The most awaited notification of the year SBI PO is out and the battle has begun to become one of the top 2000 candidates in the country to be an officer with the prestigious bank. You need to give your best to get selected for this examination.
SBI PO 2018: Study Plan (5th June to 5th July)
The SBI PO 2018 prelims examination consists of three sections:
- Reasoning Ability
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language
The duration of the examination will be one hour and the maximum marks allotted are 100 with 35 marks each in reasoning and quant and 30 marks for the English language. In order to get into the mains examination, you need to crack this prelims examination first though the marks in this test will not be counted for final selection. Here we are providing study plan for the prelims examination.
SBI PO Exam 2018: Vocabulary Quiz from newspaper
The plan has been divided for both working aspirants as well as full-time aspirants.
For working aspirants, the total time devoted should be a minimum of 5 hours.
- English: 1hour
- Math: 2 hours
- Reasoning: 2 hours
On the other hand, the total time devoted should be a minimum of 10 hours
- English: 2 hours
- Math: 4 hours
- Reasoning: 4 hours
Make it a point that you are working on your weaker section more than your strong areas because everybody should do the SWOT analysis first and then go for time allotment.
(This is a time-table for an average candidate in all the three subjects. You guys should prepare routine and devote time according to your weak and strong areas.)
| Days | Date | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | English Language |
| 1 | 5th June | DI: Tabular Graph and Bar Graph | Puzzles: Sitting arrangements | |
| 2 | 6nd June | DI: Pie Chart | Puzzles: Misc types | Connecting words / phrases for two sentences |
| 3 | 7th June | DI: Line Graph | Revision day | Paragraph completion |
| 4 | 8th June | DI: Missing Series | Blood relation | |
| 5 | 9th June | DI: Combined Graphs | Inequality | Sentence improvement |
| 6 | 10th June | Revision of DI chapters | Coding Decoding | Jumbled paragraph |
| 7 | 11th June | Permutation and Combination | Revision day | Finding the concluding sentence |
| 8 | 12th June | Probability | Syllogism | Finding the sentence for best restatement |
| 9 | 13th June | Revision day | Finding the odd sentence | |
| 10 | 14th June | Time and Work | Revision day | Revision day |
| 11 | 15th June | Time and Distance | Data sufficiency | |
| 12 | 16th June | Boats and Streams | Statement assumption | Finding the right / wrong word-pair |
| 13 | 17th June | Revision day | Statement argument | Revision day |
| 14 | 18th June | Simple Interest | Revision day | Idioms / phrases |
| 15 | 19th June | Compound Interest | Ranking and order | Phrase replacement |
| 16 | 20th June | Revision day | Direction test | Revision day |
| 17 | 21st June | Average | Alpha Numeric Symbol sequence | |
| 18 | 22nd June | Ratio and Proportion | Revision day | Filler questions (single blank) |
| 19 | 23rd June | Percentage | Puzzles: Sitting Arrangements | Filler questions (multiple blanks) |
| 20 | 24th June | Revision day | Puzzles: Misc Types | Revision day |
| 21 | 25st June | Mixture and allegation | Revision day | Sentence rephrase questions |
| 22 | 26th June | Quadratic equation | Syllogism | Reading comprehension |
| 23 | 27th June | Input Output questions | Find the most concise style of writing | |
| 24 | 28th June | Data Sufficiency | Revision day | Revision day |
| 25 | 29th June | Statement assumption | Cloze test | |
| 26 | 30th June | Pipes and cisterns | Statement argument | Vocabulary questions |
| 27 | 31st June | Number Series | Revision day | Sentence Fillers |
| 28 | 1st July | Profit and loss | Coding-decoding, blood relation, inequalities | Error detection |
| 29 | 2nd July | Age related problems | Ranking, direction, alphanumeric series | Revision day |
| 30 | 3rd July | Revision day | Revision day | Reading Comprehension |
This is an indicative study table that you can follow in the next one month in order to get a hold over all the relevant topics that are asked in the examination.
How to prepare for SBI PO 2018 in 30 days?
Mock Test at the end of each week: Plan on taking a mock test at the end of each week and look over your test result. Make a list of your subject areas that need the most improvement. Now work on your weakness within each subject areas.
Previous year papers: Previous year papers are the key source of your preparation. The previous year papers will help you to know the latest pattern of questions asked in SBI PO exam. Even though the questions are never repeated, the concepts used in the questions are. Solve more previous year papers and analyze your strength and weakness.
Avoid getting into new topics: With one month left for the exam, candidates should avoid getting into new topics. Candidates should invest 2 to 3 hours daily to revise the concepts of topics of all the three sections of the exam.
After that, you should go for practice tests so that you grow the confidence required to take the actual examination. So, start with all the enthusiasm you have and give it your best shot.
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All the best!
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