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October 13, 2014

IBPS PO IV Exam Review and Detailed Strategy

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Hello Everyone, I am Navneet Singh and want to share my experience of IBPS PO-IV Online Exam of 12th October 2014. I appeared in the Morning Shift of the exam at Gurdaspur, Punjab. This was my second serious attempt in IBPS PO. Last time I was not able to clear the cut off, obviously due to insufficient preparation. I want to share my experiences so far and performance in today’s exam.

About Me :  I am software professional, a B.Tech graduate and have 3 years of work experience in a software firm as Business analyst. Last year Feb I quit my job being disappointed with the work culture. I am not saying that all software firms have similar culture but in my case I had some not so good experiences. I have been an average student in my education career or you can say just like many of you who are not just perfect in anything particular but have little knowledge about everything. Soon when I started my preparation I realized that I lag in almost all the topics asked in any competitive exam and cannot say that this is my strong point. But my family had a great belief in me that I will crack the exam in one go. But I knew my inside that it doesn’t looked so possible like a cake walk being weak in all sections. Slowly I started preparing used to get demotivated many times but had support from couple of my friends and family. I would like to add here that I am almost cut from outer world and only few friends to count on when I need them. Second thing I do always read a success story from Gr8ambitionz.com , which really used to give me a spark. If they can, I too can.Last year I failed in PO but cleared IBPS clerk but that too by just 1 mark, which obviously was of no worth to me. Without losing any hope, I carried on preparing for this exam. My list of failure is really long in competitive exams but this time I am expecting something worth for my efforts.


Exam Review & Strategy: I have been appearing in several full mocks in last one month which really helped me in identifying overall current position and weak spots. On the basis of my mock test analysis done by me, I followed a strategy for IBPS PO exam.  I attempted the paper in this sequence Computer-GK-Eng-Reasoning-Quant Aptitude. My clear aim was to attempt those sections first in which I was scoring good during mocks and then gradually move on to weaker sections. Then next thing I did was selecting question which I am going to attempt especially in Reasoning and Quant. At present Quant is my weakest section. I devoted time in individual section like this: Comp-5 Min,Gk-15 Min,Eng-30 Min,Reasoning-40 Min, Quant-30 Min.

Computer : I started with this section and found it very easy. I had gone through all the sets provided by Gr8ambitionz and previous content on computer provided by them. Also followed basic computer fundamental book from my graduation first semester. I think it’s more than enough for anyone to score good.
My attempt: 17

GK : Almost 70% question asked in this section is already provided in this site. I followed this site content (Capsules and sets) along with current magazines available in market for GK. This time IBPS is also asking current as well as banking in equal weight age. Like if 15 questions were from current than 15 were from basic banking and remaining 10 you can say general awareness.
My attempt: 29

English : The real fight begins here. You will find dual passage. But as I told it was pre-decided by me, to attempt selected questions only. I started with cloze test, error detection, para-jumbles and then finally passage. In passage I attempted word meaning similar/opposite first. You have to be smart in selecting the passage, as one is very long passage and one is short. The very long passage was on organization growth and the shorter one was on Economy. Economy passage is not simple to understand so I opted for the organization one. Did almost all question from the passage except one or two.
My attempt-27

Reasoning :As expected it was of high level, they asked Syllogisms in a different way than usual. One needs to directly mark the conclusions. Also, there were possibility based, Sitting Arrangement, Puzzle, Inequalities, Assumptions etc. I planned to attempt Input-output, puzzle, inequalities, syllogism, Assumption and sitting arrangements.
My attempt-34


Quantitative Aptitude: My biggest hurdle in the exam was this section. When I reached to this part, I had only a few minutes left. I had planned to attempt only DI and Quadratic equation questions. Spending two I reviewed the paper and decided which question I am going to do. At this level I was feeling a bit nervous and praying GOD please just help me clear cut-off at least. This section was really tough this time as compared to last year. No straight question in DI, almost all question with heavy calculations. I would recommend to students weak in this section to focus on other section to increase marks and try just to clear the cut off here.
My attempt-13 :(

I am pretty sure now to clear cut off in all sections but have a little worry in maths looking into the less number of attempts. I wish if I could have been able to do couple more questions in maths. But still I guess there is a Hope. My total attempts are 120, a very genuine effort from my side to clear the exam. Hope for the best.

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63 comments:

  1. All de best u will win.

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  2. gr8 bro..... share some compuetrs questions plzz...

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  3. it seems really a genuine attempt dude.. just felt that you could have sacrificed 2-3 reasoning questions for maths in terms of time , anyways surely the cutoff for maths will not exceed the last year's and i'm sure you're going to succeed... All the best :)

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  4. gud job bro u ll clear the cutoff.

