Being a bank officer is considered to be a dream job for many in the country and is coveted by so many aspirants who flock to attempt the entrance examinations. Examinations for all banks including SBI, RBI, Canara, Corporation and other regional nationalized banks are equally competitive and hard to qualify. So it is imperative that you stand out from the crow by taking a meticulous approach towards the exam.

Tips to Crack Any Bank Exam

So here are 10 tips that will help you to crack any Banking Exam and help you achieve your dream of becoming a bank officer.

Properly analyze the syllabus

First things first, before attempting any examination it is important to determine what to study. So going through the syllabus is important. It is important to cross-verify the syllabus with more than one source, as there is always the possibility of misinformation. In some instances, students would be underprepared or inadequately prepared, when they fail to notice changes in a syllabus for that year. This would be counterproductive as you would be spending months preparing for syllabi and topics that have been omitted or modified for that year. The best thing to do is to reach out to the official website of each bank to determine the exact syllabus.

Make a study plan

The next step is to create a study plan. The following factors must be taken into consideration when preparing a plan:

1. How much time is remaining?
2. How much of the syllabus are you familiar with?
3. What resources do you have to prepare for the exam?
4. Is the plan realistic?

Without a realistic plan, you are never going to get anywhere, so make sure that you factor in limitations and give room for slippage so as to make the plan as relevant and realistic as possible.

Execute the plan

No matter how solid and good your plan is, you will see no success if it isn’t executed. So make sure that you put in the stipulated hours per day to learn. This is often the part that is the toughest as it requires a lot of hard work. Stick to your plan and don’t let distractions intervene.

Solve past question papers

This is the easiest way to familiarize yourself with the quality of the examination and the type of questions that you will be asked. Moreover, this is probably the only best free resource that you are going to receive with regard to the examination. So make sure that you attempt the past three years’ question papers to kick-start your evaluation of your readiness.

IBPS PO Prelims Previous Year Papers

SBI PO Prelims Previous Year Question Papers

Take mock tests

This is very important. The old adage ‘practice makes perfect‘ is highly underappreciated, as candidates assume that their preparation is sufficient to pull them through. You will be surprised at the results when taking your first mock test. You may be under the impression that you have covered all topics but still get so many questions wrong. This is why mock tests are important as they let you gauge your level of preparation. Plus by taking multiple mock tests, you will be able to cover potential questions from a wide range of topics in the examination. Mock tests also help build the speed at which you answer questions. This will help you fine-tune your preparations.

IBPS PO Free Mock Tests

SBI PO Free Mock Tests

Create an exam plan

It isn’t sufficient to plan to study in case of such a competitive exam. In many instances, you will see candidates with excellent levels of preparation struggle in the exams as they can get what’s in their head onto the paper. This is because of stress that is a result of poor exam preparation. While a mock test can provide you with some level of confidence in your ability and gauge your level of readiness for the exams, they are attempted in the comfort of your home. An actual examination is different as it takes place in real-time in a different environment. The psychological aspects are what makes or break your exam success.

In an exam plan, you must categorize portions of the syllabus based on your knowledge and comfort level with these topics and prioritize them. Take the topics that you are very comfortable with and prioritize completing these questions first. Then move on to the other segments. Leave all the questions that you find hard or uncertain about for the end.

Practice time management

Another critical aspect of bank exams is time management. The luxury of solving past years’ question papers is that you get unlimited time to work on them. But in the exam, you have to stick to a strict deadline, which can add to the pressure. So make sure that you clock your mock tests and past question papers and find out areas on which you need to work on so that you have enough information to work out a plan to eliminate these troubling areas.

Don’t Guess

People often figure that with multiple choice questions they can get away or score some extra marks by simply guessing answers to questions they don’t know. Keep in mind that most bank exams have negative markings so guessing going to do you more harm than good. So just skip the questions that you don’t know instead of attempting a blind guess.

Avoid wastage of time

Reading long comprehension questions, rereading tough questions and doing too much mental math are all going to waste your time in the exam. Keep the long questions for the last and perform all the math physically on the side of the answer sheet in a rough section. This will surely help save time.

Talk to people who have qualified

Scout your network and find out if someone has cleared the exams. Not only will you be able to gain great insights and tips from them but you will also be supercharged with motivation on hearing their success story.

Study with ixamBee

And do you know what is the best tip of all? Taking help and guidance from the experts – ixamBee , who have analyzed the syllabus and made online courses, which ensure unprecedented success. Their online classes help to shape up the bankers of tomorrow and if that was not all, then their free mock tests ensure that you can test your preparation anytime and anywhere to gauge your overall preparation!

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SEBI Grade A 2021-22 

SEBI conducts an examination every year to recruit eligible and aspiring candidates to the post of Grade A Officer. The final result for SEBI Grade A 2020 exam was released on July 02, 2021.

The SEBI Grade A notification for 2022 was released on January 05, 2022. The application window will remain open from January 05 to January 24, 2022. Phase 1 will be held on February 20, 2022 and Phase 2 will take place on March 20, 2022.

