Dear Aspirants, the most awaited notification of IBPS PO VIII – 2018 has been released and the online registration has commenced from 14th August to 4th September, 2018.
Many candidates have started to prepare for this exam before the release of official notification. Candidates need to focus on both prelims and mains from the very first day of their IBPS PO Exam 2018 preparation.
Aspirants who want to become an IBPS PO should not have the mind set of preparing for mains after the end of prelims exam. In fact, you want to begin from today by spending little time every day instead of cramming everything just before the exam.
General awareness plays a vital role in the mains exam and if you prepare sincerely, you will get around 80-90% of marks easily in this Section. This will help you to increase the score and it will become an important pillar for the final selection.
The first step in Preparation Strategy of GA is to be clear about, what all the topics to be covered and what must be ignored. Extensive preparation of GA at the last minute might lead you to be perplexed. So you need, focused and proficient preparation, that doesn’t waste your time and at the same way gives maximum returns on the effort you put in.
| Day | Topic | Time |
| Day 1 | States and their Capitals, CM & Governors + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 2 | International Organizations and their Headquarters + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 3 | Country, Capital and Currency + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 4 | Cabinet Ministers & Constituency + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 5 | National Parks, Tiger Reserves + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 6 | Important Stadiums across India and World, Airports, Ports + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 7 | Important Temples, Palaces + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 8 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 9 | Atomic & Hydro Power Plants + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 10 | Monthly Current Affairs – July + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 11 | National and International Boundary Lines + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 12 | Joint Military/Defence Exercises between Countries + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 13 | Wildlife & Bird Sanctuaries + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 14 | Rivers & City, Dams + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 15 | Nicknames of Indian Cities, Awards and related fields + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 16 | Important Institutions in India, Census 2011 + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 17 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 18 | Important Days (January to June), Gardens + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 19 | Museums, Festivals around the world + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 20 | Cups & Trophies (Related with Sports/Games) + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 21 | Thermal & Nuclear Power Plants + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 22 | Waterfalls, Lakes, Books & Authors + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 23 | Important Days (July to December), Dances, Revolutions + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 24 | Monthly Current Affairs – August + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 25 | Awards & Honours + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 26 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 27 | Indian Banks: Headquarters, Taglines & Headpersons + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 28 | History of Banking + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 29 | RBI: Structure and Function, Subsidiaries of RBI + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 30 | Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 31 | Monetary Policy (Quantitative and Qualitative Tools ) + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 32 | Nationalization of Banks in India + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 33 | Types of Bank Accounts, Deposits + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 34 | Types of banking and money instruments + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 35 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 36 | Important Banking Acts, NBFC + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 37 | KYC, Types of Payments and Money Transfer (UPI, ATM, USSD.), BASEL Norms + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 38 | Priority sector Lending, Foreign Exchange Reserves + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 39 | Types of Risks, Types of Inflation + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 40 | Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 41 | Financial Inclusion Schemes, Small Finance and Payment Banks in India + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 42 | FDI, Banking Abbreviations, Appointments in various Financial Institutions (Both National and International) + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 43 | Important Banking Institutions (NABARD, SIDBI, ECGC, etc) + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 44 | NPA, PCA, Committee’s in News + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 45 | Monthly Current Affairs – September + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 46 | Indian and World Economy, Financial terms and concepts + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 47 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 48 | People and Bank in News, Money Market + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 49 | Economy: Types of Economy + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 50 | Economic Survey and Budget 2018 + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 51 | Measures of National income: GDP, GNP, NDP, NNI, PI, etc. + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 52 | Foreign investments in India + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 53 | Loan and its Types + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 54 | Mortgage and its Types + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 55 | Types of Bonds + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 56 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 57 | Inflation and its Types, Effects, Deflation + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 58 | Calculating Inflation in India, New Currency Notes + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 59 | Government Schemes and Policies + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 60 | Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 61 | LIC and GIC + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 62 | Special Economic Zones (SEZ) + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 63 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 64 | AEZ and EPZ + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 65 | Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 66 | Mutual Funds and its Types + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 67 | Loans sanctioned by various International Financial Institutions + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 68 | Banking Ombudsman Scheme + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 69 | Credit Rating Agencies in India + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 70 | Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 71 | Capital and Money Market + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 72 | New technologies introduced in Banking + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 73 | New schemes related to Banking + Daily Current Affairs | 60 minutes |
| Day 74 | Current affairs related to Banking + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 75 | Monthly Current Affairs – October + Daily Current Affairs | |
| Day 76 | Revision + Daily Current Affairs | 90 minutes |
| Day 77 |
Revise Everything + Attempt Mock Test + Daily Current Affairs
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| Day 86 | Monthly Current Affairs – November (1 to 10) | |
| Day 87 | Attempt Mock Test & Stay Calm | |
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We hope that you find this 90 days plan helpful and apply it according to your ease. Candidates can modify the plan as per your convenience and you are not bound to firmly follow this preparation plan.
Start preparing from now to accomplish your dream professional career. Our IBPS Guide wishes you a great success in all upcoming bank exams.
This post was last modified on September 10, 2018 7:05 pm