but the syllabus is vast. The preparation of this section has to be regular and on daily basis where you should read English newspapers daily and informative magazine (India Today, Competition Success Review). In your daily time-table, you are advised to devote 1 to 2 hour daily to this topic where you should make a list of important event, place, person etc on daily basis. In SBI PO Mains, the questions are generally asked from current affairs of last 6 months to 1 year. For static GK, you should stick to standard textbooks rather than buying too many books for it.You can also join Online Bank Coaching Classes to learn more about SBI PO Exam.

Self-study is the best preparation strategy but you should also consider online coaching classes for brighter prospects. It is good option for working candidates and will be a great help to candidates who have failed in their first attempts.

So, friends, prepare well with good strategy and crack this exam!

All the Best!!!

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