Success Story of Rishiraj Kalita | Cleared IBPS PO/Clerk, RRB PO, RRB OA

Hi friends, I am Rishiraj. After completing my graduation in July, 2019 I was confused regarding his career. I started preparing for CAT 2019 in September 2019 and secured securing 91.75%ile, but still didn’t enroll myself in the colleges because of the pandemic. I then realized that it was not the right time to go for MBA and then came across came across the exams of Banking sector. The syllabus of Cat and Banking exams is more or less same and thus began my journey of preparation for bank exams in July 2020 and finally managed to clear IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RRB PO and RRB Clerk examinations. I would like to share my detailed preparation journey with you all out there. So, here you go.

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Rishiraj Kalita’s Success Story

After completing my graduation in July, 2019, I was really confused which career should i pursue to boost up my career. At that time i came to know about Cat and MBA and thus began my preparations for CAT 2019 in September 2019. My preparation was hugely based on Mock tests and clearing my doubts, if any, from any relevant YouTube videos. After securing 91.75%ile in Cat and converting colleges like GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, DSE HRD, LBSIM, etc; i didn’t enroll myself in these colleges because of the pandemic that suddenly created havoc around the world. I felt that it wasn’t the right time to go for an MBA and that is when i came across the exams of Banking sector. The syllabus of Cat and Banking exams is more or less same and thus began my journey of preparation for bank exams in July 2020. Since i had my basics of reasoning and arithmetic already cleared, the strategy that i followed was lots of mock tests. On an average i attempted around 6-8 prelims mocks on a daily basis, just to increase my speed and accuracy. For around 3 months my life was revolving around mock tests only.

SELECTED IN IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, RRB PO, RRB OA

• 49.72 FINAL SCORE IN SBI PO 2021 (104 in Mains)
• CAT 2019 91.75%ile
• CAT 2020 96.22%ile

Section-wise Preparation Strategy

English Section Preparation Strategy

My preparation for English is not something i would suggest to any other aspirant. I completed my schooling from one of the most reputed English medium Institutions of my State, and the quality of knowledge i was provided in school was sufficient enough for me to clear these exams.

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Quantitative Aptitude Section Preparation Strategy

The topics of quantitative aptitude have been already taught to us in our school days. After revising all the necessary formulas and concepts, i began solving sections mocks of quantitative aptitude. But for certain sums the pace at which i solved those was not sufficient enough. So i scrolled through youtube for various shortcut methods and use them to solve those sums.

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Reasoning Section Preparation Strategy

Reasoning section is about concentration, adaptability, cool mind and speed. After learning a strategy for solving a particular problem, one should practice those questions and puzzles to strengthen his/her ability and accuracy. Having a cool mind is very important for solving questions of reasoning.

General Awareness Section Preparation Strategy

General Awareness was my weakest section. So i watched a daily current affair video in the last 3 months (before mains) and made notes. Also i went through monthly pdf’s of the last 6 months(before mains). I made notes and arranged them based on institutions, states, countries, etc., i.e., for example the news related to a particular state were written on the same page, news related to a particular bank on the same page and so on.

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Overall Strategy, Study Schedule & Challenges Faced

My strategy was simple- Practice and practice by giving lots of mock tests. There was no fixed schedule as such but for 3 months, gave around 6-8 mocks everyday; and after that normal practice, no such hard and fast schedule. The biggest hurdle for me was General Awareness section, but maintaining regular notes helped me overcome it.

How did PracticeMock help you?

Yes practicemock was of great help. The quality of mocks provided was great and they were almost on par with the exam level. IN FACT I FELT THAT THE IBPS PO PRELIMS PAPER WAS SET BY PRACTICEMOCK, THE QUALITY OF MOCKS WAS THAT ACCURATE. Keep up the good work.

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Message to the Fellow Aspirants

You guys should just keep working. It is all about one time hard work and dedication. Just that don’t lie to yourself, prepare honestly and keep working hard; set targets and keep on practicing mocks as if they were real exams. I assure you all no one can deny you success.

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