PREPARATION
PLAN FOR SBI PO EXAM 2014 -TIPS/TRICKS/GUIDANCE FOR ALL SECTIONS
Overview:
SBI has released the notification for the recruitment of
Probationary Officers recently. Since the dates of the exam have already been
announced, there is a hurl among the students as to how to prepare for the exam
in the easiest and best possible way to score well in the Exam. Normally, we
have seen that aspirants are in different state of minds about how to
make strategies to prepare for each section in the SBI PO Exam, about the
exam pattern and which are the important topics to be prepared first. If you
plan well for the exam, we assure that you can crack this exam in your first
attempt. But, you have to start your preparation from today itself. First and
foremost thing every applicant must do is go through the SBI PO Exam pattern
and syllabus 2014, to know the format of the exam. Prepare according to
the syllabus and manage your time to cover all the topics.
SBI PO Exam Pattern:
Below is the SBI PO
2014 EXAM PATTERN –
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NAME OF THE PAPER
& SECTIONS
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TIME DURATION
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TOTAL MARKS
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OBJECTIVE PAPER (Phase I)
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Two hours allotted for attempting
this particular section.
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200 Marks
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Logical Reasoning
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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English Language
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General Awareness + Computer Knowledge + Banking Awareness
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DESCRIPTIVE PAPER
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One Hour allotted to this section.
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50 Marks
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English Language
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PHASE II
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Group Discussion (GD)
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Depending on the Authority
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20 Marks
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Personal Interview (PI)
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Depending on the Authority
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30 Marks
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Note: The candidate has to clear both the objective and
descriptive paper separately and score minimum marks in order to qualify for
further selection process. For every incorrect answer a certain 1/4th ratio of
marks is deducted from the total score of the candidate.
Preparation Plan for each
section:
SBI PO Preparation
plan is quite detailed, elaborate and descriptive and it has in total of four
subjects which as follows:
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Reasoning
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Data Interpretation
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English Language
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General Awareness + Computer + Marketing
Tips for cracking each section are:
Reasoning –>
Reasoning is a test
of observing our mental and problem solving ability. Reasoning is not like
numerical skill where you learn some formula and solve question by applying
that formula. Understand the question before solving it. Don’t take much time
for single question .You have to be very careful while answering these
questions. Practice similar questions from previous model papers or
previous year’s exam papers are the key to do well in this section. The most
important questions from this section are on the topics such as Seating
Arrangements, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Statement and Conclusions,
Directions, Blood Relations, Analogy, Classification, Series problems, Missing
Characters, Odd Man out, Ranking Test, Data sufficiency, Assumptions and
Directions. Non-Verbal is the toughest of all.
Which questions you
have to attempt first –
It’s better to
attempt first those questions on which you are very confident and you can
attempt in a minimum time.Please do not start with Seating Arrangement/ Puzzle
type’s questions because once you stuck in these questions, you will lose your
valuable time.
Data Interpretation –>
This section contains the basic
mathematical questions. Before exercising such questions, it is better to go
through the basic mathematical formulae and learn some short cuts to solve the
questions in lesser time. In this section, the questions act as Calculation
Instruments. This section is extremely scoring and the right understanding of
the problem can help the aspirants to sail through this section. The most
important questions from this section are on the topics such as Number Systems,
Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, Time & Work, Percentage, Profit &
Loss, Problems on Ages, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Average, Time
& Distance, Mensuration, Partnership and Data Interpretation.
Data Analysis and Interpretation
contains Pie charts, Bar Diagrams and graphs. It is one of the time consuming
concept.So it’s better to do at leastfivequestions of this type a day to speed
up your calculations.
Don’t try guesses in this
section,Speed up your calculation and Learn Square up to 30 and multiplication
tables up to 20 are some key points to score well in this section.
General English –>
SBI PO English exam is tough when you
compare with other competitive exams and this is the section where many
aspirants are not able to score minimum cut off marks. As you all read English
books, chat with your friends in English and of course watch English movies.
But you cannot get score good marks in English section. Most of the students
face difficulty in this section. This is a test principally to determine
candidate’s ability to remember main ideas and significant details. The most
important questions from this section are on the topics such as Grammar,
Comprehension, Error Correction, Vocabulary and Synonyms & Antonyms.
Apart from this study material, few tips on my
side:
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Read English newspapers daily.
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Improve your vocabulary by knowing 10 new words everyday along
with its Synonyms and Antonyms.
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Watch good English news channels.
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Can refer the book ‘Wren n Martin’.
General Awareness +
Computer + Marketing –>
This is the most
important section of SBI PO Exam. This section acquires more importance because
this is the only section which can be attempted quickly and at the same time,
very high marks can be scored in this section. The most important questions from
this section are on the topics such as Banking Knowledge, Current Affairs,
Oscar Awards, Organizations and Headquarters, Important Days, Famous Persons
and their Roles, Award Winners, Books and Authors Games and Cups and Abbreviations.
The most important questions for Computer Knowledge are on the topics such as
Computer History, Computers-Generations, Internet, Founders and Inventors, MS
Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PPT, and MS Outlook), Operating System, Computer
Hardware & Software and Abbreviations for Computer terms, Storage
Devices,Computer organization & Microprocessor, Latest changes in
Technology, Data Base Management Systems and Computer Networks.
Apart from this study
material, few tips from MY side:
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Listen and read National news on daily basis.
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Go through the General Awareness books such as Competition
Master, Competition Success Review or Pratiyogita Darpan on monthly basis.
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Study the last budget passed by the Central Government.
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Aware of all changes around the world 6-7 months before the date
of the Exam.
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Daily interaction with computer will give you guys an additional
advantage while attempting the questions of Professional Knowledge Section.
Some Key Points to
crack this Exam:
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Keep Practicing – Practice as much as you can do for sections such
as Data Interpretation and Reasoning as it will take time to solve questions of
these sections. You have to be quick in solving mathematical calculations.
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Get the detailed information about the syllabus –
There will be two papers, first is Objective type test and second is
Descriptive type test. You need to have a look at the sections and their topics
of both these papers so that you can start your preparation well
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Focus on each section – The selection process is based on the
score of your exam in each section. Keep in mind that you have to clear the cut
off marks of each of the sections.
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Get an idea of questions from previous year’s papers – Practice
from previous year’s question papers will give a clear idea about the
difficulty level of questions and pattern of question paper.
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Last time Revisions – After you have finished your course, go
for one more reading. This will help you in memorizing the facts properly. It
will be better if you prepare short notes as well. This helps in revision at a
later stage when time is less.
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