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MyLifeSinceJULY
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Disclaimer:IamMayankBansal(pagalguyid:@dc0bansal)andwritingthisarticletohelpfuture
IBPSaspirantsandimprovementseekers.Thisisaverylongarticleanditsjustaboutthe
strategythatIfollowedduringmypreparation.Soreadatyourownrisk.Youmightendupwasting
your15minutes.AllviewswrittenherearemypersonalopinionsandIdonottakeany
responsibilityifithurtsanyone'sfeelingsorsentiments.
Ignoranceisbliss&Readingthisarticlewillmakeyourealiseit'smeaning.Thisisanarrativeof
thejourneythatIhadsinceIwalkedintothisworldofNotifications,AdmitCardsandResults.Its
notasuccessstorynoramotivationalonebutinsteadItsanefforttodescribethehurdlesand
dilemmasthatIhadtofaceallalong.
YoumightbewonderingwhoamI?
Well,I'mjustlikeyouayoungadultstrugglingouthiswayintothishardheartedworld.I'moneof
thosewho'slifecanbesummarisedbythisflick

Afterworkingina4by4cubiclefor10hoursadayatInfosysfor2yearsinafarofflandfrom
home,Irealiseditstimetomoveon.A25kpaycheckwasunabletocompensateforthelifethat
itwasdrainingoutofme.

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AndHereIwas:
WithnopriorknowledgeaboutthisfieldIstartedmyjourney.Iwassonaiveatthattimeoffilling
IBPSform,IhadfilledExim,ECGCandIDBI(punintended)at18th,19thand20thslots
respectively.AndthoughbeingfromNorth,IhaveCorporationBankatthe2ndpositionasI
mistookitforCooperativebankwhicharepresentinabundanceinmyarea.
Hereisascreenshotoftheexamsthatihavegivensofar:

Asofnowmysuccessfulresultsare:
LICADOWrittencleared
RRBOS1Cleared..GotSHGB
IBPSPOAttempted119/200Secured118.25GotPNB
IBPSClerkAttempted193/200Secured177GotBOBTOPPEDinChandigarh
LICAAOAttempted115/120interviewdonefinalresultawaited.
IRDAJOPreclearedwith110/160cutoffPhase2wason3rdAprildidnotappeared.
ButasIalreadysaidIt'snotasuccessstory.Thesearejustforthesaketomakeyourealisethat
successdoesn'tcomeeasilyandtheabovetwostatsareaproofofthat.
NowletusstartwiththerealpurposeIstaredwritingfor.
Iwillwriteitinaformaquestionnaire.IwillwritethequestionthatIusedtoaskallalongandwill
trytoanswertheminamannermyseniors,teachersandmybigbrotherGoogleansweredmebut
withmypersonalopinions,hencemakingituselessforeveryoneelse.
Ques1:
20Lakhapplications,20Thousandseats.HowcanIeventhinkofclearingit?
Simplybynotthinkingaboutit.Alwaysthinkintermsofcutoff.Hereisexcerptfromonemy
answerthatIhadwrittenonPagalguy
"Alwaysthinkaboutcutoffplus25..Makethatyourgoal..Soyourattemptshouldbecutoff
plus30..Makethatyourhabit..Nevereverthinkaboutseatsorcompetition..Neverthinkabout
negetivecozifurhavingit,ulackpractice..GkandcompareunderstandableandforthatIkepta
marginof5ques..Havetherightattitude..Rememberit'squantitativeaptitudeandnotquants..
It'satestofyournerves..ADAPT..makeenglishyourstrongzone..15marksincomprehension..
7incloze..4infillups..2ingram..2inpara..Thatwillmakeyoustandapartfromthecrowd...
Gkisnomorethexfactor..HowtoprepareforEnglish..Read..Readeditorialseveryday..Comp,
fillups,cloze,para..Allcanbepreparedjustbyreading..It'snotanintelligencetest..It'satest
whereyouneedtomakeanedge..Makeithappen..Ihopeyougetthejist."
Everyoneknowsthatoneneedstoget100+inwrittenexamandyouarein.Sodoes100/200
soundsimilarto20000/2000000.Ihopenot.letscarryonourdiscussion.
howtoget100+inanexamlikeIBPSPo?Simplybyworkingsmart.InthefollowingquestionsI
willtrytoanswerhowtocrossthis100+mark.
100+marksareneededonlyforIBPSPOexam.Forotherexam'sjustlookattheirlastyear
Cutoff'sandtargetcutoff+30marksinwrittenandchangeyourstrategyaccordingly.
Ques2

