Study Plan for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims

Study Plan for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims – IBPS RRB Officer Scale I notification is expected to be released soon and preliminary exams will start from September this year. It’s high time to start preparing for the exams to be held in May. Two months of time is sufficient to prepare for the exams. The level starts from RBI at the apex level and moves through various stages. RBI is the authority involved in policy making decisions pertaining to banking and finance of the country. It is the Regional Rural banks that are nodal agencies responsible for transmitting the banking services to the rural areas.

The central bank of India has made sure that the regional rural banks maintain financial inclusion in the country. The purpose of the regional rural banks is to provide banking services in rural areas and make banks more accessible to rural areas. Indian banking system is hierarchal and is divided into various departments and its main goal is to give extended reach of its services to customers across India. Opportunities in banking are seeing a lot of increase owing to new banks being opened across the country. This has thrown open several vacancies in banking in rural banks as well as urban banks.

Study Plan for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims

IBPS RRB 2017 recruitment for Officer Scale I would be conducted in three phases – Prelims, Mains and interview round. The pattern of the examination is different from other PO exams as the preliminary exams conducted by IBPS RRB does not contain English section. The preliminary exams contains only two sections namely Reasoning and Numerical aptitude. Therefore the paper eschews English which is convenient for those wanting to work in rural banks where English will not play a major role in rural areas, as regional languages will have more value.

Given below is a 60 day strategy for preparing for IBPS RRB preliminary exams 2017 for Officer Scale I. IBPS RRB preliminary exams 2017 for Officer Scale I The IBPS RRB Officer Scale I will have different ways of studying. You will have to plan your study for two months if you wish to crack the IBPS RRB Officers Scale I.

There are more 50 participating Rural banks in IBPS RRB so there is a great opportunity for those who are willing to work in banks in rural areas.

However, one must never chart out the study plan without knowing the syllabus and examination pattern.

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ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE

The structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows:

Officer Scale-I Preliminary Exam

Sr. No.	Name of Tests	Medium of Exam	No. ofQ’s	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning	Hindi/English	40	40	Composite time of 45 minutes
2	Quantitative Aptitude	Hindi/English	40	40
	Total		80	80

* Candidates (for both posts) have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequatenumber of candidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online MainExamination.

Negative Marking: Candidates who choose wrong answers will lose 0.25 marks assigned to that question and it will be deducted as penalty while arriving at the final score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

2 months preparation plan for IBPS RRB Preliminary exams: Weekly Study Plan for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims

1. Week 1 and Week 2: Pick topics like Ratio and percentages from quant section. Other topics to focus include Data Interpretation, Profit and loss. Work a lot on Quantitative aptitude as it is the most important section to help you succeed in the exam. You can never succeed in the IBPS RRB exam without solving Quantitatve aptitude. Aspirants should also brush up topics in reasoning like coding, inequality and blood relation. Candidates should also solve mock tests regularly for this section
2. Week 3 and Week 4:
   Pick topics like Ratio and percentages from quant section. Other topics to focus include Data Interpretation, Profit and loss. Work a lot on Quantitative aptitude as it is the most important section to help you succeed in the exam. You can never succeed in the IBPS RRB exam without solving Quantitatve aptitude. Aspirants should also brush up topics in reasoning like coding, inequality and blood relation. Candidates should also solve mock tests regularly for this section . Start solving questions from the data interpretation section and include concepts like pie, bar, tubular and solve multiple types of graphs. Aspirants shall take consideration of topics like sitting arrangement, syllogism and series. Also focus on topics like sitting arrangement and syllogism as these are important topics. Continue solving online mock tests.
3. Week 5 and week 6:
   Topics include simple and compound interest, trains, time-speed and distance and solve questions that include lengthy calculations as these questions will help you crack the exam. Do solve mock tests on a regular basis.
4. Week 7 and Week 8:
   Solve all difficult topics and prepare topics like time and work, permutation and combination and probability. Solve questions like simplification, and data interpretation. Revise all previous topics and solve mock tests. Devote time to doubt solving as it is necessary to solve doubts at end movement.

Study Tips for IBPS RRB Scale I:

1. Chart a Study plan: Plan your daily routine and plan your study routine accordingly. Don’t waste time on frivolous things. Do Yoga and Exercise for better health and to keep your mind focused.
2. Follow Test Pattern: Know the examination pattern and marking scheme.
3. Study the entire syllabus: Cover all essential parts of the syllabus and important parts of the syllabus
4. Practice Mock Tests: Mock tests are important in determining your success in exams. How well you do in mock tests will determine how well you do in the exams.
5. Give Attention to all sections: Pay attention not just to important sections, but all sections of the syllabus
6. Prepare study notes: Prepare notes and and jot down important points from what you study
7. Discuss with Friends and Teachers: Discuss the syllabus and notes with friends and teachers. It might also help you make more friends.
8. Eat Well, sleep well and exercise: Follow the mantra of eat well, Sleep well and exercise as this will help you to focus on your exams
9. Do Yoga and meditation: Yoga and meditation are timeless ancient Indian sciences that can help in dealing with stress during exams.
10. Think Positive: Learn to think positive, be positive. Eliminate negative thoughts from your mind by doing things that interest you like

This should help you to chart out the Study Plan for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims. 

All the best for IBPS RRB Scale I