IBPS conducts a recruitment drive to select eligible candidates for the post of Probationary Officer. It releases the official IBPS PO recruitment notification to announce the details for the same for recruitment of Probationary Officers. The notification is usually followed by the exam dates announcement. It is advisable that the candidates start preparing for the IBPS PO exams soon after the release of the recruitment notification. The IBPS PO selection process comprises three stages – Prelims, Mains, and Interview round. Candidates need to clear all three stages to be finally requited. Hence a good preparation strategy is really important. However, the IBPS PO exam preparation is incomplete without having the IBPS PO Study plan
Hence in this article we bring to you a 90 Days IBPS PO study plan, in order to help you prepare efficiently for the IBPS PO Prelims exam 2022. This schedule covers all the topics from each section in such a way that you should be able to complete the syllabus well in time.
# Slot-1: Topic-wise IBPS PO Study plan for first 40 days
| Day | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Computer Knowledge | General Awareness |
| 1 | Coding-Decoding (the old type) | Simplification (fraction, BODMAS, squares etc.) | Reading Comprehension (Economy and Banking topics) | History of Computers (various generations of development) | Current Affairs of last 6 months |
| 2 | Coding –Decoding (the concept-based new ones) | Reading Comprehension (Social topics) | Input and Output Devices with examples | ||
| 3 | Blood relation | Permutation and Combination | Reading Comprehension (Technology) | Computer memory (Primary and Secondary memory) | |
| 4 | Syllogism (the easy ones with normal logic) | Understanding the basics of RC (Identifying the main idea, inference from the individual paragraphs etc.) | Keyboard Shortcuts | ||
| 5 | Syllogism (the possibility cases) | Probability | Basic rules of grammar (tense, articles) | Keyboard Shortcuts revision | |
| 6 | Syllogism (Negative cases) | Basic Grammar (Parts of speech, participles and gerunds etc.) | DBMS System and architecture | ||
| 7 | Machine based input-output (Simple) | Mensuration (2-D Figures) | Basic Rules of grammar (Misc.) | DBMS System and Architecture (contd.…) | |
| 8 | Input- Output (complex) | Mensuration (3-D figures) | Cloze test (simple old type) | Computer abbreviations | |
| 9 | Data Sufficiency | Ratio and Proportion (simple) | Cloze test (new type) | Revision of Computer Abbreviations | |
| 10 | Direction and Distance | Ratio and Proportion (advanced problems) | Para Jumbles (how to identify sentences and their sequence) | Internet and its methodology | |
| 11 | Mathematical Inequalities (simple) | Profit and Loss (basic problems with simple application of rules) | Error spotting (fragment based and sentence based) | MS Office package (MS Word and MS Excel) | |
| 12 | Mathematical Inequalities (Coded) | Profit and Loss (advanced problems) | Filler questions (both single and double fillers) | MS Office Package (MS Power-point and MS Access) | |
| 13 | Linear Arrangement (simple ones) | Ages and average | Phrases and clauses | Software system in computers (system software and application software) | |
| 14 | Linear Arrangement (Single Row and buildings) | Simple interest | Idioms and one word expressions | Hardware system in computers | |
| 15 | Linear Arrangement (Dual Row) | Compound Interest | Vocabulary practice (synonym) | Computer fundamentals | |
| 16 | Linear Arrangement (Mixed questions) | Simple and Compound Interest mixed problems | Vocabulary practice (Antonym) | Various terms associated with computers | |
| 17 | Puzzles (normal ones with one variable) | Time, speed and distance (simple problems) | Vocabulary Practice (confusing words, homonyms etc.) | Operating System in computers | |
| 18 | Puzzles (Mixed ones) | Time, speed and distance (complex problems) | Sentence Improvement (Basic Rules with examples) | Networking | |
| 19 | Circular Arrangement (inward and outward looking) | Time and Distance (Boat and Stream problems) | Sentence Improvement (various topics associated with these questions such as subject-verb agreement, non-finite verbs, degrees of comparison etc.) | Miscellaneous chapters such as Basics of Programming etc. | |
| 20 | Circular Arrangement (Mixed with linear arrangement) | Time and work | Misfit sentences (Practice sessions) | Miscellaneous (Contd….) | |
| 21 | Circular Arrangement (Mixed) | Pipe and Cistern problems | Miscellaneous questions (Any new type of question such as summary writing from CAT papers) | Revision of Computer syllabus | Revision of Current Affairs (Last 6 months) Solve questions from individual chapters from any standard book so that you are ready to face any kind of challenge till 40th day |
