SBI PO 2014 exam is starting from tomorrow and the time has come when you will face the exam for which you have worked hard day and night for last so many months. One of our ardent reader Priya shares with us last minute tips for the prestigious SBI PO exam starting from tomorrow. Read on...
Hi, I am Priya, ardent commentators
of BankersAdda know me as Priya_Princess. These were few tips that
helped me to become Canara Bank PO and escape stupid marriage proposals.
I gave them in a comical way to help you relax from exam tension. Hope
you like them.
- Pray and start – No one has the problems which you have. Say all those problems to God, wail like a little child or take a paper and write your list of problems in it. Doing this will clear your mind from any thoughts. After that start practicing.
- Never look for last year cutoffs – SBI PO 2013 cutoff was 128. The previous exam had 87 as cutoff. The one who relied on that cutoff and attempted only 90 questions failed miserably. The only good thing that happened for me while searching for last year’s cutoff was finding a great blog called BANKERS ADDA.
- Follow one way - Before visiting BA, all I know about capsules is that they are medicines. But they are the best medicines to cure the fear of GA section. I have seen many readers ask whether this capsule is enough or not. My advice is to follow only one way/technique/method. If you read 2 or more books for the same topic, you get confused and this is where boredom creeps in. BA’s GK capsule is more than enough. Even if you get a question out of that, the world will not end.
- Play defense – Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest player who hit many centuries and posed many questions in GA section. But, did he play every ball he faced? No, in fact no batsman ever did that, not even in gully cricket. So, you can also leave some questions. There’s no problem in that. But don’t leave too many questions because there’s certainly problem in that.
- Your pen is a magic wand – All of us have this habit. Before an exam, we buy a new pen and put it near God. Don’t do that for competitive exams. Take the pen with which you practiced. An ice skater never buys new skates ahead of a competition. They take the skates in which they practiced. You won’t believe this. Try writing a paragraph for 100 times continuously. In the 101st time, if you are stuck at any word, your pen automatically writes that word because that’s the practice you’ve given for your pen. Of course, it wouldn’t write the next word on its own.
- Count your breaths – Keep calm, stay composed, have fun is something everyone will say to ease tension. But no will say how. How will you keep calm if your neighbor’s son says, “Bye mummy, papa. I am going to the office.”? And your father looks at you asking, “When will you say that to me?”? How will you stay composed if your so called Sheela aunty flaunts a new sari every other weekend before your mom and says, “My son got his first salary and bought this sari for me.”? How are you going to have fun when you have your exam on 14th morning while all your friends have it on 28th or even 5th July? By counting your breaths. Each time you inhale and exhale, count them. In that way, your focus shifts towards counting rather than the nonsense around you.
- Don’t love the topics – In my coaching centre, everyone failed at seating arrangement. But, I used to solve them in the matter of seconds. Everyone used to say, “Offo! The expert is here.” So, I fell in love with seating arrangement. I used to attempt it first in reasoning. No wonder, it’s called love at FIRST sight. But, it broke my heart in SBI PO, SBI Associates PO and IBPS PO. Even a bucket of Baskin and Robbins couldn’t help with my heartbreak. Sad, but true.
- Less ‘Marked for review’ and more ‘Answered’ – Don’t play with the review option, it will be converted into answer if you don’t review it at the end.
- Make a fool of yourself – Remember that fat guy from Hangover movie. He talks within himself at the casino doing calculations mentally. Do exactly that in the exam and consume less paper.
- Don’t get frustrated during the exam – Go with least expectations. Don’t keep targets like attempting 150 questions or so. You have nothing to gain or nothing to lose.
Wish you all the best. I have been through the phase you all are going through, so, I can understand how it feels one day before the exam (those goosebumps in the stomach... the fear of uncertainty). But, I am sure, you will also sail through like me. Do share your exam experience here will all other candidates, it will help you relieve after exam tension. All the best!
