Federal Bank Office Assistant study plan
Federal Bank Office Assistant · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Solve 120 arithmetic questions across percentages, ratio-proportion, averages, and ages, timing each block.
Build a one-page formula sheet covering percentage, ratio, average, profit-loss, and simple/compound interest.
Complete 30 simplification/approximation and 30 number-series questions in two 20-minute timed blocks.
Review every wrong answer and rewrite the correct method in an error notebook.
Your checkpoint
A 50-question timed arithmetic test scored at 70% or higher, plus an error notebook with at least 25 corrected entries.
Reasoning Ability / General Intelligence
Solve 50 syllogism questions using Venn diagrams and the definite/possibility rule.
Work through 30 blood-relation and 30 direction-sense questions without drawing full family trees.
Complete 25 seating-arrangement sets (linear and circular) with a 12-minute cap per set.
Write a one-page puzzle checklist covering fixed vs variable positions, negative clues, and elimination order.
Your checkpoint
A 60-question reasoning sectional on syllogism, relations, directions, and seating scored at 75% or higher in 45 minutes.
Reasoning Ability / General Intelligence & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Solve 20 floor, box, and scheduling puzzle sets and record time per set.
Complete 10 data-interpretation sets (table, bar, pie, line) using calculation shortcuts.
Solve 40 quadratic-equation and 40 time-speed-distance/work questions.
Attempt two 25-question mixed drills alternating reasoning and quant to practise section switching.
Your checkpoint
Two sectional mocks - one reasoning and one quantitative - each scored at 65% or higher, with a topic-wise accuracy table.
English Language & General Awareness, with emphasis on Banking and Financial Awareness
Complete 100 grammar questions on subject-verb agreement, tenses, articles, and prepositions.
Learn 80 high-frequency synonyms/antonyms and 30 idioms, then self-test with a 25-question quiz.
Read two RBI press releases or annual-report summaries and note 20 banking terms with definitions.
Complete 40 error-detection and 20 cloze-test questions with written explanations.
Your checkpoint
A 30-question English sectional at 60%+ and a 25-question banking-basics quiz at 60%+, plus a 50-term banking glossary.
English Language & General Awareness, with emphasis on Banking and Financial Awareness
Complete 6 reading-comprehension passages with a 7-minute cap per passage and 70% accuracy.
Solve 40 para-jumble and 30 sentence-rearrangement questions using connector and pronoun clues.
Build a timeline of 60 current-affairs items from the last four months relevant to banking and the economy.
Complete 50 questions on UPI, NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, NBFCs, small finance banks, and payments banks.
Your checkpoint
A 50-question general-awareness mock (banking plus current affairs) at 60%+ and one RC section at 70%+ accuracy.
Reasoning Ability / General Intelligence & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Complete 10 mixed reasoning sets covering puzzles, inequalities, coding-decoding, and input-output at 8 minutes per set.
Complete 200 quant questions in five 30-question speed blocks, tracking accuracy and time.
Re-solve the 30 most-missed questions from weeks 1–5 without notes.
Take one full-length mock covering all five domains and classify every error by cause: concept, speed, reading, or guessing.
Your checkpoint
A full-length mock score of 65%+ with an error-cause sheet listing at least 20 classified mistakes.
Computer Knowledge / Computer Awareness & General Awareness, with emphasis on Banking and Financial Awareness
Revise computer fundamentals: hardware, software, memory units, generations, and MS Word/Excel shortcuts.
Complete 60 computer-awareness questions on internet, email, networking, DBMS basics, and cyber security.
Review 100 banking-awareness facts on RBI roles, monetary-policy tools, bank nationalisation, insurance, and capital markets.
Attempt 20 current-affairs questions from the past two weeks.
Your checkpoint
A 25-question computer quiz at 70%+ and a 50-question banking/current-affairs test at 65%+.
Reasoning Ability / General Intelligence & Quantitative Aptitude / Numerical Ability
Take three full-length mocks on alternate days under exam timing and review each within 24 hours.
Revisit the formula sheet, reasoning checklist, banking glossary, and computer shortcut sheet once each.
Practise 40 easy-to-medium quant questions and 40 reasoning questions to lock in speed and confidence.
Prepare a one-page exam-day plan with section order, per-section time caps, and skip rules.
Your checkpoint
Final mock score at 70%+ with all five section scores recorded and a completed one-page exam-day plan.
Milestones
Week 2: Reasoning sectional at 75%+ and an arithmetic error log with 25+ corrected entries.
Week 4: Two sectional mocks at 65%+; English and banking-basics quizzes at 60%+; 50-term glossary complete.
Week 6: Full-length mock at 65%+ with an error-cause sheet and a topic-wise accuracy review.
Week 8: Three final mocks completed; best score at 70%+; all revision sheets and exam-day plan finished.