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March 06, 2013

How to Prepare for SBI PO Exam 2014

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Friends, here are some useful tips to help your preparation of SBI PO 2014. 

SBI PO 2014 Preparation Plan

The time for Objective Section is very crucial for you. The exam will be online. They have allotted 120 minutes for 200 questions. That means on average you will get only 36 seconds per question. Obviously its not enough to answer Reasoning and Data Interpretation problems. So, you should MANAGE time among the given 4 sections. For a clear understanding read our previous post on Time management techniques for SBI PO Exam here. And one more important point you should keep in mind is merely having the basic idea of the concept wont help you during the exam. Even a 7th grade student too can solve the paper if you give enough time to him. What matters is the TIME taken to solve the given problems. So don't stop your preparation at anytime. Get good grip on basics and later you should practice thoroughly till the date of the exam. Try to learn new shortcut techniques and think on how to implement them for the given problem to reduce the time.

Data Interpretation

Learn basics of Data Interpretation in 2 to 3 days. Mainly focus on Simplification, Averages, Ratios and Proportion. Data Interpretation mainly depends on these areas only. They will ask questions on Pie Charts, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Tables etc. Questions mainly will be based on basic maths concepts Multiplication, Division, Subtraction and Addition. So learn shortcuts of these topics and practice well. You should tell the answer of simple calculations by just having a quick glance on the given number. Read our calculation speed improvement techniques here to improve your calculation speed. Learn Squares, Cubes up to 30 and Square roots up to 20 (of course, we too agree that you have that TALENT to calculate them in seconds. But why to waste that time in the exam? So its better to learn by-heart the basics so that you can avoid wastage of time. Once you get good grip on basics then start practicing problems on Data Interpretation. Make it a habit to solve 2 DI questions per day at least.

 

Reasoning  

They have mentioned it as High Level reasoning in the notification. That means they will ask the same concepts which you usually find in remaining bank exams. But the Difficulty Level of the questions will be High. They will ask questions to test your Analytical and Problem solving skills. Usually they will ask questions from the areas like Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Blood Relations, Data Sufficiency, Input Output, Directions, Coding - Decoding, Syllogism, Statements and Assumptions, Non Verbal Reasoning etc. You will get 5 to 7 questions from Syllogism. You should learn about conversions of the given statements and their results. This is the only area for which you should learn some basic rules apart from applying your common scene. We are stressing these many times because many of our friends are losing marks in this specific area. The main problem is people often misinterpret statements and tend to choose wrong options but unfortunately they think that they are correct. We are planning to update detailed posts on Syllogism shortcuts. You can get them soon. For remaining topics you should understand the basic concept and should practice minimum 100 questions per topic. And remember, don't forget to CROSS CHECK before marking your answers as sometimes you may tend to choose wrong option in Reasoning Section. And some times you easily can get the answer by just examining the given options. So don't waste time unnecessarily.

Note : DI and Reasoning sections are crucial in your selection as SBI Bank PO. So the more you practice, the more chances you will have for the selection.

 

English 

The questions will be based on Grammar, Comprehension, Vocabulary. For Grammar, most of the questions will be from Subject + Verb Agreement ( structure of sentences), Tenses, Prepositions, Articles. For sentence correction 70% of questions will be from these topics only. You can get 7 out of 10 if you are perfect in the above mentioned areas. Concentrate on the relationship between Subject and Verb, Singular Subjects for Singular helping Verbs, Plural helping verbs for plural subjects. Later concentrate on Tenses and Prepositions. And then odd words, pronouns. Solving previous papers will help you improving your skills. 

Comprehension is very important area in English section. Better to solve it after completing remaining areas. You only can answer the questions if and only if you get the clear understanding on the given comprehension. They wont give you simple stories in this area. So its advisable to read news papers and to learn 10 to 20 new English words daily. You should continue this till the date of the exam. Practice improving your reading speed (read our speed reading techniques here). Make some questions yourself on the new article / editorial you read. It will help you in getting a clear idea on how the questions will be formed.

Many of us think that Vocabulary is just Synonyms and Antonyms. But for Competitive Exams you should include phrasal words, one word substitutions, idioms too. The are using phrasal words in comprehensions. So you should concentrate more on Phrasal words. Understanding the meaning of the given words is not enough, you should know where and how to use that word.

 

General Awareness 

Concentrate on last 6 months' current affairs for General Awareness section. Focus on Budget 2014, Railway Budget 2014, Economic Survey, 12th Five year plan, Oscar Awards, Summits, G 20, G 8, SAARC  (now a days they are frequently asking questions from these areas). Concentrate on India's relationships with other countries, Basics and current occurring events of Banking, RBI Monetary policy, Bank Rates, People in news, Places in news, Elections of various countries (last 6 months) results and winners etc...


Marketing Aptitude 

Focus on Basics of Marketing, various company products their tag lines, new deals etc...


