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Easy Tips to Increase Calculation Speed for Bank Exams!

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

Calculation speed is a major concern for many aspirants who are preparing for Bank or insurance exams. Speedy calculations definitely benefit the aspirants in the Quantitative Aptitude section, which occupies the major part of all the bank PO, Clerk, and SO examinations. Fast calculation speed not only saves time in the exam but helps the students in getting an edge over others.

So, in this post, we will discuss how aspirants can speed up their calculations to score well in the bank exams. Read the below-mentioned tips by experts and speed up your calculation for the Quantitative Aptitude section now!

How to Increase Calculation Speed for Bank Exams?

We all know Vedic Maths is an excellent way to improve your calculation speed but mastering this area requires a lot of time and hard work. Calculations in the competitive exams are generally 2-3 digit based which can be mastered even with the help of basic approach. So, if you are facing difficulties in understanding the concepts of Vedic Maths or in its application in the questions, then you are at the right place. We have shared some basic approach to speed up your calculation. Check the tricks to increase your calculation speed now.

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So, without any further delay, let’s check the trick to solve the questions through simple Vedic tricks.

Back to Basics

It is always beneficial if you are learning from zero. It helps you cover each and everything required for your exam. It is important to learn the basics rather than just starting with the short tricks. Learn before you attempt. Revise everything before you proceed with the analysis. It is time to recall your school days and learn tables up to 30.

Learning tables could be boring or tiring for many of you. Therefore here is a technique for you to learn the same. Remember only you can help yourself and the best way to learn something is repetition or revising it again and again so that you can solve the questions in a minimum of time. Now the question is how will you practice? We know it is difficult to keep calculating things in order to learn them, this is why we are here with the solution. No matter you are working or not working, make a 20*20 square box as described below and keep filling it randomly with numbers.
Note: We have filled out the below table for you. You can create a similar 20*20 box for yourself and try to fill it on your own. 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2

 6

 8

10 

 12

14 

16 

18 

20

22

 24

 26

28

30 

32

34

36

38

40

3

 6

12 

15 

18 

21

24 

27 

30

33

36 

39 

42

45 

 48

51 54

57

60

4

12 

16 

20 

24 

28 

32 

36 

40

44 

48 

52 

56

60 

64

68

72

76 80

5

10 

15

20 

25 

30 

35 

40 

45 

50 

55 

60 

65 

70

75

80 85 90

95

100

6

12 

18 

24 

30

36 

42 

48 

54 

60

66 

72 

78 

84

90

96

102

108

114 

120

7

14 

 21

28 

35 

42 

49 

56 

63 

70 

77 

84 

91 

98 105 112 119

126

133

140

8

16 

24

32 

40 

48 

56 

64 

 72

80 

88 

96 

104 

112 120

128

136 144

152

160

9

18 

27

36 

45 

54 

63 

 72

81 

90 

99 

108 

 117

126 135

144

153 162 171

180

10

20 

30

40 

50 

60 

70 

80 

90 

100 

110 

120 

130 

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

11

22 

33

44

55

66

77

88

99

110 

121

132

143

154

165

176

187

198

209

220

12

24 

36

48

60

72

84

96

108

120

132

144

156

168

180

192

204

216

228

240

13

26 

39

52 

65

78

91

104

117

130

143

156

169

182

195

208

221

234

247

260

14

28 

42

56

70

84

98

112

126

140

154

168

182

196

210

224

238

252

266

280

15

30 

45

60

 75

90

105

120

135

150

165

180

195

210

225

240

255

270

285

300

16

32 

48

64

 80

96

112

128

144

160

176

192

208

224

240

256

272

288

304

320

17

34 

51

68

85

102

119

136

153

170 

187

204

221

238

255

272

289

306

323

340

18

36 

54

72

90

108

126

144

162

180

198

216

234

252

270

288

306

324

342

360

19

38 

57

76

95

114

133

152

171

190

209

228

247

266

285

304

323

342

361

380

20

40 

 60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

Fill the above box completely and calculate your time. You should target to fill out this box in less than 10 minutes initially and then reduce the time with gradual practice. Every time you fill the complete table, you would notice that the total time taken by you is gradually reducing. After 15 times, you will be able to solve it in less than 5 minutes. Set a target of 3 minutes. Trust us, once you are through with this, you won’t struggle to solve lengthy and calculative problems in DI Sectto solves, IBPS or even CAT exams!

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The Next Step!

The next step is to repeat the process for squares and cubes. The best way of learning is nothing but practice. Make the boxes in excel sheet take the printout of it and start filling them. Learn squares till 30 and cubes till 20.

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Take a printout of it and make sure that you carry it with you for timely revision.

Learn Fractions

Learn all the fractions and their equivalent percentages till 15. Fractions will find application in almost all the topics of quantitative aptitude like Percentages, Profit and Loss, Averages, DI, etc. You should be familiar with the percentages and their corresponding fractions, for instance, 50% is 1/2, 25% is 1/4, 12.5 % is 1/8, 6.25% is 1/16, and so on. Revisit the Ratio and Percentage chapter and make sure you know all these fractions by heart. Data Interpretation questions can’t be solved quickly if you are slow in calculations or don’t know the fractions. It is therefore very important to work on improving your calculations by learning tables, squares, cubes, square roots and fractions. Fill the table below regularly just like the one above and enhance your calculation skills.

1/1

100% 

1/2

 0.5

50% 

1/3

 0.33

 33.33%

1/4

0.25

 25%

1/5

0.2

20%

1/6

0.167

16.7% 

1/7

0.143 

 14.3%

1/8

 0.125

12.5% 

1/9

 0.11

11.11% 

1/10

 0.1

10% 

1/11

0.0909

9.09%

1/12

0.083

8.33% 

1/13

0.077

7.7% 

1/14

0.0714

7.14% 

1/15

0.0667

6.67% 

What Next After the Basics?

After you are done with the tables, squares, cubes, fractions, etc., the next way should be to move ahead by solving DI questions and that too in a time-bound manner. Make sure you besides speed your work on your accuracy as well as all the examinations follow the concept of negative marking. Maintaining proper speed is no doubt crucial but it will be of no help if you are compromising with your accuracy. Make sure that you attempt questions of the quant section for at least 1-1.5 hours on a regular basis.  

Make a habit of using a stopwatch whenever you are solving quantitative aptitude questions. Attempt sectional tests with proper time duration (like 45 minutes, 20 minutes, etc. depending on the exam and its phase) and try to solve as many questions as you can in this time frame.

Try to do most of the calculations mentally. Whenever you are attempting any question, try to calculate it in your mind first. Use pen and paper only when you find it difficult to calculate mentally. Use the above methods unfailingly for 20-25 days and you will yourself see a change in your number of attempts.

This note can be helpful for the following exams:

S. No.

Name of the exam

1

SBI Clerk

2

 SBI PO

3

IBPS Clerk

4

IBPS PO

5

 IBPS RRB

6

RBI Assistant

7

 RBI Grade-B

8

 NABARD Grade-A

10

 SBI Apprentice

12

 LIC AAO

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This was all regarding the steps to increase your calculation speed in the quantitative aptitude section. If you have any query or feedback then you can ask in the comment section. 

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