(Note: The dates may change in the wake of the Covid scenario).

To ensure that you fare well in the SEBI Grade A exam, you need to be well-acquainted with all the exam-related information such as the exam pattern, eligibility, etc.

SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern

The SEBI Grade A exam/ selection process is conducted in three main phases:

SEBI Grade A Exam: What, When & How?

• Divide your preparation into parts and work on these simultaneously. You can divide your complete SEBI Grade A syllabus into the following parts: 

1. QRE: Ensure that you devote enough time to the three important sections of Quants, Reasoning & English Language.
2. Static (Theory: Paper 2)
3. GA + Dynamic (Paper 2)

• You will have 30-32 hours per week and thus you need to make a proper plan of how you will utilise this ample time you have right now.
• This also means that you have around 300-320 hours with you which is good enough to cover the entire syllabus.
• Go through the syllabus and use it as a guide and follow it religiously.
• You should attain  mastery over what all you already know. You need to be confident in your expert points.
• Revise, revise till you succeed – make it a habit to always revise whatever you read.

SEBI Grade A: Preparation Strategy for Phase 1 & Phase 2

Before you start off with the preparation, you should jot down the complete SEBI Grade A syllabus and then start preparing accordingly. Paper 2 in both phases tests your professional knowledge. A few basic points that should be kept in mind are:

Quantitative Aptitude

• Revise the basic arithmetic lessons.
• Develop your data interpretation skills.
• Learn some important formulae and practice as many numerical problems as possible.
• Practice and solve all kinds of questions ranging from easy to difficult.
• Learn short tricks

Reasoning Ability

• Some topics require thorough practice such as: Inequalities, Coding-decoding & Blood Relations.
• Focus on the basic concepts related to all the above-mentioned topics.
• Solve more and more puzzles regularly to develop your logical and analytical skills.
• Learn to skip and pick.

English Language

• Grammar – Practice rules of grammar and solve practice questions on a regular basis.
• Vocabulary – Read English newspaper articles, magazines, and books to enhance and build your vocabulary.
• Reading Comprehension – Practice passages to increase your speed and efficiency.
• Descriptive English/Writing Skills – Practice your essay writing & precis’ writing to improve your writing skills and enhance your way of expression.

General Awareness

• Read newspapers daily which will prove to be a two-in-one solution. It will not only increase your knowledge of current affairs but also improve your vocabulary.
• Explore all the events that happened in the last six months in the financial sector & all over the country in general.
• Prepare for Static GK properly.
• Refer to ixamBee’s Beepedia that is totally free of cost and filled with knowledge and all latest updates.

SEBI Grade A Paper 2 – General Tips

• Have conceptual clarity which will take you a long way.
• Cover the topics comprehensively.
• Avoid unnecessary details.
• Don’t waste your time on peripheral topics.
• Note down the key points.
• Revise

Paper 2 – Subject Wise Strategy

Apart from the general tips that can be followed irrespective of your specialized subject, there are a few things that need to be kept in mind specifically while preparing for your specific field of study. Let us look into some key points that you should include in your study plan while preparing for the ‘Professional Knowledge Test’.

Paper 2 – Companies Act

To score well and utilize your time in a productive manner, you need to focus majorly on the selected topics/chapters here. 

Paper 2 – Accounts

Some other important topics that you need to focus on in Accounts subject are: 

• ESOPs
• Inventory
• Depreciation 
• Revenue
• Investments

Paper 2 – Finance

Point to be noted: SEBI is a Capital Markets Regulator. 

If you wish to score well in this section, you should be well aware of SEBI and all the current happenings around it. 

• You should also focus specifically on ‘Capital Markets’.
• Have conceptual knowledge related to ‘Derivatives’ which is an important part of ‘Finance’.
• Have a general understanding of all the recent happenings in the Banking sector and NBFCs.

Paper 2 – Costing

• Understanding the concepts is the key to score in this subject.
• You just need to put in a maximum of 8 days and ensure that you use this time period productively to get into the concepts deeply so that you can answer any kind of question that pops up on the exam day.

Paper 2 – Management

Few major points that you need to focus on here are:

• You should be aware of the Management basics that include its meaning, functions & roles.
• Read about the Styles of Leaderships & theories
• Know all the Theories of motivation & morale
• Revise all these important topics at regular intervals to have a strong grip on these topics.

Paper 2 – Economics

You can divide the subject here into two parts:-

• Part ‘A’ – theory based 
• Part ‘B’ – macroeconomic

The ‘macroeconomic’ part is quite ‘in’ the news these days that include topics such as Fiscal Policy, NBFCs, Monetary Policy, GDP, Growth, Recession, etc.

After all these tips and tricks, if you feel you are still lost and feeling directionless as to how and where to start, ixamBee’s SEBI Grade A Online Course is your one-stop solution here. The new batch is starting on December 11, 2021. Enroll now and leave all your worries behind!!

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SEBI Grade A Officer: Salary & Job Profile

How To Crack SEBI Grade A 2022 in First Attempt

SEBI Grade A 2020: Analysis of Final Result

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