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BOB LBO · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude

  • Diagnose baseline strengths by completing one timed Reasoning set and one timed Quantitative Aptitude set, then tabulate accuracy and time-per-question by question type

  • Build a personal error log template that records question type, cause of error, and the corrected rule for each miss

  • Drill puzzle and seating-arrangement setups until you can sketch the constraint grid before reading the answer options

  • Memorize the 2-to-25 squares, 2-to-15 cubes, and the 1/2 through 1/12 fraction-to-percentage table for fast approximation

  • Practice 20 simplification and approximation questions using the memorized tables, targeting under 45 seconds each

Your checkpoint

A one-page diagnostic sheet listing accuracy percentage and average time per question for every Reasoning and Quant question type, plus a written list of your five weakest types

Week 2

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude

  • Solve 30 syllogism and inequality questions using Venn diagrams and the either/or decision rule, recording each error in the log

  • Complete 40 number-series and quadratic-comparison questions with a strict 40-second cap per question

  • Work through 25 ratio, proportion, and average problems, writing the equation before calculating

  • Review the week-1 error log and re-solve every missed question without looking at the solution

  • Start a weekly 15-minute mixed Reasoning-plus-Quant timed drill to build switching stamina

Your checkpoint

A completed error-log review showing at least 90 percent of week-1 misses re-solved correctly on the second attempt

Week 3

Quantitative Aptitude & General, Banking and Computer Awareness

  • Master percentage, profit-and-loss, and simple/compound interest by solving 50 problems with the multiplier method

  • Learn to compute compound interest for two and three years using successive percentage change instead of long formulas

  • Read one banking-awareness digest covering RBI functions, monetary policy tools, and recent policy-rate changes, then write 10 summary points from memory

  • Take a 20-question Banking Awareness quiz and log every factual gap with the correct fact beside it

  • Practice 15 data-interpretation sets (tables and bar charts) under a 6-minute-per-set limit

Your checkpoint

A 30-item banking-awareness fact sheet in your own words covering RBI roles, policy rates, and at least five current schemes, verified against a current source

Week 4

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude

  • Solve 25 time-and-work and pipes-and-cistern problems using the unit-work (LCM) method

  • Complete 20 speed-distance-time and train-crossing problems, drawing a distance diagram for each

  • Drill 20 blood-relation and direction-sense questions with a written family tree or path sketch

  • Take one full-length timed mock covering Reasoning and Quant only, then classify every error as concept, speed, or careless

  • Re-teach yourself the two weakest concepts from the mock by solving five fresh questions on each

Your checkpoint

A full mock score report with every error tagged by cause and a written action for each of the two weakest concepts

Week 5

English Language & General, Banking and Computer Awareness

  • Complete 40 reading-comprehension passages, identifying the main idea and author tone before answering detail questions

  • Practice 50 error-spotting and sentence-improvement questions, tracking which grammar rules (subject-verb agreement, tense, prepositions, articles) you miss most

  • Memorize 60 high-frequency exam vocabulary words with synonyms and use each in a self-written sentence

  • Study computer fundamentals: hardware, software, memory units, and number systems, then self-quiz with 25 questions

  • Review banking-awareness notes from week 3 and add five new current-affairs items from the past month

Your checkpoint

A grammar-rule tracker showing accuracy per rule across at least 50 questions, with your three weakest rules ranked

Week 6

English Language & General, Banking and Computer Awareness

  • Practice 30 cloze tests and para-jumbles using connector and transition-word cues

  • Write 10 short formal emails or letters (complaint, request, application) and self-edit each against a checklist of tone, structure, and grammar

  • Cover computer networking and internet basics: OSI layers in plain terms, IP addressing, browsers, and email protocols, then answer 25 questions

  • Learn keyboard shortcuts and basic MS Office and database concepts, quizzing yourself with 20 questions

  • Take a 25-question mixed English and Awareness quiz under timed conditions

Your checkpoint

A portfolio of 10 self-edited writing samples with a checklist marking which grammar and tone criteria each one meets

Week 7

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude & English Language

  • Take two full-length timed mocks across all four domains and record section-wise accuracy and time allocation

  • Analyze each mock for 45 minutes, updating the error log and identifying questions you should have skipped

  • Practice sectional time-boxing: attempt Reasoning in a fixed window, then Quant, then English, and compare scores against untimed attempts

  • Re-solve every Quant question missed across weeks 1 to 6, focusing on recurring formula errors

  • Do 20 mixed English questions daily for five days to hold accuracy steady while other sections get more time

Your checkpoint

A two-mock comparison table showing section-wise accuracy, time spent, and attempted-versus-correct counts, with a written skip strategy for weak question types

Week 8

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude & English Language & General, Banking and Computer Awareness

  • Take three full-length mocks on alternate days and taper to light review in the final 48 hours

  • Consolidate all error logs into a single one-page revision sheet of recurring traps and formulas

  • Rehearse the final exam-day sequence and time allocation, practicing the exact order you will attempt sections

  • Speed-review the banking, computer, and vocabulary fact sheets once each day for recall, not new learning

  • Confirm exam logistics and complete one calm, untimed practice set to maintain confidence

Your checkpoint

A single-page final revision sheet plus a written exam-day time-allocation plan, with three final mock scores recorded against your week-7 baseline

Milestones

Week 2: You can solve syllogism, inequality, and number-series questions at 80 percent accuracy within 45 seconds per question, and your error log shows at least 20 logged and corrected items

Week 4: Your Reasoning-plus-Quant mock accuracy reaches at least 60 percent with every error tagged by cause, and you can compute compound interest and successive percentage change without a formula sheet

Week 6: English accuracy on reading comprehension and grammar questions reaches at least 65 percent, and you score 70 percent or higher on a 50-question computer and banking-awareness self-quiz

Week 8: Three final full-length mocks show stable or improving overall scores, all four sections attempted within planned time limits, and no recurring error type appears more than twice across the last two mocks