Best tips to crack 2018 SBI Clerk

The SBI Clerk Preliminary exam dates have already come out and are scheduled to be held on 23rd, 24th, and 30th of June 2018. The aspirants must be preparing with full intensity. Earlier, I posted articles on preparation for SBI clerk Prelims in 2 months and quite a few other articles relating to SBI Clerk Preliminary like the syllabus and the exam pattern etc. (for your ease, exam pattern is given in this article too). This year, there is a slight change in the pattern of exam and that is sectional timings (20 minutes for each section) for the three different sections (English, Reasoning, and Quants) and No minimum qualifying marks for individual subjects are prescribed. You have 1 month in hand to gear up your preparation. Take help of these tips and prepare.

SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims Exam Pattern:

Serial No.	Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

Best Tips to crack SBI Clerk 2018:

• Follow your study plan religiously and ensure to finish the entire syllabus. Also, take SBI Clerk Mock tests
• It is essential to practice more, solve more and more question papers and make sure to get a grip on a particular topic. This will help to avoid negative marking.
• Practice shortcuts, techniques to solve a problem. The short cut methods help in solving a problem in less time, the saved time can be utilized in solving a difficult problem.
• Make use of the study material for preparation such as practice papers, notes, books etc. Go through the concepts time and again and clarify any kind of doubts you may have.
• You must be very careful while attempting the exam because there is a negative marking for every wrong answer. Read the questions carefully and make an attempt.
• While it is important to solve the questions with utmost care, it is also important to keep a tab on time as well, remember the first mantra to crack this exam is attempting the paper by keeping accuracy and speed in mind.
• It is easier said than done when I say, please be relaxed and stress-free. It is important to stay focused and stress-free.
• Reading skills is something that is a savior. Improve your reading, it helps throughout your preparation. You must read magazines, newspapers to improve your knowledge in current affairs.
• Prepare short notes and flash cards with information such as the important dates, awards, books and authors, relevant formulae. These can be carried anywhere and you can quickly take a look as well.
• Practice more and more test papers, take online quizzes, mock tests.
• Avoid lengthy questions because, it will consume more time. Attempt the simpler ones first before attempting the difficult ones.

30 Days – Preparation:

1. Follow the schedule religiously. Manage your time and do not waste on things that are not unnecessary.
2. It is time for you to improve your accuracy and speed.
3. Practice section-wise questions and try to expertise in individual topics. There will be numerous quizzes, online tests too. Make an attempt in such tests as if you are taking a real exam.
4. The mock tests should improve your speed of response, accuracy which will, in turn, increase your score. At the end of each test, analyze which is your focus area. Looking at the results, you make rework on those focus areas and prepare better.
5. Allocate 10 hours for the preparation as well as assessments on a daily basis.
6. Allocate 2 hours to prepare for English language section, 2 to 3 hours for Quantitative Aptitude, 3 hours for Reasoning Ability and 1 hour for mock tests and 1 hour for analysis.

After the preparation days, the next phase must be to revise the entire syllabus once, if you are comfortable then revise only the difficult topics. These tips will definitely help in preparation and can be put to best use. There are few more days left, make use of these days and prepare well. All the best.