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Iscoachingnecessary?
WellItookone.AndIwillnotsaythatitwastotallyfutile.Ifyouneedonegoforitbutifyoutake
it,takeitfortherightreasons.
Advantages
Healthyenvironment:That'sthebiggestadvantagethatIgotfromit.Iusedtogoto
myclasses(Ofnouse.why?illanswershortly)andusedtositintheirlibrary.
RegularTestseries
Healthystudygroup(Onlyifyoureallywantoneorelseyou'llfindmanyjustmaking
groupstohelpoutgirls.IhopeyouknowwhatImean)
Disadvantages
Stupidshortcutstheytrytoteachinclasswhichalwaysworkintheirmodulesbut
nevereverinexam.Seriously,nevertrytodoanyquestionwithshortcuts.Practice
usingtheregularmethodandimproveyourspeedtherein.
UnnecessaryGKbooksandcapsulesideas.
Distractingrumoursandnegativityfromnotsoseriouscandidates
I'llsayifyoufinditdifficulttositathomeandmakearoutinegoforit.Itwilldefinitelyadd
uptoyousomewherebutonlyifyouwantitto.

Ques3
HowtoprepareQuantitativeaptitude?
Firstthingfirst.Itsnotanintelligencetest.Theyarenotheretotestyourmathematicsskills.This
examisabouttimemanagement.Weareallgraduatesherewhichimpliesthatweallhave
clearedclass10.Haven'twe?Nowthat'sthelevelofQuantsthatisaskedinIBPSPo.
I'mnotfromaMathematicsBackground,HowwillIcompetewiththisEngineeringbreed.WellIf
afterreadingtheabovepara,youstillhavethisquestionthentrustmeQuantsistheleastofyour
problembuttherealconcernisyourattitudetowardslifeandmorespecificallyhowyoustandup
tochallengesthatlifethrowsonyou.
Thatsaid,Ourtargetshouldbetosecure2225marksinthissectioninroughtimeframeof
40minutes.
WithfourDI'saccountingfor20questionsouraimshouldbetogetatmax13questionsrightfrom
there.Ifyouaimformore,you'llstartloosingthebattlecoz'DI'sthoughlookeasybuttheyare
reallytimeconsuming.Outofthose4DI's,twowillbelikeapieceofcakewithverysimplebasic
arithmeticinvolved.Secureyou10marksthere.Makeityourgoal.AsfarastheothertwoDI's
areconcerned,theyarelengthy&calculativebutstilltheycontainatleast3questionswhichare
justeitheraratiocalculationorapercentageincreaseordecrease.Findthose3/10questionsand
solvethem.Theaboveprocesstakesaround15minutesatmaxandyouaredonewith13marks
ofthose25.
Thencomesthetrickypart.Weareremainingwith20questionofwhich5areequations,5are
series,1probability,1timework,1boatsstreams,2P/L,2SI/CI,1Partnership,1Allegations
and1ages.
Ouraimshouldbetofirstfindtheinequalitiesandsolveallofthemwithin7minuteswhichgets
usat18questionsin22minutes.Thenstartwithbasicmaths.Neverleaveprobability.Itisalittle
trickytounderstandbutgivesus1markinseconds.Timeandwork,allegation,ageallthese
topicsare1.5minutesgameandhereyou'redonewith4questionsin6minuteswhichmakesus
at22questionsin28minutes.
Keepinganerrormarginof7minutes,youhave22marksin35minuteswith5minutesto
solveatmax2easyone'softhose5series.
AndinthelastgoforCI/SI,P/Landallegations,partnershipetcifoveralltimeallowstimeallows
youto.
Alwaysdoacosttobenefitanalysisforeachquestionandifthecostismorethan2minutesfora
benefitof1marks,skipit..
Ques4
Howtopreparecurrentaffairs?
Just3RULES&Norocketscience.

