How to Prepare for Bank Exams Without Coaching: Self Study Tips

Building a career in the banking sector is everyone’s dream.

 

Jobs in the banking sector provide financial security, stability, career growth, incentives, and also an attractive salary. Several entrance examinations are conducted every year to recruit suitable candidates for these jobs. These exams are highly competitive as lakhs of aspirants apply for them and only a small fraction receive the interview call letter.

 

How To Prepare For Bank Exams:

If you want to know how to prepare for these bank exams and ace them in the first go without undergoing a specialized coaching program, then here are a few tips for you.

The first step to clear any bank exam is to understand its question paper pattern.

 

Preliminary Stage Exam Pattern

The preliminary stage of most of these exams share a common pattern as shown below-

 

Section	Number of questions	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	60 Minutes
English Language	30	30
Reasoning Ability	35	35
Total	100	100

 

Let us look at each of these sections in detail-

1. Quantitative Aptitude

 

The Quantitative Aptitude section of the bank exams include questions from the following topics-

Topic-Wise Questions

Data Interpretation	Number Series	Quadratic Equations	Simple Interest	Compound Interest	Average
Simplification	Time and Work	Application Sums	Problems on Ages	Ratio and Proportion	Percentage
Mensuration	Data Sufficiency	Partnership	Train Sums	Boats and Streams	Approximation
Probability	Mixtures and Alligations	Caselet	Rules & Formulas	Shortcuts

Candidates must understand each of these topics clearly, prepare notes, learn shortcuts if any, and also practice a lot of problems to score good marks.

2. English Language

 

The English language section of the bank exams is one of the crucial and easiest sections to score marks in.

Some of the important topics in this section are-

 

Cloze Test	Editorial Vocabulary	Error Spotting	English Grammar Tips
Descriptive Paper	Fill in the Blanks	Phrase Replacement	Reading Comprehension
Sentence Improvement	English Practice Set	Sentence Rearrangement	Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word Quiz	Odd one Out in Sentence

 

Here are a few tips to score well in this section-

• Read newspapers, novels, and magazines regularly. Analyze the grammar and the usage of words in them. This will help to ace the Cloze test.
• Build your vocabulary. Learn at least three new words every day and use them in your daily conversations.
• Have a strong hold on the basics in Grammar-Syntax, Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Articles, Conjuction, and Preposition.
• Practice sample papers of previous years and give mock tests for every section. Analyze the results obtained and correct the mistakes committed.

3. Reasoning Ability

 

The Reasoning ability section comprises of questions from topics such as Coding and Decoding, Blood Relations, Arrangement and Pattern, Syllogisms, Seating Arrangement, Analogy, Classification, Series, and Data Sufficiency.

 

Topic-Wise Questions

Blood Relation	Number Sequence	Coding Decoding	Puzzle
Seating Arrangement	Linear Seating Arrangement	Circular Seating Arrangement	Alpha Numeric Series
Inequality	Data Sufficiency	Decision Making	Input and Output
Logical Series	Syllogism	Ranking	Statement & Assumption
Reasoning Tips	Reasoning Tricks	Direction Sense

 

Candidates should learn each of these topics very well, practice mock tests, go through previous years question papers, and prepare shortcuts, notes and strategies.

 

They must make a detailed study plan, follow it strictly and complete the exam syllabus well within the deadlines to score well. We hope that these tips help you in your bank exam preparation.

Thanks for reading!!!

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