BSCB Clerk study plan

BSCB Clerk · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability

Set up a timed practice log and record baseline scores on one 20-question reasoning set and one 20-question numerical set
Drill syllogism and inequality questions until you can solve 15 in 20 minutes with at least 80% accuracy
Memorise tables up to 25, squares up to 30, and cubes up to 15, then self-test in 10 minutes
Solve 30 simplification and approximation questions using percentage-fraction conversions without a calculator

A one-page baseline sheet listing accuracy, time per question, and the three weakest question types in each of domains 1 and 2

Week 2

Complete 60 seating-arrangement and puzzle items (linear, circular, floor-based) and note the setup method that works fastest for you
Practise 40 blood-relation, direction-sense, and order-ranking questions under a 45-second-per-question cap
Build a formula card for percentages, profit and loss, ratio, and averages, then apply it to 40 word problems
Review every wrong answer from weeks 1-2 and rewrite the correct approach in your own words

A 40-item error log categorised by cause (misread, concept gap, calculation slip) with the corrected method for each

Week 3

Solve 50 data-interpretation questions across bar, line, pie, and tabular sets with a 6-minute-per-set target
Work through 40 time-work, time-speed-distance, and boat-stream problems using the unitary and ratio methods
Drill 40 coding-decoding, alphanumeric-series, and analogy questions
Attempt one 35-question mixed reasoning mock and one 35-question mixed quantitative mock under full time limits

Two completed timed mocks with a score comparison against the week 1 baseline and a written note on which sections lost the most time

Week 4

Master simple and compound interest, and mixture-alligation, by solving 50 problems including two-step variants
Learn the cooperative credit structure (primary society, district central bank, state cooperative bank) and the role of NABARD, then write it out from memory
Practise 30 mensuration and probability questions using a fixed formula sheet
Explain in writing the difference between a cooperative bank and a commercial bank in terms of ownership, regulation, and profit motive

A hand-drawn diagram of the three-tier short-term cooperative credit structure with the regulator and refinancing role labelled at each level

Week 5

Complete 60 error-spotting and sentence-correction questions and group the errors by grammar rule
Practise 40 reading-comprehension passages using a skim-then-scan routine with a 7-minute cap per passage
Learn the negotiable instruments essentials (promissory note, bill of exchange, cheque), endorsement, and crossing, then answer 25 questions on them
Build a 30-word vocabulary list from editorials covering banking and economy terms and use each in a sentence

A grammar rule sheet of 15 rules, each with one original example and one corrected wrong sentence

Week 6

Write 10 cloze tests and 10 para-jumble sets and check answers against stated reasoning, not guesswork
Memorise the functions and current leadership context of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and PFRDA at a factual level you can state in one line each
Learn the main deposit, loan, and priority-sector concepts plus the deposit-insurance and ombudsman frameworks
Draft 5 short formal letters and 5 précis summaries within 10 minutes each

A 25-term banking-awareness glossary written in your own words, each term defined in one sentence with one example

Week 7

Cover computer fundamentals: hardware vs software, input/output devices, memory units, and number-system conversion, then self-test 40 questions
Practise MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint operations plus shortcut keys until you can answer 40 objective questions at 90% accuracy
Learn networking and internet basics (IP address, browser, URL, email protocol, firewall, malware types) and revise the terminology daily
Compile a current-affairs timeline for the last 6 months covering appointments, schemes, sports, and awards, and review it three times

A one-page shortcut-key and computer-terminology cheat sheet plus a dated current-affairs timeline of at least 40 entries

Week 8

Take three full-length mocks on separate days and analyse each within 24 hours
Re-solve every item in your error log from weeks 1-7 without notes
Rehearse a section-order and time-allocation strategy and lock in a cutoff target per section
Revise the cooperative-banking diagram, banking glossary, and current-affairs timeline on the two days before the exam

A final mock scorecard showing section-wise accuracy and time, plus a written exam-day plan with section order and per-section time limits

Week 2: Reasoning and numerical accuracy each reach at least 70% on a 20-question timed set, and the error log is in active use

Week 4: You can reproduce the three-tier cooperative credit structure from memory and score at least 60% on a mixed quantitative set

Week 6: English accuracy on error-spotting and comprehension reaches at least 75%, and you can define 25 core banking terms without notes

Week 8: The final full-length mock meets or exceeds your target cutoff in every section, with no section left unattempted