| 22 | Circular Arrangement (Advanced level) | Data Interpretation (Bar and Line chart) | |||
| 23 | Double line-up arrangements | Data Interpretation (Pie Chart and Histogram) | |||
| 24 | Double line-up (mixed type) | Data Interpretation (Misc.) | Revision (Technique should be the same as other subjects) | ||
| 25 | Order and Ranking | Data Interpretation (Mixed problems) | |||
| 26 | Order and Ranking (Advanced level) | Data Sufficiency | Static GK | ||
| 27 | Scheduling (time based) | Quadratic Equations | |||
| 28 | Scheduling (month based) | Number system | |||
| 29 | Tabulation | Series and Sequence (simple) | |||
| 30 | Logical Reasoning (statement-conclusion) | Series and Sequence (Mixed) | |||
| 31 | Logical Reasoning (Statement-argument) | Linear Algebra | Revision of Static GK chapters | ||
| 32 | Logical Reasoning (Advanced level) | Complex algebra | |||
| 33 | Revision of the chapters (The revision phase should be utilized such as you first go through your weak areas based on your primary study and then the rest If you get time after that, revise the weak areas once again. Since the weak areas will vary from candidate to candidate, we have not devised a particular study plan for revision) | Approximation | |||
| 34 | Revision of the chapters (Same pattern as Reasoning) | ||||
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For the 40 days after you are done with the syllabus, the first 30 days should be invested in taking sectional mocks for one or two subjects a day before you are ready to face the full-length mocks for the rest of the time before the examination. Please note that you get less than a month for mains after the prelims and that is why, it is very important to focus on both at the same time.
# Slot-2: Topic-wise plan for next 20 days:
| 41 | Revision of the chapters (The revision phase should be utilized such as you first go through your weak areas based on your primary study and then the rest If you get time after that, revise the weak areas once again. Since the weak areas will vary from candidate to candidate, we have not devised a particular study plan for revision) till 60th Day | Revision of the chapters (Same pattern as Reasoning) till 60th Day | Chapter-wise solving of questions from any standard grammar book such Wren and Martin / RS Aggarwal etc. (Different from Sectional test since it is about strengthening one chapter at a time)till 60th Day | Banking and Financial Awareness till 60th Day | Solve questions from individual chapters from any standard book so that you are ready to face any kind of challenge till 60th Day |
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# Slot-3: Next 20 days: Improve Speed and Accuracy
You have completed the syllabus. Now it’s time to focus on speed and accuracy. Speed and accuracy are the two most important skills that a banking aspirant needs to ace the exam. With the below mentioned approaches, one can easily enhance their speed and solve the questions in the exam quickly.
- Solve Mock Test on regular basis
- Don’t waste time on one specific question
- Improve your calculation speed
- Focus on reducing the wrong attempts
Candidates should solve two mock tests on daily basis. Mock test helps you tune your mind and reduce your anxieties.
# Slot-4: Last 20 days for Revision and Mock Tests
You have given enough mock tests in last 20 days. Now it’s time to analyze your strength and weakness. Continue to take mock test on daily basis but only after thoroughly analyzing the previous mock. Maintain an excel sheet to track your performance.
In the last 20 days, aspirants should focus on sharpening the strong areas. It helps them to maintain their confidence level.
The aspirants should also start to revise the concepts in these days as you cannot leave everything for the last day.
We hope that the above study schedule will help you to crack the written examination with good marks so that you do not need to depend much on the interview round. Please keep in mind interview is about personal perception of the panel but written examination is not. And that is why, it is very important that you score well in the written examination to boost your chances of final selection.
Make your routine or you can follow the one given above according to your level of comfort. Give your best to preparation so that you can come out with flying colors in this examination.
All the best!!
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