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Neverevertrytoguessthisisimportantandthatisnot.Everythingisimportant.
EACHANDEVERYDETAIL.
SharinganotherexcerptfromoneofmyanswerinPagalguysLICAAOthread:
"aftergoingthroughthe5/6dayslots..Irealisedthatgkwillbethegamechangerand
mostofthequesarefrominbetweenthelines..Hencecapsulesorheadlinerswon'tbeof
muchuse..SoIadapted..Gotcompletegktoday.inprintedforJanandFeb..Atotalof500
pages.readallofthemduringremainingdays...Secured25/30ingk..1wrong..Nowthat's
theADAPTATIONIwastalkingaboutinmypreviousreply..Hopeithelpssomeone..:))"
Followwww.gktoday.inandBankerAdda'sdailygkupdatesandmakeonlinenotes
everyday.Readinbetweenthelinesandwriteeverythingthatcanbeframedasa
question.everyminutedetail.
Reviseeveryweekend.Thisoneisthemostimportantrule.NeverleaveGKonlast
10daysorso.Ifyouaredoingthat,you'rejustdiggingyourowngrave.
Last3monthscurrentaffairsindetailaremorethanenoughforanyexamconductedthrough
IBPS.70%ofthesectionwillcompriseoflast2monthsoutofwhichatleast4questionaregoing
tocomeoutoflast10days.
2fromcurrency/capital,1fromnationalpark,1fromanystadiumthatwasinnewsincurrent,1
frompowerplantand2quesfromPM/prezorministersinnewsduringlastfewmonths.1or2
fromimportantdaysfromcurrentmonthplusminus2.(ifexamisinJulythenmayJuneJuly
AugSept)indetailandjustveryimportantonesfromothermonths..3/4fromcabinetministers,
CM,governorsandstatecapitalsandvariousconstitutionalheads.
Forbankingrelatedconcepts,justaskthesameonPagalguy.com'sibps2016threadandyouwill
getalotofinformationonhowtopreparethat.ForfinancialawarenessalsoaskonPagalguyand
dofinancialawarenesscapsuleofbankeradda(justGoogleit)
Aimfor35/40andyouwillget30/40forsure.Trustmeitsnotdifficult,itjustsoundlikethat.
Ques5
Howtoprepareenglish?
Thisisonesectionwhichkeepsmostofusawakebeforetheexamnight.Thereisonesimple
reasonforthat,weneverprepareforitandevenifwedo,weneverfollowtherighttechnique
EverycoachinginstitutestartsteachingenglishgrammeronthenameofpreparationforEnglish.
ThatistheworstthingonecandoconsideringIBPSPopattern
Letsbreakuptheenglishsection:20questionsfromcomprehention,5parajumbles,5fillups,5
sentencecorrectionand5clozetext.
Ouraim30/40..Howtoachieveit?STARTREADINGStartreadingeditorials,financialnews.
Juststartreading.Readanythingandeverything.Howwillthathelp?Readingwillimproveyour
comprehensiveabilities.Itwillimproveyourbasicsentenceformation.Youwillbeabletomake
outwhatwordshouldgowithwhatandhowtousethatwordinthatspecificcontext.Justbe
readingandpractisingitonadailybasisyoucanachieve:
15/20incomprehensioninjust18minutes.TRUSTMEAGAINONTHIS
5/5infillupsinjust2minutes
4/5inclozetestinhardly2minutes
Atleast1/5incorrectionand
ifyoureallydoitdiligently5/5inparajumblesoratleast2/5inthat.
Thatmakes25/40or29/40injust25minutes.
Justleavethesentencecorrectionpartifyou'renotgoodingrammer.Butaspermyexperience
onecaneasily2questionsinSCeasily.
Ques6
Howtopreparereasoning?

