How To Crack SBI PO 2014 Exam in 2 Months?

Dear caniates!
SBI PO 2014 noti"ication is anno#nce an on$ine examination wi$$ %e he$ in the month o" &#ne'
So! (o# ha)e two months to *re*are "or the exam' +e #nerstan that two months seems $ike a
$itt$e time to crack SBI PO! %#t (o# sho#$ a$wa(s kee* in min that it oesn,t h#rt to tr('
SBI PO exam consist of:
1' O%-ecti)e Tests o" 200 marks an time 2 hrs'
2' Descri*ti)e Test o" .0 marks an time 1 hr'
The O%-ecti)e Test wi$$ %e in on$ine moe! immeiate$( a"ter (o# ha)e to /i)e Descri*ti)e Test'
Caniates wi$$ ha)e to answer Descri*ti)e Test on *a*er0Pen moe'
Your selection is through written and interview. You have to focus on 4 sections:
1. 1easonin/
2. Data Inter*retation
. En/$ish 2an/#a/e
4. 3enera$ 4wareness 5 Com*#ter 5 Marketin/
6#m%er o" 7#estions8 200
6#m%er o" Sections8 4
7#estions Per section8 .0
Marks *er 9#estion8 1
6e/ati)e markin/8 104th o" marks

1. !easoning "#igh $evel%:
i' Be menta$$( a$ert in reain/ the 9#estion
ii. Think $o/ica$$( "or answers
iii. Practice simi$ar 9#estions "rom *re)io#s moe$ *a*ers0 *re)io#s (ear exam *a*ers'
&uestions are related to following to'ics:
S($$o/ism8 . 7s
Data S#""icienc(: . 7s
Misce$$aneo#s ( . 7s
Ine9#a$it( or Decision Makin/: . 7s
Seatin/ 4rran/ement0 P#::$e Test8 1. 7s
In*#t O#t*#t8 . 7s
2o/ica$ 1easonin/: 10 7s'
)hich *uestions +ou have to attend first: It;s %etter to attem*t "irst with that section on which
(o# are )er( con"ient an (o# can attem*t in a minim#m time'
,or -x:
1. S($$o/ism
2. Misce$$aneo#s 9#estions
. Ine9#a$it( or Decision Makin/
4. Data S#""icienc(
.. In*#t O#t*#t
/. 2o/ica$ 1easonin/
0. Seatin/ 4rran/ement0 P#::$e Test
1ote: Please do not start with Seatin/ 4rran/ement0 P#::$e t(*e;s 9#estions %eca#se once
(o# st#ck on this (o# wi$$ $ose (o#r )a$#a%$e time'
2. 2ata 3nal+sis 4 Inter'retation:
To score /oo marks in this section! (o# ha)e to %e 9#ick in so$)in/ mathematica$ ca$c#$ations'
<o# sho#$ ha)e /oo comman on to*ics $ike 1atio! Percenta/e! an 4)era/e as in D'I'
section most$( 9#estions come on the %asis o" these to*ics'
Data 4na$(sis = Inter*retation main$( contains! Pie Charts! Bar Dia/rams! Ta%$es! 3ra*hs!
Pro%a%i$it( = Data 4na$(sis
It is one o" the time cons#min/ section' <o# ha)e to *ractice more than 4005DI S#ms to
%ecome master in it' So %etter *re*are . sets o" D'I' *er a( within >0mins'
In exam -#st atten on$( those 9#estions in which (o# are s#re to /i)e acc#rate answer' Don;t
o /#ess work o)er there' Don;t tr( to answer a$$ DI 9#estions'
I" a DI consists o" . 9#estions -#st answer the easiest 9#estion "irst' Don;t o $on/ ca$c#$ations!
