Last Minute Tips For IBPS SO Mains 2017-18

IBPS SO Main Examination is scheduled to be held on 28th of January. As it is going to be the Examination for the post of SO, you all must be very anxious about your performance. Bringing it off in this examination will determine your final selection as a Specialist Officer in a public sector Bank. So, all that you need to do two days before the examination is a proficient revision and efficient management of the stress level that you all might be going through because of the examination.  Your best bet would be to be to make the best use of your knowledge and you can only do that if you are unladen.  A little amount of stress is healthy and necessary too for your exam. So students, here are a few revision tips for all those who are going to appear in IBPS SO Main Examination.

Plan:

Go for the examination with a proper plan so that you aren’t barking the wrong trees while attempting the examination. Know what subjects you are good at and where you lag. Attempt the very section first that you are good at and weakest subject in the end. Doing this will ensure that much of the time is not wasted on solving the questions that are difficult to you and in the end, you don’t fail to attempt the section that could get you a higher overall score. Do not stick to a single question if you are not able to solve it. Move forward with the questions that you are able to solve easily, without wasting much of your time on them.

Revision:

It’s high time to revise all the topics that you need to be tremendous at. Sort the important topics into a checklist and settle on how each and every point is to be revised before appearing for the examination. It might sound preposterous on a day just before the examination but trust me, it will help you focus your learning and you won’t be like, “Gee! I was so good at this topic. I could have done better had I revised it well.”

Do not Stress:

Much of stress won’t let you fathom out the questions asked in all four of the subjects. So avoid anything that can stress you out, keep calm and stay focused for the day after tomorrow. It is important for the students to have a positive mindset.

Sleep well:

Take a nap before the exam as it improves memory recall and the ability to concentrate. Do not pull an all-nighter before the day of examination. If you wouldn’t sleep for the whole night, you likely won’t remember much of what you studied anyway. To make the best use of your knowledge, you should try to get at least 8 hours of sleep before the exam especially when it is going to be IBPS SO Mains Examination.

Now take a print out of your admit card and photo identity proof in advance as waiting for the last moment will not in your favor. Do reach the exam center well ahead of time to avoid any unnecessary tension. Confirm the location and all other important things that you need to know about your center in advance so that you don’t waste much of your time in search of your center.

Before proceeding to IBPS SO Last Minute Preparation Tips, let us check the exam pattern for IBPS SO

IBPS SO Exam Pattern:

Certain changes have been observed in the pattern of this exam after the official release of the exam notification. Following are some of the major changes:

• The exam pattern regarding the selection of aspirants for Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I and Law Officer is the same.
• Exam pattern for other posts is not the same as that of Rajbhasha Adhikari Officer and the Law Officer.
• There will be only one section for the Mains exam, i.e. Professional Knowledge.
• There will be only three sections in the Prelims exam. In the case of Rajbhasha Adhikari and Law Officer, the sections included are: English Language, Reasoning and General Awareness, while the sections for other posts are English Language, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
• The marks scored in the Prelims will not be considered to get into the final selection. Combined score of the Mains exam and the Interview Process in the ratio 80:20 will be considered for the final allocation.

Exam Pattern- Prelims:

For the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari Officer:

Section	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	120 minutes
English	50	25
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:

Section	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	120 minutes
English	50	25
Qunatitative Aptitude	50	50
Total	150	125

Exam Pattern- Mains:

Law Officer, IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and MarketingOfficer.

Name of the Test	No. of questions	Total Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

Rajbhasha Adhikari

Section	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Medium	Duration
Professional Knowledge – Objective Paper	45	60	English & Hindi	30 Minutes
Professional Knowledge  – Descriptive Paper	2		English & Hindi	30 Minutes

Wishing you all the luck for your examination!!