Ideal Ways of Preparing For An IBPS PO Exam with proper approach

In the Banking Sector, IBPS has released several vacancies which should be filled with deserving candidates. We have generally discussed tips to crack these exams by adopting correct strategy and then working hard on it. Now, apart from focusing on modes of good preparation, we will now focus on points which should be avoided in the preparation phase.

 In this article, we will categorically discuss if you are preparing the right way for the IBPS PO exam and are avoiding all the wrong methods that can cost you a Government Job. Let us believe the fact that many among us unknowingly commit these mistakes and later regret, after the final results. 

Now, let us discuss few ways to know whether or not you are preparing for the exam the right way. 

These ways are as follows:-

• Do not forget to read newspaper daily

The daily newspapers bring you lots of knowledge about current affairs, political developments, sports achievements, social movements etc. If you read newspaper daily then you will be adding to your knowledge every day. If you neglect or ignore, then you might end up with a pile of news or information a few days before the exam.

To grasp bundle of information in couple of days is impossible. It will stress you mentally and can intimidate you in your last phases of preparations. Therefore, it is highly advisable to read newspapers daily and take notice of every significant development in the country as well as in the world.

• Take Speed Test Regularly

Speed tests can be very useful to you in competitive exams. It is because it tests your knowledge in a stipulated time. It will give you clear picture of your aptitude, level of knowledge and preparations. These tests can relive your nervousness to great extent. If you taking speed tests regularly then it will help you to attempt required questions in a minimum time with maximum accuracy. Hence, it will bring swiftness to your speed of answering the questions in the exam.

• Don’t be Over confident, work hard on your strengths

You should never be overconfident on your strengths. You should rather try to give your best if you practice them harder and later become perfect in it. It is generally observed that students are overconfident on their strong topics and so they overlook them completely. If you don’t practice them regularly then you might forget the basics and will lose your efficiency in attempting these questions in the exam. Don’t ignore but revise them and practice them harder to be successful.

• Well begun is half done…do work on this quote

It is also believed that a good beginning assures success in the end. It is perfectly correct, if you are preparing for any competitive exam. There are many students who often get confused to start off their preparations because of the intense pressure of heavy syllabus and tough competition.

It is strongly advised that you should always start with topics you are good at it. It will boost your moral and will give you the desired thrive for the preparations. It will be a motivating feature which will keep you confident all throughout your preparations. You will be more optimistic than others and will carry positive attitude even in your exam day.    

• Do make your own preparation strategy

Success stories have always been inspirational, invigorating and enlightening factor for all the aspirants. Yes, they do are, as every aspirant want to be as successful as them. But, let us not forget, the success mantra for any competitive exam is right preparations.

Normally speaking, students get confused about adopting a strategy for the competitive exam which can fetch them a seat in the Government office. In this mental chaos, they often adopt a wrong strategy which delivers negative results in the end. It is advisable to make your own strategy as per your convenience and follow it sincerely. In this way, you will be breaking all your mental barriers and will be successful in the exam.  
  

• Do maintain consistency in your preparations

Consistency is the true foundation of faith and expectation. So, it’s always obligatory, if you have high expectations and faith in your potentials, to be consistently committed to your preparation strategy. In the beginning, there is a buzz of enthusiasm going around in our senses of making it big in the exams. As the time fades, our enthusiasm too drops to mediocre levels, making us ignorant and lazy.

There may be times when you might lose your entire focus and not study for many days. It will make you forget all your studied concepts and topics, which were prepared when you were active in your preparations. So, you have to start all over again, to memorize all forgotten concepts and this can be time-consuming for you.

Therefore, it is advisable to be consistent in your preparations to maintain a positive flow of studies. You will always be mentally active to face any challenge in the exam.  

• Prepare from Right IBPS SO Study Material

The preparations are supposedly arduous task. Yes, this is a challenging job, by all standards, but proper bank exam study material can make things easier for you. There are many students who have habit of collecting various types of study materials from various different sources. This is not a proper way of selecting a correct study material.

Do choose relevant and correct study material, approved by renowned educationists and followed by successful students, and avoid irrelevant study material. It can be stressful and mentally confusing for you. The study material has to be of latest syllabus and should help you understand the exam pattern in best possible way.  

• Don’t waste time on Social Media

The advent and hype of Social Media has swept the nation in a big way. It has attracted younger generation to greater extent. With the trend of new gadgets and gizmos, the usage of mobile phone and internet, the buzz of social media has grown manifold in last few years.

The students have too been allured by its charms. It is advisable not to get carried by its charisma. Don’t waste your precious time on Social Media in interacting with friends or relatives. This will be both distracting and time-consuming affair for you.  

Don’t be in dilemma to choose between SSC or Banking Exam

There are many students who are in dilemma in choosing between SSC and Banking Exams. You should never be in two minds in your preparations. Do fix a target and prepare hard for it, whether it is SSC or Banking Exam. The big reason behind it is that they both have different syllabus and exam pattern. Do settle for a single exam and prepare it thoroughly. If you have studied well and have the capacity of competing in the other exam, then do give your best attempt.

• Don’t rely on Shortcuts or tricks but learn basics of the topics

There are many questions in the exam which demand your complete knowledge about the topic. If you are relying too much on shortcuts and tricks then you will not be able to solve them. Do learn the basic of the grasped topics completely as this will help you in solving tricky and complex questions.

Generally speaking, several students falter on these questions as they are not clear about the basics. If you have understood the basics you can solve them easily. It will surely be giving you extra edges over others.

• Do prepare for Mains Exam along with your preparations for Prelim Exam

The syllabus for Mains examination is diversified and vast. For completing the entire syllabus in time, you have to start preparing for it, from the beginning. After clearing Prelim Exam, there are many students who tend to start their preparation for the Mains Exam but fail to complete the syllabus in time. Therefore, the students are advised to start the preparations for the Mains exam from the beginning itself.

• Sleep well to Perform well

There is a popular quote, which says, “Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep”. To refresh your mind and memory, a good and sound sleep is very important. It will be a rejuvenating factor for your both mental and physical health. It will help in building good memory and will refurbish all your deficiencies. Do sleep for 8 hours a day. 

• Revise Topics Regularly

The learning and grasping of any topic can give you its proper knowledge. But, at times, you might forget it, if you are not revising it regularly. From time to time, keep revising topics on regular basis, as it will be of great help in last phases of your preparations. Do sort out important points from every topic and try to revise them regularly. On the exam day, you can memorize these important points in answering your questions.

• Do analyze your performance in Speed tests

Speed tests are very significant aspect of preparations. It should be taken

regularly and should be analyzed thoroughly. It will help you in analyzing your performance and will guide you to work on your weakness. This will further equip you with exam-taking skills. If you master it perfectly then your confidence level will be higher on the examination day.

• Don’t wait for the official notifications, start your preparations as early as possible

To successfully crack the exam, you should have ample time to prepare and revise the entire syllabus in time, so that you can be very confident to appear in it. If you are waiting for the official notifications then you will be losing your precious time. After the release of official notifications, you will be left with very short time to prepare. It will not be sufficient time for a successful preparation. You should have sufficient time to learn, grasp, understand and revise all the topics. So, start your preparations as early as possible and don’t wait for the official notifications. 

We strongly hope that you have learnt and understood all the fifteen ways of preparing successfully for the exam. It’s time to implement them and work positively on dos and don’ts.

Wishing you all a Bright Future!!!

Author : This content is written & published by IBT JAMSHEDPUR - Best Bank & SSC Coaching Institute.