Follow 8-Week SBI Clerk Study Plan

2018 & Get Through Prelims!

After 2 years, SBI has released 8301 vacancies for the post of Junior Associate (Customer
Support & Sales). All of you must have applied for SBI Clerk 2018 & started your
preparation to reserve one seat for yourself in Indian multinational, public sector bank
(i.e. SBI). The preliminary exam is scheduled to be conducted from 23rd June 2018. This
is for the first time SBI has introduced sectional timing in prelims examination.
Therefore, it becomes very important that you make a proper study schedule through
which you can analyze your performance. To make you prepare in a smarter way so that
you become adaptable to the sectional timing, here is the detailed 8 Week SBI Clerk Study
Plan for you.

This SBI Clerk Study Plan covers all the topics from each section of the SBI
Clerk Preliminary exam. By following this study schedule, you will able to score good
marks through which you will make entry to the next level i.e. SBI Clerk Mains. Also, you
will have enough room for revision & practicing the Mock Test.

How to Use this SBI Clerk Study Plan - Prelims

2018

• Practice: As you all know that the sectional timing introduced in the Prelims
phase has increased the difficult level of the exam. Therefore, practice is the only
key that will improve your speed & decide your selection in the Mains.
• Cut Off: There is no minimum qualifying marks for individual subject as well as
for aggregate (overall) score in SBI Clerk Prelims. Adequate number of students in

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 each category (approximately 10 times the no. of vacancies) will be short listed for
the Mains Exam from the list of all candidates arranged in descending order of
aggregate marks scored.
• Attempt Mock Tests: Regularly take mock test & analyse your performance.
Also, work on your weaker areas.
• Easily Achievable: You can easily complete the targets set for each day. As we
have not set any unrealistic goals for you.

SBI Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2018

By looking at the exam pattern table below, you must have analysed that you have to give
equal importance to all the subjects in order to get entry for the mains stage.

Name of Section No. of Qs Marks Duration

English Language 30 30 20 min

Numerical Ability 35 35 20 min

Reasoning Ability 35 35 20 min

Total 100 100 60 min

To know the detailed exam pattern & selection process, go through the link below:

Detailed SBI Clerk Exam Pattern 2018

SBI Clerk Study Plan 2018 - Daily Study Routine

Before you go through the SBI Clerk Prelims time table, make it a point to:

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 • Religiously take mini mock test every day for the topic that you have completed.
• Carefully analyse all your answers and the questions that you skip.
• Divide your daily time as mentioned below.

Activity Time Allocation

Quantitative Aptitude 1 hr

Reasoning Ability 1 hr

English language 1 hr

Mini Quizzes & Analysis 2 hr

Full Mock Test & Analysis 2 hr

Total Time 7 hrs

Note - You have to attempt Full Mock Tests as mentioned in the Study Plan
and analyse your performance question-by-question.

Quizzes, Tips & Tricks + Detailed Syllabus to Crack

SBI Clerk in 60 Days!

Confused? Don't know what to study & from where to start? You can refer to:

SBI Clerk Syllabus based on Latest Pattern

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This detailed SBI Clerk Prelims syllabus comes with tips, shortcuts, mini quizzes, learning
hacks, etc. This detailed syllabus will also help you stay focused on relevant topics and
most probable questions.

SBI Clerk Prelims Study Plan 2018 - Time Table

The three sections are colour coded as follows:

o English Language: Blue

o Reasoning Ability: Yellow
o Quantitative Aptitude: Green
o Time to Attempt Mock Test: Red

Quantitative
Subject English Reasoning
Aptitude

Day/Time 1 Hr 1 Hr 1 Hr

Simplification
Basic Grammer & Coding Decoding (Basic) (Table, Fraction,
Common Errors (Letter Shifting/Coding by Cubes, Square,
1st to 4th
-Tense Analogy/Fictitious language) Square Roots
day
-Articles
Practice Quick
-Prepositions Directions & Distances
Calculation
Techniques
Percentages,
5th to 8th Mathematical Inequalities
Basic Vocabulary Averages (Basic
day (Direct)
(Frequently Confused level)

