10 Day Booster Plan for Canara Bank PO 2018

By Kanika Ralhan|Updated : December 13th, 2018

Canara Bank Probationary Officer (PO) exam is scheduled to be held on 23rd December 2018. For all the candidates who are going to appear for this exam, it is essential to prepare seriously for the remaining days. In this article, we will be providing you the 10 days complete study plan with a strategy covering the topics of all the subjects.

Canara Bank Probationary Officer (PO) exam is scheduled to be held on 23rd December 2018. For all the candidates who are going to appear for this exam, it is essential to prepare seriously for the remaining days. In this article, we will be providing you the 10 days complete study plan with a strategy covering the topics of all the subjects.

The Examination will be divided into 4 sections i.e. Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude & General Awareness. You will be given 2 hours to complete 200 questions. From each subject, 50 questions will be asked carrying 1 mark each.  We are sharing the study plan keeping in mind that all important topics will be covered in 10 days and you will be able to attempt at least 130 questions with accuracy.

This exam will follow an objective test comprising of 4 sections as depicted in below table. With the exam pattern, we have also specified the time limit which you should give to a particular section:

S. No.

Name of Test

Number of Questions

Maximum marks

Time Allotment

1.

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

35 minutes

2.

Reasoning

50

50

40 minutes

3.

English 

50

50

30 minutes

4.

General Awareness

50

50

15 minutes

 

Total

200 Questions

200 Marks

120 Minutes

Let us not waste any more time and start elaborating this important strategy for Canara PO 2018. 

10 Days Study Plan for Canara Bank PO 2018 

In the below table, we are sharing a 10 days study plan for each of the sections which are Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, General Awareness, and Reasoning &  Computer Aptitude.

Day

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning Ability

English Language

General Awareness

Day 1

  • Number Series,
  • Simplification
  • Approximation
  • Inequality (Direct and Coded Inequalities),
  • Syllogism (New & Old Pattern)
  • Revise the vocabulary
  • Antonyms/synonyms, 
  • Phrases, Idioms,
  • word meanings,
  • spellings exercises
  •  Concepts related to Banking Awareness (History of Banking, Cheques, drafts, accounts, money market, capital market, atm, etc) 

Day 2

  • Quadratic Equation, 
  • Average and Ratio & Proportion
  • Coding-decoding
  • Input-Output
  • Error detection rules,
  • common errors of Grammar: 
  • Tenses, subject-verb agreement rules,
  • preposition rules,
  • conjunction rules,
  • Conditional sentences
  • Current Affairs Revision  (News related to Banking, finance, Insurance sector, merger of Companies, FDI, new policies, new schemes)

Day 3

  • Percentage,
  • Profit/Loss & Discount
  • Puzzles (Floor, date of birth based,
  • month, days scheduling based)
  • Error detection rules,
  • common errors of Grammar:
  • Noun, Pronoun, verb,
  • adjective, articles, 

 

  •  Current Affairs Revision (Focus on new appointments, sports events, meetings, visits, army exercises, new books launched, awards  

Day 4

  • DI (Tabulation and Bar Graph)
  • Linear Seating arrangement, 
  • Circular/square seating arrangement
  • Sentence Improvement,
  • Sentence Correction,
  • Phrase Replacement,
  • Error Spotting questions

 

  • Static GK related to banking -  Banking Awareness (headquarters of insurance companies, banks, national and international organization, Important dates, all cabinet ministers and Governors)

Day 5

  • DI(Line Chart and Pie Chart)
  • Directions. Blood Relations,
  • Order & Ranking 
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Static gk (Dances of States, Important wildlife sanctuaries nuclear power stations, temples, places rivers, dams and waterfalls, airports, seaports etc.).