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  5. 12 october afternoon shift-
    this is my friend's review(Mandavi Mishra) .Earlier she had already appeared for ibps po interview 2 times......but due to lesser marks in written she couldn't gt th'.........
    FIRST her analysis......Reasoning TOUGH, Quant Calculative but not as tough as it was for SBI PO , GA easy (if u prepared well),computer tricky n easy ...options r very similar so it may fetch u more -ve marks then ur expectation.English ......passage comprehension (try to read editorial daily so as to quickly grasp d zist) same here also u could xpect more -ve marks .

    now her attempts-
    GA-34(all r correct thanks 2 d capsule nd the hindu)
    COMP-20(1 or 2 may be wrong)
    ENG-25(4 or 5 wrong)
    RESNG-32(may be 1or 2)
    QA-24(all r correct).......(total=135) also she thinks u cant attempt more than 130-135 correct n accurate.So maximum possible attempt is 135 .Also her strongest section is QA nd RSNG.
    also she thinks for average student (80-90 accurate q) can fetch dem interview call.
    Wishing u all d best..................(mandavi mishra)

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  6. Nice try just try to balance ur DI attempt and Quant , sectional cut off is one of the major hurdle for most of the people

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  7. almost similar to my story...hardwork+confidence gives u a success(tis is my one only hope) bro.

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  8. Ur efforts will not go waste n thank u mch for sharing ur experiences as I was losing hope now n thinking to go back to private jobs bt after reading ur words m quite inspired and is being charged again ... Best of luck to you

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  9. thank u so much frnd...after reading u m feeling motivated..

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  10. Hi... all the best to you..... by the way where did u get these mock tests?

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  11. U will be clear dude..
    All the very best :)

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  12. Thanq so much for the update...please provide information about cutt off marks....

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  13. Thank you so much Navneet and all the best :)

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  14. hi navneet singh.. i too quit frm s/w job nd trying for job in PSUs..don't worry about no.of attempts in Q.A Section u got Adequate number to escape frm hrdle :)

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  15. very nice attempts . Definitely You will win the race :-)

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  16. Hello..can you please provide me some information to solve sylloligm.... I can solve the basic question by venn diagram..but unable to solve higher level question...and get confused....is there any other easy way to solve those quistion......plz plz plz help...exam is on 19 for me..

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  17. Hi , considering the reviews provided by some wonderful ppl's I am sharing Bank's taglines with some tricks to remember them . (Except - Canara and United Bank of India)

    1. Allahabad Bank - A tradition of Trust (as the name suggest Allahabad has imp traditional values in India)

    2. Bank of Baroda - India’s International Bank (the word 'international')

    3. Central Bank of India - Central to you since 1911 (tagline with year)

    4. Corporation Bank - Prosperity for all

    5. IDBI Bank - Banking for all (for all common)
    6. Vijaya Bank - A friend you can bank upon (word 'friend')
    7. Syndicate Bank - Faithful Friendly (FF)
    8. Indian Bank - Your Tech-friendly bank (word 'tech-friendly')
    9. Indian Overseas Bank - Good people to grow with
    10. Union Bank of India - Good people to bank with (diff grow and bank)


    11. Bank of India - Relationship beyond Banking
    12. Punjab National Bank - The name you can bank upon
    13. State Bank of India - With you – all the way
    14. UCO Bank - Honours your trust


    still some left which I personally feel are not so imp .
    ty :)

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  18. Thanks to share with us,, we are getting more inspired by you,

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  19. Dont worry ,Normally sectional cutoff will be in single digit ,all the best

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  20. Guys, Prepare another 5 days prepare well about DI in maths , Most of them are good in all other subjects

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  21. i hd done 90 what are my Chances ?

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  24. HELLO SIR,MYSELF IS LOVE KUMAR FROM KATIHAR BIHAR MY EXAM HELD ON 11 OCT AND WAS MY 4 ATTEMPTS FOR THIS.I AM AN MECHANICAL ENGG. AND I HAVE 4 YRS EXP IN POWER SECTOR I LEFT MY JOB BECAUSE MY PERSONAL PROB AND JOB STABILITY AND DOING PREPARATION FOR BANK PO/CLERK.

    EVERY TIME I HAD FALL BT AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN....I GREW UP AND KEEP CONFIDENCE AND GIVE THE EXAM.
    ON 11 OCT IBPS PO EXAM WAS SO TOUGH AND I HAD ATTEMPTS 86 OUT OF 200 I AM BELONGING TO SC CATEGORY IS THERE ANY CHANCES TO QUALIFY THE EXAM AND SELECT FOR INTERVIEW..MY ACCURACY IS 75% AND IN GA I MATCHED MY ANSWER IT WAS 9 OR ALMOST 10 WRONG OUT OF 21 I WAS SOLVED.

    PLEASE ME TO CLEAR MY ALL DOUBTS BECAUSE I TIRED..TO UPTO 4 TIMES GIVEN THE PO EXAMS..

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  25. i had done 87 so what are my chances. Any one can tell me please ?

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  26. I HAD ATTEMPT 86 AND 75% ACCURACY ANY CHANCE TO QUALIFY.I BELONGING TO SC CAT.BT I ATTEMPT GA 21 OUT OF WHICH 9 OR 10 WAS WRONG.SO ANY CHANCES TO QUALIFY PLEASE HELP ME...

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  27. Good job bro... Hopefully u wi'll get success..

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  28. what will be setional or overall cutoff po 4 ???????????

