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How to Crack IBPS PO in First Attempt?

IBPS PO 2021 Exam: Do you want to know sure-shot success ways to clear the upcoming IBPS PO Exam 2021 on the very first attempt? Every candidate has this very desire to succeed on the very first attempt. But few are able to do it. If you want to be part of those few lucky or talented ones, you will have to copy the success mantra we are going to share with you in this article.

Since the number of candidates is much more than the vacancies, this exam invites cut-throat competition among the aspirants. But anybody who aims to clear the IBPS PO Exam on the very first attempt must be well aware of the ins and outs of the exam.

Let’s take a look at the selection process first before moving on to the tips that will guarantee you success in the upcoming IBPS PO Exam on the very first attempt!

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IBPS PO Selection Process

 IBPS PO 2021 Selection Procedure will consist of three stages, Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, and the Interview Round. Candidates are required to fill a single IBPS PO Application Form for the first stage leading to the other two stages. But, separate admit cards are released for each exam. Candidates who will qualify Preliminary exam will appear in the main exam. Similarly, those who will qualify for the Main exam will become eligible to appear in the Interview round. They will be promoted to the next stages on the basis of the cut-off. Finally, those who will qualify for the Interview will be recruited as Probationary Officers in the participating banks.

Tips to clear IBPS in the very first attempt

1.    Refer Previous Year Question Papers

You need to analyze the previous year’s question papers to know the exam pattern and the types of questions that are being asked. It will give you an exact idea about the frequently asked topics and those which are not.

2.    Get Good Study material

Candidates must buy good-quality or result-oriented books to cover all the important topics of the syllabus. These books help in clearing the basics. Once you master the basics, you can work on speed and accuracy in solving different types of questions.

3.    Cover All the Important Topics

There are questions from some topics that are asked every year. You need to look out for those topics and prepare accordingly. Give more attention to the topics that are important but tough to answer. The toughness varies from candidate to candidate. So, work on the topics that you find tough.

4.    Attempt Mock Tests Regularly

There is not an iota of doubt in the fact that regular practice gives the best results. And the way to achieve that success is by attempting Mock Tests. Try to keep Mock Tests while coving the IBPS PO syllabus, simultaneously. Mock Tests not just give a perfect idea of the exam pattern or questions format but also help you in building speed and accuracy.

5.    Increase Your Reading Speed

You need to read the newspaper regularly to increase your reading speed and build your vocabulary power. It also improves your reading comprehension if you will focus while reading. While reading, try to cover topics related to Business, Economy, Current Affairs, and Banking.

Section-wise Strategy

1.    English Language

Brush up your Basics of Grammar (Verb, Prepositions, Adverbs, Articles, Tenses, etc.), and improve vocabulary by learning at least 15-30 new words a day. Practice questions on Cloze Test. It is considered as one of the most scoring topics in the English Language section in almost all bank and government exams, like SBI PO, IBPS PO, EPFO Asst., etc. Besides, practice questions on Error Spotting, Odd One Out, Idioms and Phrases, One Word Substitution, Para jumbles, Sentence Joining, Fillers – Single, Double, Vocabulary based questions, Synonyms/ Antonyms, Paragraph Completion, and Word/Phrase Replacement

2.    Reasoning Ability

To fetch good marks in the Reasoning Ability section, you need to focus on topics like Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Coding-Decoding, Inequality, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Etc. Practice from Previous Year’s questions papers and attempt Mock Tests to check your speed and accuracy.

3.    Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude sees questions from Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Number System, Profit & Loss, Mixtures & Allegations, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Work & Time, Time & Distance, Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Permutation, Combination & Probability, and Data Interpretation, Sequence & Series. You need to master all these topics to score maximum marks in this section. Also, learn shortcut methods to answer questions in speed, but with accuracy.

4.    General Awareness

You can cover the current affairs, and economic news by following different social media pages, subscribing to newsletters, etc. This will help such platforms in curating personalized content for you. This way you will be able to be in regular touch with the updates. Here are some of the topics that you need to cover:

  • Banking GK
  • Funds allotted
  • Economics GK
  • Appointments (Special designations of banks and Government of India)
  • Books and Authors
  • Awards
  • Committees – Bank related
  • Rankings and reports

Other Tips for GA: 

  • Look for a 6-month window of February/March – August /September
  • Refer to PracticeMock’s Monthly GA PDFs – Download monthly GA PDFs
  • Look for the previous year GA Questions
  • Choose the Relevant Reference Books as per the Syllabus
Clear the upcoming IBPS PO Exam 2021! Hurry up & attempt PM’s Result-oriented MOck Tests!

Best Practice Tool to clear IBPS PO Exam 2021

As the exams are drawing near, candidates should start attempting Mock Tests to ensure speed and accuracy for the upcoming IBPS PO 2021 exam. Mock Tests try to closely imitate the actual exam, providing students with different types of questions, covering every topic from the syllabus, and helping the aspirants to understand the exact patterns of questions that the actual IBPS PO exams test them with. By it, candidates also get the idea about how much time they can invest to deal with the different sections of the Exam. Therefore, you need to prepare and revise all the topics from the syllabus via Mock Tests and develop a strategy to answer all sorts of questions of every level that the actual IBPS PO exam entertains. 

Mock Test is the best practicing tool to achieve success in the IBPS PO exam 2021. Hurry up, & grab PM’s Tests Series for guaranteed success!

Asad Yar Khan

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