Tips and strategies to help you crack the IBPS PO exam

IBPS PO exam is one of the most sought after banking jobs in India. Every year lakhs of aspiring candidates compete to become a Bank Officer in one of the 20 Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks. The competition is intense and the intensity seems to be increasing year after year. A good percentage of the young, enthusiastic and intelligent graduates pursue banking career and IBPS PO exam has been one of the most popular banking exams in India. If you are gearing up for the IBPS PO exam, here are few tips and strategies to crack the exam:

Tips to prepare for IBPS PO Reasoning section

1. Understand reasoning question patterns from previous years’ question papers

2. While you are solving reasoning questions, always be alert and think logically

3. Ensure you practice 2-3 sets of question papers every single day and no compromise on that

4. Take up tests online and attempt them as if you are in actual exam

5. Effectively handling your time is essential to crack the reasoning section

Tips to prepare for IBPS PO English section

1. Learn all the grammar rules. This is a must because your ability to answer grammar questions correctly depends a lot on this

2. While answering a comprehension passage, always look at the question first so that you can know where are the answers while reading the passage

3. Solving previous years’ question papers and analyzing your answers is very critical

4. Build your word power. Read a number of magazines, national newspapers, novels, trending books and learn new words every day

5. You should be able to point out spell mistakes and do sentence formation correctly

Tips to prepare for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section

1. Get your mathematical concepts up to XII standard clear without that you cannot answer mathematical questions correctly

2. By heart formulas and understand its usages

3. Practice, practice and practice, there is no other way to score better in QA section

4. Short cut methods are vital for answering maximum questions within a set time

5. Solve mock or previous years’ question papers and know the patterns

6. Accuracy and time management is key in securing higher score in the quantitative aptitude section

Tips to prepare for General Awareness IBPS PO exam

1. This section is vast yet very doable. Keep a tap on all current happenings in India and around the world – finance, politics, social development, banking rules, sports news, banking rules and more

2. Know about banking regulations, history, news, and major changes likely to come in future

3. Understand how banks work and what banking institutions like RBI and IMF does

4. Learn about different banking terminologies and their meanings

Tips to prepare for IBPS PO Computer Knowledge

1. Know the basic concepts of computer and its various terminologies

2. It is necessary to learn short cut keys and Internet acronyms

3. Learn all the latest inventions and happenings in the computer field

4. Solve previous years’ question papers and mock tests online without fail

Other useful tips

1. Stay fit and health

2. Don’t over pressurize yourself

3. Put off all the distracting mediums like FB, WhatApp and more

4. Remember to take down short notes

5. Be optimistic and think positively

6. Work hard and smart

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