Want to clear the IBPS SO Prelims exam in first attempt? IBPS SO Preliminary exam 2022 is scheduled to be conducted on 24th and 31st December 2022 and the Mains examination will be conducted on 29th January 2023. There are still enough days for a better preparation and to ensure you clear the Prelims exam in first attempt. The Institute of Banking Personnel invites applications every year to recruit candidates as Specialist Officers (Scale 1) at different Public Sector Banks. This much sought-after post is prestigious, and millions of aspirants appear for the exam every year. The exam tests candidates’ skills in 3 stages: the prelims, the mains and the final interview round. Owing to cut-throat competition cracking this exam becomes hard without a smart preparation.
Today, we’ll know how you can prepare the entire IBPS SO Prelims syllabus in 40 days and clear the Prelims exam in first attempt.
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IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern 2022
Before studying for an exam it is important to study the IBPS SO Exam Pattern. The IBPS SO Prelims exam has three sections with 50 questions each. The exam is held online, consisting of a total of 150 marks. The time allotted to each section is 40 minutes, and is conducted in bilingual language except the English Language section.
Check the detailed pattern from the previous year below:
Sections | No of Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 |
Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Agricultural Field/HR/Personnel/IT/Marketing Officer) OR | 50 | 50 | 40 |
General Awareness (Law Officer/Rajbhasa Adhikari) | 50 | 50 | 40 |
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IBPS SO Prelims Study Plan
Day | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning | English Language |
Day 1 | Speed Time and Distance | Blood Relations | Cloze Tests |
Day 2 | Time and Work | Inequality | Sentence Improvement |
Day 3 | Simplification, Quadratic Equations | Order and Ranking | Reading Comprehension |
Day 4 | Rate of Interest | Directions | Basic Grammar |
Day 5 | Mensuration | Alphanumeric Series | Reading Comprehension |
Day 6 | Profit and Loss | Coding and Decoding | Error Spotting |
Day 7 | Simplifications, Profit and Loss | Ranking and Order | Prepositions |
Day 8 | Attempt a mock test to analyze your preparation | Attempt a mock test to analyze your preparation | Attempt a mock test to analyze your preparation |
Day 9 | Mensuration Approximation | Puzzles, Inequality | Fillers |
Day 10 | Sums based on Quantity | Miscellaneous | Grammar |
Day 11 | Boats and Streams | Mixed Puzzles | Filler, Sentence Conclusions |
Day 12 | Ratio and Proportion, Percentages | Circular Arrangement | Sentence Rearrangement |
Day 13 | Simplification | Logical Miscellaneous | Synonyms, Antonyms |
Day 14 | Miscellaneous | Mixed Puzzles | Error Detection |
Day 15 | Missing Number Series | Data Sufficiency Series | Rearranging Sentences |
Day 16 | Mixture | Input Output | Usage of Words, Conjunctions |
Day 17 | Rate of Interest | Pattern | Idioms and Phrases |
Day 18 | Linear Equations | Syllogism | Word Replacement |
Day 19 | Data Interpretation, Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Reading Comprehension, essay writing |
Day 20 | DI, Discounts | Revision | Error Detection |
Day 21 | Problems on Ages | Seating Arrangement | Precis Writing |
Day 22 | Rate of Interest, Mixtures | Pattern | Revision |
Day 23 | Pipes and Cisterns | Circular Arrangement | Prepositions |
Day 24 | Practice Full length mock test to analyze your preparation | Practice Full length mock test to analyze your preparation | Practice Full length mock test to analyze your preparation |
Day 25 | Profit and Loss | Syllogism | Parts of Speech, Articles |
Day 26 | Boats and Streams | Pattern | Reading Comprehension |
Day 27 | Time Speed and Work | Revision | |
Day 28 | Mensuration | Coding Decoding | Narration |
Day 29 | Probability | Input and Output | Voice Change |
Day 30 | Permutation Combination | Miscellaneous | Essay Writing, Precis Writing |
Day 31 | Mensuration | Syllogism | Revision |
Day 32 | Alphanumeric Series | Narration | |
Day 33 | Probability | Logical reasoning | Sentence Improvement, Completing Paragraphs |
Day 34 | Permutation and Combination | Pattern | Error Detection |
Day 35 | Rate of Interest, Discounts | Series | Miscellaneous |
Day 36 | DI, Averages | Sentence Improving | |
Day 37 | Mixture, Ratio and Proportion | Miscellaneous | Voice Change |
Day 38 | Profit and Loss | Input Output | Word Replacement |
Day 39 | Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Revision |
Day 40 | Revise all the Important Topics |
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Is it difficult to crack the IBPS SO Prelims exam?
IBPS SO is a hard nut to crack, in terms of the difficulty level as it involves high competition. In 2019, around 3,00,000 candidates applied for 1599 vacancies. It proves how tough competition the competition is. But those candidates who chalk out the study plan that best suits their time and study style, study from authorized books, and refer to online tutorials and keep testing your speed and accuracy by taking regular IBPS SO Mock Tests and improve, nobody can stop you from clearing the exam. Don’t forget, IBPS SO exam may be hard to crack, but not impossible. Follow the 40-day study plan given above, stay positive and you’ll surely taste success!
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