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IBPS SO releases its official notification for the recruitment of specialist officer for a total account of 1163+ posts. There are two patterns for IBPS SO prelims examination for different scale-I post. There is a sectional cut-off and candidates have to clear all the section in order to clear preliminary exam of IBPS SO 2019. Students who are appearing for law officer and rajbhasha adhikari are free from quantitative aptitude instead of this they will have to face General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry.
With only 18 days left for your prelims exam, we hope you all must have started your preparation. For your assistance we are providing you with the study plan for IBPS SO study plan so that you can plan your preparation in the right direction. This study plan will help you ensure that all the important topics are covered and you practice them as well.
Important Links:
- IBPS SO Apply Online 2019: Online Application Form
- IBPS SO Syllabus For Prelims and Mains 2019
- IBPS SO Syllabus for IT Officer Scale-I 2019
IBPS SO Study plan 2019
Before we proceed with the study plan for IBPS SO Prelims, check the IBPS SO Prelims exam pattern to get an idea about what topics and subjects we have to cover in all.
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
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1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
3 | General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer:
Sr. No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
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1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 minutes |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 minutes |
Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
Check IBPS SO Prelims Study Plan
Note: Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks which will be decided by IBPS.
Check the IBPS SO Prelims strategy
Quantitative Aptitude
All that aspirants need to do to perform good in this section is practice as much as you can. Learn the basic concepts of all the topics and practice them well, as for banking exams basic concepts of the important chapters will come in handy rather than tricks. Choose the questions wisely and try not to get stuck on a particular question or topic for too long. Try to keep your focus on attempting the questions with good accuracy.
Reasoning Ability
Reasoning can be a tricky section for most of the students and it is important to the solve questions and at the same time keep a watch on the time that is passing by. Continuous practice will help you deal with this section too as the solution hits the mind quickly. To ace the grades in reasoning, all you need to do is to practice and only practice. After all, practice makes a man perfect.
English Language
The trick to scoring in the English section can vary from one person to another depending on his/her strengths and weaknesses. If you are good at vocab and reading then attempt the reading comprehension first and proceed with Cloze Test and other miscellaneous topics like Error Detection, Para Jumbles, Phrase Replacement, Double Fillers, etc. But if you are good at grammar, attempt Reading Comprehension in the end.
General Awareness
So much is happening every day that unless you keep yourself abreast of these changes, you cannot adjust yourself to them or tackle the GA section of any exam smoothly and easily. A busy person hardly gets the time to read everything that it contains. Avoid the habit of ignoring everyday news by telling yourself that you will do it in the end when the examinations are close, you only end up lying crushed under a pile of news. You can go through the Monthly Capsules provided by us for both Current Affairs as well as Banking Awareness. You can also go through Banking Quiz and news at out website.