Day 6

  • DI (Mixed, Missing & Casellete DI)
  • Alphanumeric Series/Number Series,
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Para jumble,
  • Para Completion,
  • Sentence Starter,
  • Odd one out

Day 7

  • Partnership,
  • Simple Interest & Compound Interest,
  • Probability
  • Logical Reasoning(Cause and effect, course of action, Statement and assumptions, arguments, inferences )
  • Cloze test
  • Fill in the blanks
  •  Static GK Revision/GK Tornado  

Day 8

  • Arithmetic Topics
  • Puzzles and Seating Arrangement
  • Sectional Tests of English 
  • Full-Length Mock Test 
  •  Banking Awareness Revision/GK Tornado 

Day 9

  • Quant Sectional Tests
  • Full-Length Mock Test 
  • Sectional Tests of Reasoning Topics
  • Full-Length Mock Test 
  • Sectional Tests of English 
  • Full-Length Mock Test

Day 10

  • Quant Sectional Tests
  • Full-Length Mock Test 
  • Sectional Tests of Reasoning Topics
  • Full-Length Mock Test 
  • Sectional Tests of English 
  • Full-Length Mock Test

Section-wise Strategy :

1) Quantitative Aptitude :

  • Quantitative Aptitude is a major and a highly scoring topic which is a test of Knowledge of concepts and accuracy in mathematical calculations.
  • To Score more focus on the less time-consuming topics such as Data Interpretation (Tabular, Line Graph, Bar Graph, etc), Number Series, Simplification / Approximation, Quadratic Equations.
  • Give sectional test daily and do analyze them to check your performance. Also, make sure that you won’t repeat those mistakes again.

Canara Bank PO 2018 Quantitative Aptitude Preparation Strategy, Check Here!

Quantitative Aptitude Quiz

2) Reasoning :

  • This Section is a scoring section as you don’t need to mug up anything. If you are good at the basics then you can easily score good marks in this section.
  • The Scoring part of this section is sets of questions. A single solved theme can be applicable for numerous questions like puzzles and seating arrangement.
  • To Increase your score do attempt the Syllogism, Blood relations, Coding-Decoding, Inequality first to save your time for Puzzles & Seating Arrangement.
  • Practice time management strictly in Puzzle and seating arrangement questions.If it is taking much time in solving then better leave it or Keep them to solve at last after solving other topics. 
  • Attempt sectional test on a regular basis and analyze your performance.

Canara Bank PO Reasoning Preparation Notes, Get now!

Reasoning Ability Quiz 

3) English Language :

  • This section is mainly concentrated on 2 parts - Vocabulary and Grammar. You should have a proper understanding of the grammar rules, which will help you in a number of topics.
  • Attempt Cloze Test, Spotting Errors, Sentence Correction / Improvement first as they are less time-consuming.

Canara Bank PO English Preparation Notes, Get Now!

4) General Awareness :

  • Follow current affairs properly. You should read or watch the news on daily basis. Prepare notes by noting down highlights of important current affairs. Focus mainly on the important national news. In international news, you should focus on that news which is related to or which is affecting India by any means.
  • For banking awareness, focus on news of banking, finance and economy sections. In banking awareness, must study Banking history, Nationalization of banks, All about RBI, Types of Accounts, Types of cheques. Type of Markets, Working of important national and international organizations.
  • For Static GK,  cover Headquarters of National & international organizations, Capital and currency, River and National parks in India, Power projects in India, Stadiums in India, CM & governors of states and their constituency.
  • Go through Daily GK updates, Quick Look on Financial Awareness notes and Static GK notes to ace this section in exam smartly. Going through these posts will save your time in covering the vast syllabus of General Awareness and will make you acquainted with important news from the exam perspective.

Download ESIC & Canara Bank PO 2018 Mains Exam Current Affairs Tornado PDF in English

Download ESIC & Canara Bank PO 2018 Mains Exam Current Affairs Tornado PDF in Hindi

Important points to keep in mind :

1) Time Allotment is an important aspect of the exam. It is significant in both study plan as well as in exam. Give proper time to each topic & revise properly, same in the exam time do set your mind to complete the section in the time limit if not then leave it & move on to the next section.

2) In these last 10 days do not pick any new book/study material as it may baffle you. Read your own notes & study material you already have.

3)Giving a mock test is the most important part of your preparation. At least give one full-length mock test every 3 days. Analysis of mock tests is very important. Analyze your strong and weak points. Sharpen your strong areas and work on your weak points accordingly.

4)Keep on analyzing your level of preparation time to time. Do not just study without accessing your level of preparation. The mock test is the tool to help you in this. See how much you are improving in particular topics. Maintain a proper strategy and keep working on this.

5) Keep the last 2 days to relax your mind & recall all you have learned. As it helps to memorize it longer. Also, practice shortcuts to save your time in the examination hall.

 Trust Yourself, You Know More Than You Think You Do

 

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