30 Day Preparation Strategy for IBPS RRB PO 2020 Exam

The exam dates for the IBPS RRB Officer Scale I 2020 Prelims and Mains are out. According to the exam dates there is exactly 1 month left for the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam as the exam is scheduled for 12^th September, 2020. Mentioned below are the exam dates as per the latest release from IBPS, the tentative dates are mentioned as below:

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Preliminary Examination	Officer Scale I and Office Assistants: 12.09.2020,13.09.2020,19.09.2020,20.09.2020 and26.09.2020
Single Examination	Officers Scale II & III: 18.10.2020
Main Examination	Officer Scale I: 18.10.2020 Office Assistants: 31.10.2020

As you can check from the above dates, there is exactly 30 days left for your exam preparation. It is at this point in time one must start practicing mock tests side by side while clarifying the conceptual doubts at the same time. Practicing mock tests is one of the best ways that can help you gain confidence and shall make you clear the actual RRB PO Prelims 2020 examination. Here in this article we are going to guide the aspirants with a 30 day preparation strategy including a study plan that will help you strategize your exam preparation. Let’s first take a quick glance through the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam pattern.

RRB Officer Scale I 2020 Prelims Exam Pattern

S. No.	Section	Language	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite Time of 45 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi/English	40	40
	Total		80	80	45 minutes

As you can see in the above exam pattern that there are only 2 sections in RRB PO Prelims examination. However, both these sections require good practice and calculations thus, practice is the only way that can help you win over these. In simple words if we talk about in order to clear RRB PO Prelims 2020 examination it is important to have a complete conceptual clarity and a string grasp over all the basic concepts along with good practice. We are here mentioning all important topics for each section along with a comprehensive 30 day study plan for RRB PO Prelims 2020 examination.

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RRB PO Prelims 2020- Important Reasoning Topics

Data Sufficiency
Syllogism
Coding-Decoding
Input-Output
Alphabet Test
Order & Ranking
Puzzles
Coded Inequalities
Direction Sense
Blood Relations
Logical Reasoning
Seating Arrangement

RRB PO Prelims 2020 – Important Quantitative Aptitude Topics

Data Sufficiency
Quadratic Equations
Data Interpretation
Partnership
Problems on Ages
Averages
Ration & Proportion
Mixture & Allegation
Profit, Loss & Discount
Work & Time
Simple & Compound Interest
Time & Distance
Boats & Streams
Simplification/Approximation

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IBPS RRB PO 30 Day Study Plan – Preparation Strategy

Day	Date	Goal 1	Goal 2
1	12	Free IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
2	13	Quantitative Aptitude- Number Series	Reasoning- Inequalities and Number Series
3	14	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements	Quantitative Aptitude- Mensuration and Average, Ratio & Proportion
4	15	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 1	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
5	16	Reasoning- Syllogism	Quantitative Aptitude- HCF, LCM and Profit & Loss
6	17	Quantitative Aptitude- Approximation, Simplification & Data Sufficiency	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements
7	18	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 2	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
8	19	Quantitative Aptitude- Work and Time & Speed, Distance and Time	Quantitative Aptitude- Data Interpretation (Charts and Graphs: Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart; Tabular; Caselet; Mixed DI)
9	20	Reasoning- Data Sufficiency & Number System	Reasoning- Inequalities and Number Series
10	21	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 3	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
11	22	Quantitative Aptitude- Probability, Permutation and Combination	Reasoning- Coding-decoding and Machine Input-Output
12	23	Reasoning- Coding-decoding and Machine Input-Output	Reasoning- Logical Reasoning
13	24	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 4	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
14	25	Quantitative Aptitude- Mensuration and Average, Ratio & Proportion	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements
15	26	Reasoning- Syllogism	Quantitative Aptitude- Number Series
16	27	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 5	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
17	28	Quantitative Aptitude- SI & CI and Problems on Ages	Reasoning- Blood Relations
18	29	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 6	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
19	30	Quantitative Aptitude- Number Series	Quantitative Aptitude- SI & CI and Problems on Ages
20	31	Quantitative Aptitude Sectional Test 01	Reasoning Sectional Test 01
21	1	Quantitative Aptitude- Approximation, Simplification & Data Sufficiency	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements
22	2	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 7	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
23	3	Quantitative Aptitude- HCF, LCM and Profit & Loss	Reasoning- Direction Sense
24	4	Quantitative Aptitude Sectional Test 02	Reasoning Sectional Test 02
25	5	Reasoning- Inequalities and Number Series	Reasoning- Direction Sense
26	6	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 8	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
27	7	Quantitative Aptitude- Probability, Permutation and Combination	Reasoning- Data Sufficiency & Number System
28	8	Quantitative Aptitude Sectional Test 03	Reasoning Sectional Test 03
29	9	Reasoning- Logical Reasoning	Reasoning- Logical Reasoning
30	10	IBPS RRB PO Prelims Mock Test 9	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis
31	11	Do Some Light Revision, Relax, Stay Calm	Do Some Light Revision, Relax, Stay Calm

As you can see in the exam pattern that there is no sectional time limits, thus taking mock tests will help you maximize your scores as aspirants will be able to strategize their exam preparation better. While you are preparing for the upcoming RRB PO prelims 2020 exam make sure that you practice well individually also for both of these sections. For this we have free Lockdown Warm up Tests for both Quant and Reasoning. These are free sectional tests that can be attempted both on the web and the PracticeMock app.

Practice Via Mock Tests

Taking mock tests for RRB PO Prelims will help you in strengthening your exam preparation in the following ways:

Practicing as many mock tests will ensure that you know your strengths and weaknesses well. This probably would go a long way in boosting your overall score if you would be able to utilize your strengths well.
It is one of the most effective ways by which you can actually get familiar with the real examination. The mock tests at PracticeMock are well curated and designed based on the latest exam patterns and it gives you a simulation of the actual exam that helps you to prepare well for the actual examination day.

Make use of this comprehensive 30 day RRB PO Prelims study plan in order to give your RRB Officer Scale I preparation level an edge above other aspirants.

Cheena Sawhney