BoB Office Assistant study plan
BoB Office Assistant · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Diagnose baseline by taking one timed 30-question Reasoning set and one timed 30-question Quantitative set, logging accuracy and time per question type
Set up a spaced-repetition error log with columns for question type, mistake cause, and the corrected rule
Drill 15 puzzles on seating arrangement (linear and circular) using a fixed diagram-first method
Solve 20 simplification and approximation items using BODMAS and percentage-to-fraction shortcuts
Build a one-page table of squares to 30, cubes to 15, and fraction equivalents for 1/2 through 1/12
Your checkpoint
A written baseline scorecard showing section-wise accuracy and average time per question, plus a seeded error log with at least 40 entries
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Practice 20 syllogism sets with Venn diagrams, applying the possibility-case rules consistently
Complete 25 blood-relation and direction-sense questions using a drawing-first approach
Master ratio, proportion, and average problems by solving 40 mixed questions with unit checks
Learn percentage increase/decrease chains and apply them to 30 successive-change problems
Review every week-1 error and re-solve each one without notes
Your checkpoint
A completed 60-question mixed Reasoning and Arithmetic practice set with an accuracy report and a list of recurring error patterns
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability
Solve 40 time-and-work problems, including pipes-and-cisterns, using the efficiency (LCM) method
Solve 30 time-speed-distance problems covering trains, boats, and relative speed
Drill 25 coding-decoding and alphanumeric-series questions under a 30-second-per-question cap
Practice 20 inequality and order-ranking questions using a symbol-notation shortcut
Memorize and apply simple and compound interest formulas to 25 word problems
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute sectional test on Arithmetic and Reasoning with a score above your week-1 baseline and a written correction sheet
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & Reasoning Ability
Solve 30 profit-and-loss and discount problems, including marked-price chains
Complete 25 data-interpretation sets (bar, line, pie, tabular) with calculator-free arithmetic
Practice 20 input-output and machine-based reasoning sequences
Drill 15 puzzles on floor-based and box-based arrangement
Consolidate all arithmetic formulas into a single revision sheet
Your checkpoint
A full-length 60-question mock covering Reasoning and Quantitative with a sectional time log and an error-cause breakdown
English Language & General Awareness / Banking Awareness
Review grammar fundamentals: subject-verb agreement, tenses, articles, prepositions, and modifiers, then apply them in 50 error-spotting questions
Solve 40 fill-in-the-blank and cloze-test items by predicting the answer before reading the options
Build a vocabulary list of 150 words with synonyms, antonyms, and one usage sentence each
Read two editorials per day and extract main idea, tone, and three unfamiliar words
Learn 20 core banking terms (repo rate, CRR, SLR, NEFT, RTGS, KYC, CASA) with one-line definitions
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary notebook of 150 entries plus a 40-question English sectional test with an accuracy report
English Language & General Awareness / Banking Awareness
Practice 25 reading-comprehension passages, answering main-idea and inference questions first
Solve 30 para-jumble and sentence-rearrangement sets by identifying opening and closing sentences
Drill 30 synonym, antonym, and idiom questions from the week-5 vocabulary list
Study the structure and functions of the RBI, SEBI, and IRDAI, and the roles of commercial banks
Review current affairs from the past three months and record 60 facts in dated bullet form
Your checkpoint
A 50-question English and General Awareness mock with a topic-wise accuracy table and a dated current-affairs digest
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & English Language
Re-attempt the 50 highest-error questions from weeks 1-6 and confirm each is now correct
Complete two full 60-question mocks under strict timing, one on Quantitative and one on English
Speed-drill 100 simplification and 50 error-spotting items in 15-minute bursts
Practice 20 numerical-ability questions on number series and quadratic comparison
Refine the formula sheet and vocabulary list into final one-page cheat sheets
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mocks with score progression charts against week 4 and week 6 results
Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability & English Language & General Awareness / Banking Awareness
Take three full-length mocks simulating the real exam order and time limits
Analyze each mock within 24 hours and fix the top three recurring errors before the next attempt
Rehearse section-order and skip strategy to protect accuracy in the final 10 minutes
Revise the formula sheet, vocabulary list, and current-affairs digest once each
Complete a final pass over the error log to confirm every flagged rule is recalled without notes
Your checkpoint
Three full-length mock scorecards with a final readiness summary showing target-section scores and a list of remaining weak areas
Milestones
Week 2: Baseline accuracy in Reasoning and Quantitative has improved by at least 10 percentage points, and the error log contains 80+ reviewed entries
Week 4: Score at least 55% on a full Reasoning plus Quantitative mock within the allotted time
Week 6: Score at least 60% on an English plus General Awareness mock, with vocabulary recall above 80% on a self-test of 50 words
Week 8: Score at least 65% overall on the final full-length mock with no section below 50% and all error-log items resolved