How To Stay Updated On Current Affairs?

Strong knowledge and current affairs is very important to crack bank examinations. Almost every public sector examination has a section on current affairs and it is very important to score high on this. For many candidates, even those who have appeared for examinations before, current affairs is a weakness. Here are 3 simple tips that will make your knowledge very strong on current affairs.

Leverages the power of social media

Twitter and Facebook are two very potent tools in the hand of any aspiring candidate. These 2 social media platforms pick up on any news superfast and a lot of discussion and debates are carried out on these platforms. If you want to stay updated and have all the current affairs information in its latest form nothing can beat Twitter or Facebook. However, it must be borne in mind that these media are uncensored and usually are unverified. You may come across a lot of gossip and unverified information which will do you no good. We advise that you cross-reference and cross check those information against established news sources will help you immensely.

Engage in debate with peers

Engaging in debates in conversation with your peer group, especially those who are also preparing for a bank job and have a good grasp of current affairs will give you a very clear perspective on where you stand on current affairs. This will also show new topics of interest where you are lacking information that you can use to build upon later. Debates and conversations help in collective improvement of knowledge. Even without participating in a debate you can learn a lot. Watch news channels where political and social economic debates are featured. For best results, keep a notebook and a pen handy when you watch such programmes. Jot down everything that is important and two-year research later to build your current affairs knowledge.

Read, read and read even more!

Be voracious with news articles, research articles, editorials, essays and anything can find on the Internet that relates to interesting topics happening in your society, in your country or around the world. If you have a smart phone, install the Google News app and a couple of leading Indian News daily apps and bookmark websites on current affairs as well. Stay updated on all of these channels without fail and do not discriminate on the type of news you come across. You never know what may be important or what may come in your exam.

Some people even like to subscribe to email services where they get a summarised version of the day’s events which makes it easy to read. Watching the news may not always be ideal because finding unbiased news, devoid of theatrics is getting very hard these days and you may get overwhelmed by unnecessary information which will not help you much. Finally, always remember that practice makes man perfect.