12 Days Study Plan for SBI PO

Preliminary Exam
Published on 6:45 PM

Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on Google+

As SBI is going to call around 40,000 candidates for SBI PO Mains

exam, cutoff is going to be around 45. Marks secured in Preliminary
exam won't be considered for final selection. Candidates who clear
Prelim exam will be eligible for Mains exam. Today I am writing 12
Days Study Plan for SBI PO Preliminary exam. In case you have any
query then comment below.

Pre-requisites

Read The Hindu or The Indian Express for at least 1 hour

Learn tables for upto 40
Learn squares for numbers upto 40

Study Material
Get Full study material bundle here

Day 1
Vocabulary - Take 1-8 Vocabulary quizzes. Research about all the
words online.
Syllogism - This is the easiest part, so we are doing it first. There are
few shortcut formulas but I recommend you to stick to Venn diagram
method, it's better.

Venn diagram method

Shortcut formulas for Syllogism (Not recommend)

Theory for Syllogism (Somewhat boring)

Time and Work - There are methods to do questions from this
chapter. First one is Efficiency method and second one is Traditional
method. Some questions can be solved quickly with Efficiency method

while some questions can be solved quickly with Traditional methods.

You can use both method, practice at least 50 questions so the you
choose right method in the exam.

Efficiency method

Day 2
Profit and loss - This is one of the easiest chapter. You will find just 1
or 2 questions from this chapter. There are 5-6 kinds of questions in
this. You can easily do this chapter within an hour.
Simple and Compound interest - You will find 1-2 questions from
this chapter. There are hardly 7-8 types of questions. You can check
those questions from my ebook bundle.
Vocabulary - Take 9-16 Vocabulary quizzes. Research about all the
words online.
Time, Speed and Distance
Data Interpretation (Charts) - To solve DI sets, you need to have
fast calculation speed. It's not a secret. I shared few Calculation tricks
here.

Day 3
Vocabulary - Take 17-24 Vocabulary quizzes. Research about all the
words online.
Data interpretation (Tables) - You will be asked to do lots of
complicated calculations here. There is no shortcut technique. While I
have shared a trick here.

Day 4
Vocabulary - Take 25-35 Vocabulary quizzes. Research about all the
words online.
Grammar - Read grammar digest, download here
Data interpretation (Double Diagram) - You won't find a single
diagram/chart DI set in SBI PO Preliminary exam. There will be double

diagram sets. In double diagram sets, one chart/graph/table is related

to another graph/chart/table and you need to find required output out
of them.
I have shared few double diagram sets here :Example of DI sets (Double Diagram)

Day 5
Vertical seating arrangement - This is the simplest form of seating
arrangement questions. There may be a question set from "floor of
building" type of questions.
Revise Vocabulary Quiz series

Day 6
Circular seating arrangements - There will be at least one
questions set from Circular seating arrangements. I have shared a
trick to solve these questions here.
Practice 3 Reading comprehensions
Download free Reading Comprehensions Workbook here

Day 7
Series - There are hardly 5-6 techniques for this chapter. I have
already shared the techniques here.
Reasoning puzzles - Blood relations, Problems based on ages,
Direction test. Practice as many as you can.
Practice 3 Reading comprehensions

Day 8
Inequalities - This is one of the easy question types from Reasoning
section. Never skip these type of questions. Read my notes for
Inequalities here.
Practice 5 Reading comprehensions

Day 9
Solve 3 SBI PO Prelim Model paper. After checking your performance,
solve every question.
Download SBI PO Prelim Model papers here
Download and read Quantitative Aptitude cheat sheet. If possible, take
printouts.

Day 10
Solve 3 SBI PO Prelim Model paper. After checking your performance,
solve every question.

Day 11
Solve 3 SBI PO Prelim Model paper. After checking your performance,
solve every question.
Revise Grammar Digest

Day 12
Solve 3 SBI PO Prelim Model paper. After checking your performance,
solve every question.
Revise QT Cheatsheet

Tips

Don't rush to model papers and test series. First complete and
revise your syllabus.
Read newspapers and online magazines at least for 2 hours
everyday.
Read and revise Quantitative Aptitude formulae
Practice every question type
Learn tables up to 40 (That's really important)
While in exam, skip questions in which you are not comfortable
Avoid Kiran Prakshan and Disha books. Also avoid All-in-one
books