Institute of Banking Personnel
Selection (IBPS) conducts specialist officer (SO) exam in 3 phases- Prelims, Mains
and Interview. The IBPS Specialist Officer exam is held to fill the following
posts: Agricultural Field Officer, Marketing Officer, HR/Personnel
Officer, IT Officer, Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari. IBPS SO Preliminary Exam
2017 is scheduled to be held on 30th and 31st December 2017 and IBPS SO Mains
Exam 2017 will be conducted on 28th January 2018.In this post, we will provide
you the preparation tips to crack IBPS SO Prelims 2017 Exam. Let us first go
through the exam pattern of the IBPS SO 2017 Exam.
IBPS SO 2017 Preliminary Exam Pattern
The Preliminary exam of
IBPS SO 2017 will consist of Reasoning Ability, English Language and General
Awareness, whereas the Mains Exam of IBPS SO 2017 will test the candidates on
their professional knowledge. Candidates who clear the preliminary exam are
eligible to appear for the mains exam.
· For post of Law officer and RajbhashaAdhikari
Serial
No
|
Section
|
No.
of Questions
|
Total
Marks
|
Duration
|
1.
|
Reasoning
Ability
|
50
|
50
|
120
minutes
|
2.
|
English
Language
|
50
|
25
|
|
3.
|
General
Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
|
50
|
50
|
|
Total
|
150
|
125
|
· For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing
Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I
Serial
No
|
Section
|
No.
of Questions
|
Total
Marks
|
Duration
|
1.
|
Reasoning
Ability
|
50
|
50
|
120
minutes
|
2.
|
English
Language
|
50
|
25
|
|
3.
|
Quantitative
Aptitude
|
50
|
50
|
|
Total
|
150
|
125
|
1.
Understand the Syllabus
Firstly, candidates
must have a clear idea about the IBPS SO syllabus and important topics. Refer
to the important topics from each section mentioned below and start practicing
more on the weak areas.
·
Reasoning: Seating
Arrangements, Puzzles, Inequalities, Syllogism, Input-Output, Data Sufficiency,
Blood Relations, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Distance and
Direction, Verbal Reasoning.
· English Language: Cloze Test,
Reading Comprehension, Spotting Errors, Sentence Improvement, Sentence
Correction, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Para/Sentence Completion.
· Quantitative
Aptitude:
Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic
Equation, Data Sufficiency, Mensuration, Average, Profit and Loss, Ratio and
Proportion, Work, Time and Energy, Time and Distance, Probability,
Relations, Simple and Compound Interest,
Permutation and Combination
· General
Awareness:
Current Affairs, Banking Awareness, GK Updates, Currencies, Important Places
Books and Authors, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Minister Schemes, Important Days
2.
Study Plan and Strategy
You should devise a
strategy and prepare a Study Plan on how much time is to be spent on each
section and what should be the order of attempting different sections in the
exam. Strictly
follow this plan in order to crack the exam.
Candidates should first attempt the questions in which they are strong and less
time consuming.
3.
Time Management
Time Management is the
key to success and is very crucial to score well in the IBPS SO Exam.Learn to
manage your time so that you are able to complete your exam as well as finish
the complete syllabus on time.Maintain a time table and also take time to
analyze your strengths and weakness. Remember, not to waste time on questions which
you are
not confident of.
4.
IBPS
SO Mock Test Series
Practice with IBPS SO mock test to understand the exam pattern and also to check your
level of preparation. Refine your strategy and keep practicing mocks on regular
intervals. Look out for shorter methods or tricks and cross check if you solved
the paper in lesser time and greater accuracy. You can also solve previous year
question papers to increase the speed and accuracy.
5. Revision
Make small notes of important formulas, shortcuts, tricks etc while your preparation
for IBPS SO exam. Revise them just before the exam to save your time.
6.
Reading
Develop the habit of
reading newspapers and magazines daily to keep yourself updated about the
current affairs and also to improve your English language skills.
Recommended Books for IBPS SO Preliminary Exam 2017
·
A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal
Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
·
The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and
Logical Reasoning by PeeyushBhardwaj
·
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by
BS Sijwali, InduSijwal
·
Objective
General English by R. S. Aggarwal, VikasAggarwal
·
Objective
English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha
·
Objective
English by Edgar Thorpe
·
Quantitative
Aptitude For Competitive Examinations by R.S.Aggarwal
·
Magical
Book On Quicker Math by M Tyra
