IBPS PO Mains 2016: Study Plan, Tips and Strategies to Score High Marks

November 14th, 2016 - Monday

IBPS PO Mains Preparation Tips

Hello people,

Do you feel scoring good marks in IBPS PO Mains 2016 is an easy task? Yes or No? It is easy if you start preparing efficiently along with a strong strategy. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 is going to be held on 20^th November 2016 and all aspirants are ready to crack it. We are here to help those ambitious students to prepare well. The IBPS PO Mains 2016 was conducted in three phases:

Prelims
Mains
Interview

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The IBPS PO Mains examination will consist of the following sections:

English
Quantitative Aptitude
Computer Awareness
Reasoning
General Awareness

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Pattern

Let us take a look at the pattern of IBPS PO 2016:

Sections	Number of questions	Marks
English Language	40	40
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Reasoning Ability	50	50
General Awareness ( Banking Industry Mains Focus )	40	40
Computer	20	20
Total	200	200

IBPS PO Mains: Highlights

The duration of the exam will be of 140 minutes
There will be 200 questions of 200 marks
A negative marking of 0.25 marks will be applicable for incorrect responses

IBPS PO Mains: Important Areas to focus

Let us go through some of the important areas from each section which the students need to focus on:

Sections	Important areas to focus
General Awareness	Banking Awareness RBI Functions And Power Monetary Policy Current Affairs and Economy Capitals and Countries Currencies Sports and Recreation Politics Awards and Honours Authors and Writers Major organizations and headquarters Important dates and events Prime Ministries
Reasoning Ability	High Level Reasoning ( Assumptions And Syllogism) Questions on ‘Sitting Arrangement’ Coding and Decoding Inequality Data Sufficiency Seating Arrangement Puzzles Input and Output Miscellaneous Topics- Blood relations, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Directions etc.
Quantitative Aptitude	BODMAS / simplification Data interpretation (DI) Time And Distance Time And Work Profit And Loss Percentage Ratio and Proportion Simplification Averages Data Interpretation Number Series Simple and Compound Interest Permutation and Combination etc.
English Language	Grammar Rules And Sentence Improvements Comprehension Daily practice Cloze Test Spotting Errors Sentence Correction Para jumbles Gap fillers/ Fill in the blanks Reading Comprehension
Computer Knowledge	MS Office 2007 (or 2010 or 2013) Topics related to internet Computer Fundamentals History of Computer MS Office – Word, Power point, Excel & Access Memory Input Output devices Computer Shortcuts Important Abbreviations

After having a look at the pattern, let us go for a section- wise study plan for 1 week (7 days):

Day 1 (Monday)	Please go through any four important topics of ‘General Knowledge’. This is the section which should be focused on and seeks utmost attention. Please go through any four topics of Quant and practice questions from the section
Day 2 (Tuesday)	Please prepare any three topics of Reasoning (any three topics) and go through the topics of General Awareness (any four topics). Prepare any three topics from computer fundamentals
Day 3 (Wednesday)	Solve 1 full length test from each section and analyse the paper completely. Practice any three topics from English language
Day 4 (Thursday)	Brush up on all types of Descriptive Writing Questions (Précis Writing, Letter and Essays). Prepare any four topics of reasoning ability and any two topics from general awareness.
Day 5 (Friday)	Go through the topics of Reasoning (any four topics) and go through the topics of English Grammar (any four topics). Go through any three topics of computer fundamentals and English comprehension/ General Awareness
Saturday and Sunday	Revise as many topics as you can from each section. Relax in between the study hours instead of making them hectic.

IBPS PO Mains 2016: Tips to crack

Prepare according to the strategy. Don’t prepare randomly as it will not give you enough scope to prepare all sections properly.
Focus on the areas which you are weak at. Practice questions from different standard books like R. D. Sharma which will have questions of all types.
Don’t panic in the examination hall. Be relax, calm down and solve the paper.
Try to manage the time efficiently. Time management is one of the most essential tools to be successful in any attempt.
Be confident. Self- confidence is the ultimate ladder to success.

We hope that this article will be helpful. Stay tuned for more updates and job notifications. Till then, keep learning!

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