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One Month Strategy to Clear SBI Clerk Exam 2021

Hope! you all are going to appear in the SBI Clerk Prelims Exam. as you know very well SBI is going to take Prelims Exam in the month of June but due to COVID, exam has been postponed, new exam dates haven’t been released yet but most probably exam will take place in the starting week of July because SBI has already announced its Mains Examination Date. As per notification Mains Exam will be held on 31st July, 2021.

In this article, we will share One Month Strategy to Clear SBI Clerk Exam 2021. But before discussing it, first we will share exam pattern and syllabus of SBI Clerk Exam. After that we will share one month preparation strategy for SBI Clerk Exam.

SBI Clerk 2020 Prelims Exam Pattern

Sr.No.	Name of Sections	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Time allotted for each test (Separate timed)
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:

Prelims Exam is just Qualifying in nature and every candidate has to be qualified in all the three sections by securing minimum sectional cut-off marks along with overall cut-off, that has to be decided by SBI. After that candidates are eligible to sit in the mains examination.
There is a negative marking of 1/4 mark per question for each wrong answer.

SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Exam Syllabus :

In this section, we will discuss complete syllabus of SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 examination in detail. As you all know SBI Clerk recruitment exam has two phase: Prelims, Mains. First two phase are online exams after clearing both phase you will be short-listed and selected for SBI Clerical post. And if, we check the syllabus of SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 exam, it is bit different from SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam. But in this article we will only discuss Prelims exam syllabus. For Mains exam, we will soon come up with article in which we will share complete syllabus of mains exam and its preparation strategy. So now, Let’s have a look at the syllabus of SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 exam:

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English Language Syllabus

Topic to be covered for English Language

Grammar
Correct Usage of word
Cloze Test
Error Spotting
Fillers – Single, Double
Idioms and Phrases
Odd One Out
One Word Substitution
Sentence Improvement
Synonyms/ Antonyms
Vocabulary based questions
Word/Phrase Replacement
Spelling Error
Reading Comprehension
Parajumbles
Paragraph Completion

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Reasoning Syllabus

Topics to be Covered for Reasoning Section

Input-Output
Puzzles – Box based, Floor, Calendar, Day/Months based, etc.
Logical Reasoning Scheduling
Seating Arrangement– Linear, Circular, Facing Inside/Outside, Mixed
Coded Inequalities
Coding and Decoding
Syllogism ( new pattern type: few, only, only few)
Data Sufficiency
Verbal Reasoning
Miscellaneous Topics: Alpha-numeric Series/Alphabetical Series, Blood Relations, Ordering and Ranking,
Direction Sense

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Numerical Ability Syllabus

Topics to be Covered for Numerical Ability

Approximation
Simplification
Quadratic Equations
Percentage
Square root
Cube root
Number Series:- wrong/missing
Average & Problems on Age
Probability
Time, Distance and Speed
Boats and Stream
Time and Work
Pipes and Cisterns
Profit, Loss, and Discount
Data Interpretation – Charts and Graphs:- Line Graph, Bar Graph, Pie Chart
Tabular/Caselets/Mixed DI
Simple and Compound Interest
Permutation and Combination
Mensuration ( Area, Volume)
Mixture and Allegations
Partnerships

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One Month Preparation Strategy Tips:-

English Language Section:

Reading Comprehension

i. Try to do at least three reading comprehension on a daily basis.

ii. For reading comprehension, you can do practice from these two books:- Aristotle RC-99 or Reading Comprehension by Sujit Kumar.

iii. Do practice three reading comprehension regularly and see improvement within a week.

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Cloze Test

i. Practice at least three sets of cloze tests on a daily basis.

ii. If you see any new vocab in the cloze test. Jot down in your vocab notebook.

iii. Revise these new words at least once before going to sleep.

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Parajumble/Sentence Rearrangement

i. For this topic, improve your reading skill. We have already shared the above important tips “how can you improve your reading habit” . Follow it sincerely.

ii. Do practice a different variety of three to four sentence rearrangements on a daily basis.

iii. Attempt parajumble or sentence rearrangement quizzes as much as you can.

Error Detection

i. Do practice ten to fifteen questions on a daily basis.

ii. Learn grammar rules. To improve grammar, you can follow – “SP Bakshi” book.

iii. For practicing the questions, you can follow – “Mirror of Common Errors” book.

