How to crack sbi clerk exam

SBI clerk EXAM STRATEGIES 

SBI bank is among the top 100 brands of the world and with its deeper penetration in the Indian market and in out world too its brand value is increasing day by day.So if your looking to have a career in banking and finance industry with a passion to be the part of this great brand, sbi has open recruitment gate for you as a clerk with 5092 vacancies and you can apply online as a applicant but is it enough to get a job ? well the answer is no so what is the right strategies one should follow in minimum time to get his or her desired clerk job.  

SBI clerk exam first phases

The first stage of clerk exam consists of objective test for 200 marks with a time duration of 2 hours and 15 minutes covering 5 section with 40 question each with each section having 40 marks since there will be a negative marking so it is every important to maintain a 100% accuracy with locking your answer on answer sheet in order to get a higher ranking in merit. 

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Pattern of SBI Clerk Exam:

Test	Questions	Max Marks
General Awareness	40	40
General English	40	40
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40
Reasoning Ability	40	40
Marketing/Computer	40	40

Qualifying criteria for first phases

The candidate have to qualify in each of the above section by securing minimum passing marks,which are decided by the bank on the basis of applicant applied for the clerk exam.The descriptive test paper of only those candidate will the checked who may have secured minimum passing marks in the objective test and are placed in the higher merit as per total marks in the first phase objective test.

SBI clerk exam second phases

The second phase consists of one to one personal interview of 35 marks.Mostly those candidate who have secured the higher marks and are placed in the higher merit in descending order will be called for the interview.So it depends on the candidate own perform-ens how much marks being secured by him in written exam to get a call for interview.The qualifying marks in the interview are always decided by the bank exam conducting authorities and can very from time to time.

Safe score for conform job

The aggregate marks obtained by the individual candidate in both the above phases  will be arranged in the descending order starting from highest marks categories wise candidate who score top marks in the given list will be called by the bank and can receive joining letter.

How to tackle reasoning question

Remember their is no concoction which you can drink and clear your bank exam only three thing can help you which are practice, practice and practice try doing question in a proper order from easy then moderate later tough one .Maintain a proper time interval for every question you try to solve don't waste much time on a single question if you feel it tough then better leave it.Try to get the stimulus of the question which act as a connection in solving the tough problem related to puzzle or sitting arrangement question.Note every single stimulus and try adding them together to find answers for puzzles.Cross out all unnecessary words from the given question which act as a distracting medium to you in given question.If possible try to draw logical reasoning diagram and make a conclusion in solving the problems. 

Easy steps to solve quantitative aptitude question

As Bank sector is based on data analysis , so this section plays a important  role in your selection and no one can ignore it.So in this section examiner checks  your ability in understanding the raw data and converting it to a logical out put in a given time interval with 100% correctness.Try reading the question from point to point and get as much data as you can in a very first glance as you see the given question.As some time give data is very long so don't get panic as you see it stay calm and focused and you will definitely get a stimulus to crack it.Avoid those question which needs longer calculation.Stay concentrated on the units given in the question and see in which units examiner is asking the answer,as mostly they mismatch.Try to do this section first of all as in the starting your mind body and soul  is working in a proper co-ordination and you can get maximum out of it.

English Language section crack

English language is the most important tool of communication and mostly software works in the language in banking industry so is it important that you get the minimum passing marks in this section.Try to read a good section from a news paper or magazine on a regularly basis.Get some good grammar books and try doing its exercise and point out the topic in which you need some practice.Learn daily 10 new words and try your maximum effort to use it in your daily life with your family friends and relatives so that you can become use to it.In paragraph arrangement question try to find out first and the last sentences first and later work with the middle sentences.Remember English is not your mother language so it really need more time to be understood then any other section.

Tips to solve General Awareness question

As it is a very wast section and thousand of question can be made from our day to day life so this section really needs lot of concentration and time , best part about this section is that you can get maximum marks just in 2 to 3 minutes if your good in your general awareness,so what can you do for it ? Try reading news paper daily and watch good channels like cnbc awaaz, get a monthly subscription of magazine like pratiyogita darpan which covers all section such as sports,finance,insurance and health.Try some social networking website too and join some good general knowledge and current affairs groups and post all your queries on it .Gradually you will find that your general knowledge is increasing day by day,make some good notes on every topic which you can review before 1 week from your exam daily.

Tips for marketing/ computer question

Well in marketing section try to get the basic knowledge from some good books first second make the list of important terms used in marketing as mostly 40% question are asked from this section only , when you become master in it then go for finance topics in marketing section of news paper and see what important is going these days in marketing, computer section internet email and various devices are important so try to focus on this topics more , remember one important thing no mater how many post and books have your reading to get a bank job you can crack this exam only when you stay connected to your content as content is a KING.

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Other important tips:

You should keep in mind that in a modern day competitive exam even a fraction of mark can change your result so try to remain 100% focused during the exam and try to solve maximum questions in minimum time.

Attempt practice two practice sets daily before the exam and after attempting the set you should work out on those questions which you could not solve.

While attempting practice sets try to finish your sets at least 10 minutes before the actual exam time, this will enhance your speed.

Study from quality and good books only, poor books can spoil your preparations and your consistency.