Every year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases the IBPS PO notifications for the recruitment of Probationary Officers (PO). 2021 is also looking forward to witnessing lakhs of candidates getting interested in applying for the IBPS 2021 recruitment. As it has become tough to get a secure job in PSBs (Public Sector Banks) in this CRP PO/MT recruitment, candidates must leave no stone unturned in its preparation.
If you too are aiming to clear this year’s IBPS PO exam, then you will have to keep in mind the:
- The Latest syllabus
- The Subject-wise study material
- A study plan to cover every topic of the syllabus
And to help you cover every topic of the exam in just 30 days, we have come up with a 30-day study plan that can equip you with the knowledge to secure a better ranking in the examination.
Before jumping over to the study plan you should take a look at the exam pattern of the IBPS PO Exam 2021. The selection process of IBPS PO includes a Preliminary Exam and a Mains Exam. The preliminary exam is an objective type online examination of 100 marks.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern
The prelims exam of IBPS PO consists of a total of 100 questions with a time duration of 60 minutes.
- Question type remains Multiple Choice questions.
- There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the exam for each wrong answer.
- This round of IBPS PO exam is only qualifying in nature.
S. No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Note: As per the official IBPS website, Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS. An adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination.
30-Day Study Plan for IBPS PO 2021-Prelims
The preliminary written examination includes three subjects:
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
Given below is the 30-day study schedule the three subjects:
Day | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | English language |
Day 1 | Trigonometry | Number Series | Subject-Verb Agreement |
Day 2 | Algebra | Seating arrangements | Reading Comprehension |
Day 3 | Geometry | Alphabetical series | Adverb |
Day 4 | Profit and loss | Coding and decoding | Verb |
Day 5 | Time and distance | Blood relations | Error Correction |
Day 6 | Time and work | Directions | Unseen passages |
Day 7 | Number system | Syllogism and Venn Diagram | Tenses |
Day 8 | Ratio and proportion | Nonverbal reasoning | Idioms |
Day 9 | Data Interpretation | Analogy and classification | Sentence Improvement/Phrase Replacement |
Day 10 | Calendar and clock | Analytical reasoning | Synonym and antonyms |
Day 11 | Ratio and proportion | Similarities and differences | Sentence/ Para Completion |
Day 12 | Simple and compound interest | Statement and conclusions | Para jumbles |
Day 13 | Age calculations | Arguments and assumptions | Sentence rearrangement |
Day 14 | Geometry | Data Interpretation | Fill in the blanks |
Day 15 | Number system | Decision making | cloze test |
Day 16 | Mensuration | Syllogism and Venn Diagram | Vocabulary |
Day 17 | Age calculation | Decision making | Grammar |
Day 18 | Trigonometry | Alphabetical series | Grammar |
Day 19 | Percentage | Analogy and classification | Attempt previous year papers |
Day 20 | Statistics | Numerical series | Attempt Mock test |
Day 21 | Doubts clearing session | Data Interpretation | Attempt Mock test |
Day 22 | Attempt Mock test | Non-verbal reasoning | Revise the topic you are weak in |
Day 23 | Attempt previous year papers | Revise the topic you are weak in | Attempt Mock test |
Day 24 | Revise the topic you are weak in | Attempt Mock test | Revise the topic you are weak in |
Day 25 | List important formulas -geometry | Revise the topic you are weak in | Revise the topic you are weak in |
Day 26 | List important formulas-mensuration | Attempt Mock test | Revise the topic you are weak in |
Day 27 | Attempt previous year papers | Attempt previous year papers | Attempt previous year papers |
Day 28 | Attempt previous year papers | Revise the topic you are weak in | Attempt previous year papers |
Day 29 | Revision | Revision | Revision |
Day 30 | Attempt Mock test | Attempt Mock test | Attempt Mock test |
Note: This study plan is not a perfect study plan. It is a format that you can take help from while making your own, as every candidate has his or her own preparation style and way of learning. It covers all the topics that the IBPS PO Exam invites in the form of questions.
Mock Tests-The Key to IBPS PO 2021 Success
We recommend you to regularly take Mock Tests after covering every topic in the table mentioned above. IBPS PO Mock Tests, as you might be knowing, closely imitate the actual IBPS PO Exam, providing you with all sorts of questions, covering every topic from the updated syllabus. It will help you in understanding the exact patterns of questions that the actual IBPS PO Exam tests students with. It will inject in you the idea about the correct amount of time needed to deal with the different sections of an IBPS PO Exam 2021. Hence, it will help you in completing all the topics/subjects from the syllabus and will prepare you in a way that you will be able to answer all sorts of questions of every level in the upcoming IBPS PO Exam 2021.
Conclusion
Now when you have got this ready-made study plan to take help from, you can begin your preparation for the upcoming IBPS PO Exam without wasting any time further. Even if you are a Job-goer who can invest a limited amount of time in studies, you can design your own study plan based on it and divide a proper time schedule between all the topics mentioned above and cover them and test themselves regularly via Mock Tests.
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