Misspelled Words

i. Do practice ten to fifteen questions on a daily basis.

ii. For this topic read one editorial on a daily basis and it will help to make you familiar with new types of words.

iii. And mug up all difficult words which come in the editorial.

iv. Practice as much as you can. Give more quizzes, attempt sectional test and mock test.

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Fillers – Single/Double

i. Do practice ten to fifteen questions on a daily basis.

ii. When you are practicing this topic, if you see any new word, write it in your vocab notebook and revise it regularly.

Sentence Improvement

i. For this topic good reading skill help you a lot. So, try to improve your reading skill.

ii. Read articles related to Economy, Finance, Social, Environment, Science and technology.

iii. Do practice at least ten questions on a daily basis.

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Phrase Replacement

i. Mug up idioms and Phrases by heart.

ii. Do practice at least 10 questions on a daily basis.

Numerical Ability Section:

Approximation/Simplification

At least ten questions are being asked from simplification and approximation topic.
You would have to do practice at least 20 questions from simplification and 20 questions from approximation.
You would have to learn fast calculation.
Try to do calculation in mind, you will save time in the examination.
For fast calculation you would have to learn square roots up to 50, cube roots up to 30, tables up to 20 and also learn tricks for fast multiplication, addition, subtraction.

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Quadratic Equations

Five Questions are being asked from this topic.
Try to practice at least 10 questions on a daily basis or as much as you can.

Number Series:- Wrong/Missing Series

Five Questions are being asked from this topic. So, practice as much as you can.
Try to do practice at least ten questions of wrong series and ten questions of missing series on a daily basis.

Data Interpretation – Pie Charts, Tabular, Bar and Linear Graphs:-

At least two to three sets of data interpretation are being asked in the exam and each set has five questions.
Practice at least four to five sets of different types of Data Interpretation questions based on line graph, bar graph, pie chart, tabular, and caselets on a daily basis.
Must Practice those types of DI in which you are weak.
You would have to attempt a mock test and give more and more sectional quizzes for the Quantitative Aptitude section.

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Miscellaneous Topics –

Miscellaneous Topics like: Time and work, Speed, Time and Distance, Boat and stream, Simple and compound interest, Problem on ages etc.
As you know you have just five days for prelims, so don’t practice new topics.
It is advisable from our side to practice miscellaneous topics and questions from your mock test.
Analyse your mock test in-depth. And focus on your weak topics.

Reasoning Ability Section:

Alpha-numeric Series & Alphabetical Series

This topic is important from a clerical exam point of view. Four to five questions are being asked from this topic.
Practice four to five sets on a daily basis.

Numerical Series

Four to five questions from this topic must be asked in the prelims exam.
Sometimes candidates spend more time on this topic.
No doubt this topic is very easy but time consuming for those who don’t practice it.
So, practice four to five sets of this topic on a daily basis.

Blood Relations

Three to four questions are being asked in the examination.
Practice moderate level blood relations questions regularly.

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Syllogism

Syllogism is the most favourite topic of every examiner.
Examiners must ask four to five questions from this topic in any of the shifts.
So, prepare this topic very well to keep it in your mind.
Daily practice ten questions from this topic.

Direction Sense

In every shift you can see three to four questions are being asked from this topic.
Practice ten moderate level questions on a daily basis.

Ordering and Ranking

Two to three questions are being asked in the exam.
Practice at least ten moderate level questions on a daily basis.

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Inequalities

At least four to five questions are being asked from this topic in the examination.
It is a very easy topic, one can solve all five questions within 2 minutes.
Practice three sets on a daily basis.

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Coding and Decoding

Nowadays examiners are asking moderate level new pattern type coding decoding questions.
Sometimes the examiner asks simple and easy coding and decoding questions. But you have to prepare new pattern of both moderate as well as easy level questions.
Practice four sets on a daily basis because five questions are being asked in the examination.

Data Sufficiency

The possibility of this topic coming in is very low. But you can’t neglect it.
If the examiner wants to take a moderate to difficult level exam then he can be asked questions from this topic.

Puzzles – Box based, Floor, Calendar, Day/Months based, etc.

This is the super most important topic and approx fifteen to twenty questions are being asked in the examination.
Practice at least four to five sets of puzzles on a daily basis.