“The night is the darkest just before the dawn”… Read Suchaita’s Story | IBPS Clerk 2018- 37

I am elated to declare that I am selected in IBPS Clerk 2018-2019  session . After 3 long years of struggle and uncountable number of failures, finally I made it through, and I can’t thank the whole team ADDA247 enough for all the help that I got from them. They played a pivotal role in my preparations for banking exams and I would like to share my success story so that other potential candidates might also take advantage of this wonderful community of ADDA247. Words fall short to describe the contribution of ADDA247 and its whole team to my success.

2016

After completing my Masters in Zoology in August 2015, I enrolled myself in a private institution and later joined the guidance of an experienced tutor (Mr. Subhajit Banik), for preparing for banking exams. The penchant for the subjects, particularly Maths and Reasoning enticed me to continue my venture. From 2016 onwards I started preparing really seriously for the upcoming exams. I passed in SBI clerk 2016 prelims but failed miserably in the mains due to lack of experience. To my own surprise I passed in IBPS PO mains 2016 and headed for the interview in a couple of months. I am an extrovert and have great communication skills, so my interview went quite well. I had full faith that I was very near to success until 1st April 2016 when my faith was completely shattered. I failed by 2 marks in the overall cut-off. This came as a bit of a shock to me, some sort of a reality check about how competitive things can get here. However, this being my very first attempt, I decided to take this failure in my stride and focussed on preparing for banking and insurance exams in the coming months.

2017

2017 was the black year for me. I was putting in a lot of effort. Despite my hard work  I missed SBI PO  by 3.5 marks . I even could not manage to pass IBPS PO mains that year. Initially my gusto was at it’s zenith. 9 to 10 hrs of rigorous study on a daily basis. 2 hrs of General awareness, 2 to 3 hrs of Maths, 1 hour of Reasoning and remaining 3 to 4 hrs of Online Adda mock tests. English was always my forte, so it was not an issue. . I did not need to spend much time on English as I was confident of my ability to crack the English section. I completely abstained from social networking sites, boycotted social and family get together and devoted my whole life in the preparation. But I could not crack a single exam that year.

2018

Finally in 2018, I cleared the Bank Of Baroda PO exam and once again was called for the Interview. I knew this was the Final Call. But again my faith was marred when I could not be in the final merit list. By then my gusto had tumbled down. I lost complete faith in myself, went to a long depressed frame of mind, could barely study 5 hours a day. I banished myself from the remaining world and wept in solitude.

IBPS was near and once again I regained my inner faith and started a “ Do or Die” preparation. I knew there was no coming back from where I stood in 2018 end. I passed in every single prelims I attempted. I knew I had improved and had chiselled myself enough. I knew that if I quitat that juncture it would be none but me who would repent later. I gave both IBPS PO mains and IBPS clerk mains.  I failed once again in IBPS PO mains and could not qualify for the interview. By then I was accustomed to this loop of preparation , giving exam and  failure. I was at the nadir of my career. Once a college topper and school rank holder, I considered myself a failure. By the end of 2018  I could vividly remember the number of exams I appeared and failed in. I passed in all the prelims be it IBPS, NIACL, NICL, Syndicate Bank or BOB or so many more. But failed repetitively in all the mains. Failing had become a mundane habit for me.

The Final Call

This 3 years were the worst of my life . It was like a dark cloud enshrouding my inner spirit and fate. But its dark just before the approach of dawn. All my effort till that time had come to fruition on 1st of April, 2019 morning when the FINAL CALL did come.  I was selected for the clerical post of IBPS and got provisionally allotted in Bank Of India. Tears rolled down my cheek while I embraced my mother who had been my pivot throughout. Being a General category candidate and being brought up in a middle class family with nominal income makes this moment quite precious for me and my family.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank Banker’s Adda and its subsidiary ADDA247 for such a great job they are doing. The whole team is phenomenal being it  daily quiz, mock tests or video courses. Without them I and many more of us could not even have thought of excelling the exams.

Lastly I would like to inspire many such mediocre hardworking fellow optimists like me. Success is hard to achieve but it’s not impossible .The hardship will beat the blue out of you, mar you, drain you of all your confidence. At times you will think of quitting and choosing a shortcut. You might feel you cannot achieve your goal. It’s ok to lose your confidence and faith at times. But you must know to back up and carry on and never rest till you reach the destined end. It’s not that difficult too. It’s just a matter of time.