Computer Knowledge 

Focus on Basics of Commuters, Generations, MS Office (word and excel), Computer functionality etc


Descriptive Test :

We have already uploaded detailed shortnotes on Descriptive test topics. Have a look

 

Important Points you should keep in mind

  • Section wise cutoffs  will be there. So you SHOULD equally FOCUS on all sections.
  • You should get good grip on English Grammar and Vocabulary
  • Descriptive test will be there. So you should focus on essay writing too
  • You should improve your calculation speed
  • You can get answers for some questions by just checking the given answer options (elimination method).
  • You should get good grip on Maths up to 10th Standard.
  • For GA they mainly will focus on Current Affairs. So you should know all important events occurred from January 2014 to first week of June 2014.
  • Read news paper daily (The Hindu is better)
  • Try to solve GA/Marketing/Computers and English sections as fast you can as possible so that you can get more time for DI and Reasoning sections. 
  • Negative Marking will be there. So DON'T GO FOR BLIND GUESSING. After all we are not such a luckiest people....
  • Try to solve as many practice you can solve as possible.
  • 200questions in 120 minutes. So you hardly can spend 36 seconds per question. So if you feel you are wasting more time on any specific question, just leave that and switch to next question. Don't be egoistic.  After all that question will lessen your chances of selection. 
That's all for now friends. Hope it helps you in your preparation. Read study materials of SBI PO Exam here. Feel free to use the comments box below if you have doubts. All the best and Happy Preparation :)

70 comments:

  1. please try to provide some model papers on aptitude and reasoning

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    1. Buy data interpretation aggarwal book @ 110.
      Veryy useful book with lots of shortcuts.......

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  2. Thank you so much :)

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  3. Thank you so much for these tips....Its a great work...I am so lucky

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  4. Great job :) Thank you so much.

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  5. GETTING RECHARGED AFTER READING IT

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  6. thanks to gr8ambitionz team....for ur support

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  7. hi this is very much helpfull

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  8. This is first time i am commenting on any website. I have gone through many websites but this is the one were my search come to an end.You guys have really done a great job.Thanks a lot...Looking forward for more.

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  9. hi absolutely superb, this is so useful to who can't go to coaching and so many poor people

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  10. Please post sbi po 2013 question paper and cutoff marks???

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  11. descriptive test is it also there for SBI specialist officers

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  12. ur tips are very helpful..thank u very much:)

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  13. pls upload the previous yr sbi question paper

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  14. computer paper is not in sbi po exam

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  15. test of computer knowledge is not in sbi po exam right

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  16. thank you so much ...............

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  17. please post last ten year question paper of sbi po exam

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  18. plz provide reasoning question specially high level..

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  19. whether it will be online or offline exam??????????????

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  20. Thank you so much, it's a great and valuable site

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  21. Hai Shiv,
    Pls upload the details of data interpretation am always losing marks in this section oly

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  22. thanks for your support and tips..........

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  23. Thxs sir for sharing this great tips. nice

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  24. Thank you so much for the tips... can you please tell me whether the exam is going to be conducted in online or offline mode?? please also tell me how many marks per question will be deducted in negative marking?

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  25. your website is good for bank exam preparation. Can you please give us names of some books from which we can do our preparation? my mail id is binduneer@gmail.com. please mail me the names if possible.

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  26. can you please give me names of some books from which i can start my preparation? mail me the names, if possible. my mail id is binduneer@gmail.com

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  27. Hi all,

    Its only 2 months left for SBI Bank Po exam and i felt i should appear for it. Can anyone give me tips how i should do my preparation and my probability of getting selected.

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  28. Its just 2 months left for SBI Bank PO exams and I am appearing for it. Can anyone give me tips to cover the course in 2 months of time and the probability of getting selected

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  29. How much time a person must spend in a day for studing ????

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  30. Thank you so much for the guidance

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  31. thanks fr ur infrmatn

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  32. from this year onwards sbi going to conduct exam in online mode..........so whether there will be descriptive test??????

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  33. Great,,Thanks so much..
    Superb Writing, Keep it up..:)

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  34. as you ve mentioned please upload details on syllogism shivani.. failing in that section every time..

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  35. can u specify some books names fr peparing fr sbi po exam ..... plzzzzzzz

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  36. plz specify som book names fr prep ..........fr sbi po

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  37. thanxxxxx plz can u upload some tricks to solve syllogism questions in less time

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  38. This is Gautam
    Thanks so much ...your web is all the way better

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  39. Thank u so much , please provide SBI Po's previous Question papers.

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  40. Thank you for lightening my way to examination... :)

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  41. thank u for encouraging me otherwise i have given up.

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  42. which book is to prepare for SBI PO vigneshstar104@gmail.com

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  43. Thanks alot..which book should i prefer for sbi-po?

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  44. Thanx a lot for ur greatt support

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  45. Thanks..................

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  46. Thanks to gr8ambitious website... such a helpful website i have not seen... a clean and neat detailed information u have given for preparing for sbi po post.. thanks a lot....

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  47. Thank u so much gr8ambitionz . you are doing very good job .Keep it up

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  48. hello frds,

    sir i wnt to knw whether the descriptive exam will also be exactly on the same date as exam date...
    plz rly i m confused

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  49. Thanks...you are doing a great job...go ahead,,..

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  50. that was awesome. please can you guide me what if i begin my preparation now?

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  51. atleast how many ques per section we should go through to qualify SBIPO

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  52. Thanks a tonnnn.... Very helpful advice:-)

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  53. please provide some economy related material like GDP , fiscal deficit ,tax system etc.

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  54. pls provide economy related material lk gdp,fiscal deficit,tax ststem etc.

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