Reasoning Section Strategy For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam

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IBPS Clerk Mains exam is less than a month away from now which will take place on 19th January 2020. Each and every section whether Reasoning, Quant, English or GA is important to clear the exam. Aspirants can not clear the IBPS Clerk mains if they are good at only one subject they need to be damn good at all four. Every section has some difficult topics or chapters like in quant it has been observed from the past examination that level of DI has increased. Apart from this section Reasoning is the most onerous section that test the mental ability of a student. Puzzles in Reasoning section has become more difficult and complex now the old strategy of the aspirants would not work in this section. You can also check IBPS Clerk Mains study plan.

Earlier puzzles asked were based on conventional concepts and calculation based puzzled have also been introduced in the banking exams raising the difficulty bar for the students. Besides puzzles, Machine Input-Output, blood relation, direction sense have also twisted to increase the difficulty level. With so many changes and keeping in mind the difficulty bar, it has become mandatory to make a well planned and organized strategy for Reasoning section in IBPS Clerk Mains.

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As you are in the last month of your preparation, you needs to work on your speed to tackle maximum questions in the reasoning section in IBPS Clerk exam. The time is very energy sapping and information sensitive one has to be sure about his basic concepts to sail through IBPS Clerk Mains exam. This article is dedicated to the reasoning section strategy for IBPS Clerk mains exam to score maximum marks.

Let us have a look at the Reasoning pattern for IBPS Clerk Mains:

S.No.	Name of Tests(Objective)	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes

Reasoning Section Strategy For IBPS Clerk Mains

We know this section is mostly puzzles centric. There are various types of puzzles that are asked in the banking examinations.

Floor based puzzle
Box based puzzle
month based puzzle
Parallel lines
Circular arrangement
Linear arrangement
Color based puzzles
Unknown number of people
Square/Rectangular based puzzle etc.

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Note: From last 3-4 years, there is no question from the Computer Aptitude, so aspirants are advised to prepare the Reasoning sections properly rather than searching for Computer Aptitude Guide.

How to complete the Reasoning Section in the Given time?

Never target to attempt all the questions asked. This will lose your accuracy and make you feel puzzled. Prefer to practice from Reasoning Best book for bank exam.
Pick the right question. Your ability to read the question and grasp the required information should be efficient. You should know which question to be solved and which one can be skipped for later.
Do the easy questions first. But do not waste much time finding the same. As only one question display on-screen in one time.
Do not feel panic. Be very calm and easy. Do not get nervous this will make it hard for you to solve even the easier question.
Keep a check on the time. While practicing Reasoning questions for Clerk Exam always pay attention to the time management.
Try to grasp Reasoning tricks to solve the questions within seconds. This will help you save your time.
Take the section-wise test. Taking Reasoning test will help you analyze your performance and a chance to work on your weak points.

Previous Year’s Paper: The best part to deal with any section of the IBPS Clerk Mains is going through the previous year’s paper and analyzing the questions of particular section so that you can get a glimpse of which type of questions are asked and how they are asked.

Mock and Speed Test: Few days are left for the examination. Solve as many mocks as possible. Attempt speed test as it will help in maintaining speed and accuracy. Also, attempt sectional test. There are few test series that also provides for topic-wise test that will help in making a grip over the important topics. Do not forget to analyze the test after attempting. Analysis is the most important part of the mock test.

Focus on the key areas: IBPS Clerk Mains is all about the right strategy. Seating arrangement and Puzzles, Coding Decoding, Logical Reasoning, Alphabet, Machine Input Output are the key areas that come in the examination.

Level: You can expect the unexpected when it comes to the level of the exam or any of the section. Make sure you do not leave any important topic even in the twisted form.

Tricks: Short–Tricks are the only way to solve the reasoning section but only if you are clear about the basic concepts. If you keep on searching for the rules in reasoning, you will fail to score. So, watch videos of short tricks for the different Reasoning topics.

Tips to score Marks In Reasoning Section for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam

As puzzle carry the highest weightage practice different number of puzzles and seating arrangement for the Reasoning section in IBPS Clerk. Make a habit of giving Reasoning test.
Questions from other topics like blood relation and direction can also be asked in the form of a puzzle. Do not ignore any of the kind. This will make you lose marks in the Reasoning section for IBPS Clerk.
An important tip to solve difficult puzzles with 100% accuracy is to make 2-3 possibilities for the same puzzle and keep canceling them out as you proceed. Another important point to bear in mind while doing puzzles is not to ignore the important key points while reading the question.
If you are good at grasping the information and reading, go for puzzle first in the exam. As if you manage to solve a single puzzle it will fetch you at least 5 marks depending on the number of questions that are being asked based on that puzzle.
Do not waste too much of your time on a single question. If you can not solve it within seconds, skip it for later.

You can also check previous years exam analysis of IBPS Clerk Mains