3 Months Smart Study Plan for Banking Aspirants

Multiple bank exams are going on throughout the year, and these exams are a way to secure a good government job for a better future. The way to these jobs is a bit difficult, as the competition is very high. Lakhs of aspirants apply for some thousand vacancies. In such a tight fight, one needs a sure-shot plan to succeed in the exam and get their desired job, and for these, we have curated a 3-month smart plan for banking aspirants. Now, you must be wondering why only three months, because the coming three months have some very important banking exams in the pipeline, such as RRB Clerk and RRB PO.

Banking Exam Pattern 

Usually, bank exams take place in two stages for clerical posts, and for officer-level posts(PO), it generally happens in three stages.

1. Preliminary Exam (screening test)

2. Main Exam (final written test)

3. Interview / Language Test (only for Officer-level exams like PO)

Preliminary Exam 

Generally Prelims exam is done to shortlist candidates for the mains exam. The exam is objective in nature and generally conducted in online mode. Usually, the exam consists of three sections, except for RRB Clerk and PO, in which the English section is not there. The other sections are English, quant and reasoning. The duration is 60 minutes. Also, the test is qualifying in nature means marks are not counted in the final merit list. 

• Sectional timing (20 min per section).
• Negative marking: 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.

Main Examination 

The mains examination is the final round when it comes to the clerical cadre. For the officer level, this stage marks 80% weightage for the final merit list (20% weightage of interview). This stage is also conducted online and is objective and subjective in nature. There are almost four sections: reasoning & computer aptitude, data analysis, English, and general awareness. There is a descriptive test as well, which is of 30 marks and of 30 minutes duration. 

Sectional timing: Fixed time per section.

Negative marking: 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.

Interview/ Language Proficiency Test

For PO/ Officer exams, after the mains, shortlisted candidates have to undergo the interview stage. It is generally 20-30 minutes and is of 30-35 marks. Whereas for clerk/ assistant exams, there is no conduction of an interview stage, instead, there is a Language proficiency test to check local language skills for the area they have chosen to work in.  

Syllabus of Banking Exams

In this section, we are giving a general syllabus for the banking exams. There might be slight variations to a particular exam, but most of the portions are similar.

Prelims Syllabus 

Mains Syllabus

 We have included the syllabus of reasoning and computer aptitude in a single column, and all other sections are also mentioned in the table below. 

3 Month Smart Plan for Banking Aspirants 

The plan is designed on a weekly basis in such a way that in the first week, you will develop the foundation or a strong base for the exams and in later weeks, we will focus on the basis of mock test performance. This is because it will be personalised according to your exam and will help you in strengthening your weak areas. Here we are giving a sample of 12 weeks along with a mock test at regular intervals. You can customise it according to your strengths and weaknesses. 

WEEK 1-  Building the Basics from scratch

This week, as already discussed, we will start to build our basics, such as learning percentage and ratio conversion tables for speed calculation, rooting words for English comprehension and vocabulary and reasoning basics by solving easy topics such as number series, syllogisms, etc.  

Week 2 – Strengthening Foundation

This week, we will strengthen our basics that we’ve learnt in the first week. This week, we have also introduced mini mock tests and revision sessions that are important for better performance in the examination. Also, in the first week, we did not start the preparation of general awareness, and there were no mock test sessions, but in this week, both of these things are included.  As you solve more questions, you will develop shortcuts of your own. Don’t use any shortcut without knowing the logic behind it. Sometimes

Week 3 – Advancing Core

Now, we will move to advanced level questions and also start learning some new topics such as compound interest, seating arrangement and month and day based puzzles.  

Week 4 – Puzzles & Applications

This week, we will prepare for advanced-level puzzles and data sufficiency in the reasoning section. In the English section, we need to cover advanced-level RCs and a cloze test, along with regular practice of vocabulary.

Week 5 – Mid-Level Preparation

It is week 5 of your preparation, now you need to do mixed puzzles and seating arrangements. Starting from this week, you need to practice a lot of questions. So, practice sessions are a must, and in the table below, we have given a separate space for practising the questions.

Week 6 – Data Mastery

This week major focus will be on Data interpretation. If you’ve seen the exam pattern above, then you’ll get that in the mains. There is a separate section that contains Data interpretation, and because of this, it is very important to complete and master this section. Also, now you’ve mastered basic calculations and concepts, which are also going to be asked in the DI section.

Week 7 – Advanced Reasoning and Quants

This week, we are going to practice permutation, probability and Data sufficiency. If you’re targeting SBI PO, IBPS PO, and clerk exams, then you can skip these topics and prepare according to your weak areas.

Week 8 – High-Level Practice

Week 9 – Mixed Set Practice

This week’s focus should be on solving mixed questions, meaning solving those questions that have a combination of two or three concepts. In the English section, focus on finance-based RCs.

Week 10 – Exam-Level Prep

This is week 10, and now you’ve mastered almost all the major concepts with practice and regular revision, along with mock test and their analysis. Now it’s time to practice as much as you can. Make sure you practice mixed midlevel and advanced questions. For this, you can subscribe to our mock test series as well.

Week 11 – Final Preparation

This revision is the major thing to be focused on. This is the time you should revise all your notes and try to solve those questions in which you face difficulty multiple times, irrespective of how much you’ve practised them.

Week 12 – Final Push

The final week of the preparation, this week just gives mock test, a sectional test of the mentioned topics. Do a detailed analysis of the given mocks for better insights into your performance. We are focusing more towards mock tests because they will give you real exam experience, and you’ll get accustomed to handling pressure conditions that are usually faced by candidates.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have given all the details regarding the smart plan for banking aspirants. To practice questions and make yourself exam-ready, you can take our mock test series. We provide mock test series for RRB Clerk, RRB PO and many other banking exams. We also provide banking courses that contain PDF courses as well as video lectures. 

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