career-banking: IBPS PO Preparation Plan

The best ways to crack the Bank PO exam are:

* Developing very good speed
* Solve questions as much as possible
* Pick up easier questions first
* Complete all the sections first which takes less time to solve
* Don?t get stuck in any section that takes a little more time e.g. Reasoning Section

Another critical factor is to have good command over English. Because being good at English makes a big difference. For e.g. Reasoning and Mathematics takes a little more time to think, but if a student´s reading speed is higher he/she can attempt more questions. Typically, candidates who score in the range of 125-140 marks gets the final interview calls and placement.

To summarize, first candidates should pick up things that they are good at. Secondly, they should be good at reasoning and third they must work on the English section, as it ends up to be very crucial.

Below are the books which one can refer for specific section:

APTITUDE :
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Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Agarwal - S.Chand Publication
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha - Tata McGraw Hill
Objective Mathematics by R.D. Sharma - Dhrmpat Rai Publication
Objective Mathematics for Competitive Examinations by Tarun Goyal - Arihant Publication


REASONING :
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A New Approach to Logical Reasoning by B.S. Sijwali & Indu Sijwali - Arihant Publication
Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal - S. Chand Publication
SSC Reasoning Chapterwise by S.N. Prasad - Kiran Publication
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by Arihant Publication
Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning by N. Singh - Made Easy


ENGLISH :
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Objective English by R.S. Agarwal - S. Chand Publication
DGP English by R.S. Dhillon & S. Zareen - Dhillon Group of Publication
Objective English by Hari Mohan Prasad & U.R. Sinha - Tata McGraw Hill
General English by S. Gupta - Arihant Publication


MARKETING :
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Arihant Objective Marketing Aptitude - Arihant Publication
Marketing Aptitude by R. Gupta - RG Publication
Marketing Aptitude - Disha Publication
Marketing Awareness


COMPUTER :
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Computer Awareness - Dhankar Publications for PO
Computer Awareness - Lucent Publications for Clerk
Objective Computer Awareness by R. Pillai - Arihant Publication
Objective Computer Awareness by S.N. Prasad - Kiran Publication


BANKING AWARENESS :
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Banking Awareness by S.K. Rout & S.R. Behera - B.K. Publications
Banking Awareness - Arihant Publication
Hand Book on Banking Awareness - IBC Academy Publication
Basic Banking & Financial Issue - Gantam Majumdaar - Upkaar - s Publication