SECTION WISE PREPARATION TIPS FOR IBPS PO 2018

As you all might be very well aware of the IBPS PO exam date is nearing and you should know that the pattern of the exam looks simple, but the topics you need to cover in all the sections are elaborate and needs special tips and tricks to solve. Here are the sections that you are expected to be aware of and well-versed with:

Sections	Questions Number	Marks	Time
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
TOTAL	100	100	1 hour

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Section wise IBPS PO Preparation tips

IBPS PO is one of the most popular bank exams in the country, and candidates are competing with each other to the maximum to make sure that they score better than the other. Let us look through the section-wise IBPS PO preparation tips given below:

English Language: There are three topics in this section – Phrase Comprehension, Reading comprehension, and Error Spotting, with each carrying 10 marks each. . For grammar, you need to take care of your error spotting skills, sentence corrections, rearrangement of phrases etc. Making notes and keeping a tab of your errors, to begin with, will be a good idea. For reading comprehensions, read! Read more, and pick up more speed to read with accuracy. Also, for Vocabulary sign up yourself to good websites such as Merriam Webster’s ,and Oxford, which lets out one word a day for practice.

Also get a copy of Wren and Martin for grammar. Along with this book, you should also order for Word Power made Easy written by Norman Lewis, which is the best English book for practicing and getting adept with the use of English words and sentences. These books have the potential practice tests that will provide you with the apt kind of practice you need.

Quantitative Aptitude: Brushing up with your elementary and high-school math is where you need to begin with. Improve the speed in calculations with more practice. Having tables known up to 30 would be an added advantage. Analyse your strong topics in the subject and work more specifically for those topics. Here are the topics in detail that you need to have your eyes and minds on:

Topics	Question Numbers
Approximation	6
Average	1
Compound Interest	1
Discount	2
Profit and Loss	2
Ratio and Proportion	1
Ages	1
Time and Work	1
Stream and Boat questions	1

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Reasoning: Reasoning has more of problem solving and analytic skills that you might need to work on and hone in much depth. With months of practice, you should be able to build concepts in less time. Start spending more time with puzzles such as Sudoku, Mind bender etc. You need to hone your logical thinking skills along with thinking critically as well. It might get time-consuming and lengthy at times but you need to keep track of your errors, as that might get repeated involuntarily. Continue learning and practicing more in this area, as this might take some time to bring it into practice.

Do not get stuck to a particular kind of question, and keep giving yourself a chance to go over others types. If you supposedly do get stuck to some particular kind of questions, then you should keep that as an option for flunking it. As all these questions carry negative marking, you need to sure of the topics you plan to cover. A couple of difficult questions can be left as an unattempt.

Here are the topics and questions that you need to expect from the IBPS PO examination in the reasoning section:

Topics	Question Numbers
Puzzles an Seating	20
Inequalities	5
Syllogism	5
Direction Sense	1
Blood Relation	2
Order Ranking	2

So, make sure that you follow all these well-built strategies which have their own set of following measures. These are actually the shared measures by some of the best experts who had cleared the IBPS PO exam in their past and are successful bankers in their own career.

Solve and sign up for more IBPS PO mock test series online and even offline at your coaching centres and give your best to score well. Best of luck!!