Reasoningcanbepreparedjustbyfollowingbakersadda.comdailyquiz'sandgoing
throughtheirearlierposts.
Practice3quizdaily.
PlusmakeuseofvideosthatareavaliableonYouTube..Justgivearandomsearch
forthetopiconGoogle.
Ques7

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Howtopreparecomputers?

https://www.thatquiz.org/tq/previewtest?5/O/O/G/ELVM1373927751
Thislinkwillgiveyouanideaonthetypeofquestionsthatarebeingaskedinthe
exam.
Thereisnoparticularmaterialforthissection..UseGoogleandbakersaddacomputer
capsule(Googleit)foritspreparation.
Ques8
SSCorIBPS?
Caution:IamapersonwhototallyinclinestowardsIBPS.Bematureenoughtoreadand
absorbanddonotstartthrowingawayyouropiniononme.Ihavebiasandi'llbesharing
reasonsalong.I'mherebydeclaringthatallviewsharedherearetotallymypersonal
opinionsandidonotforceanyonetoacceptthemorreject.Everyoneisdifferentandhave
differentprioritiesinlife.Sebeawiseperson,takefromallbutdowhatyourheartsays.
Thatsaidhereisyetanotherexcerptfromoneofmyanswersonpagalguy
"Well..Uwantapeacefullife,slowgrowth,typicalgovtculture,tea5timesaday,highersalary
forashortrun,oranillusionofpower(yesIsaidillusioncozrealpowerlieswithseniorsIAS/IRS
officers)forananalogyit'slikesayingpoliceisapowerfuljobhencetrafficinspectorhasalotof
power,thengoforcgl..Thatsaidsowhycglissopopular?Firstratrace..Mostguyshereare
fresherwithnoworkexperienceandwithlittleornoideaoftheirlifepriorities.Theythinkthere's
noworkloadincgl,urbanposting,moresalarythanpobutwhattheyreallymissoutisthere'sno
worksatisfactionandattheendoflet'ssay10yearswhenulookbackatyourlife,youwon'tbe
havinganythingworthwhileeventoconvinceyourselfthatuactuallydidsomething..Almost
everyoneherewilldisagreetomebutthat'sfine,everyoneisentitledtotheiropinion..Probwith
ITinspector,youareforcedtotakebribescozthere'safixed%ageamountthatuhavetogiveto
ursuperiorsonamonthlybasis..Notthat'spressure..ComingtodeskjobsinCS..Yougo,you
sit,youtype,youhavetea,youcome..Doesitexcitesyou???Bankhaspressures,sobeitur
inyour20's...NowwhyIchosebanking...Iwantalifethat'schallenging..Thatkeepsmealive..
10yearsdownthelineabankpolifebecomesverypeacefulandallbutwithamuchmuchbetter
salary,reputationandasenseofachievementthanwhatcglcouldoffer..Pleasedonotfight..U
likeditgoodbutifudidnotignore..WritingitasacommentcozifIpostitpeoplewillstart
fightingandthatiswhatiscalledimmaturityandthisimmatureherdwillalwaysdefendthatliving
apeacefullifeattheageof25iswhateveryone'sdreamandhencecglisalwaysthealmighty
andpoisjustaflake.Thanksforyourpatience..Apologiesforalittleharshtone."
Nocomments/criticismoryourviewpointonthisfrontplease.

