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Life is a series of successes and failures. IBPS SO CWE Preliminary Exam is a highly competitive exam. However, those who could not clear the exam need not feel dejected or lost. If one trains himself/ herself to overcome last year’s shortcomings, then success is sure to achieve. Let us see the key strategies to succeed in repeat attempt.
1. Consider failure as part of the process: Do not get frustrated for failure. Understand that it is a stepping-stone in your journey that is getting you to where you need to be. Accept that there will not be 100% pass percentage in such exams. Remember that success is not absence of failure. It is overcoming of failure. You have another chance to buckle up and try again. The greatest failure in life is the failure to try again. Do not give up. Nobody in this world has ever achieved anything by giving up.
2. Analyse the previous Exam: Make a detailed analysis of the questions given section-wise and understand the difficulty level. Know how many questions came from which topics and the level of difficulty for each question. Also, know how many questions you should be answering correctly to clear the exam.
For example, the Prelims Exam Analysis 2018 is as follows. In Reasoning,
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement – 18 Questions – Moderate difficulty level
Syllogism – 04 Questions – Moderate
Inequality – 05 Questions – Easy
Data Sufficiency – 05 Questions – Moderate
Coding Decoding – 04 Questions – Easy-Moderate
Machine Input Output – 05 Questions – Moderate
Order and Ranking – 02 Questions – Easy
Logical Reasoning – 03 Questions – Moderate
Alphabet Based – 01 Questions – Easy
Blood Relation – 03 Questions – Easy-Moderate
In Quants,
Data Interpretation – 15 Questions – Easy-Moderate
Quantity1, Quantity2 – 05 Questions – Moderate
Missing Number Series – 05 Questions – Easy-Moderate
Approximation – 05 Questions – Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous Word Problems – 05 Questions – Moderate
Data Sufficiency – 05 Questions – Moderate
In English,
Reading Comprehension – 12 Questions – Moderate
Close Test – 05 Questions – Easy-Moderate
Para Jumbles – 05 Questions – Moderate
Phrase Replacement – 05 Questions – Moderate
Double Fillers – 05 Questions – Moderate
Error Detection – 05 Questions – Moderate
Starters – 05 Questions – Moderate
Word Usage – 05 Questions – Moderate
Miscellaneous – 03 Questions – Moderate
3. Understand the reasons for not being able to clear the exams: Some of the common reasons which stop you from cracking a Government exam are:
• Reading a bundle of books than focusing on their quality: Reading more number of books that are of poor quality is of no use. Instead, focus on quality of the material. Select one or two sources of study material of a particular subject. Study and grasp the content by practicing a number of times.
• Depending on other successful candidates’ notes: The learning style of each person is different. So the way one captures content from a material can be different from the way of another. Hence it is always advisable to prepare one’s own notes.
• Distractions in daily life: If distractions are not handled, they can be the reasons of prolonged failure in future. Instead, turn distractions into a positive environment. For example, instead of watching useless videos on YouTube, watch subject videos. Use internet as a platform to ask queries in study forums.
4. Be honest with yourself: Remember that for competitive exam preparation, each day hard work counts. Do not be under the assumption that there is enough time to start, to plan and to proceed.
5. Practice the sections that you need to be good at: Identify your weak points and work on them until satisfied. To know your weak points, go to SuccessLynk and take up any mock test. Take the full feedback and understand where you are standing. Note the sections and the topics where you are not good and plan your study accordingly. Be committed and retake the test to know progress.
If you want to achieve your goal, you need to do the same thing differently from others. Make SuccessLynk part of your preparation and have an edge over others. All the best!
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