PM’s Quant and English section are the best and has very friendly user interface- Says Atin; Cleared Canara Bank PO

Here is a unique success story for you which will definitely help you to be after your goal and achieve it. Presenting to you the story of Atin Kumar Srivastava who was working in an MNC. Despite having a job, he was determined to have a government job in the banking sector. And because of his relentless pursuit, he was able to become a probationary officer at Canara Bank. Let’s learn from his preparation strategies and see how much can you imbibe in your preparation. Here are the excerpts from his interview:

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Hi My name is Atin Kumar Srivastava and I am from Gorakhpur UP. I completed my graduation in B.tech(CSE) in 2015 and worked in MNC Orange Business Services for 1 year.I wanted to get a govt job in banking sector so I resigned and devoted my self for the bank exams.

Which exams did you appear in till date and what were their results?

First exam That I gave was of  Ibps PO pre 2016 and failed by 6 marks . Coming To 2017, I was not able to clear any exams in 2017 , not even pre failed by 1 or 1.5 marks  but I took one positive note from this and that was earlier in 2016 I failed by 6 marks and now in  2017 by 1 marks in almost all pre so now the margin was low that helped me to stay motivated and I thought I am in the right direction and I would definitely clear all exams in the near future and I was right . In 2018 I  purchased PM  series and  cleared all the pre  examinations and 1-2 main exams..Some of the exams I appeared in 2018 are:

• SBI po  cleared pre failed in mains by 3 marks
• sbi  clerk cleared  pre failed in mains but still waiting list to come.
• RRB Po cleared  pre failed in  mains reasoning sectional  though I was +10 above cutoff
• RRB clerk pre cleared failed mains by 2marks.
• NIACL assitant  cleared pre and mains but out in the final list,waiting list to come.
• IBPS po cleared Pre out in mains.
• RRB GRoup C technician cleared Pre waiting for mains result
• Finally Cleared CANARA BANK PO PGDBF .

For  RRB group C i purchased testbook series.

What was your overall preparation strategy?

I Started preparing for  govt Bank Exams in 2016 . In  the starting   it was difficult for me  as I was new to this but later on with the help of coaching, books ,testseries, and youtube  videos I became familiar with the types of questions asked  and how to prepare myself and to know my weakness. At last I will say that  these 5 factors played an imporatnt role in my success

1. Practice
2. Devotion
3. Patience
4. Speed & Accuracy
5. Time management

Strategy for Quantitative Aptitude?

For Quants I started with Arihant Book and BSC book and I solved them to clear my basics . Then I made notes through amar sir and arun sir videos for new type questions and tricks  and used pm test series for speed building   accuracy  and time management.

Strategy for Reasoning?

This was the weakest section of all  mainly due to puzzles..I started to make atleast 5 puzzles everyday from adda247 reasoning book and other sources from net.

Strategy for English:

I followed NEETU singh and AK singh books for common errors..To get good marks in english .I gave sectional test of english every 3-4 days in a week. Youtube video of Vishal Sir will be very helpful.

Strategy for General Awareness?

I followed Study IQ youtube channel as  it the best for banking exams alongwith  monthly pdfs of affairscloud. Both  will almost cover entire news .

Did PracticeMock help you in your success?

I purchased  PracticeMock in 2018 and cleared all pre exams of insurance and banking sector. It’s Quant and English section are the best and Has very friendly user interface.

This was the story of Atin on how he persisted and cleared the PO exam. Check the books he referred to, how he cleared his basics and try it out yourself. There might be some improvement required in your performance as well. We hope you would have received some precious insights from this story. Also, there is one common element among the people who achieve success and that is mock tests. Keep taking mock tests, keep reviewing & improving your performance and success will be definitely yours.

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