Fewadvices
Donoleaveassumptionandstatementquestions..Theyareveryeasytoprepareif
youdoadiligentGooglesearchforthem.Therearesomeverygoodarticlesonthe
topiconbakersadda,indiabixandgr8ambitionsonthesame.
http://www.indiabix.com/logicalreasoning/statementandassumption/
StopwastingyourtimesittingonBankeraddaorPagalguyandreplyingtouseless
posts.Makeuseofthembybeingthesilentreader
Dofollowpagalguy.com'sthreadofexamthatyouarepreparingfor.Ithelpsyoubein
touchwithotherparticipantsandiffollowedjudiciouslyyougettoknowalotaboutthe
examandgetindepthknowledgeregardingdifferentaspectsofthatparticularjob.
(JustGoogleibps2016Pagalguy)
Followbakersadda.comeverydayandsolvealltheirquiz(newaswellasold)andread
alltheirpostsondailybasis.Donotgetindulgeontheircommentsections..ifyou
haveanydoubts,usePagalguytoclarifythem.
Ifyouareoneofthosewhojustcrossed90+andaskingyourchancesagainand
again.STOPDOINGIT.Firstanalysehowtoconvertthat90+to100+andthenwork
onit.Youcannotdoanythingaboutyourperformancenowbutyoucanimprove
yourselfforotherexamssothatyouneednotaskthesamequestionagain.
DonewithRSAggarwal,GoforArunSharmaLevel1.It'sabeautifulbooktoprepare
forpolevelquants.
Stopflirtingononlineplatforms.Mostofthemarefakeanyways.
Andmostimportant:YOUAREHERETOCLEARANEXAMANDMAKEA
CAREEROUTOFIT.YOUAREHERENOTTOMAKEFRIENDS,GETLIKESOR
EARNKARMAS.SOFOCUS.
SoForyouthesummaryishere:
QuantitativeAptitude:25in40minutes

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Reasoning:20in30minutes
GK:30in10minutes
English:25in25minutes
Computer:15in5minutes
Andyouhavea10minutesmarginforerrorwith115sureshotmarksinhand
Iusedtoattemptcurrentaffairsinfirst10minfollowedbycomputersinnext5min.
ThenIattemptedEnglishandgave30mintoit.
Thenreasoningforanother3040minandonceIwasdonegoingthroughallthequestions
inreasoningsection,Igavealltheleftouttimetoquantsanddidmybesttosolveasmany
quesaspossible.
Levelofdifficulty
RBI>SEBI=NABARDGRADEB>SIDBI=NABARDGRADEA=ECGC
(IBPS)=EXIM(IBPS)>SBIPO=UIIC>=IBPSPOBIGBANKS>IBPSPOSMALLBANKS..
IBPSPOFULLSTUDYMATERIAL

RSAgarwalQuantshttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BylYBEATNpLc290anp5RUp1ZUE/view?
pli=1
RSAgarwalVerbalandNonVerbalReasoninghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BylYBEATNp
LUnoxSTJULUpBbDg/view?pli=1
RSAgarwalReasoningPracticehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BylYBEATNp
LVFpOSVlNbWxsMEk/view?pli=1
SPBakshiObjectiveGeneralEnglish
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplhTTZlWVpEc2dacGM/view?pli=1
ParamountEnglishhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BylYBEATNpLbmViRzRSTFBQLUE/view?
pli=1
AMirrortoCommonError
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/i0merwu5mxh9s/A_mirror_to_common_error_By_Ashok_Kumar
QuickerMathMTyrahttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplheXhyc2VhdXBSZk0/view?
pli=1
ParamountMathshttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplhdGdJeUZhY2tkbG8/view?pli=1
ParamountReasoninghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplhSF81a1ZJSFI3ZXM/view?
pli=1
ArunSharmaQuants
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplhMkhQa2l3bk1WMDQ/view?pli=1
Quantsvideolectures
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6ZlUtzN4CwDcC1YUDIzMndDb2M&usp=drive_web