m#$ti*$ications etc''<o# -#st $ea)e that an switch o)er to other 9#estion' I" we o it con"ientia$$(
there is no *ro%$em in scorin/ 2.5
1ote: 1. Ha)e a "air c$arit( on how to /et the ri/ht o*tion in minima$ time'
2. Ha)e s*ee in so$)in/ this section'
' 2earn the S9#are ti$$ >0 an ta%$es ti$$ 20'
. -nglish $anguage
SBI PO En/$ish *a*er is to#/h! i" we com*are with other com*etiti)e exams'?oc#s on En/$ish
/rammar = its ee* conce*ts $ike )er%s! a)er%s! a-ecti)es! no#n! *rono#n etc' 4n a /oo
comman on )oca%#$ar( wo#$ he$* (o# o)ercome the 9#estions aske in the *a*er'
)hich *uestions +ou should attem't first:
1. ?i$$ in the B$anks'
2. C$o:e Test
. Common Error in Sentence
4. Para &#m%$e
.. Passa/e Base 9#estions
+e recommen (o# to rea com*rehensions! i" (o# ha)e time at $ast! %eca#se i" (o# are not
a%$e to #nerstan in the mi$e o" the *assa/e! (o#r time wi$$ %e waste' I" (o# want to answer
ear$(! on;t s*en too m#ch o" time "or it' Set some time an "o$$ow the same'
Man( caniates s*en too m#ch time to rea *assa/e' I" (o# are not /oo in reain/
com*rehensions so it is %etter to ski* it' <o# can answer the 9#estions -#st %( reain/ the
o*tion an e$iminate the o*tion %( reain/ the *assa/e' <o# wi$$ /et iea which answer is too
c$ose to the 9#estion'
+e stron/$( recommen (o# to $earn the /rammar *art as m#ch (o# can' I" (o# are /oo at
/rammar! (o# can answer easi$( within $ess amo#nt o" time'
It is )er( im*ortant in PO exams that (o# ha)e to know which 9#estion (o# ha)e to $ea)e an
which 9#estion (o# ha)e to answer "irst' There wi$$ %e 20 9#estions "rom /rammar section' I"
(o# can answer at $east 1.! (o# wi$$ %e in sa"e :one'
4. 5eneral 3wareness67ar8eting69om'uter :nowledge: This is the easiest section in SBI
PO Exam'
?or 3@! *$ease rea the news*a*er ai$( an make a note%ook "or that an note own the
im*ortant news which is re$e)ant "or exam' 1ea the Dai$( 3k A*ates on ai$( %asis which is
*oste on o#r site Bankers 4a'
1ote8 In 3k section 9#estions aske in a etai$ wa(' So (o# ha)e to st#( the %ankin/
awareness an c#rrent a""airs in a etai$ wa('
,or -x;
&s. Consier the "o$$owin/ with res*ect to i""erent $ia%i$ities o" a %ank8
B4C Deman Dra"ts BDDsC
BBC O#tstanin/ Te$e/ra*hic Trans"ers BTTsC
BCC Anc$aime e*osits
+hich o" the a%o)e is0are cate/ori:e as the Deman 2ia%i$ities o" a %ank?
B1C On$( 4 B2C On$( 4 = C
B>C On$( 4! C = D B4C 4$$ the a%o)e
B.C 6one o" these
3ns is 4. 3ll the a%o)e
9om'uter 3wareness: &#st know what are com*#ter! how it works an its histor(' Tr( to $earn
each an e)er( etai$ which he$*s the com*#ter to *er"orm' 4$so "oc#s on MS +or! Exce$ an
Power Point cha*ters'
7ar8eting 3wareness: This section is %ase on ?#namenta$ o" marketin/ an how to ser)e
the c#stomer'
4$so to*ics inc$#e8
1. Bankin/ *o$ic(
2. Basic conce*t BDPs o" Marketin/ an D S o" Marketin/C'
. Pro#ct $i"e c(c$e
4. De)e$o*in/ sta/e o" or/ani:ation
.' Se/mentation! *ositionin/ an tar/etin/'
@ee* checkin/ Bankers4a'com "or Bankin/ 4wareness an C#rrent 4""airs' 4$so we wi$$ *ost
7#i: on Com*#ter an Marketin/ 4wareness' So kee* )isitin/ o#r site'
1ote: +e wi$$ a$so *#%$ish 3k 9a'sule ,or SBI PO exam 1. or 20 a(s %e"ore exam! which
wi$$ contain *ast . months C#rrent an Bankin/ 4""airs e)ents' So this wi$$ rea$$( he$* in (o#r 3k
section'
.. 2escri'tive: Descri*ti)e *a*er contains! 2etter +ritin/! Precise +ritin/ = 7#estions %ase
on com*rehension *assa/e'
This section is rea$$( concern "or man( caniates who o not ha)e /oo writin/ ski$$s an the(
"ear whi$e attem*tin/ this section' Man( caniates on;t know what to write an how to /i)e
