Bank of Baroda LBO Study Plan 2025, Check Preparation Strategy

The Bank of Baroda had released 2500+ vacancies across the nation for the post of local bank officers. The application window closed on August 3rd. There is still time to prepare for the exam, as exam dates have not been announced yet. So, we can expect a month to be still there. In such a scenario, when less time is available, you have to use it wisely to score maximum. In this blog, we are going to discuss the Bank of Baroda LBO Study Plan 2025. However, before that, let’s first discuss the exam pattern and important topics. 

Bank of Baroda LBO Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of the online test includes four sections, each of 120 marks. There are a total of 5 subjects mentioned in the exam pattern, which are divided into 4 sections, each of 30 marks. And the number of questions is also 30 for each section. The medium of the exam will be English and Hindi. Sectional timings are applied for 30 minutes per section. The detailed exam pattern is provided below.

Sl. No.	Section Name	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Version
1	English Language	30	30	30 Minutes	English
2	Banking Knowledge	30	30	30 Minutes	Bilingual
3	General / Economic Awareness	30	30	30 Minutes	Bilingual
4	Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude	30	30	30 Minutes	Bilingual
Total		120	120	120 Minutes

Important Note: 

• There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
• There is a minimum qualifying mark for each section, which is for the general and EWS categories, it is 40% and for the reserved category it is 35%.

Most Important Topics for BoB LBO

Here is a list of important topics that are considered important from the exam point of view. Each section is of 30 marks, and hardly 5-6 topics are important for each section. 

• English Language: In the English language section, focus on grammar rules such as tense, articles, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and conjunctions as they are used to solve questions on sentence improvement and error spotting.  Apart from these, enhance your vocabulary and practice questions on vocabulary, para jumbles, cloze test, and last but not least, practice parajumbles.
• Banking knowledge: Make your basics strong by focusing on topics such as types of banks, RBI and its functions, monetary policy instruments (CRR, SLR, Repo, Reverse Repo, MSF), types of accounts, loans, and advances. Along with the above, learn some financial terms such as NPA, KYC, NEFT, RTGS, and UPI. Also, stay updated on the latest bank-related news or policy changes, if any.
• General and Economic Awareness: Stay updated on current related news, such as national, international, sports, events, government schemes, and economic policies, along with major appointments. When it comes to static GK, cover topics such as capitals and currencies, national parks, and important days and organizations such as WTO, IMF, along with all these, learn basic economic terms such as GDP, inflation, fiscal deficit, and balance of payments, etc.
• Reasoning: Puzzles and seating arrangements(circular, linear, floor-based based and box-based), syllogisms, coding-decoding, blood relation, direction sense, input-output, and data sufficiency are some of the important topics.
• Quantitative Aptitude: learn basic tricks of percentage, ratio and proportion and profit and loss, SI&CI, time&work, speed & distance, average, mixtures. Also, master square and cube roots up to 20 at least. Number series and quadratic equations, along with Data Interpretation, are also important.

Bank of Baroda LBO Study Plan 2025

In the above section of the blog, we have discussed the important topics in detail. Here, we are giving a 30-day schedule regarding which topic to read first, or what should be the sequence of topics to be studied and revised, along with giving mock tests. In the table given below, we have included general awareness and banking topics in a single section.  You can take a screenshot or pin the blog to revisit it further. We have also linked certain topics for you to learn the tricks and tactics. 

