IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Hello Bankersguru,

I am Rahul Kumar. I belong to Gopalganj district of Bihar. I completed my graduation in Computer Science and Engg from KIIT University Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 2013. And my interests are varied: I like Cricket-both playing and watching. Net surfing is my favourite timepass I like reading novels.

Well i cleared IBPS PO - III in 1st attempt. I have been alloted Indian Oversseas Bank. Once i got 87 marks in written, i knew i had a very good chance of getting selected. 

Well to be honest, i haven’t actually prepared much for the PO. But it would be unfair to the IBPS exam if i say i cleared the exam without any preparation. The level of exam was very good this year. I had a good reasoning, quantitative, and logical aptitude from before and anyone who has such qualities, just need to understand the pattern, type of questions, scoring and non-scoring areas, questions which should not be attempted and avoided etc. and practice some 20-30 sets. I did the same thing.

I just picked previous year paper/ pratice set of Mahendra Publication and tried to solve them. It kind of gave me an idea what i need to improve on and which sections i had to focus.

Luckily my exam was in the fag end of the session, and as candidates who appeared before me were pointing out, the paper was tougher than the last year. So, i had the luxury of attempting lesser questions because i knew cut off gonna be low. I came up with a plan: maximise my score in reasoning and english, the two sections i had a good grip on.. And, the plan indeed worked out. I got 24 in reasoning and 22 in english.

Well i would say before picking out any book or anything, just solve previous years papers first. Solve two-three papers. Don;t get bothered by your score. And then section by section, question by question, analyse yourself. Gauge where you stand. There may be many who would end up getting very minimal score, you guys need to start from the beginning. There would be many, infact most of the serious aspirants who would be getting average marks, you guys should just focus on the parts where you think you got to improve. Don’t learn too much, be exam specific.There are many good books in the market, but don’t get confused. Pick any good one: I had Mahendra Publications book.

I think the competitive exams are not all about your knowledge and sharpness of mind, its also a psychological game where how you handle emotions, pressure etc. is also tested.

My medium of interview was English. Choose any medium-Hindi or English, but make sure that you are able to communicate in a good manner in that language. That is all that matters. Its a myth that having English as medium gives some edge. I don’t think so.

And tips to guys who are preparing for Bank PO: I would say first of all, evalute yourself where you stand in this race. Once you do this, you can then figure out how much you need to work and in which areas and in which manner to reach your goal. Accordingly, make some plans. And execute them. Most importantly, If you believe in yourself anything is possible..

Thank You Mahendra's Team