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  29. Shilpa, I was really weak in Syllog earlier. I took help from many fellow aspirant friends and followed MK pandey book for practice sets in syllogism. Simple rule to master is practice. But as you have little time left, I can say most candidates fail to imagine and draw all the possible cases in syllog, so they end up doing wrong. When I started doing practice as a beginner I used to draw every single possible case which my mind can think of. With time and practice I was in a position to skip all possible cases and only draw the complex one the simple possible cases I can keep in my mind. But this was only possible after solving as many as possible question. Still not perfect in syllog, If I attempt 5 then 4 are correct and one is wrong usually. So whenever u solve syllog ques draw all possible question first. Then check for which follows and which not.This time I felt syllog asked in my exam was a bit easy cz without taking much pain I was able to identify the one which doesnt follow.

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  30. Did you have non verbal questions in reasoning? How many and what kind?

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  31. Same here bro.I cannot wait one more year for this.

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  32. Pls tell me whether non verbal questions were there? If yes, how many?

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  33. in online exam no non verbal

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  34. Tough times never last, but tough people do.... U will win this time bro... 🏆 🏆 🏆

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  35. Same thing happened to me too. I appeared for yesterday's afternoon session.
    I did in this sequence : GK-Computer-English-Reasoning-Quants.
    GA was moderate. Computers was easy. English was moderate. Reasoning was moderate and lengthy. Lastly, Quants was difficult, calculative, very lengthy and time-taking.


    My attempts were :
    GA--28
    Computers--20
    English--26
    Reasoning--28
    Quantitative Aptitude--13
    Total--115


    I was giving more emphasis to accuracy rather than attempting more no. of questions. Lets hope for the best.
    All the best to those aspirants who will be giving their exams in upcoming days.
    Thank you Gr8Ambitionz for all your reading materials.

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  36. i have done 82...what are my chances?

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  37. hey frnds plz hlp....Lakshmi vilas bank po written exam notifications are out....but its a private bank. What do u think guys shall i appear as i hoped for a govt job..

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  38. All the best..Where did yu get the mock tests?

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  39. Dude, your are bound to succeed.. ur genuine and sincere effort won't let you down..!!


    We are waiting to hear success story of yours..:)

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  40. u have done a gr8 job bro...for sure u will clear d cut off i have also done 14 in QA in evening session

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  41. Thanks brother. Very useful

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  42. Captain Jack SparrowOctober 13, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    your reasoning attempts are quite impressive..wish you all the luck for your future.
    may you get selected this time :-)

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  43. Hello i have attempt 86 in which 75%accuracy is there ny chance to qualify nd select in any psu bank.
    Qa-8
    Reasoning-16
    Eng-26
    Conp-15
    Ga_21

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  44. Hello i have attempt 86 in which 75%accuracy nd belings to sc cat is there ny chance to qualify nd select in any psu bank.
    Qa-8
    Reasoning-16
    Eng-26
    Conp-15
    Ga_21

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  45. Hello i have attempt 86 in which 75%accuracy nd belings to sc cat is there ny chance to qualify nd select in any psu bank...
    Qa-8
    Reasoning-16
    Eng-26
    Conp-15
    Ga_21

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  46. if you score above 60 means you can clear the cut off in your cat

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  47. Sorry friend,i am not proficient to predict it.....All the best....!!

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  48. thank u friend. really good attempt

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  49. My Attempt was
    GA-36
    Computer-20
    English-26
    Reasoning-19
    Maths-14
    Overall 115 with 80% accuracy
    I Am from General Category....What Would be My Chance

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  50. Superb explaination:thumb:


    you had hit the bull's eye..start preparing for the interview..Why didn't you allot some more time to Quant instead of doing more than 30 questions in reasoning

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  51. bhai you had given your examination...it's done.now start preparing for sbi assoiates..can never gaurantee anything..grab everything you see:)

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  52. Bro u said qa was very tough and I am also heard about that quns were asked very lengthy can u share 1qun for us ...which type of Quns asked in reasoning I mean it is moderate a simple

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  53. Hello i have attempt 86 in which 75%accuracy nd belings to sc cat is there ny chance to qualify nd select in any psu bank.
    Qa-8
    Reasoning-16
    Eng-26
    Conp-15
    Ga_21

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  54. no not at all .

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  55. For Wannabe BankersssOctober 13, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    Guys life is not bed of roses.Qutting software for PSB won't solve d purpose..u hv to struggle every single day in bank also..wid those political minded ppl huhhh...bank will throw u to some corner of India from where goin back home will be almost impossible for first 1yr.apart from dat language issue will take peace out of ur life..u can't understand wat is written in application or any of those vouchers (credit or debit) and trust me on this u won't get any cooperation from ur colleagues..then food issues will also come into play..if 10 employees are needed they'll give 4 and someone will always be missing...hell lot of things are there which I can't right here....
    Coming from a PSB employee who got lured with dat shinning thing which was not gold...

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  56. I really appreciate your patience and courage. Starting from bottom line and reaching here will definitely land you some where really worth. U rock buddy

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  57. i had done 87 so what are my chances. Any one can tell me please ?

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