Tips for Bank PO Exam PreparationPosted by Krishna Brar on August 31st, 2016 Bank Probationary Officer (PO) is one of the position for which every year lakhs of candidates try their luck. It is one of the well-knownposition students want to get into. Candidates looking for PO positions appear for SBI PO exam or for IBPS PO exam, which is a gateway to PO positions in various public sector banks. With the increasing competition for this position, the examination has become tough to crack, and thus needs well and quality preparation. The most important candidates need for bank exam preparation is understanding of exam syllabus and pattern. Apart from this they must refer books that can help them cover all sections properly. So, let’shave a look at the examination pattern and the books that can help achieve this position. The bank PO preliminary exam is objective type and of 1 hour duration. The Preliminary examination for SBI PO includes three sections: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English, while IBPS PO includes five sections: Reasoning Ability, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English Language. Candidates need to clear the preliminary examination to appear for the mains, followed by group discussion and personal interview. The main examination is a combination of objectiveand descriptive type examination, both are online. The descriptive type paper includes letter writing and essay writing, and is to test candidates’ English knowledge. Candidates need to master concepts required to solve questions faster and with accuracy. It is essential to prepare well for all the sections. A repetitive practice is the best way to master concepts. Bank exam preparation is no easier, owing to the day-by-day increasing competition. Let’s have a look at what all candidates need to prepare to score well in the exam. General Awareness is to check candidate’s knowledge about current economic affairs, constitution of India, sports, Indian economy, history and geography. Computer knowledge section is to test knowledge of computer fundamentals. Reasoning ability is to candidate's ability in series completion, Analogy in figures, coding and decoding, words and numerics, and classification. Quantitative Aptitude to check candidate’s ability to solve questions based on area and volume, simple and compound interest, percentage, work and time, profit and loss, simple fraction, and LCM and HCF. English section to check candidate’s ability in prepositions, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, synonyms and antonyms. There are many books that can help candidates in their bank exam preparation. We have complied 8 important books that cover all the above sections:
Start your bank PO exam preparation from today to make sure you are among the candidates selected for the position of bank PO. Candidates who are searching for notification regarding latest PO Recruitment, visit Opennaukri, http://www.opennaukri.com ,and download the app. Here you can findinformation about all latest government jobs. Also, candidates can visit official websites of SBI and IBPS to get information about the latest opening. Like it? Share it! More by this author |