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 Word, Phrase Idiom Mathematical Inequalities Number Series
Meaning) (Coded)

Attempt 1 Full Mock Test

9th day Target to get minimum 7 marks in each section (Total Marks =
21+)

Number System
Reading (LCM, HCF,
Comprehension (Basic Blood Relations Divisibility,
Level Preparation) Remainder, etc.)
Syllogisms (Normal Cases)
10th to Focus on topics: +Simplification
17th day - Moral Story
Syllogisms Algebra
- Social Issue
- Possibility Cases (Linear Equations
- Science & Technology
- Negative Possibility in 1 & 2 variables)
- Banking
+ Quadratic
Equation
Attempt 1 Full Mock Test
18th day Target to get minimum 7 marks in each section (Total Marks =
21+)

Verbal Ability, Para

Linear Arrangement (Single Ratio &
19th to Jumble, Sentence
Row) Proportion
22nd day Jumble, Sentence
Completion Floor Puzzle Problems on Ages

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 Profit & Loss
Linear Arrangement (Dual (Basic Problems)
23rd to
Cloze Test, Fill in the Row)
26th day Profit & Loss
Blanks
Ordering & Ranking (Basic (Dishonest
Level) Dealing +
Partnership)
Attempt 1 Full Mock Test
27th day Target to get minimum 13 marks in each section (Total Marks =
39+)

Profit & Loss

Grammar (Error
(Discount + M.P)
Spotting, Phrase
Replacement, Sentence Scheduling (Based on Days of Interest (Simple,
Improvement, Subject- Week)
28th to Compound, Mixed
Verb Agreement, Scheduling (Time Based)
35th day Problems)
Prepositions, Non- Scheduling (Month Based)
Finite Verbs, Degree of Time, Speed &
Ordering & Ranking (Puzzle
Comparison, Distance (Relative
types)
Determiners, Phrasal Speed + Average
Verb) Speed+ Partial
Speed)
Attempt 1 Full Mock Test
36th day Target to get minimum 13 marks in each section (Total Marks =
39+)

37th to Reading
Circular Arrangement (All Time, Speed &
40th day Comprehension
facing inward) Distance
Read Newspapers, Blogs

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 on Current Issues & Try Circular Arrangement (Some (Problems on
to understand: facing inward & some outward) trains)
- Main Idea
Time Speed
- Inference
Distance (Boats &
- Tone
Streams)
Error Spotting
41st to
(Grammar based & Time & Work
44th day Team Formation Puzzles
Involving long (Pipes & Cisterns)
sentences)

Attempt 1 Full Mock Test

45th day Target to get minimum 22 marks in each section (Total Marks =
66+)

Time & Work

Try to practice (Work Efficiency
miscellaneous topics + Wages)
46th to which might be asked
Selection Based Puzzles Data
51st day (E.g. Odd sentence
Interpretation
out, Phrase Idioms Double Line Up
- Tabular Graph
Meanings, Spelling,
- Pie Chart
Word Association Pair)
- Line Graph
- Bar Graph
52nd to Mensuration (2-
Cloze Test & Vocabulary Machine Input Output (Basic +
53rd day D)
Moderate Level)
Single Fillers
Probability

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 Attempt 1 Full Mock Test
54th day
Target at least 22 Marks in Each Section (Total Marks = 66+)

55th to Work on your weak Work on your

Work on your weak areas
56th day areas weak areas

57th day

58th day
Attempt 4 Full Mock Tests Aim for 70+ overall marks.
59th day

60th day

You can download the SBI Clerk Study Plan as PDF to follow it as a set timetable, from
here:

Download SBI Clerk Prelims Study Plan as PDF

We hope you find this SBI Clerk Study Plan helpful for your preparation. Note that:

• You can tweak the table according to your weak & strong areas and the time that
you can devote daily.
• Also, mere following this table is not going to suffice. You have to practice daily &
analyse your performance.

Know how much you have learnt till now, by taking a full length SBI Clerk Mock Test
based on new pattern.

Attempt FREE SBI Clerk Prelims Mock Test

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Happy Learning!

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