ParamountGeneralScience
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplheHFpdXU4eXB0d0U/view?pli=1
ParamountSocialScience
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KdGGHsLplhYUxhWHJDZkd2cFE/view?pli=1

PlatformAdvancedMathcompress.pdf(94M)
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B3uQrcG1won1cHFXQUxPeVZYMVk&export=download
PDINDIANHISTORY
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BQZIcvlkRaGUzdDdkZVYm5sZFk/view?pref=2&pli=1
ArunSharmaQuantitativeAptitudeForCAT(4thedition).pdf(118M)
https://docs.google.com/uc?
export=download&confirm=ecYP&id=0Bwy9bSuEGbaHQ3MxR2o2Ul90Rk0
ObjectivegeneralEnglishS.P.Bakshipdf(398M)

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B7FHXZ12IqFsQnNDLWw5ZnlBZGM&export=download
PDGeography

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BQZIcvlkRaGMlVZcTM1Y0M5Qms/view?pref=2&pli=1
manyebooks(quant)

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BympASSfXNhMNVFEU2dGelBxSjQ&usp=sharing
pratiyogitadarpanIndianpolity
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BQZIcvlkRaGYXQ0ZGlIRHR0WUE/view?pref=2&pli=1
generalsciencebypd

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BQZIcvlkRaGNWx5MThGM1ZEd2c/view?pref=2&pli=1

ImportantMaterialForSBIExams.

sbipapersonetofour
https://app.box.com/s/hr1i50d56rcdld08rng6rseeqnytcdds

https://app.box.com/s/hr1i50d56rcdld08rng6rseeqnytcdds

https://app.box.com/s/nwekdoiotpduz7t6whl9pxdei0elcljr

https://app.box.com/s/6sy5k2ajk8uucywuv6n2tiiln42he6tl

WORDLIST

https://app.box.com/s/2lm8py4gerduty9suiec

STATICGK
https://app.box.com/s/oshcafo9bz65wdgejqf4cath6xez8e0y

datainterpretation

https://app.box.com/s/vlwym8ex75wf2qgtoq0meiakjrk1wi1y

mahendradescriptivebookone
https://app.box.com/s/s48rqdj9l9hb58kkxz4mp28t6kwbxcac

businesseconomics
https://app.box.com/s/ntctp98sux9ii2gaxqm
BSCcomputerrefreserh
https://app.box.com/s/pox55aaj2z8flsqlglc4k148tq8mmw4v

basicgkiyachamy
https://app.box.com/s/ek6xh0hqdx5p17a7oev40bn7cj4j0pzb

bankingbookbysomasekhar
https://app.box.com/s/7fx227lgweplhtv8kdittacsklx0m0na

sbimodelpaper2015
https://app.box.com/s/tad332o4meegjlgbwtz2ocuyu9pbdtmm

sbimocktestsandrbimocktest
https://app.box.com/s/lkrzdn9di7wmz3w13xc981bt1pa2tbfu

GKTodayAll.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B10DxCjH2QINTjN5cWVvRzQ4c0k&usp=drive_web

GkTodayallScienceModules
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B10DxCjH2QINZi1BdzFEb3Azdkk&usp=drive_web

GkTodayHistoryAllModules
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B10DxCjH2QINS3l2T0JwYUNMTmM&usp=drive_web
.
GkTodayGeographyallModules
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B10DxCjH2QINbFdzRnNxbFlKOU0&usp=drive_web

GkTodayEconomyAllModules
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B10DxCjH2QINMFZUZHRGTkdwbFE&usp=drive_web

GkTodayEnvironmentAllModules

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Happylearning:)
Idon'twantanyappreciationorcriticismforwritingit.
WellthiswasmyjourneysinceJulyandandIhopeithelpssomeone,someday.
ThanksForReading.Allthebesttoall.
BestWishes
Fellowcompetitor
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