What type of coaching is appropriate to prepare for IBPS PO exam?

IBPS is going to notify the post of Probationary Officer soon therefore those who were looking for a career in banking sector should start their exam preparation. IBPS PO Exam is open for graduates which makes it a tough ask for those who are working. For a successful and prestigious career option there is no alternative to hard work.

Now-a-days there are various options to prepare for IBPS PO Exam and other competitive job exams these are:

1.         Online coaching

2.         Offline coaching

1. Online coaching:

a)       Online coaching is an ideal option for those who are working or who want to prepare from the comfort of their home. It is definitely a hard option as you need to be regular in your studies as there is no one to guide you or call you for the class on time. Offline coaching does have this option as they will provide with a regular time table subject-wise. The classes will be given by the subject experts which makes the subject easy to understand. Besides this there are various benefits which one has for taking online coaching or video lectures these are :

b)       It is cheaper than offline coaching as there is no study material provided by them and the infrastructure charges are not high as compared to offline one.

c)       The registered students will enjoy active doubt sessions which can be attended anytime once it is uploaded for the students who have asked the doubts. Live sessions are also given where students can actively participate if they are free at the time of live streaming.

d)        Live streaming sessions proves to be practical sessions as they discuss the topic with example and one can understand it clearly while sitting at home. Just a comment away and you will get the answer of the difficult part of the topic.

e)       Faculty will actively support the students who are online at the time of the live streaming or else they will respond with an adequate reply on the comment left by the offline candidate.

f)        There are various options for the online support as and when you need such as chat, email support and call.

g)       Online coaching has their test series prepared by the professional and experienced faculty members. These are based on the latest exam pattern and syllabus. It makes the preparation worth a success. There is no need to buy any question bank or register separately for test series portal for practice.

h)       Content uploaded for the students is updated from time to time which makes the preparation interesting.

i)         The students will be saving on travelling expenses as the class will be held online. One only needs an internet connection to run the online coaching session.

2.   Offline coaching

Offline is a traditional way of coaching which has following features:

 a) It will have high fees structure.

b) There is no active doubt session provided to the students

c) Possibility of interaction with the faculty is less as they will be busy with the ongoing sessions.

d) Students will never be mentally prepared for self study.

After reviewing the two types of coaching, online coaching is a better option as the needs for the graduates are more. Most of the candidates prefer to earn and feels comfortable to opt for Bank coaching Chennai as it is readily available at the convenient time.

Detailed Analysis of Prelims of SBI PO Exam 2018

SBI PO 2018 Preliminary exam had its first phase on 1^st July 2018. Millions of aspirants appeared in this exam which makes the competition tough. To give a smooth run in the forthcoming exam phase of SBI PO 2018, let us discuss the detailed analysis of the question paper of first phase of SBI PO 2018 EXAM.

This time SBI introduced sectional timing of 20 minutes. A thorough feedback of this phase will enable the aspirants of the forthcoming phases to adjust the time management accordingly. It will also give an idea about the level of difficult followed in the exam. One can have the expected pattern of questions in mind before going to the exam as it is a new pattern for everyone.

The examination held on 1^st July 2018 had a Moderate level but it was very lengthy. The sequence in which the sections appeared in the exam are: English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.

Section-wise Analysis of SBI PO Exam 2018:

OVER ALL ANALYSIS:

Subject	Good Attempt	Time
English Language	17-24	20
Reasoning Ability	16-22	20
Quantitative Aptitude	18-24	20
Total	58-70	60

SUBJECT WISE ANALYSIS:

English Language with Moderate Level

English Language section had a moderate level, but there was a difference in both the shifts. Second shift was easier than the first one. Reading comprehension had 5 questions with one question based on vocabulary. It was based on Economics based on the topic of investment and savings of customer. Sentence re-arrangement had a topic on globalization.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	5	Moderate-Difficult
Double Fillers	5	Easy-Moderate
Error Detection	5	Moderate
Phrase Replacement	5	Moderate
Identifying the Correct Sentence	5	Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement	5	Moderate
Total	30	Moderate

Logical Reasoning with Moderate and Lengthy Level

The reasoning section had a Moderate level. It was Lengthy also because of time consuming puzzles. There were scoring questions for students. This section had 4 puzzles and seating arrangement as follows:

·                     Parallel Arrangement, North-South, 1Variable

·                     Floor-Flat Puzzle, 2 variable

·                     Linear Seating Arrangement,

·                     Random Arrangement Puzzle, 2 variable

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	19	Lengthy
Single Question of Coding	1	Moderate
Alphabet	3	Easy-Moderate
Blood Relation	2	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency	5	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate-Lengthy

Quantitative Aptitude with Moderate Level

The Quantitative Aptitude section had a moderate level.  Topics like Caselet DI, Tabular+Bar Graph covered maximum questions which can be easily solved if practiced extensively.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation (Caselet DI, Tabular+Bar Graph and 2 Pie Chart DI)	15	Moderate
Quadratic Equation	5	Easy-Moderate
Missing Number Series	5	Moderate
Arithmetic Word Problems	5	Moderate-Lengthy
Quantity-1, Quantity-2	5	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

This analysis will definitely help you score better especially those who are going to appear in the next phase of Prelims exams which is scheduled on 7^th and 8^th of July, 2018.Prepare accordingly but apply your mind too!!!!