Day	English Topics	Reasoning Topics	Quant Topics	GA/Banking Topics
Day 1	Tenses, Subject-Verb Agreement	Direction Sense	Percentages	RBI, Types of Banks
Day 2	Articles, Prepositions	Blood Relations	Ratio & Proportion	CRR, SLR, Repo, Reverse Repo
Day 3	Conjunctions, Error Spotting	Syllogism	Profit & Loss	KYC, NPA, Bank Accounts
Day 4	Sentence Improvement, Fill in Blanks	Coding-Decoding	Simple & Compound Interest	NEFT, RTGS, UPI
Day 5	Cloze Test	Inequality	Averages	National Parks, Important Days
Day 6	Revision + Mini Mock	Revision + Mock	Revision	Update Error Log
Day 7	Weekly CA + Static GK	Revision	Revision	Capitals, Currencies
Day 8	Vocabulary (Synonyms/Antonyms)	Puzzle – Linear	Time & Work	GDP, Inflation
Day 9	Para Jumbles	Puzzle – Circular	Speed, Time, Distance	Fiscal Deficit, Balance of Payments
Day 10	Reading Comprehension Practice	Puzzle – Floor-Based	Mixtures & Alligation	Banking Schemes
Day 11	Idioms & Phrasal Verbs	Puzzle – Box Based	Quadratic Equations	IMF, WTO, World Bank
Day 12	Cloze Test (Advanced)	Input-Output	Squares/Cubes (1–20)	Govt Schemes
Day 13	Revision + Mini Mock	Mini Mock	Performance Tracker Update	Revision
Day 14	Static GK + Current Affairs	Revision	Revision	Monthly CA Digest
Day 15	RC (Newspaper)	Puzzle – Box Based	DI – Table	Appointments & Summits
Day 16	Sentence Rearrangement	Data Sufficiency	DI – Pie Chart	Economy-related News
Day 17	Vocab Quiz Practice	Puzzle Mixed Set	DI – Bar Graph	Budget, Economic Survey
Day 18	Cloze + Error Combo	Coding + Direction	Missing Number Series	Current Affairs Revision
Day 19	Grammar Mixed Test	Syllogism + Inequality	Caselet DI	National Events Recap
Day 20	Full Revision Day	Full-Length Mock Test	Mock Analysis	Mistake Log Update
Day 21	Editorial + Monthly CA Rev	Puzzle Mixed Set	DI – Bar Graph	Static + CA Rapid Quiz
Day 22	Full-Length Mock Test 1	Data Sufficiency	Mixtures & Alligation	Full-Day Strategy
Day 23	English Revision	Coding + Direction	Speed, Time, Distance	RC, Vocab, Grammar
Day 24	Reasoning Revision	Puzzle Mixed Set	Simple & Compound Interest	Puzzle, Coding, Direction
Day 25	Quant Revision	Data Sufficiency	Averages	Arithmetic + DI
Day 26	GA/Banking Revision	Coding + Direction	Revision	Static + CA Digest
Day 27	Full-Length Mock Test 2	Input-Output	Ratio & Proportion	Full Paper + Analysis
Day 28	High-Level Puzzle & DI Practice	Puzzle Mixed Set	Percentages	Accuracy + Speed (analysis through mocks)
Day 29	Reattempt Incorrect Mock Questions	Data Sufficiency	Revision	Track mistakes and revise the things properly
Day 30	Final Mock + Flashcard Revision	Light Revision	Revision	Light Review

Bank of Baroda LBO 2025 Preparation Strategy

The above section comprises the day-wise study plan, and in this section, we are going to talk about certain strategies that one should follow in order to prepare well and crack the exam with flying colours.

Understand the syllabus and Exam Pattern by solving PYQs

One of the most underrated tasks in the bank preparation journey is analysing the previous year’s papers. If you are planning to give bank exams like BoB LBO, then this should be the first step, as this gives a 360-degree view of what you can expect in this year’s paper. Another thing is that by solving and analysing pyqs, one also gets an idea regarding his/her plus and minus points. See what the exam pattern is, which section comprises how many questions and marks, and the sectional cutoff, along with the negative marking. If you are finding this process a bit difficult or time-consuming, then we have bank exam preparation courses that are made after a thorough analysis of the exam pattern, syllabus, and PYQs. 

Make an Actionable Study Plan

It can be done easily if you’ve followed the above step thoroughly, or else we have also provided a study plan above; you can follow the same or adjust it according to your preference or strengths and weaknesses. 

Prepare each section thoroughly

We know there are N numbers of topics, but you know what, you don’t have to read everything, you just need to prepare the most important ones with precise learning and practice as many questions as you can from that section. 

Practice Mock tests and PYQs are a must

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. So does the case with practicing questions, if you have great knowledge, you know everything, but cannot recall it at the time of examination, it is a waste of time, effort, and knowledge as well. Practicing questions, giving mocks helps you polish yourself and make you exam-ready. 

Analyze your Mistakes and revise those topics thoroughly

If you are just giving mocks and not analysing what went wrong, where you have committed mistakes, are they silly mistakes, or are they because of a lack of knowledge? Once you analyse mistakes, the next important step is to revise those areas thoroughly; again, revision is a must as it helps in recalling information during the examination. 

Conclusion

In this blog, we have given all the necessary information regarding the Bank of Baroda LBO Study Plan 2025, along with the preparation strategy. To make yourself exam-ready, you can join our bank preparation courses where we provide an A to Z resource along with full-length, sectional, and mini mock tests, which will be analyzed by our experts so that you can get better insights regarding your preparation. 

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