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    IBPS PO 2020- 7 Mistakes Need To Be Avoided on Exam Day

    IBPS PO 2020- 7 Mistakes Need To Be Avoided on Exam Day

    Updated on 28 Oct 2020, 04:16 PM IST

    IBPS PO is the most sought job opportunity for the aspirants who want to build a career in the banking field. IBPS PO will be conducted in three phases namely prelims, mains and interview. Most of the candidates prepare for a long time to get shortlisted for recruitment. Despite having good preparation, candidates make mistakes due to anxiety, stress , nervousness and so on. It is important to analyse all the things beforehand so that just because of a few small mistakes, your chance will not get ruined. Most of the time these mistakes happen because of overthinking, attempting questions in a hurry and many more such as some candidates print the IBPS admit card on exam day. Just don’t do that. In this article, read about basic mistakes that can be avoided and you can give a stress free examination.
    Latest: IBPS reopened the IBPS PO 2020 application form 2020 for fresh candidates from October 28 to November 11. IBPS PO 2020 Prelims exam to be conducted from January 5 and 6. Candidates can check latest IBPS PO Preparation Tips for the Mains exam

    IBPS PO 2020- 7 Mistakes Need To Be Avoided on Exam Day
    IBPS PO 2020- 7 Mistakes Need To Be Avoided on Exam Day

    IBPS PO: Important Dates

    Candidates should track the IBPS PO important dates to get aware about important events. Check below the table of important dates as per the official notification by the examination authority.

    IBPS PO 2020 Important Dates

    Events

    Dates

    IBPS 2020 Notification

    August 4, 2020

    Start and end date for registration


    August5- August 26, 2020

    Additional Prelims - October 28 - November 11, 2020

    Download of call letters forIBPS PO Online examination – Preliminary

    October 2020

    IBPS PO preliminary exam dates

    October 3, 10, and 11, 2020

    Additional prelims - January 5 -6 2021

    Download of Call letter for Online exam – IBPS main

    November 2020

    IBPS PO Main Exam 2020

    November 28, 2020

    Announcement of IBPS PO result 2020 (mains )

    December 2020

    Don't Make These 7 Mistakes of IBPS PO Exam

    Don’t Be Late

    It will be clearly mentioned in the IBPS PO admit card that the candidates need to reach examination centre at least 90 minutes before the commencement of examination. It is important to reach the IBPS PO exam centre on time, it will help you to relax and calm down in between the stress of the exam. Sometimes the exam centre does not allow late comers to enter the exam venue. So it is important to avoid these consequences. If your test centre is in some other city, you must reach there a day before the IBPS PO exam date and get an idea about the location and vehicle availability.

    Don’t Forget Important Documents

    It is mandatory to carry a hard copy of IBPS PO admit card along with the other documents to the centre of IBPS PO. As mentioned in the IBPS PO official notification, photo identity such as PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhar Card and others need to be carried along with the admit card. It will be easier if you assemble all the documents a day before examination. Don’t take any chance to take print out of the admit card on the exam day. You may not find any internet cafe near the examination centre. Please make sure the passport size photograph must be with you. You need to affix same photograph on admit card which was uploaded by you during registration process

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    Never Lose Patience while Reading Question Paper

    The major mistake that most of the students do in the examination hall is reading all the questions in one go. This will make you more nervous if you find difficult questions. Never Hurry while reading a question paper of IBPS PO, carefully read the question and try to understand what answers you need to give. Reading questions properly may take little extra time, but this will help you to give more accurate answers. Believe in quality over quantity while giving answers. As per the exam pattern of IBPS PO, you will get the specific time limit for each section at both the prelims and mains stage.

    Don’t Get Stuck with Tricky Ones

    IBPS PO is one of the tough exams amongst the banking sector recruitment exam. There are few tricky questions in every section to assess the presence of mind in the examination hall. Either you will fix yourself with one question or solve the next five questions. So it is important to not get stuck with every tricky question, these questions are actually time consuming. If you feel stuck just move on to another question or else you will lose time and not be able to attempt those which will be easier for you. It is very important

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    Avoid guesswork

    As per the exam pattern of IBPS PO, there will be negative marking in both the prelims and mains exam. Attempt only those questions, you’re sure about. It is important for students to avoid guesswork. You may lose your chance due to the negative marking scheme. Solve less questions but with more accuracy. This will help you to attain sectional as well as overall cut off marks of IBPS PO 2020. This is one of the biggest mistakes aspirants make in the examination hall that let’s attempt questions on instinct. You may be correct sometimes but it will cost a lot.

    Understand Time Policy

    There is a time limit for each section in both the stages of IBPS PO 2020 exam. In the prelims, candidates will get 20 minutes for the three sections to solve 100 questions whereas 3 hours in mains exam to solve questions of 200 marks. Candidates are advised to solve sample papers in the same time limit during their preparation. This will help you in the examination hall. Manage the time in a way so that you will get some extra time to revise what you attempted and what corrections you can make. Don’t hassle yourself in attempting questions.

    Avoid Panic

    This is the most important to keep in mind in the examination hall. This is one of the major mistakes students make in the examination hall. They panic and get nervous if they don't get answers, don’t do that.You will feel more stressed. It is important to keep yourself calm before and during the examination. Drink water if you feel anxiety or nervousness. This will help to keep yourself calm. Believe in your preparation. Don’t ask anyone about preparation and questions before the exam. This will bring stress to you and others also.

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    Questions related to IBPS PO

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to IBPS PO ?

    Hello,


    Yes, you can apply for IBPS PO/Clerk/SSC CGL exams even if you cleared your backlog in graduation. However, ensure you meet the eligibility criteria, including the passing percentage and degree completion requirements. Clearing backlogs doesn't typically create issues, but:


    · Check the exam notification for specific guidelines on backlog

    Hello aspirant,

    You must review the syllabus in order to prepare for IBPS PO since it will inform you of the key points and topics you should focus on for each segment. Once you are familiar with the material, you must make sure you are familiar with the exam format.

    Hello aspirant,

    yes, you can apply for IBPS PO exam.

    IBPS PO eligibility criteria for PWD category - According to the government of india norms, people with benchmark disability are eligible for reservation under section -34 of "The Rights of person with disabilities act ,2016" and the categories of disabilities

    Hello!

    The age of candidates wishing to appear in SBI/IBPS PO should be between 21 to 30 years as of April 1, 2022. For example, for SBI/IBPS PO, the official advertisement said that candidates must have been born not later than 01.04.2000 and not earlier than 02.04.1991. However, there is

    Hello aspirant,

    The maximum limit setup for ibps po or SBI po exams is 30. years , so you are eligible to give exam.

    However, candidates from the reserved category are given the following age relaxations on the upper age restriction, which varies by category:

    • SC/ST: 5 years
    • OBC-NCL: 3