‘PracticeMock has a big role in my success’ says Priyanka Mondal; Cleared IBPS Clerk

Success comes to those who don’t give up because of failures and continue putting their efforts. We have one such example today: Priyanka Mondal who cleared IBPS Clerk and got selected in Punjab National Bank. We are publishing her overall strategy which also include the way Priyanka prepared for different sections viz. English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning & General Awareness. If you’re looking forward to clear any exam, give the below a read. We are sure that you will be able to find a couple of useful insights from the below story.

PM: Congratulations on your success! Please brief us on when did you start preparing for the competitive exams and how was your preparation journey.

Priyanka: Thanks! It took me almost 2 years, after unable to get success in so many preliminary and mains exam finally I got selected in Punjab National Bank from West Bengal. Mock test helped me a lot, I was fully dependent on PracticeMock, till now I take all prelims and mains mocks, sectional mocks and analyse properly each and every question. 

PM: Which exams did you appear in till date and what were their results? *

Priyanka: I appeared in IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RRB PO,  RRB Clerk, SBI PO & SBI Clerk and finally cleared IBPS Clerk-X, 

PM: How did you prepare for the English section?

Priyanka: I cleared grammar rules first, I used to read only one article but in a detailed way, I check all vocabs, phrases, idioms from that article, sentence formation, subject-verb agreement each and everything. And of course, a lot of practice because my English is not so good or too bad. I’m a mediocre English student. I practice a lot of English RC, Parajumbles, error correction all type of questions. PM sectionals English mock helped me a lot for practising daily. 

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PM: How did you prepare for the Quantitative Aptitude section?

Priyanka: Quant is my weakest link, I left some chapters in quant but I cleared my basics of some important chapter like ratio, SI CI, percentage, speed & boats, time distance, age because all these chapters are important for DI. I practice daily wrong number series, approximation, and 1 quant chapter and 5/7 prelims DI and 1/2 mains DI. I focused mainly on DI. 

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PM: How did you prepare for the Reasoning section?

Priyanka: I’m pretty good at reasoning and practised loads of puzzles and miscellaneous types questions to increase speed. For mains, I used to practice different types of questions from mains mock tests and sectional mocks. 

PM: How did you prepare for the General Awareness section?

Priyanka: Watch daily 1 CA video and read PDF. Take MCQs from various sources. PM weekly MCQs help me to retain CA. Read Weekly CA from PDF, Bazooka monthly PDF is exam-oriented and help me to score good marks in the exam. 

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PM: What was your overall strategy? Did you follow a study schedule? If yes, please share the details.

Priyanka: I used to read CA, English on a regular basis and Quant and reasoning every alternative day.

I religiously read CA daily then weekend and monthly, never wrote down CA for me it used to take time, instead of writing I used to revise one more time or attempt MCQs. 

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PM: Did you face any hurdle as well? How did you overcome it?

Priyanka: All negative results used to demotivate me a lot but my parents kept pushing me. So a lot of times I thought to stop my preparation but my parents kept encouraging me by saying that the next exam will be yours don’t worry. If I crack this exam my parents will be proud, I will achieve something in my own identity, that’s what used to motivate me and helped clear all negativity. I never lost faith and was always honest with my studies. 

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PM: How did PracticeMock help you?

Priyanka: PracticeMock has a big role in my success. Excellent quality questions, full length and sectional mock help me to increase my speed and accuracy. Its detailed solutions are easy to understand for average students like me. I always used to analyse each and every question.

PM: What’s your message for the fellow aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams?

Priyanka: Never ever lose faith, positivity is most important during your preparation. Perseverance is the key to success. There might be some delay; take your time but you’ll achieve your goals sooner or later. 

So this is what Priyanka has to say about her success. We hope that you would have got some ideas for your preparation as well. Please note that not only she has emphasised the importance of practising mock & sectional tests but she has also stressed the importance of reviewing each and every attempted question. We hope that you will also follow suit. This is all from us in this article.You can also submit your success story if you have cleared any exam.