Tarun Agarwal SBI PO 2019 Success Story

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

2019- Final selection in SBI PO

2019- Final selection in SBI CLERK

2019- Final selection in IDBI EXECUTIVE

2018- ESIC SSO – Cleared all three exams but could not make in final merit list

How did you prepare for the English section?*

English: English has been my strongest section. I attempted 26/30 questions in SBI PO Prelims and 34/35 in SBI PO MAINS. For English one must- 1- Read 4-5 editorials daily from English Newspapers like The Hindu, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Business Standard etc. using Internet. 2- Read editorials of different topics like Economy, Banking, National and International news etc. It will also help in Descriptive test. 3- Solve high level questions of English Language which are available in Practicemock Full Tests as well as Sectional tests. Grade up daily quizzes and mocks are also very helpful. 2- Quant- 1- Clear your concepts of topics like Time Distance, Profit Loss etc. and topics like simplification, quadratic equations etc. 2- You can clear your concepts from various channels available on YOUTUBE. Channels like Infinitesimal, Meritshine, ADDA247 (only for prelims) 3- Practice high level questions and attempt several mocks and analyse them properly. 3- Reasoning- 1- Clear your concepts 2- Practice as much as you can. The simplest way to practice is to attempt good quality mocks. 4- Current Affairs, Banking And General Awareness 1- For current affairs- Daily Current Affairs by Dr. Gaurav Garg of Study IQ Youtube Channel and BEST 200 of every month. 2- For Banking follow Anil Agarwal sir’s Youtube channel and watch all the videos gradually from the playlist. These videos are also very helpful for group discussion and interview. 3- Cover static portion like dams,national parks etc from mocks only.

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

Study regularly for 6-7 hours instead of studying for 9-10 hours when exam is near which I used to do during my initial period of preparation.Recognize your strengths and weaknesses. For me, General Awareness has been the biggest hurdle specially mugging up current affairs of last 5-6 months has been a very challenging task.So, work hard on your weak subjects, try to identify your flaws, maintain a positive state of mind,accept and learn from your fears and failures.

Did PracticeMock help you in your success? Please elaborate.*

Practicemock provides high level and quality questions at an affordable price. The level of questions is usually higher than the actual paper and it prepares you for the worst. Also, I really like the interface and my SBI PO PRELIMS AND MAINS preparation was solely dependent on Practicemock and Gradeup Mocks.

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

Some Do’s and Don’ts 1- Prepare for Prelims and Mains simultaneously. Don’t wait for prelims result to start preparing for mains. 2-Prepare Current Affairs on daily or weekly basis. 3- Eat well and maintain a good health.Morning/Evening walk, Yoga, Jogging are very helpful. 4- Avoid negativity and negative people and friends. 5- No need to waste precious money om online courses. Take good quality mocks only, everything else is available on internet. 6- Don’t fear from excessive competition.Make yourself better everyday.