answers o" the 9#estions in escri*ti)e *a*er'
?or this (o# ha)e to rea the artic$es0 eitoria$ o" the En/$ish 6ews Pa*er an tr( to #nerstan
then what has %een written in the /i)en *assa/e an a"ter that tr( to write the /ist o" the
artic$e0eitoria$0*assa/e in (o#r own $an/#a/e' It wi$$ im*ro)e (o#r )oca%#$ar( too an
#nerstanin/ a%i$it( o" the *assa/es'
1ote: Don;t "or/et to rea the En/$ish news*a*er ai$('
7a' +our s'eed: :ee' Practicing:
<o# ha)e to answer 200 9#estions with acc#rac( in 2 ho#rs! which re9#ire /oo s*ee' B#t it
is not *ossi%$e to answer a$$ the 200 9#estions in /i)en sti*#$ate time'
#ow to im'rove s'eed:
1. ?or im*ro)in/ (o#r s*ee -#st %#( On$ine Mock Test Series "or SBI PO exam %eca#se this
time SBI is /oin/ to con#ct on$ine written exam'
2. <o# can a$so %#( %ooks o" *re)io#s (ear 9#estion *a*ers! Moe$ Practice sets so that (o#
wi$$ /et an iea a%o#t the *attern an t(*es o" 9#estions which was aske in *re)io#s (ears SBI
PO exam'
. 6ow! this is the easiest *art o" (o#r *re*aration! as e)er(one knows that the on$( wa( to
im*ro)e (o#r s*ee is %( P14CTICE'
Start ta8ing one test 'er wee8 for the next 2 months
<o# sho#$ "o$$ow a$$ exam re$ate instr#ctions whi$e /i)in/ the test' P$ease remem%er that this
test is "or (o#r %ene"it' 4"ter the test is o)er! re)ise a$$ the answers an see where (o# ha)e
mae mistakes an what a$$ 9#estions (o# co#$ ha)e easi$( answere %#t co#$n;t' This wo#$
he$* (o# in im*ro)in/ (o#r score in s#%se9#ent tests that (o# wo#$ take'
One month <efore the exam= evaluated +our strengths and wea8nesses:
This wo#$ he$* (o# in "orm#$atin/ (o#r strate/( "or the EBI3 D4<;' 2et sa(! i" I "o#n that I am
re$ati)e$( weaker in En/$ish as com*are to other sections! I wo#$ a$$ocate more time "or
En/$ish whi$e /i)in/ the test as I nee to score a minim#m c#tFo"" marks in En/$ish to *ass the
exam'
+e sho#$ a$so not "or/et that marks score in the written exam ha)e a$most G0H wei/ht a/e in
the "ina$ se$ection' Hence! scorin/ more is e9#a$$( im*ortant as 9#a$i"(in/ a$$ the sections o" the
*a*er' So! (o# nee to score as m#ch as (o# can in (o#r stron/er section'
Once +ou have made +our strateg+= start ta8ing 2 tests 'er wee8 in the month <efore the
exam
Practice= Practice and more 'ractice: Practice makes a man *er"ect it is sai an this is
e"inite$( not witho#t reason' More the time s*ent in *racticin/! %etter is the e""icienc( in the
examination' Hi/her the e""orts *rior to the examination! %etter is the e""icienc( #rin/ the
examination'
Hence! a serio#s contener who is keen to $an a -o% in %ankin/ nees to *#t in hours and
hours of hard work! which has the a%i$it( o" *ro)iin/ rewars in m#$ti*$es'
>he 'ractice must <e well directed8 ?or an( examination! *ractice has to %e "oc#se an in
$ine with the re9#irements'
4 *ro"essiona$ /#iance in #nerstanin/ the areas which re9#ire *ractice wi$$ /o a $on/ wa( in
makin/ one %etter e9#i**e to crack the %ank examination'
Strategies and Plan: It;s %etter to ecie that "rom which section (o# ha)e to start the exam
%e"ore a**earin/ in the exam an how m#ch time (o# ha)e to s*en on each section'
Section >otal &s 2??
>ime 12? 7in.
>ime
5:@ 9om'@ 7ar8 1. min
-ng 2. min
!easoning . A 4? min
2.I. 4?A 4. min
1ote 18 Tr( to *ractice On$ine Mock Test on the %asis o" the a%o)e /i)en strate/ies! which wi$$
%e eas( an more com"orta%$e "or (o# to so$)e a$$ the section'
1ote 2: ?or *ractice "or SBI PO exam (o# can a$so *re"er Career Power SBI PO On$ine
Test Series which wi$$ im*ro)e (o#r s*ee!e""icienc( an a$so *ro)ie the wa( to
s#ccess'
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